Among Thousand Journeys

Ndalang

While Ki Waskito invited the guest to enter, but the guest still stood unwilling to sit down.

“Ki, until I ask to come, ndalang in my home..” Said the person while continuing to stand, I felt a tone that made my hair stand up, even though what was said was just ordinary words.

“When?” ask ki Waskito.

“Tonight.” The answer to the man was short.

“Why so sudden?” ask ki Waskito.

“Yes because my daughter is married, there is a plan to respond wayang, kok mastermind

it hurts, so the show almost failed, so I asked Aki to replace the mastermind, can aki?” Ki Waskito glared, briefly looking at the person who came.

“Where is the area?” ask ki Waskito.

“In the village of Keling.”

“Keling Village kedung ombo?”

“Where is it?” ask ki Waskito,

After mikar thought the village mentioned was not in his memory, I was the hero wiri, usually collect debts also do not know where there is such a village in my memory nor did I find it.

“How much to ask, I will pay ki, just mention..” said the person.

“Ya... yes... I will be ready, then how do I go there, because how do I get unfamiliar with the name of the village?” ask ki Waskito.

“Now also with me ki, I inter.”

“Oh yes.. yes.. I am ready first. please sit down, drink first.” replied ki Waskito while inviting his guests who continue to stand it, I see the person is big height, I see, with black clothes like the champion clothes of the ancients.

“No ki, let me wait outside only.” Said the person without waiting for approval and turned out of the house.”

After the man left the house, Junaidi said goodbye to the restroom, not knowing why he wanted to pee, while staying ki Waskito sat with me. I saw a deep frown on the eel of Ki Waskito, he was like thinking about something so heavy he looked like he was stroking his mustache and his beard was partially bleached.

“Pak Sutono, how is this, you will come with me yes, to come to the person who is the ghost of the ghost.” Ki Waskito told me.

“Wah many of course I want ki, wong I also do not rush, all nyari entertainment.”

lightly reply.

“Eh but later if there if fed, do not eat ya” said Ki Waskito

“Lhoh why sir?”

“Yes just don't eat, I change clothes first.” said Ki Waskito while moving on from

his seat.

Soon after Junaidi had returned from the restroom, Junaidi was my best friend everywhere I was

accompany me.

“Jun... This Ki Waskito invites us to accompany him in Keling kedung area omo, how about Jun?” I asked Junaidi who was lighting his cigarette.

A moment later Ki Waskito was out of the house with a mastermind-style outfit plus a keris tucked in his waist at the back. And we immediately set out, apparently outside there was a horse carriage, on which the kaisnya had been a guest, without much talk we immediately boarded in the horse carriage, or dockar, which was, in Pekalongan is called rolling, there is also nothing strange, or I myself who do not respond.

What I think is strange, to my knowledge the road in the area Ki Waskito is not good, but this during the journey like a train running smoothly without any shaking, like a luxury car alone, like a luxury car, a little later, the trip has arrived at the crowd where the puppet show will be held.

We immediately got off, and walked among the crowd to find a seat, while Ki Waskito was already asked to come forward to start performing as a puppeteer, junaidi and I sat among the guests, on the table a variety of food available, very delicious and appetizing, very delicious, I sat separately with Junaidi because we were both young so we looked for women in the show area, saw the delicious food it was like to eat, he said, but I remember the message ki Waskito if you can not eat the food served, well I forgot to tell Junaidi, hopefully nothing happened.

Until the show is over. Eyes sleepy, hungry stomach, because you can not eat the food served, finally the puppet show was over, will go home once a variety of food and also given an envelope with money, when you want to go home, will go home, the three of us were told to go home alone, and were told to just walk straight do not look, strange just a few steps walk us out of the forest Roban, meet the villagers who were throwing hajad on the edge of the forest, who looked at us with astonished eyes, let alone see Ki Waskito who was dressed as a puppeteer.

“Wah this from nature lembut to ki? Pantesan semalem bustling in the forest there is the sound of wayang performances..” Said the person addressed to ki Waskito.

“Which forest is it?” ask ki Waskito.

“Ya this roban pedestal to ki.”

“Walah was right also my estimate.” Dengus ki Waskito who immediately walked among the lush trees, as we both followed.

“Waduh ki my stomach nausea..!” Junaidi's voice, followed by vomiting, and the vomit is a variety of caterpillars, stoppers, centipedes, and various disgusting animals, there are worms, cockroaches, some are in a dead state there are also still alive. I immediately opened the banana leaf wrapping food that was given to me, and the contents were no different from the one Junaidi vomited, I immediately threw it out.

While Ki Waskito massaged Juanaidi's back so that what was eaten last night could be spewed out all, Junaidi's face was deathly pale. “Sampean not to eat, right, Sutono deck?” ask ki Waskito.

“No ki, sorry ki I forgot to remind Juanidi, so he ate there earlier, so last night it was us in the softest nature huh ki?”

“Ya so it is.. try to spend the money given to you.” said ki Waskito.

I immediately spend the money given to me, it turns out just dry leaves, immediately I throw away, what a strange experience, we will always remember the experience..” pak sutono ended the story.

“Aneh also until his experience sir.” I said.

“Ya experience that person is weird pack Kyai.” Answer mr. Sutono.

“I have also been when selling green bean porridge, because the sale is night, so many also often even sell there is only eg kuntilanak, which resembles humans who buy.”

“La until you are afraid sir, there is kuntilanak buy green bean porridge that can sell?” “Yes not afraid is wong ndak tau.”

“Lhoh... he said there was a kuntilanak who bought, kok not know?”

“Yes know after going home, a lot of money is so dry leaves.”

“Ooo so apparently..?”

“Ya pack yai.”

“Yes if by mediating me ndak so afraid sir yai, if more afraid it is the same bad guys, they can kill real people.”

“Whatever ever had that experience sir?”

“Enter also pack yai.”

“How is the experience?”

“Begin the story, I once worked in the delivery of goods, so the truck driver, Jakarta Surabaya, to deliver goods between, at that time in 86, where Alas Roban still many jumping squat, and it just so happened that the truck I was carrying was attacked by jumping squat, I was helpless, and was herded into the forest, my shipment was moved to their truck...

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