FROM ANOTHER WORLD To You (A Mystery Short Story Collection ) - The Second Book
Chapter 2: Breaking through the Aisle of Space and Time (second round )

02. The Purwo Alas

City lights began to illuminate the road that began to be crowded with vehicles passing by. Luke breathed a sigh of relief, one by one everyone delivered to their homes. Since Da’i Bachtiar's house was a little far from the city, he was driven home later. Coincidentally his house is in line with Da’i's house, it still takes another half hour to get to the destination. Luke stops his car at a small stall on the side of the road.

“We drink coffee first, Tiar. because, from earlier I want to drink coffee,” said Lukas. Bachtiar nodded in agreement, indeed from earlier he was also eager to drink coffee, but, friends on reluctant to stop goods rest for a while. The stomach is also rumbling. Inside the stall Lukas ordered a cup of black coffee and raw rice while Bachtiar also ordered a cup of black coffee and mawut fried rice. The air is cold, it feels only 2 menus it is suitable to withstand the cold that began to envelop the city of Banyuwangi. Usually at night, the city is hot, but, either night the air is so cold, foggy anyway.

While waiting for their ordered dish to be ready, Luke looked at Bachtiar sitting to his left. “Back from Alas Purwo, you are the one who usually talk a lot, how silent like a statue ? Is there a problem ?” ask with words. Of the 20 colleagues in his office, Bachtiar is more open and often spends time with Luke. Along the way, Luke paid more attention to the road so that it was impossible to speak at length and relaxed as it is today.

“I will tell you what I experienced in Alas Purwo earlier. Can, not ?” ask Bachtiar carefully.

“You have a strange attitude. But, okay I promise. Tell me,”

“You know, the big black monkey that Lukman shot this afternoon ?”

Luke nodded, “Didn't the monkey disappear ?”

Bachtiar shaking his head, “No. The monkey was there, but what I was wondering .. All the friends had been examining the place carefully every inch, but, they didn't find it. Guess what, could the carcass disappear and appear suddenly in the same place ?”.

Luke shook his head, “Of course not,”

“But I found the carcass, after they left the place. He didn't die, just fainted. His body was lying where Lukman was standing. Surprisingly, Lukman did not see it at all. I could clearly see that the one who was shot was not a monkey. It is only twice the size of the human body in general. Giant descent possible. “ details.

Luke jerks,”No way. Then, what are you doing ?”

“I treated him, after that around me, sprung up the jet black monkeys ...” then Bachtiar explained what happened next.

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Luke listened carefully, after being silent for a while, “If what you're telling us is true .. it's possible that bad things could befall our friends,”. Da’i Bachtiar was silent, suddenly his pair of eyes pointed at a beautiful woman in red sitting a bit far away in front of him, he smiled sweetly. For the umpteenth time, Bachtiar was stunned to say nothing. As if by magic he continued to look at the woman for a long time, his spirit seemed to leave his body unaware that Luke had repeatedly called.

Da’i Bachtiar awakened, as his shoulder was held firmly by Luke. In front of him was served food and drinks ordered. Smoke smelled sweet and delicious floating in the air, partly into the nostrils of 2 men who were sitting nearby. They immediately grabbed the tableware and little by little they filled their mouths with rice and side dishes. While chewing his food, Luke stared at Bachtiar without blinking, “You seem to be daydreaming. I called you from earlier but you don't seem to care. Tell me what you just daydreamed of?!”

“I saw the woman in the corner there, straight right where we sat,” she replied. Luke turned his attention in the direction his friend mentioned. There was no one there, just a new pair of young people coming and sitting in that chair.

Lukas was curious, “I didn't see anyone there. But, it is better that we immediately finish this meal after that go home and rest, we are all tired,”

After finishing his dinner, the two men resumed their journey. When Da’i Bachtiar got out of the car and stepped into his yard, Sulastri who was pregnant with his first child was waiting for him in front of the entrance.

The arrival of the husband was warmly welcomed, for a while the incident in Alas Purwo was forgotten when the couple gave up longing and that night nothing happened.

One week later the office where Bachtiar worked was on. Lukman's workbench is usually neat and clean, messy. The files in the closet are also messy. Lukman was furious that, all day long, his attitude towards friends changed by one hundred and eighty degrees.

Often when angry, he damages anything nearby and is easy to slap people who do not agree with him.

His friends who were friendly and kind, one by one left Lukman until the man felt lonely. His friend is a bottle of alcohol and cigarettes. As a result, he had to lose his job. His image is getting bad. Shortly thereafter, he was found to be a corpse with a grain of hot lead penetrating his throat.

The same thing happened to Amir, Najib and Andre. They were all killed after being dismissed from work. There remained Lukas, Romli and Da’i Bachtiar who still remained in the office.3 the man now sits at one table, Bachtiar in control of the situation of concern. The office just happened to be quiet. The clock shows at 12:00 p.m., the break time, with food and drinks in the kitchen space, they sit around the dining table. His face looked very tense.

“All of these incidents were caused by our mistakes while hunting in Purwo Beach,” Bachtiar said.

“What does that have to do with, sir ?” ask Romli.

“Actually, I have told the late Mr. Lukman, so that the hunting location in Alas Purwo should be moved to another place. However, he disagrees.”

“Why is that so?” Mr. Luke is still curious.

Bachtiar then explained what he experienced while at Alas Purwo, initially he doubted Mr. Romli could accept the explanation. However, to his surprise he said, “I thought I was the only one going through something so strange that I didn't tell them, I could be the laughingstock of an office friend. But, hearing your explanation, I believe that it all started from the time we hunted there. Since I set foot in that place, I heard a voice. The voice sounded like ‘Go from here, do not disturb us,’ the sound was heard when Mr. Lukman fired his air rifle towards the herd of black monkeys. I can't say that to you guys,”.

“Then, what should we do now ?” luke asked from his trembling voice, as if he would suffer the same fate as his comrades. Bachtiar let out a long sigh, “Among the seven of us, only Mr. Lukman, Mr. Andre and Mr. Amir are hunting, we only accompany. Residents of Purwo Alas will not do anything to us ..” Bachtiar speech cut off, suddenly from the entrance of an old grandmother. His body was bent, his white hair was carried, his clothes were black, the length of the knee, as his feet stepped there was a knock from his tail wand hitting the floor of the room.

Everyone was surprised, during their work in the office, they did not know there was an old grandmother who also lived and worked there.

The old grandmother coughed for a while before she said in a hoarse voice, “What has happened. You must be responsible for indirectly disturbing all residents of Purwo,”. The grandmother approached Luke, her index finger pointed at the man's face, “It was you who sent these people into the forest, a mistake but, it is forgivable. But, remember in the next 3 months, if you don't burn incense for 7 days 7 nights. The man's body trembled in horror at the sharp eyes of the old grandmother, “You also have to burn incense for 7 days and 7 nights, sorry to the residents of Alas Purwo, because you have polluted their land with your urine. If not, you can be wretched,” he snapped, at once Romli's face reddened in shame. ‘Gosh, how did this old lady know that I urinated on that banyan tree,’ she said inwardly. But, he nodded slowly as a sign of agreement.

The old grandmother turned her gaze towards Bachtiar, a different gaze, a friendly look. “Who sows, he is the one who reaps. You're Da’i Bachtiar, aren't you ? Your actions while at Alas Purwo are really good. If you hadn't given Wiguna any help, he'd probably be dead. Your actions touched Nyai Larasati's heart. He brought a message for you,” after saying so, the grandmother reached into his seedy pocket. A piece of cloth was removed and then thrust into Bachtiar's nose, the man recoiled several acts. The unpleasant aroma that came out of the old grandmother's body suddenly turned into fragrant frangipani flowers along with the removal of the cloth.

A fragrant aroma filled the room, for a moment when everyone fell asleep, they felt like they were in another beautiful and intoxicating realm. Terlena, you don't know where they are. Bachtiar found himself in the office and saw his friends sitting half-lying on a table. The old granny was no longer together with them, disappearing. Was what happened just a dream ? Wall clock showing the hit. 13:00 AM local. How can I fall asleep during working hours like this ?

A pair of Bachtiar's eyes were fixed on a piece of cloth lying on the floor. The fabric was folded so neatly in pink. With a feeling of wonder, he picked up the cloth and brought it closer to his nose. The fragrant aroma immediately enters the nasal cavity, flowing into the crown until finally to the entire bloodstream. There is a strange impulse in Bachtiar, making his hands move unfold the fabric and seem by it fine, neat and interesting writings to behold :

‘Bang Da’I .. thousands of words or thanks will not be enough to reply to your bud some time ago. Remember, I will always take care of you and your whole family even if we are different in nature. I think that's what I can do for you. Later, when the time comes, you'll find out who I am. However, I beg you to’af for what befell your colleagues. They have reaped what they sown. Without feeling it, I've gotten too involved with your world. But, for Wiguna's sake, I'm willing to do anything even if it violates nature. Again thank you,’

The fragrant aroma still smelled in Bachtiar's nose, he involuntarily smiled faintly and stuffed the cloth into his pocket. At that moment, a slow groan was heard from the direction of the table. Romli and Lukas seemed to wriggle awake, after which do their respective activities as usual. The presence of the mysterious grandmother seemed to be forgotten just like that, no one spoke of her. When Bachtiar asked, they answered him curiously. Clearly the presence of the old grandmother had been forgotten, as if the incident had never existed in Romli and Luke.

After the incident suddenly Luke and Romli had a new habit, like to burn incense and put offerings in certain places such as wells, kitchens or in the corners of the yard. Days passed without anything happening, a few months later, Romli resigned and no longer caught the news. The disappearance of Romli, made the atmosphere of the office change one hundred and eighty degrees. Mr. Hamdan has already prepared a promotion for him. Since the person is gone, he must make his choice to Da’i Bachtiar or Lukas as the most senior employees compared to others (new employees). Therefore, 2 people who were originally close friends, suddenly turned into a tough competition.

In fact, Bachtiar has relented but, because of his actions, he so often got angry with the boss. Anything that is done is wrong in the eyes of the boss. Precisely because Mr. Hamdan often scolded him, making Lukas confused .. for him, anyone who often got angry with superiors, marks, caring bosses and increasingly intend to raise salaries and ranks on his men. But that's when Bachtiar experienced what is called OVER DESPRESSIVE and felt the star began to fall.

Until one day, the files from his desk were transferred to the warehouse, when the payday on his pay slip changed to 10%. When asking the treasurer about it, the treasurer said, ‘you are often late and your work this month collapsed. If next month you can fix it, then, your salary will be back to what it used to be. Could be, up. As warning. Your salary can be cut by 15% again, if work performance decreases,” Bachtiar smiled wryly, ‘Unreasonable reason,” he said in his heart. After that, get out of the room while slamming the door. Luckily, Mr. Hamdan is not in place, if it is known then, it could be that the salary will be cut again.

While riding his motorcycle, Bachtiar's mind glanced everywhere, until his daydream was scattered while there were a group of young people riding motorcycles recklessly. Bachtiar's emotions that made his mind confused, raised the flow of blood that flowed from his entire body soul. His motorcycle was gassed, some young people managed to be crushed until he was on the front motorist. The road is uneven, drifting here and there, while avoiding a hole in the front wheel of his motorcycle grazing the rear wheel and ....

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