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After the Mbah left, Darto again closed both senses of vision, his lips again said Asmaul Husna, with a position of sitting cross-legged and bare-chested.

Gradually from the eastern horizon the sun began to show its prowess. Orange rays gushed very brightly in part of the sky that morning, flapping the wings of the bird that was originally perched on the tree branch began to break the silence of the place. But even so, Darto remained completely silent and did not budge from his position.

"Hopefully it works, Dar" said Si Mbah Turahmin, looking up, his eyes sad, after seeing his grandson, who was sitting cross-legged on a rock, now no longer in his place.

Seeing his lost grandson, Si Mbah went to lay his old body, he closed his eyes and fell asleep across the river while waiting for the return of his beloved grandson.

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"Wake up, Le," said someone with a big voice and tremble, while patting the shoulders of Darto who was sitting cross-legged.

Hearing that voice, Darto spontaneously opened his eyes. Continued to blink his eyes and then sweep the view in all directions. Darto was completely confused by what he saw at the moment, he no longer sat on a rock, but instead sat on a cot in a room that had a bamboo woven wall, accompanied by another figure who was beside him.

"Alhamdulillah! you're finally awake, Le!" said a woman beside Darto, she immediately hugged the body of Darto, until Darto really jerked made.

"I'm sorry, ma'am.." Darto's words stopped, Darto was confused by the tone of the voice that came out of his lips. His voice was very different from the voice that Darto had.

For a moment Darto tried to calm his mind, but he again felt confusion after seeing Darto's body shrink, becoming the body of a person who may not even be 10 years old.

"Si Mbok is very worried, Le. two days you do not wake up hu hu hu hu hu," said the woman while hugging and rubbing Darto's head. He continued to cry when he saw Darto awaken.

"Mom, Darto is thirsty" said Darto as he tried to take off the woman's embrace.

Heard Darto asking for water. The woman quickly ran towards the next room, she grabbed a glass made of clay, then filled the glass to the brim with water she poured from inside the jug.

"This, Le, later you have to tell the Mbok, yes Le. About who the name is Darto," said the woman while placing a glass on the dry lips of Darto. Darto's body was completely limp, he had no energy at all to move.

"I mean the Mbok?" asked Darto astonished, he ventured to call the woman as Si Mbok.

"You must have met a subtle creature that has the name Darto, right? before you passed out, you just met Wajana and who is the other one, if not wrong Sarto," said the woman while looking up to remember the name she had heard.

"Yes, Le. The Mbok also actually remembers, only Si Mbok wants to be nosy just like you hi hi," said the woman a little smile, while touching Darto's nose.

Darto was completely confused, he no longer dared to say much, fearing wrong and also fearing if the woman was suspicious.

"Awhile, Le. The Mbok has a fish for you," After saying that, the woman ran back, and shortly after that he came carrying the fish presented on a bamboo woven plate with banana leaves as the base.

With Lahap Darto eating all the dishes, he really felt hungry until his stomach felt sore, as if he had not eaten in a few days. Darto had worried before, considering himself fasting, but the place where now darto lay, the sky had darkened, so he considered it was past the time to break the fast.

After eating the fish brought by the woman, Slowly Darto's body again had power, he was able to walk even though he was limped, but curiosity in his chest requires him to quickly stand up, he said, then he left the room he was sitting in.

Step by step Darto continued to try to walk, until finally he arrived at the door which was also made of woven bamboo. Darto hurried to lift the door, then shifted it. Back Darto's eyes widened to see the village in front of his eyes. What a very abandoned village, the distance from one house to another is very far, plus shady trees still fill the entire village. A village that stands in the middle of a wilderness with a bonfire as a source of light.

Fortunately tonight the perfectly rounded moonlight shone brightly, without any help Darto could see around clearly. Darto's eyes continued to be fixed on a jar or a large barrel of clay that was located not far from where he stood, he rushed to the jar, he rushed to the jar, and sure enough it contained water exactly as Darto thought.

Although faint, from the reflection of water in the crock, Darto could see his face, the face of a small boy wearing the same clothes as what Darto was wearing while he was still sitting on the Stone. In his heart he began to catch what he was going through, only he did not know what to do next.

'If this is really my ancestral body, then what should I do?' muttered Darto while scratching his head that is not itchy at all.

"Le!" the woman shouted from inside the house, then peeked out the door, and waved her hand after seeing Darto who was daydreaming in front of the crockery.

"Mbok Jih! I went there," cried Darto then walked towards the woman standing, in his heart he already knew if he had to pretend to be whoever Darto was controlling his body. And she also knew that this was just a test for her.

"Don't go out at night! even though you can see them, still Si Mbok does not want if anything happens to you Le!" said the woman as she reached for Darto's right ear, then she pulled Darto's ear until Darto was dragged into her home.

Responding to the actions of the woman, water began to collect in the eye bags of Darto, his chest felt tight immediately, his eyes slammed to the ground, until finally Darto was really crying at that time.

Darto cried not because of illness, not because of shame. Darto cried because he could feel something he had never felt in his entire life. She is faced with a woman who never lacks her love, a woman who worries about her, a woman commonly called 'MOTHER'

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