SanSekerta (Back Find You)
Until you meet

Sani was sitting at the dining table feeding his food into his mouth with a blank look forward. This morning he could not enjoy the breakfast menu that has been prepared by the aunt, with very good it. His mind was still focused on Sena's explanation and plan earlier.

Sena chose a garden in front of the house whose size is not too broad to discuss his plan. He invites Sani to walk slowly around the park while talking about many things that Sani does not know.

Sani recorded each of Sena's words well and understood everything without anyone missing.

"So, nyimas... The person who makes the condition of Kerta kang so like this is not an opponent that can be underestimated just like that... " Sena said beginning her explanation.

"Please explain it to me nicely, Sena!" sahut Sani later.

"Actually I hesitate to tell this matter to the nyimas! I don't deserve to bring back what Kerta saved so well."

"Say, Sena... I'm sure Kerta will understand when I know why you're telling me this?"

"Either... I just feel bad about having to open up this family disgrace."

"Calm Sena... You just need to tell me what happened. I'm not a stranger here anyway. I'm part of this family too, aren't I?" persuade Sani to hunt.

Finally Sena nodded, giving in to Sani's persuasion of her. With eyes that glared far above the clouds, he was seen seriously remembering something before giving an explanation to Sani.

"Formerly, *romo kang Kerta was a great royal iconopath who was highly relied upon by his royal highness. Father Kang Kerta is the one who takes care of and is responsible for all the security affairs of the royal family. But... " Sena hung up her sentence, and made Sani curious.

****Romo: Father's call to Javanese society.

*Senopati: Senapati or senopati is a term used to refer to the position of commander in the history of the kingdoms in Java. The term is a Sanskrit loanword, meaning "soldier" and starch, meaning "leader***".

"But why, Sena?" asked Sani curiously.

"But it turned out that the office that makes him now languish in the palace prison."

Sani was immediately stunned upon hearing Sena's last sentence. His mouth was round, with his eyes wide open after he knew a truth about this family.

"Ddi... Dddii's in jail?" sani stammered as if she could not believe her own hearing.

"Kkkur... Why is it suddenly like that? Actually was... What was the mistake he had committed to end up in prison?" asked Sani curiously.

"From the stories circulating in the royal army, the reason he was thrown into prison for immoral acts is also murder that has been done."

"Civil immoral action?" repeated Sani not believe.

"Really! He is said to have raped a noble wife and then killed her cruelly. Soldiers caught him at the scene of the crime when his position was piercing the almost naked body of the victim. In his hand was a keris of his own that had been drenched in blood, and it was assumed that it was the blood of the woman."

Sani was more astonished to hear Sena's explanation.

"And did the nyimas know what was more terrible than the events of that night?" continue Sena later

Sani immediately shook his head with rounded eyes.

"The woman who was killed that night was the wife of Patih Marjo who was none other than her own sidekick. And reportedly, the woman was pregnant when she was finished that night." Sena on her story.

Sani could not say anything hearing Sena's story which made him even more astonished. He did not know what to say to respond to Sena's words that sounded horrified in his ears.

"Cause... Are all the stories true?" ask Sani later.

Sena did not immediately answer Sani's question which still looks shocked with his explanation. He just shook his head slowly with his eyes still straight looking towards Sani.

"Come, nyi... I myself also do not know whether the news spread is true or not? But because of this incident that finally makes Kerta kang have an eternal enemy, who always try to finish off Kerta kang at any time!"

"Is that guy Patih Marjo?" guess Sani steady.

Sena nodded!

"real nyimas! Patih Marjo is the one who managed to harm the Kang Kerta until like this. He had a grudge against this family ever since the accident happened to his wife." Answer Sena later.

"Yes god? Has Patih Marjo always lived in such a futile grudge? Why would he do that to enter Kerta? Hasn't the perpetrator been put in jail?"

"Yes, that's true! But from what I heard, his position as a coach was also removed after he was caught attempting murder. Ki Marjo was also thrown into prison and his life became a mess after that. Then... "

"Yes! Attempted manslaughter!" answer Sena firmly.

"At whom?"

"Mrs Ageng Lastri! Biyung kang Kerta!"

Sani immediately covered his own mouth as his screeches almost sounded. He did not expect that this family had this serious and complicated problem.

"Then? What about biyung kang Kerta? I mean, how's it going after all the events that came in a row?" sani's question is back to hunting.

"Pity, fate..."

The deg!

Sani's chest rumbled, unable to guess what happened next. He stared at the streak of pity on Sena's face that was still silent hanging his sentence.

"After receiving news of the immoral act and murder, he was so shocked that he was unconscious for several days. So when ki Marjo attempted the murder, he just lay helpless without knowing anything. It was precisely the hymn that shouted out to the guards, as he saw the figure of a masked man brandishing his clurite sneaking in from the window of the room!"

"Babies?"

"Yes! That night he intended to check his condition before returning home. But suddenly the guards heard a loud cry for help! They came just when the biyung was almost out of breath because of the giggling of ki Marjo! That person did so out of annoyance with the biyung that prevented him from harming nyi Ageng." Obviously Sena later.

"So Sena, how is he doing now?"

"Who does nyimas mean? Ki Marjo?"

"No!"

"Miss Ageng?"

Sani nods!

"He died three years ago!"

"Huh? Died?" peekik Sani was unable to withstand his surprise.

"Since her husband was put in prison, she continued to be sickly without anyone knowing what caused it. He just died after being sick for months."

"Then mas Kerta?"

"After Nyi Ageng died, Kang Kerta fled the house. Kang Kerta is devastated by the sudden breakdown and dispersion of her family. Kang Kerta himself also made his life a mess by leaving ndalem. He continually blamed his father and refused to visit, or ask him about his time in prison."

Sani was still seriously listening to Sena's explanation.

"I kept looking and unceasingly I always tried to persuade him to come home, and also forget everything that had happened. But no matter how hard I try, it never pays off until..." Sena gave a pause to her sentence and was seen waiting for Sani's next expression.

"Until what, Sena?" asked Sani curiously.

Sena seemed to let out a long sigh before answering Sani's question. He did it as if the answer he gave later was a burden to him.

"Until you meet at last." he replied languidly!

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