AWAKENED
Six: The Tragedy of the Ship

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This story is just fictitious. All events that occur are free authors' essays, not actually occurring in the places and locations mentioned......

The weather was starting to get hot, but that was not the real reason a Salfa chose to stay on the bench with his suitcase. Even though he had said such a reason, no one believed. It was because Genta said that he was afraid at sea. Now his friends do not stop taking him to the edge of the ship, to enjoy the scenery, and want to work on it.

"Come on, Sal. Yakali civil engineering children are afraid of heat," said Vin who tugged at the hands of Salfa who is still ogah-ogahan.

"COME, SAAAAAAL!! THE VIEW IS NICE GEWLAAA," said Gopal who is more than excited.

While Genta? Don't ask! From the edge of the ship he smiled smugly looking towards those who were excited. Then choose to let it go, after all, he has also won a landslide. Salfa could not overcome his fear just to show that he was brave.

Novan, seeing the smile of the young man next to him still expands. He noticed Genta staring straight into the blue sea, with eyes narrowed because it regulates the intensity of incoming light.

"What do you think, Ta?"

Genta glanced over, then sighed softly. "No idea, Van. It just feels weird, after two years, everything's changed."

"God!" reply Novan, smile wickedly. "Emang lo hope to be treated like how, Ta? After you ninggalin Salfa it's just to pursue your first love, you hope he's all right you?"

The heavy sighs now sounded clear from Genta. "But now, he should be more mature, Van. See how he is, let alone his friend, Kinara. It looks so bad it's the same to me."

"Salpha. He is the one who is always there for you. Do not admit what he can to nemenin you fight for your life. He didn't even leave when you confided in him about Liana. Because what? Because he believes you will be able to eat a wasted girl for years, Ta. While hoping you can see him, even once," said Novan at length, as if he spilled all his ego about the selfishness of Genta.

"Lo gave him the door for him to enter, Ta. We both know that he did not hope in vain. He has a sense of belonging to you, and you yourself are giving it to him," continued Novan. The young man sighed slowly for a moment. "Come on, Ta. Don't feel yourself victim here. The victim of the feeling of Salfa."

Genta remained silent and kept silent, not speaking a single word. The young man simply rubbed his tired-looking face with everything. The regret came back. Filled his chest until it felt tight.

"Keep, why do you think it's gini now? Where did you come from to realize your feelings for Salfa?" novan asked again, inviting a meaningful gaze from Genta.

"Because I realize, like anyone I am, it doesn't feel as complete as when I'm with Salfa."

Genta's eyes then changed to scan the surroundings. Vin, Gopal, and Kinara were taking pictures on the other side of the ship.

Meanwhile, Salfa was silent by himself on the bench. Sok-sook busied himself with his phone, as one figure approached towards him and stood right in front of him. Salfa looked up, of course, with sinister. If you ever know a kid whose eyes are glaring at another kid, that's what Salfa is now.

A mother stared strangely at Salfa, fortunately, the girl immediately realized it. Suddenly he cleared his throat and no longer looked up, lowered his face, slightly lowered his head. His eyes then watched his friends who split up, then he stood up, taking the initiative to move to the toilet.

True to his guess, the figure followed him. He also thought that Salfa's intention to go to the toilet was to find a quiet place to ask something.

"Tumben lo away from Genta, nyamperin me again. What do you want?" skink. "Since yesterday Genta came, I've seen you never go from behind his back."

The short-haired figure with the pale face was still silent. Salfa waited for him to say something but it was nil. Of course it pisses him off. "You want what, ha?"

After which, the short-haired figure shot out through the door. Something Salfa did not understand. He hasn't even asked why he's behind Genta. Is it possible that the guard is? But, that figure seemed to be very young, in fact, like a few years under Salfa. If it was a human, Salfa thought the figure was the same age as the Hero.

Exasperated half to death by such obscure demonic behavior, Salfa decided to wash his face. The toilet of the ship was very narrow, making it not free to move. Now that the figure had left, he only realized that the scent of the toilet was very unfriendly.

It may sound cliche, but Salfa just felt it himself. The water from the tap was red, viscous, like blood. He almost screamed but he said it. Slowly, he opened the faucet again which he immediately closed it. And the water is normal.

"What the fuck? Whose job, woi, who's lo?" salfa asked hesitantly. While he realized, the figure earlier, came again. Stand behind him. "You want what the hell?"

"You can't go there. I'm not gonna fuck it up."

Shocked, Salfa was stunned for a moment hearing that answer. "K-why the hell? Why do all the ghosts I meet say that? And-and lo who?"

"I won't let you guys go there."

"Yes but why?!"

"You can't go there. I'm gonna stop this ship."

Salfa's forehead frowned. "Huh? Lo mean? Uh, wait. What are you doing, hey?!"

Salfa was unable to stop the short hair. The figure shot again like that. While still looking at what she said, Salfa rushed out of the toilet. But the door, locked.

Like in the key from the outside.

"Hey, help! Who is outside?! Who's the key? HEY?"

Doc dok dok dok!! Salfa continued to pound the toilet, but to his astonishment, no one heard him at all. Is this that figure? Why would he do this? why not allow Salfa and his friends there?

Soon the girl reached into his pants pocket. Especially if it is not a cell phone. He was going to call Kinara or Vin. But damn, the phone didn't turn on. Many times he tried to turn it on but could not. Before going to the toilet, the phone was fine. More panicked, Salfa again banged on the door, this time even stronger.

While on the edge of the ship, Kinara felt bad leaving Salfa alone. He chose to return. "Udah ah I want to go to Salfa, here a long time hot as well," he told Vin and Gopal.

Kinara's eyes widened to realize the absence of her female best friend. There were only Salfa's suitcase and jacket on the bench. For some reason, Kinara had a panic attack immediately. To ask some people around was unthinkable in his head. Soon he ran towards Genta and Novan who were closest from the benches.

With a breath of breath Kinara asked without a ba-bi-bu. "You guys seen Salfa?"

Directly struck, Genta turned his body one hundred and eighty degrees facing Kinara. He then glanced at the bench where there was Salfa there earlier, and there really was nothing. "Well, was he there?!"

Kinara immediately ran again towards Vin and Gopal, no matter how many people noticed and stared skeptically at him. "Pal, Vin, Salfa doesn't exist!"

"Huh?" surprised Vin. "Where are you looking?"

"To the toilet time?" gopal Sahut.

Genta, who also thought of a place where Salfa might be, went straight to the toilet. While Novan went upstairs, who knows the girl was there. Yes, though that sounds strange considering the sea-fearing Salfa that Genta said. Vin, Gopal, and Kinara split up. Going down the corners of the ship.

Several crew members were seen running around, definitely going to check the engine. There, Gopal stopped one of them. "This is why the ship, Mas?"

"The machine broke down, Mas. So the ship stopped" replied the crewman, who soon passed after the others.

The announcement was then heard from the speakers on board. "For all passengers, please be calm. The officers will immediately deal with the problem. Please remain still in place and do not create excess movement until help arrives. Thank you." Thank you."

Just then Kinara immediately grimaced patting her forehead. Are we all being asked to be quiet until help arrives? Just be right! How will he find Salfa? Indeed, his best friend was not possible anywhere other than within the scope of the ship. But Salfa isn't the old Salfa anymore. Salfa is now prone to distractions that others might find absurd.

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If everyone is asked to remain silent on the spot, sorry, Genta can't keep up with that. He must find Salfa. The young man continued to follow the direction set up to go to the toilet. Up there, he knocked on the door slowly.

"Sal's? The salfa? Lo here, right?" asked Genta expectantly, but there was no reply.

There was only one room covered and Genta was sure Salfa was there. And so, no matter what, the young man convinced himself to accept all the consequences when he opened it. The door opened easily, but it was like something was behind it.

Genta stuffed his head behind the door, peeking. How surprised he was when he found Salfa unconscious. Soon he entered carefully so as not to put too much pressure on Salfa's body. He took the girl, took her to the place where his friends were.

"Salfa?!" yelled Kinara who then approached. Desperate for him to run yet the gazes of such people stopped him before doing so.

No matter what, Vin, Gopal, and Novan are back down, following. Salfa who was still unconscious tried to be awakened slowly. Still with the position of the head placed on Genta's lap, Kinara continued to call by patting his best friend's cheek gently.

"Salfa, get up, Sal," she asked half in tears. "White wood oil. Please take it in my jacket pocket, Pal."

Gopal nodded briefly. Immediately he turned around and grabbed Kinara's maroon parka jacket placed on the suitcase. "Now, Ra."

The voices of those who witnessed it sounded boisterous. If there was a tool that could translate people's minds and show them above each other's heads, it would definitely find the same statement. It's about what happened to the girl in the bin. Also, they must have regretted that the incident happened so that it added to the panic.

With trembling hands, Kinara rubbed the eucalyptus oil onto Salfa's nose, while continuing to pat his cheek gently and call out to him. Some people have apparently set aside the request to stay in place, whether it is a form of caring or just curious.

"Please give space to my friend!!" kinara jolts at them all no matter how she will be judged. "Sal, let's get up, Sal..."

Novan can see how Kinara cares for her best friend. Really very caring and no mask at all. He felt quite salute with the friendship that was held in high esteem by the glasses girl.

Slowly, there is a change in facial expression on the face of Salfa. His forehead frowned, followed by eyes that began to open even though not directly widened. The girl nodded. "Ra.." he said.

"Oh my God, thank God." said Kinara, followed by expressions of relief from other friends. "Sal, how come you got a gini? Is anyone bothering you?"

When he began to gain consciousness, Salfa was quite surprised that he was held by Genta. Hurriedly he woke up, still with a blink. After being fully conscious, his eyes widened. "His ship? The boat stopped, didn't it, Ra?!" panicked is half dead.

Vin immediately crouched down, calming Salfa down. "Sal, Sal, relax. Don't panic everyone" she asked, realizing the six of them were the center of attention.

"Sal, you haven't answered my question. Who's bothering you?" asked Kinara impatiently, repeating his sentence because he was still panicking because Salfa grasped his hand very tightly almost like squeezing.

"Nothing," answered Salfa briefly, lying. Although there was something bothering him, but the reason he had fainted was purely from panic. Don't forget, Salfa is afraid of the sea. Locked in the bathroom when the ship is hit by obstacles, especially no one can hear, who will bear with such circumstances?

"How are you going, Ra? What if the ship sinks?" salfa quietly with tears at the corners of the petals.

"Quiet, Sal. Help will come," said Genta, whose position is behind Salfa.

Salfa turned his head for a moment, realizing that there was no longer a figure of short hair behind Genta. This must be all him. The figure said it would stop this ship, so that he and his friends would not come to the island. Salfa is increasingly made furious, indeed why if they go there? What's the problem with that figure? Salfa only growled silently with one clenched hand holding back the vexation. You mean what the hell's wrong with this?

"Sal, you seriously nobody bothers you? I'm so scared, Sal. Let's go back, yuk?"

After Kinara said that, all her friends shone a light on her. Novan immediately responded. "Here you go, you know. Sure you want to go back?"

"What the hell is it? How come you've asked someone who bullies Salfa or doesn't, but who can disturb him?" sahut Genta whose brain still can not digest what happened.

"But Kinara has a point" Gopal commented later. "Since the black cat, I kept thinking. Look now, the ship stopped in the middle of the sea. This is unusual."

"Come on it, Pal. Don't be too serious about myths. Ship restrictions are a natural thing?" reply Novan.

Meanwhile, Salfa's eyes focused in one direction where the short-haired figure appeared. Suddenly it was already standing at a fairly close distance to all of them, around ten meters away. Even from that distance, Salfa seemed to be able to hear the figure speak, a kind of telepathy.

"If I had done this, would you still be gone?"

The words of the hunchback grandmother in the house of Gopal again ringed in the head of Salfa. Although grandma was like hard to let go, but the grandmother said God was showing the way. Something was indeed waiting for him on the island. Something he doesn't know what is. So the only way to get the answer is to go there.

After staring intently at the figure, Salfa's focus shifted, scanning his companions. "Gue fainted not because of any disturbance. It's purely because I'm freaking out about this ship breaking down. We're here, guys."

Vin, who had been silent since thinking about the tragedy on this ship, now replied. "So how? We continue?"

Salfa glanced cynically at the figure of the short hair, then he replied. "Next."

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