TITISAN MY DAUGHTER
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After yesterday Tini was declared innocent and only as a victim, then Rustam drove him to Banjarmasin to meet his family. While Adi as usual is still on holiday to relax at home. Anggara came to see him.

"If you bring food, cake. It's so empty!" adi protests.

"There are guests being hosted. Not a guest to host the host!" anggara.

"Where are you, why aren't you invited?"

"Living at home" answered Anggara. "Find another woman, there!"

Adi asked Anggara to sit in front of his porch with sign language. "Find me, dong!"

"There's my neighbor. The guy's sweet, nice and aggressive."

"Where is that?"

"That's what you're carrying first" Anggara replied with a mocking smile.

"Lazy, ah. Make you aja. I think you have a crush!" reject it.

"Ngapain, I've got a baby."

"Make me your son!" goda.

"Yes!" Anggara hit the young man's arm. The one who was hit just laughed.

***

Rustam escorted the girl to his village. He was greeted by his mother.

"Who is that?" whispered Mother. He looked at the handsome young man with a big body, with a black dress and then a blue night shirt. "Your candidate?" added again.

Tini blushed in embarrassment as Rustam suddenly looked towards her. "No, Mak. He just sent her, Tini's home."

"If nothing is delivered, I'll go to the office first. I'll come again" said Rustam.

"Let's go, sir," said Tini's mother.

"No need." Rustam smiled as he nodded. He left Tini's house.

"Tini, wherever you are. Then if it's nobody why can be here with you?"

"He's a cop, Mom."

"Don't you fuck around, okay in town?" the accusation.

"No, Mother. Tuti's just stumbling a little trouble." Tuti will not tell you of his troubles in this house. Let it be a secret, rather than later cause panic.

"You think it was a real person, Father." Fifty-year-old mustachioed man out of the house.

"Well, what was hiding?" satirize the mother.

"Just be afraid of the same people whose bodies are big. Afraid of getting beat up."

"Basic!" tease Mom. "Lake in!" orders to Tini.

***

Rustam arrives at the head office. He sat in front of Commissioner Fian.

"Yesterday you said what, not clear on the phone?" ask Fian. He received an email from Rustam.

"On the Tini. He's at home" she replied.

"Aren't you afraid he's there? It's still a witness."

"It's not nice to stay there if you don't get a warrant from there yet" he replied.

"Oh, hahaha .. forgot. I'll ask Udin to do it. What do you want to drink?"

"Coffee, deh."

"Just a minute, I'm out first." Fian's leaving soon.

Rustam grabbed the file on the guy's desk. He read. Not long after Fian came to bring a warm cup of coffee.

"Diminum" he said, putting coffee on the table. "On the girl whose name is Hana, how's the story?" tanyanya sat down.

"Ih! Masa, anyway? Cannibal dong, huh?" Fian goosebumps.

"Eitherway. Still in process."

"You think this case could be over in how many days?"

"Depending on the memory of Tini and our people," replied Rustam soberly. He doesn't know whether or not he can.

"It's good to be fished to get them out."

"That's to risk Tini's life?"

"How else do you want?" Alfan asked back. He also worried if the main witness was even in danger.

***

Look at the moon. He had just finished Isha prayer, it hurt so much, but he was arrested. "When do I keep this up?" muttered. A voice surprised him. He turned around and looked at a head soaring high that he approached it.

Tini backed off, she was scared to death. "Away!" banish him.

"Shih ...." Only the sound of laughter answered him.

"Go, don't bother me!" He grabbed a broomstick near his porch bench.

Tini, what are you shouting outside?!" ask his father while stepping out.

The Kuyang gave a quick glance, then immediately darted away from Tini.

"Why are you screaming? That's why again I heard someone ngusirin, was there someone earlier?"

"Nothing, just a bat" he said. He immediately put the broom on the bench.

The next day, take the village. Tini had heard it while she was sweeping the courtyard.

"The son of Fatima almost ate Kuyang last night."

"Masa, anyway. How am I safe when I'm five months pregnant?"

"Where I know. Just be careful tonight."

He touched his neck. Make sure that it's not him who's looking for prey last night.

A black-hijab woman in white clothes passed by him. He looked at Tini. Somehow Tini shuddered when the eyes collided with him.

"Don't believe the same thing with a scarf or a hijab. Not necessarily like us. It could be just a doang mask to cover his neck. We should also be wary of a woman wearing a collar, who knows she's wearing that shirt to cover her neck." Those words of spontans made Tini stop her sweeping activities. He immediately put a broom on the bench and then entered the house. He tightly closed his collar.

"How about this, how about they rummage from house to house. I'm not wrong to get hit too!" He panicked.

"This, why are you standing there?" scold his mother.

"No, Ma. Tini was just confused about what to do. It's all been fucked up."

"We need to be ready. You see later in the day they will stop by from house to house to check every citizen's neck. You don't go anywhere first." I went back to the kitchen after the order.

Tini almost cried. It is impossible to run if it turns out they forbid anyone to come out of the village before being examined first.

Geck, tok, tok! The sound of the door made him flinch. It's shaking.

"This, open the door who knows it's them!" exclaim the mother from the kitchen.

Tini backed off, she hesitated. The sound of that knocking was heard again. "Today!" his mother snapped because she felt that Tini had not opened the door.

"Yes, God." Tini slowly advanced. His hands were cramped as he turned the algae of that round door. He closed his eyes for fear of seeing the guests coming.

"Tini, why are you like that?" reprimanding sounds that are familiar to Tini's hearing.

He opened his eyes and looked outside. "Sir," he said. "Lake in!" Tini immediately pulled Rustam then locked the door.

"What's up, Tin?" ask Rustam wonder.

"What do I do, sir? They're gonna come check our necks." Tini sobbing.

"Susst, don't be so hard." Rustam wiped Tini's tears. "I take care of that. Just shut up" said Rustam.

Tini stopped her crying. He did not know whether he was anxious or happy with Rustam at home, but he felt safe if the young man wanted to ensure his safety from the rampage of the local people.