MARANTI (FOOD OF THE DEAD)
EPISODE 20: THE CRYING
With the death of Mr. Hartono, there are automatically two tahlilan events in the hamlet of Pomegranate. After negotiations by Ustad Andi and the local RW board, finally it was decided that the prayer and tahlil event at Mr. Herman's house was shifted to the afternoon after Asar prayers and tahlilan events at Bu Reni's house were held after Magrib prayers.
Rumors about the mysterious death of Mr. Hartono became a byword in the community. They're speculating themselves about Mr. Hartono's death. However, there are also some who associate it with the emergence of the spirit of Laras in the hamlet of Pomegranate. Although concrete evidence does not exist and is only based on word of mouth, but the gossip is considered true for the people of Pomegranate hamlet. No doubt, the number of people who participate in tahlilan at the house of Bu Dewi is increasingly declining. And who dare to pass in front of the house Laras only certain people like Ustad Andi or the family of Mr. Herman himself.
That night Miss Dewi could not sleep well because Panji was fussy. The Goddess ma'am held the child's head and it was not hot. Finally, Bu Dewi carried the Panji in the room, but Panji was still fussy and asked to go outside the room. Because he did not want Panji to be more fussy, Miss Dewi also ventured out of the room when it was ten at night. There are no more residents in the hamlet of Pomegranate who dare to go out at night since the outbreak of the ghost of Laras issue.
"Come on powder, kid!" rayu Bu goddess on Panji.
Outside Panji's room remains fussy. His hand pointed outside the house. Miss Dewi told Panji that it was night and no one was outside. However, Panji still whined and his hand still pointed outwards.
"Come, Son. We'll play outside tomorrow!" woo Bu Dewi again.
Panji did not bother the words of his adoptive mother. She was still crying and her hands were pointing towards the door. Ms. Dewi tried to call her husband to come home soon, but her husband's phone was inactive.
"Where is this Herman? How, the hape's turned off?" grumbled the Goddess Mother to herself.
"Mammamam ...." Panji kept whining to get out of the house.
Not wanting to see Panji continue to cry, the goddess also ventured to open the door of her house even though it was ten o'clock in the evening.
"Yes, son. Just get here. This door has been opened," said Miss Dewi on Panji.
However, Panji still forced to get out of the house. He even pranced in the sling of Bu Dewi. The Goddess finally gave up. He took the banner out of his house. The cold directly attacked their bodies. Miss Dewi also used the rest of her carrying to cover Panji's body so that the child did not catch a cold.
"Son, we're out of the house now. We're going in now, yuk! The weather is cold here. Later you can catch a cold," woo Bu Dewi on the Panji so that he will be brought back into the house.
However, it turns out that even though it has been taken out of the house, Panji still whines asking to be obeyed his wishes. His small hands kept pointing. And this time the direction pointed at him was to the house of Laras.
"Panji, we're waiting for you to come home, okay? I'm afraid that there are no Father's streets" said Bu Dewi to Panji.
Panji did not heed the talk of the goddess Ma. He just kept pointing and prancing around wanting his wish to be fulfilled. Miss Dewi who is very dear to the Panji can not refuse. He had seen Ibnu when he was a child also often asked to go out at midnight and asked to be invited to walk around the hamlet of Pomegranate. Thought Ma'am Dewi, maybe Panji is now experiencing tantrum as experienced by Ibnu first.
"Where are you going, Mr. Hartono? Miss Reni? it's midnight like this?" sapa Bu Dewi on a couple when Ibnu was a child.
"Duh, let's powder Ibnu. Tomorrow just play," reply Bu Dewi while trying to greet Ibnu who is still a Toddler.
"Aaaaaaa ..," Ibnu instead cried loudly and asked his father and mother to continue carrying him around the hamlet of Pomegranate.
"Panji, okay, I'll take you where you're going now. But, promise you're done this has to go home and sleep, huh?" greet Bu Dewi on Panji.
Not understanding with the words of Bu Dewi, Panji nodded slowly and then pointed back towards the house of Laras. Miss Dewi also obeyed Panji's desire to go to Laras' house. In his heart he thought, if he knew the house was dark, Panji would ask to go home. However, until they arrived in front of the house Laras, Panji still pointed towards the door of the house.
"Panji, it's dark. Go, yuk!" said the goddess Bu on Panji again.
As before, the speech of Bu Dewi was not ignored by the little boy. He still pointed there. And miraculously, the door that a few days ago was locked by Miss Goddess suddenly opened wide.
"Astagfirullah!!!" pekik Bu Dewi was surprised because the door that opened suddenly was along with a gust of night wind that was quite strong.
"Am I not fitting when I lock it, huh? thought the adult woman.
Panji continued to whine more and more loudly asking Bu Dewi to enter the house. Miss Dewi who had been worried was also obeying the wishes of Panji. After all, that house is his own home. Just now the woman stepped into the house, suddenly.
Brak!!
There was an object falling from the sideboard in the living room. The Goddess was surprised by that voice. He thought it was the sound of his ghost Laras as the people say. But, when he checked once again it turned out to be a piece of book with a fairly thick cover. Out of curiosity, he took the book with his right hand.
"C.iiiiii ...." Suddenly Panji laughed.
Because Bu Dewi felt the Panji was no longer pointing. He also took Panji to his house by running as fast as he could. During the run, Madam Dewi did not dare to look back.However, the woman felt that someone was chasing her from behind. As soon as he reached the door, he hurriedly closed the door and locked it from the inside. And he immediately ran to his room and with lightning fast he locked his room. The woman felt calmer. He turned to Panji and it turned out that Panji was sound asleep in his arms.
"Oh Allah, Le .... Glad to see you sleep so well," said Bu Dewi while rubbing Panji's head.
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