Abandoned House (True Story)

True Story - Old House Part 2

The rustling of leaves and branches rubbing against each other was heard to accompany the wind that blew quite loudly, accompanied by the faint smell of burnt in my nose. I bowed, staring vigilantly at the rocky path we were on. Me and the others walked through the dark yard of the house, the only light was on the front porch, it was dim and yellow.

"This guy can't afford a bulb, what!" muttered Arif, palpating his way with his feet.

"Hus! if you say! ..," Yudi, look back a little.

The Grandma who arrived first on the front porch of the house, greeted us with her friendly smile, "Please sit down Jang, let Grandma make you a drink" said the Grandma, stuck his arm on a bamboo chair.

"Sorry Nek, so take nicotine," said Yudi, bowing his back.

"It's okay, it's just warm water, Jang." The grandmother smiled, and then went back inside the house.

I glanced at Arif, and said, "If Anis's family were like Grandma's, that's ...."

Arif clucked in disbelief, glancing at me cynically, "What the hell, you!"

"If you buy a house .. it's still like that, not" commented bang Yudi.

"Don't say doang!" arif said, and we laughed a little.

I sighed wearily, laying down my body— sat on a bench made of woven bamboo, looking up at the ceiling. followed by bang Yudi who sat on the parapet that surrounded the front of the house.

"Bang!" greeting Arif, whispering slightly, made Yudi turn to him, "sure to buy this house?"

"Remain," briefly bang Yudi, he combed all corners of the house with his eyes. "Later, this old building will be completely evicted, we only take the land," Yudi added.

"Come, Bang .... Even if it is rebuilt, it is still isolated, "Arif replied, looking to the left side that is still filled with wild plants. "Mending to buy urban homes, aja," he continued, muttering.

I looked at the left side. "That, there's a neighbor," I commented, raising my chin, showing the white house at the side.

Arif turned around, then exclaimed, "Bettle ... That's an empty house!"

"Ssssttt, it doesn't feel good if anyone hears!" crop Yudi.

In the middle of our conversation, suddenly there was a scream of a door that opened slowly, grabbing our attention—waiting for someone who was about to come out.

And sure enough it was not long before an Old Grandfather, wearing a plain white T-shirt, and a sarong that became his subordinate. The grandfather walked slowly through the door, with the help of a stick in his right hand.

"Grandfather forgot, Grandfather forgot .. It's been a long time here not crowded like this, Cu ...," he murmured, shaking his head in a soft tone.

I don't know what this grandfather was talking about, Arif and I exchanged glances, not understanding the meaning of his words. Just one thought—Maybe he's senile.

Sigap Yudi got up from his seat, and immediately shook hands with Grandpa, as well as me and Arif.

"Sir, I am Yudi, who once came with Grandpa's son," said Yudi, after greeting the Grandfather.

The grandfather then sat down at the wooden hall with great difficulty. I glanced at his face that had withered and dried up. His two eyes were almost closed, painting a deep sense of fatigue. I don't know why grandfather's eyes are even glazed, as if he is imagining something that touches his mind.

With a short breath the grandfather said. "It's been a long time  ...."

"No Kek, we just arrived" said Yudi, trying to contact someone with his mobile phone.

The air around the increasingly felt spread throughout my body, until the floor of the house felt so humid. I held my hands together over my chest, resisting the cold night wind that kept blowing, and soon the Grandmother returned with three glasses of water on a tray that was black and blue on the handle.

"Drink first Jang, Grandma make warm tea ...." He placed the tray on a wooden table, then lowered the three glasses filled with tea water.

I nodded, as Grandma put a glass near me. "Yes, thank you" I said.

"Sorry .. There was only Jang's warm water," he added, as the wrinkles on his two cheeks became clearer, a warm smile etched from his face.

"So nek ngerepotin," clumsy Yudi, while rubbing his palms, look reticent.

Other than Yudi, Grandpa and Grandma who were talking about this house, Arif and I just kept quiet, didn't say much. Tired after a long journey makes me want to go home quickly. A sense of uneasiness began to strike my heart, many times I glanced at the Watch, and clucked lazily. It didn't feel like we had been waiting for almost an hour for someone named Andre, but he hadn't seen his nose yet.

"Nyasar nyih nih people!" my murmuring, leaning back held back the drowsiness.

Until 10:30, then the faint sound of cars approaching, accompanied by bright light broke the darkness. Makes the mood change instantly.

The grandmother who realized, got up from her seat. "That, Andre ... Jang." Jang." While staring at the Pick Up car that was pulled over.

From a distance, a tall, well-built man was seen, walking through an iron fence. He was seen wearing a white shirt, as well as long Levis pants, while carrying a brown sling bag, from a distance.

"Ref ... Den, you spend the night here, yes," said Yudi, making me look quickly at him. "Relax, Babang bought this house along with the contents."

I was stunned, hearing what Bang Yudi said. Because, since then I can't stand being in this house any longer. The delusion of being comfortable with a bed just disappeared.

I just bowed sourly, without being able to speak. But not with Arif, with his voice he exclaimed, "Dih, Ogah Bang!" riled up, rose from his seat to express his sense of disobedience. "Discovering at hotels! Rather than sleeping in a dilapidated house, here!"

Already I guess, not Arif his name, if he can maintain a good attitude when dealing with people older than him. Of course his attitude managed to surprise everyone who was here.

"Maybe he is too tired, Jang. "the Grandmother commented, fixed on bang Yudi. "Just let him go home ...."

"Mak! all the rooms are cleaned, right?" sergeant Andre, it's a little high-pitched, though I know, if Grandma still has excellent hearing.

And I saw that Grandma bowed, and then nodded faintly. "Had Nak .. "his voice sounded soft, gone with his warm smile. My lyrics changed when Grandpa turned his face, as if he did not want to see the person named Andre.

"Tolongin Babang, Iah, Rif .. "those flat-topped Bang Yudi, then glanced at me.

"Rif ... "I said, then shook my head faintly.

Arif's cynical look was clearly visible from the way he looked at me.

"You know, you know, .. I don't have to go with you," said Arif, knocking himself down on his wooden chair.

"Den .. please, huh?" bang Yudi continued, full of pleadings, from the glare of his eyes.

"OK .. "" I said, pointing the right thumb at him.

"So this is the reason why he asked me to call another friend." My mind, shaking its head, let out a long sigh.

"If you know asked to sleep, why wait in front of the house like a bego!" Screaming Arif, got up from his seat, then walked ignoring everyone on the front porch.

"Riff ...."

Realizing that Arif was starting to dissolve in emotion, walking quickly towards the main door, I hurried to catch up with him. "Bang ... Excuse me first ...."

"Rif .. wait ... "

"Bangke! Abis my leg, bitten by a mosquito," muttered Arif, still mengedumel did not accept.

"Your attitude ... has not changed," I trimmed.

"The Bald! make me feel emotional!"

"No. That's the same .. Big brother, you!"

"Nyusahin people!"

Until we got to the door. A different atmosphere was immediately felt when Airf opened the door that was typical Dutch style. The air was cold and humid, it felt so thick, as if welcoming our arrival.

"I don't feel calm, yes," I said, staring at the empty living room without a single item.

"Find the room, Den!"

I stepped with my eyes glancing in all directions. It looks like a large living room, stretching up to the back wall. On the left side are three rooms lined with tightly closed doors.

This house looks really dull, with green wall paint that has been filled with black stains, not to mention cracks in every corner of the room, which starts from the roof to touch the floor, as if to split this house.

"Rif ...," I said, pulling his shoulder from behind, "sure to sleep in a kayak house?"

For a moment Arif was silent with eyes going through the room. "From the beginning I was too happy!" tusky.

I'd better not offend anything related to this house, because it will only add to his mood to get worse.

"Oh yeah, the kids are here, Rif?"

"So!"

"Do they know the way?"

"Jeinal knows, he's been to the area."

"Thank God if you know ...."

My pandang stopped, on a door of a room covered in yellow curtains, with a brown flower motif.

"Rif, that's his room time," I said, pointing with my chin towards the room, hoping to find a room worth using.

"Come, we open, "in short, walk quickly to the room.

The moment the curtains opened, there appeared an old white door, which had been filled with cracks on each side. Prove that this house has not been renovated in a very long time.

"Geez!" sergeant Arif, having trouble opening the door of the room, though he repeatedly pushed him by force, "it's very difficult!"

"Take it, get a try on the Rif." I suggested, but Arif instead forced it in a way, kicking the bottom of the door really hard.

"Well!, the key is muscle, apparently!" pekik Arif, satisfied with what he did. It was as if a sea of anger had been poured on that door.

The room was dark and cold as the door opened wide.

I turned my face, as the wind that blew from inside the room carried an unpleasant scent.

"Lu, don't you smell what, Rif?"

"Don't you?" Arif parroted, he was busy touching the wall to find a light switch.

I shook my head faintly, feeling a little strange with his sense of smell, even though this scent felt very stinging.

The originally dark room, now clearly visible, when Arif pressed the light switch on the room wall.

"empty!" peeked Arif, visibly disappointed by what he saw, "continue, we sleep where, squat! ...."

I pointed to a roll of mats that was scattered in a corner of the room, "Wear it ...."

Seeing that, it made the look of Arif's face more wry, snorting before finally saying, "Dirty! Mending me back! ...." Arif turned away from the room, about to leave the house.

Still clear, boisterous conversation from the front porch, it would be very chaotic if Arif to protest to bang Yudi who was talking to the owner of the house.

I sighed, and then chased after him, "Rif ...," My Sergei, as his arm held his shoulder, "there are still two more rooms .. There may be some of them worth using."

"Lu, if you want to be here please!" rebut Arif, pull my arm off his shoulder. "The house is raspy like this, where can I sleep!"

"okay ... If it's gonna, you! Let me spend the night here myself!" Hearing my words that were also slightly high-pitched, made Arif speechless, not chiming in my words. I know, he was just bluffing—so I'd follow his potent nature.

Arif ruffled his hair furiously, the face looks wooing, as the emotions faded from his heart.

"Gue swear ... only this time!" flat Arif, it seems he paused his intention to argue with his biological brother.

I turned around, fixed the empty room. "If there is no other choice ... We can use that mat, Rif ...."

Arif just clucked lazily, it seems that it was difficult for him to accept this situation, because during our stay in Bandung, he shared a king - who always got a good place and whatever he wanted.

"Why do we spend the night in this empty house" said Arif, sitting leaning against the wall of the room. "If you can't go home—for what we brought to Bogor!"

I take a short breath.

"It's certain that bang Yudi has a reason, Rif!"

"What reason? This is his will!"

"Maybe bang Yudi, do not want if the transaction of buying and selling this house is known by other families ... That's why, our return this time is hidden."

"It's definitely because of debt!"

"Either... "

"Mending don't have to invite us, if it's like that, anyway."

"Lu know for yourself, right, Rif ... Bang Yudi brought a lot of money ... "

"Who knows!"

"If people want to rob, do they just point victims? Of course not! First they stalk their potential victims ... And the average of the target after taking a lot of money."

"Lu is wrong, Den ... " Arif looked up at me.  "He's scared! through the path of the Lodge alone .. "squeak Arif, a little smile.

"But that sounds more reasonable," my inner self.

"Lu just rest here, Rif," I said, "let me check kam—" I was blown away, when I saw a black stain of burnt marks engraved on one of the walls in the room. The charred stain was quite large, probably the size of an Adult Man.

"Noda .. "my murmur, which was heard by Arif.

"Thuh .... Look, all the macems are in this house" Arif said, approaching the stain.

I don't know for sure what was burned in this room, but if you look carefully, the charred marks almost resemble human figures, who were thrashing from the blanket of fire. With the condition of the house like this is no wonder it is sold at a very cheap price, but I would bet, if the fans of this house are only Yudi.

Upon seeing the stain, I became more and more curious about all the rooms here, like something caught my attention.

"Gue check the next room, Rif," I said, preparing to leave this room, "who knows it's much more worthy."

I walked back to the other room, until I arrived at doorstep number two.

Without further ado, I pushed the door open with all my might.

Although it was warmer in this room, but still, I still smelled the same strange scent.

As the light of the lamp illuminates the room, it is clear that the old bed is passing haughtily in the middle of the room. This bed was wrapped in very thin white curtains, probably to prevent attacks from getting into it. However, the longer I looked at the bed, the more uncomfortable I felt, as if something was watching me behind the curtain.

"Rif ...," my sergeant, called Arif who was still in room number one.

"Why?" The screech.

"There's a bed, no."

The footsteps grew closer, accompanying Arif to the door.

"Where?" arif, who just arrived. "Beh, ajib..this is just a room .. "he continued, patting his palm cheerfully.

"Look at the pillow .. feels different!" I said, and Arif walked up to the bed.

"Maybe because of this" cried Arif, tugging at the white cloth of the bed cover. "We're going to take off, huh?"

"Good idea," I cried, then approached to help her pull the curtain.

"Den ..". "the echo of Bang Yudi's shout was heard breaking the silence.

"Yes, Bang," my floor.

"Si, Ardan in front, nih ...."

I raised both eyebrows glancing towards Arif. "Finally ..," I whispered.

"This hell of a night!" Arif exclaims.

"Send on enter Bang ...."

"Forwardly unloading curtains ...," added Arif.

A moment sounded cheerful laughter from my friends who were joking with Bang Yudi in the front felt. The atmosphere felt slightly improved thanks to their presence in this house.

"Woy .... Diem-diem bae, Mr. Boss," exclaimed Alvien.he arrived at the doorstep of the room, followed by Ardan and Jainal, his face full of joy.

"Ehhh .. people have a hard time coming" said Arif.

"Nyet .. is not welcome even in the same word," Jainal chimed, shrill his tone, avenging Arif's fan.

"Widih ... rather fat you, Den," exclaimed Ardan, who saw me and stretched out his hand, inviting shaking hands.

"Gee .... More dashing you, Vin," I cried. shaking hands with Alvien. Sure makes Alvien gawk.

"Campret ...," commented Ardan.

"Ha ha .... There was also an increasingly fat Lu, Dan .. "I cried, slapping his stomach.

"Ah, could you, sir," said Ardan.

"Happy he's coming with me" Arif commented, I glanced at him a little cynically.

"Daddy, I've never been invited" beheaded Ardan, snorting with a cynical look.

As soon as we managed to control the atmosphere, a quiet house filled with anxiety is now a house that is so cheerful.

We were also overwhelmed by the happiness of the meeting. Given that I haven't seen them for almost a year, I sometimes go home, but it's just to meet my family.

"So, I thought you were just kidding, buying a house around here ...," Jainal said.

"That's you .... Successful people are free to buy a house anywhere," said Arif, Jainel throw away the face of hearing Arif's words.

"Yes know deh .. who has been successful," said Jainal, a little lazy from the look on his face.

"That's why the curtains were removed, Rif," said Alvien, who saw me and Arif were busy taking the bed apart.

"Want to, here Help, Vin," I said.

"Ready ... " Alvien approached and pulled the white cloth that had been partially detached.

Beep-beep !!!

There was the sound of a horn from the front of the house, accompanied by the sound of a car starting to drive away.

I stuck my head out of the room door, it turned out that bang Yudi and the previous owner of the house had left.

"Somewhere we are in this house" I murmured, back into the room.

"You know what, this exact story is about?" jainal's words, made us stick towards him.

"Start deh ... " Related Ardan. "My males!"

"Don't say strange, why," said Alvien, "I'm not back yet, because of the road," added Alvien.

"Pure, coward!" jainal joked, looking sultry,

"Replace the bulb .. let it be brighter," he continued, pointing to the ceiling of the room.

"Well, that's a good idea" I said. "Buy buying equipment to stay up late!"

"Ask Ijo a face?" Cibir Ardan's.

"Hayo, be ... " Add Alvien.

"It's a problem, who wants the way?" prune me, make the rags look at each other.

"Here I go!", exclaimed Jainal, feisty and confident.

"Feed, like it the most, I. If he's a slave .. "kor Arif, laugh.

"Cockfighting!"

Maybe Jainal had known the place before, that's why he was so much braver than us.

"Well, finally!" exclaimed Arif, who managed to remove the curtain was assisted by Ardan and Alvien.

Not thinking much longer, he then knocked himself down onto a mattress wrapped in white sheets.

"Lumayanlah." muttered Arif, flipping his body.

But not with me. I don't know why the curiosity is getting stronger, making me want to explore all the rooms in this house.

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