My Family's Gift
Love or Just Obsession

"I want him... as a requirement of his dowry.

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"HAHHH??" Shouted merry in shock.

"ohh you want to marry her?" ask gaffar.

"not like that, I'll make her my follower.I already have a fiancee.

"A.a..dad g.ga may have nuker Me..merry the same Stone? don't you?". said merry

"followers?" ask gaffar without caring about what merry said.

"yes. the ability to see the past will help me a lot.

"dadghh?" merry saut.

"ohh so you already know about that? what do you want to see?". he asked back.

"that's a secret." I replied with a smile.

"AAYYYAAAAHHHHHH".

Shouted merry so loud, to invite the attention of his students in front, after his Mr. Gaffar immediately closed the front door and still did not pierce the cry of merry.

"it's like he really needs that stone.

"yes.it is the last 2 stones to perfect my science.

"exciting... If I may know, what is the name of the stone, other than Vermillion?" ask me.

"Wired.. Until now I did not know the location of the stone.

"Can you tell me the shape and the color, because I don't memorize the names.

"The stone is perfectly box-shaped, gray in color, and when dipped in water, the stone will turn clear, like a diamond.

"ohhhhh.. whether this is a coincidence or what, but like I have it.

"HUH? YOU SERIOUS?" her question was directly approaching me while holding both of my shoulders.

"I have a lot of Mustika in my house, which I collect from various sources.... would I bring?" ask me back.

"Of course, if you have the stone, then I'll hand over Merry.

I whose beginning was just a fad, somehow I also have a desire to have Merry, because his ability will definitely be very useful for me. And I didn't think the guy would easily give you a merry, actually what he wanted to do, like he was obsessed by something.

But when Merry heard his father's last words, he was seen immediately crying and went to his room, then heard the sound of a loud door buzz.

After that I was allowed to go home, and about 1 hour drive I arrived home, when I entered the house, I saw my mother watching TV while drinking tea in the living room, and then I approached her and sat down next to her.

"mah.

"hmm.

"what can liam... to add a companion Liam?". I asked.

"Camping? no way, your companion is only Bima...what is it?". he asked again.

"I met a woman who has special powers, and like her she will be useful to me someday.

"hmm. tumben once you like this. ask papah only, mamah will mengkannya whatever papah decision.

I also left her and approached my father who was in the back garden, when I arrived, it was seen that my father was practicing his Kanuragan combined by Silat, he used to practice at night, I've seen him once teach a stone so big so many times that it was crushed and turned into small pebbles. Patigaman and also kanuragan in addition to the knowledge of breathing father who learned from a special teacher, was already on a different level, he was like an empty-handed killing machine. His high level of Patigaman would make him immune from any physical attack.

I was just waiting for her and waiting for her in the gazebo while smoking, because I didn't dare to invite her to talk while she was practicing. And not long after it was seen he took a deep breath that at the same time ended his training, he walked towards the Gazebo, then sat down while wiping his sweat.

"What's wrong?". he asked.

"I want to add my followers/companions besides Bima.

"Do as you please". said the man who immediately left me and returned home.

I also lay down in the gazebo and thought a little, when I think more about my decision, I don't know why I feel so handsome to Merry, because if the process of his dissolution really happened, because, meaning she will feel the betrayal for both her times, the first of her parents, and the second of her foster father. But to be honest, I still did not think about the decision of the afif teacher, because obviously only with 2 mustika, he was willing to exchange his daughter, because, yes even though it is her daughter is her adopted daughter, whereas all this time I heard about her from afif, she is an extraordinary person. For some reason after meeting her, my view changed.

"Dagon..have you ever met a Man who can see the past?" ask me.

"of course, I know 2 humans who can do that, but both of them are long dead.

"so yes.... I have an acquaintance who is able to do that, do you think he will be useful for our purposes in the future?". asked me who is still in a lying position.

"Surely.

Then I stood up with a smile on my face, a sign that my decision was round.

I also immediately went to the room to make sure that 2 mustika that Gaffar really means I have, once in the room, he said, I also pulled a bucket from under the mattress that was almost filled with mustika stones, although many, were, the mustika that I put in this whole bucket is just a mustika that has low energy, which is why I never wear it.

I also hacked for quite a while, and finally I managed to find Vermillion Stone and Flat Stone in the form of a gray box, and when I tried to put it in a glass filled with water, I was able to find a solid stone, justjust right.. The color of this stone really turned clear like a diamond, actually I just found out about this fact. After that, I leave these 2 mustika to the Elder for him to save, and will take him tomorrow to Gaffar's house. Then I closed my eyes to sleep.

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Tomorrow after school, I went home to change clothes and immediately went to the gaffar house, and there... gaffar was casually smoking cigarettes and coffee on the front porch of his house.

"i've been waiting for you.

Then I put the bike on, and sat next to it.

"really..this is the 2 stones I mean, by this. I can finally make it" he said.

"who?" ask me confused.

"that's okay, don't think about it.

He stood up and went into the house, and I was just waiting for him at home. There were several times angry cries of merry, from inside the house, like her she was very angry with her father's decision. And not long after that Mr. Gaffar came back out and sat on the porch with me.

"Liam.I know this is a very strange dowry, maybe you think I'm an evil father.but I don't care about that". say it with glassy eyes.

"whether why.. I don't want to hear that from you". I said with a smile while standing up.

Then merry with a flushed face and eyes that look exhausted crying out of the house, and also seen he brought a suitcase and also wearing a jacket. Like nothing happened, Mr. Gaffar left us and went into the house, then locked the door.

But when we wanted to leave, suddenly the afif came .

"hey? what's the matter?" ask her confused

Then I told everything that happened to Afif, at first I thought he would stop me, even though merry had high hopes on him, but the response he gave was strange..

"HAHAHAHAHAHA".....

Laughter afif so loud, I was confused by his attitude, actually what he thought.

"Mer..merry as dowry material? HAHAHAHAH". asked afif.

"i..iya?". I was confused.

"for now come with me". he said with a big smile.

Then the three of us left, merry boarded the car afif and I who brought the motor followed him from behind. About 15 minutes drive, we arrived in front of the cafe.

Before we got in, Afif asked Merry to stay in the car, because there are things you want to talk to me about. Then I and the afif went into the cafe and bought a drink, and sat inside.

"so what do you want to say." I asked

"about my teacher. yes, like Merry already know why he needed the stone so much that he wanted to exchange it with his adopted daughter.

"let me guess..to cure his wife?" I said while drinking ice milk.

"ohh, where do you know? though I'm sure he won't want to say it". asked afif.

"first from his unkempt appearance, secondly he wears a ring on his ring finger, his three wives don't come out when I'm visiting, maybe it's just a coincidence... but added to the fact earlier he almost slipped will do the treatment.". say me.

"Actually when I told her about you and how your family was to her, she was eager to meet you long ago, but because I had an uncomfortable feeling about it, I always make excuses so that he can not meet you, but like his god will another.

"then what happened to his wife.

"His wife Koma in the hospital, already from a year ago... The doctor had said that there was no hope anymore, because if it was left like that, it would only torture his wife, it could also be because of his own guilt, because at that time they wanted to go home from his friend's wedding, but because of the rain so heavy, his wife said not to go first.. But because my teacher is in a hurry, yes the rest as you can imagine.

"Then he remembered about the tribe-beater Asyifa.

"ohh I didn't think you knew that, in contrast to the pickup of the tribe where we only need to find the tribe of someone who was left behind or kidnapped by a member of the Jin clan.. Asyifa breadfruiter, is the highest science/straight in the Asyifa flow, where we no longer need to look for the tribe, even in saying even though the soul of the person is floating in the afterlife, with that knowledge we can call her back, but I can't believe her 100% yet, because she doesn't think it's possible. It's like going against God's Commandments and destiny". say afif by breathing.

"again, even though he managed to repatriate his wife's tribe, not necessarily his body can survive in such conditions.

"yes. I also thought about it. By the way can I ask you something?". said afif.

"yes sure". my saut.

"Why did you become Merry as a dowry over 2 mustika.

"As I have told you before, that at the beginning I did not want to sell the mustika, but I am sure he will not stay silent if I refuse him like that, then I gave her a price she couldn't pay, which was Merry... But I was surprised at his decision, but if I may be honest, actually I just need to change the price of the dowry, but, because of merry's power to see the past, it will definitely be useful for me someday.

"but liam, to be honest, I feel relieved if Merry is with you.

"hey? wh why? I thought at first you would reject her, and you already knew about my family.

"sometimes the fire that burns you in the skin will feel warmer, when compared to the Fire that burns you from the inside.

"you mean?". I asked back.

"When his wife fell ill like that, I saw her change in nature slowly.I once saw her yell and almost slap merry, only because merry accidentally dropped the glass... Whereas if he were the one before, he would not do such a thing, he would stroke merry's head and laugh... I'm sure Merry felt the change, but he chose to stay, maybe because he had nowhere else to go, or. He just didn't want to see his father suffer". say afif with tears that look already collected in his eyeballs.

"even love can change people as great as your teacher.

Then I saw Afif standing up and walking in front of me, he looked at me so sharply, then he bowed.

"please take care of him, he has felt so much pain being betrayed 2 times by the person he trusts the most in his life, I am truly begging you... guard him".

I saw water droplets fall from his face that was staring at the floor in a bent position, I did not expect someone like afif who was so active and cheerful could be like this.

I just smiled and said...

"a Real man will never leave his friend no matter what.

Then Afif stood up and looked at me with a big smile on his face.

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