Those Who Want My Body
Trance

Grandpa Erwin is a distant relative of my late grandfather. He was a spiritual expert, but people often called him Mbah Aam. Because her first child's name was Aam's mother.

At 20:45 WIB Erwin's grandfather's funeral was over. Guests who come to accuse, one by one say goodbye to go home. Leave some relatives who are still accompanying the wife of Erwin's grieving grandfather.

"Son Aish, this is the message from the father." Ma'am gave me a small box.

"Is this mom?" I opened the box.

"This kris...?"

"Mr says it's Aish's son's."

I nodded slowly.

"The father had told me that this keris asked to go home to the owner."

Hearing Aam's words, I immediately remembered my dream of a black shadow saying 'I want to go home'. I squeezed out Anwar's hand, to try to remove the shaking in my hand.

"Can't this thing just be kept by Aam's mom?"

"Mom can't son."

"Let mother keep it." My mother took the box out of my hand.

'I should have, this thing I destroyed.'

"You'll be destroyed anyway, it'll come back to you, son of Aish."

Deg. Instantly I was touched by the words of Aam. Maybe he could read my mind.

Before returning home, Anwar drove his mother and father home first.

"Would you sleep here?"

"No ma'am. Next time."

"Then be careful. Thank you for taking me home."

On the way home, I was quieter. Because Mas Anwar was worried about me, he kept holding my hand.

"Yes..."

"Hmmm..."

"Did I ever tell you about the keris that Aam's mom gave me?"

"It doesn't seem to."

***

As I opened my eyes, I stared at the unfamiliar ceiling. My eyes revolved around every corner of the room. Isn't this a hospital? I immediately took a sitting position. I can't believe what I did made everyone in the room shocked even as frightened. And so was I, how surprised I was to see my hand with the infusion and I felt an oxygen hose attached to my nose.

"Aish you're conscious. Do you remember anything?"

"A.Yeah... Aish gota.pa." My voice sounds raucous.

My throat feels very dry.

"Aish wants a drink."

My mother gave me a glass of water. In a few gulps, I spent the whole.

"Moe... Aish why? Aish's body hurts everything."

Father and mother looked at each other, like people in confusion.

"Aish is okay. Rest up. Aish wants some fruit?" Ask me a little nervously.

"Yes Aish would."

When I returned home, my mom and dad remained silent. I was very curious, actually what happened until I had to be hospitalized for three days.

Teng. Teng. Teng. Sound of bowl blow. Meatballs? I ran up to my window, peeking outside. Sure enough, the voice came from the traveling meatball merchant.

After getting the money from dad, I rushed out with the bowl.

"The meatballs are five thousand. No need to wear sausage."

Some of my neighbors' mothers also came to the meatball cart.

"Bi Dedeh same bi Asih want to buy meatballs too?"

"Aish you've come home from a sick run." Tanya bi Dedeh's.

"Ah yes bi."

Bi Dedeh started whispering with bi Asih.

"Didn't he look sane to say crazy?" Tanya bi Asih whispered to bi Dedeh, but I could hear her words.

"What is your masud bi? Me? Crazy one?"

"Ah that.. anu.. that's not what we mean."

"What lounge?"

"Before you are treated in the hospital, aunt had come to your home. Because I'm curious, many neighbors come to your house."

"What's really going on bi."

"Ah that. they say you're possessed."

Instantly I pegged. I'm possessed. Did ya?