Penetrating Dimension
The waiter

During the day in the countryside. A man was walking towards a forest not far from his home. He was looking for firewood there.

In the forest there is a very clear river, no wonder the villagers make the river as a source of water, they do daily activities there to find fish, bathe and also wash.

In addition to being a place to hunt animals, some forest areas are made as plantation land by residents, they deliberately plant vegetables and fruits. Because of their fertile soil, their crops are abundant and sometimes villagers often get a considerable profit.

It has become a common sight if you see villagers passing through the forest area, they are active from morning to evening.

But today the condition of the forest looks different, the forest looks dark and gripping.None who entered the forest at that time, the situation makes the man amazed.

"Hmm, why does it look so lonely today. Where's people? Though the sun hasn't set yet, usually they're still passing by here." Overt the man who was watching the circumstances around while continuing to walk.

"Ah come on, I must hurry to the woods pity my wife has not cooked at home." Her speech.

The man did not care about the situation of the quiet streets, bravely he still went to the forest, because whatever the conditions he had to still get firewood.

..........

It did not feel like the man had entered the forest area.

He started picking up branches lying on the ground, occasionally cutting down small trees as well.

But the man looked disappointed, because the twigs he got turned all wet.

"Ck! if it's like this, I'll have to find some more dry branches. It must be because last night it rained, the twigs here all wet, where can I use to cook dinner, haahh. I will dry it tomorrow." He complained while shaking the water coming out of the branches.

After that, the man decided to go further into the forest, hoping to get dry twigs there.

After a long time he walked through the dark forest, the man found a very large tree, standing firmly not far from his sight.

The tree was not only large but also tall, had leaves that were so dense and lush, the tree also had many long hanging roots dangling.

The man rushed to the tree.

"Why did I just find out that there's a tree this big in the woods." Said slowly.

He was a little curious about the tree, now at the touch of a hanging root dangling before him. He looked closely at the branches on the tree.

"Well! this tree is dry. The size of the branches is also quite large, it looks like I can make it as firewood." Happy revealed.

"But, I find it a little strange, if I observe, this tree is all dry, while the trees around it are all wet." He was astonished while observing the tree.

" Ah, Nevermind! I thought too much.I had to cut off one of the branches immediately, the day was getting late. There is no time to look for dry branches anymore." Complain about the man.

He put his backpack on the ground, turned around, and bent down to look for an axe in the bag.

After he got his axe, he stood up. Suddenly though.

"Geez!!" The man was shocked, because out of nowhere, appeared a figure of old grandfather wearing all-black clothes who was standing right in front of him.

The old grandfather was slightly bent with his long white beard, the black clothes he wore like the Sundanese customary attire. He stared angrily at the man.

The man was a little scared, but he tried to ask.

"Ka, whose grandfather?! Ke, why did grandfather suddenly appear here?!" He asked a little trembling.

But the grandfather did not answer, the grandfather continued to glare at the man's face carefully, from such a close distance.

" Se, since when is grandfather standing here? I know I've been alone in this forest since." Asked the man began to feel uneasy with the presence of the grandfather.

" Come home! Don't you ever try to cut down this tree!" the Grandfather reminded firmly.

The man did not understand the words of his grandfather. Then he ventured to explain his intentions.

" I'm not going to cut it down, I just want to cut the branch off a little bit, I need that branch for fuel." The man explained while pointing towards the tree behind him.

But when going back to look at the grandfather, the grandfather suddenly disappeared.

The man looked so surprised.

" Lho! Where did grandpa go?" he cried in shock, now he looked confused, looking all over the forest for the whereabouts of the grandfather, but still invisible.

"What the fuck?! How could that grandpa disappear so quickly? It suddenly appeared and suddenly left like this, it was absurd.Is this a joke? It's not funny." he looks upset and angry trying to eliminate his fear.

However, the man pondered a little, as if he was remembering the words of the old man, who told him not to cut down the tree.

"Oh, never mind, I don't have to take Grandpa's words seriously, I won't cut down this tree anyway, I'll just cut a little branch off, after that I'll go home" he said.

The man began to choose which tree branch he would cut, then he swung his axe at the branch he had chosen.

CRUST!

His axe began to stick on one of the branches of the tree, but had not been cut off because of its size large enough, he tried to pull back his axe and swing it once again.

But when the axe was about to hit its branches, suddenly the big tree trembled and swayed violently, its lush leaves began to fall on its head.

The man was shocked not to play.

"Eh?! What's the matter?!" He panicked, reflexively walking backwards away from the tree.

At the sight of the tree still swaying and shaking violently, when there was no wind that hit him, suddenly he looked around the forest, he began to feel strange, strange, all the surrounding trees seemed to be silent and only the huge tree kept moving.

"Ck! What else is this?!" He panicked, but tried to calm down.

Suddenly, from above the tree, he saw a flying fireball that twisted.

"A, what is it!" The man said increasingly in shock and panic.

The fireball stopped flying right at the top of the tree.

PATS!

The light appeared so bright for a moment and

A BLAR!

There was the sound of an explosion with the wind blowing hard.

The man protected his face with both hands.

"HaHaHaHa..." A heavy and loud laughter sounded.

Hearing the sound of laughter, my hair immediately stood up. Shakingly the man tried to see who was on top of the tree.

" God! What's that!" His words were startled, his heartbeat began to thump, his breathing was now beginning to go awry, his legs and hands were beginning to tremble.

It turned out that on top of the tree, he saw the figure of a black-furred ape that was enormous in size, His red eyes staring intently at the man with full fury.

The man was about to escape, but his body suddenly could not move. He could only stand still and stand.

The ape's figure now grinned at him, showing his long, sharp canine teeth filled with dripping saliva. Very quickly, the ape figure jumped up and darted towards him.

"Aaaaaaaaaaa........." The man shouted very loudly, making all the birds in the forest startled and flew away from the forest.

..............

Three days passed.

On a hot day, Iman was riding his motorcycle to the countryside at the foot of the mountain.

Iman's purpose was to go there to visit his friend's house in a bird community group. He was about to take his pet bird which he put to his friend.

A few hours passed, finally Iman arrived at the residence of his friend's house.

While parking his motorbike, he saw the atmosphere of the house seemed quiet with the door closed tightly.

He approached the house.

Geck, tok, tok!

"Assalamualaikum." said Iman, hoping the owner of the house to hear and open the door. For a long time, he waited, no one answered. Not even the door was open.

"Assalamualaikum." said Iman again and knocked on the door of the house once again.

Just like before, the house was as if it was being lived away by its owner.

" House people go away time huh? No one said from earlier, now how dong, I want to take my beloved bird but the person is not there, tomorrow I am here again" he said himself, saying, peering into the house through the window.

Suddenly someone patted Faith's shoulder from behind.

" Gosh!" Iman was shocked and turned to see who was patting him on the shoulder.

" What are you doing here, son?" Ask a thick-bodied father with a thin mustache who smiles at Faith.

"Eh, sir, sorry hehehe... This is really Rusli's house, right sir? Or has Rusli moved out? It looks like there's nobody inside, I just knocked on the door with no answer." Iman said he felt ashamed because he was peeping at someone else's house.

" Oh, you seem to be Rusli's friend huh?" Ask the father to make sure.

" Yes sir, I'm a friend, my name is Faith, sorry who is this father?" Ask Faith to introduce herself politely.

" Oh, I'm a resident here, Mr. Amin's neighbor, my name is Toto, this is indeed Rusli's house, but Mr. Amin and his family were away this morning, they drove Rusli to the hospital, so his house was empty no one." Obviously Mr. Toto on Faith.

Hearing the explanation of the Father Iman was a little confused

" Taking Rusli to the hospital?" Ask Faith to make sure.

" Yes, son." Answer Mr. Toto.

"What pain does Rusli have, sir?" Ask Faith a little panic.

" Do you know what happened to Rusli yesterday?" Ask Mr. Toto.

Faith shook her head.

" Why Rusli? I can only visit here again, sir. So I don't know anything." Faith explains his ignorance.

" Oh yeah, so this is what Rusli was yesterday..."

" Assalamualaikum" said someone who suddenly came, Pak Toto's focus was diverted so as not to tell a story.

"Walaikumsalam! that's Mr. Amin already home." Sir Toto answered his greetings and called out to Iman.

They also shake hands.

" Amin sir, here's a friend of Rusli coming, it looks like he wants to meet Rusli." Mr. Toto told me about the coming of Faith.

" O Son of Faith, how are you, son? Haven't been here in a long time, anywhere?" Sapa Bu Yasmin is friendly to the Faith.

" Hehe yes Ma'am sorry, I just got here again, Good news is Mom, how is Rusli now Mom? did Rusli really go to the hospital?" Ask Faith directly without making small talk.

The look on Ms. Yasmin's face immediately turned sad, as did Mr. Amin.

"Let's talk inside, yes, let's all please come in" Invite Mr. Amin.

They went in and sat in the guest chair, while Yasmin's mother went straight to the kitchen to make a drink.

"Then, what about Rusli's condition now, sir, what did the doctor say?" Ask Mr. Toto who opened the conversation first with a feeling of anxiety.

Mr. Amin seemed to let out a long sigh, as if he was heavily telling about Rusli's condition.

" Rusli's a coma, To." Said Mr. Amin with a very sad face.

" Inalillahi wa Inna ilaihi rojiun" said Mr. Toto and Iman simultaneously.

" Why did Rusli get into a coma sir?! What happened to her?" Ask Faith so panicked.

" I don't know, Man, you're also confused about the doctor's diagnosis this time." Reveal Mr. Amin who looks anxious.

"How can doctors be confused?" Ask Mr. Toto who was surprised.

"I don't know, I don't understand that the doctor said Rusli's condition was so confusing, even such a history rarely happened, there were several doctors who took turns to examine Rusli, but Rusli still did not come to his senses, even the doctor also did a physical examination on Rusli, Rusli was declared healthy, he did not have a history of severe disease, even no injuries found on his body, Rusli was fine, all right, it was just that he had lost his consciousness for quite a long time. Various ways in which the doctor made it aware, but no response at all from Rusli." Said Mr. Amin who told me with tears, but immediately he wiped, seen he tried to toughen up.

" Oh my God, patient sir." The Word of Faith is sad.

" I'm sure what happened to Rusli had something to do with the sacred tree, it must have been a waiting tree." Said Mr. Toto looking so sure.

Mr. Amin just silently heard Mr. Toto's words.

" What caused Rusli to fall into a coma?" Saying Faith is increasingly wondering.

" Rusli was lost for two days man, his family searched for him to and fro, but did not see him, last night his wife just remembered, he said, if Rusli had time to search for firewood in the forest, that night also the villagers including me went to look for it in a crowd to the forest, he said, and sure enough we found Rusli unconscious lying in front of that sacred tree, and Rusli never woke up until now ." Said Mr. Toto telling a story.

"Astagfirullahaladzim" Hearing the words of Mr. Toto, Iman was so shocked.

" So I'm sure, this must have happened because of the act of waiting for the sacred tree, the proof, medical can not know what happened to Rusli right? there must be some mystical event happening to Rusli." Said Mr. Toto with a face so sure.

"Which I do not understand, why did the waiter of the tree make Rusli so bad, What is wrong Rusli? He's just looking for firewood, is finding firewood there bothering them? what should I do if that is the case, I know nothing of such things. What should I do to get Rusli healed?" Said Mr. Amin was starting to get angry.

"Sir! the calm, the steadfast sir, we must continue to pray for our son. I'm sure Rusli will be cured sir." Said Ms. Yasmin who prepared the drink, suddenly hugged Mr. Amin and calmed him even though she tried hard for the sake of her husband.

The momentary silent atmosphere. All dissolved in each other's minds, which worried each other about Rusli's situation.

"Sir, Mom! I remember I had a friend, he was a spiritual expert he was indeed an expert in this kind of mystical thing, I would try to meet him and tell him the thing that befell Rusli, who knows, who knows, he wants to help us. Maybe in this day and age such a thing seems unreasonable, but it is not wrong we try, how?" Propose of Faith in all.

Everyone looks at each other.

" Are there really people who are good at such things?" Ask Mr. Amin to doubt.

" Of course there is a sir, as the disease must have a cure, there must also be people who are experts in treating it. The doctor also has his own expertise in his field, not." The Faith explained.

All seemed to nod and understand the words of Faith.

" How's Mom?" Ask Mr. Amin to ask Ms. Yasmin's opinion.

" We'll try it first, sir." Miss Yasmin replied.

" Okay, man, please help. If he's willing, bring him here, I want to meet him." Said Mr. Amin expectantly.

" Good sir, after this I will immediately meet him and discuss everything, hopefully the problem that befell Rusli is not heavy and not so dangerous, I am sure he will certainly help us. I know him well." Saying Faith.

" Thank you man, I hope he can cure Rusli." Said Mr. Amin who looked riled as if he found a glimmer of hope.

..............

I am a spiritual expert, of course I can communicate with the ghoib beings. I am also sensitive to mystical things.

At first I wondered where this ability came from, because as a child I was very sensitive to mystical things, according to the stories of both my parents, because, My ancestor used to be a healer who had spiritual skills as well, and we suspect this ability was passed down to me by generations.

I am currently working as an employee at a pharmaceutical factory in Parahyangan city.

In the midst of that busyness I took the time to learn and continue to hone the skills that I have, I can as much as possible help many people who experience problems in mystical things.

Such as healing people who suffer from strange diseases, expelling jinn that disturb residents of the house, resuscitating people who are possessed, and so forth.

Sometimes because I was too sensitive to the presence of the ghoibs, often I was visited by the genie Qorin of the dead, some died unnaturally, such as murder victims, he said, accident, or casualty. They purposely asked me for help to convey their message or purpose to his surviving family.

My role is not only limited to being a spiritual expert and an employee, at home I also have the role of a husband and a father of my two sons.

This is where I have to be able to carry out all my roles well. How to protect my family, how to be a good employee and role model, and how I can help others as a Spiritualist.

It all became a thing for me, especially in terms of dividing time.

Which comes first, between family, work or as a spiritual expert.

If helping others in mystical matters is so important, especially regarding life, then inevitably I have to help him without exception to the end, because that is the main reason, because it is the main reason, so I want to help him, why I got this ability.

In order to solve the mystical problem completely, sometimes I have permission not to work for various reasons, not only that, I am also forced to leave my family for days .

Not infrequently, I often fight with my wife because of all these things.

Once I tried to refuse a request from someone who needed my spiritual ability.

At that time work and family were more important and could not be abandoned.

Without knowing if the person's mystical problems were very dangerous and life-threatening, I refused to help him, and as a result the person lost his life.

That's where my first regret came about.

Whatever my day, the life I've been through is complicated, but it's a risk that must be faced as a Spiritual.

Not that I want to, but this is the way of life that has been destined for me, I cannot refuse or change it.

............

Suddenly my phone rang.

There's a video call from Faith.

Faith was my friend since High School, she knew all about my life.

Even if there is a duty in mystical matters. He is always the companion who accompanies.

" Hello bah?" Sapa Faith.

" Yes hello, what's the matter Man?" my answer.

" What's Bah doing?" tanyakanya.

Abah is my familiar calling.

I don't know why people always call me that. Maybe for them the call looks more polite and comfortable.

Maybe also with the name Abah they are more free to talk to me without thinking about the age difference, whether older or younger than me, They look more free to call me Abah.

"It's a habit of being relaxed, man, what's up?" ask again.

"Can I go to your house, Bah? there's a need!" ask Faith.

" Oh, please, but don't forget to bring food, man." I said.

"Okay ready, what do I want to bring you?" tanya Faith offers.

" Bring grilled chicken, satay, martabak, toast, padang rice, seblak, cilok, and meatball noodles." I said.

" Well, bad.that's called blackmail, don't eat mostly dong bah! Remember the stomach! It's almost like a pitcher." Iman's chiming mocked me.

"Hahaha, it's okay! at least my skin is whiter than your skin that looks like black coffee." My Eject is back on Faith.

"Sial*n, Bring all skin types, sell skincare yes bah. Haha..." Faith again.

" Anything about tahi kebo want? Guaranteed to smell more man. Hahaha.what time do you want to come? It's Friday night, man. I'm sorry if you'll ask for anterin to come home" I replied starting to scare him.

" Lho! don't want me to cheat Bah. Cheat! His friends are mostly the same as demons." lamented Faith.

" Hahaha, I've been waiting for you now" I replied.

" Okay Bah, I'm ready first." replied Faith.

We ended our video call, and I waited for Faith to arrive on the front porch, accompanied by a hot cup of coffee.

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