Srinayu On the Hill of Randu
Chapter 32 | Meltan River Dwellers

"G!!" Pandu screamed in pain. Nayu touched the base of her left arm.

"You're hurt, Randu!" nayu. It turns out that the tiger had injured Randu, there are some scars that still bleed.

Randu ignored Naju's worries, and moved away. "I've experienced more pain than this. We'd better just continue on." His style sok cool.

Randu's steps stopped, Nayu grabbed his wrist, and directly leaned towards the tree where they were sitting earlier. Pandu is not power-push. He was filled with this attitude of Nayu.

"Tilt your body forward" pinta Nayu. Then reach for the water in a small jug. Pulling the wood blocker and immediately thrusting it to Randu.

Sandu was treated like that. The pain was as if it was not felt, even as Naju began to wash his wounds.

"Lumayan is severe," explained Nayu, and looked at Randu deeply.

Randu did not respond. It seemed that the wound was meaningless to him.

Nayu opened her hair. A small scarf in red, to bandage Randu's wounds.

"Don't think about my wounds. We better keep going. I know you must be very eager to visit that place..."

Nayu looked at Randu with a thousand pity.

"It's okay. C'mon fast! You don't want to go home last night, do you?" continued Randu forced. "Don't waste time."

But, "There's no need to rush, Randu. Just close your eyes.." pinta Nyu.

"Why?"

"Just close your eyes."

Randu said, he closed his eyes.

Silent. The gentle wind slowly swayed the skin of the face. It's cold, but it doesn't make a shiver. Just up to the cold effect. Like a series of friendly caresses, the mystical hospitality of the no-man's forest. His sighs rhymed. Faintly, slowly the rumbling sound of water began to catch Randu's ears. It is like a cry asking for a visit from someone. The call grew clearer and clearer. In the contemplation of the eyes of the heart, the roar was closer to the cry of a plea for help.

"You hear that...?" ask Nayu.

"Yes... It's very clear."

"Let's...! Not far behind us!" persuade Nayu to hurry.

Only a few dozen steps later, now before them appeared a giant waterfall. Upright like a rough glass wall full of strokes and irregular grooved segments. The waterfall reflects beautiful colors. Sunlight is trapped into the shape and form of it, with a background in the form of steep walls of crystalline white granite - or indeed there may be a real crystal content, of course, silver gold and so on - resulting in a spectacular color transformation process. The water flowed profusely like a flood, from the top of the hill runway and then swooped sharply to the surface of the river, producing violent ripples of waves, rumbling sounds, and, like the raging of a male earth dragon who was frustrated because of being left behind by the female. Wailing, wailing. All day, all night. And, here it is, nicknamed the Diamond Melt River.

Faced with such a force of nature, these two human bodies seemed so insignificant. The waterfall was really able to swallow them both whole.

In the middle of the river there is a vortex, making the flow of water partially sucked into it all the time. But never to make this river drought. There is always new water to replace the old. This river acts as an upstream. However, out of nowhere all the water came from here other than into the vortex.

Around the waterfall and upstream surrounded by various types of colorful flowers. Various plants with their fresh green leaves cool the view, and also reconcile the heart.

Randu was completely flabbergasted. His eyes flashed an incredible sense of amazement. I can't believe what he's watching. Even smiling or laughing, he could no longer. She had fallen in love at first sight, just like when she first met Nayu. All of these charms are the charm of Nayu, and vice versa.

"Oohs... It's so fresh," said Randu. Eyes closed, souls drifting.

"You visit this place often, Nayu?!" randu asked then with trembling lips, and his astonishment had not disappeared either. It was as if he felt himself lost in the midst of Nirvana, and Nayu was his unconscious. While on the other hand he began to realize, that his imaginary cliff was indeed true. Real, really real.

Naju shook his head slowly. The view goes around sweeping the expanse of beautiful scenery nan exotic. Then he ruffled his waist, as if he wanted to boast of this place, as his prized possession.

"Only once! With my parents! Last time was about two years ago! It's been a long time!"

They must always shout loudly to be able to defeat the roar of the waterfall.

"You should have brought four friends here...!" tukas Randu later.

It seems that Nayu is not interested in talking about four friends. He threw his eyes in all directions.

"See that!" show Nayu excited.

Randu follows the direction of the index finger of Nayu. It looks like a tiny creature like an ape.

"Did I not look wrong?!" Unceasingly Randu was lulled in astonishment again.

"His body is only the size of your jaw, Randu! His name is Tarsius, said my father! It's a kind of primate! Tarsier!!!"

Randu glanced at Nyu. And Nayu replied with a smile. Pure, pure, and natural. As natural as this free nature.

"Mrs...!!!" randu shouted even harder trying to beat the roar of the waterfall.

"Yes...!?"

"What I heard earlier.., I thought was a cry of longing or loneliness! No one has ever visited this place other than the three of you since then...!" continued Randu while briefly turning his gaze towards the waterfall. "Sometimes I will miss this place!"

Nayu was silent for a moment. Then walk near the river bank. The limit is very clear, there is no sloping ground. The walls were instantly steep, averaging twice the height of an adult.

"Thinking is because of a farewell!" Nayu lowered her head. Scavenging pebbles with the tip of his toes. Then turned to the eagle who was shrieking hysterically and circling above his head. "Does that mean you're leaving this forest?! Miss home!?"

"Splitting does give birth to longing, but sometimes it's not strong enough to bring someone back! Especially a human like me!"

Randu walked to the edge of the river away from Naju. A hundred steps later, he accidentally found a river that ripples more calm water. Its position jutted outwards, forming a slightly oval circle, avoiding the rushing stream. Observed from above will look like a lump. And here, the loud rumbling sound of the waterfall began to decrease.

Randu took off his shirt. Seeing that Nayu ran over.

"Rampoo! What are you gonna do...!?"

"I want to swim. You see the water is very clear." said Randu while delaying his movement.

Nayu felt this was not a good idea. There is a worry in him. "Yes right, but not as clear as your brain. We don't know what's in this river yet. It does not rule out the possibility of dangerous animals in it. Snake, crocodile, or whatever... Your arm is also injured. We'd better ask my father about his circumstances. Next time we can come back here."

But Randu seemed to be unconcerned. He even began to take a swing, getting ready to throw himself into the river.

"Randu stop...!" At the decisive moment, Nayu suddenly saw something. "There's someone across from us! The smoke...! That smoke...!?"

Stretcher slipped. "aw! You're shocking! You coward!" shouted Randu. Fortunately, he still had time to hold on to the grass. Nayu also panicked.

"No need! I can still save myself!"

Nayu looked very upset by Randu's reply. Truly stubborn and grumpy, his will bathes.

Nayu obeyed Randu's will, but remained alert. If Randu slipped again, then soon he would reach the body of the foolish young man, he thought.

Finally, with great difficulty Randu managed to crawl upwards.

"People...!? Smoke...!? Where's it!? Your actions almost harmed me...!? Watching you delay__!" Randu grumbled all out.

Out of annoyance, Nayu then grabbed Randu's head and turned it in a direction. Randu's words came to a halt, his anger vanished instantly.

"You see that!? The smoke! There's smoke means there's life other than ours!"

Randu looked at Nyu inside. "Why didn't your father tell you that there was someone else here!? You too__!?"

"I don't know either... To my knowledge there is no one but us..." Nayu himself was confused. "My father also definitely doesn't know about this. I'm sure! If he finds out, he won't let us come here."

"I want to go there!" hentak Landu's. "I'll ask them one by one!"

"Crazy...! Nay! Not first! Who knows if they are bad people. Mother often told me about such a man. They could cut the necks of their fellow men, chopping."

Randu was slightly stunned to hear Nayu's wooing, his body shuddering slightly. "Then what should we do now...?"

"Tell my father first. That's better in my opinion. Anyway you or I don't know the way to get there. We are separated by a river. My father knows the state of the forest... Do you want to cross this wild river...? Just you! I don't dare. I really don't know another way to get there."

Randu's gaze swept in all directions, until his gaze hit the hill behind the waterfall. He thought of something. Then glanced towards Nyu, then his gaze returned to the hill earlier.

Naju shook his head hard. "No! That's also impossible! I don't want to do it! The waterfall hill is very dangerous, let alone the situation is very lush by bushes and trees, we will not be able to break through it. The tiger that attacked us earlier also went in there, what if the creature still holds a grudge? His friends will definitely help you! Don't Stretcher! I'm asking not to!"

Seeing Nyu scared Randu hurriedly undo his intentions. He took a long breath. "We're going back home."

THEY went home on the same road. Here earlier precisely, a tiger attacked Naju secretly from behind. Randu glimpsed the tree trunk they had once sat on.

Along the way, Randu recalls the moments when his arm was wrapped in Nayu. He felt genuine affection. Such attention, which he had never received in his entire life from a woman who was not his muhrim. Her subconscious says that at that time Nayu was her lover. A pretty naive feeling, where maybe a Nayu let people get hurt without giving help. Anyone will get the same treatment. And, secretly his heart began to flower. There is hope that tries to disrupt his dream back. Really unable to resist it, despite the feeling of doubt in his heart.

Doubt, always doubt. Such is Randu, a man full of doubts, worries. Including about love. He does not know when to love, and when to love.

Indeed, he is not an extraordinary person. It has no charm to make a girl fall in love at first sight. But everything they've been through, between Randu and Nyu is more than just a first glance. Beyond a thousand views.

The return way passed through increasingly dense and wild forests. Behind the influence of shady trees, the feel of the forest becomes dark, even though the sun still shines quite bright out there. It was as if he was deliberately hiding an important secret. Keeping his mystery in his deadly elegance. Only a few rays of sunlight were able to break through through the gaps left between the leaves.

The twilight had passed, and it began to appear that some firefly glow accompanied the dark welcome day. Crickets also brighten the night, but that only adds to the alienation in the heart. The atmosphere made the flying soul soar through another world. The world is out of nowhere, far from human civilization.

After a long time with Mr. Linggih, Randu still not used to this kind of situation. It may take a dozen years to be able to unite the soul and body with nature, in a reconciling harmony. In fact, Nayu also felt almost the same thing. The gripping feeling continued to follow him. In reality she was just an ordinary girl, her heart remained the heart of a human. Even if raised in the middle of the wilderness.

But what is the meaning of all these horrors, it seems that nature is actually wanting to unite the feelings of these two opposite types of people.

Nayu suddenly hesitated to continue the journey. In front of him things are getting darker. From his eyes reflected a chain of strands of anxiety. He was really in fear, revealing a face that was about to cry, regretting this journey. His little heart cried out to his parents.

"I won't let anyone in this forest harm you." Randu tightly grasped the fingers of Naju's right hand. Then they continued their journey hand in hand.

Nayu simply fell silent to his resigned heart. Just his protective Stretcher at this moment, he handed his safety to the young man. The secret of Randu's fight against the great tiger he witnessed this afternoon was enough to calm his soul. His belief, Randu was reliable. Nayu slowly began to feel warmth. His soul feels calm. Although not completely.

The day had completely changed the night as they looked at the lighting light from a distance. The simple residence of Nayu seems to have been seen faintly. With a heavy heart Randu let go of his grasp. Actually he wanted to hold the hand of Bayu all night, as long as possible, until he fell asleep, then woke up again, then fell asleep again, then woke up again. Next so. Forever.

Nayu sped up her pace, walking ahead of Randu.

"My baby has flown, back to his cage." said Randu softly after Naju away.

While only a few steps away from her home, she shouted as she continued to run lightly, "Mother I'm home!"

There's no answer. Sayu called again, this time louder, "Mom! Ibuu...!? Paaak...!?" Maybe in the back, he thought. But when he turned around to wait for Randu, not far in front of him seemed three human shadow figures were walking closer towards him.

"Mother, Father, and... A...!?" thought.

"Too us looking for you! Mom and Dad are getting anxious, it's dark you haven't come home yet!"

Nayu ran small, approached and immediately hugged Bu Srining who also immediately greeted her affectionately. The head of Nayu.

Mr. Linggih suddenly cut the melancholy scene, "Mom treat Randu's wounds first!"

"Go home the lost child..," muttered Randu softly as he rubbed his eyes. I don't know what and who he meant by the missing boy. Bite his own lips and tongue hard.

Sayu let go of her embrace, she regained consciousness with the injured Randu.

Fearing that Randu would be blamed later for returning home, Nayu immediately acted, "Randu saved me earlier...!" He wants to make the name of Randu stay good in the eyes of both parents. "A tiger is coming at us! Pandu fight with him!" His chirping was quick and excited. And certainly adorable. So spoiled.

Ms. Srining watched Randu's injured arm, appearing to her a red scarf belonging to Nyu. Inevitably, Mr. Linggih also now paid attention to it as well. Due to feeling uncomfortable Randu hurriedly let go.

"Why hast Randu released? Just use it first, while Ms. Srining makes medicinal herbs for your wounds," said Mr. Linggih.

"It's okay, sir. Kan not long.. made the medicinal ingredients," replied Randu with clumsiness, misbehavior, and the like.

Then they all rushed into the house. Vaguely heard Mr. Linggih chanting slowly as a song. Only Randu can still capture the lyrics, while Nyu and Bu Srining are already six steps ahead.

"...Along the way of memories, we will always join hands. Along the way memories..."

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Glossaries

muhrim: women, men who are close relatives, until forbidden to marry according to Islam.