Baby Amber

Baby Amber
Terrible Figure Disorder


Looking at the figure that was currently staring at us from outside the window, made my body and Mother tremble violently. With great difficulty Mother retreated slowly in a sitting position, creeping with the help of her hands closer towards me. I was behind the door trying to pull Mom's body and hide behind the bed where Ratih was lying. From outside the window, the sound of knocking sounded smooth and continuous. The sound of window glass being tapped with the tip of a long nail. I peeked out from behind the bed. The window curtains were clear enough for me to look out of the room. The figure was still standing there, staring inside and playing his fingers on the window pane. Sometimes he turned his head, playing with his unraveling hair. The eyeballs that dangled to the cheek several times he sibak, but still fell again and hung on both cheeks. His blood droplets were seen flowing down both of his faces, dripping down to his irregular hair. I shuddered in horror at him.


"Mother is afraid, Di." said Mother. With his trembling hands he hugged my arms tightly. You can be sure that Mom is very scared right now. I feel so guilty for bringing trouble into this house. The atmosphere of the house that was originally calm and serene now became gripping because of my arrival. Hoping I would get a solution to my problem, it would bring disaster to Mom and Ratih.


"Tomorrow early in the morning Hadi will go to Mbah Trimo's house, Mom. Hadi will ask Mbah Trimo for help to overcome this problem." I whispered trying to make Mom calm.


Yuk..duukkk...


The sound of knocking turned into a loud bang. Mother who had been silent since then immediately shouted when she heard the window break down violently. Mom was getting tighter gripping my arm. While I'm getting close to the wall hoping that figure doesn't see us.


Duuukkk...


Ssrreeck...


Mother's body shivered more and more when the sound of knocking on the tail with the sound of legs being dragged heavily walking in front of the room door. We whose position is right next to the room door immediately tiptoed, and chose to shift to the end. Mouth komat kamit reading prayer. Likewise with me, as much as possible I have to stay strong to keep Mom calm.


"Silence, Mom. He won't hurt us." I tried to calm Mom down.


"Hopefully Ratih is not possessed anymore like before." whispered Mother made me turn towards Ratih. Looks so calm and peaceful Train in his sleep. Apparently the water given by Mbah Sum is powerful enough to calm Ratih to this extent.


Pluukkp...


"Aarrrkkhhh..."


Mom screamed when a hand hit her shoulder. I jumped up and hit the wooden cabinet next to me.


"Astaghfirullah." Mother stroked the chest when she found out that it was Ratih's hand that hit her shoulder. While Ratih who had just woken up looked around like a flurry.


"Mother and Mas Hadi why?" ask me, confused. I approached Ratih who was still tied up. And sure enough, there I began to realize. It was like Ratih's hand was on Mom's shoulder, and now?


I made sure the ties to Ratih's hands. Still strong bound and not yet detached. Whose hand hit my mother?


Mom and I looked at each other, looked back and found that the figure was already standing right behind us.