Droplets of Night Creatures

240. Senior Neighbor

Meanwhile Aruna and Ria had just finished praying for the toddler. Then Aruna spread her gaze to the corner of the room.

At that time Aruna saw the spirit of the toddler crying in the corner of the room. Aruna who could not see the toddler crying also seemed to pull out of the room. Ria seems to still survive in the room and is talking with the toddler's mother.

" What's the pain, ma'am...?" ask Ria who knows if the toddler has a fever since the afternoon.

" It's not bad, Ma'am Ria. Just a normal fever. When I pasted the thermometer was also hot only 39°..," said the mother of the toddler while staring at the body of her child.

" What's the seizure as well, ma'am...?" ask Ria again.

" Last seizure before he died. That's all.." said the toddler's mother.

Ria stretched out her hand and rubbed the woman's back. Slowly the woman began to feel calm.

While Aruna seems to try to communicate with the spirit of the toddler whose body is still in the house.

" What's your name, honey...?" asked Aruna gently.

" Pipit..," said the toddler's spirit while crying.

" Pipit why, it hurts...?" ask Aruna.

" Pipit scared Aunt. Here it is dark, quiet..," said the spirit of Pipit in between his tears.

" Who brought Pipit to that dark and desolate place...?" ask Aruna.

" No tau Aunt. But Pipit doesn't like it here. Aunty can bring Pipit to meet Mama. Pipit sounding Mama but Pipit can not touch Mama. Why Aunty...?" ask the spirit of Pipit.

" Aunty can't help Pipit now. Patience pipit ya..," said Aruna while holding back her tears.

" When can Aunty help Pipit ?. Pipit was afraid of Auntie..," said the spirit of Pipit again this time accompanied by a very loud cry that made Aruna agitated.

" cup. Pipit don't cry, dear..," pinta Aruna.

" But Pipit was afraid to see that Auntie...!" pipit said while pointing at the crowd of people who were sitting in front of the rented house of Pipit's parents.

Aruna turned to the direction Pipit pointed to and was surprised to see a large black figure naked and three-horned on his head seemed to be standing behind a man. Aruna frowned because she could guess who the creature really was.

" Pipit knows the three-horned black creature...?" ask Aruna carefully.

" Yes Aunty..," said the spirit of Pipit.

" Know where...?" ask Aruna.

" He who brought Pipit away from Aunt's house. He who has bitten Pipit as well..," said the spirit of Pipit frightened.

" Athaghfirullah aladzim. So Pipit's been bitten with him. What hurts...?" ask Aruna.

" It hurts aunty. Pipit yelled for help but no one came. Pipit also called Mother and Father but they also did not denger..," said the spirit of Pipit while crying.

" Is Pipit alone in there...?" aruna asked with a trembling voice holding back the cry.

" There are some rich little kids too Pipit there Auntie. But Pipit doesn't know them. They were also crying in pain from being beaten by the same fierce guard. Said the fierce guard they should be willing to recite all that the guard was told.

" What did the guards tell Pipit and friends do...?" ask Aruna.

But not to mention the spirit of Pipit replied, suddenly a large wind seemed to approach and hit Aruna until he was pushed down. Luckily a middle-aged woman seemed to be quick to catch Aruna's body. While Pipit's spirit immediately ran away as the hard wind greeted.

" You're Gapapa Mbak...?" ask the woman.

" This mother is pregnant, right...?" ask the woman.

" Yes Ma'am.," said Aruna quickly.

" Duh, again pregnant kok menggelayat hek Mbak. Pamali...!" said the woman with a panicked face.

" Pamali how the hell is Ma'am...?" asked Aruna not understanding.

" Pamali tuh means not good if violated. Usually something bad will happen to you or your baby. And usually again it has to do with mystical things. But hopefully nothing happens. You don't know, you don't" said the woman, smiling meaningfully.

Aruna could only nod in resignation at the woman's words. Then Aruna again circulated his view to find the existence of the spirit of Pipit but nil. Pipit's spirit is no longer there. There were only three-horned naked black creatures that seemed to stand while staring fixedly at Aruna.

Aruna also turned her gaze to another direction because she did not like to see the condition of the creature without clothes.

Shortly afterwards a voice of a man greeted the people. Aruna turned his head and found a man as old as he believed to be an ustadz seemed to walk up to the residents who immediately welcomed his presence with enthusiasm.

When the old man came, Aruna saw the three-horned black creature immediately darted away and disappeared somewhere. Aruna concluded that the old man was a figure feared by the black creature.

" So we can go now. We take it to the musholla first to be sholated, then we take it to the cemetery.", said the old man named Ustadz Makki.

" Good Mr. Ustadz...!" sahut citizens together.

After that, the people started moving. Some lined up outside the house, some picked up Pipit's body using a coffin. All the residents stood to release the sudden death of Pipit with a sad face.

Aruna and Ria stand side by side right on the porch of Pipit's house with other residents. At that moment Aruna accidentally saw Luluk and Usi standing not far from the tree where the men had gathered. Aruna observed the two silently and was shocked at the glimpse of the faint smile on the lips of the two.

" Writing what Run is, really serious...?" ria asked while nudging Aruna's arm.

" You know two girls standing there RI...?" ask Aruna.

" Which one...?" ask Ria.

" That's the plastic chairs there." said Aruna, pointing at Usi and Luluk.

" Oh, they're senior neighbors here.." said Ria casually.

" Senior neighbor how the hell does RI mean...?" asked Aruna not understanding.

" They are the longest rented residents here. His names are Luluk and Usi. If usually the rented residents here only last monthly or at most a year, but they can survive here for many years. If it's not wrong, it's four or five years. Why the hell is Run...?" ask Ria.

" Gapapa, I just strangely squirm their movements earlier. When everyone showed a sad face, uh they both had happy smiles. Isn't that weird, huh...?" asked Aruna while nagging her hair that covered her face.

" Their time is so Run...?" asked Ria in disbelief.

" Yes RI. Time I lied anyway, no luck tau..," said Aruna a little annoyed.

" I'm sorry that's not what I mean, dear Aruna. I believe in Lo Run. I'm just surprised that they are so rich. Because after I they are quite tight with his mother Pipit..," said Ria while clutching Aruna's shoulder.

Aruna frowned at Ria's words.

" If the guy who uses gray batik is who RI...?" asked Aruna while pointing at the man beside Usman with the tip of his chin.

" I don't know Run. I just saw him this time. Maybe this village elder too. You see, I see everyone is looking down the same reverence he was..," said Ria.

Aruna could only sigh long because he could not get a bright spot from the problem of the death of a toddler named Pipit who was believed to have died in an unnatural way.

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