L'm... Baby Sugar
Battered

"How is Kanaya?" william and Devin said at the same time.

"Try you guys think, is the posture of Bi Anti and Aunt Lidya the same?"

"Of course not, Mami's posture is bigger than Bi Anti."

"Then?"

"How could Bi Anti possibly lift Aunt Lidya herself."

"So there's someone else helping her?" ask Devin.

"Yes, that's for sure" William said.

"And that man is Mr. Sapto" Kanaya replied.

"How do you make such a conclusion Kanaya?" said William.

"William, don't you realize that today is Mr. Sapto's duty to keep watch, but why is it Mr. Seno?"

"Sapto yesterday gave me permission if he had any family business" William said.

"That's just an excuse, Devin quickly call Mr. Seno here, he must be conscious by now."

"Yes Kanaya" said Devin, then rushed to the front of the house. A while later, he returned with Seno walking behind him.

"Ma.. I'm sorry sir, Madam, I really don't know what has happened in this house. Last afternoon I only drank tea given Bi Anti, after Sapto came to this house, he reasoned to take his belongings left in the car garage. After that I slept for hours, and when I opened my eyes it was dark. Forgive Mr. Madam." Seno said in tears.

"Already sir, everything has happened, now I want to ask you!"

"Yes Mrs Kanaya."

"Do you know where Sapto's house is?"

"Sure Madam, I know her house."

"Take us now to Sapto's house."

"Good Mistress."

They all board Devin's car and drive to Sapto's house. They then arrived at a semi-permanent small house made of walls and plywood which Seno said was the house of Sapto.

TOK TOK TOK

Several times Kanaya knocked on the door but there was no answer. Almost ten minutes later they stood, and the door of the house opened. A 40-year-old woman wearing a brown shabby dress and a shabby hijab smiled at Kanaya's arrival.

"Excuse me ma'am, can I see Mr Sapto?"

"Mr is away Madam" replied the woman. But Devin could not believe the woman's words, his eyes looking over the house. But the house looks empty.

"May I have permission to pee behind Mom?" ask Fadil.

"Oh of course sir, please come in." replied the woman while driving Fadil to the back. Devin then entered the house, and tried to open the only room in the house, but the room was empty.

"The emptiness" Devin said to William and Kanaya slightly limply.

William then stepped into an alley right next to the house to light a cigarette while waiting for Fadil to mince words inside the house. As William's match lit up, in the faint light of his match, suddenly his net saw a person standing beside a tree behind the house. William turns to the front of Sapto's house to call Kanaya and Devin.

"Hurry with me" Devin said as he whispered to Kanaya and Devin.

"Behind the Devin tree."

Devin's thin body then as fast as lightning ran, but the figure hiding behind it then came running away from them.

"Kanaya, you and Papa are waiting for us in the car" William said.

They then ran in narrow alleys, into cracks between houses and even entered the yard that made the owner angry.

William then saw a group of people who were crowding at the patrol post, at once he shouted. "The thief.. Thief.." cried William as he pointed at Sapto who was running in front of him.

The people in the post then confronted Sapto who was near the patrol post. Sapto who panicked because he was surrounded finally gathered with sweat and breath that stinged. William and Devin who also looked exhausted then approached Sapto while contacting Kanaya to get closer to their current location.

"Although Sir.. Forgive Mr. William, Mr. Devin." said Sapto gasping.

"Fathers thank you for helping us, this person has kidnapped my mother" Devin said impassively and pointed to Sapto's face.

"Wahhh the kidnapper, let's beat up the rame-rame" said the resident who still shrouded Sapto. They then took turns to beat Sapto with a blow.

"Had enough, we'd take him to the authorities but he had to take us first to where he hid our mother" William said.

"Okay, sir, we're gonna get this guy in your car, so he doesn't run away" said one resident.

"Thank you" replied William.

"Wait, we have to tie this guy up so he doesn't run away" Devin said.

One of the residents then took a rope in their house, then tied Sapto up and paraded him to a car that Kanaya had brought closer to where they had snatched Sapto at this time.

"Thank you for your help, I'll excuse you" William said as he walked into the car, giving them an envelope.

They looked so happy to have gotten a pretty thick envelope from William. "Sama-sama Mister." they replied in unison.

In the car, the battered Sapto could only lean on the back seat of the car. "I'm sorry sir, I was forced to because I needed money for my son's treatment in the hospital."

"It doesn't take much of Sapto's reason, can't you ask us. Now shut up and show me where you and Anti are holding Mami" said Devin.

Kanaya, who was sitting in front of the car with William, turned to Sapto. "Are I not aware of your relationship with Bi Anti?" kanaya said while smiling.

***

Lidya opened her eyes slowly, her body feeling so limp and powerless. "Kanaya, Kanaya is my daughter? Is Kanaya Casandra?" lidya said softly while smiling.

"Hi lady jal*ng, are you awake?" said a voice.

"Anti, please let me go, I want to meet my daughter Casandra. Is that all right? You're not lying, are you?" ask Lidya.

"What good is it that I lied to you? You're also gonna die. Haha."

"Where do you know all that Anti?"

"What was my purpose in approaching you when you first lost Casandra? I approached you so you wouldn't find Casandra, because it was my sister who kidnapped Casandra, I was afraid that if you found them, you would report my sister to the police. My brother's life has been so tragic, I don't want his life to get messy if you report him to the police. Then do you remember that shabby scarf Kanaya wore? That scarf belongs to Mba Rena, my older sister."

"So for the last twenty years you've been thwarting my efforts to find Casandra."

"Sure, and one you need to know, if my name is Santi instead of Anti, I changed my name to remove any trace of it so you wouldn't suspect meeting people who knew both of us."

"Basar bia*ab" said Lidya, his right chest felt so painful, his breathing began to be irregular, and his eyes seemed to want to close because it was not strong enough to withstand the pain in his chest."

"Lidya, don't die Lidya yet, you haven't signed your transfer papers for me" Santi said with a panicked look on his face.

"Ladyaaa... Lidyaaaa." said Santi with a slight shout.

"LIDYYYYAAAA."