SURVIVORS
Chapters 167. Northtinghill
Laras and Liam are awakened by one of the men who brought them. Both were led out of the room.
They walked through 2 buildings. The sky began to emit an early light at dawn. The air was quite cold and made Laras hug both arms in the chest.
A guard in front of the larger building stopped their steps. The stranger in front spoke. Then they were allowed in.
The barrel and Liam were carried through long passages. The man in front stopped at a door. The door opened and he told Laras and Liam to come in.
Barrel looked at the contents of the room. There's a big wooden barrel up ahead. There was a half-open curtain. On the wooden table there are neatly folded fabrics. There are 2 candles in two corners as illumination.
The man pulled Laras' arm towards the large wooden barrel behind the curtain. Barrel according to to see the man's intent.
"Hey, what do you want?" Liam held Laras' hand, not allowing him to step forward.
The man pushed Liam's body. His strength was so strong that Liam fell backward.
"Let me see what he wants first." The barrel calms Liam. If he doesn't follow them, Liam will be hurt.
The barrel goes forward itself. Now he could see that it was a water vat. Laras looked towards the man who was carrying them with a confused look.
With sign language, the man pointed at the water barrel and the barrel, then the folded cloth on the wooden table.
"Are you telling me to take a shower and change my clothes?" Ask Laras while holding his own shirt.
The man nodded with a smile. He bowed slightly, then walked out while closing the door.
"What do you mean?" Liam got up from the floor.
"They want us to take a shower and get changed." Laras.
"For what? If they're so humane to prisoners, the room shouldn't be that bad." Liam doesn't believe it.
"What's wrong with being followed. We are dirty and smelly. All right, you turn around. I took a shower first." The barrel pushed Liam away.
The half-open curtain was closed. Then Laras took off his clothes.
"Don't look. Watch out!" there was a threat behind the curtain.
"No. Just relax."
Liam chose to sit on the floor and continue to sleep instead of waiting while standing.
Half an hour later, both were clean. Liam opened the door because he didn't know what else to do. It turned out that the man who was driving them was waiting behind the door.
He nodded when he saw Laras and Liam was already dressed neatly. The two of them took him through several more passages before stopping at a door.
The man knocked on the door. Someone opened the door from the inside. Then the three of them came in. There is only a square table that is enough for 4 seats. There were 2 men sitting there.
Laras and Liam are welcome to occupy 2 seats. The man who drove them out. A waiter came in with a cup of drinks and sweets.
Laras and Liam just wait, because they don't know what to do. But after being silent for so long, Laras was finally impatient as well.
"Do you not want to let us drink?" The eye of the barrel probed right into the eyes of the man in front of him. The man was a little nervous with Baras' courage. He turned his face the other way.
Unanswered, Laras pointed to the drink in front of him. Then lift the cup to the mouth and gulp the contents.
"Liam, let's have a drink. It doesn't feel bad" said Laras.
"OK," Liam followed what Laras said. After all, he was indeed thirsty.
The two men saw that the foreign man and woman did not feel afraid and intimidated. Finally the man Liam had never seen pushed the confectionary plate.
Make Baras, it is the same as allowing food. So he's not worried anymore. Barrel took a piece of hard bread in front of him. He put his mouth and chewed slowly. Face beaming. Liam ate too.
The two men in front looked at each other. They realized that their guest was starving. The two smiled faintly then sipped their drinks casually.
*
After the dinner was over. The waiter came in and lifted the cup and the empty bread plate. The room was quiet again.
The man in front put his hand on his chest and said: "Stevan... Stevan." Deuteronomy.
Then the man who took them did the same. "Williams.. William." - William." He said while pressing his hands on his chest.
"Liam.. Liam." said Liam as he pressed his chest.
"Wheel.. Baras," said Laras too.
The two men in front smiled. Replied a smile by Laras and Liam.
Stevan turned his finger around the room, then pointed at the table. "Northtinghill" he said.
Laras and Liam looked at each other.
"How do we tell our origin?" Liam's confused.
But Laras immediately scratched the surface of the table with his finger. Drawing the big islands of Indonesia. Then he pointed at Liam's chest and chest, then placed a finger on the table. "Australia." Said Laras lantang.
The two men were astonished. Look at each other and look back at Laras and Liam.
Stevan pointed at Laras and Liam alternately, then pointed at the table.
"Herd..?" He can't go on.
"Indonesia" Liam repeated the word.
After 3 times, Stevan can call it.
Laras nodded happily.
"We are from Indonesia" he said with a beaming face.
Both men were surprised.
"You can speak English?!" He doesn't believe.
"Yes, a little." Answer Laras pede.
"Where do you live in England?" tanyanya.
"No. We live in Indonesia. Indonesia is another country in Asia." Answer Laras.
Both men are confused.
"Can you give me a paper and pen? I'll draw it for both of you."
The first person they met immediately left the room. Before long he returned with a piece of paper and pen in hand. The paper is spread out on the table surface.
Baras looked at Liam. Can you draw a map of the world? There must be Indonesia and England there." asked Laras.
Liam nodded. He took a pen and drew a map of England, France, Germany. Then at the bottom he pictures 3 large islands of Indonesia. Among them he made a big SEA writing. The finished origin map was thrust upon the two strangers who were staring in disbelief.
*
That day Liam and Laras were trapped in the room. They also explained how they got there.
Both of them couldn't really believe it. What kind of strange explanation is that?
"I don't think they'll believe it. Our story is too magical. More like a fairy tale," lamented Laras.
Liam can't do anything anymore.
Stevan yells. Door opened. The man who had driven them, entered the room.
Stevan said something to him. Then he pointed to Laras and Liam to follow the man.
Liam and Laras stand up. Nodding his head slightly, then following the man out of the room.
They're back down the hallways. Until we got in front of a door. Door opened. Barrel and Liam come in. The door is back closed.
They are now in a room with 2 small beds attached to two sides of the wall.
"We better get some rest now. Collect energy." Advice Liam. Laras nodded.