Corpse

Jin hairy Kribo

The figure stood up as if he was watching me. I closed my eyes to sleep. Damn I was disturbed. My leg was gripped strong enough that he finally left after I read al-fatihah to him.

Not stopping there, he was still knocking on the window from the outside. I know he's still looking for my attention so I can communicate with him. I let myself hear the voice.

"I want you to be my new master"

that sound was heard in my ears

Before long I heard that voice, suddenly the table outside the house creaked.

Srek srek

My clock is ringing.

Teng

Means the clock's showing at 12pm and I'm still awake. The sound of knocking on the windows and the creaking table grew louder and louder so quickly. Fell into the silence of the night.

"Please don't bother me, allow me to rest. My way your religion is my religion" I said slowly. I don't want to wake my son up because of my voice. After that the voices disappeared, I fell asleep until the Adhan tahajud.

In my own village, the voice of Adhan tahajud is alone. Immediately I took the water of ablution in the back. At home I still use a bucket well and a medium-sized jug to hold water used for ablution.

A fresh taste washed my face but I felt uncomfortable. It was as if I was being watched by someone. Suddenly my hair was goosebumps and lights near the well flickered and a valve. The lights are off. I try not to be afraid of this situation. Quickly I went in and closed the back door.

When I walk like someone is following me. Even the shadow was visible as I walked.

"I want you to be my master"

Again the voice terrorized it. I ignored the sound and I took a prayer mat to pray.

"Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh" I said reading greetings after prayer.

I continued with recitation until I showed the time at 03:30 am. When the reading subhanallah wabihamdih new 66 times suddenly tasbihku broken. Quickly I picked up one by one the seeds scattered on the floor. As I picked up the tasbih seeds, I put them back into the tasbih thread and counted them. Only one more seed is left with 100 seeds of prayer beads. My eyes also looked at the corners of the bed and the closet.

"Find you the seed of the tasbih, finally complete as well" I said to myself when I found the seed of the tasbih was on the doormat near the foot of the bed.

"What's this?" I tried to wipe my hands on the floor. There are footprints and stains on my floor. The color is like rust nails attached to the shirt. There are 3 footprints and like hand stains, but the shape is exactly like the body of a small child with the tips taper to form nails.

I tried to shake off the fear by continuing my dhikr after tying the prayer thread tightly. Not feeling the dawn prayer reverberating, I decided to continue the morning prayer by first I pray before dawn.

*****

After the morning prayers I woke up my two children.

"Son, let's wake up first at dawn"

"Adek also woke up, praying there with his brother" I said waking them up. Until a few times I patted my son's hand just responded by them.

"Still sleepy ma'am, 5 more minutes huh. Adek pray first there later new brother"

"Look up again"

"Sister is everywhere first. Just give it to my sister"

Still with the position of each other back and hugging the bolster. I pulled my son's hands together.

"Sholat is not up to 30 minutes, son. Get up" I said, pulling my children's hands, and I led them to the door.

"Mother iki habit. Mung ora followed by the mbeo stuffing" said my second son as he ran towards the bathroom

"Sin speaks to mother. Kualat mengko" shouted I who was still in the room

Suddenly my son spoke to me.

"Mom, as above the ceiling there is a dead rat bu. It stinks, I want to vomit" said my first son

"Yes mom, right said my sister. Try later mom asked help with the front neighbor to take the carcass"

"Ah time, this morning mom to the bathroom no smell anything. Yes it was fast morning prayer first, then I will see the bathroom" I said by gesturing to my son to quickly pray.

I then headed to the kitchen, opened the fridge to see if I could cook them breakfast.

"I cook omelet and sambal tempeh just a practical setter" said I spoke to myself and took 3 small packs of tempeh leaves and 2 chicken eggs.

I put my cooking ingredients near the stove and went into the bathroom. How surprised I was when I wanted to step my foot into a genie with grey hair was in the corner near the bathtub.

"So the smell of this genie is what my son means"

"Sana go far away, leave my house. Your place is not here" I said as I read out the verse of the chair in my heart and al-fatihah, then I flush the corners of the bathroom wall.

"Mom playing water again?" ask my son who came suddenly so I was surprised.

"Mommy's driving away cockroaches. The cockroach was flying, so I reflexively doused it with water" I said lying

My son sniffed trying to smell the carcass earlier.

"Daddy, here for a second. Spiel" cried my son

"What's up on the deck, your screams can wake people up" said my first son

"The carcass is gone" said my second son

"Yes, it's gone" said my son, who was the first to try to smell

"Maybe you smell wrong because the rest of your iler is still stuck. Take a shower, I'll make you breakfast" I said out of the bathroom

"Adek never made the island of Borneo bu. Big brother who often makes the island slammed" Ejek my son while closing the bathroom door.

"Well, you're a little boy, when I come out, I'll snap your head" said my first child, banging on the bathroom door

"Sister, help me sweep the mumpung adekkmu is bathing" I said while peeling the onion

"Yes ma'am"

When my son was sweeping he suddenly shouted to me.

"Mom, come here for a second"

In a hurry, I approached my son. My son is standing near my bed.

"What's up, son" I said, wiping my sweat away

"You moved the carcass here ma'am" pointed my son towards the dresser

I saw that look grinning at me.

"I want you to be my master. Just read me al-fatihah to be my food. Then I will serve you" The figure spoke to me. It turned out that he was still stubbornly waiting for me even though I refused

"Mom, how are you daydreaming?" my son said it surprised me

"Astaghfirullahalladzim says. You hurry up, it's noon. Later try to call the neighbors to check the ceiling" I said in shock

****

It's been 2 days now the genie is still cornered in my closet to make my room smell of rat carcasses. I ignored her words as if I couldn't see her. Every time my moves are always followed to make me upset. I have read the holy verse of the Quran he still does not want to move, only the smell is not too piercing anymore.

Until the peak on the third day when I was sleeping, my bed was swaying a little hard. I thought it was an earthquake, but after I saw the closet not swaying as well I realized this was the work of the genie. I closed my eyes and focused my mind and held my breath. Like the science of rogoh sukma, my tribe went out and walked around the house and I read the readings that I had learned during the holy site. The genie groaned violently, he wanted to fight me. But just before he attacked me, I breathed out the power in my body that I took out from both hands until he shouted and disappeared. Miraculously, the smell of the rat carcass completely disappeared only left traces of palms and feet on the floor.