Baby Amber
Chapter 40 Stuck

My footsteps suddenly rushed while the sound of footsteps followed from behind. The atmosphere of the sky that had been bright suddenly cloudy and the sky looked pitch black. It didn't take long, the sound of lightning began to sound thunderous breaking the silence.

"Astaghfirullah." I was suffocating while the sound of thunder boomed deafeningly. I accelerated my footsteps trying to get home before Adzan roared. It was still day, but the cloudy weather made it look like afternoon. Not long after, water drops fell from the sky. The cold made me shudder as the wind blew and pierced to the bone.

Tired, that's all I feel right now. The distance of the house I traveled from the Holy House was actually not too far away. I don't know why this time it feels so far away. Until this leg is tired of walking, but my home page is not yet visible.

"Mas Hadi." again, I went to hear the voice of the woman calling. A voice very similar to my wife's. But I still try to deny, because it is true that Ratih is still at home with Mom.

"Mas... hihihihihi." The hair of my nudge crumbled when the voice of the woman turned into a terrible laugh and was able to raise the hair of anyone who heard it.

"Astaghfirullah, O Allah... Oh my God." again and again. It was only the name of the Creator that I remembered and mentioned along the way. My mind is now in a state of confusion. Thinking between Ratih who was still at home but his voice was heard always following, and footsteps that I had accelerated but did not reach home as well.

The wind suddenly blew fiercely and was ready to fly anything in its path. I chose to stop, pulled over to a big tree and chose to sit down. But remembering the message of Mbah Trimo that I cannot look back no matter what happens, I chose to walk sideways and keep looking forward. I don't know what anyone would think of me if I saw me walking sideways like a crab. The sound of women's laughter resounded. This time it sounded very close and swirled overhead. I had wanted to look up, to see what figure was actually following me from earlier. But all I've undone.

When the atmosphere is pressed like this, there is no other choice but to remember the Power of Power. Reading the short letters I memorized, reciting the verse of the chair and also praying for protection to the Creator made my heart a little calm. Slowly the sky seemed to brighten again. The rain that had flushed the earth with a swift now gradually subsided. I choose to continue the journey. By reading Basmalah before proceeding, I try to stay focused and hope to get home quickly.

"Where have you been, Hadi? Just to the house of Mbah Trimo only to maghrib like this?" mother asked suddenly as she welcomed me home.

"Huh? The maghrib?" throat's choked. How could it have been maghrib, whereas earlier when I was sheltering under a big tree it was clearly still daytime.

I have no intention of telling you what happened during this trip.

"I better see Ratih first." I muttered out of curiosity about the condition of Ratih after being given prayer water from Mbah Trimo. Apparently Ratih was asleep. She fell asleep and I couldn't bear to wake her.

"Is Ratih okay, Mom?" I asked the woman who gave birth to me thirty-two years ago.

"Yes, Di. She's doing just fine. It looks even better than yesterday. Mbah Trimo came here to support your wife" said Mother making my forehead wince.

"When, Mom?" i wonder. I was on my way not to see Mbah Trimo at home. Even if he followed, it would definitely meet me because the road to our house from the Mbah Trimo house was only one lane. As for other roads but further and rotate because there is a large land planted teak trees by the owner.

"So noon. So I wonder why Mbah Trimo got home while you haven't come home yet" said Mother while cleaning up my former dinner. I fell silent, thinking about the awkwardness I had today.

"What did Trimo say, Mom?" my many.

"When I asked him, he came alone. You went from morning to his house. Mbah Trimo just said that you were having business with meek." said Mother made me stunned.

"Mother is worried, Di. I've been looking at you on the street many times. Waiting for you who never came, but Mbah Trimo said that you will be fine." said Mother made me more curious. Why is it that only I am disturbed, while Mbah Trimo can get home before me.

"Mbah Trimo said, this is a good opportunity to treat your wife. So let the devil play with you first, so that your wife can be treated without any interference from her sister." Mother's words this time make me relieved. It's okay if finally Ratih can be healed. I would truly be grateful if all these distractions would vanish from my life.

I stroked the head of Ratih. The sound of his breathing slowly made me feel relieved because he would soon be healed.

"Mbah Trimo will give you a fortress so that it can not be disturbed by the creature again, Di." said Mother as she put a glass of water beside Ratih's bed. Just in case if suddenly Ratih woke up and wanted to drink.

"You must be diligent in prayer as well, fasting equally keep your body holy, Di." said Mother.

"How's it going, Mom?"

"Dragon wudhumu, don't be canceled. If it cancels, you immediately wudhu again. Keep reading prayer and prayer. Mbah Trimo will help from afar. While you also have to try to fortify yourself from within." said Mother.

I'm nodding. I rushed back, filling the usual jug for ablution and praying before ablution. Asking for protection from the Living Giving is the key to the success of this treatment.

"Then, will the spirits of Ranti and Radit stop bothering me after this, Mom?" I'm still curious. Mother did not answer, she just exhaled a rough breath and took it out slowly.

"Mas." Ratih's awake. His eyes looked pretty and his face was still pale.

"Drink, Nduk." I tried to sit down and give him a glass of drinking water.

"Already, Mom." Re-train to lean against the bed wall. The bond in her hand was gone.

"What do you feel, brother?" I asked the woman I had been married to for several years. Ratih.

"I'm sorry, Mas." she said softly.

"Already, already. Don't think about it anymore. The important thing is that you're okay." I said to calm Ratih's heart.

"I'm sorry we brought trouble here, ma'am." Ratih. But Mom just hugged him.