
Tonight I don't know why I can't sleep well. It just so happened that my father and mother were not home, and there was only me and Arden at home. I decided to watch a movie from my laptop, waiting for the drowsiness to come. The sound of the tree branches near the room teased my silent night. The wind was blowing a bit hard, it seemed like it was going to rain big tonight.
I don't know why I haven't felt so good since. As I watched the movie, I heard the sound of something scratching. I looked at Mueza who had fallen asleep beside me. "What sound then, huh?" I muttered in my heart. The voice did not go away, even louder was heard. I was curious and got out of bed and looked for the source of the sound.
I flipped the room curtain that was connected to the front yard of the house. It was dark there, the garden lights flickering a few times and making me think a no-no. Suddenly there was a greeting coming from the door of the house. "Waalaikumsalam," I said as I hurried out of the room.
When I opened the door, no one was there. It made my forehead shrivel while circulating my gaze around. I was very sure that there was a voice from the door, saying greetings aloud. Realizing something was strange, I immediately went back inside the house, and locked the door. Still thinking and understanding who the voice was, now a smell that is quite typical fragrant smelled at the base of my nose. "Did you?" mummify slowly.
I looked for the whereabouts of Eyang. I'm sure it was Eyang who came just now. This fragrance, special fragrance Eyang. The whole room in the corner of the house I searched, even when I went to Arden's room, he had a good sleep, and there was no eyeang there. I finally decided to go back to my room.
When I opened the door, there was a figure sitting on my bed. Grandpa! I hesitantly went inside and closed the door again. Surprisingly this time he was not alone, there was another figure nearby. The form is the same, like the current Eyang is not human. Yeah, tigers. Now the white tiger with black stripes was sitting near the eyes, looking at me sharply, Eyang looked at me flat, while rubbing the tiger's head.
"Eum, eyang ...," call me doubtful.
The one who had been sitting behind me from the beginning, now turned his head and smiled. "Who's been waiting, where have you been?"
"I'm looking everywhere, uh it turns out here, hehe. " Slowly I stepped in and got closer to the eye. It's a little sad because moments like this rarely happen. Me and Eyang have never even had a casual conversation like this, except in rescue or disaster. Like yesterday.
"Here sit," asked Eyang to pat the side of the bed. I then followed and sat beside the eye, which of course faced with the figure of the tiger that was brought by the eye. "Not to be afraid" said Eyang who knew what was on my mind.
"He who is eyang? Tumben eyang came here, while bringing another friend," I hesitated. And now I'm beginning to condemn my stupidity for asking such a thing to the eye.
"The one who came deliberately, wants to see you, nduk."
"I? Eum, why eye?"
"You know how he tried?"
"Huh? She's she? Acquaintances?" I asked while pointing at the tiger.
"Yes." Yeah."
"Duh, eyang, how? Kan Aretha can not speak tiger language," elakku while stroking the nape.
"You think he's a real tiger? He was like an eye, his name was Arkana. This Arkana from now on will take care of you."
"Keep me? Mean eyang?"
"You remember, don't you, the events you had yesterday? That's why we sent Arkana to take care of you, Aretha. Because you can't always be there to help you, especially you."
"...."
"Let's say hello to Arkana, she's a little quiet and doesn't like stale talk."
I looked at Arkana. She kept looking at me coldly expressionlessly, Well, occasionally her mouth opened wide and displayed her pointy teeth. Huh, that scares me.
"Not to be afraid, I won't bite!" cetus sounds coming from the hairy creature. I glared while holding my body vibration when I heard his voice.
"Head barley, nduk," said he. I glanced at her eyes without moving my body, then looked at Arkana with a tense face. "Kneel!" The back of an eye-opening voice shocked me and made my right hand start sticking out, closing in on the tip of Arkana's head. I finally made it to Arkana's head, stroking her head gently and Arkana's reaction beyond my expectations. He closed his eyes and lowered his body to the floor.
"Don't forget the prayer, read the Quran. Arkana will always remind you that you're breaking up!"
"..."
"Yes, now you're sleeping."
"Eum, yes, eye."
"Aretha! Wake up! Morning's prayer!" A very unfamiliar voice on my ear, made my eyes instantly open. I sat down and looked for the source of the sound.
Surprisingly, my prayer mat was already on the floor, with the mucus I used to put in the closet every time I finished praying. I kept quiet, watching around. But the sound of something scratching the wall was clear. It made me run to the bathroom to get water.
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All were busy with breakfast in front of them, as well as the flat object that now took everyone's time and attention. Mommy is still busy pacing back and forth to prepare our breakfast, also supplies to bring father to the office. The habit is never timeless, even if the father did not have time to bring lunch, then the mother will send lunch supplies to the father's office.
I played a spoon containing special fried rice made by mother. Stirring the grains of light brown rice, without intending to eat it.
"Areha, why don't you eat?" ask the mother who is now sitting in front of me.
"Hm? Eat it, Bun. Eat, nih," my elak while putting a spoon filled with fried rice into my mouth. Mother kept looking at me in wonder. Not only mom, but dad too.
"You're so lethargic, nduk? What was? Still sore?" ask me and put the phone on the table.
"No, I'm fine."
"Hayo why? Same with Radit?" ask Arden to follow.
"Ih, no!"
"Continue?"
I was silent for a moment and looked at the faces of the three people one by one. They kept waiting for me to tell me what I was worried about right now.
"Semalem, I dream of eyang," I said slowly.
"What dream?"
"But not alone, Mother."
"Who's the same?" ask Arden curiously.
"and ... Arkana."
"Arkana? Arkana who the hell?" I looked at me and took turns. The mother who was initially silent, soon smiled.
"just fine. There's something strange about you this morning."
"Because Aretha is such a pendiem, Nda?" ask dad.
"No, honey. But there was quite a powerful aura within Aretha. Aretha's body is shrouded in light."
"But why didn't Arden, Mother?"
"Yet. Do you know why you sent someone to take care of you?" ask me gently. I shook my head slowly. Mother then smiled.
"Because you are most often getting interference from them. You are not weak, Aretha, but you are still afraid to take out all your abilities all along. You just focus the same around and your fears, so that the abilities that should arise from you, are restrained. And that's what makes you so easily bullied and terrorized."
"Keep this Arkana keep sticking me up, Bun? Isn't it nice, close to creatures like them?" I whispered, afraid Arkana would hear it.
"No. That's not the concept of Aretha. He does stick, but that doesn't mean he's always attached to you. Nope. But he'll come when you're really in trouble. When you start behaving like never before. He's a muslim jin. So you don't have to be afraid. Act as usual. The usual aretha. After all, he can still hear and know what is on your mind, nduk. But he won't go too far, especially if you don't let him."
I began to understand and now eat voraciously.