What a Beautiful Divorce
73. Disappeared

Pinaka arrived in front of the fence of Bu Intan's house. The cooking teacher was playing badminton with her daughter, Anin, who was in her early years. Ms. Intan and her daughter then stopped, turned their heads, and smiled at Pinaka.

Pinaka smiled back and got off his bike. "Sorry Anin, Miss Intan, I'm interrupting for a moment" he said. He then approached Anin and Ms. Intan.

"We are not disturbed, really," said Ms. Intan, smiling back. "What's up, Pinaka?"

Pinaka told Bu Intan about his desire to grow grapes. "Will Mas Prapto be disturbed if I ask you to make a place to plant wine on him, Mom?"

Ms. Intan laughed. "There's only one question, Pinaka," he said. "Prapto won't be bothered, really. Just tell him."

"Really, Mom?" tanya Pinaka made sure.

Ms. Intan nodded. "really. I guarantee you."

Pinaka's face is radiant. Then he said, "All right, Mom. I went to Mas Prapto's house first. The drug, Anin Sweet," Pinaka said as he waved his hand at Anin.

***

"Continue, Boss," Nimo said, with an excited face. He was so interested in the mafia film they just watched. He scrunched his face because Prapto was grinning. "Don't tell me this mafia film is also connected, boss," he said.

"I'm sorry, Nimo, but it does connect" Prapto replied, laughing.

"You have heart, Boss," grumbled Nimo. "Yes, boss, I'm going home first, yeah"

"Don't blame me, Nimo, for making the movie." Prapto then smiled. "Yes, be careful on the road."

Nimo nodded. He picked up a bicycle and soon disappeared behind the fence.

After Nimo came home, Prapto stood about to enter his house, but his steps stopped because at the gate there was the sound of a motorbike he recognized. Pinaka Motor. Pinaka parked his bike and approached Prapto.

"Wait a minute, yeah, I'll make you a drink" Prapto said, smiling. Shortly afterwards, he returned with a cup of tea and a plate of bread.

“Mas Prapto not drink?” tanya Pinaka, when Prapto put tea and bread on the patio table.

Prapto. “No, Pinaka. I just finished drinking with Nimo.” He sat. “What's the matter?”

Pinaka put the freshly gulped tea. “I read a book about growing grapes in the yard of the house, Mas. I'm very interested."

"I'm glad to hear it, Pinaka." Prapto I lit his cigarette. "Where do you want to plant it?"

"That's it, Mom, when I was looking for a way to grow grapes on the internet, it seemed really hard, because it needed wood for the vine to spread. I can't use the library fence. So ..." Pinaka stopped his words and smiled sweetly at Prapto.

Prapto smiled back. "Your sweet smile will not grow a vine, Pinaka," he said.

Pinaka laughs. "Will you help me make a place to plant his vine?" tanyanya, blushing.

Prapto pretended to think. He said, "You or not, huh? I think about these two days, huh, Pinaka?"

"Mas, how long are two days?"

"A day?" prapto asked while raising his eyebrows.

"Still a long time, Mommy."

"Semenit?"

Pinaka smile. "A year, Mom," he said. They both laughed.

"Tomorrow after gardening I will bring the ingredients to the library" Prapto said.

"Thank you, yes, Mas Prapto is handsome." Pinaka was shocked to see Prapto gesturing 'no' with his hand. "Why, Mas? You don't want a handsome?" tanyakanya.

"I'm dashing, Pinaka, not handsome. The handsome is still under his dashing level" answered Prapto.

Pinaka turned her lips. "One-time pede you, Mas."

"Of course," said Prapto quickly. "By the way, you have the grape seed?"

Pinaka scrunched his face, thinking, then said, "True too, yes, Mas. I haven't thought about it."

"Where did you think about it, because you thought about me." Prapto laughed when Pinaka turned his lips back. "Yes, already. Buy online only. A day to the grape seed."

Pinaka nodded with a smile. They continued to chat until Pinaka came home to open the library.

***

The next day, after finishing gardening, Prapto tied up the wood he was going to bring to the library. He raised his head when he heard the sound of footsteps approaching. "You seem. From where?"

"Journey around the village, Uncle," Lapen replied. Taro and Lennon who were standing on Lapen's right left smiled at Prapto.

"Thank you, Taro," said Prapto. "You're taken to the library. Pinaka asked for a place to plant a vine."

"That's the power of love, Lennon. You wouldn't mind carrying this heavy wood if it was for the lover" Lapen said with a thoughtful face.

Prapto laughed, while Taro and Lennon turned to Lapen with annoyed faces.

"It's your face, Lapen, usually" lennon grumbled. "Don't be wise, like just know about love."

"It has. You better take me to the library and help me make this vineyard" Prapto said. The three friends nodded simultaneously.

***

Pinaka again saw the clock on his phone, then steady the cloudy sky of the rainy season from the terrace of the library. The distance between Prapto's house and the library is not far, but since Prapto told her in a text message that she was leaving for the library twenty minutes ago, her future husband has not appeared.

Pinaka stood up from his seat. He paced on the terrace while wondering why Prapto had not arrived. He had been called five times and Prapto did not pick up his phone. Suddenly Pinaka's face turned pale. 'Don't ... !' thought. He then left the library to Bu Harni and immediately drove a motorcycle to find Prapto.

Along the way, Pinaka continues to look left and right in search of Prapto, but Prapto remains invisible. Then at a junction of three, Pinaka turned his motor to the right.

"LANTE!"

Pinaka pulled the brakes, almost hitting Lennon and Lapen who were stepping in the middle of the road. "Why are you stepping in the middle of the road?" tanya Pinaka was still in a shocked tone.

"Sorry, Auntie, we're walking around looking for Uncle Prapto. He had invited us to help him in the library, but after we got to Uncle Prapto's bike library there was nothing" Lapen replied.

"Auntie is looking for him too. It's been twenty minutes since he said he was leaving for the library but hasn't come yet" Pinaka said. "Come, let's find it!" bring Pinaka.

Lapen, Taro, and Lennon nodded. Pinaka then put his motorcycle in front of the house of mothers who often to the library and find Prapto on foot.

It's almost three in the afternoon but Prapto hasn't met yet. Pinaka, Lapen, Taro, and Lennon now arrived at the village road adjoining the rice fields that had been chopped down with straw.

"Where did Mas Prapto go, Lapen?" ask Pinaka. His voice contained anxiety.

"Uncle Prapto often to Uncle Nimo's house, Auntie. But there's no way Uncle Prapto's going there right now, Uncle Prapto's gonna tell Aunt Pinaka he's going to the library. What do you think, Lennon?" ask Lapen.

Not hearing Lennon's answer, they stopped and turned to the left. Lennon was no longer there. Then they look back. Not far behind them, Lennon appeared to stand facing the rice field.he moved his head like he was ascertaining what he was seeing.

Pinaka, Taro, and Lapen approach Lennon. "Why did you stop?" ask Lapen.

Lennon did not look. He pointed to a swath of rice fields not far from them. "Those haystacks over there arise, Lapen. It looks like it's in."

Everyone watched Lennon point and they were astonished. Taro then walked towards a two-meter wide trench not far from them, which separated the village road Kejora with rice fields.

The trench water in the village of Kejora clear that Taro can see clearly the pile of wood that he had tied with Prapto. "Lapen, Lennon, is that the wood I tied up with Uncle Prapto?" her cheering.

Pinaka, Lapen, and Lennon immediately approached Taro. Not far from the pile of wood it also looks like a bicycle commonly used by Prapto. The bike looked like it had fallen. The four of them stared for a moment. And before long, the four of them immediately ran towards the haystack they were talking about earlier.

"Just wait here, Auntie," said Lapen. He, Taro, and Lennon continued to cross the moat and descended into the paddy field, toward the haystack that had arisen.

As soon as they arrived, the three boys immediately raised the haystack. "Uncle Prapto!" lapen exclaimed, when he saw Prapto his eyes were closed with his chin resting on a haystack.

But Prapto, who was waiting for them, did not move or answer. Taro and Lennon shake Prapto's body. "Uncle! Uncle! Uncle!" They continued to call out to Prapto in an anxious tone.

Prapto raised his head. "You guys apparently," he said in a soft voice.

Lapen and his two best friends breathed a sigh of relief. "Uncle is okay?" ask Lapen.

"I'm fine, but my legs and hands are sinking deep enough into this mud and can't be pulled" Prapto replied.

"Why didn't you ask for help from the gentlemen who walked down the street, Uncle?" ask Taro.

"I thought it would be easy to pull my feet and hands out of the mud of this rice field, Taro, but it was impossible. I was so tired, I decided to go to sleep."

"That's not mud, Uncle. It's kind of a water reservoir for rice fields, so it's deep" Lennon said. "There must have been no rapids here, but Uncle fell and dragged the hay here. Getting out of the mud is easy, Uncle. Raise Uncle's feet and hands while sliding to the right left. If you lift straight it will be very difficult."

Prapto tried to shift his legs and arms as he was pulled by Lapen, Taro, and Lennon. Shortly thereafter, Prapto escaped from the mud. They then walked to the edge of the rice field approaching Pinaka. The bicycle and the wood built by Prapto were raised by Lennon and Taro.

After thanking Lapen and his two friends, Prapto said to Pinaka, "I was busy watching this stretch of rice field covered with straw, Pinaka, and suddenly hit the rock." Prapto pointed to the stone he had hit. "Because the speed of my bike was quite fast, I was thrown quite far."

Pinaka breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm so worried, Mom. Must be body pain. If you have recovered just made a place to plant the wine. Just rest up."

"I'm okay, Pinaka. There's food in the library? After eating my energy will recover. After all, there will be three friends who will help me" answered Prapto. "Lusa I'm also going to Mr. Ino's place. So, just now." Prapto then smiled.

Pinaka thought for a moment, then nodded. "Alright, Mas. I've cooked rice and side dishes. Finish eating I'll cook a snack for you guys later. Didn't change clothes first?"

Prapto saw his clothes filled with mud and laughed. "No, Pinaka. I wash in the trenches. It will also get dirty again when making wine."

"Let's not sleep like here, yeah, Uncle," said Lapen, laughing. They all laughed.