WHAT LESS!
STORY 17

I was so shocked when I first woke up, and all I saw were trees and trees. This is where, my body is tied to a tree, my mouth is in duct tape. It feels so painful. What is my fault until there are bad people who treat me like this. Will I be given a chance to live, I don't know. 

A hint of hope began to appear when faintly I heard the voice of a hysterical person when it found me. It turned out that there were still humans in this place, not wild animals that had danced in my shadow. But in fact I lost, and fainted again. 

Suman for the second time I was a little relieved to wake up in a simple house, surrounded by many people. Looks like I was dumped in a corner whose people are still doing thick Javanese. 

"Please call Bian, Fabian Pradipta." My love with tears already shed. 

"Who is she?" Ask the guy with the scab. 

"He's my acquaintance, he works in government, everybody knows him." I was confused, and in my mind only Bian could possibly reach out for help in this area. 

The people in the room looked at each other and whispered. Looks like Fabian's name is less sold here, because they look confused. But then there was a young mother who seemed to be a village midwife coming towards me. 

"What does Mrs Nara Pak Fabian Pradipta mean? The DPRD member?" Investigate the person by holding my hand. 

I nodded and wiped my tears, "Yes right, he's a member of the House of Representatives must have known, right? Please call him." I am impatient. 

"I've been to seminars and he's a speaker, but I'm sorry I didn't have his contacts." The midwife looked guilty. 

I let out a sigh of despair, my hope was lost, obviously they had no contact, Fabian was not an indiscriminate person, only a certain person could have contact. 

"Do we report to the police, let the police pick up Ms. Nara and drop her off." Proposed men scowl. 

"Don't Mr. Rt, this child is tied to a tree, I'm afraid that there are still bad people out there who are after him" said the mother who helped me. 

"True sir, for a while only we know, do not let the family know, later the business is long, pity is also the same Mama." The midwife gave me advice. 

"Sir, do you know who did this?" Ask the guy with the kiss, I shake my head. 

"Mbak Nara, is Mr Fabian a trustworthy person?" Ask the midwife, I nodded immediately. 

"Well, tomorrow I will go to the city, I have contacts in the government, hopefully can help to meet him, later try mbak Nara wrote a letter that I can show to him, let him pick you up here. For a while here was not papa, right? It will be risky if we take it out, "Suggested the midwife. 

I nodded softly, for the time being I can only rely on them, my body also feels still trembling, it doesn't seem strong if it has to go, I just need a break. 

After some of the citizens negotiated, they disbanded. Everyone here agreed that I would keep my mouth shut for my own safety until Fabian arrived. For now, it's just my wish. May all be launched. 

The owner of the house, who is a married couple, allowed me to sleep. They treat me very well. I am grateful that there are still good people willing to help me. 

"Already, ma'am, just stay sore." I explained while sitting next to Bu Minah who was cleaning vegetables. 

"Alhamdulilah, Bu Midwife here, he has left for the city, hopefully he can meet the DPR sir yes mbak," Imbuh Bu Minah while occasionally looking at me. 

"Aamiin Ma'am, I'm sorry to bother you all, '" I said with a bow. 

"Don't say so Ma'am, we must help each other, his family Mbak Nara must also be confused. But Ma'am from Surabaya, how can I stay here? Last night we asked but Nara still looks limp." Said Ms. Minah carefully. 

I began to tell all, at a glance about my identity, as well as the events that I participated in, when telling the events yesterday before this tragedy I began to shed tears, Ms. Minah who heard that also joined in crying. 

To divert my grief, I began to ask about Ms. Minah and her family, in my heart I promise I will never forget her return. 

"My son is two brothers, never home. Both are in pesantren, one may be the same age as Ms. Nara, women, she now helps in pesantren, guard cooperatives, in fact she wants to work outside but the same father is not allowed. If it's his sister, the boy's still in high school is also in the boarding school there." Story of Bu Minah. 

" Mom's children will be great people, like their parents." Praise me sincerely. 

"Mbak Nara could have been, as a village person I could not give anything to my son, just knowledge mbak, father and I agreed no matter what the condition, education is the main." The light of Bu Minah that makes me train. 

My conversation with Bu Minah is flowing, at least there is someone you can chat with as a melancholy of my sadness. After chatting we had breakfast together, Bu Minah's husband was still in the garden, every day they both worked in the garden. 

"When from here to the far city, ma'am?" I asked while helping Bu Minah clean the cassava harvest. 

"Far Ma'am, the distance to the village office is 2 kilos, to the subdistrict is 10 kilos more. Maybe if we go to the district less than 4 hours." Ms. Minah started to think. 

"That far, ma'am? Keep mom if you need to go to town and buy something how?" I was amazed to see the harvest. 

Ms. Minah smiled, "Three days there is a truck that will go to the city, I'm the same Mr. there while putting the harvest to the mengul, all there I buy the needs for a few days." The Light Bu Minah. 

I just realized, it turns out there are still remote areas, access everywhere is still difficult. I should be grateful for my life that has always been made easy. And I remember what happened to me, what their purpose was, they dumped me in the woods, far from the settlement, did they deliberately kill me. I shuddered in horror at the thought of it. 

Ms. Minah asked me to rest because my midwife said my body was still weak and needed a lot of rest and medicine. But in the room I again cried to myself, contemplating all the events I experienced. 

I woke up when I faintly heard the sound of a car outside, my eyes twitching because my consciousness had not yet fully recovered. Until faintly I heard the sound of people chatting outside the room. Honestly there is a fear, fear of people who come here is the perpetrator who dumped me.

I remember what happened in the movie I watched a while ago. The criminals knew I was alive, so they were looking for me and would bring me back to be tortured. Suddenly my body shook, my body shivered, my chest also tightened. 

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