Radio Broadcast Midnight 2
Episode 31

"Why is Adul so sweet?" tanya Gia nudged my shoulder and looked towards Adul who was sitting on the broadcast chair with her face bent.

"Obviously, he's abis gubrak-gubrak again. Wrong yourself, songong anyway!" I replied cynically which made Adul look at me annoyed.

"Tea was about to look brave in Kekey's eyes. Uh even zonk," he exclaimed.

"Different farmers are much the same songong, tau! It must be that your mouth is this sompral mah" Remi said.

"Yes ordinary, hit him with the same head rolling. Hiiii!" my continue.

"Huh, seriously Xu? Whose head?" Gia whispering.

"The Dutch glutinous."

"Woooh! Any heads?" ask Gia again.

"There! But apart, rich you're with Tomo" I reply.

"Ish," Gia narrowed her eyes. "Hayu havah broadcast."

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"Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, good night loyal listeners Story of Midnight Radio Rebel Bandung 12.08 FM wherever you are. Inoxu and Adu were back to accompany the rest of the listeners all with a presentation of stories from our sources," I opened the broadcast.

"Yes, that's right Inoxu Tea. But before, Adu wants to puterin one song request Siti Mustika from Pas Band with Lonely Us. Happy listening and don't go anywhere ya gaes?" Adul.

I've contacted the source for tonight and asked him to wait for a moment at the end of the line.

"Teh, this is a feeling of Adul aja, or really rich someone who cares about us huh?" whisik Adul's.

"Your feelings only once. Kan you abis shocked earlier, datengin same sticky Dutch."

"Can be. You see, Adul does not worry there is a figure of nothing here," he continued.

"Our server is down?" ask Remi suddenly. Immediately, I looked at the computer screen and found if the server indicator was unstable.

"Yes," I said. "Well, why else is this? It's like our last broadcast, that time in the old office."

"Pass ahead of the fire, huh?" ask the Gia I call. "Just a minute, I report to Kang Utep first."

Gia ran straight out of the studio and I went back to monitoring the computer screen. Within a few seconds, the server indicator appears to be dead.

"Brake down the server!" it was me who made Remi pat her forehead slowly.

"Ngga will be able to continue this broadcast mah. Free, off-air footage will not be able to kesimpen," he replied. "Dear it first, Xu. Tell the source, if we call back later."

I immediately did what Remi said and turned off the footage off the air opening broadcast. "Hayu get out," take me when you're done.

Remi and Adul followed my steps. Apparently, in front of the other studio, some broadcasters were already standing. "Server down, huh?" ask them.

"Yes, Xu. This failed many broadcasts," answered one of them.

I exhaled a deep breath and walked into Bang Win's room. Remi and Adul themselves, choose to sit on the receptionist sofa and join the others.

"What's up?" ask me so in.

"No, the server suddenly went down. Haven't found the cause yet. Again checked with Utep," replied Teh Opi.

I sat on the sofa and stared at Bang Win surrounded by several broadcast producers. Gia was there too.

Not long after, Mr. Obi entered Bang Win's study with a panicked face. "Son Win, you want permission for a minute? Want to go to the hospital," he said.

"That, Hud's wife. People who like to keep the seller's stall in front. Just dropped, so he wanted to be taken to the hospital. I want to join you, they're both here."

I stood up straight from shock. "Teh Nengsih?" I just don't believe it.

"Yes, Neng. Just now Hud nyari angkot to bring his wife, right meet the Father in front."

Bang Win looked at me fixedly for a while and made me nod faintly, before taking the car keys on the table. "Pi, these nitips huh? If Utep is done, make sure to monitor here."

Opi Tea nodded steadily and gave her thumbs up. I followed Bang Win and Mr. Obi who walked outside.

"My car cake, sir. It's hard to wait for empty angkot at this hour" cried Bang Win who I can hear clearly. On the terrace, I let go of them both with a sense of anxiety. My vision this afternoon, when I touched the man who was Teh Ayu's husband, began to shadow me.

"Xu, what's wrong?" reprimanded Kang Utep walking from the side courtyard.

"Is that all right, Kang?" Instead of answering Kang Utep's question, I asked him back.

"Udah. Strange loh Xu, but not Utep anything. Just look at the doang, uh it's really myself," replied Kang Utep who made me frown.

"So we can broadcast?"

"Don't wait, just wait stable before long," said Kang Utep who I call before he went inside.

“𝙆𝙪 𝙉𝙮𝙖𝙞 𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙖𝙬𝙖! 𝙉𝙮𝙖𝙞 𝙡𝙚𝙬𝙞𝙝 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙪𝙥 𝙠𝙖 𝙣𝙪 𝙠𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙞𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙣 𝙣𝙪 𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙟𝙞! (𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙝 𝙉𝙮𝙖𝙞 𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙖𝙬𝙖. 𝙉𝙮𝙖𝙞 𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙞𝙝 𝙨𝙪𝙠𝙖 𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙠𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙠𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙖 𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙪!)”

Just now I was sitting on the porch sofa, a voice I recognized as the voice of Nyai. My stomach suddenly felt pain as if it was poured*suk sharp objects, so it made me duck and breathe breathlessly.

“𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙝 𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙣! 𝙉𝙮𝙖𝙞 𝙩𝙞 𝙂𝙪𝙣𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙠 𝙠𝙪𝙙𝙪 𝙢𝙚𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙪 𝙙𝙞𝙝𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙜! (𝙠𝙖𝙢𝙪 𝙟𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙣! 𝙉𝙮𝙖𝙞 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙞 𝙜𝙪𝙣𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙠 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙠𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙥𝙖 𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙪!)”

'Salak Mountain?' my question is in my heart. Instantly I remembered the story of Nyx when he was climbing Mount Salak and met with invisible residents there. From the story of my brother, the residents of Mount Salak urung hurt him because they knew that he was a child of Suryanagara.

With my heart pounding, I thought quickly before opening my voice. "Salak Mountain? Abi Inoxu Aisyah Princess Suryanagara salute! (Salak Mountain? I'm Inoxu Aisyah Princess Suryanagara, give my regards!)"

As soon as I finished saying that, there was a tiger roar that came out of nowhere, and the pain in my stomach suddenly disappeared.

“𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣, 𝙉𝙮𝙖𝙞 𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙝. (𝙢𝙖𝙖𝙛, 𝙉𝙮𝙖𝙞 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙪𝙝)”

My emotions rose and made me stand up. "An*jing!" my mak was rude before stepping foot towards the gate.

"My mouth trembled, Tea," my hiss sharply at Teh Ayu who was tidying up her merchandise. Beside her, Teh Ayu's husband looked at me curiously. "Well, if you can come along."

I left those who stared at each other in confusion. In the end, both of them followed me into the Rebel Radio guard post.

"Steh want to stop?!" ask me to the point. "After Teteh nyelakain Agassa, mgejahatin Teh Nengsih, and now Teteh still ngincer my children?! My warning the other day wasn't Teteh denger?!"

"Sorry, Tea. What's up, huh?" ask Teh Ayu's husband.

"Do you know that Akang's wife is maen pesugihan?" my question is what makes Ayu Tea gaping.

"I don't pesu—."

"Diem!" my sentakku. "Barusan, the Nyai from Mount Salak said that he would take my children. Do you think my threats are messing around?!"

"Teteh misunderstood," said Teh Ayu nervously.

"Misunderstand? According to Teteh, I ble*gug what?! If I or the people closest to me experience something strange, I will not stay on it once I know that Teteh interfered!" my sentakku. "Do not touch the family and relatives of the descendants of Suryanagara. Shaman Teteh must know who we are! This is my last warning. If Teteh is still ignorant, I can order Nyai, to immediately finish Teteh!"

The truth is, I'm bragging. I boasted based on a story from Nyx, and now I use it to bully Ayu Tea. I don't even know what to do, if my bluff doesn't make Teh Ayu back off.

"For more details, Akang can ask Akang's wife, what has he done!" I stared at Teh Ayu's husband before leaving the two of them and walking inside Radio Rebel.