Rania's Invisible Search
PART 275 TRIES TO CALM DOWN.
Their faces seemed familiar to me, it was fitting that I felt dejavu as if I had seen them before. Mr. Sapri and Mr. Jarwo are still talking to the couple. Mr. Haji chose to leave the house, apparently looking for the man in the empty garden earlier. The atmosphere in this funeral home is very haru, the mother who turned out to be the younger brother of the late wife Pak Langgeng was angry. He did not accept to hear the citizen grapevine, which said that the family of Mr. Langgeng died due to the shipment of witchcraft. Moreover, their only child, had just heard the truth about his identity when all his biological family was gone.
"Help the young man. I feel like you can control his emotions. He was still very surprised to know the truth. Not to mention the fact that his family's all killed." Tell Mr. Jarwo by massaging the base of his nose.
"But..."
"Nothing, go Nduk. After this he'll talk to you. Mr. Haji will be home, and the young man will be alone out there. Don't let any evil demit come near her."
I just nodded my head as I walked to the front porch. The young man was shaking hands with Mr. Haji who was saying goodbye.
"Nduk Rania come here!" Pak Haji waved his hand.
Instantly the young man turned his body to face me.
Deghs.
That's Mas Adit. So Mr. Langgeng's biological son was Mas Adit. My mind in my heart is closed.
"Mas Adit's. So..."
Mr. Haji interrupted the conversation, and asked me to finish the administration at the funeral office before the body was brought.
"But where do you know Nak Adit's Nduk?" Ask the curious Haji.
"Hmm we're old friends of Mr. Haji. God willing once his office opens Rania will go straight there." I answered while peeping the back of his hand.
Mr. Haji went among a citizen. Beside me was Mas Adit who was still standing. He was silent a thousand languages did not say anything to me. I tried to comfort Mas Adit, and deliberately did not discuss the issue of his identity.
"Tomorrow we both go to the funeral office, Mas. Mas Adit rest first gih, must be tired really do not rush to come here?"
"You must be as surprised as I am. What exactly happened to this family? I only found out who I was after I got here, and Mother Father explained everything. I'm so upset with them, why they haven't told the truth in the past. I've lost the opportunity to serve my biological parents. I'm so sorry Rania!" Mas Adit said with a trembling voice.
"Don't arrest me. If you can not be harbored again out your burden. There is nothing wrong with that man crying. I understand everything is hard, but you have to accept the reality firmly. I can't possibly ask you to be patient, because that would be impossible for you to do."
Mas Adit bowed tightly to my hand. He was really crying spilling his grief. I was so teary-eyed to see him this broken. My heart became fragile, unable to see his suffering. I wipe the tears that wet his cheeks, until finally slowly he calmed down a little. Tonight I felt the destruction that Mas Adit felt. For the first time in his life, he had met his biological family in a state of grief. No more words or hugs for him. A child who just knows his identity, and can not be devoted to both parents. From inside the house, a woman was teetering with tears. He bowed regretfully apologizing to Mas Adit. She pleaded guilty because she wanted to be the only mother for Mas Adit.
"I'm sorry Mom Son, I'm guilty of hiding the truth from you. I'm afraid you're leaving Mom if you know we're not your biological parents. But I'm very sorry to say it too late, and on the way here my inner being is very hurt. But I can't tell you on the street, I don't want your mind to get screwed up and anything happens on the way."
"From the beginning Adit was suspicious, suddenly I told him to go home and ask to be transferred to this village. We never came here before, Mom. Every time Adit asks, I won't explain anything. Once here, Mother was still silent until finally the Father explained everything.
I can't say anything, but I can't let Mas Adit blame his mother any longer. No matter how mature he is right now, his inner being is very injured, so he will not be able to think clearly anymore. Until finally Mr. Sapri asked the two not to argue anymore. Mas Adit went into the house, and chose to recite a prayer for his family. Without feeling I slept in the front seat, Mr. Jarwo woke me up and asked me to go home.
"It's dawn Nduk. Go home first."
"Sorry sir, I think Rania fell asleep."
"Yes, Adit wanted to move in, but he was afraid that you would wake up. Poor he must be exhausted, all night never stop reciting prayers to his family."
"Yes sir, Rania went in first to say goodbye to Mas Adit."
Once inside the house, Mas Adit was still sitting among the bodies of his family. I sat down beside him, and waited for him to finish the recitation of the holy verse.
"What do you want to say, Ran? Do you know anything about the deaths of all my family? I know this isn't the plague they say it is. Because the faces of people here are a little different. Does it all have to do with magical things? Tell me what really happened to them?" Mas Adit said by hooking the two eyebrows.
I don't know since when Mas Adit believed in supernatural things. And he usually doesn't want to listen to my explanation of this kind of spiritual thing. Maybe because all this happened to his family that he had never met.
"We will talk about it later, Mas, I want to go home first to pray at dawn. My house is not far from here, I will come again. We're both taking care of the funeral administration."
"But I promise you, you'll tell me the truth. No more lies to hide from me." Mas Adit said with my hand.
I just nodded my head as I stood up. He was still sitting in the same place looking at all his family who were lying stiff behind the rags. I can't imagine how heartbroken it would be to face such a grievous reality. Maybe I should have told her the truth about her family's death.