FROM ANOTHER WORLD To You (A Mystery Short Story Collection ) - The Second Book
Chapter 35: S o s o k #6 (T e r o r )

#6

Since I had cut off my relationship with Adnan, I returned to Mas Reksa. Since then, Mas Reksa has often invited me to meet. I am so happy to be with him... Although sometimes seeing his treatment that so spoiled me, I felt guilty for betraying him. I just realized how much Mas Reksa means to me... The more he loved, loved and cared for me, the more embarrassed I became. "The more precious one is right in my eyes, but, out of a momentary lust, unable to endure longing, why should I choose another. I'm sorry, Mutual... Forgive me for being this stupid," I lamented inwardly.

But, as our relationship improved, other problems arose. Not from internal factors but from external factors.

It seems, our love relationship is back tested with things that feel unreasonable... And, I'm getting to know which one really loves me completely, or just a mere lips service.

***

I got off the bed when I heard Felix calling me from my door, "Sister Thia... Come out, there's something strange about Ditha. Hurry, brother,"

As soon as the door of the room opened, Felix immediately pulled my hand and led me to his temporary room, Felix hid behind my back, his body trembling, his face as pale as paper when I opened the door of my sisters' room.

My eyes widened when I saw Ditha screaming out loud while her gaze turned to the empty air located not far from the right side of the wardrobe.

"Go... Gone... Don't bother me" cried Ditha.

"Ditha, what's up ?!" ask her. The 6-year-old girl ran towards me while her gaze could not be separated from the right side of the wardrobe, she looked terrified. "There's no creepy shadow next to that closet" he said, pointing to the right-hand wardrobe.

I stared at the direction Ditha pointed at, not looking at anything. Ditha instead let out a hysterical scream, "Sister, she's closing in... Come on, let's get out of this place !!" Ditha let go of my grasp and ran out of the room, Felix and I chased after her, my ears heard a voice, "Grandfather... Cake... Cake... Cake... Cakes..."

Outside the room Ditha shouted again, "Sister, why is this house now so many horrible creatures ?!!"

"Ditha, is there nothing here ?" I said as I stared at the empty air following Ditha's gaze. Similarly Felix, he was no less confused when Ditha rambled no quibble.

"Ditha wants to go home to mom and dad" he whined.

"Dith, don't say anything no" I said, "What are you doing today ?"

Ditha did not answer but closed her eyes with her palms, "Ditha was afraid, sis," she said later in tears. I myself am confused, the air tonight feels stifling, different from the previous nights. "What exactly happened ? Why is Ditha so fussy,"

All that night, my brothers and I were on the porch, the only thing that could keep Ditha quiet and fast asleep, Felix fell asleep in the bamboo chair while I was... Repeatedly woke up when a strange sound sounded like in Ditha's room a few minutes ago. The sound came from inside the house, but there was absolutely no form of it.

That made the night seem long.

The next day, Ditha had convulsions, vomiting and her body temperature was very high. There was no choice but to take him to the hospital. I who had been working with good predicate, without leave, had to leave for 1 Week to keep Ditha at the Hospital.

As Ditha's condition began to improve, she refused to return home.

"We can't stay in this place, Dith... Inpatient costs are not cheap," I asked.

"Anyways, Ditha does not want to go back there, there are so many creepy creatures," Ditha refused. I had persuaded him over and over again, but he still insisted on not wanting to go home.

I move my fingers on the keypad of my phone, my goal is Mas Reksa, "Mas, may I take my sisters to Mas Reksa's house, please,"

Mas Reksa took us to his house. For a while we stayed there even though I felt bad.

"For a while, you guys stay here first, I'll check your house looks like something's wrong there. Do you want to come or accompany your sisters?"

"I'd better come, ma'am... I wonder what exactly made Ditha that way. There's Jum's mother guarding him, too,"

"All right then,"

***

We got home after about half an hour of shaking in the car. While in the courtyard of the house, Mas Reksa grabbed my hand and pulled me behind his back, "Whatever happens. Stay behind me, from here I can see that there is an invisible evil force enveloping your house" he said.

"Any, when it used to be okay but why is it like this ?" many wonder.

"I don't know myself, but I will try to find out" said Mas Reksa.

We had arrived at the door, remembering what happened a while ago, my hair bristling, my fingers trembling as I grabbed the doorknob and opened the lock. But, Mas Reksa tried to calm me down, "There's me here, don't be afraid,"

The door opened, from within blowing a sharp and cold wind, Mas Reksa stepped in, his pair of eyes staring around, staring at the empty air in the corners of the room, and the, he squinted his eyes as his gaze led to my room.

"Some time ago, you saw a black shadow passing through your room, didn't you ?" asked Mas Reksa, "The figure was a big and hairy height standing there," he said, pointing towards the hallway connecting the main house with the courtyard towards the kitchen.

"Mas, it was the other day that I felt uncomfortable when I was there, since when was he there ?" my many.

"He is someone's dispatch to make you unsettled, to make you always afraid. Apparently, the sender has a high science so that it is able to subdue the genie that is genderuwo,"

"Delivery ?" I just can't believe it.

Mas Reksa nodded, "There may be someone who doesn't want you to be happy, Thia... It could be that the person is hurt and wants you to also feel heartache as he experienced even many times. This is just the beginning, Thia,"

"I mean, mas... He wants to hurt you,"

"It didn't get that way. He just wants to make you suffer, he wants you to fall down to nothing. It's worse than just making you wretch,"

"Who's that guy, um ?"

"Eitherway. I'll call my more skilled friend. If you want to know the guy, you can ask for a lead,"

"Mas... Whoever he is, it's gone too far... He thinks who he is can do this to me" I said grumpily.

"Calm yourself. Don't share your emotions, it will only make you miserable. He is good at making people unable to control themselves, that is the source of his strength. For a while, I thought you'd be safer staying at Jum's house, while me and my friends would be looking for a wise solution to end this. Genderuwo had many men and one of them had made Ditha sick. We will prevent him from doing anything beyond the limits. If it is still indifferent, what can be done, we will give a lesson that is worth it," explained Mas Reksa.

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