THE LIFE OF A MAN
PART 404S
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Republic of Indonesia,
Anthony, Bruna, Garret following Girl, was visiting a village. Where the village is, is the birthplace of the Girl and where the Son's wife grew up, before the Girl finally left the village.
“Then Master Gerret-Mrs Bruna-Madam Lady and Young Master Anthony wait here for a while. Let me find out where the Village Chief's house is.” said Suheil, when he and his employers had gotten out of the car.
“No need Suheil.” Serge Girl.
And after that, the girl immediately returned to speaking in Indonesian at length.
“I don't know which Village Chief is now whether it's been replaced or not from the last moment I left here.. But even though it was changed, the person who became the substitute Village Chief, usually came from the family of the previous Village Chief. Because the position here is obtained by hereditary.”
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“What... You two understand what I said earlier?—“
“Heem. not really. That’s quite long sentences in Indonesian Language (Heem. That's a sentence in Indonesian that is quite long ).”
Bruna who then first responded to the girl's question, with her slightly grimacing crybaby. And because of Bruna's response, the girl went along grimacing as well.
“I see you mean a little bit, Girl, And do you still remember where he lived and the way to get there?..” said Garret-after previously she chuckled little seeing the attitude of Bruna and Girl who was a little laughable.
“Iya I still remember, Gar,” replied the Girl as she nodded. Then the Girl walks with Bruna, Garret and Anthony to the house of a village chief who held the position when the Girl leaves her village, to escape from her mother and step-sister.
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The girl following Bruna, Garret and Anthony and their two bodyguards—had arrived in front of a house that was classified as large and good for the size of the house in the village.
“Let me check, the person is there or engga—Tuan, Madam.” one bodyguard take the initiative. Bruna, Garret and Girl also immediately agreed the initiative of one of their bodyguards.
Then shortly, after it was confirmed that the person concerned was at the place—Bruna, Garret and Girl including Anthony— entered the house of the last person serving as the Village Chief, when the Girl left her village.
Then a rather boisterous welcome from the residents of the house was heard when they recognized the Girl, as the same Girl who had been a villager of the village—but had left there since a few years ago, he said, and because now Girls come back with a pretty different appearance—if seen from what Girls wear, it is, some homeowners are more boisterous—up to a lot of compliments that come out of homeowners on Girls with their bright faces.
The girl only smiled in addition to humbling in response, after she, Bruna, Garret and Anthony were welcome to come in and sit respectfully by the owner of the house. At the same time very well entertained by the owner of the house which is the same Village Chief's house as the last served when the Girl left the village, and happened to have not been replaced. As Gadis knows, that the position of the Village Chief in his village was held for generations—and if you remember the old time, the Village Head will be replaced when concerned surrender his own position to the chosen one.
It won't be far away either.
Namely, who served certainly there will still be family ties with the old Village Chief.
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“I mean my arrival - to this place, is to ask - do you know someone, named Baskoro?”
Garret then raised her voice, when the Village Chief asked about the arrival of Girl— which was thought to be just a visit.
“What is my speech, can you understand, clearly?”
Garret spoke again— asked slowly by looking at the Village Chief, and Garret tried to speak Indonesian as well as possible, although a little broken.
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“Yes, obviously, Mr.” responded to the Village Chief over Garret's previous remarks which also questioned the clarity of his remarks, saying, because even though Garret believes his speech in Indonesian is neat enough to be arranged—but his speech accent as an outsider, he is worried that it can make it difficult for indigenous people who are interlocutors.
And if indeed his speech that Garret feels has used the word arrangement in accordance with what he has learned and is quite mastered in the near future is still poorly understood by the person he is talking to at this time, he said, there is a girl who will give a re-explanation of the meaning of his words. “Good, if indeed, you understand, my remark, means we can continue.our conversation.” Garret said again.
“I know Mr. Baskoro,” Mr. Village Chief then said after Garret said just now. “Everyone in this village knows who he is. But I personally just know Mr. Baskoro as the Landlord here, as well as like to lend money to my citizens.”
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Garret nodded after hearing the Village Chief's words - after speaking the Chief asked Garret after looking at the previous Girl, just wanted to make sure if Addison understood what he said just now— just like what Garret did and asked the village head beforehand.
“You know Mr Baskoro, Dis?” chirps from the wife of the Village Chief, and Girl immediately shook her head and refuted the alleged wife of the Village Chief.
Then the girl told the concerned, if in fact she only drove her husband's brother here, without knowing before the purpose and purpose of Garret came to her village.
“I just know he's a loan shark, Mom, sir. And only once met, when he came to my father's and my mother's house because there was business with my stepmother. The rest I don't know him very well,” replied Girl.
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“So that means Mr. Ge..rret..inquired about Mr. Baskoro that, what is it?.”
The Village Chief continued speaking while asking Garret after the Girl spoke.
“Is this Master his acquaintance?. but, earlier, did you know that Mr Baskoro is dead?”
The village chief spoke again and asked Garret.
And Garret grinned in her heart, as she sat down. ‘Of course I know he’s dead (Of course I know he's dead! )’
A very faint oblique smile then fell on Garret's lips.
‘Even know before far time before everyone know (Even know long before everyone knows it )—‘
And Garret's faint oblique smile is certainly meaningful.
Because how Garret did not know in advance of all the people who eventually saw the fire in the house of the man named Baskoro - as well as the owner who was burned in the house with the bouncers, he said, because it was all because of his work with the Sons of Damian and Addison.
“Gar?.”
The girl's soft voice that called out her call, made Addison instantly gasp. “Yes, Girl?.” replied Garret.
“Do you understand what Mr Word asked earlier?—“
“Ah yes. About who I know the man name Baskoro or not? ( Ah yes. About me knowing that guy named Baskoro or not? )—“
“Iya, Gar.”
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“I don’t know him,” said Garret after Girl answered him.
“Garret says, he is not familiar with Baskoro's.”
The girl translated Garret's English speech to the Village Chief and his wife.
“You're great huh, Dis. The londo people's language! It's not in vain that you leave here. Keep coming home already a rich man, same have a handsome Londono husband like this.”
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“So I told you that Garret is my husband's brother. Not my husband, Ma'am.”
Then the Girl attacked the Village Chief's wife with a polite speech. As is the attitude of girls to others most often.
The Village Chief's wife was immediately whiny. “Oh yes, yes. Forgot Mom, Dis—“
“Which husband of yours, Dis? How to stay with?.” The Village Chief so snatched asking the Girl.
And the Girl re-published her gentle smile, before she answered the Village Chief's question.
“My husband is in foreign affairs, sir. Hence can not come from yesterday, because it has not returned.”
The village chief and his wife are oh ria only. Here also includes back compliments on Girls. “Ya already so, back to earlier it was about Pak Baskoro.”
Then after that, the Village Chief again said while looking at Garret.
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“If you do not know, why do you ask about Mr Baskoro, yes?”
The Village Chief then asked Garret who understood the meaning of the Village Chief's question and immediately replied.
“There is my pending affair, with that man named Baskoro, who I want to finish immediately.”
“If I may know, what business is it, Sir?.”
“For that matter, I will tell you, if you, can do my request.”
“What is it, Mister?—“
“Give me, a list of people – people in this area, who have debts.in the man named Baskoro, especially those, who have mortgaged their important letter –, on the man.. Next you will know how, when I have - received the list of people - that person.”
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Garret was shortly inside the Village Chief's house in the girl's birthplace.
Because after saying what was the reason for coming to his village The girl, Garret immediately invited Bruna, the girl following Anthony to move from there.
But because Anthony whines want to walk – way to the rice fields that interest him from since coming, Garret – Bruna and Girl, do not rush to get in the car and return to their villa. The three adoptive parents of Anthony, of course, are not as firm as the Son to give a rejection to Anthony, if indeed the Son is not pleased. Or the conditions are not possible.
But often anyway, if it does not harm or concern the pleasure of Anthony, the Son must grant whatever request Anthony. Besides the heartache to disappoint Anthony.
And that's how the girls, Bruna and Garret are feeling right now.
It is difficult to resist Anthony's desire to play in the field, although there will be a risk if Anthony's clothes become very dirty.
Not a big deal. Thought Girl, Bruna and Garret— who immediately agreed with Anthony's request to play to one of the rice fields, accompanied by the Village Chief and his wife.
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“You're Dis, marry the same Mother you weren't invited?.”
The wife of the Village Chief who was now standing opposite the girl raised her voice, after noticing Anthony and Addison who were descending into the rice fields.
“Sorry, Mom. I don't mean that. Suddenly so. And besides me and my husband did not have a how-to wedding.”
“But is your husband rich, Dis? How can you make a big party?.”
The girl smiled in response to the curse of the Village Chief's wife, but shortly after the Girl said, “My husband is busy, Mom. And again also I do not feel a festive party is important—“
“You're Dis, you don't change even though you're a rich man now. Humble drops,” said the wife of the Village Chief.
“Thank you, Ma.”
The girl answered well and smiled.
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“Bu Inu same Madya also do not know you already married dong ya, Dis?”
His wife the Village Chief said again, then the Girl momentarily fell silent. Then the girl pulled the corner of her lips, shaking her next second. “Engga, Mom. Since I left here, I have never communicated with them again.”
The Wife of the Village Chief was mangosteen – mangosteen after hearing the narration of Girl.
“Because you took away their money and jewelry huh, Dis?” then the Village Chief's wife spoke again, to which the Girl was immediately shocked to hear.
“I – what, Mom?.” Gugu Girl with expression of surprise.
“Iya, Bu Inu same Madya story to Mom and Dad about you who went with their money and jewelry that should make pay gambling debt of your late father who pinjem money with Pak Baskoro, who went with you, because they want to redeem their land letters mortgaged by your late father to Pak Baskoro it ..”
“That's not true, Bu ..”
“Ya I believe in you, Dis. But when they both ngadep Mom and Dad, their faces are scared because they have been waiting for the same bouncer Pak Baskoro. So it's hard too if you don't believe in them—“
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“Then how are they, Bu?” ask the girl who was silent for a moment.
“Far from good, Dis. Setau Mom anyway, if said Idah – mother-in-law who works at the Puskesmas, your stepmother has asthma. So often back and forth – back check, because if soy sauce work in rice fields or gardens – asthma relapse.”
The girl then fell silent.
“You have no intention of meeting them to meet you here, Dis? All of you solve, if you before you go from here first, you have a problem.”
The village chief's wife said while asking, but the girl did not answer him directly.
“Let me think about it first, Mom .. because—“
“Girl?.” but before Girl finishes her sentence, a female voice is heard calling Girl from behind her.
“Sari?—“
“Yes, Dis! Where are you going?! Uwa tuh nyariin you have been sick for a long time – so sick you want to apologize to you—“
“Au—“
“Hayu or Dis return home continue to meet Uwa—“
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To be continue..