ANAS'S ADVENTURES
5. Lepen Alms

#For those who have read Chapter 4, please re-read it because semalem nulisnya while sleepy so many typo. Thank God now I have revised 🤭#

"Please Inter Mbah Paing" said Gunawan

"Well sir,"

Anas immediately ran after Mbah Paing.

Meanwhile Gunawan asked Purnomo to pick up the body of his son Prasetyo.

"Your fate is lucky you Nas, when it just came in this village but you have got a job and a place to live. Even Gunawan seems to believe in you very much, rarely there are people whose sustenance is rich you," said Mbah Paing

"It is customary to be Mbah" replied Anas cengengesan

He then stopped his motorbike in front of Mbah Paing's residence.

The old woman opened the envelope given by Gunawan. Anas could only gulp as the old woman counted the amount of red-colored money in front of him.

Because it was night, Anas also said goodbye to Mbah Paing.

"That I say yes, I am afraid to be in search of Mr. Gun," said Anas

"Yes, do not forget tomorrow to come to the river if you want to see the cultural events of this village," Mbah Paing said

"Express Mbah,"

Mbah Paing did not forget to give a piece of money a hundred thousand to Anas.

"What's this doing, Mbah?" ask Anas

"That's for you, itung-itung kost ngojek, same for you to eat. Aren't you paying yet?" answer Mbah Paing

"But isn't this mostly Mbah?"

"See that's your recommendation, Le,"

"Then thank you very much Mbah" Anas replied

He then turns on his motorcycle and disappears in the darkness of the night.

Anas stopped his motorcycle in front of his boarding room.

*Krieett!!

As he turned on his room light, he gasped to see Mr. Gunawan's moringa tree in his room.

"Geez, why is this moringa tree here. Shouldn't it be in front of Gun sir's house??" Anas thought something was wrong with the tree.

He hurriedly lifted the pot of moringa tree and brought it to Gunawan's house.

"You should stay here!" exclaimed Anas put the moringa tree right in front of Gunawan's house.

Gunawan who was in the house immediately cleared his throat to see the arrival of Anas carrying his moringa tree.

The man immediately got up from his seat and approached Anas.

"Where did you find the Moringa tree?" inquiringly

"Sorry sir, I don't know who put the moringa tree in my room,"

"Your room" Gunawan seemed to frown upon hearing Java Anas

There was a sense of disbelief when he heard Anas answer. Because, however, Anas once tried to move the tree to make him think that Anas deliberately moved the tree.

"I hope what you say is true" Gunawan said, then returned to his seat

Although Anas knew Gunawan did not believe him, he did not want to argue with the man. It's free, he's emotional. He better rest and let Mr. Gunawan alone.

The next day Mr. Gunawan's house was filled with mourners. Gunawan looks so sad to mourn the corpse of his eldest son.

He did not expect it was his son who became the victim of Santet spill Kelor.

The night after the tahlil event, Gunawan told Anas to come to the village ritual event to repel the river waiting spirits who always ask for a tumbal.

Gunawan did not forget to give Anas a brown envelope.

"Give this money to the committee, say I can't come because I'm still grieving" he said

"Okay sir" answered Anas

He then used a sarong and peci headed to the river accompanied by Purnomo.

Dozens of people gathered by the river. Many torches were installed to illuminate the river that could not be reached by electricity.

Various rice tumpeng and various produce neatly arranged with offerings prepared for river dwellers.

Anas seemed to pay attention to every citizen who came. Everyone seemed to be wearing customary clothes, only he was wearing a sarong alone.

"I think I got the wrong costume, sir?" ask Anas

"Ready Mas,"

Not long ago Mbah Paing came. The woman immediately took the cemani chicken and began to cut it. He deliberately stored the chicken's blood and threw it into the river while reading a prayer.

Finishing the cemani chicken cutting event, he also sprinkled telon flowers on the river

The atmosphere became quiet and the water whirring made Anas goosebumps. He began to feel something moving in the river.

Sure enough a child who was rumored to be missing suddenly appeared floating on the river.

All the residents immediately shouted hysterically upon seeing that. Mbah Paing also asked some men to take the body.

The crying sound of a man broke when he saw the body of his son.

"Now the inhabitants of the river have returned the son of Mr. RT, and he advised that the residents always perform rituals like this every full night so that no similar events occur" Mbah Paing said

All the people agreed.

One by one the residents left the place after the ritual was completed.

Anas was still standing staring at the river.

"The flow of this river is so swift, meaning if there are people who drown will definitely be washed away by the river. But why did the body just settle here??"

*grep!

Anas immediately turned his head back as someone patted him on the shoulder.

"It is not good to daydream here, later can be tacky!" purnomo Exclamation

"Yes Mas" answered Anas then followed Purnomo

"The river is haunted Mas?" ask Anas

"Banget Nas, there have been many victims" replied Purnomo

"Why are they victims!" ask Anas again

"He said it was because the residents forgot to hold the ritual, whereas every month the citizens were willing to set aside money to perform rituals like this."

"Hmm, are the victims just children?" ask Anas

"Certainly,"

Anas and Purnomo separated at the junction. Purnomo returned to his house, while Anas headed to his boarding house. But the curiosity of Lepen's alms ritual made him unable to sleep.

Just as he was asleep Anas suddenly woke up as someone was banging on the door of his room.

"Mas Anas, I told you to pick up Mbah Paing,"

"Now Yu?"

"Well, I'm possessed again" Pastri replied

"Good Yu," Anas

He hurried out and turned on his motor.

When crossing the river Anas saw a torch lit there, but before the torch was turned off.

Although he was curious Anas could not get close to that place because he had to rush to meet Mbah Paing.

*Tok, tock, tock!

"Change!" several times Anas called Mbah Paing, but the woman did not come out.

Not long after a man came out to meet Anas.

"What's up, Mom?" ask the man

"That there is a rival?" ask Anas

"Bah again went to the next village to find someone who can treat Miss Russian, right, what is it?" answer the man

"I was ordered by Mr. Gun to pick him up, because Ms. Rus was possessed again,"

"Yaudah if so let me just handle it. Incidentally Mbah Paing has given me a mandate to take care of Ms. Gunawan" replied the man

Without further ado Anas directly hugged the man towards the Gunawan residence.

On arrival, Rusmini is seen sleeping in her bed. His face was pale and his body was as cold as ice.

"He's calmed down, but I'm afraid he's back again. You see, three times he was possessed," said Gunawan

"Then let me handle it, you better leave us alone now so I can focus on treating Mom" Teguh said