Arti 'E
An Abnormalities

I sensed someone approaching, the sound of footsteps could be heard. I did not bother with it, I remained focused on what Irwan told me, lapse of a few seconds the sound of footsteps that had been getting clear, on the contrary now sounding slow, signify that person just passed us by and away.

"What are you doing again?"

It's Ayu's voice, I'm the one facing the entrance of the cafeteria that should have seen her coming, but my focus is currently distracted by Irwan.

Without much thought, I didn't tell you what we're talking about right now, I'm just saying Irwan wants to get into the eskul that Ayu follows.

Irwan seemed to look at the other side, as I took a joke from Ayu I took a glance in the same direction. Ooh, it's Arfa, he's buying coffee. I guess if he was the one who passed by before Ayu, a little curious why he didn't stop near us for a moment and say hello, but he passed us as if we weren't there.

Ayu and Irwan exchange numbers, probably because Ayu is the senior of eskul, which is why Irwan offers to exchange numbers. As an active woman, I also took part in their conversation and kept Irwan's number.

Phone numbers may not be very used by students today, because usually the teenagers will be in touch through social media. Their numbers are usually tied to social media, which is why when we store someone's number, their social account will automatically go to a friend's recommendation or be registered as a friend.

Ayu and I continued our conversation, while Irwan walked away from us to go home soon.

Later that night, Irwan made contact with me through social media, asking if I had time for a night walk. Night street? I asked myself, what is it? Maybe he intended to take me out and continue the conversation that broke up this afternoon.

Since I have time after 8pm, I asked my parents for permission to play out for a while and I was given permission. At 9 it looks like I'll have to go back so as not to worry them.

It was still late afternoon, because that's why Dad allowed me, a lot of people passing by on the street. Usually when I play out, I just play around the area where I live. Irwan said he would meet me at a night market point that was being held. I'm heading there, it's not too far from my house.

Apparently Irwan was waiting there, he was sitting on his bike. There was a bench next to the post and we were both sitting there. People will pass by but won't notice us if we are, they will think of us as young people in general. Well, that's the truth.

We sat side by side, not too far away nor too close. Not knowing where, two bottles of drink he brought and one of them was given to me. It was a very famous bottle of tea, from a small I like to drink it because of its distinctive taste on the tongue. You could say, this is one of my favorite drinks.

"It's like a whisper, which makes me have to buy this bottle of tea"

Irwan opened the conversation after he handed me this drink. I took it, opened it, and put the bottle's muzzle into my mouth. Of course I'll drink it, while it's still cold.

"But it was drunk? Aren't you afraid I'm getting into something in it?"

"Hehe. Even if you get something into this bottle, Risa will respond with something"

"That Qarin of yours is it? Great as well"

"Yaaa, great or not, I think all humans who have a companion genie will be able to do the same"

"Gw is not"

"That's because your Qarin hasn't done some kind of introductions yet, is it?"

"Introduction?"

"Yes, that's kind of it. I also, just a year ago interacted with Risa, we never interacted like that before".

I continued on this topic: That, Qarin was not all directly interacting with humans. There is waiting for the maturity of the soul of the human, the age, and other aspects that are agreed between the jinn and the man who binds the agreement.

In my opinion, there might also be humans who were born and immediately became an Indigo who could see mystical things, but it was not like Me and Irwan, either, we both only had Qarin taken down by someone else, so the terms of his contract we didn't know how, and what it was like.

"So the figure I saw before the guts test was my companion?"

I answered it by shaking my head a few times, indeed it was not Irwan's companion, Risa told me earlier. Risa also gave a direct picture to me, how to say it? Like the... What Irwan experienced that night, I've seen. Like watching a movie, that's how it is. I explained to Irwan so.

Irwan's gaze was sidetracked, he stared at the edge of the times, there was no one there except for some plants that I don't know what the name of the plant was, it was quite dense.

He was still staring at the plant, of course I understand why he was staring there. Risa's there. It seems Risa called Irwan through something, of course fellow Indigo like us would easily feel such a thing.

I want to be frank with Irwan about my ability, that I can only see a mystical figure in certain circumstances, and it is random. I am not a pure Indigo who can see such a figure at any time.

The beginning of when Risa interacted with me, she just stood still, I was surprised, that's all. I felt no fear, as I realized he was not an evil figure, as I felt familiar. Well, I feel like I've known Risa for a long time, after that I just started looking for information about Indigo on the internet.

I said all that to Irwan, he kept listening. It seems that he is also not used to seeing some figures that are not human. But later it will be easy to distinguish which human and which are not, of course if it is used not to be too disturbed, it may be excluded for mental health.

"Gw denger you like to talk alone or dream?"

"Isn't he? Maybe I unconsciously carried with me my own world. There's a woman who usually comes to say something, I don't know her but feel familiar"

"Maybe it's your companion"

"Perhaps, I've never seen anything mystical before, or maybe I've been but I didn't pay attention at the time. Just as rich you feel he's a stranger, I'm the same figure as this"

We talked a lot of things without paying attention around us, I just felt Risa across there doing something for us. I don't know what it is.

It's been almost an hour of our conversation, I've decided to end the conversation. Irwan agreed, he got on his bike, took a break and went away. He offered me a ride but I turned him down.

I kept watching Irwan's back as he moved away, I felt something strange. Both of my ears buzzed, a warm feeling began to be felt around my auditory field. I closed my eyes to calm my mind waiting for the buzz and heat I felt to improve.

In just a few seconds, the heat and buzzing in my ears were gone.

I slowly opened my eyes... I've guessed.

Any more... I entered into a world where I could see what man could not see.

A completely different taste, my smell, my hearing, my body's ability to feel things. All the different sensations of being in the human world. I felt a new sensation in almost every sense of mine.

I looked around, still brightly lit by the human crowd. The difference is, at this time I see creatures other than humans, they are jinn, other creatures that coexist with humans. Their shapes are diverse, almost similar to what is shown in horror movies. We call it like, Kuntilanak, Genderuwo, Tuyul, and so on. It's just, it's not as simple as how they seem.

Be honest... I feel scared...

I couldn't move my own body but stand still and look ahead. They are there, behind, mixed with the crowd of people, among them there are those who follow other humans, some are far away and some are close. It was like they were focusing their attention on me.

I'm really afraid, every incident like this happens again I'm always afraid of their existence. Even for now, it's just that Risa is always there, by my side, she takes care of me. So that none of those figures approached.

My two ears were buzzing again, louder than ever. Relfeks I closed my eyes then slowly reopened them, they were already out of sight. I felt my senses return and my body moved. I let out a happy breath.

Walking to go home, while passing through the place where I remembered earlier was the place where some of the figures were, I accelerated my way, in the end I ran instead.