When Love Comes And Goes
Episode 84

"Why else would our son be, Mah? Men's problems again?" ask Papah Rani while sighing to see the behavior of his son.

Lina gawked, frowning her forehead confused by the attitude of the child who was sulking again after a few days of being calm. He felt a little relieved because Rani had not asked about her match with the King.

"No idea, Pah. Yes, yesterday was fine. Why's it slamming the door again, huh?" Lina asked in astonishment.

"Lho, why is he coming home? Not that school is coming in now, is it?" The two middle-aged men were astonished.

Anxiety immediately derailed their hearts, worried about the state of the child.

"Let's see, Mah. Fear what's the matter at school," the husband's quick plea was done by Lina.

He came to Rani's room, knocking on her door quietly. Call the name of the child gently.

"Honey. Unlock door. This is Mamah, son," asked Lina while knocking on Rani's room door.

So long outside the room, there has been no authorization from the master. Lina was still knocking on the door of her room for a while. He sighed, giving up. Thinking maybe Rani needs time alone to calm down.

"Yes already. Give me time to calm yourself. If you need friends to confide, Mamah and Papah are below" said Lina in the end.

He still stands to hear the message, or hope Rani will open the door. But the girl did not come to open the door. Lina turned around and went back to see her husband.

"Where, Mah?" asked the husband to look curious and anxious.

Lina sighed, throwing her buttocks next to the man.

"Not built, Pah. I think it needs to be alone again," Lina replied with a sigh.

"What's the problem with the match, Mah?" The man thought.

"You don't know, Pah. For a few days, he has not discussed that issue. You think he can accept." Lina thought too.

"It's not that problem, so what's the problem?" Papah Rani dropped her back on the back of the chair. Staring at the ceiling of the room thinking about the future of their only child.

"Rani is old enough for marriage, Pah. Mamah wants Rani to get married quickly, but don't know who?" Lina let out a heavy sigh, she wanted to see Rani get married, conceive a child, then give birth.

"Yes, maybe there's no soul mate yet, Mah. It's God's secret, we as humans can only pray and try" the husband said wisely.

Both are pensive, dissolved in each other's minds.

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In other parts of the city, Mayang is busy helping Ambu pick kiray leaves to make hateup. Next to his hand held a machete, snatched each leaf. Collect it into large coils and tie the roll using a rope from the stem of an old banana leaf.

Mayang raised the leaf and placed it on the head. He was not even ashamed to do the rough work. Keep a friendly smile to the neighbors who cross paths with him.

The shallow river across it, no matter which pants he wears will get wet. Sweats pour from the pores of the skin, flooding the face and clothes. Mayang paused on the riverbank, on a rock he sat down to rest. Scoop up the face using cool river water. Sipping it a little to moisten a dry throat.

"Well, there's a beautiful woman by the river alone!" A sound sounds disgusting in Mayang's ears.

"Why do you think I'm like that?" fierce Mayang not happy. He stood up and took out the machete he was carrying.

The man gulped, his smile just gone.

"Nothing, really, pretty. I just want to fuck. If it's not wrong, you're a widow, right?" tanyanya while wetting her own lips.

Mayang flipped through the machete deliberately, showing him that it was very sharp.

"Why would you ask that? Inget wife at home, do not need to find things. Go home!" throw Mayang while pointing the machete at him.

"What a young widow! No one wants to, you know." He smiled sinisterly as he turned to leave Mayang by the river.

The woman's eyes snickered, continuing to squint until the male figure who was looking at her disrespectfully disappeared behind the trees within the forest. Mayang moved, bringing back the kiray leaves left the river.

"Where are you looking for that kiray leaf, Chu?" ask her when she arrives home.

"Regular, Ambu. On the edge of the river," replied Mayang while opening the bonds and spreading the leaves.

"Astaghfiullah! Ask you not to go there again. It's not safe there. Before you came here there was a city person who was missing there and until now did not meet," said Ambu told his son.

Mayang's hand movements stopped hearing Ambu's story, remembering the man who had met him by the river.

"Mother! There was a man to the river nanya Mayang, but Mayang is not very familiar with him. Is he not a villager here, huh?" said Mayang considering his strange behavior makes Mayang feel suspicious.

"Where do you see?" tanya Ambu raised her eyes.

"You go downstream, Ambu. He went into the woods across the river. Mayang is suspicious of him, Ambu. Mayang must investigate," Mayang said with strong determination.

"Hus! Not macem-macem. Don't look for things. At home, you want to get married. Tell me the same RT, let RT the same other citizens who find out. Not you!" prevent Ambu firmly anyway.

Mayang snorted, his adventurous soul rose up instantly to reveal a great secret that lay behind the riverside forest.

"The ngadenge teu maneh? Agabah maneh awewe tea. Cicing the bae at Imah!" (Disrupt not you? Don't be rash, you're a girl. Remem at home!).

The impact of Ambu jerked Mayang daydream, to the point that his body jumped from shock.

"Yes, yes, Ambu. Mayang. Later Mayang said it was the same mamang," replied Mayang with a sigh.

Ambu hit his son's head slowly, anxious himself because from a small always do things that make it dangerous.

"Ti leuleutik maneh, tea, recipe for balayi. Ambu anu teu ngeunah taste in imah, mutiny kumaneh mind. Bae mun indit!" (From childhood you like to look for danger. Ambu that does not taste good at home, anxious thinking of you. Watch out for you to go!).

Ambu threatened Mayang while gawking into the house. Mayang rubbed his head which was hit by Ambu while grimacing. He sighed, recalling his childhood which always played in rice fields, forests and rivers.

Smiling at myself imagines all that. He does like danger, understand the village boy is so.