The Light in the Land of Papua
Episode 7's.

This is a new story in his life…

The sideways walk with Lara made the woman pause for a moment.His bare feet were tracking the small rocks by the river.it was a relief as she breathed in the fresh air without any burden. he could feel how the breeze stroked his face and curly hair.collaps his eyelids as Redana's ears caught the gurgling sound of the whirling river water.

The transparent blue color like sea water seemed to flow swiftly through the large rocks perched irregularly in the middle of the river. makes Redana not blink when looking at him. even he had played with his wild imagination. now he is imagining his childhood.jumping in the middle of the river while playing water.then throw his tiny body into the water.feel the cold of the river water to enter the pores of his body. and that's something that hasn't happened in Redana's entire life.

He had never thought of it that way before, but now he might argue that he had a small delusion in his mind.he did not know for sure whether it was a delusion or a wish that never materialized. Redana spent her childhood in the fields without seeing the outside world, although papua is her homeland.

The woman should have brought Redana to the beautiful river earlier.she really did not expect that somehow long finally she could be a little more relaxed and find peace to maintain her sanity. and this is what Redana has been waiting for for for so many years.The river is like a hidden paradise.Cold air in the middle of a small river and filled with green-looking grass grows on fertile land. make Redana drugged by its beauty.the two eyeballs can not be separated on the towering trees and sturdy in every corner.

He turned his gaze to the woman as a slow wind came back to fill his sockets, while Lara's mind was still busy thinking of new experiences in her life that she had never expected.

“this is the first time in my life, entrusted to help my father's work.something I never imagined before”.

“do you mind?”.

“not at all. and I really enjoyed it”. Lara turned her head. “how about you?”.

“with me?”. ask Redana wonder.

“iya. I just want to know”. Lara stressed. ”what made you choose to be a slave?”.

The question seemed to punch his chest cavity.breaking his ribs.It was as if Redana did not believe his own hearing.

“because I have no other choice”. Redana sighed. “after the departure of my parents.I fought alone to survive.and no one wants to be destined to be slave”. redana's flat face turned back to look at Lara “so I”.

Lara's expression showed regret for asking questions she shouldn't have asked, but the woman had already caught Lara's attention the first time she saw her on the plantation.

“I can't imagine it”.

Redana reached out her finger swiftly. picked up the small stones that lay along the riverbank before re-enforcing her body, and was thinking that she almost never told her life story to anyone. then returned his attention to Lara.

“I just told you”. Redana throws the stones into the river and falls on the surface. “and does not ask you to imagine it”. Redana threw her sweet smile.

“ya. and you're right” Lara agreed to it quickly. It was a relief as well when she realized that Redana was smiling answering her question.The smile she had never seen before. he also added. “I know Re. I just did not think. how can you survive running the days as a slave”.

“and lucky, we're different fate. aren't we?”. Redana let out a small laugh.

He was increasingly convinced that Lara was not Dirk. just now he proved it. Maybe from the beginning Redana should have let the woman into his life so that his whole life might change a little. he did not know how Lara came up with the brilliant idea by taking him to the beautiful river, which she knew that the woman had not been in wamena for long. It seems Redana admired the woman's courage. her actions in approaching Redana as she wants to know her further.in addition to her sedating beauty, it turns out that Lara is a smart woman. Redana could feel that.

Lara did not have time to ask her last question.Seeing the coolness that radiated from the woman's face. Lara humbled herself.

“just happened”.he turned his gaze to the water with an expression of amazement. “hair is clean and clear. have you ever been here before?”.

“never”. replied Redana plain.

“by”.

Lara invites the woman to play with water.she tightens her finger on Redana's arm without hesitation.Most fingers lift a little long white dress as she tracks hard stone. the two smooth legs of the road train through the roar of river water to the big rock perched in the middle of the river and then signal Redana not to let go of her hand. Lara was afraid that she would slip and the water would drag her body.

Redana gasped to defend her body. Milk-white trousers in knee-length rolls.letting her legs swing slowly following the woman's footsteps. Lara almost fell down when her soles were tracking the slippery rock, and then Redana's sprightly body held her hand.she did not want to disappoint Lara despite just walking in the middle of the roar of water.

He turned his head and saw the smile on Lara's lips as her hand flailed the boulder perched in wait. the face was so determined that Redana felt interested to know the extent of Lara's desire to sit on the stone.

The face looked sincere in making friends.Even Lara did not care about the caste differences between them.but the woman never knew that they would become close friends in such a short time. if that time comes Redana will not regret having known him.

Sit side by side on the rock. Lara pulled up her dress then moved both her legs in the water.following the movement of the flowing water.create the spark that soaked her dress.The green eyes began to freely wander to every corner. his mind pretended that he was in a giethoorn.The village where Lara was born. Within seconds something shocked him in the pretense. a loud voice rang out from a white bird flying spread its wings in the air. it flashed five jengkal above its head.

He looked up, his gaze turned to look at the sky that was turning blue.in the blanket of white clouds that moved slowly carried by the wind.Sayup heard the sound of leaves unpretentious to each other. Lara wants to make the most of her free time with the woman. Lara felt her body fuse with nature, while Redana dissolved in solitude.

A satisfied smile appeared for a moment before the woman turned her eyeballs. Redana enjoys her current state of being lulled with beauty in plain sight.she smiles to herself as if discovering a new world as she begins to come to terms with herself. indeed, that is what Redana should have done long ago.there is no point in storing unreasonable hatred if there is an opportunity to enjoy togetherness in plain sight. maybe Redana can learn a lot from the woman.how Lara put off her past after the departure of her mother.at least she can try to do the same.it is time Redana gave a chance to herself.

“how long have you not been to this place?”. Lara turned her head to confirm the woman's expression.

“I don't know exactly how long. as I recall. I never stepped on this place”. Redana turned her eyes to Lara.

“during in the netherlands. usually I take the time to go to the canal.but this river is much more beautiful than kanal”.

“oh yes?”.

“iya. in my village there are more parks and canals”. replied Lara enthusiastically.

“you're the first Dutch mistress to take me to the river”.

“call me Lara”.he added later. “do I like mistress?”. joked Lara

Redana shook her head slowly. “I don't think”. she added praise. “your appearance is very simple.unlike most Dutch ladies I've met.I guess calling Lara is enough ”.

“iya. it is better Lara. It feels strange if you call or consider me a mistress. I think our age is not much different”.

“can be so I'm older than you”. timpal Redana.

”I don't believe’.deny Lara quickly. “you look young. same as me”. Lara shows an expression of spontaneity. “oh yes, I really do not like it when paired with the Dutch ladies as you can see. they are too busy taking care of the appearance of”. Lara chuckles.

“looks like, yes”. Redana agreed, and the words that came out of the woman's mouth made Redana unable to hold back her laughter.

She flinched back.blatantly looked at the woman as she chuckled, so it was true that Lara was the son of the man she hated so much. the fact that in fact does not make Redana surprised. the resemblance of a child and father is almost inseparable.The fact that the man has a beautiful daughter like an angel from a dream country that is currently his new friend. but Redana looks at him without hatred.he realizes that Lara has humanized him.

Redana did not know if the woman realized that she was watching her face and then her gaze was sidetracked.her body moved bent.His hands took water to wet her face. gives a freshness that he has never felt as far as the time goes before he is late to enjoy his freedom even for a moment.