The Devil's Legs Upside
Early Terror
That afternoon quickly changed the night, leaving fear in the hearts of Dimas and Lim. Such a terrible conjecture, they both kept it in their minds, of course Julia and Gagan would not think so far. And not necessarily what they think is true.
The moonlight shone brightly on a UV flashlight and a bottle filled with chemical liquid, which police left on the Generator-Compressor Platform bridge earlier. But not long after, the bottle fell, hit by a passing worker. The worker was walking so limp and limp, the foot that was turned upside down and full of bruises accidentally dropped the bottle and made the liquid inside spill around. The chemical spread across the floor of the bridge, next to the site of the bloody footprints that police investigated earlier this afternoon. As if unaware that his feet were wet, the worker continued to limp towards the Well-head Platform gate making the liquid even more even along the bridge. Along the floor of the bridge, Luminol reacts with the floor, forming an image of a trail. Then the sea breeze blew strong, dropping the UV flashlight and making it light up. As if the Lord was about to point out something, the lamp continued to roll, kicking dozens …. Bloody footprints along the bridge, all of which lead to the sea. The UV flashlight then went into a small hole in the corner of the bridge, then fell into the dark ocean.
When Lim and Dimas thought things were so bad, things got even worse, and the terror began…
That night, the sea water was so turbulent, as if to immediately spew the waves to the coast of Dwarka. The high tide was fierce enough for a Speedboat belonging to the city's sailing police, at midnight. In just a few minutes they will reach the mainland, the police can even see the port lighthouse from a distance.
“Mr. Police..”
“You can call me Jagdish, sir .. Inspector Jagdish” (You can call me Jagdish, sir .. Inspector Jagdish)
“Oh .. umm, Mr. I-Inspector..” (Oh .. Umm, Mr. Insperctor)
“Yes sir” (Yes, Sir)
“D-do you .. do you believe in Ghost, God, and Mythical things?” (A-Do you believe in ghosts, Gods, and other mystical Beings?)
“Of course sir, Om Shiva!” (Of course sir, Om Shiva!)
“About P-Pretni?” (If P-Pretni?)
“P-Pretni sir?”
“H-Hha.. Hahaha... N-never mind” (H-Hha... Hahaha... Forget....).
BRUAAKKKK
Suddenly the Speedboat came to a sudden stop, the entire passenger was shaken violently.
“What’s going on?! This is the third time we stopped like this!!!” (What happened?! This is the third time we have stopped like this!!)
“My apologize sir, I think my driver is seasick ..” I'm sorry sir, it looks like our driver got seasick..).
“FOR GODSAKE! We almost arrival!” (FOR GOD! We are almost there!)
When the two men were busy arguing, a policeman came into their room. Walking so limped, he approached the two men.
“HUH?!!! NOOO!!!! BACK OFF!!” (HUH?!! NO!!! BACK OFF!!)
“Rajesh! What are you doing here! You should drive the speedboat again! We are in hurry!” (Rajesh! What are you doing here! You should be driving the Speedboat again! We're in a hurry!)
The mustachioed policeman then hit out at the Indian language, scolding his son. But his men remained silent, not poking at his words at all. He continued walking with a limp, approaching the two men.
“BACK OFF!!! OHHHHH!! I SAID BACK OFF!!!” (BACK OFF!!! WAHHHH!! I SAID RETREAT!!)
“Don’t worry sir .. he is seasick I think, he is weird like that since off to toilet back at Oil Platform .. Huh! Rajesh! You look so pale .. why you wearing shoes backward?”
(No need to worry sir .. He is seasick, he has been weird like this ever since he went to the toilet in the Bridge.Huh! Rajesh! You're so pale ... Why are you wearing upside-down shoes?)
……………………………
“You two are useless” (You two are useless) Sizzle Abeba annoyed.
“Of course!” (Yes clear!) Ketus Lim is upset. He looks busy with a laptop and mouse that many times he moves around. “We’re not Nautical Engineer! Do you understand?” (We're not Marine Engineers! Understood?)
“Abeba, will you explain to me again about this drill-control?” (Abeba, would you please explain to me again this drill-control thing?) Confused me.
“Sorry Dimas, I’m bit busy over here .. ask Lim” (Sorry Dimas, I'm busy.
“Huh, what?!” (Huh, what?!)
“Can you three shut up! We all busy body here!” (Can you three shut up! We're all busy here!) Snatch a staff.
What was going on was, Abeba asked the two of us to help him control the giant Drill (Drill) Oil Platform. This task should be done by the Nautika team who really understand the condition of the ocean floor where the drill was planted. Although actually mining engineers like us also got this lesson in college, but I've completely forgotten. Who would have thought, the other four senior nautical Engineers, who were supposed to be working with Abeba, suddenly did not enter due to illness today. Oh my God, today will be long and heavy.
After a few minutes of focusing on her laptop, Abeba let out a long sigh, and started correcting the contact lenses in her eyes, I was unconscious all this time that Abeba was wearing contact lenses. He then stood up and approached me. Abeba began to re-explain how to turn on the underwater camera to observe the drill.
Abeba complained that his work was very difficult, it was because of the giant Drill Bit*O*il Platform is stuck on a large chunk of rock. Abeba himself does not know why this drilling used to be done even though it had to hit a rock that big. He continued to harass his work, like a woman who had just found a place to confide. That's why I had to listen to her talk. Unfortunately too, this job is not comparable to my work and Lim only assesses the quality of petroleum.
Because of the busyness of the three of us, we were to the point of not realizing, that it was already afternoon. I stretched my hands together while yawning hard, today was very heavy. Then I turned towards the wall clock, at 16:00, still an hour before we could go home.
“Dima .. pssst!” Lim Whispe.
“Huh?”
“Let’s go back ..” (Let's go home.).
“Now?” (Now?) I cringe in surprise.
“Of Course! Mr.Teigl aren’t here right?” (Clearly! No Mr.Teigl, ‘kan?)
“But...” (But...) I glanced at Abeba who was busy flipping through the reports on the table.
“If you want to go .. just go.. thanks for today, I’ you again tomorrow!” If you want to go home. Go home. Thanks for today, See you tomorrow!) Abeba said quite loudly.
“Sssssshhh!! You’re too loud, dammit!” (Swshhhh!! Too loud, stupid!) Lim turned his head around, hoping the other staff would not listen.
I'm a little surprised, Well-head's monitor room is so quiet today. Because I was too busy earlier, I didn't realize that many Engineers didn't enter today. Even Mr.Teigl's staff were also only two people present, the fat man did not show his nose, what happened? Because only a few Engineers came to work, the atmosphere of the room became very quiet. It is only fitting that when we were rowdy this morning, his voice was so disturbing.
As soon as I remembered the events of yesterday, the fact about those footprints came back to my mind. The fear of being scared again made my heart beat fast, what if our guess was right? This fear also makes me and Lim unable to sleep last night. We have to tell Julia and Gagan all this. Today, the four of us are already planning to meet at the Generator-Compressor Platform, certainly in our secret place, on the sidelines of the machine, Gagan's bed.
Abeba just smiled a little while continuing to read the pages of the report, a sign we were allowed to go home early. Lim moved quickly, was the first to reach the door of the monitor room and go out. While I was walking slowly while observing how sunny this room was, I felt that something was awkward.
We walked along the Generator-Compressor Platform bridge, gazing at the sea from a distance. The sunlight was already covered by the thick fog, the sunsets would not be visible today. Lim walked quickly. The faces of both of us cannot hide the fear and tension, because we will tell Julia and Gagan about this reality. Suddenly my hair stood back up. Even to throw away that bit of fear, Lim casually kicked hard at the plastic bottle, which was lying on the bridge, until it floated down into the sea. Of course I reprimand him, throwing garbage in the sea is not good.
At 16:15, we arrived at the Generator-Compressor Platform. I kept looking at the watch as it wriggled in between the cracks of the machine. I was a little horrified, because back then the main room of the Generator-Compressor Platform was so quiet, just like last night when Mr.Xoliza jumped. Did they go home first? I murmured in my heart.
It feels like this whole bridge is so deserted. I kept looking back and forth hoping that someone would come, but if someone caught us entering between the engine gaps, we would definitely be scolded. Despite it all, Lim continued to move quickly to put me first, he was really impatient to meet Julia and Gagan.
Suddenly Lim stopped and looked around “Huh? He isn’t here” (Huh? He's not here)
My heartbeat stopped for a moment.
“This is weird” (It's weird) he added.
I directly approached Lim and whispered “Very weird, don’t you feel it? It’s rather quiet here .. Where is everyone?” (So weird, don't you feel? It's so quiet here. Where is everyone?)