DEAD EYES ARA

Episode 24

Today's forensic room is very crowded. Many police and K-9 (police sniffer dog ) roam around. They came carrying some plastic and went straight into the autopsy room.

Ara stared at the pile of files and numbers that would be placed as labels on the plastic that had just been in between. Forensic team dr. Arka was in the fog running back and forth to the laboratory room. Doctor Arka himself is nowhere to be seen. Ara felt the gripping atmosphere fill the small room she was sitting in.

***

"Mom!"

It was almost magrib when Yandri came and called Ara who was ready to go home.

"New case, come on!" Yandri's eyes looked at Ara with a clear look.

"Come sir." Ara put the bag back and opened the jacket. He immediately followed Yandri to the room where the autopsy was performed.

***

Ara's eyes widened to see the atmosphere inside the autopsy room. Appearance dr. Arka and his team look very disheveled. On top of the stainless tub there are several pieces that make Ara nauseous instantly while reading the accompanying label.

"Sorry sir, wait a minute" he told Yandri and ran to the bathroom to get all the stomach contents out.

"Alright?" Yandri asked worriedly.

Ara nodded with a deathly pale face. "Come sir, let's finish it quickly. If it waits longer, I'm afraid it's getting less powerful."

"I'm sorry," Yandri said Ara was heading to the stainless tub. Dr. Arka's team was asked to leave. In that room only left Ara, Yandri and also dr. Carcass.

Slowly Ara began to touch the nearest piece. It was quiet for a while until the girl finally frowned. He then touched another piece, but again his forehead wrinkled. For a while all the pieces on top of the stainless tub were touched. Raut could not believe the clear image on that pale face.

"What's up Ara?" ask dr. Carcass.

Ara did not answer directly. This time he used both of his hands to touch all the pieces.

"I can't see anything." This sentence makes dr. Arka and Yandri were shocked.

***

It was almost 9 p.m. when Cyril and Galih came.

"Sir, love leaking dong. This time's discovery is it related to the case of boxed rice?" Galih seduces Yandri.

"No comment" said Yandri.

"Sir, don't do that, share the news just a little." Galih has not given up.

Galih was surprised to not believe, "Father lied right? Is there Ara here?"

Yandri. "That's the problem, Ara can't see anything."

Cyril and Galih simultaneously looked towards Ara.

"What's wrong? What exactly is the piece not from manu*sia?" ask Galih.

"The DNA of the piece is the DNA of manu*sia" said dr. Carcass.

"Then how could Ara not be able to see anything? Did Ara lose her ability?" The re-throwing question.

"I don't know Galih, I was also quite shocked inside earlier," Ara chimed in.

Throughout the conversation, Cyril was silent. The investigation was deadlocked. It was almost midnight when they disbanded and Cyril drove Ara home.

***

"It seems, I did indeed lose my ability," Ara opened her voice.

Cyril who was focusing on driving, turned to the girl for a moment. "It's hard to believe, but I think it's good."

"What do you mean?" ask Ara curiously.

Cyril smiled for a moment before saying, "you can start living like a normal human being."

The two were immersed in silence as a thought flashed across Cyril's head. "Ara, you used to tell me that your grandmother said you had dead eyes that could see the death of a corpse."

"Yes," Ara nodded.

"Well, that means the janasah you touched has a memory of the time of death. Maybe you can't see what it is because it's just a body piece. Not a complete body. Human memory is located in the brain, right?" ask Cyril.

Ara seemed to think for a moment. "It could be, too, but in order to test it, I have to try to touch another body."

"Can be set. If we tell this to Dr. Arka. Maybe he can help you."

"Yes Cyril. You know no? I've always been burdened with this ability. Until I finally met all of you and realized that my abilities were beneficial. I think this is the reason why I have this abnormal ability. Now I would rather help the needy than live like a normal human being" Ara said softly.

Cyril's face changed when he heard Ara's words. With a smile he held the girl's hand. "Based on a kind girl" he said slowly.