DRAGON CARVED JADE BRACELET
Chapter 7: SECRETS OF CIK LAN
Ms. Lan really was no longer strong enough to accept the constant terror that came threatening her. Starting from the killing of her husband while protesting, then the door that was pounded without anyone, threatening letters thrown with stones, and large snakes that were inserted into the room. Everything made Ms. Lan frightened and worried. Lets hope those threats can come true. Especially if you think about your little boy, Melian. Ms. Lan was more worried about the fate of Melian who was still a baby.
After getting advice from his brothers, after receiving advice from his parents, Cik Lan finally moved from Gombrang Village. He joined his brother who lived in a small suburban, where his parents' origin lived, namely the area of Lasem, the border between Central Java and East Java. His house near Gombrang Market was sold. He bought a small house close to his parents.
That day, Ms. Lan moved from Gombrang Village to Lasem. He was riding in a truck carrying his belongings. There were no neighbors to drive, because the place was far away. But when Ms. Lan said goodbye, the one-man alley in Cik Lan's residence, came out all to let go of her. Many feel lost. Especially the mothers who often chat together with Ms. Lan. Especially the little ones who often play with Melian. So a long wave of hands from all the neighbors seemed to burden the departure of the truck that brought Cik Lan to leave Gombrang Village.
Actually, there was a secret hidden by Ms. Lan when her baby son, Melian, caught fire in Gombrang Market. At that time, Melian who was saved from the great fire of Gombrang Market, the baby was wrapped in a piece of her merchandise. Indeed, everyone thought that the cloth wrapped around the body of a tiny baby was the savior of Melian. Until that time, the market people were scrambling for the cloth that wrapped Melian. Even if you can only get a little. Because it was all on demand, and Koh Liem ended up chopping the fabric into small pieces. And every little piece of the cloth had been distributed to those who asked. Yeah, what else if not for the talisman. Since it was considered that fabric that saved Melian, it was only natural that the merchant friends or neighbors of Cik Lan, used the torn cloth for safety talismans. It's fact.
But Ms. Lan was silent, when everyone said that Melian had been saved by the magic cloth that wrapped her. Nor does it comment when people say that the supernatural spirit of Mount Kawi, where long ago, his grandparents Koh Liem often asked for sustenance through worship on Mount Kawi. Let people talk like that. There are things that Ms. Lan does not want to convey to her comrades in the Battle of Gombrang Market, or the neighbors who always help Ms. Lan in times of distress.
Ms. Lan who at that time received her son who was saved from the rampage of the red whiz who destroyed the Gombrang Market, she took Melian home. Of course in astonishment with her child who could not burn the fire, Ms. Lan was curious. Actually there is a miracle that protects his son to not be licked by fire? In that curiosity, while wanting to clean Melian's body that was certainly dirty with dust, Ms. Lan slowly opened the wrapping cloth. A fairly large roll of cloth, wrapped Melian's body, like a baby shower wrapped in a jar or wrapped. Sure Miss Lan was long enough to open it. But he also realized, of course, this Melian bedongan uses a large amount of cloth so as not to be exposed to heat from the fire.
But, again Miss Lan was astonished, who exactly was it that brought Melian? Who wrapped his son up neatly like this?
Though Cik Lan remembered very well before the fire, Melian was not swaddled. Melian is not wrapped in cloth. Even he was still trying to crawl and laugh a little at his mother who was still arranging her wares. Melian was just on the couch playing.
However, after her husband ran through the fire, saving his son, it turns out Melian has been swaddled. It doesn't matter who's picking up. What matters is that his son survived. I thought Miss Lan. But what makes Cik Lan wonder again is when it will clean his child's body. After Melian was placed on the cot, then removed from the bedongan, opened her clothes, and will be cleaned using washlap, it turns out that on the arm of the young Melian there is a jade bracelet in dark green.
Ms. Lan was shocked. Of course he was confused, where the bracelet came from. He had never bought a bracelet for his son. He remembered that he had never worn any bracelets to Melian. It must be Miss Lan was astonished, who gave the bracelet to her son.
Ms. Lan observed the circular bracelet on her son's right arm.
"It's really jade .... Original ...." muttered Cik Lan while holding the bracelet on her son's arm. Very old jade, with a distinctive green color evenly.
"Ah, whoever gave this bracelet to Melian, I am grateful that my son was saved from harm" said Ms. Lan who then cleaned her body. Naturally Melian smiled and was carefree while being cared for by her mother.
After finishing cleaning the body and changing clothes to his son, Cik Lan intended to take off the jade bracelet with the dragon carving from his son's hands. Ms. Lan was very uncomfortable with the bracelet, as there was a dragon-shaped engraving on the bracelet. If seen, over time as if the dragon was willing to pounce, willing to prey on the person who looked at him. That's why Ms. Lan wanted to take it off and keep it.
However, many times Cik Lan tried to take off, the jade bracelet with the dragon carving could not be removed. Not to be taken out of his son's hands. Even as if, if the bracelet was pulled out, there was a retaliating force pulling inward. It happened many times. Naturally Ms. Lan became hesitant to take it back off. Though Cik Lan's intention wanted to avoid people's questions about the jade bracelet that her son wore. However it was as if there was a force maintaining for the bracelet to continue to be on Melian's arm.
Finally, Ms. Lan resigned. He did not try to take off his son's bracelet again. He let the jade bracelet curl in his son's arm.
What Cik Lan thought was right. Her husband, Koh Liem, asked about the bracelet his son was wearing. Ms. Lan told her husband. But apparently Koh Liem does not believe in all the words of his wife. Until finally, Koh Liem tried to take off his son's bracelet. But every time Koh Liem wanted to take off the circular bracelet on his son's arm, he bounced and fell. So it happens so many times.
Failing not to be able to take off the circular bracelet on Melian's arm, Koh Liem was outraged at his wife. Ms. Lan was scolded all out. Even his wife was accused of mischief.
At that time, Miss Lan could only cry. Until finally, her husband who participated in the demo was shot and died.
And now, after he moved to a small suburb in Lasem, the area bordering Tuban in East Java, he lives with his parents, who are, Ms. Lan kept the secret of the jade bracelet Melian wore.
When her mother asked about the jade bracelet that Melian wore, Ms. Lan only answered briefly, the bracelet was given by her father. Also when asked by his father. The answer is the same.
It's just a secret to him. No one should know the origin of the jade bracelet. Including Melian, if the child grows up and asks, Ms. Lan is ready, the bracelet is the papa.
But actually, Ms. Lan herself did not know where the dragon carved jade bracelet came from. Although Ms. Lan kept a secret, but she herself did not know the real secret.