The Talc of Nyai
The Fragile Tiara

Tiara fell asleep again after checking all the doors and windows in a locked position. He convinced himself that Bayu had done nothing to him. I don't know how long Tiara's been asleep that it's obviously still dark. 

The tiredness he was suffering from plus the uncomfortable feeling in the lower part of his body made Tiara sleep soundly. He had just woken up when a loud knock rang out in his ear.

"Tiara, Tiara open the door!"

Tiara, who refused to open her eyes, blinked slowly. He listened to the voice that called him.

"Tiara ...," her voice sounded raucous and desperate.

"Rendra?" Tiara hurried up and opened the door.

He was surprised to find his older brother coming with a battered face and dried blood adorning his lips and nose.

"W-What's up Ren?"

The bewildered Tiara immediately helped the exhausted Rendra stand up. Tiara guided Rendra to sit in the living room. Rendra repeatedly touched his stomach, an elongated scratch wound also visible on the arm.

Tiara patiently and carefully helped Rendra undress. He was surprised to see some bruises on his sister's body.

"Ren, you fighting?" 

Rendra only glanced at Tiara at a glance and chose to close his eyes. His mouth shuts down a thousand languages.

"Ren, respond! Who's doing this?!" Tiara shook Rendra's body that was fixated in silence. Rendra didn't want to talk about the problem. He I want his sister and his only family to worry about him.

"You don't need to know!"

"No need to know how? You're my brother, if you have a problem you dong story! Who knows if I can help!" Tiara again urged Rendra to speak.

"I'm hungry, is there food?" Rendra answered another, from last night he had not eaten his stomach was hungry.

Tiara clucked irritably, she immediately went to the kitchen making her perfunctory meal. In a short time, instant noodles with fried eggs and white rice were in front of Rendra.

"This is all?"

"There is this, fast no complicated and the important thing can odd our stomach! Don't worry about eating!" Tiara snorted in annoyance, there was no time for them to complain. Most importantly, their stomachs are filled with food.

Rendra put food in her mouth. With great difficulty he opened his mouth, a torn wound at one corner of his lips made him in pain. His rumbling stomach forced him to open his mouth and not ten minutes of food was eaten.

Tiara compresses bruises and swelling in Rendra's body painstakingly. Rendra was just lying on a chair with a pile of pillows propping up his head. Sometimes he glanced at his sister. The pain he felt was not as painful as his heart now.

As an older brother, Rendra wanted to protect Tiara. Moreover, Ms. Fani, their mother during life always advised to take care of Tiara no matter what. 

But what happens now, Rendra feels like she failed to be a good sister to Tiara. His fondness for gambling left him in debt to one of the village thugs. The debt that is increasingly piling up makes Rendra difficult to pay it off.

Promise after promise was made to Toni, the number one thug in the village next door. Until finally Toni's patience runs out, Rendra is held captive and beaten all out. He can only surrender, want to pay off was not able to. Until finally Toni made a silly request to pay off Rendra's debt. Tiara's.

Toni asks Rendra to give Tiara's virginity to her. Toni had been watching Tiara for a long time, and she wanted Tiara to serve her passion. Rendra who could not think anymore to accept Toni's request, in Rendra's mind at that time was his safety. 

And this is where Rendra is now, returning to the small rented house to meet Tiara, his only sister. Rendra looked at Tiara, there was a sense of regret on her face.  

"Ra, I'm sorry?"

Tiara simply glanced not responding to him with a remark. He put an antiseptic ointment on some of Rendra's wounds, then covered them with a wound-covering plaster.

"I can't be a good brother to you yet." Rendra was silent for a moment sighing heavily.

"I can't be happy with you yet" his eyes looked up at the sky of the house that looked weathered.

"Cck, what about that opo to you? Have rest! Go to sleep, think again tomorrow!"

Tiara tidied up the dishes and medicine box. Rendra pulled his hand, he wanted to speak from heart to heart for the last time before he left.

Tiara sat next to her brother, she looked at Rendra questioningly. "Go? Went where? With that body?"

Rendra lowered his head, it was hard for him to leave Tiara but he was still affectionate with his own life. Although Toni comes to his house and takes Tiara, Rendra is convinced that Toni will not hurt Tiara.

Toni actually falls in love with Tiara but since Toni is already married to two, she must be smart to manage time and strategy for Tiara to be hers. This is what makes Rendra intend to run away and hide. 

"I want to hide Ra" said Rendra Lirih,

"Hidden? From whom?" 

"Toni," Rendra stared straight ahead there was no other choice for him at the moment.

Tiara was shocked to hear the name of the sadistic village thug next door was called. "Why do you do the same thing to him? You're crazy, aren't you?!"

Rendra let out a short sigh, she grabbed her own hair in frustration. "I, I'm catching Ra!"

"How guess? I don't understand!"

Rendra snorted, he looked at his sister. "I play gambling and owe him a lot."

Tiara was again surprised by Rendra's words. "You're looking for Ren's problem, don't think what are you?!"

"Yes I had to Ra!"

"Forced? You fools know, our lives are hard Ren! Even you play gambling, you think gambling can make us rich?!" 

"I know, I'm a fool. At first I won a lot, but after that I lost until I owe here and there, dig a hole close the hole! Until I got fired too."

"What! Fired up! How do we pay for the contract if we try!" Tiara panicked and was also upset.

Rendra just fell silent, regretting it was too late. He let Tiara vent her frustration and anger.

"You're crazy Ren, really crazy! Our lives are difficult, even playing gambling with all debts. Your brain has moved to a snore, huh!"

Rendra stood up from his seat and passed into his room, before long he came out with a backpack containing clothes. "I'm going Ra, you take good care of yourself. Toni will definitely be here looking for me and also .. you,"

"Where are you going? He'll meet you later too!"

"Either, the important thing is far from here!"

They stared at each other for a moment, feeling sad, confused, disappointed, and angry mixed in Tiara's heart. He was out of words, to prevent it even felt free. Rendra had a hard time making up her mind to leave. 

Rendra hugged Tiara tightly before leaving, "Pardon your useless sister, take good care of yourself, don't forget to eat." she whispered softly in Tiara's ear.

Tiara could not hold back her tears, she sobbed. Rendra is the only family he has. Although not infrequently they fight but having Rendra is the most valuable thing for him than anything in the world.

"You too, take care of your life! Out there the world is very cruel, the law of the jungle applies," said Tiara interrupted his sobbing.

Rendra ruffled the rough hair of his sister, wiping away the tears of Tiara who had fallen because of it. "I'm leaving,"

Without waiting any longer Rendra left, and disappeared quickly. The sun is still not visible, only a tinge of orange is visible in the eastern horizon. Rendra stepped foot heavily, he could not bear to tell Tiara if Toni would come soon to take his pay. Tiara's Body.

"Sorry, I'm sorry!" Clear thread adorned the corner of Rendra's eyes. He just hopes to find a way to get out of the problems he faces.

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Tiara was crying and sitting limp on the floor. Rendra the only family she has now left. I was confused what to do after this. No loyal friends helped him, no family was ready to support him.

Tiara felt alone and lonely. He pulled his body against the cold wall of the house. Immerse your head between your arms folded above your knees. Crying with a stifled voice. He was tired of his life, tired of the constant trials that came and went without permission.

Bayu stood looking at Tiara who was crying in grief. A smile expands on Bayu's lips, a new crack for him to enter Tiara's life. Bayu disappears, and prepares to come up with another illusion to embrace the fragile Tiara in the snare of his love.