Luccane
Chapter 17: The Pillar of Family Refusal

"For what reason did you come to see me this way, Meneer?"

I ventured to ask after being absolutely certain that Andri had gone up to his room. The pale-faced figure inching slowly approached towards me, making my heart rumble.

"It looks like you've met my wife until the shock so, please forgive her pretty creepy appearance," said the figure of the Dutch man shriveled.

Pretty scary what? She's the creepiest astral creature I've ever seen in my entire life!

How could you not feel shocked after seeing the ghost of the woman carrying her own head with a body drenched in blood?!

I sighed, looking straight at the ghost of the Dutch man standing in front of me.

"It doesn't matter that I'm okay now. What do you want from me, Meneer?"

The man looked at me with his bare eyes, making my hair bristle.

"We sniff the scent of our son from you, do you know Luccane? He's the kid we've been looking for."

The question of the handsome entity with that blank look stuck me. Is it possible that they are really both Luccane's parents who have always missed the child?

Even though the man looked very similar to Luccane, I still had to get valid proof before taking the next step.

"What's the evidence that you're really Papa Luccane?" my daughter after a short thought.

The Dutch man turned around, showing three holes in the back of his head.

"My wife died horribly because her body was crushed by the train while I was shot three times to the point of losing my life before being able to hug my son" the man said, sounding heartbreaking.

"I know the appearance of my wife is too creepy to tell you everything, so I decided to come here" he added after returning to face me.

Like Luccane who looks very handsome with typical Dutch colonial era clothing, the man also looks similar.

It's just that if Luccane's clothes are all black, the man is wearing all-white clothes.

I nodded. "then may I know what your name is, Meneer? I don't want to take a rash decision, at least Luccane should know first."

"My name is Willem and my wife is Sulastri. Please send our longing greetings to Luccane, I am also very sorry to have indoctrinated the poor boy to always be number one," Willem said all of them regretfully, making my heart feel saved.

Deep regret was evident on the pale face of Meneer Willem.

I could see clearly how deep the affection that was emanating on the face of the Dutch father.

Although Luccane often said that his father was a very cold and firm figure, but I could feel that the man in front of me was only willing to give the best for his son and wife.

"We can't leave this house because it's locked up for good in this house. Therefore my wife and I could not find Luccane even though hundreds of years had passed."

"I'll tell you when I get home and meet Luccane, Meneer."

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After feeling that my body was improving, at ten in the morning I decided to go home to Mang Ujang and Bibi.

Although I had to convince them with great difficulty to be able to let me go home.

After getting the approval from Mang Ujang, I was finally able to ride my motorcycle towards home. Luccane must be worried because I didn't come home last night.

Bandung city streets on weekends as usually monitored densely, making the speed of my motorcycle can not increase.

The densely creeping streets made me anxious to get home soon.

Passing through the city center, I can see the Sate building on the side of the arterial road that stands so firmly as an icon of the city of Bandung.

"Why didn't you come home last night?" asked Luccane cynically upon my arrival at home.

"I'm staying at my uncle's house, why?" I asked back cynically.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

I shrugged both shoulders.

"i also didn't expect that I would stay because there was such a shocking out-of-the-box incident there."

Luccane's eyebrows swooped in. "what's going on there?"

"I met a woman whose head was broken until she was shocked to faint" I replied as I strode into the house.

After I sat down on the sofa, the curious Luccane chose to sit cross-legged on the carpet.

"Tell me the full story" demanded Luccane.

I said, "Is it true that your father is named Willem and your mother is named Sulastri?"

Luccane gasped at my question, looking so shocked at what I was asking.

"Yes..but how do you know about that?"

"They're at my uncle's house, Luccane. Your mama died from a train accident while your Papamu died from being shot by Japanese soldiers. They miss you so much, even your father says he is so sorry to have educated you so hard" I said, looking straight at Luccane.

Tears seemed to bathe both of Luccane's beautiful eyes, implying a longing for both parents after being separated for decades.

Luccane, who returned to their home after his death, could not meet Papa and his mother who were lost in other areas.

"They also leave greetings to you but unfortunately they can not come back here alone. Do you want to go see them?"

Luccane nodded. "of course, even if they were parents who brought me into this world."

Well if Luccane's decision is so I can only support his choice, now my job is to bring together a family that has been separated for a long time.

"Lantas, can you change your Mama's shape when you meet me? I was very afraid to see the appearance of that very unfortunate." my great-grandson then, back to the figure of Mother Sulastri whose form is very terrible.

He smiled, "of course I can fix it. Mama can't be creepy anymore in front of her future daughter-in-law, right?"

The joke of Luccane made me chuckle amusedly.

"Will he accept that his son is married to a man?"

"Mama is a very good mother, always supporting whatever I choose without much protest. Mama also always taught me good things regardless of how badly the Dutch treated themselves first" Luccane recalled the figure of the mother.

If only his appearance was not too creepy like that, I would definitely want to talk to him in a calm state.

Fortunately, Papa Luccane still has a decent form even though the smell of blood so sharply sniffed from all over his body.

"He is a very nice person, it's only natural that you love him very much. Oh, and your Papa turns out to be more handsome than you," I replied with a seductive smile.

"What?! Come here, I must punish my lover who dares to want to tease my own Papa!"

"Haha! Don't want to, get out there you flirtatious ghost!"

Dear Luccane, if your happiness comes then I will gladly accompany you to pick him up.