The Sand Palace II
Darma's rotten plan
“Arun, wake up Arun! Get me my eyeballs!” the sound of the rose woke him up.
He was terrified to see the ugly face of the Rose. There were worms writhing, her nails peeling off her foul-smelling skin. Arun vomit can't stand the smell of rot. She screams for help, Rose wakes her up to see Arun terrified.
“You why mas?”
“Huh, it's okay. Just a nightmare, please get me a drink.”
Roses wearing pajamas and feather sandals going down the stairs. He poured a cup of coffee, looked in all directions then quickly blew the spell into the drink. She can not bear to be second, tomorrow Arun she urged to marry him immediately even though only as a betel wife. At the mini mala the figure of the genie helps her drown the love deeply until the man she is aiming for is afraid of losing her.
“Thanks for the coffee favors.”
“Mas, you will take care of our wedding tomorrow. The wife is okay too. You don't want me to go, do you?”
“Don't go baby, I could've made you a legitimate wife. No need to be a second wife. But, I can't guarantee that I can give you money every day. Rita takes all power of attorney to him and Riky.”
“I don't want to know. You have to find a way mas!”
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Seeing the beautiful face of Bilqis, natural beauty without makeup polish or lip-splitting lipstick. Darma diligently eats at the stall of Bu Hani. Morning, day or night, he was more comfortable hanging out for a long time. Next month graduation time finish school to major. He intends to take Bilqis to a serious level. Right on the day off, Sunday morning that made Bilqis surprised by what he said.
“Dik, you want to be a wife mas?”
“Hah? Yes, Bilqis has no intention of getting married. We've only known each other for a week. Bilqis still wants to go to school.”
“Kan there is a name married first new dating. If you are not ready, you will wait until you finish school.”
“But Bilqis has no feelings the same mas.”
His heart was like being burned inside a very hot furnace. Just this time he was rejected outright, the extremely high-confident man who thought the woman would accept him made him feel very slapped. “You dare to reject me? just look yes from today you will obey and will not be able to escape from me!” muttered Darma looking at him.
Darma's strange attitude is seen when Tomi invites him back to kosan. He said there was no need to return because he was just waiting for his diploma in the next month. All the administrative affairs and graduation day celebration he could finish with money. The son of a merchant master takur began to boast of himself.
“You're the same Darma guy who talked about what? my brother is suspicious. If he messes with you let brother beat him!”
“Nggg__mas Darma ngajak wedlock bang.”
“What! It's crazy, Darma. Want to embed brother in between the attitude of the play boy? cry your blood later made him dik.”
On the black cloth ritual table, he showed a photo of the woman he craved. The picture of Bilqis he took from a distance. Behind the full photo is his name. In front of him was the seventh shaman he asked to make the woman infatuated with him.
“You sure you can live the terms?” ask the shaman to put the photo on the blood.
Darma nodded with a grin, he received a jug as a condition of putting the clothes of the woman he was heading to in it. Not only that, every night he had to undergo the ritual of immersing himself in the river. The crazy man took it lightly as the terms immediately agreed to it.
Stealing clothes in clothesline is an easy endeavor. Moreover, he memorized all the clothes that the woman was wearing. Forty days of unseen, during which time Bilqis often get interference from subtle creatures. Today, before the face is set. The disturbance of the huge black form figure overlapped his body. The figure released mucus mixed with blood into his mouth.
“Arggh! Arghh!”
The last requirement was to dig a grave to take the binding of the head of the corpse shroud. Saturday night Sunday, Darmo knocked on Bilqis' door. He brought a box of martabaks and a few packs of snacks. Unexpectedly, Bilqis opened the door for him. The woman's face was smiling happily. Darma grabbed her very soft hand, she kissed the back of the hand asking the woman to let him inside.
“Who came by nduk? Uh, there's Darmo. Tomi hasn't come home yet, you're not going to kosan?”
“Ngga ma'am, all business is done. I'm here to see Bilqis. Heheh.”
Simple chairs made of boards on the young men who came. Two chairs sat by single teachers at Bilqis school add to the attraction of the scenery like artists who want to queue up to play big screen soap operas.
“Huh everyone's guest Bilqis. Where am I?” muttered Risa glanced from the room.
Bilqis chose to stay in the room to open his book. He enjoys Darmo's food. Her face was red, blood rustling and heartbeats thinking of the man she was starting to like. Who would have thought that the knowledge of love, the science of revenge conquering his heart had succeeded?
The quarrel of two young teachers because last night their love was not welcomed. On the basketball court both jotos, resulting in the anger of the principal giving a pay cut for three months.
“It is a good thing that Bilqis does not accept any of them. Otherwise the principal's father will take him out” whispered one of the teachers in the office.
“Eat first just help mom. You will be sick later. There's a letter for you, I put it on the study table yes.”
“Ya bu..”
Duku Asem city.
For Bilqis the lover I loved so dearly.
I am a real man who is very expensive to shed tears. But this time my tears can't stand the news of your return. Without farewell sister just left mas. Body and soul pain feel your loss. When is sister back?
May you always be healthy and well. Accept the gold ring from a distance, wait for it to come propose to you.
Wijaya.
In the back, Hani rubbed his son's back gently. He told Bilqis to return the diamond ring, which was meant to be hundreds of millions. “Luxury and expensive ring which is very heavy responsibility. I don't want to be a problem in your life, son. Try to ask you, actually you choose who?”
“Ndon't know mom. Bilqis still dizzy thinking of school.”
“Then give this thing back, son. He must have accepted your decision.”
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Cars lined up crowded simple restaurants, motorcycles, wind bikes to public transportation that is deliberately rented neatly parked in front of the house. Empty land is five steps away is usually used by residents as a field watching the screen tancap. During the busy afternoon, Bilqis inside cut vegetables at Risa's help serving customers picking up dirty dishes on the table. Hand-processed cuisine Hani matching on the tongue of culinary lovers.
Additional views of flowers adorn young men who want to glance at Bilqis between eating food. The arrival of the family from the relationship, Sina and his three children visited widen the smile to embrace him.
“So I'm coming! I heard Bilqis came home from town and went to school near my house. If it pleases, Bilqis lives in my house. It's a pity the cost of going home.”
“Ya right aunt, later all Sandi who drove him to school. Coincidentally the office route is the same as the school Bilqis.”
“Duh, don't bother. Bilqis is used to going home. Help keep this small shop.”
“Do not go low, brother. Warung brother rame really, oh yes brother Bilqisnya where?”
“There in the kitchen.”
Sandi gawked, her two sisters pulled her ears to see Bilqis. The man admired his own cousin, without the cue of his mother. Sandi offered a hand asking Bilqis to accept his position.
“Known me Sandi, aunt son Sina.”
“Kak Sandi who used to cry yes?” answer Bilqis received the hand office.
“Hahah,.” laughs his two younger siblings simultaneously.
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Late at night, Bilqis was surprised to feel someone calling her. He saw the shadow of Darmo coming out from behind the window rubbing his face. His screams woke up inside the dream as if it felt real. As Bilqis' body shivered in the cold, she began to rumble rousing Risa.
“Mother! Brother Bilqis bu!”
The villagers saw from the front door, the sound of Bilqis' screams calling Darmo's name. “What's up? He hasn't been home a month from the big city but he's been making trouble. Don't-don't she's not a virgin so reject us” said one of the tall men.
“Your words have a point too. Do you know what kind of town kids are, right? But out of so many young men why is that man he called ya?”
The skewed thoughts about Bilqis were broken by the man wearing the sarong who had just returned from the mosque. He listened to both of them.
“you can't su'udzon. I know who Hani's son is even though he's not close to her. Bilqis was also not a bit of a bitch or had ever received all the love of the village youth before he went to the city or came back from the city. Don't spread slander!”
“But why is he screaming like that? Trance?”
The gloved man did not dare to conclude the answer to his question. He just shrugged his shoulders, walked away approaching his house. Stand reciting the holy verses of Al qur’an. Hot air, strange noises and sightings in front of the house show the house being attacked by delicate creatures.
“Astagfirullah al’adzim.”