FROM ANOTHER WORLD To You (A Mystery Short Story Collection ) - The Second Book
Chapter 11: The Nightmare of a Celullar (fourth round )

04. B e r k a b u n g

Tuesday, 06 December 2005

“This morning, the air was so cold, I was still very sleepy, because, almost all night I could not sleep.I still remember the incident last night, I hurriedly lit it, there was a message MMS from Monica. But, when I opened, the contents of the incoming message were empty, I could still feel the red viscous liquid between my fingers, I could still feel it, the fishy smell that stung my nose and the horrible groan of a woman tickled my ears. Given all that, my hair is goosebumps. Back I moved my fingers on the keypad, I pressed Monica's phone number, but, apparently, it wasn't active. I tried to contact him repeatedly, the result was the same.

When I was about to take a shower, I heard the door of my room being knocked on by someone. The door leaf opened, looking Richard, Hanafi, Ajeng and Dian standing their eyes showing a deep sense of sadness. They told me Rudy was dead. I flinched, not believing what I heard.How could he die when yesterday still had time to joke with me, talking many things throughout the day. I immediately went to Rudy's house, there was an ambulance and police, people crowded around the house. Melly was also there, sobbing and Ririn tried to calm her down. All my friends were gathered there, but John was nowhere to be seen. I asked Richard about John's whereabouts but he didn't know when he had been contacted many times but there was no answer.

I turned on my motorcycle and rushed to John's house. As soon as I arrived at the courtyard of the house, I parked my motorcycle in the courtyard and stepped towards the entrance. Knock on the door but, no answer, I tried to open the door, it wasn't locked. I went straight to John's room and I saw him sitting in the corner hugging his legs, his face not as bright as yesterday, he looked like a frightened man. When I asked him what exactly had happened, he just pointed to his phone lying on the floor not far from where he was sitting, I asked me to see MMS Monica received a few days ago.

The size of the Monica photo changed 6 times the size compared to some time ago. When John first received the photo, the entire body of the woman sitting with her head lowered was all visible, now, all that was seen was half the picture, which was limited to the chest, which was only, however, his face was still not seen clearly because it was covered by his hair. My hair was shaking, I tried to erase the photo over and over again, but it was as if it was firmly attached to John's phone. CAN'T BE REMOVED. I was horrified to see it. I asked, had he heard about Rudy's death, he nodded even as he was the first to see Rudy's body lying on the floor of his room, while his right hand holds the HP that is still burning and the sound of Melly calling her name.

John also told me that Rudy's death was UNNATURAL. He then explained, before dying, Rudy seemed to see something scary, that's what made him die, it was clearly visible on his face. John doesn't know what Rudy saw, but in his entire life, Rudy wasn't a coward. This incident made me even more curious and I was eager to contact Monica, however, Monica seemed to just disappear.

As the car came to a halt, we looked back; through the rear lights, I could see something lying in the middle of the road. John and I got out of the car and ran towards him. The body of a woman, her face was indistinct as it was covered by her long hair, while, her white clothes were already mixed with red color and it was blood seeping out from her body. “Jeez, I've bumped into people !!” I cried in my heart.

The woman was lifeless, I looked around, the road was quiet and dark. I reached into my jeans pocket to pick up a phone and reported the incident to the police. However, John prevented it, he did not want to deal with the police and advised me to leave immediately. At that moment, John's phone rang, he lifted up and across there was a woman's voice, I don't think it was like a human voice, “So, yes...” is more surprising than the sidelines of LCD Hp John seeps out a thick liquid in red and sounds like a broken bone and groaning of a woman, exactly as I experienced a few days ago.

My gaze was fixed on the body of the woman lying in the middle of the road, the body was moving slowly, dragging both her legs, crawling towards where we were standing. We stepped back a few acts, the woman's body was getting closer and closer. Foot friction and paved roads horrified our ears. Not to mention we calmed down, suddenly, the woman's body was already in front of us. John shouted loudly while a pair of bloodied hands and fingers without black nails hugged John's feet. John revolted, about to break away, but failed, and finally collapsed backwards. I still can't believe my eyes, I can't believe this, I'm so scared I don't know what to do.

I woke up and ran towards John who was lying not far from where I was standing, John's breathing was hunting, his face was deathly pale, cold sweat soaked all over him.

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