[TAMAT] The Devil Service KKN In The Land of Hell
Chapter 5: ABIMANTRANA VILLAGE

The distance from the gate to the center of the village is quite far. Because of that,

they all still had to walk again several hundred meters to

arrive at the residents' settlement.

And after a long walk, they

start to see some of the buildings of the house standing at the end there.

Finally, Abil, Estu, Hagia and Dian had arrived at the village settlement.

A village, whose atmosphere was quiet.

Just got here, to

the four students were immediately invited by Mr. Tomo to meet someone.

In a friendly tone, Mr. Tomo said, "He is an elder in

here's. His name is Mbah Adanu. I want to take you to his house." And

with a friendly reply, the students complied.

Along the way to the old man's house, the students

sweep their eyes around. They see, the houses of the people

the dull and fragile ones there. They also did not meet any of the citizens

as the road moves around. The sounds of daily activities are also felt

disappear. The dark day also seems to add spice

perfecting, which made the village feel as quiet as a dead city.

After walking several hundred meters, they had now reached the old man's house.

After knocking on the door a few times while saying hello, then the door

open house. His son opened the door and let him

Abil and the others to enter. After entering the house, they

directly met with the sepuh.

While shaking hands, the

sepuh also greeted by asking, "You students who want KKN

that?" Said the sepuh accompanied by a small smile.

Abil and his friends immediately agreed to the question together.

After being allowed to sit, the sepuh began to invite the conversation

undergraduates. He began by asking each other their names.

And where did they all come from. Alternately, the students

it started to answer one by one. Abil explained that he was from

from Jakarta. Hagia said that she was from Jakarta as well. Dian

he is from Bandung, and Estu is from Malang. And not

directly, they compactly affirm choosing a lecture outside the city that

away from family.

While conversing, the son-in-law of the elder

came with a few cups of tea. Home snacks also come along

presented by him. The four students were well-welcomed by the master

homehouse. Then the only son began to start the fire

describe it as a torch to light up a whole dark house.

And they all tell each other in very different circumstances

scantiness.

On the sidelines of the talks, Abil said that

they came to the village without any representative from the campus. Then Abil

reached into the contents of his bag and gave a piece of KKN permission that had been

signed by campus. The boy named Bimo

he received the letter and kept it. Then they all got each other

tell a more intense story.

It doesn't feel like 2 hours have passed.

The conversation between them is over. After that, the

he told Abil and the others to stay in a house

it's been prepared for them. It's not that far from home

the old man is. Without lingering any longer, the elder told Sir

Tomo escorted Abil and the others to the halfway house they were going to

stay during the KKN.

Abil and the others said goodbye to him

the old man and his family, then began to follow Mr. Tomo from

backside. And about 2 colleagues Mr. Tomo who had been following

they had just returned to their homes.

On the way to the halfway house, Hagia suddenly asked

Abil by saying, "Abil, hape you no signal? Minjem. Wanted

my parents are in Jakarta." Ask Hagia who just saw

his phone didn't get a signal.

Hear the question of Hagia

just now, Abil immediately reacted by answering, "Boro-boro. Calluses

there's a mah signal, I've called the boarding mother earlier, when we were stray again

find this village before." Tukas Abil in a somewhat chuckling voice. Abel

also talk as it was just now. After all, this village is a village

corners, where electricity does not exist. Expecting in this village

any signal? It's definitely impossible.

After a few steps

walking, Mr. Tomo finally stopped his steps. Abil, Estu, I,

Hagia and Dian who were tailing behind also stopped. With

with the help of his hand gesture, Mr. Tomo also introduced Abil and the

another to the halfway house in front of him said, "Mas Abil, Mas

Estu, Madam Hagia and Ms. Dian, this is where you live during KKN in

here." Then Mr. Tomo opened the door of the house that was not locked.

The halfway house itself is not large. It consists of only 3 pieces

space. Which is definitely 1 plot for Abil and Estu's bedroom. 1

plots for bedroom Hagia and Dian. And the remaining 1 is

the middle room that connects the 2 compartments of the room. For the bathroom

itself is outside the house, where the water must be buried

first from the well. From here also told by Mr. Tomo, from here,

that this house was once occupied by the elder brother and

his family is all dead now.

After finishing giving a briefing to Abil and the others about the position of the house

as well as a little history, teach to start a fire manually, and

tell me about what they're gonna do tomorrow, Mr. Tomo

also pay to them. But before Mr. Tomo rode away, he

ask Abil and others to understand the condition of their village which is still

lagged. To appreciate the words of Mr. Tomo, Abil and others

react with a smile accompanied by a few sentences of rebuttal. Till

then, Mr. Tomo actually went home and left

the four of them were in that old halfway house.

the new environment. Who sleeps without a bed. Without

electrics. Without illumination at night, which is simply bathed

orange light from the blazing torch fire. If compared

with their lives in the city, it was clearly this was really far from what it was

the expected.

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One night has passed. Morning

here, Abil, Hagia and Dian are ready to go to the old man's house again

according to the instructions from Mr. Tomo last night. Just stay

waiting for Estu to finish the shower.

While waiting, Abil boarded

swing whose position is not far from the front of the halfway house.

A simple swing made by hooking it in a tree

a medium-sized leafy. And while riding on the swing, Abil saw

Estu's out of the bathroom. Then the four of them headed straight

the house after him.

Unlike last night, morning

this Abil and the others were shocked while walking down the village. When to

the four students swept their gazes around, they were startled

by looking at some of the doors of the house people were hanging fingers

the humans there. With a frown, they looked at each other

each other with grimacing faces and starting to wonder.

An example is Hagia, she asked 3 of her friends, saying,

"That's the hanging... a real human finger?" ask Hagia just now

with a cringe.

When they came here yesterday, the light

dark night slowly enveloped the village. Which finally makes

the scene then became faint. And at dawn it has stretched

now, then they can see the real scenery that is

in that village. And one of them is the sight of human fingers

which is clearly hanging at some of the entrances of the houses.

When Abil, Estu, Hagia and Dian arrived at the old man's house, they too

immediately asked about the human finger to Mr. Tomo who

they were there before they came. But in a relaxed manner

Mr. Tomo answered the question by saying, "It's okay.

Don't think about it. It's just one of the traditions of this village.

People who have died will usually have their fingers cut off

the family, to serve as a memento before being buried."

The custom of getting roses that these students do before entering the village alone

it's awkward. Now, they find another oddity

it happened in the village. But instead of worrying about it especially

until debating it, Abil and who chose indifferent to the thing

those. Not that they are apathetic, only that they are reluctant to

clash with all the villagers if against it. So rather than

looking for trouble, they prefer to look for safety. And now, the

the student began to walk after Mr. Tomo to get around the village.

Like a tour guide, Mr. Tomo went around at once telling

Abil and the others about all the things in the village. Dian tried too

took the initiative to record all the information that came out of Mr. Tomo's lips

into a note. The only information that escapes and makes

Dian wondered at this moment was about the villagers looking on

cynical when he saw the existence of Abil, Estu, Hagia and Dian there.

Maybe the villagers don't like it if there's an outsider coming in

their environment. Dian tried to understand that, then

pretending not to realize it. Even if there are people who make an impression

well, it was an old geezer who had just smiled at

Dian. But instead of returning the grandfather's smile, Dian was

turning his face away, being afraid of the smile that grandfather had seen

it's gruesome.

And when they started leaving the settlement

to enter further into the forest, they are greeted by a

a very large banyan tree there. High and lush leaves

not play. Hagia and Dian started shuddering all over the body as

looked. And not far nearby grew another banyan tree that

the size is not so big yet.

There are no special stories around

here, therefore, Mr. Tomo immediately continues the journey towards

behind the forest a little more.

Arriving at the end of the forest, now a seemingly bottomless abyss welcomes the arrival

them. And what Mr. Tomo said first is true, that

the only way to get into the village is from the south side.

Because besides the south, everything is a ravine.

Long story short, they had finally finished touring the village. Now Mr. Tomo, Abil and

the others are back in the old house.

When they returned, the old son-in-law had prepared them breakfast

morn. Although it was only potluck food, the four students started

eat it with raven. After finishing breakfast, to four

the student began discussing their work program with Mr. Tomo, sir

Bimo, and The Sepuh. Previous proposals Abil, Estu, Hagia and

Dian made, they began to discuss in front of the important people of this village.

Refuting each other's opinions is inevitable. But

in the end, the conclusion of the meeting this time went smoothly and

giving birth to an important agenda in the future.

Not long after, still in the old man's house, they all

I hear a loud noise from outside the house. The sound of screaming accompanied by crying

it surprised everyone who was there. With

in droves, the surrounding residents ran towards the place of the matter, no

except for the elderly and all his guests.

SERIATE.

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