Pickup Transportation
(Part 21: Reply)
“Alka, can I know?”
“Tau what?”
“You were ... who?”
“Saba Alkmah.” He sipped Aditia's coffee casually.
“Yes I know, not that, I asked about your life journey, who are you, why help me?”
Alka's countenance turned grim.
“Should I tell it?”
“No, if you don't want to, but one thing I do know, you're not an ordinary human being, are you?”
“I am indeed not an ordinary man, I was born from the womb of a human mother and the father of a Jin, a forbidden marriage that they did not give birth to a child of the devil! god's punishment for the selfishness and lust of the world they won.” Alka looked down in shame.
“You slaughtered those villagers?” Aditia asked carefully.
“Not me, but God's Destiny.” Alka looks angry.
“In reality, those who tried to kill me, I was angry, and then it happened, if they knew the truth.”
“Then why did you help me?” Aditia asked.
“Because I kept your father's message.”
“Message My Dad? What message?”
“He said that .... “
Aditia tried to listen carefully.
“There was an adult man coming to the forest where I lived, I who was found in the forest as a baby, had to return to the forest because they considered the unlucky carrier.”
“My dad?” Aditia asked.
“His face is shady, similar to yours. The father said he wanted to pick me up, take me 'home'. He continued to stretch out his hand, I then reached for that hand, as soon as my hand touched it, he looked surprised. Then he said that, I'm human, not something he can take 'back'.”
“So you're human?” Aditia was sure from the beginning she was not human, but maybe special, “lalu?” Aditia continued to ask.
“Then, here's the story.”
30 YEARS AGO
Mulyana and Dirga are young, because they are 21 years old, two friends from school arrive in the village that was previously burned. Mulyana says the two of them have to go there to pick up dozens of lost souls.
Mulyana is indeed blessed exactly like Aditia, able to see ‘they’ from small, Dirga believes. Although he never saw directly, but several times invited Mulyana from childhood to feel 'them'. Mulyana's journey began when she was 18 years old, right after graduating high school, but her parents were people, but she chose to buy an angkot and drive it herself. He reasoned that, wanting to be an angkot businessman on his parents.
“Pa .. hotss, to .. longgg.” Dirga's fur immediately brushed, he who had often joined Mulyana, still not used to it.
“Yan, my hair stands nih.” Dirga who just finished police education, holding the shoulder of his best friend.
“They are behind lu Ga, on the same nyium lick your body tuh.”
“Wah you hell severe Yan!” Dirga immediately jumped and stuck to his best friend, what Dirga said was true, those who had to be escorted home invaded Mulyana and Dirga.
The night was very dark in this village, originally the new village chief, wanted to rebuild this village, but somehow all the heavy equipment allocated to build, damaged and like blunt, was, none of the artisans were able to give an answer, why the land in this village is so hard.
“Bau angus Yan, kayak .. burnt meat!” Dirga said again.
“Lu want to follow what is waiting at the village hall aja gih.” Mulyana is always brave, because connecting with them is something that is common, even though the shape is scary.
“Pa-panass …. “ The voice appeared again, Dirga getting attached to his best friend.
“Yan, I have never felt this dark, we go where the hell, instead of we usually transport continue to unplug?” Dirga asked.
“No way, a lot of people, anyways on do not want to stay, I say the same leader before deh.
“Wow! where do we meet the leader? the village chief earlier?” Dirga asked.
“The former Village Head, The Deceased!” Mulyana immediately walked towards the largest house, close to the forest.
“Yan! Yan!!!” Dirga tried to call his best friend.
“Assalamualaikum.” Mulyana greeted the empty house that was burning black.
No answer, that's what Dirga felt.
“I want to pick you all up to go home.” Mulyana spoke again, what Dirga saw was just an empty house, but what Mulyana saw was a burning creature that was quite tall and large, it seemed like she had something unfinished.
“Judge in vain! (go to you!) ” The voice of the creature who was the former Village Chief was thunderous and terrifying.
“Back, they need to build this village back.” Mulyana still insisted on driving them home.
“Maneh henteu denge aing (you don't want to listen to me) Hayang maot maneh (you want to die)!” The creature approached and grabbed Mulyana by the neck, too quickly, so that Mulyana could not escape, her neck blistered from being hit by the creature's burning hand.
“Mul! Mul!” what Dirga saw was, Mulyana's neck was blistered and Mulyana was just silent, like daydreaming, even though she was fighting this charred creature.
Dirga rushed to attract his best friend, because he knew something was wrong, when he pulled it, Mulyana's body felt heavy. He couldn't pull his best friend, while Dirga felt that the right hand that was pulling his best friend was blistering, hot!
“Yan! Yan!” Dirga felt that they were in danger, but he could do nothing.
Suddenly Mulyana fell down, Dirga grew pale, she did not know what to do.
“Yan, you even fainted again, I must how Yan?” Dirga was scared, his hands felt blistered, finally he decided to carry the body of his friend, not in vain police training, at least he had a sturdy body.
Dirga ran towards Mulyana's angkot, she started her car immediately after putting Mulyana's body next to the driver. As soon as the car was on, he immediately gas-stamped, immediately leaving this damned village.
They drive for 20 minutes, at least they are away and there is a crowd, the village is like a dead village, silent, the smell of rancid and of course creepy.
“Ga, where are we?” Dirga put the brakes on his angkot and hurriedly moved aside because Mulyana was up and asked.
“Udah wake you up? Crazy one! lu fainted. I finally carried you, trus blurred, my hands blistered.” Dirga pointed at his hand, strangely, there was no black line that previously felt painful in that hand.
“Lah, ilang.”
“That demonic power.” Mulyana told her best friend.
“Lah, you why fainted!” Dirga's upset.
“Gue get into that dimension, now, we eat first, I recover energy, you go home only yes, I have to go back to the forest.” Mulyana.
“Danger Ga, you go home yes.” Mulyana is still pushy.
“If I go home, don't expect us to see you again.”
“Lu I think I just talked about it.” Mulyana laughs.
“Lu like to know it feels like to have bini.” Both Mulyana and Dirga are still unmarried, they are just about to graduate college.
After eating and recovering, they finally left for the forest, it was six in the morning, thank God, that was what Dirga felt. When having to pass the village again, Dirga felt something different, the village turned out to look ordinary when morning arrived, unlike last night was so gripping.
“Gue will enter the cave, you wait outside, I will face the person first, I am afraid he is a very dangerous person, he is not an ordinary man.” Mulyana told Dirga.
“Lu need a gun?” Dirga handed him the handle knife.
“No need, I'll have this.” Mulyana showed me her innate mini kris, she always carried it anywhere.
Mulyana approached the cave in the forest, although the sun was already starting to light, but it was too dark for the time when the sun greeted them, a tall and dense tree, covering the light.
“I want to pick you up, let's go home.” Mulyana continued to stretch out her hand, even though there was no answer from within. While Mulyana felt her efforts were in vain, suddenly a hand reached her, as soon as it touched her, Mulyana looked surprised.
“You're human, not something I can take 'back'!” Then the boy came out, a shabby girl, five years old. He looks unafraid, calm but really dirty.
“I Saba Alkmah.” Something that sounds pretty haughty to a 5-year-old.
“You brought my soul out of body last night, so that the old village chief wouldn't kill me?” Mulyana asked, Little Alka nodded.
“What makes you carry my soul wandering in that dimension, last night?” Mulyana asked again.
“I killed them, those who prepared the kerosene and its torch with fire, I was angry and made them pay for it, because of my anger, I deliberately made the fire snatch in all directions, he said, they all died roasted, houses, farm produce and animals, not a single one survived.” The little alka looks much more mature than her age when speaking.
“You're begging God, aren't you? To punish them?” Mulyana asked.
“I saved them for 5 years, God postponed the drought suffering that the Village had to experience, he said, but after they made it out of the drought and God only gave them five years so they could prepare for the difficulties ahead, instead they seek scapegoats for the misery they have not felt for a year, when five years of prosperity, they consider themselves great, poya-foya, forget that life is not always calm. When finally trouble approached, they blamed me, were about to burn me, was it because I was a seed from Jin, they humbled me!” Alka cried, though she spoke like an adult, but when she cried, she was still a child.
“Where is your father?” Mulyana asked.
“No idea, they both left me here, in this forest.”
Mulyana was surprised, whether she was ....
“But it will be hard living in this world, you will be striking, your age and abilities, you will suffer in this world, they want to go home with you in exchange.” Mulyana said it heavily, but it must.
Last night when her soul was taken by Alka, she saw such a deep grudge, they wanted to go home from Alka with them, even though Mulyana felt that it was unfair, there is a humanity in Alka that should be the foundation on which she lives in this world.
“I am afraid to be with them, they are evil, they will take me to hell.” Alka fear.
“Hell and heaven belong to God, Alka. He will choose who goes to hell and to heaven.”
“I'm afraid Sir. They're always bugging me in these woods, I hide every moment from them, they're evil, maybe when they come along and I'm with them, they'll break their promise, they won't come home, they won't, they're gonna hurt us.” Alka told me something that Mulyana had predicted.
“I have to take them home Alka, they disturb the village, they make nature unbalanced.” Mulyana's confused.
“Alright I'll come, but don't take us, you'll be wretched, sir.” Alka said sincerely.
Mulyana was confused, this child was still so small, she was human, although not like in general, Alka should be able to grow into a good girl.
“Alka, I'll move you to a forest far from this village, stay there, I'll make sure you'll be fine, they'll be Mr. Kekut in that village, I'll stay there, so they won't be able to get out and buried forever in that village, how about?”
“Thank you Sir.” Alka smiled.
Dirga was shocked because Mulyana was holding a daughter.
“You said there was danger, this is why you even brought a child.”
“Gue is just a normal human being, sometimes I'm wrong, I think monsters, it turns out to be a candidate for angel.” Dirga goosebumps hearing Mulyana say so.
“I-this is human right?” Dirga poking Alka.
“Man, half Jin.”
Mulyana then drove, to the forest near her house, it would be easier if it was close to her house, then Mulyana could take care of it, bringing home would be too risky, too risky, many people will be confused by Alka's growth and intelligence, then the best way is to leave her in the forest, and Mulyana will make sure Alka is fine there.
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“My father took you to the forest?” Aditia asked after Alka told her all.
“Yes, he takes care of me every day, delivers meals, teaches reading, when he is married, he offers me to stay with his wife, I refuse, he said, because your mother wasn't a world-savvy woman we both saw.” Alka explained.
“When Dad died, what about your life.”
“I told him, when he was near, he had given me many messages, including looking after you and your family, I always followed you, even when Dita was admitted, I tried to help him, he said, but I'm sorry I chose to help your mother first, I followed her all the way to that mental hospital and left Dita in possession, I'm sorry Adit.” Alka felt guilty.
“My family is my responsibility, not yours.”
“This is my revenge because your father took care of me like a child himself, I just want to take care of you like his trust, a few days before he died, I should have taken care of you from afar, but baby, yesterday, yesterday, you were ganged up, so I must help you immediately and be seen by you.”
“Thank you Alka.” Aditia says.
“Casual aja, you family kok.” Alka answered.
“But briefly .. if the incident you told me about was 30 years ago and when it was five years old, it means your age is now …. “
“35 years.” Alka laughing.
“No way, I mean, you look even younger than me, I guess we're as good as or even you're younger than me by one or 2 years. Your face is like ABG, you really look very young and .. beautiful.” Aditia said it doubtfully.
“My life is longer than yours, that's what my father inherited, the same as the other Jin, I'm 2 or 3 times your age.
Aditia looks surprised, she feels that, this woman is really charming and she has trouble accepting that she is 14 years older.
“So call me brother yes, I'm your father's adopted son, I mean firstborn.” Alka sipped back Aditia coffee.
“Dreams! for me, we're the same age, period!” Aditia's upset.
“Dit, we will restore your vision in the near future yes, danger if your eyes are still closed, we will work all the way, ok.” Alka looks like an older sister, Aditia nods and smiles, her heart warms when she sees Alka, a sincere woman.
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Author's Note :
After this, do not signify people who look young from their age yes, they are not descendants of Jin like Alka loh, it is purely because of skin care and body care.