The Dusk Boundary
Eps 49(dream)

Tonight Raya fell asleep without realizing that until now her father had not returned.

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"Mother.."

"I told you not to show up here again! why don't you listen to me?"

"I'm afraid to be alone, Mom.. I need a friend"

"Go! find a friend out there! not in here! my master is a good man all!"

"Mother.."

"Go!"

Bik Asih chased away his son who had become a ghost. After a long time rumored to disappear.Suddenly the son of the Asih monk named Sastro appeared with a curious ghost form. When Bik Asih asked where his body was, Sastro just shook his head.

Some time staying at the Raya house, after his existence can be seen by mama Rossi, Sastro was happy. Sastro seems to have made friends other than his mother. But when he met Raya, Sastro felt that his existence was threatened.

Somehow Sastro felt an overwhelming fear, as if the Kingdom could annihilate him at any time. After the story to his mother, Bik Asih felt sorry and asked Sastro to go find his body. But Sastro refused and chose to stay in the house Raya. Cute can't do anything. Bik Asih just did not want if the spirit of his son to disturb his master.

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"Lad..."

Raya woke up from her dream. It was a bad dream according to him. Because it is still midnight, Raya took the time to pray at night. When he was about to take ablution and pass the Asih bik room, Raya accidentally listened to the talk of Asih bik and his son who he already knew was dead. Raya did not expect if the son of Asih bik haunan in his house.

"So all this time the shadow that often appears and can I see it is his son bik Asih who died? why is it still hanging? not calm or what?"

Raya left the bik Asih room and immediately completed her obligations. Maybe tomorrow he asked for an explanation on all this. That's if I want to tell him. After performing her night prayer, Raya went back to sleep because she had to go to school tomorrow.

Next morning..

Enjoy breakfast alone. Raya realizes that her papa has not been seen since yesterday until now.

"Bik..papa where?" tanya Raya was still chewing her food.

"Night I didn't come home!" answer Bik Asih.

" Bibik seems to be worried, something to tell?" Raya fished the desire to make Asih to talk first without being asked to tell a story.

"No non.." make Asih start to get nervous.

Raya just smiled looking at the bik Asih's behavior that looked confused. Raya did not ask any more, she immediately finished her breakfast and rushed off to school.

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Meanwhile in the village...

"Rossi.. How are you doing now?any better?"

"Alhamdulillah is better, Mrs Hajjah..Thanks for your attention"

It's been two days that Rossy's mom has been living in Arifin's kyai house. His condition has improved too. Feeling better, Mama Rossy took time out of the yard to breathe the fresh air of the countryside. Cool and comfortable.

"That's Miss Rossi, why is she here again? is Raya with him too?" Ali paused for a moment and watched Rossy's mother closely. Ali also approached Rossy's mother after believing that what he saw was true.

"Mom Rossi why is he here?" the sudden greeting of Ali made Rossy's mother aghast in shock.

"Eh..Ali was just surprised!"

"Sorry.."Ali approached Rossy's mother and heard stories about Mama Rossy's whereabouts there.

But Ali did not understand why Rossy's mother returned to this village after her hard work and Raya saved Rossy's mother from her two uncles.

"Why did Miss Rossi come back here? shouldn't you be in town?" ask Ali.

"Eitherway! there seems to be something strange in the house. I feel uncomfortable."mama Rossy recalled the incident at her home in the city. Everything he experienced in the city had been told to Ali.

"Uncle Agus and uncle Bayu had returned to the city after the incident of that time. I always check what they both do. It seems that the existence of the creature was not the work of my two uncles." explained Ali.

"You mean there's someone else who doesn't like my family?" Mama Rossi became curious about the words of Ali. But Ali just shrugged his shoulders.

After talking for a long time, Ali said goodbye. Ali was a little disappointed because Raya wasn't with Rossy's mom. But Ali is sure if Raya is okay in the city.

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Evening arrived, Ali performed a ritual to enter the dream Kingdom. I don't know why Ali suddenly misses him so much. Long tried, but Ali did not manage to get into the dream Kingdom.

"Is Raya still awake? it's this late?" Ali saw the wall clock. Time shows at 2 in the morning.

Because he could not get into the dream Kingdom, Ali stopped his activities. Now he's breaking his body trying to get some rest. But Ali was getting more and more aware. He can't sleep tonight. The Shadow Kingdom continued to disturb him. Ali's getting nervous.

"May you be well there Raya." Inner Ali.

Ali was soon asleep. Ali felt he was in the field, but did not know where he was. Suddenly the shadow of a woman very similar to her mother was standing not far from Ali.

Ali looked at the woman. Ali was very long, because he had not seen each other for a long time. Ali remembers that her mother was gone when she was a child. So, Ali is not so sure about the figure of the woman in front of him.

The woman smiled at Ali. His hand was stretched out hoping for a good welcome from Ali, but Ali ignored it. Ali's gaze was fixed on the younger woman standing right behind the woman.

"Raya.." call Ali.

Feeling that the name was on her, the young woman smiled and extended her hand. Ali was worried, he was confused to choose whose hand?

Ali lowered his head. He does not want to choose. Both women are very valuable to him. The two women called Ali's name and made Ali finally close his ears..

"Ali..come back!"

Ali opened his eyes and tried to find a heavy voice calling out his name. Ali smiled

he also smiled and asked her to leave.

Ali ignored the two women and chose to follow his father. Ali was soon in an empty room.

Blank..

Because there's nothing there or anyone. Ali tried to scream for help, but the room was as if there was no door for the entrance. It was as if he was the only one inside.