The Midnight
The Demit Love Story
The sky began to blend with the darkness. I saw the clock in my hand showing at 17:35. I felt the water falling from the sky. I walked slowly, feeling guilty about everything. Love, feelings, hope. Two women, one in a relationship but no love in it, the other in my life, but I have engraved her name in my heart. Love, dilemma, I want to burn everything with the fire I have.
I am Banaspati, a Demit who wanders in the twilight and thirsts for human blood. Fire is my strength and water is my weakness. But I would rather be immersed in water than fall into the abyss of human love. I don't know what I was thinking when I met Marni. She expressed her feelings for me and her beautiful, charming look was impossible for me to refuse. Until time goes on and reveals the secret behind the figure of Marni. It's the same with me, Demit. But he comes from a descendant Kuntilanak known as a hypocritical creature. Kuntilanak always had a purpose behind his attitude and his beautiful face.
When I found out he was a Kuntilanak, we lost communication. Our relationship was fractured, and we no longer met at the lake during the full moon, nor were we looking for prey together. I don't know if he's holding a grudge against me, if he's going to take revenge. Obviously, I'm far from him now. Even I felt better away from him, because I never kept the taste for him.
I'm still standing on the sidewalk. Looking at the sky that is a few minutes ahead will turn dark. Across the street, a girl teased me. He looked at me and I knew it was a look of sadness. His eyes were soft and he would occasionally sigh. His face looked ayu with a twilight radiance. She smiled at me and her face looked more beautiful. I walked past the zebra cross when the traffic light was on red and I walked up to him.
“Ha-hai..” My sap is a bit awkward.
“Hai.” he greeted back warmly, smiling even though I knew he was in grief. We walked slowly both. No one talks to either him or me. We just stared at the road ahead once stealing glances at each other. Suddenly my face flushed red, my heart beat racing. I thought I'd die if I kept quiet like this.
“Mmm.. I've never seen you before.” I said opening the conversation.
“Iya. I just moved yesterday. I was assigned by the Doctor at Puskesmas.” he replied.
“Oh.. You Doctor?”
“Not, I'm just an intern nurse.”
Our conversation stopped there. We dissolved in silence again, just staring at each other with smiles. Faces blushed with embarrassment, nervousness, and awkwardness engulfed us. Until we finally had to separate. “Oh.. I've arrived at my apartment, see you later.” The girl walked up the stairs smilingly waving her hands at me. I replied to her longing and her smile. 10 minutes seemed to pass very quickly, but it was the most beautiful moment during my life thousands of years mingled with humans.
The next twilight we met again, in front of a restaurant that provides a table to just sit back while drinking coffee. At table no. 21 we sat facing each other. The atmosphere today is not like the other day. The awkwardness and shame began to disappear and we felt familiar like we had known each other for a long time. We also exchanged names. What did not change was his gaze, he kept showing eyes of sadness. That bothers me enough.
“Sarah, I see your views always look sad. Is there a problem?” manya curious.
“Ah, no...” Obviously he is hiding something.
“Come on, I know you're hiding it. Just say.” I said.
He took a breath while saying.
“Lately, I'm starting to believe in mythical creatures. Maybe this sounds crazy, but I always dream of strange things.” Our conversation started seriously, let alone Sarah teasing about Demit. “I see blood, tears. Also the girl who was wearing a black dress with her deafening laughter. The girl looked beautiful, her eyes were silver like the moon but it was as if she was the source of the evil in the dream.” Reciprocity.
“Marni..” muttered when I heard Sarah's description of the woman in the black dress in her dream.
“What?” Sarah heard me muttering.
“Ah, no. So, what do you believe in now?”
“Have you heard of the legend of Demit? That's what I believe now. I know this is crazy but.”
“No.” I cut. “You are right, they live mingling with us.”.
“How do you know?” He asked, but I had to go. The sun is about to sink and my true form is about to appear.
This leak also started the action, he looked like a possessed person after sprinkling something into incense that added to the thick smoke. His fingers played on incense. He looked more like a convulsing person than someone who read incantations.
“Kuntilanak…. Kuntilanak.” This Leak muttered while looking at the moon. His hands continued to tremble until he looked at me with his red eyes and said.
“Cuntilanak. What bothers the girl is Kuntilanak.”
I guessed that come in that dream.
“Thank you Puang. I brought a gift for you.” of course Leak's action must be paid, and the organs of the human body are the favorite of Leak. Liver, bile, kidney, brain. Tonight this Shaman Leak is partying.
Dusk after twilight passed, strangeness after strangeness occurred in Sarah's life. He told me that the figure of the girl in the black dress or rather Marni, not only appeared in dreams but also began to interfere in Sarah's daily life. My relationship with Sarah is getting serious. We give each other feelings, love. But I'm still scared, worried about Sarah's feelings breaking when I find out who I really am.
We were walking together on the edge of a beautiful lake, the sound of birds squeaking and the wind blowing gently made the atmosphere more romantic. In this lake we promise to love each other, there is always each other until death separates. Suddenly…
“Rian.. Ah, so sweet.” someone appeared suddenly interrupted our conversation, I do not feel unfamiliar with his voice but I have to make sure again.
“Ah... Rian! she's the girl in the black dress.” Sarah said as she ran towards me, into my arms. Marni reveals herself from behind the trees that are beginning to sway.
“Did you remember me Rian, the poor woman you left between suffering and regret?” said Marni showed her anger, the sound of nature is getting noisy. Thick fog blocks sunlight. I never expected a kuntilanak's power to be this strong. It can turn day into night.
“What are you doing here Marni?” I held Sarah in my strong embrace.
“You know him?” ask Sarah at the wrong time.
“Of course Sarah, she is my girlfriend.” Marni's words made Sarah let go of my embrace. Then Marni came closer to Sarah's ear and whispered.
“And she is Demit.” then smiled cynically.
“What!?” Sarah looked so shocked, she had tears.
I tried to hold her hand but she refused.
“Sarah, i.. I wanted to tell you from the beginning but.. ta–”
“Riaaaaan!!”
My heart ached, a translucent knife reached my heart. It hurts so bad, I feel weak. I heard Marni say something behind me while continuing to push deeper into the knife she had pulled into my body. “I still love you, Rian. I secretly watch over you on a daily basis. Until Sarah, the man who took my love came. You know how much pain you've left behind. Now everything is gone, only grudges and fury are now fused together with your knife and heart.”
Blurry view. Until my body got wet and I heard Marni laughing and saying again. “Human Blood, maybe Banaspati blood is safer.” I don't see Sarah anymore, I just see my body drenched in water. Dissolved into death from love and revenge.
The End's