Climbing Trail

The Tragedy of Mount Dempo Part 7

Bang Idan didn't believe me until he saw it for himself. There are now two paths, and neither of them is known to us at all.

"Which instinct did you choose, Dek?" Ask Bang ldan.

I replied without hesitation, "his left logic must be to the abyss of Bang. The right if my instincts." I-Bang seemed to think hard. We're all quiet

waiting for the decision of Bang.

Then Bang Amran opened his eyes, he looked at us one by one with a smile followed by a loud laugh.

"Hi hi hi you can't go home... " Bang Amran who was still possessed spoke among his laughter. The words he spoke continuously in a mocking tone. Bang's face immediately hardened, then shouted loudly, "ALL MUST BE HOME! NOTHING IS LEFT OUT!"

I was fixated on a situation that suddenly came back tense. While Ale and Anes were also panicking as Yuni suddenly started writhing again and started roaring ferociously.

"You can't go home!! Hahahaha" Bang Amran snapped at me followed by a laugh that seemed to laugh at our helplessness.

Ale and Anes were clamoring as Yuni rebelled. They slammed to the right and left. Then among his growls, Yuni spoke, "Jump into the abyss. Jump to the ravine."

We stared in horror at Yuni's words, especially because of our position that was right on the brink. My feet trembling. The fog that covered the ravine obscured the view of how deep the abyss actually was. Slowly I retreated avoiding the edge.

Then something happened so quickly, I and Bang Idan were only able to peck with frightened faces as Yuni growled loudly while throwing Ale and Anes into the abyss.

The bodies of my two friends were instantly lost in the mist, while the sound of his screams echoed between the walls of the abyss. Neither I nor Bang Idan were so shocked that we could only remain motionless. Yuni turned her attention to Bang Amran who was screaming and angry. Again we could only look in fear when Yuni kicked Bang Amran who was directly flipped over to the abyss accompanied by the sound of a terrible laugh.

Not yet fully aware of what happened, Yuni suddenly charged towards me and Bang and with a movement like

tiger and pushed all of us including Yuni herself into the abyss, while shouting loudly, "ALL ENTER

YUMMYJ!"

My heart seemed to be grasped and then pulled hard. The fog flashed, I cried out hysterically while waiting for my body or my head to be crushed to hit the bottom of the abyss. But in the surrender I felt my feet not treading empty air, but solid ground. In an instant I realized my existence. Fear, disbelief and relief gathered into one. We're not all dead! Somehow all of a sudden we were already in the middle of the Wardrobe Wall track!

I saw in my left right Ale and Anes who were crying, as well as Bang Idan whose face looked very shocked but still held Bang Amran and Yuni in both hands. He was also the one who immediately gave us a warning to get off the Wall Line of this Wardrobe.

When we got to the bottom, Bang and immediately raised both hands, said Thank you, then I heard him also repeatedly say thank you towards Yuni.

"Thank you Grandma Setue, thank you Grandma Setue for saving us. Thank God, God." Bang and repeated his words.

Bang Idan also told us to thank the creatures that entered the body of Yuni, as well as God. Apparently creatures

the tiger came to help us.

In that place we all rested and calmed the roar of the heart. Bang Amran seems to have realized, no longer babbling no

karen, but she's a little dazed. So is Yuni. Although not fully aware, because it still sounds subtle growls in his breath, but it is not moving wildly. Ale and Anes sat down on a rock, all his clothes wet with sweat.

"Bang, I'd like to ask a bang," I asked Bang and shifted my ass closer, "if there's Grandma Situ how are we going to bang?"

towards the abyss." I gulped hearing Bang's reply.

True, human arrogance is nothing in the middle of this wilderness. Without the outstretched hands of other creatures, we would not have been able to survive to this point. We started moving back a while after resting. Now we enter the ever-more dense forest. But walking the path we know really makes a lot of difference. Now we move calmly. Disturbances also no longer exist as we had previously felt in the foggy path earlier, only greatness still often appears in the tail of my eyes.

Then unexpectedly, we arrived at the boundary of the forest. To my right now are no longer large trees, but cabbage fields as far as the eye can see. On the edge of the forest I saw a wooden hut. The light coming from the tin lamp shimmered from the hut. Joy and gratitude filled my chest. I immediately ran towards the hut while shouting, "Bang, we've got a bang! We survived! Thank goodness!"

I ran between the cross-sections that contained large, ripe cabbage fruits. Among the cabbages sometimes tucked large purple eggplant. I immediately remembered my hunger. But that can wait, hopefully the landlord will let us eat some of the fresh-looking eggplant.

The hut was made from bamboo stems that were split in two. There's a small staircase leading up to the porch. On that terrace

wooden bale-bale, while tin lamps appear to stick to the wall.

I quickly climbed up the stairs and

salute.

"Assalamu'alaikum's chat... " I heard the sound of my own greeting that sounded a little enthusiastic. But there's no answer.

After several greetings, I finally heard a voice from inside the cottage, followed by an open door. The owner of the cottage was a grandfather who was about 60 years old. Her face

it doesn't look friendly. Then without returning my greetings he asked in a tone that sounded irritated.

"What's wrong? Wh who? Ask.

I replied as decently as possible, "I'm Alpin, sir. I'm going to take a break."

She looked at me, still with her irritated gaze then asked, "Where are you from?"

"From the shoot sir. We're from Dempo's Peak." My answer.

The answer was beyond my expectations. He even looked more riled up.

"Huh! Happened again. The kids are insolent! What exactly are you doing to disturb the comfort of the residents of Dempo? It always happens!" He grumbled at length. I looked back and was surprised not to see my friends. They were right behind me not far away. Ah, maybe in a minute.

"Me and my friends take a break, sir." I said.

"What friend? No, it's your friends!" He answered

ferociously.

Not yet able to answer, I saw his wife coming from behind the door. I'm a little scared to see it. Grandma was long-haired, grizzled and full of hair. His face was black and looked creepy, also looking as unfriendly as this grandfather. The grandmother wore a cloth wrapped around her chest and wore an old-fashioned kebaya.

-tbc