1001 Horror Story

The Woman in the Middle Photo Part 3

After giving up the old Javanese paper, I returned to the hospital. The woman in the coma finally began to wake up. When I got there, I had to wait 1 hour. The doctor should check and check the patient's condition for any problems before allowing me to visit him.

I finally went into the patient room. He sat on his bed. We shook hands and I introduced myself as a police officer. He introduced his name to Illiana. I started with a stale base asking about his health and so on. After he started to feel comfortable with me, I just started the information dig.

“So, did you know Mother, a friend of Ms Sriyani is dead?”

“Yes. At that time I was serving Yani..” he replied sadly.

“In your opinion, this may be someone's doing. Is there any suspicion, like someone trying to kill him?”

Iliana was silent for a moment, then replied vaguely “I think this is indeed the culprit. I... i...”

He can't continue. It seems she was scared. I tried to shift first to another topic just trying to dig in again.

“Day time Mother fainted. That's exactly what happened?”

“Actually... in fact this may not be the job of the police who handle it..”.

Not the job of the police? As it caught my astonishment, he continued.

“I'm confused to explain. I don't know how to tell it to father.”

“It's okay. You try to tell me what it is. Let me help you find the solution.”

“It is not so.. It concerns de.. with curses or ghosts…. You will definitely not believe. Surely you guys will think I am crazy.” he said as his voice trembled. He looks so scared.

I try to calm him down. “No. No. gabe. I'll believe.”

Illiana took a breath and closed her eyes. I deliberately kept quiet, letting him calm himself first. Silence might help. Some time he started telling stories….

“I am sure, the incident that tricked me, Yani, and Elsa had something to do with the incident on the mountain. The three of us have known each other since High School. Two weeks ago on a long weekend, we climbed a mountain. The plan was prepared long ago.

There is nothing strange about climbing. It happened on the way down the mountain. We got off on another route. Elsa said, she used to come and there was a faster shortcut down, so she invited us through there. There is a small road there. So we were pretty sure to choose that route.

Because it has been a long walk, Yani asked us to stop first to rest. So we stopped too.

We sat on the ground. While Yani sat on a small mound of land. We didn't realize it. Until suddenly Elsa told Yani to quickly stand up. I was confused at the time. I think Elsa saw what insect or animal was approaching Yani. Apparently not. Elsa shows a board stuck near the mound. And we started to realize it.

It was a cemetery. What Yani occupied was a grave!

His gravestone wood board was engraved with strange writing. I don't know what writing is. I don't know what that means either. It looks like a very old cemetery. After that, we hurried on and went home.

I didn't really think about the cemetery that much. It was just an old cemetery. Maybe the former mountain dwellers who lived there. But Sriyani since that incident, her face was pale. And he looked upset all the way. To improve the atmosphere, I... I.. Oh I shouldn't have done it back then.”.

Illiana returned to shed her tears.

“What's up? What did you do?”

“I think we're just photos. Who knows, it might make you feel better. He didn't refuse when I asked him. We took a selfie a few times. Actually, until the foot of the mountain, there are no strange things. We all went home at that time.

“When at home, just want to upload a photo of the shots to Instagram, I began to realize there is one photo….” she said while covering her face then wiping her tears.

“You mean there are photo sightings?”

Illiana nodded her head.

“Do you still keep it? Can I see?”

He then grabbed his phone by the bed and gave it to me. I understand, he definitely did not dare to open that photo again. I tried to open a photo gallery on my phone, and searched. But look at the photos there is nothing strange.

“Which photo is problematic?”

“You try to find photos of the three of us..”.

“I returned swipe here and there looking for him. This?”

She shook her head. I showed him another picture, and he shook his head. So it went on for a few photos until I finally showed the correct photo.

I hurried to keep the photo away from her. And I began to pay close attention. The photo is no problem. They used selfie sticks to photograph the three. Illiana's position is leftmost while her hand is holding a cane. Sriyani in the middle and Elsa in the right.

From I see there is also no shadow of a human or anything like the photo of other sightings. Maybe not fo..

“That unnatural thing, do you mean the thing behind you, between Elsa and Sriyani it?”

Illiana nodded.

“Mom sure it wasn't there when you took it?”

“Can't exist! If it really existed we would have realized it!”

I looked back at the phone of Illiana. In the photo there is a nearly human-sized statue of Sinden standing behind Elsa and Sriyani. Logically, it is impossible for there to be a statue in the middle of the mountains. Moreover, it was that size behind the three of them and was unconscious.



The statue is almost the size of a human. Probably about the size of this wooden statue of Sinden…

My brain twists thinking of logical things. Maybe someone left the statue in the middle of the mountain. Why did the three of them not realize?

A life-size statue of a human…

In the middle of the mountain…

 

“That's why, I always felt like someone was near me, even though I was alone. When I asked the others, Yani also felt that something was wrong. And he's trying to find a smart man to help him. Elsa said we both thought too much. I do not know.. and after that... suddenly... After a few days suddenly heard the news Yani ... died..”.

How mysterious!

“Then how, the incident Mother could fall unconscious?”

“It.. That night when I was alone at home. At that time I asked the maid to go buy goods to the minimarket near the house. I cook while tuning the television in the living room. Let's not be too quiet. You see, I have not calmed down a few days especially plus the departure of Yani…

That night was different from the other nights. In the midst of cooking, the television that had been airing the news suddenly became static. I was focused on cooking, so I turned my back to the living room. Because I heard a static sound I looked back to see why the tv was suddenly static. When he turned his head, the statue was standing right in front of the tv staring at me without his expression!

I immediately fell unconscious. The doctor said when I fell, my head hit the floor hard, that's why I had a coma, because of the concussion of the brain..”.

The statue appeared inside the house?

“Mother sure not wrong see?”

“Yakin! It can't be wrong to look! That,... the.”

 

I'm trying to rearrange. Most likely the three of them, saw the statue. Sriyani was terrified, had a heart attack and died. Illiana also saw that, falling unconscious. And Elsa, most likely also from seeing that, experienced her fear and was mentally unstable. I don't blame them. If suddenly behind them stood a statue, anyone would also be in a heavy shock.

I am still worried about whether I should report this to my boss. But sometimes it can be a human act, executed cleverly so it looks like mystical. Like a magician who amazes others. But for this I am not sure. Is this actually a human act? Or the ghost?

There is still one thing that makes me curious is, why did Elsa accidentally come to the empty hospital?

“Bu Illiana, do I know Bu Elsa why come empty hospital?”

Illiana looked at me in astonishment and shook her head.

“Doctor's word, Elsa is also being treated here. And now his mental state had become unstable. Last week he was fine. I think this may be a curse, because we are disrespectful in that grave.”.

I calmed him down. I went back to explaining that actually there could be a criminal element. I convinced him, usually a mystical case, that the culprit was actually a human, who deliberately messed with the police team in the investigation. After all, I assured him, I have a friend who is also a smart person. If this incident is indeed in the realm of the paranormal, I guarantee my friend can help.

Only after saying so, Illiana was calmer.

Feeling it was time to end this interview, I also asked him to leave.

While outside I got a call from Ibrom. It turned out that he had already managed to solve the mystery behind the paper. It can be fast, people think. Because it is necessary to explain at length Ibrom invite you to meet.

“Ok, I'm going to your house only.”

“Hm, no. Let's go to the restaurant. You know the steakhouse near my house, right? We'll meet you there!”

Elementary…. I hung up the phone and went to the restaurant.

**CONNECT**