The Underwater Palace
The 17th Birthday

There was a sound of knocking on the door in the middle of the night exactly at 00.00 pm, I woke up and tried to open the door.

‘Who's this hour visiting?' my thinking.

I walked to the door and opened it. I was surprised that apparently in front of the door was Laras and ian brother while carrying a cake with a stick of wax number 17 on it.

“Happy birthday Aya!” he said suddenly.

“Ya Allah Laras,” my words moved.

“Come in first.”

“Later dong you harua inflatable the lights first,” pinta Laras.

“Ya already so.”

I pray to God and express my hope.

'O Allah may in this year of my birth we all include Laras given health and smoothness in carrying out every activity, aamiin.’

I shook my hand to get the candle to die, and invited Laras and his brother into the house.

“Thank you very much your race until the middle of the night like this, Bang Ian thanks also yes,” said me.

“Sama-sama, oh yes this is a gift from me and my brother,” Laras gives two boxes of gift.

“Still yes Ras.”

I was so moved by what Laras did that it made my eyes glaze over.

“Come cut the cake Yes,” said Laras while thrusting the cake knife.

I cut the cake and gave it to Laras and his brother. Not long ago I came out of the room to hear our little voice.

“Ada Laras it turns out,” said Abah.

“Iya Bah's. Come here we eat cake,” invite Laras.

Abah was sitting near us, I cut the cake for my brother.

“Before the cake is eaten it is better we read the prayer congratulations first,” said Abah.

“Nah Yes ... Come Bah.”

Abah began to recite our prayers all raising their hands while confirming every prayer that was said. When we finished, we started eating the cake together.

“Aya ... Nini not in love?” ask Laras.

“High grandma sugar level can't eat gini-rich food. But later I will give you later if you do not love because grandma likes sweet food,” I said.

“Galdages? What is it?” ask bang Ian.

“That blister if someone sees food and really wants to try it but it is not allowed or not had time it could happen something like falling or so,” said abah.

“Can also if someone offers food and drinks, especially black coffee but we refuse or do not taste it will be unlucky, if you do not want to taste enough to touch a little with the finger,” connect abah.

“That's yes ... Baras just found out Bah,”.

“In Kalimantan it is like that, you are not native to Kalimantan so it is natural not to know,” said Abah.

“You can stay here tomorrow morning, there is an empty room,” I said.

“Iya the plan is so Yes,” said Laras.

“Eh ... By the way in your bidat what is it?” ask Laras who saw the former pidara sign.

“Oh .. This is me kapidaraan Ras so treated using turmeric same betel chalk,” suhutku.

“Oooh ... This is called a vehicle. My friends often talk about this and sometimes made joking material turns out to be this,” said Laras.

“Kidding how does it mean?” my many.

“And there was my behavior rather disgusting continue to do him again kapidaran gitu Ya.”

“Ha-ha-ha. Means he's again in the disturbing ghost dong,” I said laugh.

“Eh indeed the vehicle was again disturbed by ghosts?”

“Ya can be said to be so anyway, but not the one in disturbing the rich ghost of trance so,”.

I just realized that I don't have a fever anymore even my body feels very light.

“Aamiin. Thank you Bah,” I kissed the back of your hand.

“Laras tell sleep with you, let Ian in the other room,” said Abah.

“Iya Bah,” sahutku.

The night was getting late my eyes were also very sleepy, me and Laras went into the room. We lay staring at the ceiling.

“Laras, your mom is okay dated by herself?” my many.

“Nothing, anyways I've permission too,” says Laras.

“Oh Yes. There is something I want to tell you,” said Laras.

“What Race?”

“When we pass SMA later we will go back to Cilacap Ya.” 

“Yah ... You serious? I can't see you again dong Ras,” I said sadly.

“We can still video call and chat Yes. Later if I have time I will play here,” said Laras.

“Why go back there?”

“Mama I have a bakery there, and no one takes care so we have to go home,” said Laras.

“Then what is the bakery here?”

“Bang Ian the handle Ya.”

I feel sad that I have to part with my childhood friend. But what can I do, I can't help it to stay in this city either.

“Leave later your plan what Yes?” ask Laras.

“I want to work so I can help Abah, if you?”

“Mama told me to do a lecture, but ... I'm lazy if I have to learn to keep making dizzy,” he said.

Chat after chatter spoken from our mouths until we unconsciously slept.

The next day Laras and Bang Ian were getting ready to go home, they both got on the bike and said goodbye to us. After Laras came home I turned around and walked towards the kitchen.

While in the kitchen I accidentally saw there were a lot of people in the river.

“Rame really on what is it?” curious says.

“That's what the hell people are doing in the river? Rame really,” my lot.

“Mana? No one there is only a boat passing by,” sahut abah.

“Itu Bah ... They swim a real race,” I said.

“Have ... You still don't seem too healthy you just rest first,” said Abah.

“Abah time don't see Bah anyway? They even call Aya Bah.”

“Maya should you go into the room and rest.”

I felt a little annoyed because obviously I saw in the river that there were many people even some of them called me to go there, I laid my body on the bed.

When I was staring at the ceiling of the house I saw something, it was like a white light floating and flying to and fro.

‘That's what?' muttered.

‘What are my eyes having problems?'

I kept looking at the light, then he stopped at the corner of my door and disappeared.

'That's weird, ' I muttered.

I got up from the bed and walked outside the house. When I came out I was shocked and could hardly believe that all the roads in my area were filled with people.

“This is what the hell is up to this crowded?” my spoken.

I kept watching those who passed by, until I realized that they were not all human.

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