1000 Days
Chapter 3
"spirits kok kok not good yo ndok, opo do not need ae, golek maneh ae" (pak kok bad feeling yes, do not need to, look for another)
but Sri assured him that he had to work
when else, he got a job with such a high salary.
in Sri's little heart, he wanted to see first, what work was given to him, the next day, he went, to Krasa's altar house, there, he saw Erna and Dini, and he went, they were both surprised by each other
as before, they were called one by one, until Sri's turn came, this time, he saw all members of the family mbah Krasa.
there were 7 people, who met, sitting looking at Sri, just like before, they were like observing Sri from the tip of the head, to the ankle.
"ngeten mbak, kulo bade tandet, sampean purun, nyambut ten mriki, aboute, onok tabangan'e, nak sampeyan purun, tabane ra isok in unplug maneh" (begini mbak, I want to ask first, I want to ask first, you agree to work here, because there is a strict prohibition when you have accepted it, the ban
- will not be revoked) said a younger woman.the age ranges around 30's.
"nopo ban nggih mbak" (what kind of ban?)
Sri could see a strange scene, because they looked at each other, as if Sri's question did not need them to answer.
mbah Krasa stood up from his place, he then whispered to Sri "your urip will be guaranteed, your grandmother is cool, but your grandmother is not cool, you are not mekso" (your life will be guaranteed if you want, your life will be safe, but I don't want to force you if you won't)
there is no answer to Sri's question.
however, Sri gave an answer at that very moment.
"nggih, kulo purun" (yes, I want)
That night, when they had all come to this house, it appeared that Krasa had been waiting with other family members, here, he explained, that the three of them, would be assigned, he said, in another house, a house far, far away, a house in a forest.
Sri and the others were confused, there was no explanation for this before, however, they had promised to accept this job.
what kind of house does he mean Sri does not understand, there is a car that is ready to drive them, there, their driver, will explain his work.
The car was moving, Sri, Erna and Dini, still look shocked, each other no one spoke, confused, Sri ventured to ask the driver, but the driver, signalling that they were, they were, can't talk first, like, they're on something's tail.
there is an interesting incident that makes Sri more suspicious, every persimpanga, the driver stopped, took something from behind, put it in the middle of the road, like a flower-in a box made of banana leaves.
that raises suspicions about what he actually did.
it continued, until finally, the car had left the city, far away, and slowly began to enter the forest area, the clock showed at 12 pm, when the darkness of the forest, began to envelop them
it was inconceivable, that they, would stay within this sealed forest
left right of the trees, with the bushes, the car continued to walk, until, arriving at a path, slowly, the car darted in, on the path that was covered with wild clumps, and then on the road, the car kept pushing in.
Sri and the others, started to feel uncomfortable with this.
"pak bade ten pundi niki, kulo mboten in patenii right" (sir, where we go, I will not be killed right?) ask Dini.
the driver just smiled, still forcing the car, through the trees, as if looking for a road in the dark forest filled with fog along the road.