
YUSUF POV
I parked my bike in the garage. It's 00:00 past. The house is quiet, some lights are also turned off. Rahma must have slept. I walked into my house.
"Have you come home?" asked Rahma who was reading the Koran in the room. He then took off the face he was still wearing, and closed his Koran.
"Umi's not asleep? Is this malem?" ask me while approaching him.
"Well, just keep waking up. So mending tahajud. Uh, how was it, Bi? Aretha met?" tanyakanya.
I took a deep breath and took it out slowly.
"Come on, umi."
"Abi why? Any issues?" asked Rahma, looking at my face.
He really understands me. I can't lie or hide the slightest thing from him.
"Yes, this is about ... Aziz."
"Azzis? What else is he doing, Bi?"
"She almost harmed Aretha and Arden."
"Yes Allah... How anyway? They're not papa, are they?" rahma asked a little panicked.
Because Azis had also harmed Aisha, by bringing Aisha to the supernatural. Fortunately, I helped me at that time. So that I easily brought back Aisyah.
"Alhamdulillah, they are good. Tomorrow Abi will go to his place. Abi can't keep quiet anymore" I said with a clenched jaw.
Rahma caressed my back with a smile.
"Umi sure, abi know what to do abi," he said softly.
I nodded and then I hugged him. I always find peace when I embrace her.
Sholehah woman who is now the wife and mother of my son.
I wudhu then entered my private room.
I will perform the prayer first. If I'm nervous like this, I'm always in my private room.
Either just, read my collection book or recite until my heart calms down.
Thank God it always works.
I took out my cell phone, which I put on the sideboard where I kept my collection of books.
"Assalamualaikum, Rif?"
"Wa alaikum salam. What's up, Suf?"
"I'm sorry, I'm bothering malem malem gini. I want to ask for help."
"What about?"
"Azis!"
"What else did he do?"
Arif has known about Azis's behavior all along.
I told Arif everything that happened.
Yes, Arif is my only friend, he also often helps me, even we are like brothers. Even though he lives in the next town, but I still continue to keep my friendship with him.
And Azis..
He was one of my 1 best friends besides Arif. We are one generation, and often together when in the pesantren. With Arif, Azis, Iman and Habibi. We spent a lot of time together. From teaching, memorizing verses, even practicing we are always together.
However, our friendship is fractured. Especially between me and Azis. Silently, Azis also loves Rahma.
In fact, Azis and Rahma knew each other before I knew Rahma.
When I menghit Rahma, Azis did not accept even having time to challenge me the day before the application event took place.
And finally it was the first time we fought.
Actually, if Rahma also loves Azis, I will be willing to let go and be with Azis.
For me, a soul mate will not be exchanged, and if Rahma is happy, I will also be happy for her.
But Rahma did not love Azis and preferred me.
Azis's sometimes arrogant nature, which makes Rahma think again to choose him.
After my fight with Azis, she has rarely gathered with us.
And according to Habibi, he is now a follower of the devil.
He kept trying to destroy my marriage with Rahma, but I could always fail.
Even that incident, it wasn't the first time Azis had sent a demon to destroy me.
I once fought against her aided by aarif and eyang.
Thank God victory is on my side.
I let him go so that he would repent and return to the way of Allah. But as it turned out, he devised a new plan to attack me through Arden and Aretha.
"Yes, Suf. Tomorrow we go to him."
"Thank you, yeah,.Ref."
I put my phone back on the sideboard, then I went back to my room to rest.
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The next morning after dawn prayers, I immediately glided to the usual place where Arif and I met.
Not until 30 minutes, I saw Arif was sitting on his bike while reading a book.
When he got near her, he smiled at me, then closed the book.
"Waalaikum salam. Just now, Suf," he said relaxed.
"Well, we're going now."
Arif nodded. Soon he started the engine, and we're now heading to where Azis used to hide.
There was a vast expanse of gardens and trees.
We parked our bike and locked it, even our double lock. For we shall enter into this grove of trees.
This place is rarely passed by people.
After leaving the pesantren and choosing to become a demon slave, Azis does live in a place far from her family and friends.
I still don't think about it with his mind.
"That, Suf!!" point Arif to a gubug house at the end of the street.
The road is still a trail that has not been asphalt.
We walked to the roof to the hut.
Arriving at the hut, I saw Azis performing a strange ritual ritual with many candles and flowers, there was a trident emblem there too.
While observing, I accidentally stepped on a tree branch on the ground.
Arif and I looked at each other.
"Who?" yelled Azis from within. Heard his footsteps walking out.
When he was outside, Azis was surprised to see us here.
"You guys???!!!"
"Zis!! What are you doing again?" my many.
"It's none of your business!!" he said with a mocking tone.
He stood up by stretching out his two hands, muttering something. Suddenly came a strong wind.
Even Arif and I covered our faces because of the dust flying around us.
Azis laughed so hard.
Arif took out his prayer beads as well as me.
We recite and continue to recite prayer.
A strong wind kept blowing around me and Arif, but now it did not touch us both. Just circling around us pretty fast.
Arif and I kept getting closer to Azis, she got weird. He kept staring at us.
Sounds change. It is a bit heavier with a murmur in Latin.
A trident close to her.
He shouted so loudly that even some items near us shook. Azis was really lost.
Azis ran towards us who were still standing while lifting his trident and pointed at us.
Deftly, Aarif grabbed a wooden block that was nearby and then slammed into Azis.
Bugs!!!
Azis bounced but with just a split second, she bounced back like without feeling the slightest pain.
He threw a fist at me, but I could fend him off and I turned his hand back.
I hold strong Azis who continues to wriggle and Arif grabbed the rope that we had brought earlier, then tied it to a chair.
Azis yelled.
However, we quickly chanted a prayer for him.
I threw away the genie who possessed him. All the rajah inside him I took and I burned it right then and there.
Last Arif pulled knowledge that Azis has.
"Aargh!" he screamed loudly.
With one pull, Arif managed to attract the knowledge that Azis had and now, he was weak helpless.
Sweat was dripping down on the foreheads of the three of us.
Azis bowed limply. It even seems like he's really running out of energy.
I channeled the power in me for her, at least she should be able to walk on her own feet so that we can get away from this place.
There's no way that I or Arif can carry her.
"Come back," Arif.
I just nodded while staring at Azis in front of me.
"Sorry, Suf." his voice was so slow.
"Sure, Zis. I will forgive you, if you want to change. Return to the old Azis. Not like now," I said.
Azis cried terjugu. Arif looked at the two of us alternately, then moved away.
Even if his actions are out of bounds, but I'm sure he's sorry now.
The envy of spite made it easy for the demons to control.
May this be a lesson for him, for me too.
We went home together.
I'll take Azis first to go home.