Corpse In The Well
episode 5's
"Now, Nida will stay here, dear," said Mas Arthur as he held onto Yilya's fingers.
The arrival of Nida—adik Mas Arthur— certainly makes Yilya feel surprised and uncomfortable. Plus, the words of Mas Arthur gave absolutely no sign of how long his sister would stay with him. Not dislike, it's just that, Yilya feels uncomfortable if there are other people who live in his house even though that person is the younger brother of Mas Arthur.
"But, Mas ...."
"Why, Honey? You should be grinning, dong. Got a friend talking at home."
The words of Mas Arthur made the inner Yilya feel something strange. Why did everything suddenly happen? During the wedding, I never heard Mas Arthur never say that. Yilya and Nida very rarely met, but, why today did Mas Arthur take her home for granted?
"What's the reason, Mom?"
"Nida wants to find a job here, honey. You know, right, if Nida's relationship with her husband is divorced? Nida has no one but Mas."
"We can pay for another contract for Nida to stay" Yilya said, beginning to feel uncomfortable.
"Darling ... Nida—"
"Udahlah. I don't want to argue." Yilya said as she set foot into the kitchen.
Not knowing what was in Mas Arthur's mind, the man suddenly brought his sister to live together. Actually, it is not without reason that Yilya does not like the arrival of Nida. However, how will Yilya conduct its investigation of the well? Yilya was very unbearable to see dozens of bodies lying helpless.
The shadow of the bodies could never be forgotten. They call his name every minute and every second. Only Yilya was the only person who could help the dozens of corpses to escape everything. The bodies looked very sad and hurt although the sound coming out of his lips always sounded scary.
"Mbak, Nida placed Kyna's room, yes. Nida's stuff in front is a lot, nih. Can you help Nida too?"
Yilya breathed a heavy sigh. "Bak is cooking. Tell Arthur to help you."
"Mas Arthur is again forward, Ma'am. Please, yes .. the stove is in matiin first."
Yilya did not respond at all to the words of her sister-in-law. However, he hurried to turn off the stove and put Nida's luggage into the room even though the annoyance never disappeared from his mind. Meanwhile, Nida lies down and watches television with Kyna.
"It sucks!!" yilya exclaimed as she stomped her feet towards the kitchen.
Yilya turned on the stove again to finish her cooking. However, he had not had the cooking he made presented, he was surprised not to play when he found Nyai Lie right next to him.
"Turn off that stove, there's something I want to tell you."
Yilya nodded quickly, after the stove had died again, Yilya's wrist was forcefully pulled by Nyai Lie. Yilya felt uncomfortable and a little pain because the strife done by Nyai Lie was very strong. He led Yilya to the edge of the well.
"Not now, Nyai. Outside is my husband and sister-in-law. Please be patient, I'll get everything done soon. Please ...."
"I'LL TAKE YOU TO THE PAST!" hyai Lie shouted as he pushed Yilya's body into the well.
"Please! Help me!" Yilya shouted very loudly as her body started to sink.
The cry of Yilya meant nothing, no one heard his words. Until finally, Yilya's body felt very weak. The effort he made to get out of the well was in vain. Yilya began to sink and closed her eyes.
***
All her life, Yilya had never seen a dark room filled with hundreds of dismembered human body parts. What room is this, actually? Where is he?
Yilya continued to step forward. This room is so disgusting and smells bad. How could he be in this horrible place? The intestines hang over the wall, next to pieces of human fingers that appear to be starting to rot. However, the sight of Yilya was immediately locked on the figure of the man who was cutting savagely the female corpses.
What is it ... Arthur Mas?
No way! Arthur is a good man. Yilya had known him for over ten years. She never felt suspicious of her husband. During the household, Mas Arthur never made him feel strange because of anything. That's why Yilya never asked Mas Arthur anything. For him, the incident in the well had nothing to do with Mas Arthur.
"I can't see his face," Yilya replied filled with astonishment.
"He's all around you. However, you've never met him. You should see the guy for a week. If it doesn't work, the bodies that are in that well will make your life float."
Yilya nodded quickly. Allegedly right! That man is definitely not Mas Arthur. Yilya never put any suspicion on her husband except when she felt a frown on the back of Mas Arthur's hand. But back again, Yilya was positive if maybe it was just her feelings.
"Actually, where are we?"
"We are in a place where the senseless man removes another completely innocent human being."
"Please, Nyai. It's too complicated, give me a little more explanation. Does ... the body have anything to do with my husband?"
Nyai Lie fell as he shook his body. "You'll find out later, Yilya. For a while, your job was just to find the guy."
"How could I possibly find him? In this world, there are hundreds of millions of men. Then?"
"The man had eleven fingers. On the thumb side of the hand, the man has a forked finger."
"I have absolutely no idea how to get—"
"You know, Yilya. Look at those bodies! They were cut, hung, and skinned with savage! They feel pain. There are dozens of human lives—the innocent—hover. If it wasn't you who stopped him, then, forever it would continue like this."
"I can definitely find that guy!" yilya exclaimed while closing his eyes.
Yilya tried to convince himself even though the man was not necessarily able to find. Plus, his life would be a bet!
Nyai Lie is back. Yilya was puzzled by what she was going to do in this room. However, immediately he felt compelled to keep stepping even though he did not know the direction and purpose. This place is so foreign! It was shabby and full of blood. With a trembling body, Yilya stopped her steps when she saw the piece of human body that was on the old table.
Yilya's breathing turned irregular. With a very slow movement, Yilya ventured to touch one of the pieces of the human body. Although fear began to approach, but, Yilya still touched it. It felt sticky and immediately gave off a foul smell. Blood stuck to the fingers of Yilya, there were some of them that had been frozen on the table. Yilya returned her footsteps away from the small table. He stepped on a dark passage which then ....
***
"Mbak Yilya! Conscious, Ma'am!" nida exclaimed in panic when she saw the fire from the stove start to grow bigger.
"Mbak, fire! Don't let it!"
"Astagfirullahaladzim ...." Yilya awakens from her daydream.
Confusion is approaching. What the hell's going on? Why is it all so sudden? Quickly, Yilya immediately drew water in the well, he hoped if the water can quickly extinguish the fire so as not to propagate on other objects.
Luckily, the effort that Yilya did was not in vain. The fire was extinguished in time. Yilya walked towards the room to calm down. He sat on the bed and rubbed his anxious face. Yilya recalled the events that had just happened in her life. It felt like a dream and the wind. However, the former fire made him realize that he had really been taken away to the past, according to the words Nyai Lie had uttered.
Yilya shed tears of sadness, she felt confused by every strange thing that came to her life. Yilya was upset, why did she have to accept Mas Arthur's invitation to live in this mysterious house? In the end, he himself had to face it all. Life, which is usually calming, suddenly turns into a nightmare.
"Yily! You're not papa, are you, honey?" asked Mas Arthur quickly when he had just entered the room.
"No, Mas," replied Yilya slowly.
"Can you explain something?" asked Mas Arthur while holding his wife's fingers tightly.
"I don't know what's going on, Mom. To be sure, I'm really scared right now."
Arthur hugged his wife to calm him down. However, even so, Yilya did not feel calm enough. Plus when he recalled the events inside that dark space, his mind screamed! What if Yilya does not manage to find a man she does not know at all?
Yilya's life will be a bet!
