Baby Amber
The Figure In The Bedroom

Ratih kept me quiet ever since that happened. Maybe he was offended because Mom and I were scared. Or maybe it's because I left him for most of the day for Mr. Trimo's house. At first, I promised to take him for a walk around the village.

"Sik, stop. Don't keep quiet." I tried to persuade Ratih to talk back to me.

"Silver. I'm sorry, I know that Mas was wrong." I hope Ratih luluh and forgive me.

"What's really going on with you, Mom? You look strange and always avoid Ratih since in the village. Did Mas meet Mas Hadi's ex-lover, so Mas Hadi forgot about Ratih?" Ratih.

"Astaghfirullah." Which ex-Mr? Don't make it up." I replied surprised. Definitely Ratih jealous of Saints. I used to tell you about the Saints, how close we were both to being prayed for by most people.

"Mah Hadi don't pretend. Ratih knew that Mas Hadi had gone to his house, right?" i'm stunned. My throat felt choked and unable to make a sound to answer Ratih's question.

"Jawab, Mom. If Mas Hadi is silent, it means that Mas Hadi really went to his house to meet him. Aye, right?" Ratih scolded me with his silly question.

"Dik, Mas went there to meet his Father. Not to meet Saints." I hope Ratih understands.

I choose to be quiet. Letting Ratih calm down was the only way that I often did when Ratih looked annoyed. But since I noticed, Ratih even more behavior. He's not usually like this. In fact, usually many people are silent when angry. But this time it was different. Ratih looked agitated and often looked at me suddenly with a view that was somehow difficult to explain.

I looked at the back of Ratih who was behind me. Seen pepper shocks his body made me feel guilty.

"Sir, are you crying?" ask slowly. But Ratih did not answer, even his shoulders seemed to shake even harder.

"Dik." I flipped over Train's body to make sure Ratih's condition. At that moment I pushed Ratih's body to the floor. How not, a creepy figure with a half-destroyed face and eyeballs that come out and almost fall if not bound by the small nerves that connect it to the batok of his head.

"Sial." swear. I stood up and retreated until my body hit the exit. While the figure of the woman got up and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Mas Hadi is evil." a voice came out from the lips of the creepy figure. The figure stood up, walking slowly towards me. I who tremble can't afford to go let alone run. My knees are weak. His bones felt out of place.

"Mas. Here. Why don't you love me anymore, ma'am." the woman walked forward, drawing near to me. My body, held back by the wall, felt deadlocked and found it difficult to escape. Then I tried to close my eyes tight.