BERHALA ISLAND
EPISODE 140: THE GHOSTS

    After the sun sank, the day had entered the night, Podin left the villa, headed for the food stall.  Of course he wanted to eat, because his stomach was getting hungry. And Podin doesn't need to pick a faraway spot for dinner. But enough to enter the food stall that is at the end of the road. The food stall that he ate there yesterday afternoon. It was the closest stall to the village, which only stayed the way to the end of the alley, on the side of the road leading to the entrance to the village.

    Coincidentally, at the stall, Podin again met some people who had lunch with him, and had a chat with Podin at lunch. Surely they are villagers who at least look for coffee and snacks.

    "Ee ..., the Father again .... How's it going, Mr ...?! Did you find any ghosts in that villa?" suddenly, a man asked Podin. Yes, the man was the one who yesterday also told the story of the villa that he said there had been a murder.

    "No .... I didn't see anything ..." answered Podin who was certainly with an ordinary face and seemed to be curious about the circumstances that occurred there. Yes, Podin in this case is good at theatrics, as if he does not know anything.

    "God, the Father .... Last night there were people who fainted, sir .... On the road close to the villa that you occupy. He said he saw a ghost wandering near the villa Mr." so said the man, who of course told Podin, if last night there were residents who fainted.

    Yes, of course, if ordinary people, ordinary people, villagers, must have seen a ghost, he will be frightened. Even if he was afraid, he would faint. Maybe this happened to the man the man told Podin at the diner.

    "Fainting ...?! How can ...?" ask Podin who would like to know the story.

    "Last night, Mr. .., there was a woman walking with her boyfriend across the street. Well, when they passed near the road that leads to the villa where the Father, just as he got there, at the end of the road, that way, the chick saw there was a ghost floating around the villa Mr .... Of course the girl screamed and immediately fainted, because she was so afraid. He said the ghost was a woman wearing a robe or a white wedding dress .... Yeah, kind of a kuntilanak." that's what the man told Podin the story.

    "There-is just .... At most he was just frightened by his feelings alone, who had heard the frightening story in that place. That's why that person shouldn't be a coward .... And also do not tell a scary story, make people think fear." said Podin who actually explained to the man sitting in front of him.

    "Yes, Sir .... That's who sees not just one person .... Who saw some people. Because someone shouted for help, and fainted, then some residents came to help the person who fainted. Well, when the person who fainted was conscious, and told me about the ghost he saw, people tried to observe what was true .... However, Mr. .., it turns out that some people did see that near the villa Mr. there is a female ghost wearing a white dress. Yes .., near the villa Mr." said the man who was certainly excited to tell the ghost to Podin.

    "Eh .., Mang .... Don't kidnap people. Not good ..." the food stall seller who certainly did not want the buyer, the neighbors, told about the ghost in the villa.

    "Ala ..., at most it's also fabricated .... In fact, I was in the villa alone and never met with ghosts .... Aah ..., the guy was a coward .... Yes, understand .... If people are timid, just see the shadow of a cat passing by, it is considered a ghost ..." so said Podin who tried to cover the story.

    "Yes, if you don't believe, it's okay .... But be careful, Mr .... Because it is the villa that you occupy, the place that you keep it, haunted .... Haunted .... It used to be a scene of murder .... Hence, no one dared to come closer to the place, sir" said the man who went back to tell Podin about the villa.

    Surely Podin was not concerned about those stories. Let those who are frightened. Let the people not dare to enter his territory, not dare to enter his yard. But the important thing for Podin, he is safe, he is not disturbed by them. Yes, of course, Podin is happy if the residents, residents, people around there are afraid to get closer to the villa that is inhabited by Podin.

    Podin ate with his food. Of course because he was hungry. He added another half of the plate. Yes, of course, Podin has to eat a lot and does need a lot of energy. Podin needs a lot of nutrition. And of course Podin must fill his stomach so that it is not empty anymore, so as not to starve again.

    And finally, Podin finished his meal with a delicious taste. He even burps, a sign that his food feels good. After paying for dinner, Podin went back, saying goodbye to leaving the stall. And for sure, he would return to the villa he occupied.

    Crossing the quiet and dark road alone, passing through the narrow rocky road and overgrown with a fence of very lush living plants, which is very thick, it certainly brings its own aura to those who dare to leave their feet on that road. But for Podin, he has indeed become a brave person, because many times met with ghosts, many times met with strange creatures, many times struggling with human bodies without lives, and many times, it's not a scary thing. It's only natural that now Podin is brave, it's all because Podin is used to it. His habit while on the island of Berhala, which is a place where ghosts stop, especially the bodies of humans without heads, as well as the heads of humans without bodies, which are many lapsed, many, many scattered on the island of Berhala. And all that Podin witnessed, he saw, he experienced, and it happened when Podin entered the Island of Idols. Even the entry to the island of Berhala alone must be at night. Especially in the village, which is in an ordinary village, not Pulau Berhala. That's small.

    However, when Podin stepped into the villa's courtyard, suddenly there were several shadows that flashed alternately. The passing shadows disturbed the course of Podin. There were those that flashed in front, some that flashed behind, some even flashed above his head. Podin realized that these are supernatural beings, spirits have no place, ghostly spirits that live outside the human realm. These are the ghosts that were told by the residents. And these are the beings from the wandering spirit who are trying to meet Podin.

    The ready and alert Podin, who was not afraid of such a creature, stopped immediately. Podin stopped his footsteps, then snapped at the creature who was trying to block his path.

    "Who are you ...!!" Podin rebukes the creatures that bother him.

    "Aqiqikqkiq ........"

    "Hoooo ......"

    "Hrrrr ......"

    The creatures were trying to scare Podin. Some laughed, some grimaced, some stuck out their tongues, some even pulled their faces wide. There are even only heads, there are also only skulls, there are also only floating fabrics without any contents. There are a lot of strange creatures that have surrounded Podin. All creepy.

    "Who are you ...!!! What do you want ...!!!" Podin again snapped at the ghosts.

    And suddenly, in front of Podin already stood a woman in a white dress. Yeah, the ghost that last night showed me where his body was. Surely, the ghost was floating on the ground.

    "Help us ..." said the ghost of the woman in the white dress.

    Deg. Podin's heart was blown away. That afternoon, he had tried to take the suitcase containing the body of the woman, and now the ghost was again present to meet him, not even alone, but carrying an army of ghosts in large numbers, he said, there must be something wrong.

    "Who are you ...?! Why are you ...?!" ask the ghost. Of course, now Podin can communicate, after last night the ghost was silent and silent.

    "Please us .... Our bodies are unkempt in this place .... We are victims of human savagery ..." so said the female ghost.

    Podin. Podin did not answer. Podin did not expect, and certainly did not think, if it turned out that place, in the villa he bought, apparently had been used as a place of slaughter of humans. And apparently, the spirit world was the same as the normal human world, he could come together to Podin to ask for help. It must be because the spirit of the woman in the wedding dress has invited the other spirits, to appear, to ask for help to Podin, the one who has helped her, who has helped her, the man who had lifted his body from the ground, the body wrapped in plastic and put in the suitcase.

    Podin. Podin could not decide what to do. But the ghosts were already surrounding his body. The ghosts are getting close to Podin. Which of course, the wandering spirits will show the place of his fate. And it's definitely not a place worthy of the dead.

    And because of the ghost in a very large number, Podin was mobbed by scary creatures, suddenly appeared stars in large numbers that surrounded the head of Podin. Podin collapsed in his villa.