SURREPTITIOUS
The Part 30

Amadhea did not answer.

"What problem do you have? If you have a problem, just tell me. I must have listened. Not only me, Zahra and Greeta will listen" Alinda said.

"I have little doubt, whether I am the son of my parents or not" muttered Amadhea.

Alinda rubbed Amadhea's shoulder.

There was the sound of someone walking towards the room. Amadhea and Alinda's eyes were fixed on the door.

Zahra and Greeta are coming. Each one carries a tray. Greeta's mouth was full.

"Dhea?!" Zahra looked delighted to see Amadhea awake.

Greeta put the tray on the table. "You're all right? Where's that sick?"

Amadhea. "I just fainted, really."

"I had already fed him the porridge," said Alinda.

"Thank God" said Greeta.

"Alinda, this is our food. Said Aunt Irma we eat here just let all take care of Dhea," said Zahra.

As they discussed, Irma walked into the room. "Dhea?"

Amadhea looked at Irma. "Auntie."

"Tante called the doctor earlier . He said he was on his way. Maybe it's caught in the rain" Irma said as she sat on the edge of the bed.

Amadhea nodded. He looked at his friends. "You eat, yeah. Auntie's eating?"

Irma nodded.

Shortly thereafter, the doctor came and examined Amadhea. Irma accompanied Amadhea in the room. While Dhea's friends waited outside the room.

When it was examined, Amadhea experienced mild typhus. The doctor prescribed the medicine.

After the doctor left, Irma also came home. He left Amadhea with his friends.

Amadhea saw her friends eating. He breathed heavily. "For 3 days I can't go to school."

"Until you're cured, it's better not to go to school first" Greeta said.

Alinda nodded. "Yes, don't push yourself."

Zahra also nodded.

Amadhea smiled. "There's a snack in that closet. You guys just take it."

"Where's the closet?" Greeta responded immediately.

Amadhea pointed to the cupboard she was referring to.

Greeta cringing. "Isn't this a closet?"

Amadhea. "I used to keep snacks there."

Greeta. There are lots of snacks in the closet. "Waaaah! Can I eat this?"

"Share it with Zahra and Alinda" said Amadhea.

"Alinda and Zahra are on a diet" Greeta chirped with all the snacks.

"It's got you, Dhea" said Zahra.

"It's okay. I don't eat it anyway" said Amadhea.

Zahra, Alinda, and Greeta sleep in Amadhea's room. They brought a foam mattress from another room room and placed it adjoined to Amadhea's bed. The size and height are not much different.

"Ah, this mattress is very comfortable," said Greeta who was on her back while moving her hands and feet.

Zahra who was sleeping beside him also looked comfortable. Alinda slept in one bed with Amadhea.

Their positions from the door were: Greeta, Zahra, Alinda, then Amadhea.

"Aren't you opening your hijab, Za?" ask Alinda.

Zahra. "I'm used to wearing a hijab to sleep like this."

Alinda nodded in understanding.

"It's just as black as you are" Zahra said with a chuckle.

"Dhea, what's going on? Why did you faint? Do you remember?" ask Greeta.

Amadhea did not answer. If I told you I fell from the second floor, they would panic. Besides, they probably won't believe it. People who fall from the second floor must be dead or at least broken bones and paralyzed. While I'm fine. I don't feel any pain at all.

"I don't remember" Amadhea replied after a moment of silence.

The clock shows at 10 p.m. Zahra and Alinda mabar games online, while Greeta eats snacks from Amadhea. Amadhea herself looked dreamy with her eyes fixed on the ceiling of the room.

"I didn't expect to be able to stay at Dhea's house" Alinda said.

"Me too" said Greeta.

"I also did not expect to be given permission from Papa" said Zahra.

Amadhea smiled at the conversation of her friends. "Thank you for staying at my house."

But, you better not be long. I don't want those ghosts bothering you too, my friends, the inner Amadhea.

"There's TV, if you want to watch, just turn on the TV" Amadhea said.

Alinda took the remote and turned on the TV. They also watch TV together.

After the clock showed at 12pm, Amadhea woke up. He saw that his friends were asleep leaving the TV screen still on.

Amadhea took a map of DNA test results. It is 99.99% compatible. Amadhea breathed a sigh of relief. "Tante Merlin and Calvin are just talking nonsense."

Amadhea was finally able to sleep well.

At 5 a.m.

Adhan reverberating awakens Muslims to morning prayers.

Zahra wake. He saw Amadhea, Alinda, and Greeta seem to be fast asleep. He went to the bathroom next to Amadhea's room. The girl wudhu. While washing his face, he turned to the half-opened bathroom door. He faintly saw someone standing there, but there was no one there.

Perhaps the effect of the water washing my face, inner Zahra. He washed his face again. Again the silhouette of the woman he saw at the door. As the ablution flowed, Zahra saw no one there.

Not being solemn during ablution, Zahra was forced to repeat his ablution again. After that, he came out of the bathroom to Amadhea's room. However, he saw a person in a white dress standing at the end of the stairs behind him. Only her long hair was visible to Zahra.

Frightened, Zahra immediately entered Amadhea's room and locked the door. The girl let out a long breath then turned around. The face covered in hair was suddenly already in front of him.

"Hhhh." Zahra shouted stifled while covering her mouth.

The long haired woman looked up at Zahra. "Why are you, anyway?"

Greeta.

Zahra breathed a sigh of relief. "No, I just got out of the bathroom to take ablution."

"Ooh." Greeta passed and pulled the doorknob, but it was locked. He also turned the key.

Zahra immediately restrained Greeta. "Where are you going?"

"You drink, thirsty."

Zahra remembered something she had seen. "Emmm. I have fruit juice."

Greeta's not coming out. He locked the door again. Zahra gives the apple juice in a bottle to Greeta.

"Thank you." Greeta took it and drank it.

Zahra nodded. He took her from his bag and put her on. The girl also began to pray.

Greeta finished her drink. He's still thirsty. The girl came out of the room when Zahra was praying.

As the door opened, Greeta gasped in shock at the figure of a long-haired, white-clad woman standing at the end of the stairs behind her. He looked into the room. Amadhea, Alinda, and Zahra were in the room, and the woman was who.

When he turned his head back, the distance of the woman suddenly became closer. Greeta looked scared.

The woman walked back towards him quickly. Greeta. Zahra, who was still wearing a mukena, pulled Greeta inside and locked the door and prayed.

Greeta is still in shock. "What was that?"

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^^^17.32 | 1 September 2021^^^

^^By Ucu Irna Marhamah ^^^