
"Assalamu'alaikum!" call someone at the front door.
Aretha who was preparing breakfast turned to the door. The two men, who were about to go to the office, were busy preparing themselves. As a result, Aretha who was still wearing an apron rushed out. As soon as the door opened, there were some villagers who came to his house. Aretha was certainly confused by the situation.
"Sorry, what's up, huh?" tanyanya a little bit.
"Sir, we only have this. Thank you very much for saving our children" said one of the villagers in front of him. He gave me some raw corn ties. Not only that, there are cassava, yam, vegetables, fruits that now fill the terrace of his house.
"Oh my God, Mom. It doesn't have to be like this. I'm glad to help. So don't be a burden. What happened last night was supposed to be done."
"Not what, Ma'am Aretha. We are also happy and sincere to give all this. Sorry, we only have this. Hope it's useful."
The villagers forced Aretha to accept their gifts.
"What's up, honey?" ask Radit who appeared behind him.
"This, Dit. This mother wants to thank all of us, she said as a thank you, "Aretha said.
"Flame, Mas Radit. We are truly grateful to Mas Radit and Mbak Aretha. Because Mas and Mbak were both, our son was found. I was desperate once, when my son was taken away by Umm Sibyan, because usually whoever is taken by the creature, will not be able to return. But suddenly my son came home, because of the help of Mbak and Mas. I don't know what to do to return the favor" Ms. Rus said, crying.
Aretha was filled to see and hear what the middle-aged mother said. He just smiled, crying, then stroked Bu Rus' back.
"Alhamdulillah. Everyone can return safely. I'm happy too, Mom."
"Mbak Aretha and Mas Radit, if you need our help, just say so. We will try to help" said Mrs Rohani.
"Yes, thank you very much, Mom. But the mothers here don't have to bother like this anymore. We don't really want to refuse the gifts of mothers. But if this much you are also confused to be flanked by this much food. While we are just alone here," concluded Radit.
"But, Ms. Aretha and Mas Radit still have to accept it. We purposely prepared everything."
"Yes, we accept it, Mom. Thank you very much."
"Rubber, Ma. We accept Mother's gift but, minus it, yes. We take a little. The rest can be shared with other people.
After a long discussion finally came an agreement on the giving of the fruits of the hands of the citizens. Areta took only a few groceries and the rest were brought back home by them to be distributed to other villagers.
"Wuih, harvest lo, Tha?" asked Hendra a little quip.
"Yes. Later that night we eat boiled cassava with boiled corn. Okay?" aretha said back.
"Come on. Isha! That's a snack, Aretha! I think I'll go back to mess deh, tomorrow."
"Tomorrow, right? Not today? Yes it is." Radit was somewhat surprised by Hendra's decision, because he knew Hendra was asking permission to stay until payday. Because he will move to a boarding house that is not far from the office.
"It's safe, Hen? No more sightings?" ask Aretha
"I don't know. But clearly, mending in mess deh. The demon's not a bar kayak here!"
"God! Why so labile? Yesterday said mending here, because if disturbed there was a meeting. Now he says more mending in mess. Just be careful, if it turns out the ghosts there are more terrible. Hayo," joked Aretha.
"God! Don't be so reckless, Tha! I have gathered the courage to return the message! Even in the news about the devil!" nagel Hendra's.
Aretha and Radit laughed off seeing Hendra's reaction. There was only chatter material that triggered Hendra's funny reaction.
***
"Bu Jum, I'm going out of town today. Maybe home in the afternoon or evening. Ma'am Jum please cook the ingredients in the refrigerator, yes. I have not yet been shopping at the shop. Maybe I'll go to the supermarket."
"Oh, well, Ma'am. I'll cook you a good meal. So later if Ma'am Aretha and Mas Radit had gone home the food would have been ready at the table."
"Thank you, Mom. Oh yeah, where's Mr Slamet going, Mom? Not here?" aretha asked while looking around.
"Oh, Mr. Slamet happens to have another job in the field, Ma'am. So today don't come."
"Oh yeah, that's it."
Areta who was ready with a neat makeup then immediately left the house. He decided to call an online taxi to deliver it to his destination.
Meanwhile, in the big house. Ms. Jum, who originally wanted to cook as she told her employer, put all the knives and aprons on the dining table. He then took the grapes at the dinner table and ate them casually. Not only that, the middle-aged woman then walked into the living room and sat on the sofa by lifting her legs to the table. He grabbed the remote and turned on the big TV in front of him. A scene that contrasts sharply with his daily life in the house all this time. Well, all that he did because now he's home alone. Her employer was out for quite a long time, and she was home alone. So he can relax for a moment.
"Well, I almost forgot!" said Bu Jum then rushed up from the soft sofa.
He seemed hurriedly walking towards Aretha's room. Without hesitation, Bu Jum immediately opened the door of the room that was never locked. He headed straight to the wardrobe and randomized the contents. Finally, Bu Jum's eyes sparkled when he found a thick brown envelope. He was very sure that the contents inside were something he wanted. As soon as he opened the envelope, his smile faded.
"What's this!" his strangler with an annoyed expression knew that the contents inside the envelope were a pile of paper notes belonging to Radit.
"So this is it, huh? What if I'm not home?" ask someone.
As soon as Bu Jum turned around, he was surprised to find that she was his mistress, Aretha.
"Mb—mbak? Ma'am A—Aretha? Su—have come home? Sa—i just se—sedang tidying closet. Sorry, if I'm presumptuous," said Bu Jum in self-defense.
"Right, if Bu Jum just tidied up the closet? If you're just cleaning out the closet why open the contents of the envelope, ma'am?" aretha asked firmly and impressed to corner the woman.
"Sa—I accidentally opened it, Ma'am. It was on the floor, so I cleaned it up first. It's not what Ma'am Aretha saw," defended Bu Jum.
The woman approached and tried to grab Areta's hand. It's just that Areta, who already knows all about Bu Jum's rotten deeds, brushes off the woman's hand. She seemed reluctant to be touched by her domestic assistant even a fingernail.
"You better explain to the police. I've contacted them and they're on their way here."
"Mom! Aretha Maam! No, Ma'am. I don't do such a deed. I mean. Why doesn't Aretha trust me? I really am talking!" he said again excitedly.
"Mom, I'd better admit what you're doing right now. There's no point in me avoiding it. Since any evil clove is covered, it will definitely smell as well," said someone.
Bu Jum turned to the door, behind Aretha there were now Kinanti and Ratno. He was shocked to see his daughter alive.
"Ki—Kinanti? You ... Still alive, son?" ask Bu Jum and walk closer.
Both of his eyes were glazed. Once he had arrived before Kinanti that indeed felt very real. "You're alive, son? Oh God! Apparently true! Where have you been all this time? Why don't you go home."
Bu Jum looked very happy when he saw Kinanti in front of him. Aretha was even surprised by Bu Jum's unexpected reaction. But strangely Kinanti actually did the opposite. She seemed unconcerned by the anxiety her mother had shown. Kinanti actually brushed off Bu Jum's hand and tried to stay away from the middle-aged woman.
"Winning? Why?" tanya Bu Jum looked in wonder at his daughter.
"Why? What's the charade you're planning right now?" ask Kinanti. Her voice trembled as she said that to the woman who had given birth to her.
He understood that the term heaven is under the feet of the mother. But he did not feel heaven there. His mother was too bad for others. Even her mother betrayed her husband. Kinanti was already very hurtful towards Bu Jum. Moreover, it has been going on for quite a while. For almost five years, Kinanti endured all the pain and anger of her mother. Now it was all overflowing after Aretha came to him.
Flashbacks.
"Bu Jum, I'm going out of town today. Maybe home in the afternoon or evening. Ma'am Jum please cook the ingredients in the refrigerator, yes. I have not yet been shopping at the shop. Maybe I'll go to the supermarket."
"Oh, well, Ma'am. I'll cook you a good meal. So later if Ma'am Aretha and Mas Radit had gone home the food would have been ready at the table."
"Thank you, Mom. Oh yeah, where's Mr Slamet going, Mom? Not here?" aretha asked while looking around.
"Oh, Mr. Slamet happens to have another job in the field, Ma'am. So today don't come."
"Oh yeah, that's it."
The online taxi that Aretha had ordered was waiting in front of the house. Bu Jum just peeked out from behind the curtain by raising his lip. Her heart blossomed when she learned that her master would leave the house for a long time. During this time, Aretha had never left the house, most only went to the stall only. That's just for a minute. Until Bu Jum could not move freely with all the bad intentions that he had planned from the beginning.
"Well, so. Good though. I can relax today. Cook it later. She didn't know that cooking just took a little while. Haha. All this time, I've only fooled you by lingering in the kitchen. So you don't keep telling me this and that, Aretha!" said Bu Jum cynically.
The car drove off the yard. Similarly, Bu Jum who has prepared a myriad of plans in his brain for today.
Aretha checked her phone, she kept reading the address Ratno gave her yesterday. Although the village was not too broad, Aretha deliberately used four-wheeled transportation to make Bu Jum believe it.
"Sir, just stop there, yes," clever Aretha when he saw a narrow alley with the inscription 'gang Pakis' in front of him.
"Here you go, Ma'am?" ask the taxi driver online with a tone of astonishment.
"Yes, Sir. It's his argo of 20 grand, huh? "
"Hm, yes, Ma'am."
"Well, how much, Mother? Don't ah, Ma'am. I can't accept it" the man refused.
"That's okay, sir. Calculate the penglaris. Hopefully after this many customers who ride in the car, yes. I really wanted to give that money from the beginning. Accept, yes, sir."
A slightly pushy Aretha finally slipped the money into the hands of the taxi driver.
"Well, then thank you very much. May the windfall be smooth. Always healthy, Ma'am!"
"Aamiinu. Thank you, yes, sir."
Aretha then got out of the car and walked into the alley. This narrow alley is not suitable for motor vehicles. Because the place is so narrow. Only one person can pass through it. Aretha had not seen anyone else. Moreover, the alley is also actually just a long corridor with a wall on his left right. But that's only up to 200 meters from the highway. Because after that, there was only a cassava garden garden on his left right. Plus some houses that stand rarely around, make Aretha sure, if this place is not too much of a citizen.
"Sorry, Sir. Ask me, which house is Mas Ratno next door, huh?" aretha asked as soon as she met a man with mostly white hair. He was pushing an old bicycle with a machete draped around his waist.
"Oh, Ratno? There, Ma'am. The house at the very end, "appoint the man.
"Oh that one, huh, sir? Which green paint?"
"No, Ma'am. In front of the green paint. If that green paint had his brother Ratno but it's empty."
"Oh, thank you very much, sir."
"Yes, come" said the old man and continued the delayed journey.
Aretha walked steadily in the direction that the old man had pointed. Then as soon as it reached between Ratno's house and the empty house in front of him, Aretha paused for a moment. He looked at the empty house. But soon Ratno just out of the house.
"Eh, Sister Aretha has arrived" said Ratno, walking closer to the place where Aretha was standing.
"Yes, Mas. Deliberately go in the morning. Eum, Kinnati ... Where's where?" ask her while looking around.
Before replying, Ratno swept a glance around. He looked very careful as he was about to answer Aretha's question. It seemed that Kinanti's whereabouts in front of her house were still hidden from others. Even though Ratno's neighbor's house is a bit far from his.
"There was. Come on, I'm intervening" Ratno whispered.
Ratno walked first to the house. A key in his pocket was immediately removed. He opened the door of the house while looking around. Aretha understood why Ratno was so protective. Moreover, what others knew, that Kinanti had already disappeared. So it would be surprising if they arrived to find Kinanti in the house. Ratno could also be scorned by villagers. Moreover, they have no relationship what.
"Come, come in, Ma'am."
After they entered, the door was again closed and locked.
"Ti? Ti's? There's guests!" ratno said in a rather slow voice.
The house is a semi-permanent house. Where new brick ornaments seem to be a characteristic. The house is a semi-finished building. The whole room in the house was complete. Just coat the wall with cement and paint it. The floor is even in ceramic.
"Awhile, Ma'am. I looked for Kinanti first inside," Ratno said.
"Oh yes, Mas. It's nothing. I'm not in a hurry" said Aretha.
"Ti? A winanti? What are you doing again?"
Before long Aretha heard the voice of the one who was speaking. Aretha was convinced that it was Kinanti and she waited patiently for the woman. This is not an easy thing. Because to meet Kinanti, Aretha had to persuade Ratno in various ways. Until finally his request was fulfilled.
"Winning out, Ma'am. Wait a minute, yes," said Ratno. "Oh my goodness, I forgot to sit down. Sit down first, Ma'am," Ratno asked politely.
"Yes, Mas. It's nothing. By the way, is this Mas Ratno's ready house?"
"Oh this is my cousin's house. He's traveling to Malaysia. So his savings all this time to build a house, and stay a little more finished. Next year he wants to go home. He said he was tired of working in the land of people," explained Ratno.
"Oh so. No wonder, the house is good. Just a little more done renovating, yeah."
"Yes, Mother. He is still young, he said. He wants to make a lot of money."
Their chatter came to a halt as a young woman emerged from the hallway of the central hall. Aretha looked at the woman for a long time. He was recalling whether it was indeed that woman he had seen upon arriving in this village or not.
"Ti, here. Udah awaited Mbak Aretha from earlier this loh," said Ratno while waving to get Kinanti closer.
"Sorry, I was washing clothes and dishes and then taking a shower" he explained, continuing to look down.
Aretha looked at the young woman, and she smiled. "Well, it turns out that when you look closely, you're beautiful, Kinanti!" praise Aretha.
Kinanti only glanced at Aretha with a faint smile.
"Especially if you smile. All this time I was afraid to see you in the tea garden. Hehe."
Finally laughter began to sound between the three of them. Kinanti did not seem as terrible as Aretha's thought. She is an innocent village girl.
"Sorry, if I scare Ms. Aretha. I really didn't mean it."
"Oh yeah? Not intentionally? I thought you were deliberately scaring me. So that I don't feel at home in that house."
"Eum, actually that was also my goal all along. I just don't want my mom to use other people's good anymore to do evil."
"Hm, it must be heavy, yeah. Been carrying all this alone all this time. But... Do you want to be like this? You have to make a decision. There's no way you're hiding forever from everyone, Kinanti. Moreover, Mas Ratno said that the owner of this house next year will be home soon, right."
"So what Aretha's mother meant, how?"
"I mean my arrival here, want to invite you to dismantle all the crimes of Bu Jum and Pak Purno even though Pak Purno is dead, but their crimes must still be revealed. This is to avoid further victims that may occur in the future. How's it?"
Kinanti was silent for a moment. He seemed to be thinking hard. Until finally he nodded slowly. "Are you going to be okay, Ma'am? I just think of you the same father."
"God willing. I think Mr. Slamet should know. It's uncomfortable if he was fooled by Bu Jum all these years, even years. Although it will be painful at first, but I'm sure, if things will be okay later."
Kinanti turned to Ranto, she nodded, agreeing with Aretha's words.
"Good, Ma'am. I want to do it. I'm also not comfortable hiding like this."
"really. You also need to continue your life. At least you can have a chance to make Mr. Slamet and Ridho happy."
The deal's been made. Areta managed to persuade Kinanti to immediately come out of the hiding place. In addition to enjoying the tea made by Kinanti, Areta checked the CCTV footage directly connected to her home. He deliberately installed CCTV without informing Ms. Jum. The goal is certainly to spy on the movements of Bu Jum as long as he is not at home. So the train went with no burden because he had prepared everything.
"Come, let's go home. Your mother started acting!" aretha said as she showed CCTV footage of where Bu Jum started to enter her room.
They travel on foot. On the way back to the house, Mr. RT also contacted the police to help the process of arresting Bu Jum. That was also with the consent of Kinanti. Once at home the three of them walked sneaking into the house which was deliberately not locked from the beginning.
***
"What drama do you mean, Kinanti? I don't understand!"
"Mother who killed Keisha and also Mother's affair! Mommy could be cheating on you behind your dad. After everything we've been through together. Mom's really outrageous!"
"God! Listen, yeah! Mom did this for the good of us all. After all, you also enjoy the money from the results of stealing it. When it comes to infidelity, you were the kid yesterday afternoon. I don't understand what I feel. Years old Mom lives without husband caress. Your father is a lackluster! Sick sick! It's old! There is no harm in being with another mother. Later if you are married you will understand how I feel!"
" naudzubillahimindrealik. Even if I get married, I'll never follow what you're doing."
"Yes Allah. Apparently so, Jum?" asked a man who appeared behind Kinanti.
The man turns out to be Mr. Slamet who was accidentally picked up by Radit. Deliberately bringing Mr. welcome to his home to find out for himself what really happened between his wife and daughter.
"Father," call Kinanti.
"Mr already knows everything, son. Radit told me about it. O Allah. I can't believe you're doing anything that low, Jum! I didn't think that you could finish off your own son just for the sake of another man! Do you mean nothing to you?"
"God! All of you are just the ones who depend on me continuously. Imagine what you would do if I didn't exist. I have sacrificed so many things all this time. I've been working from day to night just to make ends meet. I'm tired of doing that alone! You are of no use at all as a husband! Even I had to steal in this house to supplement the income. I if I had to kill Keisha first. If only the boy hadn't caught me, then he would still be alive today.
Areta turned to look beside Bu Jum. The figure of the little boy mentioned earlier appeared there while looking at Bu Jum with a sad look. He even grabbed Bu Jum's hand even though he couldn't touch it.
" so we admit that you killed Keisha?" ask Mr. Slamet.
"Well! I did kill that kid. I killed Purno too! Whoever gets in the way of my goal, I'll be out soon!"
"All right then. Please, sir, arrest my wife. The crime is so much!" mr. Slamet said while stepping down and allowing some members of the police to bring his wife.