DRAGON CARVED JADE BRACELET
Chapter 6: TERROR CIK LAN

    The struggle of the defenders of the rights of the people was still defeated by the tyranny of the rulers. Changing the day of the demo issue demanded that the Gombrang Market not be good, but it was getting worse. The victims of the tyranny of the ruler are increasing. Not only were people beaten by officers, but many students were reported missing. Either kidnapped by whom, but in fact they are missing and nowhere to be found. Whenever asked, government people say they are ignorant and irresponsible.

    Ms. Lan, who had been coming to and fro to inquire about what happened to her husband, wanted to know who shot, and asked for justice so that the one who shot her husband was severely punished, everything futile. There is no certainty that can be held. There is no credible answer. The government seems to be silent with all the injustice that befalls the small people. Even the government pretends not to know.

    Finally Cik Lan resigned. He thought more about his baby son. Ms. Lan was more concerned with taking care of Melian than having to take pains to seek justice without success. It's better to take care of Melian than to waste time without success. Even if you meet who shot, Koh Liem will not live anymore. Ms. Lan resigned.

    But apparently, this Cik Lan's resignation was not balanced by the attitude of the government, officials or good officials. Or who else, from where else, that might not be known by anyone, it turns out that Ms. Lan who resignedly accepted it is still being terrorized by unknown people. Ever night, when Ms. Lan was sleeping, which of course while hugging her son Melian, suddenly there were people who banged on the door of her house. Real loud. Of course Ms. Lan was shocked and scared. There was no sound of people, only the sound of doors being pounded. So Cik Lan got up and tried to see who was coming to his house at night. He peeked out from behind the window. But no one is visible. Ms. Lan tried to open the door. There's nobody there either. Then Cik Lan tried to look at the left right, there was also no one.

    "Whose guests are there, Ms ...? How come the door is so hard ...?!" ask the neighbors who also came out, of course, want to know what is happening.

    "Do not know .... I looked for no one .... Who, yeah ...?!" replied the curious Ms. Lan.

    Some neighbors woke up and went outside. Of course I asked the same thing. Want to know who banged on Cik Lan's house door. They ask each other questions.

    "Who is it, at midnight like this why the door is so hard ...?" they look at each other wanting to know.

    "So there was a sound of people running feet gedebug .... Maybe it was ..." said one of the neighbors who said he heard the pounding of the legs of people running.

    "God .... Do you want to move, yes ...?!" the other sahut.

    "Lhah .., what do you want, my people now have nothing. My trade was already burnt." said Ms. Lan who had suffered greatly for that moment. The los in her market were on fire, all trading was scorched, even her husband died shot by an unknown person during a demo. And now, he had to support the baby Melian alone. Ms. Lan really suffered from inner birth.

    Finally, that night the men, the fathers of his village Cik Lan, stood guard. They patrol the night to keep the village safe. Even not only in the street alley of his home Cik Lan, the following nights, almost all areas in Gombrang Village held night patrols.

    Even the next day, there was another event that shocked Ms. Lan. That morning, Ms. Lan opened the door of the house, of course to clean the house, sweeping the floor. But when he opened the door, he found a paper rolled up on a stone the size of a baby's head, and tied with a blood red ribbon. Although afraid, Ms. Lan still tried to take the paper. Then open the folio paper rolled on the stone. It turns out that on the folio paper there is writing. The paper was inscribed with a red marker. The writing is big and thick. Ms. Lan read the writing, and the sound of the writing turned out to be a threat. Threatens Ms Lan's safety.

    "Review if not get out of here immediately ...!! Your life will drift ...!!" As the sound of the writing.

    "Sir ...!!! Please, Mr ...!!!" Cik Lan immediately screamed, and asked her neighbors for help. It just so happened that there were fathers in front of his house.

    "What's up, Miss?" ask the gentlemen.

    "This, Mr .... I was threatened again ..." said Cik Lan while showing the folio paper that had written it.

    "Huh ...?! Where's this from, where's it, Miss?" ask the man.

    "This, Mr .... Here, at the door. Just then when I was about to sweep, when I opened the door found this there was a stone and tied a red ribbon .... Well, look ..." said Cik Lan who again wrapped the paper on the stone and tied it as before.

    Then the father read the writing contained in the paper.

    "Wah .., this is a threat .... Who is it, who is threatening ...?" the father said, who was also curious.

    It just so happened that there were mothers passing by. Then I asked what was in the storm. After knowing from Cik Lan's story, if there was a threat on the paper with the red marker, the woman immediately shouted.

    "Sik Lan was threatened to be killed ...!!!" the woman's voice was very loud.

    The neighbors went out of the house and wanted to know. The neighbors of both men and women, even children, headed straight to the front of Cik Lan's house, curious about what exactly happened. So the paper containing the writing of the threat was also read by many people. The neighbors of Cik Lan scrambled to read the writing.

    "Well .., this is a threat. Who is threatening?" ask a mother who reads.

    "If you knew the person who threw this, I would definitely be gebuki ..." said another.

    "This stone will be smashed into his head" said another.

    "Looking us together. Until it's over ...!" others also have emotions.

    "This must have been done by those who beat up the protesters." said another.

    "It could be, it's an act of the person who was told by officials to terrorize the people" said one of the people who became suspicious of the officials' negligence.

    "But how can we know that we haven't been able to catch the people who did the terror ...?!" Others want to catch the terror man.

    "In that case, we tighten the security of our village. We arrest every foreigner who enters our village, we ask and need to be suspected." proposed one of the residents.

    "Yes .... We gilir guard the village. Anyone who enters our village must be questioned about its purpose and purpose. Don't let us miss again there are people who terrorize our citizens." added another.

    "Relse ...!! I agree ...!!" answer the people who are there.

    So the residents set a guard schedule. For the safety of the village, so that there is no terror that frightens its citizens.

    However .... Again, Ms. Lan accepted the terror. This time, upon waking up, in Cik Lan's room was a huge snake. The brown snake had a black and white striped, like a log. The villagers called the serpent coros. It is almost as large as an adult. Although not so dangerous, but still scary. Especially for Cik Lan who is female, must be very frightened when she saw a large snake coiling in her room. Spontaneous Ms. Lan screamed so badly and ran outside the house carrying Melian for help.

    "please ...!!! Help ...!!! Help ...!!!" shouted Miss Lan in a very loud voice.

    Of course the neighbors of Cik Lan immediately came to Cik Lan's house, wanting to know what happened. Especially the mothers, want to know what happened to Ms. Lan.

    "What's up ...?!"

    "why ...?!"

    "Remain again ...?!"

    The neighbors asked. Must be curious, because Cik Lan had been screaming early in the morning.

    "There is a big snake in my room ..." replied Cik Lan who was still frightened.

    "What ...?! Big snake ...?!" the neighboring women of Cik Lan were shocked, and of course frightened.

    "please ...!! There's a snake ...!!!" the mothers ended up screaming as well, asking for help. Certainly to the fathers.

    The fathers and some young men came to Cik Lan's house. Some carry pieces of wood, pieces of bamboo, some carry brooms, and some carry sickles.

    "Where is the snake ...?!" ask the men who are ready to catch the snake.

    "In my room ..." said Cik Lan while pointing out where the snake was.

    "Let's find ...!!" shouted one of the fathers while holding a broomstick. This broom will be used to catch snakes.

    "Yes ..., come ...!!!" yell at the others.

    "Be careful ...!!" the other sahut.

    Finally the fathers and young men sat in Ms. Lan's room, looking for the snake that had scared Ms. Lan. They were all ready to catch the snake. Someone turned on the flashlight in the spotlight under the bed.He did not see the snake under the bed. Then others look into every hole and places that might be used to hide by snakes. Not visible either.

    "That's the snake ...!!" suddenly a young man shouted, while showing the snake he saw.

    "Where ...?" ask the others who are ready to hit.

    "That's .... On the mattress ..." said the young man pointed to the snake that had been coiled on the mattress with batik pull cloth, so that the color was almost the same.

    Without being given any cue, the people in Cik Lan's room, directly beat the snake with various objects they carried. And finally, the snake died with its head crushed.

    "This is the snake ...!!" the man who brought the snake out of the house.

    The snake was very large and long. After being taken out of the house, the dead snake was stretched out on the road. People went around watching the snake that was not moving. Very crowded, both parents and children.

    Ms. Lan who was holding Melian, she was still crying on the terrace. If it is not caught by the snake, he and his son must have been bitten by the snake. He was also sad, why these terrors kept coming threatening him. What harm? What does all this terror mean?