The House 1937's
49. Seeking Truth (3)

"What??, Babah Hwan is dead Ncek??", Papa half yelled in front of Ncek Afung, to the extent that Om Herman immediately half ran up to him and warned him to shrink his tone.

"Jun, don't yell that way", Om Herman warned Papa by slowing down his voice of speechlessness.

Papa just looked back at his best friend with a stiff look, like holding back a disappointment. Yes, papa was indeed very surprised to be mixed with disappointment when he heard the shocking news from this white-haired man in front of him. After a long time he again set foot into this Temple, hoping to get answers to the questions he had in mind. He did not expect that his steps came to a place that he thought was right, even to be useless like this. Age and human life is never known, anyone can go home regardless of time and place. Papa's gaze now turned back to Ncek Afung with a slightly softened gaze. He could only utter condolences with a heavy tone of speech, once again, enduring his disappointment.

"Sorry Ncek, my voice is too loud".", Papa momentarily rubbed his mouth which began to feel dry.

" It's okay Jun, the cave understands. You just came here again, must be surprised to hear it.", Ncek Afung patted Papa's shoulder.

"If I may know, Babah Hwan died because of what, Ncek?, Papa began to be curious to find out more related to the sad news.

"His lungs and heart are troubled Jun, Babah Hwan's lifetime was a heavy smoker.", he said...",

After answering Papa's question briefly, finally the man named Afung invited Papa and Om Herman to enter the inside of this temple, and finally the man named Afung, precisely to the guest waiting room on the left wing of this temple. Seeing these two young people looking for Babah Hwan and looking forward to meeting him, he hopes to meet her, The Great Ancestor concluded that there seemed to be something very important to the point that the two of them had come all the way to this place.

Ncek Afung opened the waiting room door and let Papa and Om Herman come in and wait there. While he will be out for a while and later will return to this room. After the white-haired man closed the door of the room, Om Herman only sighed while looking at Papa's face which only had a stiff expression.

"Lu must be disappointed huh, Jun?", Papa's expression still looks stiff, indirect answer of his best friend's question.

"The human race never knew, Man.", Papa tried not to look disappointed in front of his best friend, but still his eyes could not lie to him.

"Keep, now what?",

"How..., I mean what?",

"Yes.., I mean the cave did I know that Babah Hwan is dead, after this you want what?, stay here until tomorrow or go straight home?,",

"Gua.., I don't know.", Papa stared flatly at Om Herman who patted his forehead.

"Why do you think that's Jun?, Lu didn't predict this would happen at all?, you didn't think of anything?", Om Herman thought, if he were Papa. He will think about all the possibilities that will happen before coming here, considering that he also just set foot back to this temple and had not met my Grandfather's friend for a long time, not to mention papa who does not have a phone number related to this Temple or Babah Hwan.

"Gua just thought about meeting Babah Hwan anyway, the rest of the cave did not think anything else...",

"Too 'straight' is not good Jun..., what now?", Papa just glared at Om Herman without taking a word out of his mouth. His gaze showed that much talk like that would not make things better. Papa's cynical gaze was only countered by Om Herman who was grouchy.

The door opened, and a woman entered the waiting room carrying three cups of warm tea and a plate of cut mooncakes. Along with the woman entering the waiting room, Ncek Afung also stepped in following the young woman. After finishing putting the cup and the mooncake plate, the young BB woman who is the daughter of Ncek Afung himself pleaded out of the room. Ncek Afung closed the door and immediately sat on the long sofa opposite the sofa that was occupied by Papa and Om Herman which was limited by the guest table.

"Sorry Jin, the chatter was Ara's affair in the back.", The old man's short-lived form of pleasantries was only answered by Papa.

"No matter what, I'm sorry that Jun came all of a sudden here, I'm Herman Ncek. His friend Jun.", Om Herman slightly elbowed Papa who even back elbowed him.

" Gapapa Herman, don't feel bad. I Understand.", Ncek Afung slightly took a breath, it seems after this there was talk of something important that he will convey.

"So Look Jun..., the previous cave wants to ask, you want to see Babah Hwan what is necessary?",

Papa looked at Ncek Afung with a serious look and began to tell his purpose to this temple and met the friend of the late grandfather. Ncek Afung listened to it carefully and nodded in understanding. Because this man knew that during his life Babah Hwan handled "consultations" and many people who came to the Temple, in addition to praying, also to meet Babah Hwan to "consult" about their problems, as well as to, usually it is related to things that are invisible. Papa recalls the story of Grandma when her Sister or Aunt Goddess who was "sick" as a child, Grandpa remembered that Babah Hwan was coming to visit the temple located near the market area where papa's shop was located.

"That's it.", Ncek Afung sighed.

"Lu don't have to worry about Jun, Babah Hwan is dead, but you can still consult with his son, Babah Hwan, one of his children has the ability of persisi like Babah Hwan and he was the one who continued the consultation session in this temple, you have not been in vain today come here. Sorry also the cave was in no hurry to explain directly about this...",

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