
Thankfully, Sister Nia understood that me and Yuda needed some privacy. I said Nia is different from Bang Dede. I also became curious, why Kak Nia is not with Bang Dede anymore in One Direction. He even opened his own coffee shop. There's a reason, but let me ask you later. What matters now is that I can tell Yuda everything.
Adzan ashar reverberated with his headquarters, indeed the coffee shop owned by Kak Nia not far from the big mosque across the campus. And the atmosphere of the road beside the mosque is increasingly crowded by students and office employees.
"Da, I pray first to the mosque. A moment." I told Yuda. "Let's pray too! Yuk!" take me.
"Come on. It is time for me to become a better person." Judah replied.
"That's dong!" sahutku. "Sir Nia, I'm the same Yuda pray for a while to the mosque. I'll drop the bag." I said to Sister Nia.
"Alhamdulillah O Allah, you have finally awakened your servant's friends." replied Sister Nia. "Hehehehehe. Yes Di. I send a prayer yes, let my shop rame." continued Nia.
"Siaapp. Just a minute, brother!" I said as I left for the mosque with Yuda.
Sister Nia just lifted her thumb, sign okay.
* * *
"Lo go first to the store, I buy cigarettes first Di." said Yuda after we finished praying.
I also walked to the store. A lot of people walk down the street next to the mosque. Food and snack vendors are still busy trading. Smells like brains fried crispy smelled. Then the smell of smoke from the roasted chicken was sniffed by my nose.
I walk while looking around. Until one when my steps stopped. I stood motionless in the middle of the road. My shoulder was grabbed by the pedestrians. But my eyes don't budge from someone.
The student was red-clad, wearing a red shirt, a maroon skirt, as well as red shoes.
That figure made my steps stop. Who her? From the morning his figure always haunts me. Still with her grinning smile, and creepy glaring eyes. He stood under a water guava tree, right next to the fry vendor. His eyes were staring at me motionless. I challenged him, I looked back at him. I'm not afraid, man or demit don't scare me in the least.
"Woi, if you're quiet, don't be in the middle of the road!" the grunt of a student who nudged my shoulder. I didn't bully him.
I kept staring at that strange student.
Tiiiiiiinnn. The motor horn sounded loud behind me, but I remained still unshifted.
"Heh, you crazy! Myself in the middle of the road." snapped someone at me.
I was silent again.
"Woi bang! If you want to die, don't be here. Mending lo jump off the bridge crossing!" said a kebab seller.
Tep.
"In, what the hell are you doing?" Yuda patted my shoulder. I looked towards him.
"Heh, what are you doing in the middle of the road? You don't realize the people on your maki-maki? Yuk ah!" bring Yuda.
I didn't answer. I looked back at the water guava tree. Missing. The strange student was no longer seen. I was looking for the female student, but no one wore a bright red veil like her. Bizarrely.
"In, what did you do?" Yuda asked again.
"Da, you remember not fitting on campus earlier I discussed about the red hooded student?" I said to Yuda.
"Emmm. Ooh yes yes. Remember me. Why the hell?" ask Yuda.
"I should have seen that student again." I replied.
"Ciiiieeee, someone has a secret admirer. Hehehehehehe." ledek Yuda. "Where the hell is Di?" ask Yuda.
"Secret admirer whatan, the person whose face is like that." I reply.
"What's? A serem? What do you mean, Di?" Yuda surprised.
We walked to Kak Nia's coffee shop.
"Yes, that's it." I said.
"Yes serem, what is the definition of serem? It can be described." Yuda.
I looked up, still looking for that strange female student.
"Who's looking for Di? The student you said that serem?" Yuda asked again.
I'm nodding.
"Ada?" ask Yuda.
I'm shaking.
"Jaudah clearly how is the serem? His face was broken, bleeding. What are his teeth all fangs. His neck was slit. Definitely dong!" Yuda.
"The student wears a bright red veil. She wears a red shirt, as well as a maroon long skirt. And wear red shoes too." I explained.
Judah listened to my explanation, then said, "Continue seremnya where is Adiii?"
"Not finished my explanation. Listen up first!" sahutku.
"What makes it weird and serem, he grinned like that. His eyes were wide, wide. He kept staring at me, not winking for a second. His face is so flat, it doesn't change." I said.
"Hmm, it's weird that there are girls like that. But right on campus earlier I did not see the student at all Di." said Yuda.
Strange, Yuda didn't see it. Is it because I wear this mustika ring? Lately I have become more sensitive to something related to the occult. Kubil for example, the demit who had possessed Yuda at that time. Demit's the boy who lives on the roof of my room. I've interacted with subtle creatures like Kubil before. Even if I just look, from the beginning I lived in room 11b there have been many demit sightings that I saw, and only a glance and a moment.
Not felt, we also arrived at Kak Nia's shop. We sat back and enjoyed our drinks. Two students were talking in the outside chair.
"His prayer?" ask Sister Nia. "Gue in the doain isn't Di?" mutilate.
"In doain kak, may your coffee shop flood customers. Keep making a bigger store, up to three floors. Benches and tables are large, so customers can sleep also in your store. Hehehehehe." I replied.
"Hahaahaha. If you get to sleep, so my hotel dong coffee shop." said Kak Nia.
"On! Let's start the story!" Yuda.
"Oh yes. Okay-okay. Where do you want to start?" my many.
"Free! As for Mas Adi, Yuda is just a good listener. Hehehehehe." reply Judah.
"OKAY. I started from the beginning. Ever since my move to that boarding house, it all started there." I started the story.
Judah fixed his sitting position, sucked his drink, then burned a cigarette.
"At first it all feels normal, like a boarding child in general. But there was this weird thing I was going through before I moved into that hostel. I saw the figure of the old grandfather who always appeared suddenly. The old man always looked at me with a displeased look. I told the story about the grandfather to Mas Gun, and Mas Gun always convinced me to think before moving to the boarding house. Mas Gun said the area behind the campus is not much boarding, and the area is famous for many thieves and thieves. Do you know that the area behind the campus is still a lot of empty gardens and vacant land?"
Yuda nodded.
"Well, that's where Mas Gun told me to think again. But I still want to move to Kost Pak Thamrin. I want to live independently, I want to have my own room. I want my college friends to come and play in my dorm room. Exciting as it is." My story.
"That day I moved to room 11b. Mas Gun helped me clean up the room, and bought some supplies to meet my needs in the boarding room." I continued.
"The first night I slept at the boarding house, disturbances began to occur. It is not wrong if you give me a nickname to the ears of a rabbit, because it is true Da, that night I woke up because I heard the sound of crying babies. Until the following nights, the sound of crying babies I always hear every three hours of the night. I told you about it, didn't I?"
"Yes, ever. I remember how you heard the crying baby." replied Yuda.
"And not only that, there are some strangeness that I experienced again. First, within a few days in the middle room of my room always appeared a thick black liquid smelling foul, emerging from the sidelines of the tiles, there were footprints also sized female feet. Until now I don't know where it came from. Second, the cats that lined up in the car garage, staring at me full of anger, not like cats in general. Third, I saw the sighting of Bagas that turned into creepy Da." My story.
"Huh? Bagas to be a serem? How did you not tell me about Di?" ask Yuda.
"Gue was afraid of Da. I'm also afraid, if I tell you later you don't want to stop by my hostel again." I replied.
"How did Di change his serem?" Yuda asked again.
"That night I heard a voice calling my name. His voice was hoarse, but I knew that voice well. Bagas Voice. I open the door and go out. At that time I was shocked Da saw Bagas, he was standing in the garage. Still wearing his sweatshirt and checkered shorts. His face was dirty, his clothes and pants dirty. His face was very sad. He asked me for help, just said 'Please Diii. Tolooong.' And what a horrible sight I see."
"What's that horrible look at?" ask Yuda.
"Suddenly, Bagas' mouth was gaping. Then the tip of his mouth was torn apart, his skin was torn splitting his cheeks, blood spurted and flowing. Tear it to the ear. His eyes bulged, his eyeballs bulging out. Not there, Bagas raised his hand, then suddenly his neck was broken. His head was stuck in his chest. Blood continued to spurt from his torn cheek. He kept asking for help, but his voice turned big, like a monster in the movies, he kept asking for help and kept calling my name." I said.
Yuda grimaced hearing my story.
"Hiiiyy, how can you bear to look at him Di? If I have run away so know who calls me Bagas." said Yuda.
"But why is Bagas a curious spirit?" Yudah asked.
I shrugged the sign of ignorance, then I sucked ice sugar palm coffee.
"Keep that you said what are you related to?" ask Yuda.
"Prophe dong. This is my story from the beginning so that you do not fail to understand. Listen to me first." I reply.
Yuda chuckles.
"Yaudah!" yuda Pinta.
"I jumped this story. That night, after One Direction I walked home to the boarding house. Entering into the dark alley, and once at the lamppost someone called out to me, his voice heavy. I'm scared to death, but my legs can't be gerakin. Suddenly appeared the old geezer from the darkness, the grandfather I saw before I moved into that boarding house. He said he had no evil intentions, so he wanted to help me. But because of his mysterious approach, I was terrified. I think he's a demon, turns out he said he's a regular human being, same as me."
"What would he do for her?" ask Yuda curiously.
"He wants to save me, keep me away from the threat of evil forces that are after me. Grandpa told me to get off the boarding house. Again, this is about the cost. Kang Ujang told me to move, Grandpa was the same. When I showed up, I asked why I had to move? Grandpa replied that I should avoid the threat of evil forces. I challenge you, if I don't want to move? Uh, grandpa gave me a necklace instead, as a protector while he said it."
"Ooohh, so that's the necklace the old man gave me!" yuda. "Who's the grandfather?" ask Yuda.
I burned cigarettes. Sucking my coffee ice.
"Grandfather Badrun." I replied.
"Huh? Grandpa Badrun? Badrun's grandfather who helped save me Di?" ask Yuda as if he can't believe it.
I nodded with certainty.
"Ooh so the necklace was a gift from Grandpa Badrun. Then, the necklace was to protect you from what?" Yuda asked again.
I looked at Yuda. Judah was waiting for my answer.
"Red kuntilanak threat." I replied.