THE FORMER BLIND COLLECTION HOUSE IJO
Chapter 40 Papah's confession

My two teenage brothers became the center of attention of the villagers, my two brothers were beautiful, they were slim, tall, white, and their hair was long.

My eldest brother had his hair, straight long, and black, me and, Eli tea our hair curls and, somewhat to the coke like Mamah's hair, the nose of my brothers is pointed, their eyes are round with ginger, and their eyelashes are naturally thick.

The villagers greeted us, saying welcome with friendly and sincere smiles, although some of them looked a little cynical and like we were talking about in whispers , but mostly like they like us.

We returned their greetings, and their greetings, some of them helped us transport goods from trucks, mostly young men, and fathers who helped to bring things down from trucks, he said, his mother helped clean up the entry into the house, and there were some mothers who delivered food.

We sat in the yard watching the people who helped to bring down, and, lifting our things into the house, I noticed our new house, a simple house.

Me and my brothers went from our seats to see our new house, the building was half walled, and half wood, the bedroom was three, and there were three, there is no living room only the middle room then the kitchen, and one bathroom, well, what we can expect, it is like that house in the village, but the house looks like new, but the house looks like new, or maybe the owner tucked it away before we came.

The house was quite comfortable, and clean there was a door to the outside of the kitchen, I opened it, and seeing there was a well behind the house, I approached the well.

Maybe we get water for a day from the well I thought, but the well is closed by a nailed board, I see from the slit of the board into the well, there is the water, there is the, but there was no catch, and on the nail we took the water, when I was seriously investigating the well, my shoulder was patted.

"Hey what's up!!"

I was shocked, and turned around.

"Astaghfirullah's.. Eli iiiihhh Tea"

Eli Tea laughed looking at my shocked face.

"Hahahaha seriously what else, well huh..?".

Said Eli Tea, then came to see the well.

" Yes but in the lid of the gini when there is water, there is no timbabanya also how to take the water?".

Said me, Eli tea nodded.

"Yes, we asked the one who owns this house, but he is still in front of the house again talking to Mamah".

Teh Eli said I nodded, agreed and, we went from the well to Mamah in front of the house who was chatting with the neighbors, and the owner of this house.

"Well, it's behind the house there's a well, but ko's closed there's no catchment too, we're taking the gimna water?"

Said Eli tea when we arrived in front of the group of mothers who were chatting, Mamah turned to the owner of the house, the owner of the house immediately responded, and replied.

"That well is not in use neng, closed for fear that there are animals, cats, or rats entering later die can smell ******".

Say the owner of the house and then circulate his views on other mothers, such as asking for support to say his words.

"But there's water ko why is it closed?, trus where do we get the water from?"

Ask Eli Tea again.

"The water well is cloudy not clear, there will be water from PDAM, but in turn there is a time every house can turn two hours, just for drinking water or important things, aja, if you want to wash clothes, the water must be a lot, you can go to a public MCK place there can also take a shower there".

The owner of the house explained, then pointed out the general MCK place, I turned to Teh Eli.

"See his common MCK yuk"

It was not far away just blocked three houses adjacent, we passed our neighbor's house, they were in front of his house, we smiled, and saluted everyone we passed.

A large tub with several water showers, the water was very clear as it seemed under the tub there was a source of its springs coming out from within the ground.

The public bath was clean but there was no room or partition how was the bath?, we took a bath in the open room?, what if there was a man who saw us take a bath?, what if there was a man who saw us take a shower?, I was a little girl, but my brothers they were teenagers, I was 10 years old when I felt the pain of having to take a bath in public.

"We take a bath at home, we take water from here to the house with a bucket".

Eli said, As Eli was thinking the same thing as I thought, I nodded, approving, and then we stepped back into the house, past our neighbor's house again, smile, and ask your permission to pass them.

"Beautiful yes white children again, tall slim, on good again friendly friendly, whereas city people are usually arrogant".

Said one of the women talking to her friend who was huddling in one of the houses we passed, I turned to Eli's tea, realizing what they were talking about was us.

It was getting dark, the citizens gradually began to return to their respective homes, only a few young men and fathers were still there to help Papah, my brothers and I cleaned up our things in the room, I had to share the room with my brother Tea Eli, we were in one room together, we were in the other, My eldest brother is in a room alone with my brother Julian.

After feeling quite clean for tonight, as long as it is not too messy and the bed we can sleep, we have dinner with food given by our neighbors.

"How do you like living here?, the house is not as big and, as good as our house, but if you feel at home here, then, and our house is buying we're going to buy this house and, building it into a big and nice one".

Papah said, we just heard that there was no reaction to continue our dinner.

"You know you're angry with Papah, you have to know now, why Papah is so cold to ignore you, and like he didn't love you this past year in our house"

We stopped our eating, looked at each other, and turned our eyes to Papah, waiting for Papah's explanation.

"It is not because of Om Toni, Papah sincerely lost Om Toni just as you menikhlaskannya, not because of work, Papah just looking for busy so that Papah can not be close to you, Papah can not be close to you, because the creature that is in our house, will hurt everyone Papah loved, Papah worries about you, the more Papah shows affection to you, the more Papah knows Papah's weakness, the more Papah's, and using you as a tool to weaken Papah, that creature will disturb you from harming you so that Papah gives up"

Papah sighed, we were shocked to hear Papah's explanation, we couldn't say anything..

"So all this time?".

Mama said but not her words.

" Yes mah Papah deliberately does not care Papah deliberately indifferent, you think Papah happy to do it? Papah forced, the creature knows you are the strength, and at the same time the weakness of Papah, the creature knows Papah will not be strong to see you continuously harmed by him, Papah, one purpose of the creature was to make Papah give up, Papah brought you here because, because Papah was worried that something bad would happen when Papah left, while Papah came home once a month, Papah won't rest easy, you're dead in that house".

I stood up and walked over, and hugged Papah, my tears spilled unstoppably, Papah returned my arms, and kissed my head, and my cheeks.

"Sorry Papah dear.. ".

I shook my head, and my brothers came to embrace Papah.

"Our apologies have thoughts that are not going to Papah".

My brother said I nodded in agreement, Mamah happily hugged Julian..

"Wouldn't that creature find us here, Pah, he wouldn't chase us here, would he?".

I asked all speechless, pensive Papah...

(Connected)