ADJOINING REALM
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The sky was already yellowing, the sun was beginning to sink in the western horizon. Three young men dented the sponges containing freshly harvested chickpeas. They go hand in hand splitting the area of rice fields that appear to stretch as far as the eye can see.

No more cheerful looks from them. Their minds are the same, want to get home immediately and ask at length to Si Mbah.

"That's one thing in for two yeah, Dar, for you Satya. Tomorrow the rest of the harvest two sticks in the hut let me and the Father take it," said Anto then rushed home with Satya left me in front of the house.

"Okay Tok, thank you very much. Later let me separate Satya first," I replied as I lowered the tumbu in front of the terrace of the house.

"Eh, Sat! Don't forget to bring a place! Make bring your chickpeas home later!" I shouted at Satya who was far enough away, he only answered by raising a thumbs up above his head.

After finishing bathing and performing the ashar prayer, I divide our energy wage in the form of chickpeas into two parts. When I was busy separating the wages, faintly seen from a distance Anto and Satya were walking in tandem towards here.

When they arrived in front of the terrace, I filled Satya's container with beans that I had prepared. It was only natural for the residents here to distribute the crops to the people who helped. Instead wages.

"Where is Mbah, Dar?" ask Anto

"Let me call for a moment" I answered briefly and hurriedly stepped towards the room of the Mbah.

"Mbah .. excuse me, Mbah. The Mbah can go ahead for a while, Mbah?" I asked as I slowly knocked on the door of his room.

"Later on, Dar. The Mbah is ready to break, you also have to break!" sahut Si Mbah from the room.

Do not remember the time, it turns out that the day is already dark outside, and finally we must again delay the question, because we have to rush to the breach. After the magrib prayer, rather than going back and forth to the house, we usually continue to read the holy verse in the breach, and only went home after finishing the Isya prayer.

"Aren't you scared, Dar?" asked Si Mbah briefly, which I only answered with a soft nod.

Still I saw the tall black figure that yesterday stood in front of the horde of banana trees. But ... maybe because it's crowded. This time it was only my heart that was racing, not to the point of making my body tremble like last night.

"Well, what happened to Dining?" tanya Satya started the conversation after arriving inside the house.

"You gotta be patient, Le. Dining already ... ," said Si Mbah stopped, he turned towards the corner of the room.

I followed the direction of Si Mbah's view, where Dining Tang was standing in the corner of the room, with a shroud that wrapped perfectly all over his body.

"Don't be afraid, Dar. You're friends of Dining. So he will definitely not harm you," said Si Mbah, greeted by confusion from Satya and Anto.

"Where's Dining, Mbah?"

"Getted, Mbah?" sergah Satya and Anto together, while looking towards the corner of the room, looking for what was the middle of me and Si Mbah noticed.

"Dining is no more ... Tok, Sat," said Si Mbah lowered his head.

"I mean, The Mbah?" anto was surprised

"Yes, Dining is dead!" Answer the Brief. His words managed to make the eyes of Anto and Satya instantly wide.

"The Mbah needs your help, but it may not be easy. Are you willing?" Si Mbah asked and immediately got the answer nodding our heads.

"Now you go home first. Prepare yourself, because tomorrow you will stay in the middle of nowhere" said Si Mbah.

Hearing that, Anto and Satya took turns kissing the back of Si Mbah's right hand. They hurried away from home, towards their own homes.

"Dar .. You also sleep, Si Mbah know you are tired, you need inner readiness and born, Dar. You are the only one who can lead Anto and Satya to Dining's place" Si Mbah said as he stepped away to his room.

"Jih Mbah, Darto put in the beans first," I replied as I stepped towards the terrace. I intend to put the beans into the house first before going to bed.

When the middle holds the tube that contains the chickpeas, the feathers slowly stand up. A strange feeling crept from head to toe. My head felt enlarged, like every hair on my head was standing.

Like last night, even the Dining Pocong had more maggots on its face, worms were falling from its mouth, and the stench was more stinging than the last night.

After hearing my request, Dining just disappeared. Then I quickly put the chickpea, and then grabbed the jolt and ran to bring it into the room.

...***...

'Why it's so dark,'

'Where am I?' ask in my heart

Darkness covered my whole body, no light at all. I can't even see my own hands. Actually, what is this place?

In the confusion I circulated my gaze, trying to find the light. Just the same, my eyes could catch nothing but the pitch blackness. Where am I really?

Slowly, a speck of light appeared, very small in size, like a firefly flying in the distance. I rushed over with a run, but until I almost finished the breath I had, the light was still far away and did not change in size.

"Yes Rabb ... Where exactly am I?" My words are tired.

In the doldrums, I saw the light approaching itself towards me. The point gradually grew, until the original small one was now like the mouth of Goa standing in front of me.

Since there was no place to go, I decided to go into the light.

Surprised I saw Dining and his mother talking in the room, after entering the light.

"Mother tomorrow come with Mak to town, will you?" said Mother Dining with a worried face.

"Really, Mom?!" dining replied with sparkling eyes and a smile splashing from his lips.

Saw that. Instantly made me remember the story of Dining. He said he had never seen the city.

"Have ... now sleep first, tomorrow our journey is long, Nduk," said his mother softly, in further closing the door of Dining's room.

Hearing that, Dining immediately laid his body on the cot, with a smile that continued to float. When I look at my friend. Suddenly a white light appeared from the side of Dining's cot, then without a second thought, I immediately entered the light.

This time I moved into the middle of the forest when I came out of that light. A huge tree full of moss lined up stretched as far as the eye could see. Very lush foliage clustered on the branches, making sunlight difficult to reach the ground.

'Wasn't that Dining and his mother?' I murmured inwardly after seeing them at rest, under the large banyan tree beside the times that had very clear water.

"Back, Dar! Follow the voice of the Mbah!" Si Mbah's voice was heard echoing from all directions.

Without a second thought I followed Si Mbah's direction. I kept walking until my feet were quite tired, until I finally saw a dark cave on the edge of the cliff.

"Look, Dar!" the voice of the Mbah came from inside the cave. I immediately stepped in after hearing his orders.

"Mbah .. What is a dream?" I was confused when I realized I was in the room.

"It's not yet time for you to go in there, Dar!" the message of the Mbah then went away from my room.

'I think I'm dreaming, but why is my body so tired?' mummify back.

I hurried to get up just to perform the dawn prayer, after which continued my sleep again. Samar I think someone's hand touched my shoulder and shook my body. When I opened my eyes again, I saw the Mbah who was waking me up, and I faintly heard the voices of Anto and Satya in the room next to mine. Before the Mbah left, he said, "Wake up, Dar. Prepare your needs, you need two days, to walk to the Mud Swamp ...."

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