Deepest Wound

BACK TO THE HOUSE

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Because Aunt Yani was so adamant that I would spend the night at her house, I finally complied. I slept in a room with Nisa, but it's been almost an hour I haven't been able to close my eyes. Plus the lights in the room were very bright because Nisa could not sleep in the dark. While I can't even sleep in the light of the room.

I went to the kitchen to get some water because my throat was dry. As I passed through the living room I saw it was dark because the lights in the room were turned off. I went to the room to pick up a pillow and roll then slept on that living room sofa.

Before I fall asleep I check my phone. There were many messages and calls from Kak Laras as well as Om Wandy as well. I am not ready to say where I am and surely I have not wanted to listen to Kak Laras' nagging. Kak Laras may indeed be feminine and pure girl. But he has the power to lecture people even if one day a night his voice will remain as stable as it is endless. Ckckck.

I woke up the morning when someone shook my shoulder. I opened my eyes and Aunt Yani was already standing there.

"Why sleep here?"

"Eh, yes Aunt. Last night Kak Laras called, afraid he would disturb Nisa's sleep, so I just came here and fell asleep."

I went to the bathroom to wash my face and went to the dinner table to have breakfast together. After breakfast, I went back to the hotel where I was staying. I can't stand being at Aunt Yani's house for long. My stomach feels like it will erupt because it is always told to eat a lot.

After taking a bath I lay in bed wondering if I should contact Kak Laras or let them be confused looking for me.

But what if they report me as a missing persons case?

My picture will appear in the newsmagazine.

"No no no...!" I looked for Om Wandy's contact and then pressed the green button. It didn't take long for Om Wandy to receive my call.

"Hello, Anita. Where are you?"

"I'm fine, don't worry."

"What's the matter exactly? Why did you leave the house?"

"Oma wants to marry me to Mr. Erik!"

"What's!? Haha...!"

"Enak ya, Om laughing. I want to be married to my parents even in the closet. Want to have a niece who is older than Om?"

"You, a lot of money. Ahhhh...!"

"Ishh...., since when did Om become a gini duitan eye? Ck!"

"Go home now! No one wants to get married. Then Mr. Erik has no interest in marriage with you."

"Huh!? Real ones?

"Yeah.., where would he be in the instant noodle masakin everyday. Haha...!"

"Huhhhh! You're a plumber! I swear Om is a weathered bujang!" My inner.

I haven't left home in a while, but it feels like months. Although the mattress in this hotel room is very soft, but still I miss the comfort when sleeping in my own mattress. I want to be back soon, and that means I have to get on the plane again.

There's another route back to my town. Take a boat across the ocean for a two-day trip. If not drowning, maybe I will die of boredom.Every route there is a risk of each. So I decided to get back on the plane. It's okay my mouth is tired because I have to go back to kamit reading short verses and reciting.

Before I go home I say goodbye to Aunt Yani over the phone. Because I've been caught if I have to go to his house again.

It wasn't as difficult as my first flight yesterday. This time it got even faster. Or it's just my feeling.

I called a taxi to take me home. I was tired and sleepy and finally fell asleep. The taxi driver woke me up when I got to the front of the house. After paying the taxi fare I went straight to my house even though I was still feeling anxious.

Before I got to the terrace the door was open first and who else if not Kak Laras who stood there.

"Suddenly there is business.." I replied as I went inside.

"Sudden transmission that requires you to go through the window?"

"I'm sleepy, I'll just say it again, yeah? I'm tired too." Then I closed the door.

"Anitaa! Brother is not finished!"Shouted Brother Laras while banging on my room door. But only a few moments later the door calmed down.

Drowsy and tired, I finally went back to sleep on the bed I missed.

In the dream I heard Brother Laras calling me while back banging on my bedroom door.

"Anita...!"

"Anita...!?"

I woke up with sweat drenching my forehead.

"Anita...! Open the door, it's almost maghrib. It's not good to sleep at this hour!" It turned out that Brother Laras called me also in the real world.

I rushed to the door and opened it. "Yes yes, this is awake."

"Ihh, what the hell are you. If not awakened, you will not wake up." Brother Laras back nagging.

"Dream girl...."

"What room? Where there is a dream girl who sleeps again maghrib. Do you want to be a girl?" In the area we believe if there is a person who sleeps at the time of Maghrib then that person will be easy to enter the devil or jinn. Unless it is sick, even the sick must be awakened first and can sleep again after Maghrib.

Before Kak Laras added the length of his speech I went straight to the bathroom and then after that I prayed.

After dinner Kak Laras went into the room to put Rifqy to sleep. While I was still in the kitchen selecting the contents of the refrigerator to be made into dessert.

"An, what are you doing?" Om Wandy's voice came from behind me.

"From something sweet" I answered without looking.

"There's still leftover rice as side dishes, isn't there? It's hungry."

"Oh, ada. For a moment," I said as I closed the refrigerator door and took out the side dish in the closet and placed it on the table. "Take it yourself, Om. It's in the pot," I said. Because suddenly my stomach feels mules.

We do not cook with ricecooker anymore because Kak Agil does not like the rice produced from the cooking tool. So Kak Laras cook rice using a pot and stove.

It is also a tradition that still exists in our area, that single men freely eat at the place of one of his family until he has his own family. But on the contrary, girls should not take a ride to eat at their family place unless there is a certain event. Suppose attending a wedding and other events. I also do not know since when such a custom existed. Obviously I never messed with it. All I know is if we feel hungry we have to eat, and if we feel sleepy we have to sleep 😴

...Tbc...

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