Comploters Not Afraid of Ghosts

Chapter 29: A Mat Storage Room Full of Maggots

Tonight Ari sits at her desk. But he didn't

I am studying because I have a holiday tomorrow. After receiving the rapot, the school was closed

weeklong. Almost an hour, Ari seriously looked at the photo given

Nara was at noon. Photo taken by Nara's mother 30 years ago. Picture photo

the old Ari school plan from the Dutch era. There are some photos that

given Nara. One photo shows the caption under the year written floor plan

1936. What concerns Ari is a photo of the floor plan that shows

the basement. Ari knew because behind the photo was the writing of Nara's mother: THE BASEMENT. There is a rectangular picture showing the basement. In the middle there is

english description: Der kelder.

The room is now a computer lab. There are two long lines

connected to the basement. Ari was sure it was the passageway that was in the copy

the plan has now been removed. The hallway is now closed. Ari imagined

the hallway was connected to one of the walls now used for

hang the blackboard. That's where the ghost of the horse's legs and the horde of time come from

that's out. But true what Toha said, the passageway was already secured by the people

dress white. The hallway was drawn long to the limit of drawing paper. If

seeing the wind sign he was heading north. Ari started to squint her eyes.

Because there's a rather blurred line connected to the passageway. That line

like the other hallway pictures, but he's heading west. But Ari wasn't sure because

the line was a bit blurry and the image was too small in a postcard-sized photo. Ari

I called Nara's number.

“Halo Ra, belom sleep lo?” ari said after connecting

with Nara.

“Belom, read again. Why Ri?” ask Nara on the phone

Ari.

“Ra, do you have a scanner?”

“There, in the workspace mama.”

“Ra, I just saw in your mama's photo, like there is

another hallway in the drawing of the floor.”

“Truly lo?”

“Everything if later scanned, can be enlarged in

computer.”

“Yes, when did you come here for a scan?”

“Best of. Ntar I brought pictures of your mama.”

“Then also Toha equals Wira.”

“Yes, ntar kukabarin them.”

The next day, Ari, Toha, Wira and Nara are gathered in

nara's mom's office. Nara's mother is still in America. They've been

scanned a photo of Nara's mother with a picture of the basement floor plan. Then they see

the picture's on the computer. Nara began to magnify the picture several times.

“Nih, see no?” ari said showing it to her friends.

The picture he thought was of another passageway is now clearly visible. “There is another aisle that

leads to here.”

“Emang the hallway picture?” ask Toha.

“Yes, because he's still connected to the other aisle

and the width is both the same,” said Ari defended his opinion.

“So the hallway branched yes,” hiss Nara.

“If one way to the basement, which one is this where?” Hero

raises questions.

“Try to see,” said Nara while sliding the picture in

computer with mouse. “Tuh, she ends up here!”

“If the end is there, it means he is in.. “ Wira tries to approximate.

the position of the end of the picture of the hallway.

“That's the hall,” cetus Ari.

“Iya, this is Hall,” said Nara pointed to a large floor plan image

in Dutch: De Hal.

“Iya, in the past there were no barriers,” said Ari.

“But tuh, the position of the hallway ends there!” The hero pointed

image on monitor.

“There is now storage space for mattresses!”

cetus Ari's.

The four of them looked at each other. Ari has felt

saw the black cat and disappeared there. And the cat appeared when they

looking for a beautiful female figure wearing flowers in Tata's car.

“Keep what is the same relation of the tile on the fall?” Nara

vocalizing.

But there seems to be no answer that can come out of the brain

them.

“Eh, by the way Mr Min how is it? Poor him too,”

Toha switched the talks.

“What if we visit him,” cetus Ari. “All of you

ask. Times she has information.”

“Yes, I will bring food for him,” said Nara.

They also agreed to meet Mr. Min. Ari, Toha and Wira

sitting in the living room waiting for Nara to prepare food.

“I think I actually have a crush on Nara deh,” Wira open voice.

Ari and Toha seriously looked at Wira.

“Yes, you tell him,” said Toha.

“Iye wants so. But that's exactly what makes me dizzy,” said

Hero.

“Emang why?” ask Toha.

“Gue has been betrothed,” replied Wira in a soft voice.

“Day gini emang still have people betrothed?” ask Toha.

“Ah, you don't know my family anyway. My family is still

noble descent,” says Wira.

“Iye, like that,” replied Wira.

Then Nara came out with a packet of food. She's already

his jacket.

“What's the matter?” tanya Nara looked at the third strange face

his boyfriend.

“Neverything,” Ari said. “Mending us directly

leave aja deh.”

The four of them went to school in a car

Nara's. Arriving at school, they went straight to Mr. Min's house. Mr. Min is sitting down

in the living room. But his left hand was still tied to a cloth. Nara gave up food

which he brought to Mr. Min.

“Wah thank you yes Neng Nara,” said Mr. Min.

“Iya cepet cured yes Mr. Min,” said Nara.

“Support school holidays yes Mr. Min. So Mr. Min can

rest,” added Toha.

“No also Ha, schools should be cleaned every day,”

said Mr. Min.

“Pak Min, before the fall, um Mr. Min no see things

what's weird, right?” ask Ari without further ado.

“No also,” replied Mr. Min. “But it was my malem time

check the door, it's a lot of bats on the fly. There's still the smell of carrion.

There's dead rats or something. But I look for nothing. But it stinks there

in many places. That's how many times the rats died. This afternoon must

I check.”

After a bit of pleasantries, Ari, Toha, Wira and Nara ask

mr. Min's permission to enter the school grounds. They said they wanted to take pictures

make schoolwork. Then they headed straight to the hall. Get to the door

their hall stopped. Because there the stench so piercing nose.”

“Ih, really stinky,” said Nara closed her nose.

“Rich smell of carrion,” says Toha.

“Originally smells from dalem,” says Ari.

The four of them looked at each other. They still are

remember about the picture of the hallway that ends in the mattress storage room. Ari

ventured into the hall. His three friends followed him. And true

also, arriving at the front door of the mattress storage, the smell of the carcass was growing

poked. Ari, Toha and Wira get to see Nara. But Nara seems to be doing well

just. The hood of his jacket was not worn.

“It's from dalem,” said Ari.

“But that door is padlocked,” said Wira pointed at the padlock

mattress storage door.

“Iya, we said to Mr. Min. He must have the key,”

said Ari.

Then they told Mr. Min about the smell of the carcass inside

mattress storage room. Mr. Min also headed there with 1 set

wrench. After choosing a suitable key, Mr. Min began to open the lock.

“Tikus make a job!” Mr. Min grumbled,”This is what a mouse

dead cat yes, really stinky!”

“Be careful Mr. Min,” said Toha worried.

Ari, Wira and Nara also looked worried. They know what

which is under the mattress storage room. And a stinging stench

it opens as soon as the door opens. Time the lights are turned on, visible pile

mats over there. And on the mats were maggots

which squirms on the surface of the cloth. While still grumbling Mr. Min began

lift one by one the mattress inside.

“Pak Min I helped ya,” said Toha. He pityes the same sir

Min, because one hand is still wrapped in cloth.

“Wah thanks Ha,” said Mr. Min. “Be careful, fear there

carcass under it.”

Toha, Ari and Wira also help Pak Min remove all the mattresses

out room. Sometimes they have to hold their breath because of the smell of the carcass

stinging. But when the mats were all removed, they did not find

anything at all. There's no carcass. No foul smelling things. Ari went in

the empty room. He stepped on the floor below. Ari

it sounds different. It was like there was empty space under the floor. Without Ari

realize, there is one maggot that fell on Ari's shoulder.

“Ri, there are maggots on the shoulders of lo!” the word Toha points to

Ari's shoulders.

Ari also put away the squirming little beast.

But on the floor there were other maggots that were falling.

“That, it comes from above,” said Wira pointed towards

ceiling.

On the ceiling there was one part that looked blackened and

rot. And from the sidelines of its decaying fibers came out maggots

who fell to the floor.

“Pak Min, the carcass is on top,” Toha said to Pak Min.

Then Mr. Min took the stairs and started to disassemble the parts

that rotting ceiling. Be careful Mr. Min took out the part

that ceiling. When it was placed outside, it turned out that there was nothing there.

It's just a rotting part of the ceiling full of maggots. Without thinking long

Mr. Min quickly burned it. Ari looked back into the room

mattress storage. He looked out in all directions. But he didn't

seeing something. Ari looked at Toha, Wira and Nara, but it seemed like they were

I don't feel anything either.