The House 1937's
69. Disassembly

Papa who did not want to waste time, after talking about this to the grandmother first and the grandmother agreed to it, finally decided that the demolition of the old warehouse for the renovation must be done immediately. The next day after Chun In explained all his stories, papa immediately contacted the foreman of the handyman who was going to do the renovation of the old warehouse. Papa wants the warehouse overhaul done the day after papa calls them. Papa does not mind if you have to spend more on this sudden phone. Not only that, even papa wants Chun In involved when the demolition process is done.

"Did Engkoh know the exact location of the woman's burial place?", Papa showed a very curious expression.

"That's.", Chun In sighed softly, knowing that this answer would disappoint you, but in any case you still have to know this truth.

"For the exact location I do not know Koh.., I mean this way..., the vision given by Sukarsih to me was the vision of the incident at that time. And the vacant land at the time of the incident was very different from the present one.., which is a sure fire, the land where it was buried was around the area of the land where the old warehouse was built...", Chun In tried as calmly as possible to see the expression of papa who looked less happy.

"I know, maybe my answer this makes Koh Jun disappointed, but...",

Papa was only silent with a flat face, the late grandfather once told him that people like Babah Hwan and Chun In, even though they have the advantages of other humans, he said, still, they are human beings who have shortcomings and "limits". Papa could only rub his face in frustration, wanting to dodge, denying that all this was fake. But still, these are all real events and truths that cannot be denied. After he regained his composure, he finally asked Chun ain to take a first-hand look at the demolition process of the old warehouse.

"Has Engkoh gone?", Papa began to mince words for the sake of an ethic of politeness by questioning Chun In's situation, however, the man before him became like this because of him who invited Chun In to this house.

"I've been better Koh, Thank You.", Chun In to slightly straighten his back, papa's speech was something he did not expect.

"Thank God then .", Papa heaved a sigh of relief. Papa had thought about making preparations if something bad happened to Babah Hwan's son later.

"Neither worry, I'm fine, at least not like yesterday.", Chun In knew that papa was very worried,

"Well Koh, I will take a direct look at the demolition process...",

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The day after Papa called the building foreman, the demolition of the old warehouse was also carried out today. Papa briefly talked with the building foreman about the additional costs that must be incurred by papa who asked for the demolition of the warehouse faster than previously agreed, about three to four days after checking. Papa is seen talking to the foreman in the back yard, while Aunt Alin, the, Bi Inah and Chun In were gathered on the front porch of the house while watching the artisans who began to fill the area around the old warehouse.

A lot of people, a lot of people, and the building material of the old warehouse which is only in the form of wood and scrap iron that looks weathered makes it easier for them to carry out the process of dismantling the warehouse after all the goods in the warehouse. All these items are now on the side near the outside wall of the kitchen. All the furniture looks dirty, dusty, there is even an old closet that looks weathered wood here and there. Aunt Alin who saw the contents of the warehouse that looks sad, was very sorry for the situation until it was not maintained like that, because almost all of the items are relics of the late grandfather during life.

"Iya Bi, those old items from Babah are still there. Because of the size of the place to eat in the house, so put the same Enah in the warehouse.", explained Aunt Alin as she was, because it was all she knew.

After waiting for almost noon, now the scene in front of the three of them showed that the warehouse was only a skeleton left, Papa glanced at the front porch where only Aunt Alin was still there accompanying Chun In chatting. Meanwhile, Bi Inah has returned to the kitchen to do her job. Chun In is glimpsed like that by papa as if to understand and Chun In told Aunt Alin that he will approach papa in the backyard. Chun In who stepped towards the back was slightly disturbed by the amount of dust flying. A glimpse of the pungent and damp aroma of the old, ruined warehouse was slightly oozing out. Chun In flicked her hand and approached Papa who covered the area of his nose and mouth with a handkerchief.

"What's Koh?", Chun In coughed due to the amount of dust flying. One of the builders had warned the two of them, if the demolition process will result in a lot of dust from the rest of the building flying everywhere, which would certainly interfere with vision and smell. But papa insisted he was okay to be in this back area.

"Let's see Koh which is next to the ground.., can Koh?", Papa's eyes half closed because of the dust that is very disturbing, but he can still see Chun In even though it is not too clear.

"Yes Koh, I see first.", Chun In glanced at a small rickety wooden table with a medium follow-up teapot with a few starfruit glasses containing the rest of the tea.

As soon as he turned his eyes back to the area of the collapsed warehouse. Chun In looks surprised because....

Sukarsih is there !

Yes, Chun In is sure, the figure of the woman standing on the land of the old warehouse, that's who she is. He stood among the builders who were still busy cleaning up the remnants of the material in the form of wood and scrap metal from the warehouse. Chun In was immediately nervous, her heart was beating fast, so she remembered the events yesterday afternoon in the old warehouse that made her 'fall'.

Papa who glanced at Chun In, and saw that the son of Babah Hwan was staring into the area of the warehouse ground with such a surprised look, he guessed, this man must have seen something he didn't see.

"What's Koh?, how shocked was he?", Papa followed Chun In's line of sight, but all he saw was the ruins of the warehouse and the builders busy with his work.

"I saw him Koh.., Sukarsih.",Jawab Chun In with a choked tone.

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