SECRET MAURA
Bik Sumarni's
At present.
"Pa! What the heck, Maura's hand pulled really fast. Sick tau!" Maura grimaced in pain while holding her hand.
Mr. Irwan held his hand too tight, Mr. Irwan did not mengubris said his son.
He was still thinking about what that creature was that he had seen earlier.
Mr. Irwan peeked out through the door hole to make sure there was nothing out there.
And it turns out that it's right outside no one, just that shadow.
"You take a shower just keep praying, Papa wait in the dining room, soon want dinner." Mr. Irwan's orders to his son.
Maura looked around her house, she did not see bi Sumarni her domestic assistant.
When Mr. Irwan's family moved to America, bi Sumarni was deliberately brought along to help and care for his children.
Especially Maura, when Maura was a child and she still needed extra attention, the incident happened to her late mother made her traumatized.
At that time Maura always looked moody and quiet, Kevin was his only friend at that time.
He was very close to bi Sumarni. A very sincere person to him.
"Pa, where's Marni going? How did it not look from earlier" Maura asked as she headed for the tv room.
Usually there bi Sumarni wait for Maura to come home while watching her favorite tv show.
" Bi Marni is in her room" replied Mr. Irwan slowly, looking sad face.
Although bi Marni was a domestic assistant, for her she was part of her family as well.
Bi Marni has been with her family since she was a child, at that time bi Marni often joined her parents working at her employer's house, her employer was Mr. Irwan's parents.
Mr. Irwan's family in his area including influential people, the family of Mr. Irwan hereditary managing tea plantations there.
For decades, his tea business has been running and is still successful until now. Previously, the parents of bi Sumarni were only farm laborers in tea plantations owned by Irwan's family.
Seeing them working diligently, Mr. Irwan's parents asked them to work at his home.
Because bi Marni often joined her parents to work, she was often invited to play with her brothers, Irwan, including her too.
Mr. Irwan's parents are very good and not stingy to give help to parents bi Sumarni, so that bi Marni's parents are loyal in working.
"Bi Marni is in her room, rest again" said Mr. Irwan.
"Rest? Rest why Pa? Is Bi Marni sick? Was she okay this morning?" ask Maura.
He rushed to Marni's room without waiting for her father's answer.
He seemed very worried, understandably all this time who took care of Maura while her family was busy was him.
For Maura, bi Marni is like her mother.
Tok.dok..
Maura knocks on the door of Marni's room, Marni is a nickname for Sumarni bi.
There was a sound coming from inside the room.
"Who? Just come in" said bi Marni.
"This is May Bi" Maura replied. May was the nickname Maura gave her late mother.
Maura opened the room door and saw bi Marni lying on her bed, her left leg wrapped in bandages and bi Marni looking lethargic with her face pale.
Seeing the sight of Maura so look sad, bi Marni know the feeling.
Then he smiled and asked Maura to come up to him.
"Auntie is not why" he said with a smile.
"Auntie sleep if still limp, do not force yourself" replied Maura, he helped bi Marni lay back.
"Have you eaten? Sorry Aunt can not masakin you food, but Aunt want to masakin you gulai chicken pineapple and sambal beans your favorite," said bi Marni.
Pineapple chicken gulai and peanut sauce are one of the special dishes in the area.
One of the typical cuisine in the area of Lahat and Pagaralam, his hometown.
"Udah do not need to think Bi, ntar can delivery, there is also papa" replied Maura with a smile.
"For the same pineapple chicken gulai sambalnya will be able to later if Bibi has completely healed," continued Maura.
"By the way, why is Aunt's leg bandaged? Where did aunt fall? It's so bad that you can't move?" cecar Maura was curious.
"It's just a slip, yeah... Again apes, again,
Aunty who is not careful" replied bi Marni, even though there are other causes that make her fall.
"Sure it's just a slip, like it's not. Cooking a slip can make a wound as bad as that?!" maura asked suspiciously, had not had time to bi Marni answered Mr. Irwan already in front of the door of her room.
"Maura, you're still here. Let's take a shower there, don't forget to pray. Dinner was ready from last night" said Mr. Irwan.
"Yes Pa, sorry... I actually wanted to see Bi Marni's situation for a while," Maura replied annoyedly, she thought her papa wanted to disturb her.
"Bi, Maura come out first, later if it's done all I'm here again well" said Maura while hugging bi Marni.
He was so dear to his nanny.
"Yes" brief bi Marni's answer.
"Yuk, don't say anything to Maura what happened this afternoon, I don't want Maura to be thinking and worrying constantly.
If Ayuk loves Maura, Ayuk will understand what I mean" said Mr. Irwan.
Ayuk is a word for older sister in the area of South Sumatra.
"Okay sir, I understand. I also don't want Maura to know, because it reminds me of what happened a few years ago" bi Marni replied.
"How many times have I told you not to call me Sir, even though Ayuk works with me I consider you my subordinate. We are family" Irwan said.
His eyes were a little teary talking about it. For him, bi Marni has contributed a lot in many ways, especially taking care of her son.
"And one more thing, don't ever talk about the past. We're trying so hard to stay here so Maura can forget everything, lest she ever remember anything bad." Connect Mr. Irwan.
"Well sir, uh... Dik I will remember that" replied bi Marni a little dazed confused about what to call Mr. Irwan.
Mr. Irwan smiled amusedly at his behavior.
"Yes, call Brother is fine too... I'll call you Ayuk" replied Mr. Irwan with a smile.
"Yes, I'm staying, Yuk... Take a break, don't think about homework first. Just relax" said Mr. Irwan while leaving bi Marni alone in the room.
Bi Marni daydreamed alone thinking about the incident earlier this afternoon, a truly unexpected event.
It was unthinkable for him to experience such a thing again, like that time, late afternoon.
In the garden behind his master's house, the creature was exactly the same as the figure he had seen.
Like a black fog emitting an eye beam so red.
It was as red as blood, and whispered.
"You die, or you come back."
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seriated