FROM ANOTHER WORLD To You (A Mystery Short Story Collection ) - The Second Book
[ Horror] M a n e k i n (second half ) By: Leonardus Eric K.
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Hadi Firmanto stood looking at the mannequins displayed in a large room. He seemed so amazed that he didn't realize anyone else was coming.
"Beautiful, right?" the heavy voice surprised him, Hadi Firmanto hurriedly turned to the origin of the voice. A bald, fat and short man was already sitting while his pair of eyes stared intently at him.
Hadi Firmanto seemed misbehaved, he laughed, "Sorry, sir. For being too engrossed in looking at these statues, I was unaware of the father's presence,"
The man laughed, "It's okay, mas Hadi.true, yes your name is Mas Hadi the owner of the CV company. First Ride Sales ?"
"Right, sir.. and is that the father named Wasis Sudibyo ? The best wax sculpture craftsmen in Banyuwangi city ?"
"Right, I'm sorry I waited so long" he said.
2 The men shook hands with each other, smiles adorning the corners of their lips. They seemed to have started to be able to control the cold and stiff atmosphere.
"If you want to look at my other works let me drop off" the bald man named Wasis Sudibyo seemed very excited, then, he was no longer to show his art.
The two of them immediately left the place and headed towards the North. After walking for about 15 minutes, they arrived at an old building with a gate that was about 2 times the height of adults in general. Above the gate there is a signboard with a length of 100 cm and a width of 75 cm. "WASIS SUDIBYO ART GALERY" this sentence is in the form of wax carvings and below it there is also the inscription "No. 1 best art gallery on this city".
Mr. Wasis immediately opened the door and from inside a tall and sturdy man came to greet him. In that place, Hadi Firmanto is like being exposed to magic while watching a row of mannequins on display in almost all corners of the room. So smooth and seemingly alive. In addition to human statues, there are also statues of famous buildings such as the Taj Mahal, Windmill, Eiffel Tower and so forth. All the statues looked original, unblemished, smooth and soft.
Hadi Firmanto's mouth only skipped, he indeed had to recognize the superiority of this fruit product by Pak Wasis. His pair of eyes turned to the mannequins of beautiful women who were inside the glass box with various poses. Meanwhile, on the part of Mr. Wasis, his water turned pale, when Hadi Firmanto asked about the rumors circulating lately.
"Sir, Wasis... The mannequins inside the glass cabinet had name labels, what did that mean ?"
"Oh, that is. Let Mr. Yudi explain it,"
"Rumors about the disappearance of the 13-20-year-old girls are a heartbreaking tragedy in this city" the tall, thin man began to explain, "We know them very well... because, they often come here to look around. And so, as soon as we heard them disappear we tried to make a wax statue resembling them. Without them, this gallery would not be known to the residents here. That is why, we made her statue and gave her a name. Is, mas Hadi interested in buying these mannequins ? If you like it, we don't mind if we can make it again,"
"Later let me negotiate with the marketing department, Mr. Yudi," said Hadi Firmanto while turning his eyes elsewhere. Throughout the day, Hadi was confused to choose which mannequin he wanted to buy for a private collection or marketed elsewhere, indeed the mannequin by Pak Wasis was difficult to find a match.
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That night "WASIS SUDIBYO ART GALERY" seemed quiet, Hadi Firmanto had just left the place. Guarding the place was a tall and tall man called Yudhi and a tall and sturdy man whom Pak Wasis called Sarwono.
"It seems, the young man named Hadi was eager to buy all the mannequins Pak Wasis, huh ?" Sarwono.
"Hopefully... thus we also get a pretty big percentage, right ? If I get the percentages I want to have my own gallery, it doesn't have to be ruled by the employer. If you... What's your plan ?" yudhi.
"We should not expect too much, dech today, as much money as we have will not guarantee our lives are adequate,"
"Ah, don't be, dong..it is better to have ideals than nothing" said Yudhi.
"Yes, you are right, but still I feel guilty for working in this place" Sarwono said.
"Why indeed ?"
"You think, behind the mannequins are hidden the bodies of the students and ABG who are rumored to disappear lately. Everyone, beautiful and sexy. Just imagine if one of them is your daughter, what are you going to do ? I feel guilty for having to protect and maintain the authority of Mr. Wasis. His hands were covered in blood. At the end of the day, money as well" explained Sarwono.
"Be careful when you speak, bro. if your words are heard by him.
Just now that Sarwono was about to chimed in, they suddenly heard a strange sound coming from within the Sudibyo Art Galery Wasis.
"Kkrrkk, kkkrrkkkk, kkkkrrrkkkkk...."
"Hey what was that voice," Yudhi had just closed his mouth suddenly in front of the black body appeared. And...
"Aarrggh..." Yudhi cried out restrained, his blood-soaked body and intestines were lying right near Sarwono standing. A pair of red glows like flames shot sharply towards the tall, sturdy and burly man. Sarwono leapt back and as far away from the black figure as possible.
Sarwono managed to distance himself, but he was unable to move anymore as his back clung to a rock as big as a mountain. He breathed a sigh of relief, just for a moment. Cold sweat poured down all over his trembling body, while behind the stone were other strange figures.
The figures grinned horribly while in front of them was another figure, he walked like a human in general, but, moving unnaturally, his left leg was smaller than his right, he was walking like a human being, to walk the figure had to drag his left leg.
"Ohhhh..." Sarwono screamed hysterically as the figure had exposed some of his badly damaged face as it burned and still shed blood. The ball of his left eye hanging down attached to his cheekbones that already had no flesh and skin, here and there attached maggot caterpillars, worms, centipedes and scorpions, the smell of rotten smell makes the entire stomach feel stirred.
His screams continued to weaken until finally he was not heard again. Replaced by the sounds of night animals.
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Wisma Hadi Firmanto, the young CEO was looking at the newly taken pictures of mannequins from the Sudibyo Art Galery. His desire is to have all these mannequins.
But suddenly, his gaze was fixed on a newspaper lying on his desk. There was a news topic that caught his attention.
'AGAIN, 5 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 01 KETENG - BANYUWANGI DISAPPEARED'
Dahi Hadi Firmanto is wrinkled, the names listed in the newspaper are the same as the names of mannequins displayed in the glass cabinet of the Sudibyo Art Galery.
"Whether this was a coincidence or ..," he murmured alone; suddenly he jumped in shock, beside him had sat a woman, her skin blistered, her flesh like a candle burning with fire, and her flesh was like a candle burning with fire, half of his face was broken and his right hand flailed as if it was about to grab the tip of the young CEO's sleeve.
The incident only lasted for a few seconds, the figure disappeared suddenly as the phone rang.
"Ha.. hello," said Hadi Firmanto in a trembling voice.
"I'm sorry, mas. "there was a heavy voice Mr. Wasis crossed, "Maybe the delivery of mannequins that you ordered a little hindered because there was a technical error,"
"Yes, sir it's okay. Actually, there's something I want to talk to you about" Hadi said.
"Oh, what's the problem, huh ?"
"Business problem only.. actually I want to order mannequins or wax statues of celebrities... roughly, you can or not, yes ?"
"Oh, of course you can, but, it takes time. And, it mustn't be rushed..."
"I get it, sir. It follows, sir. Later I will definitely contact Mr. Wasis,"
"OKs. Thank you, mas. Sorry if I had to give you bad news,"
"Not to think about it, sir .. I get it. Ok, see you later, sir,"
The conversation by phone was over, Hadi Firmanto was still shocked by the appearance of the strange figure earlier. He could not believe what he saw. He hoped it was just his hallucination.
The phone rang again, Hadi Firmanto jumped up in shock when his daydream collapsed instantly. In a hurry he grabbed the phone.
"Hallo.." said.
"I'm sorry, sir.in the antique storage house, something happened. Please, Mr. Hadi is coming soon," that's Soeradijo's voice.
"Well, I'm leaving immediately" said Hadi briefly. afterwards he grabbed a leather jacket and contact the car lying on the sofa. Shortly after, the car engine was turned on and the wheels had collided with pebbles and rocks in the yard after which the car slid through the darkness of night.
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The sedan stopped in the yard of the antique storage house. Hadi Firmanto immediately went out and met Soeradijo who was checking wax fragments on the floor.
"What happened, uncle ?" tanyakanya.
"The mannequins" Soeradijo said.
Hadi flinched, "Lo, as I recall, I've never collected such a strange mannequin pose," he said while looking at one of his mannequins sitting putting his right leg to his left thigh while both hands were folded in front of his chest. Some of her slightly curly black hair hung over her right cheek, while the eyes on the left looked like they were burning red like embers.
"He's the same mannequin we have, sir.... " Soeradijo did not continue his words, he hesitated.
"Free, what ?" urged Hadi.
"Ma. ma... mannequin it .. hi. hi. hi. life, sir," Soeradijo said in fear. His eyes widened when he saw, the mannequin being talked about suddenly moved strangely and walked over, while Hadi still did not notice it.
"Omong empty !" snapped Hadi, "That's impossible" he continued.
Soeradijo's body trembled violently, his face deathly pale. His pair of eyes did not blink as the figure was already standing right behind Hadi. Seeing Soeradijo looking terrified, he immediately turned to the direction where the middle-aged man was staring and...
The young CEO's heart seemed to stop beating, his legs became numb, he was about to scream but his voice was like stuck in the esophagus, his pair of eyes bulged like he was about to jump out when he looked at the pair of red eyes of the mannequin.
Soeradijo ran aimlessly while screaming hysterically, he got out of control and did not realize a truck was sliding at high speed and ....
"Bwfmrt..."
Soeradijo was blown into the air when the muzzle of the truck hit his body, then fell rolling down the street and his head hit the sidewalk until it was destroyed, that's when his life floated. The originally calm and quiet atmosphere became a frenzy, people immediately came, "Accident ! The accident!" shout them.
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Mr. Wasis Sudibyo, just finished his job making wax sculptures and mannequins order from CV. THE FIRST RIDE SALES. He smiled, his hand was fondling some of the check paper he received from Hadi Firmanto the owner of the CV, with the nominal money listed on the check sheets, he was able to do anything.
Since he was a child, Wasis was always faced with unpleasant events. His father was a grumpy, drunk and more likely to wrestle with the black world so that the Mother had to leave him and his younger siblings married to someone else. Wasis and her 3 sisters without her mother really suffered.
The little wasis had to meet the needs of his younger siblings, he sacrificed his elementary school to find a bite of rice. The father's rude treatment, spurring him to work harder even though he was a scavenger. Countless times slaps, punches and rattan wood blisters from the Father landed on his thin body, he continued to survive even though his left leg was damaged by violence committed by his father.
He loved and loved his brothers, he was willing to do anything to make them happy. However, once his first sister turned 9, he was forced to serve his father's long-buried lust. He was sad to see his first sister drowning in bed with blood pouring profusely from her severely injured genitals. Stop no.
So, to end the suffering of his sister, he began to incise cement, not bleeding was successfully stopped but, at that time also the younger brother died. Wasis cried bitterly while his hands worked smearing the entire body of the sister with cement, until the creation of the statue for the first time in his life.
The same fate experienced by 2 other siblings, they were also raped in turns by the father and 5 friends. His anger peaked then like a man of loyalty, Wasis slaughtered all of them, including the father. They were all made into statues, while 2 statues of his sister were treated with special, they were made Mannequins, thus the hope of the Wasis is to be able to live together with his sisters even if they are only mannequins.
Long after the incident, Wasis met a business man. This meeting is not at all suspected. At that time the bule was looking for an original sculpture made by human hands and even if there he dared to buy it at a high price. Wasis offered 6 pieces of sculpture made by him where hidden the corpse of the father and his friends.
The bule businessman was immediately captivated and bought it at a fairly expensive price. When he saw a statue and 2 mannequins that happened to be treated preferentially by Wasis, the businessman also wanted to buy it but Wasis did not sell it.
"Look, give me 3 months to make a mannequin better than that, I guarantee you'll be interested in buying it,"
"Ok.I'm waiting for good news from you,"
Since then, began the terror of the disappearance of women aged 11 - 20 years also ABG. Police could not uncover or solve the case, until it was left to pass and similar cases repeated again until now.
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Wasis woke up when her ears heard the door of the Sudibyo Art Galery was knocked on. Hurriedly he walked towards the front door and as the door opened, Hadi Firmanto appeared. The young CEO's face was deathly pale, his empty gaze fixed on the bald and limp man.
"Good night, ma'am. Can I help you ?" ask Wasis.
Hadi Firmanto did not reply, with a broken motion, walking closer to a room that was closed by a black-painted iron door.
"Sorry, mas. This is a private area, outsiders are forbidden to enter" he exclaimed.
Hadi Firmanto did not care, he just stood while in front of him the iron door was still tightly closed. Suddenly he clenched his hand and beat the door, making a sound like a cannonball.
"Bum.. boom... boom..."
Wasis's face began to show displeasure, he quietly grabbed a stick made of iron, "Mas.this is a private room, do not carelessly enter," he said while getting ready to smash the iron into Hadi's headstone.
"Babbuuummm... bbbbuuummm... bbbbuuummm..."
The sound was heard louder, echoing through every corner of the room and finally the sound made the residents around the place disturbed and in a short time the place was filled with torch light.
"Mas... You've gone too far!!" wasis said as he raised his iron rod high into the air and swung it onto Hadi's headstone.
"Shelf.. pprraakk.. ppprraaakkk...."
The wand was struck many times, blood spurted out, but, Wasis did not stop, he kept hitting. After Hadi's body did not move anymore, then he stopped the action. His breath was wheezing, cold sweat pouring down all over his body just as he was about to put his ass to a table, he was surprised to see Hadi's body twitching again. With a broken motion, he got up and walked closer towards Wasis while his hands flailed. The body looked terrifying with its already intact head occasionally spitting out a blackish-red viscous blood.
The wasis was really flustered, he got out of control, his stick was swinging back to hit Hadi's head as much as possible he had to knock the body down, but, his movement was held back by the grip of the people's hands that had burst in, some of them check the room where the sound of people asking for help is heard.
"Hey, take a look aren't the women in this room who are rumored to have disappeared lately ?" call one of the residents.
Some residents burst into the room, "True.This is the missing girls, then the bald, limp man named Wasis Sudibyo who was the abuser. Come on, get him brought to the authorities..."
Sudibyo wascis could not say anything more, he just let the residents beat him and dragged him along the way to the police station, while, the women of the abductees, he said, all were rescued and returned to their homes. However, for parents who do not find their children back, they cry sadly.
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Thursday, 06 October 2022