Trapped in Ramadhan
Part 5 - Alone

...By ourselves...

29 Sacrifice. Nightly.

Ri-val's missing. Ra-ul's missing. Not just the two of them, all of the dark Jin flickered before bursting red and disappearing somewhere. Even the Bright Jin also disappeared. I live alone in this field. I've been waiting a few minutes. But nothing happened. I'm still here. By ourselves.

Ra-ul and Ri-val did tell me that on the last night of the month of Shaytan all Jin will disappear from the earth during Ramadan. But they didn't say where we were going! And it's not even midnight yet!

With little hope I would find another Jin who could give me an explanation, I ran as fast as I could around the city. I'm going to the cities East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, Northwest, North, to the Northeast. I went to the favorite places of the Dark Jin; the big trees, the abandoned Buildings, the public toilets, and the rivers filled with human waste. But I didn't find any Dark Jin. I also don't see any Bright Jin in town. They all disappeared...

There's no way this is happening. It's impossible that I'm alone left on Earth. They live among humans and are trapped in Ramadan. Then... I heard the call of the Azaan from the nearest mosque. Could it be there?

I followed the source of the voice until I reached the mosque called Al-Alim. I don't really understand the architecture of man-made buildings, but I think Al-Alim Mosque is like most other places of worship of Muslims. There is a green-and-white minaret of the mosque that rises several meters high, serves to broadcast the sound of the loudspeakers at the top. There is an ablution place that blends with a toilet with green painted walls and shiny white ceramic floor. The mosque itself although not as big as the Mosque in the center of the city on two floors, but also not small. The green-and-white building with its white ceramic floor and silvery dome was spacious enough to accommodate many humans. But for some reason, tonight there are a lot of people who come to Al-Alim Mosque, even to meet the terrace of the Mosque.

Ra-ul tells me to avoid the Mosques because Jin Terang often comes to him, and they will grow stronger by many times. That's why I'm here now, hoping to find one of them. I don't care if they're gonna attack or kick me out. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't alone.

Although I did not see or feel the existence of the Bright Jin in Al-Alim Mosque, I thought that they might come. So, I'm still waiting. I sat on a tree outside the fence that surrounds Al-Alim Mosque and watched as the men began to rise, stood in rows facing the West, and began to perform their worship. The number of humans in and on the terrace of the Mosque is divided into two parts, Men in some front row and Women in the back row separated by white cloth installed in iron installations. They were led by a man who stood in a sunken room inside the Mosque, the so-called man... The priest... Yes, Imam. Somehow, but I can figure it out just like that.

The Imam began to read something, the intention of the prayer, yes... Praying Is... Ishaa. The Imam read the intention of the Isha Prayer which consists of four rakaats. The other human... Para... Jamaah, yes, that's what he calls it. They follow the movements of the Imam. The chants of the Prayer readings coming out of the Imam's mouth flowed through the nearby microphone towards the loudspeakers in the minaret and into the vicinity of the Mosque. I witnessed the humans in Al-Alim Mosque performing the congregational Isha Prayer.

Ri-val said the weakness of the Dark Jin is the readings during worship and prayers from Muslims addressed to the Almighty God, the opposite of the readings and prayers of the heretical man addressed to Jin can strengthen the Dark Jin. But when I was near the Al-Alim Mosque watching and listening to the humans, I did not feel weakened at all. I even feel a little calmer. This is weird, which I feel is inversely proportional to what Ri-val said.

After completing the Isha Prayer and praying, many of them continued to pray again. But this time not in congregation, but individually. They performed the Sunna Prayer two rakaats after Isha. Then the Imam grabbed the microphone and greeted the worshippers. The bearded man began to speak. His talk about the month of Ramadan. I don't understand everything, but what I remember most when the priest said,

"During the month of Ramadan, all the Jinn around the world are shackled so as not to disturb man in his pursuit of reward and glory in this blessed month.."

All the jinn around the world were shackled. So, why am I still here?

After finishing the lecture, the Imam led the worshippers to perform other prayers. Prayers... Taraweeh... Yeah, there he is. Prayers during the month of Ramadan. They carried out 8 rakaats performed in 4 prayers and continued with 3 other rakaat Shalat Sunah... Prayers Witir. How am I supposed to know that?

Midnight.

After walking around aimlessly, I returned to the field where the Battle of Jin was. I lay in the grass where I was left alone. According to the Imam at the Mosque, all the Jinn around the world were shackled. So, it's useless if I run around the neighboring city. And I also have a feeling that even if I were to circumnavigate this world, I would not find a place where the Jin Nation was shackled. So, I just lay here and lament the fact that I'm the only Jin left on Earth. By ourselves...

1 Ramadan. Early morning.

I could hear a sound that seemed to come from a loudspeaker. Out of curiosity, I tried to catch the sound. But after I heard, though,

"Fathers of Sahur Mothers... Sahurs... Let's go Sahur... Sahurs... Don't sleep anymore... Sahurs... Sahurs..."

I could tell right away it was a call to wake up the Sahur people from the nearest Mosque. 1 Ramadan. The Muslims will perform the first Fasting Service. They will refrain from eating and drinking for a whole day from before dawn to Magrib. Some more! How do I know all this information!?

Well, whatever the humans want to do. I don't give a shit. I'm just going to stay lying in this field while cursing my bad luck.

Nightly.

I saw some changes in human life in this month of Ramadan. First, many of them do not eat and drink before breaking the fast. Although there are also many Muslims in this city who do not fast. Second, many people who sell takjil—sebutkan for food or drink to break the fast—by the time to break the fast. Third, the mosque becomes crowded at night. Yes, I visited Al-Alim Mosque again today. I sat on a tree trunk near the mosque fence while watching their Worship. I felt the calmness like the night before. But after the humans who performed the prayer and the young people who stayed for a while for the Qur'an Tadarus left the Mosque and returned to their homes without anyone seeing me... I'm waking up again... I'm Jin who's stuck in Ramadan alone. By ourselves...

2 Ramadan. Nightly.

Today as I was circling the city all afternoon, I realized two things. First, I felt I was still at my full strength despite the daylight. And second, even though no Jin whispered to humans, they still clashed with each other. I saw two teenage boys who were emitting a black aura from their bodies. I just watched them from afar until they finally started fighting. I wasn't interested in them, so I walked away.

It turns out that after two days no one can be invited to communicate it will make you start to feel bored. And it seems that humans also quickly feel bored, because tonight who came to Al-Alim Mosque began to decrease. Maybe they have other reasons not to come to the mosque. Whatever it was, it was still that after finishing worship and everyone returned to their homes, the calm I felt faded away. And again I realized, no matter how many humans there are on Earth, I will always be alone. By ourselves...

3 Ramadan. Nightly.

"So after the children who finished Tadarus came home, the men who always cleaned the mosque... What's name? Wasn't... Not Robots... But, Mar... Yeah, Marbot!" I started to tell stories. "So, as usual, I sat on a tree branch near the fence. And when this Marbot comes out of the mosque... I-i see... You won't believe it, my friend..." I paused for a moment before continuing, "I saw him looking at the tree, straight at me. Booms! There are people who see me! Although a few seconds later he turned and walked into his residence, but I'm sure the man saw me!" I quit again. This time it's longer. Then I turned to my side and asked, "What do you think? Did the Marbot see me?"

"Meow..."

That's the answer I got after recounting my experience with Marbot—Mosjid— Manager who lives in a room that merges with the bottom of the minaret of Masjid Al-Alim.

I was leaning against a mango tree at the location where I met a blue-eyed human. Okay, I was rather beaten up by that young man. Don't exaggerate. I came to this place because... I don't really know why. Maybe I'm frustrated. I don't care if the blue-eyed young man will attack me with his magical fire, I just want to meet a creature that can see and communicate with me. This solitude is really unpleasant. But after a few rounds I met a black cat.

I assume the black cat can see me after both eyes keep watching me. Maybe it was the desperation that made me tell her. Even now his eyes are still looking at me. Maybe this male cat is a wild cat that also surrounds the city without a definite purpose. Without having friends.

"We can be friends." I said.

"Meong.." Reply the Cat. Then he walked away. But just a few steps, the cat turned to me, "Meong..!"

"You want me to come?"

The cat did not answer and continued walking. I followed.

"Where are you going?"

Again the cat did not answer. So, I continued to follow him until he met the girl who was walking while calling out a name,

"Darko..! Oh. darko..!"

So that's the black cat's name. Darko's. What a cool name. The black haired girl who had her neck cut was so happy when she found her cat.

"Meow!" Darko seemed happy too. When the girl picked her up, she turned to me and, "Meong..."

From his eyes, I knew the cat was asking me to come with him. But I can't. So I left behind a cat who lived with a girl, who lived with her family, who lived among her neighbors.

No creature is alone in this world. Because they communicate with each other or live among others. But... The reality... I'm alone. By ourselves...