Those Who Want My Body
Staying At Mama's House

"Actually while I was waiting for the mas in front earlier, I saw a grandmother who was home the other day."

"Grandmother who made your ears bleed?"

"Yes mas. At first I doubted how it was possible that the person who appeared to me in my dream was in reality."

"Then where did you see it?"

"I saw him following on to Rania's sister, mas."

"Are you sure?" Anwar was surprised to hear my words.

I just nodded. Mas Anwar's face turned worried. His left hand grabbed my hand, held it tightly with occasional glances at me.

"You don't worry." Her speech.

"Aren't you worried about me? Take it easy, as long as there's a mas, I'm safe." I hugged Anwar's hand, trying to ease his worries.

"We've arrived."

"Ah yes. But why aren't the headlights on?"

"Maybe you forgot to turn it on."

Geck. Geck. Geck.

"Assalamualaik."

Although the rain began to subside, but the wind blew felt bone-chilling. The fine hairs on my nape and hands stood up, a cold sensation that gave me goosebumps.

"Assalamualaik." Mas Anwar said hello again because the door did not open.

I felt something floating on my shoulder. At first it wasn't so pronounced, but it was getting clearer and clearer. Like a fumbling hand looking for something. I thought it was Anwar's hand, but how could it be, because Anwar's mas was in front of me, not behind me. Without thinking, I looked back.

'There's nothing.' I muttered to myself, continuing to go around with my eyes.

Chequek. Door opens.

"Getishalight." Mom opened the door.

"Ma, why aren't the lights on in front?"

"Mama was tired of changing the light bulb. But always break up. So it's been a couple of days for the lights in front of you to just let it go."

"really? Could there be a shortcut?"

"Leave it."

"Tante Aish, Adan wants some candy." Shahdan, the youngest son of Mala suddenly sat on my lap.

"Okay, today's aunt does not bring Adan's favorite candy." The candy in question is vitamin C in the form of lozenges.

"Yeahhh." Shahdan immediately bowed lethargic.

"But aunt has chocolate. Does she want?"

"You aunt." Excitedly, Shahdan picked up a small package, containing the chocolate I had brought from the restaurant.

"Eat alone with Kak Raya."

"Can't." Shahdan pursed his lips and tried to hide the chocolate he had gotten from me.

The situation outside is still drizzling, it seems that it will only subside late at night. Mama told me and Anwar to stay the night.

By morning, the air was getting colder and the leaves and the tree was still wet because of the rain last night. I saw Shahdan playing alone on the front porch.

"And what else to play?"

"Tante wants to play with Adan?" His face was very happy.

"Can."

"Then we play hide and seek, aunt who guards, Adan who crouches." Haven't heard me agree or not, Shahdan's been running for a hideout.

"Auntie count to ten yes. One. two..."

"Ten. Ready or not aunty comes looking for Adan ya." I said with a little scream.