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24. Confirmation of Mr. Slamet

Ratno choked on the coffee he just drank. He turned to Aretha because of the woman's question which had just surprised him.

"So Aretha's mother bullied a child at home?"

"Yes, Sir. So really it was Keisha's son Mr Ibrahim who was said to have died in this house, and was buried in the backyard?" aretha asked seriously while looking at Mr. Slamet and Ratno.

The two men just looked at each other as if hesitant to discuss the matter.

"No story is the same with me. I'm not papa," he said so that the two people in front of him would be open about this problem.

"If Areta had seen the appearance of a little girl, it might have been Keisha. Because as long as we were in this village the sightings of children who are usually seen around this house are just Keisha," explained Mr. Slamet.

"Keep that female figure ahead, who, sir?" aretha asked as she pointed to the tea garden in front of the house.

The two men stared at the direction Areta was pointing. Again Ratno and Mr. Slamet seemed confused to answer Areta's question.

"Which woman, huh, Ma'am?" ask Ratno.

"I usually see the woman standing in the middle of the tea garden. She's wearing a red dress. Stand in the middle of the garden and just pay attention to this house. Who is that, then? Is he also one of the figures who often present themselves in this village, other than Keisha?" Ask Areta again.

Ratno was now staring at Mr. Slamet. While the middle-aged man looked down with a sad look on his face. Areta understands why Mr. Slamet did that. But he pretended not to know and deliberately asked this to get a more accurate explanation from Mr. Slamet himself.

"Is that maybe Kinanti, sir?" ask Ratno.

" Winning? Who's Kinanti? " ask Areta looking at the two men in turn.

" Kinanti was my first child. Ridho's brother."

"Yes my. So that means that Kinanti is dead sir?" areta asked again with a puzzled expression of surprise that became one. " What's the matter, sir? Uh, but I apologize in advance, if my question makes Mr. Slamet sad, and if Mr. Slamet does not want to answer my question is also okay, sir."

"Hem, don't you think so, Ma'am. I'm doing fine. Just surprised if suddenly Areta told me like that. Though Areta has not lived here for a month, but instead often saw the appearance of Kinanti, my son. While I as his father have never been shown anything all this time."

They glanced towards Ratno. It was like asking Ratno about the situation that was happening right now.

"Eh, Sir. Maybe because Areta is a sensitive person, who has the ability to see creatures that are not visible to us. You see, this Areta Mbak used to be a person who had lost his way in Kalimati Hamlet, sir. Mr Slamet remind me of that story?" ask Ratno.

"Kalimati Hamlet? Oh, what happened that day, To? Aretha's sister who lives in the hamlet, even though there is no life?" Ask Mr. Slamet enthusiastically.

"Yes. Aretha's sister was her friend yesterday in the hamlet, sir. So automatically they interact with the creatures there. So surely Areta's sister is sensitive to delicate creatures. Yeah, right, Mommy?" ask Ratno

"Eh, eum, yes. Hehe. Well, there you have it, Mas Ratno. So if for example discussing about sensitive, yes indeed I am sensitive to the existence of subtle creatures. I have a twin brother, and my twin brother is the same as me. That's why time comes here... I am not too surprised about their interference. I was just curious, more precisely. But really? That Keisha was buried in the back of the house?" ask Aretha back to the topic.

"If Keisha is indeed buried behind this house, Ma'am. There's a tombstone in the back near the banyan tree. Ma'am Aretha has never walked to the back of the house, has she?" ask Mr. Slamet.

'uh? A tombstone? Banyan tree? Complete already!' inner Aretha.

"There is a garden and a fish pond. Well, Ma'am Aretha must see. Because it will definitely like," said Mr. Slamet.

"Hehe. Maybe I would have liked it, if there were no tombs" Aretha said.

Ratno laughed as well as Mr. Slamet. The three of them were sitting on the porch of the house while enjoying a snack that had been purchased by Bu Jum at Bu Darsi stall. That afternoon the work in the 2nd floor bathroom was already in the semi-finished stage. Radit's opinion about stopping the work is not ignored Areta. He just wanted the bathroom on the 2nd floor was immediately repaired.

"Regarding Kinanti, I myself do not know whether he is still alive or dead," said Mr. Slamet arrived.

Areta and Ratno's laughter dimmed. Especially when he saw the face of Mr. Slamet looked serious.

" What really happened to Kinanti, sir? Was she kidnapped or what. Why does Mr. Slamet as his parents actually do not know the existence of his own father's daughter?" They realized that the question must have hurt Mr. Slamet a little. But what is power sometimes Areta does like to be quick-ceplos in speaking words. Moreover, he had long been overwhelmed with curiosity towards the figure of the woman in the red dress that he often saw in this village, especially in the front of the house tea garden.

"this has been going on for a long time. Suddenly Kinanti was not home and had not been home for nearly 3 days. I finally reported it to the police. I don't know where my son is going. What I'm worried about is that my son was kidnapped or something bad happened to him because Kinanti is not the rebellious type of child. He has been very good and obedient all this time. That night I just found out that before Kinanti disappeared she had a fight with my wife."

"Sama Bu Jum? What's the problem, sir?"

"My wife said, it's just a trivial matter. He said Kinanti wanted to go to the city because living in a village full of limitations. He wants to be able to achieve his goals. Since childhood, Kinanti wanted to work in an office. But we are just ordinary villagers and Kinanti is only a school until SMP only because of limited costs. So it feels impossible if he can work in an office like most people. But said Ms. Jum Kinanti insisted on asking permission to go to the city because there was a work call at one of the offices in Jakarta. It was for this reason that they quarreled and suddenly Kinanti left the house. That was the story before Kinanti disappeared."

"Okay, if the story is like that there is a possibility that the Kinanti is indeed going to the city, right? But why did you say that Kinanti could have died. Is there any evidence?"

" one week after we reported him to the police suddenly someone found the clothes worn by Kinanti when she was last seen. Red dress. And it was found in the river that was under the cliff. Seeing Kinanti's clothes there bad thoughts of course began to appear, Areta said. I thought that Kinanti had not yet gone to the city but had died. Somehow he died, but the last outfit he wore was indeed that and finally I and my wife have given up the departure of Kinanti."

" so even if it's been reported to the police there are no results at all sir? Even until now?"

"Nothing, ma'am. That's why I was a little surprised when Areta said she saw a woman with a Red Dress around here. Because not only has Ma'am Aretha ever seen a woman in a red dress in this village, but some other residents have seen it and they believe it is Kinanti."

"Hem, so so, yeah. I'll try to find out again, sir. Who knows, I'll see Kinanti again. If he does show up I'll try to get him to talk."

"Eh, seriously, Mommy? Can you?" tanya Ratno who had been silent since then listened to this conversation.

"Well, I should have. Especially if Kinanti often shows his form to me. Maybe he really wanted to convey something through me."

"Thank you, Ms. Aretha. Earlier I said thank you that Areta intended that way. Please also let me know that I miss Kinanti."

Areta's heart was filled when she saw Pak Slamet's expression that really seemed to lose and miss Kinanti. It seemed like something bad had happened with Kinanti. He was also really determined to meet Kinanti if later the girl reappeared in front of Areta.

"Yes, Sir. Don't thank me first point you just wait for news from me later. But I can't promise anything to you either."

" It's okay, Ms. Aretha. I did not expect much about the existence of Kinanti. I just want to know if he's alive or dead. So that I can calm down. Not constantly hopeful and let down by circumstances."

"Patience, sir." Ratno stroked the back of Mr. Slamet sitting beside him, trying to give strength to the man.

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