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Arlan opened his eyes. The pain that suddenly appeared when he came to his senses, made him recall what had already happened. He rubbed the back of his head, realizing that he was not asleep on the floor of his house. Arlan tried to sit down, watching his surroundings. The clean white curtain that surrounded his bed, clearly explained that Arlan was in the hospital.

Arlan lowered his head to his right, shocked because there was a head on his bed. But, that shock instantly turned into a sense of pleasure, once realizing that it was Manda. Arlan took advantage of that short time to notice Manda's beautiful jawline. Unknowingly, her hand caressed Manda's black hair covering her cheeks.

It didn't take long for Arlan to realize that Manda was indeed providing the calmness and comfort he had never felt. Suddenly Arlan gasped. He realized one important thing, which was the absence of nightmares that were present when he slept.

"Ehem!"

A sudden sound of dehydration emerged from behind the curtain, making Arlan hurriedly pull his hand from Manda's hair. "H-hi, Nan!" stiff sap.

"Are we in a situation where we can greet each other casually?" syndicate Nanda. He was obviously upset that Arlan had caressed his brother.

"Sorry, sorry. I'm just-"

"Not nothing for nothing!" nanda Bengpak.

"Nnghghh!" Manda groaned, waking up from his sleep. Obviously no one can sleep, if there are two people who are baradu mouth nearby. "What are you talking about?" asked Manda while yawning widely.

"So the Ar-"

"By the way who brought me here!" Arlan cut the conversation quickly. He threw a pleading glance at the waist-rigged Nanda. Nanda simply answered him by turning the eyeball.

"We both immediately slid into your house when the phone was cut off" replied Manda. "When we got there, the security guard at your house stopped following the panic because you were unconscious."

"Gue just remembered that I bounced," said Arlan.

Nanda turned to Manda, as if asking for permission to tell her what happened in that short time. "We met the little ghost" Nanda began her story.

"The ghost you said I was in the barn?" Arlan.

Nanda nodded once. "When we got there, he was still in that barn. The ghost called out to you as 'sister'."

"Why?"

"Where do I know," said Nanda. "Lo's got a sister, kali?"

Arlan thought until his forehead wrinkled. His memory cannot be wrong. He had never had a sister before. The photos on the walls of his house were just pictures of his parents and himself. Some of them have pictures of grandparents, grandparents, and extended family. If she really had a sister, there should be a trace between the pictures.

"It looks like the ghost is shackled inside the warehouse. Or he has a container to keep his existence there" added Manda. "The identity is not clear, because you yourself do not recognize it."

"Are there no clues?"

Nanda and Manda shook their heads together. "He was just calling from the warehouse" Manda replied. "ah! Aye! That genie!"

"Oh, yes! The genie!"

"Why the genie?" Arlan did not understand, seeing the two people in front of him become enthusiastic.

"Lost!" answer Manda and Nanda at the same time.

"I mean, don't you nempelin me anymore?" ask Arlan. He looked behind him, even if it was in vain.

"Yes, Lan! That genie is not in his place anymore!" Manda. "It looks like you lost the time you bounced earlier."

"In other words, the little ghost in the barn helped you to get away from the genie" Nanda said. "If you're into me 'for what', I don't know why either. What's clear is that he's helping you" Nanda added, seeing Arlan open his mouth to ask. "If you want to know, let's go see that ghost again!"

"Not in the near future" refused Manda. "Aren't there going to be more important issues soon?"

"ah! Aye!" Nanda patted his forehead. "The owner of the genie will realize that his genie lost. Must be a scene, because the collision given, the difficulty is not playing to get."

Arlan held his breath when he heard Nanda's words. In his little heart, he begged that the owner of the genie was not Lili. However, on the other hand, his wits also come to analyze and believe that the genie belongs to Lili.

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Lili's cry echoed within the spacious house. He ran in all directions to find his only child. Her eyes were swollen, her cheeks wet from tears. His heart grew even more excited when he found Arlan was not home.

"MASTER IMAAAMMM!!!" lantang.

"Y-yes, Mistress?" The Imam came to Lili who was standing in the middle room. "Sa-I didn't find Mas Arlan in the backyard."

"WHICH SECURITY GUARDS THIS HOUSE!? WHY IS EVERYTHING GONE!?" Lili's getting angry. His face was reddened by the anger that had reached the crown.

Just before Lili destroys her own house as Arlan disappears, the sound of the gate being opened attracts her attention. Lili ran towards the front gate followed by Mr. Imam.

"Alan!" Lili ran towards Arlan who had just got out of Nanda's car. "Son, are you okay? Is anyone sick? You injured?"

Arlan examines her mother's worried face, but feels strange about Lili's sudden question. "Why did Mama ask that?" Arlan asked back.

"Ah... That's... When Mom came back, no one was home. Mama.so worried," Lili was heard looking for an excuse.

Arlan glanced at Nanda who came out of the car, followed by the two guards who had helped carry his body to be taken to the hospital.

Lili was surprised to see the two guards she hired, even out of the car. "BOTH TIMES! WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING!? YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED!" pekik Lili growled.

The two guards who were standing not far from Arlan, only lowered their heads and did not dare to open their mouths. Arlan knew they couldn't possibly say that Arlan was found unconscious in his own home. In fact, the one who found Arlan was not a house person, but two friends who suddenly just barged inside.

"Ma, don't overdo it," Arlan mediated. "Nothing happened."

Lily looked at him with an incredulous face. Of course, Lili did not believe Arlan's answer, because if nothing happened, maybe two guards even got out of the car.

"I'm tired. Can I go inside my friends?" pamit Arlan's. Looking at Lili who was sculpting in front of him, Arlan immediately turned around and invited Manda and Nanda to follow her inside.

As he passed by Lili, Manda grabbed Nanda's arm. Nanda, who realized that her brother was terrified, immediately held him into an embrace. "Calm down" whispered Nanda. Arlan led them into the living room. He waited for a moment, making sure that things were safe.

Arlan looked at Manda who was sitting next to him, pale-faced. He felt guilty for dragging Manda into this matter. "Creally caught me?" ask Arlan.

Manda nodded slowly. "But..." Manda looked up, replying to Arlan's view. "...why is your home so noisy?"

"Whispering?" repeated Arlan. Instantly he understood that Manda's intention was to be noisy in the sense of the invisible. "What did you hear?"

"Shout and ask for help."

"From which direction?" arlan.

"Sa-"

"Arlan," Lili suddenly walked into the living room, cutting off the conversation. "Can your friends go home now?"

"Why?" arlan's voice rose, clearly feeling offended by Lili as if she was expelling Manda and Nanda.

"Mama wants to talk."

"Mama wants to ask, how did the genie disappear?" sambar Arlan, making Nanda and Manda look surprised.

"W-what? What genie?" Lili looked shocked and agitated.

"Mama can be honest with me. That genie has Mama, right?" arlan. "Jin it's lost to the ghost of the little boy in the barn."

Manda squealed a little. He was shocked because Arlan was willing to talk about this matter to his mother. Nanda put his body in front of Manda. He felt that this discussion would go awry.

"Arlan! It's not something to talk about in front of your friends!" Lili replied firmly.

"Yes, right," Nanda interceded. "We better get home first, Lan. We play together again sometime" said Nanda. Before he and Manda move on, Nanda gets closer to Arlan and whispers to Arlan to remember the invulnerability she has and also the ghost of the little boy who wants to take care of her.

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