The Missing Mentari
Stay in a remote village

Dani who ventured to speak first to a father who he did not know at all. Hearing Dani's voice ask him, the father turned his head flat and looked at Dani's entire body from the bottom to the end of his hair.

"sir?"

"do you think you're not here, are you?" ask the father.

Dani nods "b-right sir.. My friend and I got lost in the woods on our way home and all of a sudden we were both here.. Oh yeah, is there a residential area sir?"

The father then smiled "of course there is.. Our village is remote and in the forest. You must be tired all day down the forest, right? Come on, come with me"

"right sir?"

"can.. Come"

Nathan who had just been silent began to shudder in horror. Because he felt strange because in the middle of a dense forest like that there could be a hidden residential area.

"And.. Are you seriously going with that guy?" whispered

"yes.. All of us can buy food in the village there because our food is up"

"but.. If there's anything at all, that guy looks weird, too"

"hush.. Lu said by the way.."

The father seemed to understand the hardness of Nathan who was afraid of him. The father simply responded smiling as Nathan stared at him to convince himself he was just an ordinary human being.

"don't be afraid, son.. My father was also an ordinary man. And it's true that there are villages here. We've lived here a long time"

Dani who felt bad apologizing to the father.

"if you can tell, whose father's name? I'm Dani.. And this is my friend Nathan"

"just call Mr. Ujang.."

"oh yes, Mr. Ujang.. Greetings thank you for helping us"

"ayo. come with me"

Dani and Nathan nodded. They took the equipment and brought everything. They then walked following the steps of Mr. Ujang who walked down a small road. They are again amazed by the scenery there because it is very beautiful and beautiful.

"it's very awake here sir" said Dani.

"yes.. Because we are very guarding the environment so as not to be damaged"

Then they went back to silence while continuing to walk down the small road.not long after, they saw people there working as farmers, some were guarding the livestock. they initially feel strange but try to believe that they are indeed human.

And after traveling approximately 30 minutes on foot, they finally reached a village where Pak Ujang and his family lived. There Dani and Nathan saw all the citizens doing activities like ordinary people. Some even talk and gossip. They continued to follow the steps of Mr. Ujang until the father dropped his water bucket in a yellow stilt house.

"we have arrived.."

"this is your father's house?"

the exhausted Pak Ujang slightly rubbed his sweat while nodding "yes this is my father's house.. You guys just stay here for a while. I'll help you guys get out of the woods."

"is this really sir?" ask Nathan.

"yes, right. Come on, please go upstairs"

They also began to climb the stairs of the house that was there following the steps of Mr. Ujang.

"Mom... Ma'am... There's a guest.."

Then, from the kitchen came a woman who was almost 50 years old approached them. The woman welcomed her husband home to fetch water and looked at the two young men.

"this is my wife, her name is Narmi.. Ma'am, this is Dani and Nathan.. They got lost in the woods so you brought them here to rest for a while"

"ohh Dani and Nathan.. Welcome to our village.. Let's sit you guys must be tired, right? Sorry if it's uncomfortable because our house is so small"

Dani and Nathan can only nod in assuring Narmi's mom.

"it's not mom.. Thank you"

it turns out that the people here are very friendly. It is proven that Mr. Ujang and Bu Narmi are willing to accommodate both of them temporarily. But, still Dani and Nathan are still curious about this village.

"udjang.. Ms. Narmi thank you for letting us stay here"

"same-sama.. Fellow humans must help each other" said Mr. Ujang kindly.

"oh yes sir, what is this village called?" ask Nathan.

"this village is called Siliwangi village. Named like that because this village has existed during the kingdom of pajajaran first"

"ohhh.. But sir, how are we gonna get out of here?" nathan asked back.

"it's actually easy, you just need to calm down and believe that you can go home, automatically that positive energy can take you out of that forest"

They continued chatting again. Not long after, Miss Narmi approached them again.

"have you eaten?" ask Miss Narmi.

"the eum.. Had breakfast before coming here Mom" replied Dani politely.

"do you want to eat with us?"

Nathan and Dani look at each other. At first they wanted to refuse but it felt bad to refuse the banquet that the host had given them.

"can.. I'm sorry to bother you" Dani said a little unwell.

Then, they all fell silent when they heard the female voice from outside the house continuously calling her mother.

"mother.."

"mother.."

Ms. Narmi turned to the door and saw her daughter had just come home with the animal in her arms.

"uh you this.. Why bring another animal? the animals you caught are many"

"but kasian Ma'am.. So I'll take it home"

Again Dani and Nathan can only look at each other to see Ms. Narmi chatting with someone behind the door.

then the voice of the woman disappeared. And replaced with the emergence of young girls into the house. Dani and Nathan rounded his eyes because that girl they saw in the woods yesterday. And the animal in his arms was a rabbit that they had made a hunt.

"father.. Look, I brought a rabbit.. It's pretty"

Mr. Ujang smilingly rubbed his son's head.

"you're in the woods again, huh?" ask the mother.

"hehe. My mother was bored.. So I went to the woods to get this animal.. Afraid of a hunt"

turns out to be right, that girl Dani saw in the woods earlier. Her beautiful smile and innocent face made Dani instantly amazed to see the beauty that the girl had. I don't know.. He had never felt like this before but, upon seeing the girl back his heart seemed to be pounding hard. Don't you think Dani likes that girl.

the girl's gaze fell on Nathan and Dani who was staring at her. The girl returned Dani's gaze for a moment making the young man extend a faint smile towards her.

"son.. You go to the market.. I want to cook, no groceries"

"oh yeah, it's the basket"

the girl placed her rabbit on the floor near her father. Then he stood up to his mother who gave him a shopping cart.

"the usual one"

"good"

quickly, the girl started to turn around and left the house to head to the market to buy groceries for lunch later.

"that girl.. Who sir?" ask Dani.

Mr. Ujang looked at Dani "oh that's my daughter's name is Santi.."

"yesterday, it was like we had seen a son in the forest take the animal.. Is it not dangerous for women to enter the forest?" nathan was astonished.

Mr. Ujang chuckled at Nathan's explanation "Santi does like to go to the forest alone just to calm down and play. The girl is also a lover of animals no wonder that she often bring animals home"

"oh so.. So her name is Santi, huh? Beautiful yes sir" said Nathan while slightly amplifying his voice by looking at ignorant Dani who had admired the beauty of Santi when he first found it.

"haha thank you.. You're also handsome"

"oh yes sir, can I go out for a minute? Want to see this village" Dani's permission on Pak Ujang.

"maybe.. But keep the attitude yes, don't make the people here angry"

"good sir.."

Then Dani stood up because he was very curious about this village. So he decided to go around for a while. Before leaving, he looked at his best friend first.

"do you want to come?"

"kaga ah's.. You go there, I'm tired"

"yes already.."

Dani also came out of Pak Ujang's house and began to walk around the village on foot. It is very crowded in close proximity to the market area. While walking for a while, he again saw a girl named Santi was buying some vegetables.

Seeing the girl return made him fall silent. From the side, he looked at her smile, her delicate manner of speaking made him gobsmackle.

"so.. Her name is Santi?" inner Dani.