Teluh Rain
20 Years ago

"The Guardian of the Tree of Life?" ask Ellen.

"A greedy man who kills many humans, just because he obeys his interpretation.

"When they die, they will be cursed to be eternal.

"However he must live to be a slave to the tree of life, gathering other greedy souls" explained the man in front of Ellen.

Her voice was soft, yet clear enough to be captured by Ellen's ears.

Sarul's thin body looked like a person, who had not eaten and cared for himself for many years. That half-naked body really looks terrible.

Quite eerie from a spooky sighting in an old Dutch building.

"Why are you here?" ask Ellen.

"Of course, because I know everything. Then seek to release all citizens from the snare of Yanuar's greed!" said the man.

"So, Adrian isn't the only villain in the village?!" ellen.

"Adrian?" ask Agus, "Who is that?"

"Yanuar's sister, she's only 23 years old!" obviously Ellen.

"Yanuar has no one left, all his family he has sacrificed for his personal cause!" sarul.

"Bah Bagio, did Yanuar kill him?" ask Ellen.

"Any unnatural death in the Cloudy Water Village, it must have been him!" answer Sarul matap once.

Everything Sarul said really seemed believable.

"Then why are you so adamant about admitting that Lastri's son is your daughter?" ask Ellen.

The man turned his face towards the ceiling. A dirty face with bones poking out. His skin was dull, like it had not been touched by water for many years.

The white bead without the cornea made Ellen shudder. The policewoman felt unsure if the man standing in front of her was a human.

"It all started 20 years ago!"

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20 Years ago

Sarul's age was 24 years, he was an ordinary young man who worked in oil palm plantations.

His body was tall and quite stocky, because every day he did a lot of heavy work. His skin was quite dark, as he was always under the scorching sun.

But his good looks can not fade because of all those things.

That day, Sunday. In the afternoon, Sarul and his friends took a break from their work. Each of them took out the provisions they brought from home, as well as Sarul.

The half-naked man sat on the weeds without any more pedestal. From his black backpack he took out a box of rice, which was wrapped inside a box of pink stock.

No one cares about the color of the box you brought in this circel. The important thing is that it is filling and also nutritious.

"I heard, from Mr. Kades! There will be a group of students who will do KKN here!" said one of the residents of Air Keruh Village who also worked in the same group with Sarul.

"KKN what the hell is that?" ask the second guy.

"It's also a new term!" Sarul.

"Well, they will stay here long enough!

"Then they checked. I don't understand it either!" said the first resident who started the conversation earlier.

"Think what!" said the other.

"By the way, today Jatmiko didn't come in again?" ask Sarul.

Jatmiko was one of the foremen who led the group working on oil palm plantations. So its presence is very important, for workers like them.

Finance is a definite reason, for workers need the figure of Jatmiko today.

"Arinda is giving birth! He was taken to a hospital in the city!" replied one of the residents whose house is close to Jatmiko.

After they finish their supplies and talk for a while while smoking. The residents of the Water Keruh Village, continued their work again. To harvest palm fruit that is ready to harvest.

In the afternoon they will go home, rest at home. Sometimes at night they also gather and and talk in the post kamling.

Such was the atmosphere in the Village Water Keruh 20 years ago. When the livelihood of the people there, it is only to work in oil palm plantations. Not many murky water villagers have set up a private business in that place.

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One week has passed, Jatmiko and Arinda have returned home from the hospital. News of the death of their first child, became a deep sorrow for the entire village.

They both gotong-royong held a ceremony commemorating the 7th anniversary of the death of baby Arinda.

After Maghrib, Yasin's letters and tahlil were read in turn. To deliver the soul of the dead baby Arinda.

In the study of the 7th anniversary of the death of Arinda's child, there are some faces of new young people who are quite foreign in the eyes of Sarul.

"Ehhhh who is it, sir?" sarul asked one of the men sitting to his right.

"That's the KKN student group!

"There are girls too, they occupy the January house at the end of the village!" obviously a middle-aged man whose home is close to Mr. Kades's. At the time, he was still held by Jacson's father.

"Kok I never see?" ask Sarul.

Sarul should have known that Yanuar's house was occupied by someone. Because the January house that was not occupied at that time, was the house of Adrian which is now occupied by Melin.

"They just came this afternoon! It's only natural that you don't know, you were working this afternoon!"

I nodded in understanding, but his gaze did not want to be separated from the fifth day of the student who looked quite different in the eyes of Sarul.

From the way you dress and smile and talk. The young men looked different, with the young man born in the Keruh Water Village in general.

The nature of Sarul is supple and also kind, making the young man dare to approach the students when walking home.

"You guys live in Yanuar's house?" ask Sarul.

"Oh...Yes, we live there!" answer one of the students kindly.

"Include my name Sarul! I live in an alley yet the house you guys occupy!" Sarul.

"It just so happens that we are confused too! Not yet memorized the streets here, we are together!" another student chimed in.

"Yes, come on!" Sarul.

It was the beginning of Sarul's introduction, with some students who did KKN in the village of Air Keruh 20 years ago.

Because of Sarul's kindness, I was often invited by students to come to their place. Just a small talk and tell a variety of life experiences of those in the city. Accompanied by coffee and some snacks, such as the evening activities I after getting to know the students.

Because of the activity Sarul also met Lastri, Lastri has a stature similar to Melin. Sweet beautiful and smart, Lastri is also quite chatty. She is a cheerful woman who likes to do absrut things.

Until where Sarul was found by Lastri suddenly in his room.

"Rulll wake up, Rul!"

Tok tok tok tok tok tok tok

Many times the call was made by Lastri from outside the window of Sarul's room.

Lastri's noisy voice was finally able to awaken Sahrul's sleep that night.

"Who the hell are my bedroom windows? very less work!" sarul was upset.

Very lazily Sarul uncovers his blanket and gets off his bed. He must replace whoever wakes him up these nights.

But when Sarul opened the wooden window in his room, his eyes widened because he found Lastri there.

"What's the matter, Miss Lastri came here all night?" asked Sarul in a surprised tone.

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