The Virgin Corpse Assignment
Section 38
...THE VIRGIN CORPSE...
...Author by: David Khanz...
...Section 38...
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Meanwhile, at the rented house of the Basri family, since the arrival of Brutus and his men, the man decided to move from there as soon as possible. He did not know what the gambling boss meant all the way from the city to look for him.
“Where to go, Sir? What's up, anyway? What this has to do with—“
“Just we have to move soon, Mom,” Basri said was-was. “Faster even better.”
“Iya, but why first?” Lastri urged to know the reason for her husband's proposed move. “We've lived here for years, sir. During this time, I never moved. Especially in this way. What's up, anyway, actually?”
Basri looked at his wife deeply. Trying to contain the turmoil of concern for the small family he loves. Before answering a series of questions, he led Lastri to sit on a chair together. “Dengerin yes, Mom,” said the man started talking, “I myself belom know what the purpose of the arrival of those people.”
“Who are they, sir? Not your business partner?”
Basri. He replied, “Personally, I don't know them. But what I know ...” He tried to re-arrange the words to cover up the real reality. “He was ... the man whose face was pockmarked ... was a business rival of my friend, Mom. I don't know what the problem is between them, but if I'm the one who's brought up, it's definitely a bad sign. Not just for me, but for you and the kids.”
Sometimes the soul is hard to lie. Same with Lastri. The reasons put forward by her husband did not necessarily make the woman believe and be silent. Many times he asked demanding clarity. “Kalo it is your friend that has a problem with the people of yesterday, why should you also be brought up? Isn't your job just a foreman, sir? I totally understand sitting the problem.”
“So I told you, ‘kan, the reason, Mom? You don't believe it too?” The male brain of the clutch went back in circles. Looking for a reinforcement reason for Lastri to believe the story earlier. The most desirable thing back then was of course, he was immediately silent not much to wonder anymore. Point.
The woman with two children even looked back at her husband's eyes deeply, then asked back, “Honestly, sir, what is the actual work, anyway, that you have been doing outside there?”
“Bu ..”.
“What's true just mgemandor?”
Basri sighed.
“Mom don't believe in me?”
“This is not a matter of trust or disbelief, sir,” Lastri replied insisting. “It's about openness in the family. Moreover, the santer out there, the neighbors, are busy talking about our family. This ... that's how. Also the last state in this house, especially about myself when—“
“Bu, we have not much time. We have to be soon—“
“Moving?” Lastri reply menukas. “As important as it is, Mr.”
“Later I will clear if it has moved from here. I promise, deh.”
The woman suddenly smiled blandly. The tears were slowly floating on the beautiful pelupuk, then pinai down his cheeks that were tanned. “As a wife, I will follow wherever my husband goes, sir. But is it not right if I want to hear a little honesty from the Father at this time?”
“Keep, you think I lied to you? So, Mom? Yeah, God! I'm supposed to say more, anyway, ma'am?”
“Yes, already,” said Lastri finally, “kalo emang it wants you, I have to nurut.” The woman got up from her seat.
“Where to?” ask Basri wonder.
“Package-pack, Sir.”
The clutch man fell silent. There was a sense of guilt lingering in his heart silently now. Lied. Not only that time, but since he ....
Basri's phone rang. A conversation call from a number stored under the name Juned. “Hello, Ned. What's up?” he asked while looking at the room, where Lastri was in there. Both of his children were still playing outside.
Reply Juned with disjointed voice, “Wire, Bus. The gambling boss's men just came to the rented cave.”
“Hah? Want to do?” asked Basri in shock. He immediately moved to continue speaking. Avoiding Lastri not listening to their conversation.
“She's gawking, Bas!”
“Terus?”
“Yes, the cave says you don't have the same cave. Go where the cake is. But they insist on knowing where you are, Bas.”
“Crazy! Yesterday they even came to the cave house, Ned.”
“What?”
“Eh!” Basri just caught on.
“Where do they know your home, Bas?”
This is the question Basri wants to avoid. Longer must make up the story. Because indeed he had never been frank about his meeting with Lilis during those nights.
“Gua himself doesn't know, Ned. So now the cave is again ready to move with the cave family,” said Basri finally.
“Where?”
“Gua belom can mastiin where, but if the situation is like ‘gini, the cave must quickly go ngebawa bini with children.”
“Iya, but to where?” june asked urgently. Just like lastri did.
“Caves don't know! Maybe all these numbers will also cave replace, if necessary!”
“Crazy! Keep the same cave Cemong ‘gimana?”
“Entar we obrolin again deh, Ned,” replied Basri shorten the time. “Now the cave wants to rush away before they come again. Uda, huh? Let's connect again, deh.”
“Bas! The bus! Basri!”
The conversation was forced to be cut off unilaterally. Turn off the phone for a while. Basri rushed to find his two children, Aryan and Maryam in the neighborhood. Usually they always play around not far from home.
That day Basri really made busy pontang-panting here and there. Moving house without planning. Quite troublesome. But that was the best choice that he had to live at that moment. For the safety of self and family. Things that have not been answered until now, what business is Brutus looking for? That'sthat's all. At first thought, the incident at night was over. Actuallyno.
The only person who can be asked for help to solve the problem is ....
‘Ki Jarok!’ murmured Basri suddenly remembered the figure of the old shaman. ‘I haven't seen him in months. Hmmmm. Why do I remember now?’
Every before the full moon, Basri was routinely visited the old shaman's residence at the foot of Mount Halimun. Of course to follow a special ritual in the middle of the night blind. It has indeed become an absolute obligation and condition that must be met regarding the ownership of the Corpse Talisman. But the bustle of the cheque man went through his fortune in the city, making him forget for the sake of piling up treasures.
‘Let that affair I will do later,’ murmured Basri in the middle of his preparations to move house. ‘Now I have to secure my son and wife first. Looking for a new contract for a while, while preparing other steps so that Lastri is not suspicious about my actual business. Hhmmm, especially from the pursuit of the son of the bastard Brutus!’
That is, then they moved to live that day. Towards a new place and quite far from Kampung Cijengkol and downtown, named Kampung Kedawung.
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