Cambodian Ward
Chapter 18 ~ Help

“Go!” I shouted while squatting on the sofa with both hands covering my face.

The smell of the room is already unpleasant, the smell is rotten and moist. There was no sound of the pocong jump but I was still frightened, not even daring to raise my face.

Brakes.

“Mel.”

I was still in my position and sobbing.

“Mel, why?” ask Andra.

I slowly removed my hand from my face and lifted my chin. Andra, she was right Andra after I saw her foot on the floor.

“Why you?”

“Ndra, there.” My hand pointed without looking where the pocong had been.

“Why is there?”

“There's pocong.”

“Hah.” Andra moved towards the area designated by me then crouched down. Found the scattering of land, it looks like the burial ground.

I watched the floor and other areas to make sure no insects and animals were spewed out of the pocong's mouth.

“Gue wonder, why do you often occur when I do not exist yes.”

I just heard Andra's complaint. After that we did not say anything, so that the situation is more conducive. If from the evidence, it is clear that the pocong is a shipment. I lay on the sofa, Andra still accompanied by sleeping on the floor with the carpet carried by Mother. Of course right under the couch, I didn't let him shift or move.

At dawn we were ready, cleaned up and put on work uniforms. Not long after, my mother came. Andra just met Mom this time, at this time Andra still jokingly claimed she was the future daughter-in-law of Mother.

“Focused work Mel, mother who takes care of Doni. We are one building, you can check here if you have time.”

“Iya bu.”

Right now Andra and I are already on the thirteenth floor, doing finger scans to open the door and absent. There was already Sister Dian, who was looking at me sharply. Andra who pretended not to know whistling while checking the medical records of patients in the Cambodian ward.

“Mel, you work for dong.”

“Indeed my work is not true huh Mbak?” I asked Sister Dian who suddenly uttered an unfounded sentence.

“Do not suddenly not enter, you think it is easy to find a replacement suddenly,” said Dian and others do not want to interfere.

“Emergency times mbak, her brother accident. I've seen for myself,” exclaimed Andra.

I stared at the bed that Ningrum had previously occupied. There are no new patients there. All I'm responsible for is a patient named Lydia. While monitoring the patient's condition, I was in front of the computer opening the hospital system and finding out information about the hospital. My focus was diverted because there was a new patient, I rushed over and took him to an empty bed.

All day long there was nothing strange and suspicious, all safe and grateful no patient died. Two of the patients were unconscious and transferred to the inpatient room. Sister Dian remains suspicious with her attitude that judges only me.

Ahead of the shift change, the Cambodian ward came to Munir. Hospital owners who also perform the ritual. He looked around and talked to the health workers. I was standing some distance away, who would have thought that the man had called me and wanted to talk to each other outside the ward.

“The other standby in their respective positions, not yet the time to go home,” shouted Dian.

Andra wanted to follow me, but it wasn't because my hand signaled not to come near.

“What's up Sir?” tanyaku is already in the corridor of the Cambodian ward.

Sitting on a row of stainless benches. Munir only mangosteen accompanied by a thick-bodied man.

“You're named Amel?”

“Iya Pak.”

“Age of twenty-five years, born on the twenty-fifth and wet0nmu is also good. Coincidental and extraordinary combination.”

“Meanings Sir?” to my surprise, this man was investigating my identity.

The man named Munir turned his head and looked at me. “Your pure soul, who like you could be the target of black magic cult.”

“Include Mr?”

Munir laughed because of my courage to talk, even though I was nervous dealing with the man who was the cause of the spirits became a victim even bang Doni almost became a victim.

“Be careful, your life could be in danger,” said Munir then left me with a chuckle followed by a thick-bodied man - the assistant.

“Why Mel? Si Munir said what?”

...***...

Bang Doni had already started to open his eyes despite returning to sleep due to the influence of medicine for faster healing. I was the only one to accompany despite the worry of another disturbance. Andra has been coming home since the shift change, not forcing the man to stay in the hospital because it is not her responsibility to look after Doni's bang.

I fell asleep on the couch when I felt my blanket being pulled. My hands flailed to pull the blanket back to cover my body. Still with eyes closed, again felt the blanket pulled even to the floor.

“Feelings like someone is interested,” mumbled I was in a sitting position and hands outstretched to grab the blanket earlier.

“Aaaaa.” I screamed because I was shocked when my hand touched my arm. The black hand of the bulky_u, as I turned my head the figure stood staring at me with its two red eyes.

It feels like the hospital rooms are not too horror but I have felt the presence of two creepy creatures. Of course this is not an ordinary sighting, it may be a shipment as Andra said. My mouth was praying and the creature was growling and screaming like heat.

His hand still firmly grasped my arm, even felt sore and painful due to the nail of the creature. Suddenly the creature approached and grabbed my neck. My small hands were unable to release the creature's grip.My face flushed red and felt tight due to reduced oxygen intake.

Brakes.                                                                 

My body was slammed onto the floor, either my head stumbled on what was clearly pain even my vision was twitching.

“Mother,” I said softly, my eyes almost closed and dark.

I felt my legs being pulled. Oh, dearGod. That thing dragged my body.

“Aaaa.”

“Please.”

“Pull him.”

“Mbak, wake up!”

“Mother.”

“Mbak, sober mbak.”

“Andra, you where.”

“Mbakkkkk.”

“Hahh.”

I woke up breathing heavily, staring around and trying to get up but it was hard. It seems my body is bound.

“Please!” I shouted who now was out of nowhere. “Astagfirullah.”

I don't know where I am, obviously here a lot of big creepy creatures that often come carrying the spirits of deceased patients and who approach Bang Doni. My gaze was fixed on the chained figure, like Ningrum when helping Doni. Could they be the spirits of victims of the sacrifice, they screamed for release.

“Aaaa.” I screamed because my neck was grabbed by one of those creatures.

“Mbak, sober. This is not the place mbak.”

In an attempt to release the grip of my neck, I saw Ningrum. He who had been screaming woke me up. Slowly I chanted a prayer, it worked. The creature screamed and released its hand from the clutches of my neck.

“Release!” I shouted because my body was hard to move.

I heard the creature growling. I returned to chanting prayers.

“Mel, wake up Mel.”

I blinked slowly, feeling both of my cheeks in the claps.

“Ndra.”

The man helped me sit up, it looks like I fell asleep on the floor.

“Gue dateng is already on the floor. Shouting unclear.”

I rubbed my face, then turned to the bed where Bang Doni was. Safe.

“I need people who are very familiar with religion. Kyai or ustad, who can help me escape this disorder. There was a genderuwo, he dragged me and when I realized I saw the victims of the abuse. They were chained, including Ningrum.”

I shook Andra's hand.

“This is not right and something evil. We have to stop this Ndra. You know who can help me?”

Andra scratched her head and sighed softly. “There is, I know someone. Maybe tomorrow I'll take you there.”