Baby Amber
That Figure Appeared Again

I squirm, trying to stretch a body that feels stiff. The unbearable thirst forced me to get out of bed immediately. Too bad, the bottle I always put beside the bed was empty. Inevitably I had to move on and go out to the kitchen to grab a drink in order to complete my drinking desire in the middle of the night.

Tech ... tek .. tek ...

A voice sounded in the back of the house. Behind our house there is a large enough vacant land. The land was deliberately made empty because Ratih likes to plant various ornamental plants and live pharmacies and also some vegetables. All that he did to get rid of his loneliness when I lived alone at home while going to the restaurant. The land I accidentally gave the fence. So that he could greet some of the neighbors who were behind our house. It's just, there's an unkempt empty garden belonging to one of the residents. The land has long since died. None of his family occupied his house. So that the house and land are left abandoned. Makes the place look gloomy and quite able to make the fur of sitting standing while lingering around the house.

Tech ... tek .. tek ...

Again, after I ignored my curiosity the voice came back. This time I can't ignore it. The growing curiosity made me peek out through the window that connects directly with the backyard of the house. The light that I installed not far from the back door was able to shine around the land. The figure of the child I saw in the house was now sitting playing with a wood and hitting it on a board. As if he was engrossed in his new toy, the boy seemed unaware that I was looking at it from the inside.

"Whose son is it." I murmured softly.

I slowly opened the back door and walked over to the boy. It seems that the boy has not noticed my presence. Seen with fun playing wood and board in front of him. His pale white skin was clearly visible by the dim lights and moonlight that happened to be bright.

"Astaghfirullah."

The pale, crumbling face turned its head and looked towards me. My body collapsed and limp for a moment. The bones of the foot that had been solid to support the body, now limp and droop. It trembled all over this body as the figure of the baby turned its head and crawled slowly closer towards me. I who can not stand just creep back trying to get away from his pursuit.

I slowly back off. But the baby was getting closer. His blackened eyes, his pale skin and his shattered face looked so disgusting. Far from being adorable like a human baby.

"Ja .. don't come any closer." prevent me while throwing anything around me. But the baby kept on crawling closer.

As much as I could, I crawled into the house. As fast as lightning I closed the only door that connected the kitchen to the backyard. My window blinds are tightly closed. But sometimes I still observe the baby who is now sitting and just stay out there. No more playing or anything. He just sat and watched our house.

"Mas." a pat on the shoulder shocked me and fell down instantly. My wife apparently woke up.

"What's wrong? How do you seem to be scared?" ask her and I'll try to show you what I saw back there.

"I .. that." point me towards the window. Train opens the curtain and tries to figure out what I mean. But apparently the figure has disappeared again.

"There's nothing, ma'am" he said, calming me down. But even so, the fear and shadow of the baby's face is still clearly ringing in the eye.