Chapter 2: Seriously Get lost
Soekarno Hatta International Airport – 11 November 2016
"Alright now to rent a car, there must be a car rental station in here, anyway, can you speaks Indonesian Lara?"
"Well, a little but maybe people in here could understand."
Okay, so we found the rental station, but the expetation is always out from the reality, because the most awkward moment in this journey, is when I talked to the locals.
"Okay, pe-rmi-si, is stands for excuse me in here, and me-nye-wa is used to say rent in here, well not so bad Jonah, should be easy to say"
"Well, I hope they could understands you. You can do it Lara, give yourself a try then."
So I start to make the translation that I need to say. I sight up with full of hope the could understand me. Slowly, I walk to the counter to start talking to them. Alright here it comes.
"Pe-rmi-si, uhh, ehhh..."
"Ya ada yang bisa saya bantu?"
What the hell she just say? I keep thinking while I looked up for the word that she spoke. Finally I found the meaning too, and the woman means what can I do for you.
"Ya, uuhhh, bis-aaa, s-aya ehhh, sssse-wa mmmo-bil di-sin-i?" Say me to her while I read my translation.
Thankfully the woman understand my problem, she start smiling at me and start to speaking English to me. Thank God, she could understand my problem.
"Alright Jonah, we got the car, you wanna drive?"
"Sure, just give me the car key, and where's the car."
The car problem is done and we can start travelling to the Prambanan, it was a long drive to the Prambanan, the road of Jakarta city is full of traffic jam and the outlawers in here. But finally we made it out to the countryside, and go to the city of Yogyakarta, where the Prambanan temple located.
"Are we there yet?"
"Not yet, we'll be there in 6 more hours, more or less."
"Yeah no wonder, you drive so slow. Hit the gas Jonah."
"I prefer safety Lara, and no wonder why Sam always rant on you when you drive on Roth's car. You're a speedhunter Lara, I could see that."
"Huh? Hehehe, what makes you sure about that, Jonah?"
"Look, I don't have time to answer your question, let me gave you something to bust your bored feeling. How that sound?"
"Ha, I don't like the sound of that."
"Hhhhh, alright. Here, navigations." Jonah hands me a thick–folded map.
"Alright, let see, so have we passed, Purwokerto?"
"Purwokerto? Umm, I don't think so."
"How about Ciawi"
"We passed Ciawi already."
"Alright, what about Wangon?"
"I don't know about it."
"Wonosobo?"
"No we're not there yet."
"Magelang?"
"No."
"Banjarnegara?"
"Banjar–what ?"
"Banjarnegara, have we past there yet?"
We're completely getting lost in the middle of nowhere. And Jonah looks like he's going to passed out, well I can understands about that, he drive for miles and he need a rest, but where we could sleep?
"Jonah, we're completely get lost, now how the hell we get out out here."
"Well, I got a better idea, theres a house over there, maybe we can get some sleep in there. How's that sound Lara?"
"Hhhh, okay sounds like a plan."
Jonah and I then walked to the door and knock on it. Strange, the house located in a very secluded arena.
"Siapa itu?" A woman's voice saying 'who is that' in Indonesian can be heard from inside the house.
"I'm sorry ma'am, but I don't speak Indonesian." Jonah replied to the lady, and we surprised saw who was the lady in the house.
"What, Lara? Jonah?! This a surprise!"
"Kaz?! So you're Indonesian?" It was Kaz who in the house, the sister of Alex Weiss.
"I'm not Indonesian, I'm here for my job."
"Ohhkay, but why you pick a secluded place?" Asked Jonah to Kaz.
"I need to hide from the local Government, they don't go easy on immigrant. C'mon, come inside. Both of you." Said Kaz to Me and Jonah.
"Sit down please, make youself at home." Kaz treat us like her boss. "Would y'all like something to drink? Water maybe?"
"I have myself on black coffee, the pure black one I mean." Request Jonah to Kaz
"I think the tea could warm up my mood." My request to Kaz.
While Kaz working on the drink, she start to ask what is actually we're doing in here. So I Explain everything to Kaz, it was a long story. But as the kettle start to whistling up, Kaz turn off the stove and pour our drink. While Jonah and me enjoy the drink, Kaz start to ask us what is in her gut about our journey.
"You know Lara, it's kinda amazing if I could come with you in this journey. Can I start my assistance by become your translator in Indonesia? I'll be honored if you grant my wish." Request Kaz to us.
It was a hard decision for us to decide for Kaz could join us or not at all. But she seems like really interested in this journey. So before we could grant her wishes, I start to ask her some question.
"Kaz, what is your desire in this journey." I asked my question to Kaz.
"I want an extraordinary life. I want a life that exactly the same to my brother, before he's dead. I really know the responsibility and the consequence for this request. It's for the first and the last Lara, can you give me your trust?" Answer Kaz, full of beg to me.
"Are you listening to yourself Kaz? Do you know the weight of that consequence. What's in my mind isn't a mindset that you're not allowed to join us, but I can't allow you to dead by this journey. I can't let another people dead. Enough for Roth and Alex in Yamatai, I made both of them pay for my sins, for what I've done on Yamatai." I explain full of regretness for what happened in Yamatai.
"Can't or won't Lara? It's not about your worries about that I'm going to dead in this journey. It's about yourself. You can't allow me because you keep blaming yourself for what happened in Yamatai. I forgive you Lara, I'm willing to release my brother sincerely. So please, allow me in this expedition, Lara." Said Kaz followed by she walking to her room to get some sleep.
"The Americans right Lara, you should give her a chance to have a life as a tomb raider, anyway I'm going to past out, I think I'll go first Lara." Said Jonah to me as he walked to his room.
I'm staying up all night thinking about what has Kaz said to me, I couldn't get it out of my head. It just keep haunting me, as is keep saying'give her a chance Lara.' Oh God, what a night. Alas, I have my decisions for her.
The next morning, Kaz, made us a breakfast. A nutella sandwich, with a cup of coffee for Jonah, and a cup of tea for me. After enjoying the sandwich and the tea, I start give Kaz a surprise.
"Kaz, you're coming or what?" Offer me to Kaz
"Huh?! For real Lara?!" Kaz gives me a smirk for my surprise
"I thought you want to be one of us." I'm scoffing to Kaz, followed by her fleeing to his room.
Kaz fleeing to his room, and I can only heard some packing noise, like clothes being stacked up, an sound of wardrobe door being closed, and a sound of bag zipper being closed in a fast speed.
"Let's go guys!" Kaz get out from the room with she holding a camping rucksack
"Whoa, well. That's excalated quickly, Kaz." Jonah gave Kaz a smirk about how fast she packs up her belongings.
"Alright team, get set up. Kaz, I noticed you're the only one in here who know this road, can you take us to the Prambanan?" Ask me to Kaz.
"Sure, but it will be a long way, since you're in the wrong direction." Replied Kaz to me.
"Huh, then where are we right now, Kaz?" Jonah ask to Kaz full of curiousity.
"Well, you're in Salem. This is the borderlands of the central Java and the west Java. And right now you're entering the west Java regions."
Hearing what Kaz just mention, we're realized how far we were lost. Thank God we found Kaz, now we can made our way to the Prambanan safely. So the journey back on track, with Kaz leading the team. Took about 7 hours to drive to the Prambanan. Finally, we arrived to at the Yogyakarta city, and rent a motel room for three of us. The next morning, is the day where I found the truth about my search.
