The Underwater Palace
Get Down Land

The chanting of tahlil surah and dhikr from the residents who came to echo, condolence speech continues to arrive tonight. In my area this event is commonly referred to as going down ground. The event that was held at night after the body was buried this event was accompanied by the recitation of surah yasin, tahlil and dhikr as many as 100 times.

At that time I continued to look at a bed that my grandmother used to sleep in. 

It felt like grandma was still there and lying on it. Unknowingly my tears flowed remembering my memories with grandma.

“Assalamualaikum,” heard greeting.

“Walaikumsalam,” people say simultaneously.

“Let's go into Baras,” said Abah.

The barrel approached me when it was leaning against the wall of my grandmother's room.

“Aya, I got word from my brother that nini (grandmother) died. I'm sorry,” said Laras.

“Still yes Race. When do you arrive?” my many.

“Tadi afternoons.”

“Sorry yes Aya, I can only come here now,” said Laras.

“Anything Race.”

“Aya, help abah in the kitchen yes.”

Laras and I hurried to walk in the kitchen, while there were some relatives from my brother who also lived near my house and some neighbors who helped to cook.

“Have you read it (read the prayer)?” said acil (tante) Ros brother of Abah.

“Parak already. Surung ha first! (any second. Just present it first)” sahut abah.

Acil Rosmala put side dishes one by one on a plate and arranged them on a shelf made of iron wire to easily carry it and put rice in a container.

Food has been taken out, I made it my way to distribute rice while Laras distributed the side dishes.

'After this the house will be deserted again, ' I thought.

Until the event is over and all has been settled, now the three of us live in my house, brother and also Laras.

“When did you come Laras?” ask abah.

“Tadi sump afternoon,” sahut Late. 

Abah looked up at the wall clock, “already this hour, you just stay here,” said abah.

“Iya Bah, the plan is also that Laras also deliberately bring clothes,” said Laras.

“Ya. Abah enter the room first,” said you while standing.

When you went into the room I started telling Laras about how I felt when I was left behind by my grandmother.

“Where Race, now I myself grandmother is gone,” I said with eyelids pooled.

“Yes you don't say that. Pity this later he will be sad there,” said Laras.

I let out a long sigh, “I'm just confused, I have nowhere to ask Ras,” I said.

“Eh but yes as far as I know if anyone dies, his spirit will be at home for the next 40 days,” said Laras.

“Masa anyway? Means grandma is still here dong.”

Suddenly the fine feather in my hand stood up, I felt someone besides me and Laras.

“Aya do not just talk dong, I became creepy nih,” said Laras.

“But at least it's grandma's spirit right.”

“Husss! You do not know the genie can also resemble a person who has died. We do not know he jin jahan, genie good, what jin-jinan,” said Laras.

“There really is that?” my many.

“Ya. He said that if you dream of a dead family approaching you, and he spoke meaning it's not a spirit but Jin!”