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Arlan did not believe what he had just heard. How could it have come out of Nanda's mouth. Arlan wanted to laugh, but for him it was not funny.

"Not believing, huh?" Nanda smiled a little.

"Where can I believe the same impossible thing?" cerca Arlan's. "If I really have immunity, why am I attached to a protective genie? Why can't I protect myself?"

Nanda rubbed his chin again. His eyes were still attached to Arlan. "Gue also does not understand, why you can not use the immune science that you have."

"Maan!" Manda suddenly exclaimed. "Gue remembered something!" Manda looked enthusiastic.

"What?"

"When Arlan was in a car accident, I saw an explosion in Arlan's car. It was not from the black fog that shot up all of a sudden, approaching his car. But, it comes from something else."

"How feels?" ask Nanda.

Manda was silent for a moment. His forehead wrinkled. He's trying to get back to what Arlan was going through. "Faith," replied Manda in the end.

Nanda took a long breath. "The name is also immune science. Yeah, it's safe!" cibir Nanda, who was only replied with a smile by Manda.

"Is it some kind of congenital from birth, or passed down when I grew up?"

"Can both. Grandpa has supernatural powers. It's likely you have one, too." Nanda straightened her body on the sofa. "Let's ask your parents about this!"

"Now my parents are not home. Later that night, I'm not sure I'll see them."

Manda looked outwards. "Lo has to get out now, Lan! The genie is going berserk!" Manda pulls Arlan's hand and immediately drags her out of the house. Nanda followed behind.

"Gue delivery car. You guys just wait outside" Nanda said.

Manda and Arlan walked side by side towards the outside of the gate. Unknowingly, Manda was still holding Arlan's hand. He only cared about the genie who was getting angry in front of the gate of his house.

In contrast to Manda, Arlan could barely contain his delight. His face was radiant with a wide smile. Her cheeks were as red as the sky that afternoon. For a moment, he forgot what was important. His head was filled with Manda.

"Come on!" Manda pulls Arlan into the car that just came out of her garage. "Safe, secure. The genie is stuck again" Manda said as he entered.

Nanda glanced from the rearview mirror, she noticed Arlan tingling with her twin brother. "Lan, you have to focus equally on this issue" Nanda warned. "It's about your own life."

"Ehem!" Arlan cleared his throat, ashamed of himself for forgetting himself.

"By the way, as long as you are with Manda, the creatures of the black world will not be able to get close. But, that does not mean you can relax and not look the same around. Manda can also be injured," Nanda added. "Manda, do I need to transfer to your school?"

"Crazy, lo!" manda Syndir. "The target isn't me, so I can take care of myself."

"If something goes wrong or threatens your life, you must immediately run away!"

Manda sneering. "That warning should be aimed at yourself, Nan! Don't carelessly hold someone else's hand, keep looking at other people's past just because of kepo!"

Nanda just grinned at the wheel. He focused back on the streets. However, his ears remained vigilant with all the possibilities that could occur. Nanda sees that the genie attached to Arlan is still angry and angry, about Arlan disappeared a moment ago from his supervision.

"My back is feeling cold again" Arlan murmured. Actually, since a few months ago, his back has continued to feel cold. But, because it does not cause health problems and does not interfere with its activities, Arlan ignored it. "Is it because of this genie? At your house, it doesn't feel anything anymore."

Manda nodded. "It's also at home to get stuck."

On the way, rarely does anyone open their mouth. Nanda and Arlan were more attentive around. Nanda did say that Arlan was safe while with Manda, but did not rule out the possibility of something happening.

Manda secretly glanced at the genie attached to Arlan. The white genie glowed like the warm rice steam he had eaten this morning. That genie didn't take his eyes off Arlan. "I think it's gonna be hard to get to my house again. This genie is getting more alert" said Manda, reopening the conversation, because he did not like the heavy silence.

Nanda nodded in agreement. "Actually we can lure the dame man."

"How'd it go?" sambar Arlan's.

"Double! Don't fuck around, huh! That raging genie could be dangerous!" disprove Manda.

"Yes, that's if he wants to know, who is the dame genie," added Nanda. "Surely, that person must be someone he knew."

"Logic language. The person who wants to protect him is the one who loves him and does not want him to die" Manda said. "Instead, what if we were discussing about the possible questions that would come up when Arlan arrived at his house?"

"No one will ask. We will only get a relieved face of Mr. Imam who saw I was at home" replied Arlan.

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Arlan laid himself on a bed that actually fit six adults. He looked at the ceiling of his house blankly. He's trying to reimagine what's been going on in his life lately.

"The nightmare... The ghost of the woman who wanted to kill me... Jin nempel since when... Black fog trying to enter the house... Protection at home..." Arlan was silent for a moment. He closed his eyes. "Science is immune" whispered Arlan.

Her body feels tired. Arlan intends to sleep for a moment to unwind. He'll check his family's replies tonight. There's still about two hours until dinner time comes.

Geck! Geck! Geck!

The knock coming from Arlan's bedroom door kept him awake again. Drowsiness a few seconds ago, evaporating with his breath. "Who?" ask Arlan.

"It's Mama, son," Lili's voice rang out from behind the door. "Mama's in, huh?"

"Just in, Ma" replied Arlan.

Lili goes straight into Arlan's room, as Arlan invites her. Arlan saw Lili huffed and her face was pale. Lili looked in a hurry. "Are you okay?" sambar Lilies.

Arlan got up from his sleep and sat by the bed. "I'm doing fine. What's up, Ma?" Arlan asked back. "Tumben Mama's home at this hour. What else is free?"

Lily did not answer. His eyes were busy scrutinizing Arlan from head to toe. After making sure that her son was okay, Lili replied. "Are you going somewhere?"

Arlan smiled shyly. "So a short walk with a friend, Ma," he replied, though a little lying. She didn't want her mother to know that she went to Manda's house earlier.

"Where?" ask Lili.

"Only near the school. Buy a drink while chatting. Then home. What's up, Ma? Can't I go for a walk too? Mama was not protective of me. Was Mama still traumatized by the accident?"

Lili bit her lower lip. Out of nowhere, Arlan gets a strange feeling about his mother's behavior. "You may go, but you must be accompanied by the Imam" said Lili. "Then Mama went back to the office, yeah!" Lili rushed out of Arlan's room.

Arlan hurriedly followed Lili to the outside of the room. "Ma, don't you have dinner first?" tawar Arlan's.

Lili shakes. "There's still a lot for Mama to do," Lili refused without slowing down.

"Ma," Arlan called out before Lili reached the first rung of the stairs. "When I bought a drink earlier, someone said something strange to me."

"What kind of weird talk?"

Arlan looked at Lili fixedly. He did not blink a bit to see his mother's reaction. "I'm sticking jin."

Lilies eyes are round. He screamed stifled. It was obvious that Lili was shocked because Arlan suddenly said that. "W-what does that mean? Where could you possibly be sticking a genie? It was just a foreigner's talk! You don't have to believe anything like that!"

Arlan smiled slightly. "Yes, Ma. I just feel weird, 'cause somebody's talking about it."

"Yes, yes! It was just a ngawur talk! You better learn!" Lili immediately waved and went down the stairs.

Arlan did not move from his place. His hand held the balcony railing tightly. Arlan was not easily suspicious before. However, if he felt something was strange, it would continue to stick in his head.

"Is that Mama?" muttered.

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