Rania's Invisible Search
PART 42 THREAT OF CHARCOAL CANDIDATES
I moved my body, but my arm hurt. When I touched it, it felt so painful. I opened my sleeves, and was surprised. There are very deep nail scratches. I can't understand why this wound is on my body.
"Why is your arm Ran?" ask Rika to panic.
"Just calm. Rania had only gotten a scar from where she had gone before this. The wound is not easily removed, before the purpose of the creatures who live there is achieved" explained Aunt Ajeng grinning.
I could only swallow the saliva, feeling suspicious of Aunt Ajeng's words and gurgles. Madam Rika came with a box of P3K, she treated the wound on my arm. While Aunt Ajeng stepped her feet away.
"Mbak what exactly happened? I still feel at the office."
"Today what is Ran? you were unconscious for a week. We're all afraid of you for nothing. But Mbah Karto told us, if you just need a break at home. And no need to be taken to the hospital. Eh even Bude Walimah followed sick, had two three days he did not wake up. Bude kept shivering, but Wati wouldn't take her mother to the hospital. Because he called the doctor, and the doctor just said Bude was exhausted and just needed rest."
"Huh. One week Ma'am? so I don't go to work for a week? who would do my job if that."
"Please calm Ran. You don't have to worry about work. What matters now is that you rest first let the spit heal. I have seen Bude Walimah also can talk, not as bad as yesterday. Wati comes bring you food. Have you not eaten or drank a week, do not feel the rumbling of your stomach?"
"Not a rumble but a madam's response!" sahut Agus interrupted.
"Have you gone back to Gus? what's the investigation process?"
They both walked away from me, I couldn't hear the two of them. It seems like something is hidden.
"What secret is there? why don't you talk in front of me?" I hooked both eyebrows, looking suspiciously at the two.
"There's nothing about Ran. That's the case of the corpse in the sewers, already fixs it the corpse of neighboring Agus." said Mbak Rika while walking towards me.
"Yes Ran, I'm just talking about it. Because you just realized, I don't want to make you think. And regarding Bu Wayan's case, Mbak Ayu's DNA matches that of the corpse and the skull. Tomorrow Ma'am Ayu will cremate his mother's body. So the demolition of the tomb will be done, the case of the corpse in the old building is clear now. I've done all your work. And you don't have to worry about Bu Wayan's case anymore."
"But Gus." I took a deep breath. Feeling that the Bu Wayan case has not been fully completed.
"Why Ran?"
"It's okay, Gus. Oh yes, Rika can you please call Ms Ayu no? I want to talk to him."
Agus looked at me sharply. He told me if I was still in danger. Because I've gone too deep into the affairs of his group.
"Although I could say I'm one of them. I can't do anything to help you. One message to you, be careful of someone around you. I'm sorry I can't help anything, I'm powerless to get out of that vicious circle myself." said Agus with his head bowed.
I just remembered Bu Wayan's will box. Because I haven't had time to give it to Mbak Ayu. I grabbed my backpack that was on top of the closet. When I opened my backpack, I could not find the old box left by Bu Wayan. I was surprised by rounding both eyes of disbelief. Where is the box? who took it from here.
"Sir, yesterday I stuck an old box left by your mother in this bag. But now there is no more. I don't know who took it. Because in that box, there's something important to you. And it should be you who wears it." I said with a panicked face.
I tried to get up, but my body was too weak and I fell to the floor. Ayu and Rika helped me stand up. They looked confused to see me so worried.
"Yes Ran, look for it later if you are really healthy. Better now you rest again huh." Ma'am Ayu pushed me back to bed. But I insisted on finding the old box.
"Can't do it! I promised your late mother. I'll give the locket to you, if you don't use it, your life is in danger Ma'am."
Rika looked at me questioningly. He asked Ayu what I was really talking about. But Ayu just shook her head.
"Huhuhu I'm sorry Ma'am, I can't take care of your mother's will well. If I hadn't gone to that realm, I would have gotten my last trust." I sobbed with guilt. Don't know where the box is, since I've been unconscious.
They calmed me down, asked me to rest first. Wati came with Bude Walimah. As if knowing my anxiety, Bude Walimah came to me and hugged me.
"Calm Nduk, Bude already knows everything. The box is in a safe place, don't panic anymore." whispered Bude Walimah by rubbing my hair.
Soon I will have tears that wet my cheeks. I looked at everything in my room. There's still a lot of people there, maybe Bude doesn't want to say it now.
"Yes Nduk, calm down. Everything's gonna be fine. Eat first, then rest. After that we'll talk about everything."
Then Mbak Rika and Agus say goodbye, then Mbak Ayu deliver both forward. Wati hugged tightly, saying that Mbah Karto was not okay.
"After telling Mbah Darmi, if he will help you. Mbah Karto has not come out of the room in particular. Because of the worry Mbah Darmi entered the room, and saw Mbah Karto was lying down with blood spewing. Currently, Mr. Jarwo is on his way to the village of Swamp Maggots, to heal Mbah Karto. Hope everything is fine." said Wati with a sad face.
"Wati told me everything Nduk, thank you for returning safely. Even now Mbah Karto is hurt for helping us."
I recall the events in the Manghrahi realm that Aunt Ajeng mentioned. There Mbah Karto said, if they come, we can be in big trouble. But at that time only Mbah Karto was left behind in that realm. Could Mbah Karto meet and fight a creature called Bu Wayan as Candidate Charcoal? if that really happened, it could be that right now Mbah Karto's soul is in grave danger.
...Help prayer for the safety of the village elder Rawa Belatung yuk. May Mbah Karto survive the great danger....
...Seriate....