Temptation of Telaga Residents
The struggle of Erick

That night Erick came out to refill his motor oil, upon his return from filling the deserted street oil no other rider as he passed the bends of his bike like he was bumping into something big but invisible to the eye.

The braakkkk!!!!

Erik motorbikes and fell, his body dragged away, his helmet detached from his head made his head hit the asphalt road. Erick lost consciousness of himself, he felt his body flying so lightly.

"Where am I?"

Erick woke up and was strapped to a chair like a prisoner. He remembered the events he had experienced before. He was riding a motorcycle and fell.

"Am I dead, what is this in hell?" Erick is alone.

"HUAAAA HAAA HAAAA HAAAA...!!!!"

A laughter blared without form, the laughter deafened his ears, Erick looked around the room, there was no one there only he was alone and the sound of laughter echoing.

"Am I dead? is that the voice of the angel who will question me in the tomb?" Erick continued to speak inwardly.

"HEW... WEAK MAN!!! I TOLD YOU NOT TO DISTURB MINE, YOU'LL BE WRETCHED!!"

The voice without form re-echoed making Erick's headache when he heard it.

"Who are you?!" Erick opened his voice.

"I...!! I'LL TAKE YOUR LIFE!"

"Get out, don't be a coward!!" Erick challenged that voice.

Thick smoke rolled in the room forming a form of a large tall human figure. Slowly the smoke transformed into a terrible creature, a creature that Erick had met in his dream a few days ago, he remembered the creature that gripped Nina's body in his dream.

"You, what are you?!" erick asked, he dared himself to ask the creature.

"YOU'RE NOT AFRAID OF ME?!" snapped the creature at Erick.

"What am I afraid of creatures like you. I'm more afraid of my creator." replied Erick.

"HAAA HA HA...!!!" the creature laughed out its fangs, looking very creepy.

"Let go of me hey goddamn creature!!" yell Erick.

"Remainst you, fight the son of man, show your strength, weak creature!!" The creature grinned mocking Erick.

"You said I was a weakling, but you cheated on me by tying me up like this!."

The creature turned back into smoke and then disappeared, the atmosphere became silent Erick back himself bound and could not escape.

"Erick... Erick wakes up Erick," Nina's voice without form calls out to him.

"Mrs... Linahoo!!!" Erick called Nina.

"Erick, I love you don't stay in me Erck," Nina's voice is heard again but Nina's form is not there.

"Ninaa's... Linaaaaaa!!! you where I am Ninaaa... Linaa!!"

Erick shouted to Nina but there was no answer, Nina's voice just disappeared. Erick lowered his head, he was trying to untie the rope that tied his hand.

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Nina had just arrived at the hospital, she had just returned home from college and headed straight to the hospital to visit Erick who was not yet aware of her coma.

In Erick's room there's already an old woman waiting for Erick and a man younger than Erick, maybe this is Erick's family Nina thinks.

"Oh this is Nina that Erick always told me about," the woman greeted Nina.

"I'm Erick's sister, Ehsan and this is my mother and Erick. We just came in this morning thanks for taking care of my brother here."

The man named Ehsan reached out to Nina, Nina then regretted it.

"I'm sorry that we have to get acquainted under these circumstances" Nina said.

Nina approached Erick's body, she was still like yesterday unchanged.

"Erick. It's me Nina, wake up Erick there's your mother and sister here. Don't you want to introduce me to them. Erick... Erick... get up Erick..." Nina whispered to Erick.

Ehsan and Erick's mother looked at Nina with pity, Erick's mother was also very sad but she had to be firm she was sure her son would soon wake up from his sleep.

"Son... pray Erick yes in every prayer, I'm sure he'll come back to us again" Erick's mother stroked Nina's back.

Nina hugged Erick's mother, she felt very sad and did not know how to. Nina just felt the meaning of Erick's presence in her life when Erick's condition like this. Nina was so scared of not being able to see Erick like she used to.

"Where's Ehsan's mom staying here?" Nina just realized this.

"Mother sleeps in the hospital, Ehsan can sleep in the mosque, son, we have no one here. If you have to sleep at the hotel is also free to go back and forth the cost, not to mention the cost of care Erick, mother also does not know how much will run out." Erick's mother looked at the face of her son who lay helpless.

"If it's about Erick, Papa Nina who bears the cost, ma'am, don't think about this. Now what about mom, you also have to rest later mom gets sick."

"It's okay, son, the important thing is that you can take care of Erick any time he wakes up. Mom's here."

"Hmm gini aja ma'am, Nina will find a place to stay close to this hospital, maybe a boarding room so later the same mother Ehsan can change waiting for Erick."

"But son, it doesn't even need to be taken by Nina, later" Erick's mother felt bad.

"It's okay Mom, we don't know when Erick will wake up. There's no way I'm going to sleep here. Yuk Bu we eat to the cafeteria, Ehsan let Erick take care first we change the food."

Nina invites Erick's mother to eat, she's sure Erick's mother hasn't eaten before. Erick's mother follows Nina's invitation, they go to the hospital cafeteria to eat.

Erick's mother was very impressed with Nina, what a kind and polite child when she was the son of a rich man and Erick was just an ordinary farmer's son. It's a good thing that every time Erick calls, he's always telling me about Nina.

"Mmm Nin did your parents also accept Erick?" asked Erick's mother hesitantly.

"Why Ma'am?"

"Mom just wanna know?"

"Of course my parents accepted Erick Bu,"

"Mom's happy to hear it, even though Erick's situation is like this." Erick's mother looked down her tears fell down her cheeks.

"Don't be sad, ma'am, we have to strengthen each other. After this Nina will find a boarding house near here so that you can rest."

"Thank you son, I don't know how to repay your kindness and your family."

Nina and Erick's mother return to the room for Ehsan to go eat, Nina sits by Erick's side and clasps her hands hoping Erick can feel his presence.

"Erick I'm leaving first yes, I'll be here again to see you." Nina whispered to Erick.

"Bu Nina has to go first, if there is any news about Nina ya Bu, Nina wants to find a boarding place for Mom and Ehsan, Nina will come here again."

Nina says goodbye to Erick's mother, after shaking hands Nina went to find a boarding place for the Erick family while here.

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