Abandoned House (True Story)
True Story - First Night Part 2

Silence and cold instantly ambushed this body, as I arrived at a void and damp room. Anxiety that deepens, makes me not want to linger here. I don't know why I feel like I'm being watched by something, which is invisible to my two eyeballs.

I fell silent, and held this breath for a moment, to clarify my hearing.

The more I listened, the clearer the sound became, until I realized that this low intonation was coming from traditional Javanese instruments.

The wind is blowing medium, while carrying a rhythmic chant of a gong. I can't figure out where Gamelan's voice came from, because all I know is that this house is so far away from the residential area. There may be a People's Party ...

Not wanting to mind that Gamelan, I pushed the door of the board in front of me, slowly.

Kreeekkk ... !!!

And it looks like another square room, with a fairly large water reservoir, maybe I can soak in it. The floor is non-ceramic and slightly mossy.

Doubt had held me back from going into this slightly unpleasant-smelling toilet, but there was no other choice for me, maybe this was the only toilet in the house, without any other consideration I immediately stepped in.

But when I was about to close the door, I was startled by a huge spider the size of the palm of an adult man with 8 legs of dark brown fluffy.

I'm less friendly with this kind of spider, I'd better not tease him. I slowly closed the door and hurriedly finished my business.

The water that was collected in this tombok bathtub, felt so fresh, immediately swept away all the fatigue and thirst that I got from the hustle and bustle of the long journey today. I washed the shampoo on my hair evenly. But when I was about to rinse it off, I again felt a strange premonition, which forced me to turn to a corner in the back.

With my eyes slightly closed, I glanced in that direction, until a faint white strand of cloth dangled right in the corner of the bathroom. The longer I looked at it, the more it became clear as a puppet standing stiff.

I hastened the dipper with great haste, wanting to leave this room immediately. Because all I know is that when I enter this toilet, there is no fabric or thing that is pecking at the corner.

Feeling increasingly gripping, I rushed to get out of this room. But damn it, when I pulled the towel hanging on the door spikes, suddenly a spider jumped into my body. I beat the spider to bite my left thigh, Fuck! ... The bite was so hot as a needle, it certainly did not stop my quick steps.

Until I arrived in the living room in a hurry. Ardan who saw my strange behavior then asked, "Why Den?"

"Apes, Dan .. "short me.

"Apes? Why ... "

"In fact, chat ... sit in the right!" prune Avlien, who is standing on a bamboo chair backrest, with Ardan and Jainal holding him back. They were trying to replace the room lights with new ones.

"Ngomel mulu ... "

"A little more" muttered Alvien, turning the light bulb a little by a little.

Before long the room felt brighter, when Alvien managed to replace it, making Ardan exclaim cheerfully, "Well, gini, right, delicious."

I raised two thumbs up at them, "You guys, amazing ...."

"Make the first and third rooms what, Den?" asked Ardan, "sure you can not stick the light bowl," he continued.

"Well, if that's not the case, Dan ...." I walked over and came to a halt in the doorway of the first room. "Perhaps, si ... I can, deh."

"Not yet to be tried ..," said Jainal, eagerly lifting the wooden chair, towards the first room, almost grazing my waist.

Ardan clucked happily, raised his eyebrows and exclaimed, "That's dong .. That man must be spirit!"

I nodded at their carefree behavior. I can't imagine if it's just me and Arif who spend the night in this house, "Oyeah, if you've cleared the door," I continued, moving to Arif's room.

Ardan turned his head quickly towards, "Lah ... sleeping? ... Stay up, lah. I haven't played cards together in a long time, have I."

I haven't been able to answer, Alvien chimed in Ardan's words, "Capek he sir, need a break."

"Hayo, is .. "I cried.

"Hajr ... And."

"Coffee .. where is coffee ... "

"Gee ... Danger if Deni asked for coffee ...."

"Bikinese, Vien ... "

"Ready ... Nal, make that abis coffee, huh?"

"The seeds of your eyes are saggy .. make it, be it!"

That's my friend, while with them, we must always be cheerful. No matter where it is. It will only stop if the meaning of the citizens who feel disturbed by our attitude. No matter how we are here, it is impossible for anyone to forbid it.

I frowned, glancing towards Arif who had fallen asleep. "This is a child" I murmured, as I lay down on the bed to face the dull white ceiling of the room, as well as being my last sight of the night.

"Si, the shucks are sleeping!"

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Yuuts ... Yuuart ... Kolkata ...

"Sayuurr..!! sayuurr..!!"

With my eyes and the cold still firmly attached to my body, I opened my eyes and rose from sleep.

I smiled when I saw that this old bed had been fully filled with my friends, that Ardan's feet were not as murderous as they were on the bed.

"Basic of strange children ... Why do you clean and give the other room lights, if you finally sleep all here ...,"

I got out of bed and walked slowly towards the living room, with my face still tangled, I took a deep breath, as I opened this glassless wooden window.

The atmosphere of the morning is beautiful, it looks very different when compared to at night. The air here was cool and calm, the sound of birds chirping with melodious tones sounded beautiful anesthetizing the silence.

Still curious, I circulated the gaze to every corner and came to a halt when I saw a tough man, trying to push his wagon vigorously. The middle-aged man was struggling, passing through a bumpy road filled with rocks and red earth.

Not satisfied just looking from behind the window, I was still curious about the house and then walked to the front door.

When I arrived at the front yard, I was a little disappointed. The view here is not much different at night.

Shrubs and banana trees appear to crowd the left side of the yard. I looked to the left ... And it looks like the white house that is not far away seems quiet without anyone's activities there, Maybe the house is uninhabited ...

Crings ... crings ... Crings ...

The ringing of the cell phone that sounded from inside the room, made me move from the front porch.

"Yha, hello, Bang."

"Russia ... Later in the afternoon the builder got there, please empty his house first, well," said bang Yudi, in a cell phone call, "want to be dismantled!"

I furrowed my eyebrows at what Bang Yudi said, This fast, huh?

"OK, Bang," I briefed, and Yudi ended his call.

I put the phone back and rushed to the toilet. But my steps were blocked when I saw a room door that was closed arrogantly in the corner of the kitchen room. Door ... Since when ...

I opened the rusty little wire that was the main key to the door of this room, and without me pushing it, it opened wide, showing wild bushes filled the vast land behind the house. There are three large rambutan trees, complete with lush leaves, on the other hand there are dried bamboo logs, which overlap each other arranged not far from the rambutan tree.

And in the left corner there is a four-sided hole filled with garbage, scattered on the lips of the hole. But something strange, caught my attention.

I very carefully broke through the wild bushes, which were knee high, until I came to a halt at some point. Looks suspicious ...

Seen a well that was tightly closed, hiding among the high bushes.I who was curious then shifted the well lid made of the room and stuck out my neck, looking into it.

It appeared that the edge of the well that had been filled with bubbling white foam, circled around the entire side of the well, making this body shudder to see it. Feeling the atmosphere was getting less and less, I decided to move from this old well, to hurry to clean up. Remembering today I'm going home.

A few minutes passed, after I was getting ready to leave this house, I shook my axe, as I saw Arif and the others were busy racing to snore, even though it was already noon.

"Ref ... " I ripped off Arif's body, "Wake up ... I want to go home, if there's a need for context, so." Arif just hooked up with his eyes closed.

I rolled, and shook Ardan's leg, "And ... And ... Anter get to the highway, yu?" ardan did not answer.

I shook my head, On a very sleepy kebo .... And finally I walk alone hoping to meet a vehicle that I can rent while on the road later.

Step by step, now I was getting further away from the old house, until I remembered something, "Mampus .. I Forgot to tell if there are workers who want to dismantle the house." Seeing that I had gone too far, it was impossible to go back, even I could not contact them, "Ah, that's it ...."

This is not the ending of my story, quite the contrary. This was the beginning of all the distractions I often felt!

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