The Heart of Old Menjakaka
96. The image has ensnared my heart
"Have you been crying?" tanya Gugun while giving white plastic to Citra's hand. That was the drop.
"No, no." The image shook quickly.
"But how are his eyes red?" Gugun noticed the moving image's eye bead.
"It's just a glint, Om." The image smiled and then poked a dropper on the chocolate milk box, then sucked it slowly.
"Don't lie, Miss. And anyway I don't want to see Miss crying again, what else because of the greedy man. Miss must be happy." Gugun smiled then stroked the top of Citra's hair, the girl just nodded her head.
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The next day at the police station.
"Hows it? Did you guys find Lele's mustache?" asked Steven who had just come to the police room, after knocking and opening the door. Inside the room were two policemen sitting on chairs.
"No, Sir. But the info has been disseminated and my men have moved to look for it in various regions" replied the police named Hartono.
"Why so long? It's been three days! I said don't let it go!" steven protests while breaking the table. He stared intently at the two policemen in front of him alternately. His emotions immediately boiled.
"Patience, Sir. The name of the person looking for ya can not be that fast," replied one of them.
"You're not looking!" shouts Steven furiously. He immediately pulled the arm of the police officer named Hartono to make him wake up from sitting. Then, dragging him roughly out of the room.
"Where are you taking Mr. Hartono?" ask his partner who's after Steven. The handsome man took the Hartono Police to a holding cell.
"Open cell!" shouts Steven. His hand blocked Hartono's left wrist tightly, but the policeman was silent, and was dumbstruck by Steven's behavior.
"Why opened? You want to go inside?" asked his colleague Hartono with a frowning.
Steven gritted his teeth, he grabbed the key that hung on the rope around the waist of Hartono's police pants. Then, he quickly tried to open the lock with some of the keys.
"What do you want to do? Don't open!" press Mr. Police while pulling Steven's arm, he felt confused by the action Steven did.
The handsome man flicked his arm. And after the padlock was successfully opened, immediately Steven opened the door. Then, he quickly pulled the two men in uniform to get inside.
Inside the cell were also 3 inmates, they just kept quiet and watched what Steven was doing.
"Mr crazy, huh? Why lock us in here?" asked the Police Officer angrily, he hit the bars with both hands.
"I have warned you before, if your work is slow .. I will imprison! And now accept the consequences!" shouts Steven. He locked the cell and looked at the three policemen who had just come over. They came because they heard the commotion. "What are you doing here? I asked to find Citra!"
"But why Bapak—”
"I said search, yes, search!" press Steven while melolot. The three of them were immediately aghast with their hearts pounding, the man's voice was very booming like a dangdut salon.
Quickly the three ran away from there.
Steven stared back at the two policemen inside the cell with a sharp glare, then slowly rubbed rough his sweaty face. "If my wife marries someone else what else is Gugun .. I will marry your wife!" threaten her.
Steven's chest looks up and down, he's really emotional and tries to vent his frustration around. Then, he passed away from there and went into Jarwo's car. The key was brought and he cantongi.
"How, Sir? Is there a bright spot?" jarwo asked who was staring at Steven from the windshield. His gloomy and lethargic face made him pity.
"no one yet. They're not all looking" Steven replied.
"How about we just go to the shaman, sir?" advice Jarwo.
"Shaman? Wanna what? Melt? The image does not need me pellet also he already love me!" steven is loud. He seemed offended by the proposal that Jarwo gave.
"Not to miss Citra. But to find his whereabouts."
"A shaman can do that?"
Jarwo nodded quickly. "Yes, I have a shaman acquaintance. His name is Mbah Yahya, he opened the practice. You want to go there? I'll drive him."
"I don't believe that." Steven shook his head quickly. "The idolatrous part of his name, now we go to public funerals only."
"What do you want, sir?"
"Mandy. Yes, pilgrimage! Don't fuck around." Steven snorted in annoyance, then crossed his arms while looking towards the window.
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"Assalamualaikum, Father," Steven said, crouching beside Danu's grave. Then put a basket filled with flowers and a bottle of rose water. Before coming here, he had taken ablution water, because he wanted to teach for Danu.
Steven fingered Danu's tombstone and gave a smile. "It's been two months since you left, I miss you." He reached into the phone in his pants pocket, then opened the Quran app. Slowly Steven took a breath and slowly threw it away then read out Yassin's letter.
After that, he offered a do'a. Opening both of his palms.
"Yes Allah .. please forgive all your sins. Intentional or unintentional sins. Please light the way and be given a glorious place by your side. Amen, amen yes robbal allamin." Steven rubbed his face as he ended the do'a. Then water the rose water over the tomb and sow the flowers.
"Dad .. Maybe you're tired of hearing my apologies. But really, this time I want to apologize again." Steven stared fixedly at Danu's tombstone, his eyeballs looking teary. "I'm sorry that as long as I'm with Citra I've hurt her. But ... I don't want Image to go away from me, Dad. Dad must know where Citra is, please tell her I miss her so much." Steven touched the tombstone and slowly his tears fell down his cheeks. "This time I won't promise, but I will try to prove it. Suppose Citra wants to come back with me again ... I want to make her happy, Dad. Accept it as it is and will not compare it. I felt so lost, and just realized I was ...." Steven touched his chest that felt tight. It was so painful and so heavy to hold his longing for almost a week more than not met.
"I .. I love him. I love her so much, Dad. But ...." Steven's tears flowed more and more, but he quickly wiped them. "Why did he leave me? He went and took my heart, brought my love ...."
"The image has ensnared my heart, Father. It tormented me day and night because I kept thinking about it. I ... I really feel crazy! I can't stand it! I want to meet him, Dad!" shouts Steven vented his frustration and sadness. He slowly dropped his buttocks to the ground, then hugged Danu's grave.
...Finally .... This sentence I was waiting for came out also 😂...
..."The image has ensnared my heart." 🤭...
...Ayey, I got it too, Om. 🤣...
...Please fight if you can still get Citra, I want to be a spectator here ah. 😎...