SAWMILL
40. BURHANS
The workers lift the pallets in the back of the house, they also arrange for the pallets to be neatly arranged in the tub of the truck until it can fit a lot.
Burhan was among them, he was in the truck to arrange the collection process until all the pallets in the back of the house were loaded.
No more than two hours the entire pallet so that the one at the back of the house is loaded all onto the truck that is ready to leave.
Once all is done with loading, they briefly bloat around the back of the house.
“Wah mas Burhan will stay here replacing Mamad huh?” ask one of the workers
“Iya pak Wito, all menememememai mas Agus, because he told the big boss hehehe” said Burhan who was already familiar with the workers who were here
“Mbah Karyo where sir Wito, how come it looks?” ask Burhan
“Mbah Karyo died mas, he drowned in the river behind it” replied the person called by the name of Mr. Wito
Everyone was talking to Burhan except Solikin, he just stared at Burhan cynically, without even getting close to Burhan.
After finishing with the break, they continued their usual work, Burhan who was at the back of the house then I called to chat inside the house.
“Mas Burhan can come here for a while mas, we chat inside mas”
“Oh yes sir Agus” replied Burhan briefly.
“Please sit down Burhan mas. Uh earlier I want to apologize because I was asleep due to my sleepless sleep all night
“Eh sorry Burhan mas, this mas already know the workers?”
“Of course I know sir, because previously I was a truck that usually come here to help them load and arrange pallets in the tub of trucks that will be taken to the factory”
“Because I often come here, so I know them all pak”
“Oh so mas, so kok mas know them. Yes already then mas”
“Oh yes mas Burhan has mas Burhan lived here before?”
“Nnever sir, I am only a driver's helper whose job is to arrange the load so that it can enter the maximum into the Truk” tub
“Oh so, for the task here, has mas Burhan been explained by the boss?” ask me again
“Already pack, about all the production process here sir, and solar checking also pack. But I can not cook, if to cook rice I can already hehehe”
“Ah about cooking we can do with mas, the important task is that Burhan mas is clear, so I can focus again on checking funds and reports to the manager Jayanto”
“Alhamdulillah is clear Mr. Agus. Oh yes, my room which sir, I want to put my bag first all I want to change clothes”
“That's the mas in the back of my room it” punjuku in Mamad's former room
In the end I can be more relieved because there are friends here, and hopefully the disturbance does not appear again, because I am afraid that Burhan will not be comfortable here.
Burhan may be about the same age as Mamad, the not-so-high but smiley-looking man who hopes his work can match Mamad's.
After Burhan put his bag in the room, then he went back to the living room, he sat in my front seat.
“Pak Agus. are there any other tasks I have to do here besides the tasks given by the boss?”
“There is a mas, like drawing water from a well to fill a bathtub. Oh yes mas, the bathroom is only for bathing, if we want to defecate must go to the river hehehe”
“Ah no problem Mr. Agus, in my village also like that also kok pak hehehe” replied Burhan
“Ya already pack, I will go back to see the workers first”
Burhan walked towards the back of the house, but when he passed the bathroom he took a short walk and then proceeded to the back of the house.
Thankfully, there was Burhan….
I sat in the living room holding my chest which was sick and slightly bruised due to last night either flanked by the pocong in the living room.
I still don't know what I'm dealing with after this, but for sure with Burhan at least I'm not alone anymore.
This morning there was nothing strange, until the time before twelve o'clock in the afternoon suddenly Mr. Solikin entered the house
“Pak Agus, there is something I want to talk about with Pak Agus”
“Iya... What's up Mr Solikin?, sit down first pak”
“Begini Pak Agus, about Burhan, did Mr Agus himself ask for a replacement for Mamad?”
“So Burhan came alone so come here?”
“He will come with a truck carrying a pallet pack, what is it sir?”
“Pak Agus just be careful with him sir, and actually there is no reason not to like him, just that Mr. Agus must be more careful with Burhan”
“Did he ever do evil sir?”
“Here has never been Mr. Agus, but elsewhere I heard he has done something to benefit himself”
What's wrong with this Solikin guy, why is he like that, and how does he know that Burhan has committed a crime?
If the boss sends him here, it means he's fine, and he's never been involved in anything.
But I also do not know the character of Burhan, so let him be here first or later in the afternoon I will ask Mr. Wandi about Burhan.
“Alright, I will notice him sir, and thank you for the information”
“Ya already Mr. Agus, anyway do not let Pak agus regret because of Burhan here, he can harm this company”
“Sorry Mr. Solikin, once again the one who sent Burhan was not me, but the Big boss who suddenly sent him here”
“Indeed last night I had plans to go to the village for interlocal, but due to heavy rain, then I undo”
“And from the origin of you know, last night I was haunted even hurt by pocong!”
Mr. Solikin's face suddenly tense, he was shocked when I said last night there was a pocong that had hurt me.
Then I opened my shirt button, so he could see what the pocong had done.
“This is a pack of evidence that last night there was a pocong that hit me” I showed off a bruise on my blackened chest
Mr. Solikin was more surprised to see my bruised chest, but he seemed to not believe that last night I had been attacked by Pocong.
“That bruise is not it sir Agus fell out of bed?” mr. Solikin said with a face of disbelief
“If you do not believe yes ndak papa sir, I do not force you to believe my speech really , but what happened is actually like that pak”
“Now with injuries like this, can I calm down here? obviously can not sir” I started emotions with disbelief Mr. Solikin
“I need a friend here sir, and it just so happens that Jayanto's boss sent Burhan here. He sent Burhan without my consent first pak” I said in an emotional tone.
“Yes.yes I know Mr. Agus, it's just that if such a wound does not mean coming from a subtle creature, it could have been the father of dreams and fell out of bed” said Mr. Solikin
“Ya already then sir, anyway info from Mr. Solikin about Burhan I will pay attention, and I will remain careful with him”
After finishing my conversation, Solikin left the living room with a face that remained unsightly, because he thought I asked Burhan to work here.
I became more suspicious of Solikin, what he was doing so he felt threatened and frightened by Burhan's arrival.
Or it's good I'll call Mr. Wandi tonight to ask what really happened with Mr. Solikin.
*****
During the hot day, Burhan remained at the back of the house, he was very active in watching the workers who were there.
“Assalamualaikum..” shouted Bu Tugiyem and Anik together, saying,
I who was in the living room hurriedly came out and met the two of them, as if I was meeting my own parents.
“Waalaikumsalam” I ran from the inside towards the back of the house
“Wah there is a new employee yes.what is his name mas” tanya bu Tugiyem when seeing Burhan
“My name is Burhan mom, just came this morning along with a truck that will lift pallet” Burhan replied
“Oh so, means lunch less this one nduk Anik” said bu Tugiyem confused
“Burhan let me eat my ration alone ma'am, ndak papa kok” I told bu Tugiyem
“Bu, if you're done with the one here, eh I can talk in bu?”
“What's wrong with Agus, I think there's something urgent once”
“Iya ma'am, we talk inside course”