SURVIVORS
Chaptre 262. Last Night
Not felt, it has been 4 days. The sea is calm. Sometimes there is rain. The ship's crew took out water barrels to hold fresh water.
Captain Smith was satisfied with the calm state of his passengers. There were no significant incidents between them. Except for the occasional woman in the middle cabin screaming in fear, if you cross paths with Cloudy.
Not even Jason's group could speak anymore. Although it has been explained, that Cloudy is not evil, but the wife of the middle passenger is still afraid.
"Let me meet them and explain."
Dean got up from his seat. He stepped out of the cabin.
Tok...
"Excuse me. I'm the next passenger in the cabin" Dean said.
Brieett
A face appeared from behind the door. Dean looked at him with shocked eyes.
Dean was no less surprised.
"Leon!" loud shouting.
"We finally found you!"
Dean hugged and hugged Leon happily.
The cabin door is still open. A foreign-clothed woman looked at the two with an incomprehensible look.
Dean took off his embrace. His face was so happy. Opened the door of the cabin next door and shouted inside.
"I found Leon!"
"What?"
Hilarious voices were heard from there. And was immediately startled as Leon's face appeared at the door, and stared at everything with an indescribable expression.
"Leon!"
Niken ran out and hugged Leon.
"Thank God we finally meet again. Thank goodness...." Niken took off her hug because it was pulled by Indra.
"You can just hug me." Indra looked at Niken sharply.
Leon felt awkward.
"Sorry...."
"Forget over. Let's talk inside," Doctor Chandra said.
Leon was just about to walk, when he suddenly remembered Jane.
"In a moment," he said before missing behind his cabin door.
Then Leon came out again and took a woman dressed in foreign clothes.
"This is Jane, my wife."
Leon introduces Jane to his friends.
"Jane Halloo. We're Leon's friends who are separated. Now meet again." Doctor Chandra reached out to Jane.
The woman retreated behind Leon.
"He is not easy to get close to someone he just met."
Leon tried to explain.
"Oh, it's okay. His name has just met." Doctor Chandra nodded wisely.
"Come, we can have a conversation inside," Sunil asked again.
But the sound of Cloudy's growl, made Leon's steps stop. Jane's hand trembled in her grasp.
"I think we better talk on the deck. The air is fresh and the sky is clear" Leon said.
Dean could see Jane's shoulders shaking because of Cloudy.
"I'm sorry. Cloudy pet me and Widuri. It might have scared your wife a lot."
Dean continued. "We'll talk on deck, just be comfortable."
The others agreed. They followed Dean and Leon and Jane to the deck.
They chatted casually on the deck, looking out at the high seas. Some of the things that passed could finally be addressed casually and full of laughter.
"Unfortunately we haven't found Silvia yet" Robert said.
"Ah, about Silvia. I forgot to tell you. On the way to Levin, I met him. He was kidnapped and sold to slave traders...."
"What???" everyone was surprised to hear it.
"Why don't you help her?" ask Niken emotion.
"Ahh. of course I help." Denying Leon.
Leon then told me what happened back then.
"That's how we parted." he said.
His friends became silent. They've had a hard time commenting, if it's a matter of the heart.
"We just pray that his life is good there." Doctor Chandra broke the silence.
"Hmmm.... Doctor's right. Let us pray that all the friends who choose to stay can live happily."
Leon nodded in agreement. Now his heart is relieved. Because all the separated friends have met and known whereabouts. There is no burden of worrying thoughts anymore.
"What horse the hatcher put in is yours?" ask Dean suddenly.
"You're headed for the Swamp town too?" ask Indra astonished.
"Yes. Did you guys also hear about the light wall?" Leon asked back.
"Hahahaa. Unexpected." Doctor Chandra patted Leon's shoulder gleefully.
Leon smiled broadly. "Good then."
The lively conversation caught the attention of the crew and other cabin passengers, as well as the captain.
They wondered how the passengers became familiar with the other passengers. Usually they will fight each other and fight throughout the cruise.
When lunch hour comes.
Everyone sits on the deck floor. Dean took out the food he kept. Alan also brought out some young coconuts to host Jane and Leon.
Leon was very happy. For a few days now she and Jane had only eaten dry bread, plus the food the crew had brought to the cabin. Now, somehow, Dean and Alan can pull out a lot of food. All of this was placed in front of them.
"Let's eat. Give the young coconut to your wife. Maybe he's never tried it before" Alan said.
Leon nodded and cut off the top tip of the coconut fruit that had been cleaned by Alan.
"Try this. This water is so refreshing and delicious."
Leon thrusts the coconut into Jane's hand. But Jane was confused how to eat hard fruit so.
"Teach him first, Leon. You are not sensitive at all" Indra sneered.
Leon laughed. He showed Jane how to drink it. Jane followed Leon. His face was very happy.
"Sweet, fresh," she said in amazement.
Leon took a spoon and stirred the inside of the coconut. He took a little young coconut, he showed it to Jane.
"Eat the fruit. It's delicious."
Jane followed Leon's way. He was so happy that afternoon. Slowly, his feet softened. He starts smiling at the jokes of Leon's friends.
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Last night on the boat.
The occupants of the two cabins were preparing to disembark at the port city of Rawa. Dean just gave Captain Smith advice.
"We need to be more careful in this city. The lives of the people there are hard and hard. It affects their character. Rough, don't want to lose and sometimes cruel."
"Hemmm... how difficult is their life to be?" muttered Sunil.
"The city is really standing on top of the swamp!" said Dean.
Everyone was surprised to hear it.
"Why don't they move to dry areas?" asked Michael astonished.
"According to the Captain, the surrounding area was also a swamp or mud. It's a very wide swamp" Dean explained.
"Isn't this weird. Why don't they board a ship, then move out and find a better place?" Widuri could not help the awkward feeling in her head.
"That's because, at first, they were refugees, fugitives from the country and pirates from the sea" Dean explained.
"What?!!!"
There were horrified gazes from the women who heard Dean's explanation.
"It is appropriate that their attitude is rude and cruel. It's been from the ancestors as it turned out." Indra nodded in understanding.
"Then, where is the wall of light? over the swamp or in the mud?" niken was confused.
"Captain suggested we hire a trusted guide. He could recommend some people he knew well. But we certainly have to pay for their services." Dean said again.
"And we, we don't have money."
The others are lethargic.
"If it's not expensive, I have a little money."
The voice is like the lokananta of nirvana. Feels sweet and very beautiful. They put on the most beautiful smile to present to Leon.
"Your expressions give me goosebumps!" said Leon.
"Haha..."
Everyone laughed when they heard it.
"Thank you for bringing us together with Leon, Lord." said Sunil with a very serious expression.
"Thank you for making him rich, Lord...." Alan recalls Sunil's prayer.
Everyone smiled broadly. The question has been resolved. Dean went to see Captain Smith. Talk about other things he thinks are important.
The women were busy in the kitchen, preparing provisions for the journey. This is the last time they can use the galley. Jane helped this time. He's getting used to Leon's girlfriends. The two young women already had husbands. There's nothing to worry about.
Will they return to their present life?
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Genre: Modern fiction. Action, espionage, thriller, mystery and romance.. Gado-gado..
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