Before 365 Days
50. Awkward

Mamat stepped his feet following the Bayong demon to a table containing a lot of good food. Everything Mamat wanted, was already presented there.

The Bayong fish demon smiled, and ordered Mamat to eat.

I was so excited to see all the food. He was eager to bring her home, and give it to his son and wife.

"Please, you can eat all these dishes" said the Bayong fish.

"Really, Nyi?" ask Mamat.

"Yes, this is all for you, good light, come here and enjoy" Bayong ordered.

Mamat advanced, and pulled the bench. Then he sat down and looked at the food. Tears settled in his mouth.

"Why are you sad, how good?" ask Bayong.

"I am reminded of my son and my wife, Nyi! We rarely eat well" Mamat said, wiping away her tears.

"You can wrap it all up if you want" Bayong said with a smile.

"Really, Nyi!"

"Yes but on condition,"

"Condition? What condition is that, Nyi?"

"You should marry me,"

"Married to, Nyai?" mamat asked with round eyes.

Mamat was suddenly shocked, his heart was pounding in disbelief at what the beautiful woman who was now sitting in front of him said. If you think logically, which men are not interested in beautiful women like Nyai. Anyone would be bewitched with the choke that Nyai has. But Mamat's heart was not. In his heart, there were only pictures of his son and wife at home.

Mamat missed her little family. In his heart, he already had the intention, if pay later, half of the money to pay the debt, he would take his son and wife shopping to the Mall, for the first time.

"But, Nyai, he has a wife and children. There's no way I'll marry you, Nyai!" answer Mamat subtly.

Bayong chuckled, hearing Mamat's honest and innocent words.

"I also know that you have a wife and children. What's your name, Cah Bagus?" tanya Bayong looked at Mamat firmly.

Mamat was surprised, where did this beautiful woman know that she already had children and a wife?

"Mamat, Nye!" mamat replied steadily because she was a little nervous.

"Mamat, if you marry me, your finances will improve, you will become a rich person, appreciated by people. You can pay off all your debts," said Bayong trying to tease Mamat.

Mamat was shocked to hear it, his eyes were round. In his heart, he felt that there was something strange.

"Am I being offered a cure?" tanya Mamat was immediately answered with a voice of laughter by the Bayong fish.

Mamat realized there was a certain purpose of Bayong's speech.

"Any way, or not. Don't you want to make your family happy?" asked Bayong with a serious face.

Mamat lowered his head, he turned his gaze away from the Bayong demon. Slowly, the shadows of his family's distress were clearly reflected in his memory.

***

The group had reached the South coast. They got out of the car, and gathered together. Kang Ridwan then asked Mamat's father bin to Juned.

"Who's his father's name, Mamat, Jun?"

"Karashim, Kang!" june replied without asking another.

Looking at the anxiety of Kang Ridwan, all of them are only able to see, listen, and install the body if at any time needed.

"Kyai, the son of Karsim, please meditate, or merogo sukmo first" Kang Ridwan told Pak Kyai.

Mr. Kyai immediately did his job, he was cross-legged and focused his heart and mind.

Kang Ridwan then ordered Bambang and Juned to find a boat owned by fishermen around the beach.

"What are you going to do this night, Mas?" ask the boat owner.

"You want to go, sir," replied Bambang.

"Where is the theme? Drowned?" ask the boat owner.

"Do I need to call the SAR team and the citizens, to help me find?" ask the boat owner again.

"No, Sir! Coincidentally, our numbers are too many. You just pray, so that our friends are soon found in good condition," said Juned then spent a hundred thousand dollars to rent the boat.

"Oh, yes, yes," replied the owner of the mangosteen boat while receiving the money.

***

Meanwhile, in the Rose house, only Marsel, Roses, Wulan, Saras, and Bi Minah remain.

They had listened to the story of the Roses at Ndoro Kusuma's house in detail.

They looked on pity and cried seeing and imagining the condition of the Rose at that moment.

Saras eventually switched the conversation so that no one asked about it anymore, and buried the story of the Rose and the Mira deeply.

"Oh yes, my dear Marsel, because the Rose has been found, in accordance with the promise of my husband and I. Both of you we will marry soon, insya Alloh, we are ready to accept your proposal to the Rose," Saras told Marsel.

Marsel and Rose looked at each other, smiling happily at Saras' blessing. Wulan was happy and hugged the rose tightly.

"Mother seriously? Want to marry us both?" ask the rose with passion.

Saras nods his head, "yes, that's a mother's promise to your father, baby. Marsel is a good and responsible man. We agree, what matters is that you're happy,"

"Thank you, ma'am" The rose gradually turned toward her mother and hugged her with a happy feeling.

Marsel gave thanks in his heart. He was moved to hear the words spoken by Saras. After a long wait, finally his relationship with the Rose got blessing. Marsel was impatient to match the rose in his daily life.

"Thank you, Auntie, for blessing my relationship with the Rose" she smiled happily.

Saras nodded and smiled. They were silent for a moment to enjoy the happy moment.

After a long silence, Wulan opened her voice again.

"Hopefully, the search for Mr. Mamat went smoothly, yes" said Wulan.

"Amin," replied in unison.

"Why did Mr. Mamat get to the ocean?" ask the Roses who do not know.

"When crossing the swamp, there was a ban, and Mr. Mamat, breaking the prohibition, finally, he was eaten by a very large fish, War," said Wulan.

Everyone who heard him was shocked including Marsel.

"Really, Lan? What happened when you went through the swamp?" marsel asked curiously.

"Many, Cells! So, you alone, why not take that time?" ask Wulan back.

"Oh, I'm indeed forbidden for Kang Ridwan to come along,"

"Why?" ask Wulan again.

"I don't know why. To be clear, Kang Ridwan told me to keep running, without looking back with closed eyes. As he commanded" replied Marsel.

"Strange yes, Cell! While you were running, what happened?" ask Wulan again, while the others just listen.

"Much! I felt a very long road, and I kept hitting something, uh, like a living thing, slimy, fishy smell, and wriggling. Anyway, I want to faint. Moreover, my throat was dry, I almost gave up, Lan, if I don't remember, Roses," said Marsel as he glanced at the Rose who then looked down because he was seen by Marsel.

"Well, if I am, feel the road very slow, and slippery. Suddenly, there was Kang Ridwan's voice, he said, that the truck we were driving, was carried by a very large snake, so it was slippery, and very slow," said Wulan.

"Yes, Nak Wulan, I also felt, and heard Kang Ridwan's voice talking about it, I thought, only I heard," Saras said.

"In addition, when crossing the swamp, in fact, I saw a lot of sightings there, but I just kept quiet according to orders from Kang Ridwan, Auntie," said Wulan.

"Yes, I am too, Son Wulan, I saw my son who has been m ...." Saras did not continue his sentence anymore, he felt clumsy and scratched his nape.

The others looked at each other and looked in wonder.

"What's up, Auntie? Why not continue" said Wulan probing.

"Yes, what did mom mean? Did you see the rose there?" tanya Mawar.

"Yes, I saw you, son! Your gaze is creepy, I was very afraid at that time," said Saras accompanied by a smile.

All the mangosteen heard Saras' words, but Wulan felt that there was something Saras was hiding.