ADJOINING REALM
RUN.!

The loud screams from the direction of the swamp were still burrowing in the eardrums of the three of us. Without a second thought we take quick steps to leave our last resting place.

My heart was pounding, no less fast than my running footsteps. With a faltering tone, my mouth kept shouting to invite my friend to continue running towards the banyan tree.

"huh. huh. hah.. break first Dar, I'm not strong!" satya said gasping with her body bent and hands holding her knees.

"Yes, Dar, my breath is on this neck huh.hah.hah!" anto timpal.

"Okay, hah. hah. if our breath is better we continue walking, do not have to run, uhuk!uhuk!" my answer is a little pushy, let alone talk, to breathe is very difficult.

The faces of the two of them were so red as to force themselves to run, and it was certain that my face was the same as theirs.

After a long time, our breath improves. We had agreed to continue on foot, but our intentions must be reintroduced. Because the three of us were again faced with dozens of figures wrapped in shrouds behind us.

Some of them hang on trees, some just stand in the bush, and some even keep jumping moved places.

Seeing that we again drove the pace of the foot as hard as we could. No matter our breath runs out, we keep running. Just imagine, the journey that should be taken three and a half hours if walking men, we managed to travel in just one hour.

After quite a distance, our footsteps began to slow down. When I looked back again, the dozens of pocongs stopped, marching parallel like there was a wall they could not pass in front of them.

"Udah Sat, Tok, they are far away huh.hah.hah.." said I stopped running them both.

Even though the pocong is no longer chasing, we continue the journey without resting, until finally we arrive also under the banyan tree that became our destination.

Our clothes are wet with sweat, also seedy because they are still stuck in the ground from the rest of us dig and bury the corpse earlier. Afraid of being alone, I invited the three of them to clean up at times near the tree. All gather the branches scattered to burn in the resting place later.

"That's enough, Dar. Let's go back" Satya said with a pile of dry wood he had tied up on his head.

After hearing that, we all rushed back towards the tree. Then light a fire and rest in the place.

Tonight feels so long. The series of strange events we experienced tonight really took a huge blow for us.

"Dar... can you live by seeing things like that for a lifetime?" Anto opened the conversation

"I didn't ask either, Tok, if I could I also want your rich," I said lowered my head.

"So really, really serem ya Dar, I don't want to come to that place again!" ketus Satya's.

"But why are there so many pocongs, Dar? Amit-amit I don't want to see that again, just tonight!" anto timpal.

"Come on Tok, I'm also curious" I replied briefly, trying to grab a scabbard from inside the gunny sack.

My eyes close, and so do the eyes of my two friends. This time there was no one on guard, the three of us slept together under the banyan tree, and did not care if the fire died. Now all the three of us want is to be reunited with the sunlight.

"Dining?"

When the fire started again, it seemed Satya was sitting face to face with someone. Shortly after, the two of them walked closer towards the fire. Sure enough, Dining was walking hand in hand with Satya as I expected.

Although still confused, I feel relieved because Satya can also see Dining. Seeing that I rushed to wake Anto from his slumbering sleep, so that he could also see Dining.

Sure enough, Anto could see it too.

Four friends who always spend time together from babies, are now regrouping in the middle of the dead forest.

"Darto.. Anto... Satya. thank you, now I can go home," said Dining with a soft tone, but his eyes sparkled as if he was very happy.

"Is that body your body, Ning?" the question from me made Anto and Satya's eyes widen illustrating the shocked expression on her face.

"Really ning? You're not lying, are you?" satya asked with a surprised expression that was still plastered.

Dining simply replied with a nod of his head that meant 'yes'.

"How did you get there, Ning?" Anto asked back.

"Later let Darto tell the same story, because only Darto can see what has happened to me," Dining's answer made the two pairs of eyes next to me stare sharply full of curiosity.

"Lho, I don't know the whole incident Ning!" answer's short.

"Now that you go to sleep, you must be tired, you have wasted your energy just to help your useless friend. I don't know how to repay your kindness" Dining said grudgingly, without even a sob, she shed tears from both eyes while speaking this time.

"Of course, don't talk about it anymore. We're friends, right?" my words immediately made Dining cry, continuing to rest her head on my shoulder.

Well to say we are adults, we still can not hold a puddle of tears in our eye bags anymore. It's a long, creepy night, turning into a night of gloom.

Before leaving, Dining asked to stay together and accompany us until we fell asleep, because maybe this was the last night he had to stay with the three of us.

It appears Anto and Satya have fallen asleep curled up in the sheath. Leave Me alone, and Dining who was sitting next to me, with eyes that continued to look at the faces of the three of us in turn.

'Why should everything happen to you Ning, why not someone else?' said my little heart as my eyes continued to look at the beautiful face that Dining had. The face and behavior that I really like, and never met from another girl besides her.

Because there was no more conversation, drowsiness easily managed to make my eyes become heavy. With eyes that could not be compromised, I could still faintly see Ding's face in front of me. Until finally my eyes were completely closed, softly heard the sound of Dining whispering in front of my ears.

"Thank you Dar, tonight I'm going to show you the truth of what happened to me, I'm grateful to have a friend like you and them both, the three of you most precious treasures I've ever had,"

At that time Darto did not see because he was asleep. The scene where Dining peeps at Darto's forehead, before gradually drifting away and disappearing like ingested darkness itself.

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