The Destiny of the Mute Girl
Episode 29 ~ The Lost Ketoprak

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"Where else should we look for Wulan, Mas?"

Still at moderate speed, Sadha who drives her car continues down the city road, splitting the road that covered the cold of the night. Turning to the right and to the left, even to the back occasionally to find the figure sought. But several times he went down the same street, none of the road shows the existence of Wulan.

"Patience, Dhana. We have to be thorough. Who knows, Wulan is not far from here" said Sadha who focused forward and sideways.

"We've been down this road ten times, Mas. But Wulan doesn't exist either. Even we have also gone through the streets of mice that exist, but the results remain the same" said Dhana who is increasingly uneasy not calm.

Sadha sighed harshly, pulled over her car for a moment to calm the sister who was still overwhelmed with anxiety. While Damar who sat behind looked asleep because of fatigue looking for his sister.

"Then do you want how Dhana?" asked Sadha who looked towards her sister.

"Come, Mas. Dhana's confused!" dhana answered, massaging her temple while leaning on the back of the car seat.

Seeing the hardness of the sister made Sadha not bear, his heart also restless thinking about the state of the nephew who disappeared somewhere. While the night is getting late, not feeling the cold even more piercing body. But the search must not be stopped, moreover Wulan is a girl, it would be dangerous for a young girl to seem to be wandering around in the middle of the night like this.

"Mas will try to contact Syahal. Hopefully Ziel and Syahal will give us good news" Sadha said.

Dhana remained unmoved, massaging her temple which felt so heavy to shoulder the many problems of her small family today. Were it not for Mala's hatred, Wulan would not have run away from home like this. Somehow Dhana feels like a failure and not be a husband and father to his wife and poor daughter.

On one hand Dhana was pensive, but on the other hand Sadha was busy with her phone, looking for the number of the son who was still searching for the whereabouts of Wulan with Aiziel.

"Assalamualaikum.. Where are you Syahal? Have you found Wulan?" asked Sadha who was relentless.

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Dad. Syahal and Mas Ziel haven't found Wulan, Pa. We've surrounded all the roads that are near here but Wulan is not there either, Pa." replied Syahal who sounded panicked behind the phone.

Sadha let out a long sigh, shuffling her hair violently when she heard the words of the son across the street. While Dhana who heard that, understood that Aiziel and Syahal did not manage to find the whereabouts of his daughter.

"Yes, then you go home first. Let Papa and Uncle Dhana alone continue to look for Wulan. Papa's quite worried that you guys are still trying to come looking for your sister. Too dangerous!" said Sadha who occasionally turned towards Dhana.

"But Pa..."

"Don't argue Papa, Syahal! Papa doesn't want anything to happen to you and Ziel. You better go home, wait for news from Papa at home. You understand!!!" cut off Sadha who asserts Shahal.

"All right Pa..."

Syahal's voice suddenly weak when he got an order from the father that he could not deny. Sadha and her son's conversation ended. Then Sadha returned to drive his car, splitting the road that had since become the axis. Sometimes he turned to look at the silent sister, staring at the car window, looking at Damar who was asleep in the back.

"We'll find Wulan, Dhana!!!"

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"Come fast!!! We gotta get out of here!"

Now it was Aifa'al's turn to pull the hands of his two younger siblings, running quickly away from the perverted thugs, making the three gasping for breath because of the pursuit of the thugs. They continued to run, approaching Aifa'al's motorbike which was standing on the side of the road.

"Let's get on!"

Aifa'al who was ready on the bike also told Syahil and Wulan to rush up to the black Yamaha Nmax. Without thinking long, Wulan was riding while Syahil was still bothered with the helmet.

"Aaaaaa.. aaaaaa..."

Wulan who has climbed on the bike was trying to tell Syahil to quickly and immediately go up on the bike. But the man was looking for something he had forgotten.

"Shahil... let's get on fast! Or Mas stay you're here with those thugs!" sahut Aifa'al looked back.

"Wait, Mas. Where was Ketoprak Syahil? Why did Shahil realize that the ketoprak was no longer in the hands of Shahil?" answer the shahil who wails.

Aifa'al and Wulan let out a rough sigh when they saw the out-of-place behavior of the Shahil. While the two thugs were getting faster and getting closer.

Not wanting to waste any more time, Wulan got off the bike and ran closer to Syahil who was still in a daze looking for two packs of his ketoprak.

"Aa.. aaa.. aaa.." said Wulan who did not know what it meant, making the Shahil flabbergasted.

Wulan immediately pulled the hand of Shahil, inviting him to immediately run away from this place before the two thugs caught him.

Bruk!

Wulan was surprised when the owner of the hand he pulled fell down. Rushing Wulan turned around, helping the fallen Shahil and seemed to be injured in his hands.

"Devil, Wulan.. Come on quickly!!!"

Aifa'al's shrieking voice waiting anxiously on the motor echoed, resuscitating Shahil and Wulan who were silent on the spot. While the two thugs still continue to run with superman-style superpowers.

"Come, Deck! Let's just run!!!" said Shahil who moved and then pulled Wulan's hand.

A smile full of feeling had risen on Wulan's face when she heard the Shahil calling her with a name that she had never heard before. While the Shahil who seemed to be struggling while walking, unconsciously grasped the hand of the sister and took her running away.

Shahil and Wulan ran over, approaching Aifa'al who seemed emotional with the careless behavior of both of them in a crucial situation. Quickly, Wulan climbed on the bike and was about to be overtaken by the Shahil who seemed to have difficulty when installing a helmet.

"Later put on that helmet, Shahil! Hurry up or we'll die at the hands of those perverted thugs!" sahut Aifa.

The shahil who looked grimacing in pain also nodded obediently. Then he was about to ride the Aifa'al motorbike. But how surprised he was when he saw Wulan who suddenly came down again from the bike and took something.

"Well.. ketoprak!!!"

Shahil was strangled when two packs of ketoprak that he had been looking for, was found by Wulan. While Aifa'al was looking at the behavior of the two, increasingly made emotions.

"You guys want to run away or stay in this place with those two goons, huh?!" aifa'al's furious toilet, made Shahil and Wulan jump in shock.

"Woi... wait!!! You can't run away!" sahut the thug is panting.

"Sorry, Bang. Let's go first yeah, bye, bye!" shahil replied as he waved his hand, chuckling at the tired look of the thug.

Aifa'al also launched his bike at high speed, leaving the two thugs who were still running in droves after them. While Shahil who looked back, reeled off when he saw the two thugs slumped into the street because of fatigue after running around.

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"Ziel, Shahal..."

The knock of the door from the outside shocked Vanny who was lying on the living room sofa, waiting for news from her husband and son who were looking for the whereabouts of Wulan today. But Vanny was shocked again when the door of his house opened wide, finding the back of the son and Aiziel who stood back to the door. Aiziel and Syahal turned around, looking at Vanny who opened the door.

"Come, in! You must be cold, right?" Mama make a warm drink first."

Syahal nodded, then rushed in followed by Aiziel. Meanwhile, Vanny rushes towards the kitchen, making something warm for her two sons. Not long after, Vanny returned with a tray containing two cups of warm tea that still looks hot.

"How's Nak? Did you guys make it?" vanny asked while putting two warm teas in front of the two.

"Nil, Ma!!!" answer Syahal lirih.

"Ziel and Syahal find no clue as to the whereabouts of Wulan, Bulik!" timpal Aiziel's limp wasn't excited.

"Then ask you how is Ziel?" ask Vanny again who is still not satisfied with the answer of the two.

"Paklik Sadha and Uncle Dhana are still looking for Wulan. Paklik told us to go home and wait for news, Bulik." replied Aiziel who turned weakly towards Vanny.

Vanny let out a long sigh, trying to calm down the uneasy feeling, thinking about the state of Wulan that had not been discovered until now. The time machine is still turning, showing one midnight. But there was no word from Sadha about Wulan.

"Oma you called Bulik half an hour ago. Oma said she dreamed Wulan was missing, and then your oma contacted Uncle Dhana. But your uncle didn't answer Oma's phone, so Oma called Bulik, telling Bulik to call your uncle." said Vanny who looked at Aiziel and Syahal.

Aiziel and Syahal looked at each other, surprised by Vanny's words just now.

"Then what did Mama say?" ask Syahal.

"Mama had to lie to your oma. But Mama is also afraid, if you even recklessly go home tonight and know everything." replied Vanny who looks anxious and anxious.

"Oma won't be reckless, Bulik. It's already midnight. Daddy and Mommy won't let Oma and Opa just go home. Ziel was sure of that!" tymphal Aiziel.

"Hopefully, son. Bulik was really agitated at the thought of all this. Anty you who have no heart are not sane! Even he did not ask at all how his daughter was doing" said Vanny who was carried away by emotion again remembering Mala.

Seeing the mother who was carried away by emotions, Syahal also moved places, trying to calm the mother. While Aiziel can only sigh heavily when remembering his anty behavior.

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"Come, down!!!"

After successfully escaping from the pursuit of two perverted thugs, Aifa'al and his two sisters arrived at the apartment parking lot. Aifa'al went downstairs, looking at Wulan with her cold gaze, balking at helping the younger brother whom she had never considered all along. But all of that is denied by instinct. Somehow his instincts appeared suddenly, not accepting the sister was treated harshly by people, making him desperate to save Wulan.

"Mas... even dumb! My new comrades know! Go, Deck! We're going to the apartment!"

Whether conscious or not, the Shahil again grabbed and clasped Wulan's hand and took her into the apartment, leaving Aifa'al busy with her own thoughts in the parking lot. Wulan's heart warms when his hands are held tightly by the Shahil in a conscious state or not, he does not care about it. Even warm his heart, successfully wrapped the cold in his body that was soaked because of the rain.

Shahil continued to hold Wulan's hand until he entered the elevator, followed by Aifa'al who realized from daydreams. Seeing the strange attitude of the Shahil, making Aifa'al puffed out. But the Shahil did not realize it at all.

Ting!

The elevator doors opened, Aifa'al, Syahil and Wulan rushed towards the apartment room. All three remained silent, silence was inevitable when they entered the apartment room unit which was fairly luxurious.

"Shahil... come with Mas for a moment!!!"

The shahil was surprised when his hand was pulled by Aifa'al without permission, without any cue at all, making him release Wulan. Looking at Aifa'al's cold streak, Wulan understood. Aifa'al remained Aifa'al, who did not accept his presence due to disability. Aifa'al's hard nature, even as hard as the mother's, made her unable to do anything but pray that all this would end beautifully.

While Wulan was standing in the living room, on the other side Aifa'al was still pulling Shahil's hand, taking her to the kitchen of the apartment.

"Mas... Why the hell?" shahil asked who was astonished and confused by Aifa'al's attitude.

"Why are you? Why are you acting so sweet with that mute? Can you accept the presence of the child? Which can only bring bad luck into our lives? Don't forget, Shahil!!! Because of him, Mas always contradicted and quarreled with Mas Ziel. Because of him, you always have different opinions with Syahal. What is with your attitude now? Calling the mute child sweetly, grasping his hand, bringing him here! Did Mas already allow you to bring him here?" the relentless Aifa'al Serkas, issued all his complaints.

Shahil fell silent, trying to remember what he did and sure enough, the man was not aware of his sweet treatment of Wulan since. The worry that came suddenly, made Shahil forget his hatred for a moment.

"Now, what do you want the mute to do here? I don't want ya, if he stays here even if it's just one night! Please think for yourself!!! I won't interfere anymore!" the enraged Aifa'al sergeant stared intently at Shahil.

Aifa'al also moved, taking wide steps into her room without turning to Wulan who was staring at her with a sad look. Although the distance between the kitchen and the living room is quite far, but the conversation between the two can still be caught clearly in his ear using an implant tool.

Adek apologise, Mas. Because of Adek, Mas always fought with Mas Ziel. So too with Mas Syahil. If Adek was not born, maybe you will still get along. Forgive Adek, Mas. Excuse me. Wulan murmured in the heart.

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