The Devil's Legs Upside

The Devil's Legs Upside
Pretni


"WHAT!! If Generator-Compressor Platform on fire, we are also afraid of GOD DAMMIT!" (WHAT!! If the Generator-Compressor Platform fires, we are also afraid, LORD!) Stuck Julia cynically. Gagan immediately turned towards Julia with a face of fear mixed with melancholy.


"So, what is Pretni actually?" (Then what exactly is Pretni?) ask me seriously, distract Gagan.


"Ghost .. woman ..." (Host ... woman ..)


"Allright, pretty sure Mr.Xoliza is male" (OK, I'm sure Mr. Xoliza's a boy) Cut Lim confused.


I was a little surprised to hear Lim say, as if he suspected the same thing as me.


"They are change .. face ..." (They can ... change face ..) Gagan replied


"You mean, they change their face to resemble Mr.Xoliza and Mr.Dennis?" (You mean they can change faces like Mr.Xoliza and Mr. Dennis?)


"Yes"


"They mimic .. us?" (They imitate .. us?)


"Change .. human ..." (Imitating.. humans).


True allegations! They can change into human beings. Then what we saw on the bridge was Pretni, an Indian mythological ghost disguised as Mr. Xoliza. Back, my hair was made to look scared, my face immediately turned deathly pale with sweat. I can't believe there's such a creature in this bridge. Lim and Julia seemed to have been ambushed by the same fear as me. For a while we were all silent, before I finally returned to ask Gagan a question.


"So ... Mr. Xoliza are killed by Pretni?" (So ... Mr.Xoliza was killed Pretni?) I said while half glaring at Gagan. "And about Mr.Dennis .. the day before?" (And about Mr.Dennis ... yesterday the day after tomorrow?) Add me.


Instantly I remembered the incident that afternoon when Mr. Denis disappeared. Naturally, that afternoon, only Gagan witnessed what had happened to Mr. Dennis.


"Yes"


"I see ... So Pretni killed him while I was busy wipping the bulb?" (OK .. So Pretni killed him when I was busy sweeping the shards of the bulb?)


"No!" Bravery Disputation.


"Huh?"


"Mr Dennis change ... Pretni ... too" (Mr.Dennis changed.. Becomes Pretni.. Also).


"WHAT?!" Jerky Julia.


"You mean, he change into Pretni? Then jump into the ocean .. just like Mr.Xoliza?” (You mean, he turned into Pretni? Then jump into the sea... Like Mr.Xoliza?)


"Yes"


Back again, the three of us were like being ambushed in fear. It was as if our muscles were frozen tense at the thought of this. I really can't believe what Gagan saw that afternoon was exactly what happened that night. Means, Mr.Dennis is also Pretni...


"So there are more than onePretni?" (So there's more than one Pretni?) Ask Lim


Gagan turned towards Lim with a trembling face "Maybe ..." (Maybe ..)


My hair is back trembling in fear. How many horrible things have happened to me all day, God.


"So .. we can assume that both Mr.Dennis, and Mr.Xoliza were killed by Pretni, and it mimic them, the victim, then they kept living here, did activity like usual ... what the hell!" (So .. We can conclude that both Mr. Denis and Mr. Xoliza were killed by Pretni, and they resembled victims, and they lived here, doing their usual activities.GUNNY!) Lim has been trying to log our conversation so far


"I think so, Lim" (I think so too, Lim)


“Where are they come from? Why did they kill people? Are they really the one who kill ..” (Where are they from? Why do they kill people? Is it true that those who killed ..) Julia asked me repeatedly, her eyes looking teary withstanding the cries.


"Easy Julia, one by one ... Gagan's English are bad" (Pelan-pelan Julia, one-on-one. English Gagan ugly) Cut Lim.


"They from India" (They are from India) ketus Gagan


"Of course you brat! We are at Indian's sea right now!" (Yes, obviously! We're in India now!) Julia was annoyed, it seemed like she was getting impatient with Gagan.


"You mean ... from mainland?" (You mean .... of the main island?) My toot.


"Yes!"


"Ship's? No way ..." (Ship? Not possible ..) I said trying to conclude.


Lim glanced at Gagan, but it seemed that gagan shook his head not knowing. Lim then looked back at me, apparently agreeing with my conclusion.


We all thought, what ship can carry such a creature? Wait, all the ships can carry it, as long as Pretni can disguise herself as a human, no one will know, ‘kan? As if coming to the same conclusion, the three of us stared at each other.


"Production Platform's Ship! That's It! It is from all oil ship that dock at Production Platform” (Ship from Production Platform! Aye! They are from all oil refinery ships anchored on the Production Platform) Ketus Lim.


"Then, why all the missing person almost all from Generator-Compressor Platform?" (Then, why are people missing almost everything from the Generator-Compressor Platform?) Denying Julia.


Julia's words were just right. If we sequence the victims who have been missing so far, three of them are from this Platform. Mr. Xoliza, Mr.Dennis even Miss Dunn is a Platform Generator-Compressor worker. Only Mr. Brad, the engineer I replaced, works on the Well-head Platform. But what Lim said was also quite logical, the only Platform in this Bridge that was always in contact with outsiders was the Production Platform, he said, where ships from various parts of Europe and Asia arrive to transport oil. But these two things are a bit contradictory, I try more deeply to think about this matter.


Wait, those ships on the Production Platform, not from India! They come from Europe, Africa, even some Asian countries to buy oil. Whereas according to Gagan, Pretni came from the main island, India, probably more precisely. Then which ship .. wait ... Instantly my lips trembled violently.


"Those ship .. are not from India" (The ships are not from India) I said stiffly.


"Then, what kind of ship that came from mainland?" (Then, which ship came from the main island) Tanya Lim.


I looked at Lim with fear "It’s our ship, Right?" (Our ship, ‘kan?)


Only our ship, which came from the main island. The ship carrying Me, Lim, Julia, and other new Engineers, which a few days ago docked to the Bridge. Then, is it our ship that brought Pretni here?


"I'm not Pretni!" (I'm not Pretni!) Snarl Julia


"The hells ... What kind of ghost that comes to discussions herself with human" (Crazy .. Where there are ghosts discussing themselves with humans) Lim said.


"You are not Pretni" (You are not Pretni) Gagan said.


Suddenly, the three of us looked in amazement at him. Gagan then pointed at my feet.


"Your foot .. normal" (Your foot .. normal)


"Oh! So its true?" (Oh! So that's true?) My heart was a little surprised.


"What's true?" (What is right?) Ask Lim to be confused


"Foot ... Pretni's foot are twisted, and full of bruises. Like Mr.Xoliza just now" (Square foot. Like Mr.Xoliza just now)


"Yes!" Gagan added, confirming my words.


As I have read on the internet page, Pretni has the characteristics of a twisted foot with the heel in front and fingers behind. Plus the bluish purple bruise that filled his entire body, making his appearance so terrible.


I remembered the events of that afternoon, when I hit Pretni disguised as Mr. Denis. Of course he fell down so easily, with such feet he could not hold his horses well. So did the Mr.Xoliza incident just now, he walked so staggered because he supported such a large body. Plus Lim saw his bruised legs, all matched!


"But ... Mr.Dennis's foot were not like that! He walks normally!" (But .. Mr. Dennis's feet are not like that! He's walking normally!)


"I ran into him that time and he easily fell" (I hit him that day and he fell easily)


"This is insane Dima! We know that Mr.Dennis is old-worker here ... And also Mr.Xoliza..." (This is crazy Dima! We know that Mr.Dennis is a longtime worker here .. so is Mr.Xoliza) Cut Lim.


"What are you trying to say, Lim?" (What do you mean, Lim?) Ask Julia


"We saw it, Right? Mr.Xoliza turn into Pretni and jump and Gagan saw Mr.Dennis just like that too .. that means, they are Pretni from the start!" (We all saw, right? Mr.Xoliza turned into Pretni and jumped, Gagan also saw Mr.Dennis too so .. That means, They were from the beginning Pretni!)


Lim's words gave me a little enlightenment. "Which means .. those Pretni are already here before our ship came!" (That means .. Pretni-Pretni was here before our ship came!)


"Exactly" (Exactly) Lim said unequivocally, confirming my words.