Droplets of Night Creatures

46. Mysterious Room

Aruna, Ria and Kenzo were walking towards the classroom when they crossed paths with Fadil and Agung. They are different faculties. Aruna, Ria and Kenzo are in the faculty of Economics and Business, while Agung and Fadil are in the faculty of Law. Even so, they still make friends. Sometimes in between breaks they meet to just share the story as it is today.

“ It's still only a few weeks We go to college, so we can still get rich gini. What if it's been over a year we can still be rich gini yes.?” asked Ria who was more like that murmur.

“ How to say Ri, what's wrong..?” ask Fadil while chewing the fried beans.

“ Gapapa. I only care about people who were in the early days of Ospek but now have become foreigners who pretend not to know.

“ Time anyway, is there a rich one like that..?” ask Aruna.

“ Exist. Look there...,” said Ria while pointing to the campus gate.

“ That's Galang, Eri equals Dita..,” said Kenzo.

“ Yes. Try to see how they behave. Galang is still alive, but Eri Sama Dita even rich cuek never known. Sad I squirm it. Though Ospek time the three of them are very sticky..,” said Ria.

Aruna and her four friends stared at the three students who passed by at the campus gate. Galang looks disappointed when Dita and Eri ignore his greeting. Though it was clear if the two girls saw and heard his greeting earlier. Galang looked at Dita and Eri who continued walking without even once looking at him. Seeing this, Fadil rushed to Galang and invited him to join.

When Fadil embraces Galang's shoulders and brings him together, the four friends seem to smile at Galang's presence.

“ Where the hell Lang, rich people confused so..” said Agung while thrusting a glass of coffee towards Galang.

“ Want to go out for food, because it is cheaper..,” said Galang honestly.

“ Oh that. We also just finished eating soto at street vendors there. Aren't you guys.?” ask Kenzo

glancing at his four friends.

“ Yes...,” sahut Aruna, Agung, Ria and Fadil together.

“ Time anyway. Emang Lo ga shy to eat at the foot of five Run..?” ask Galang not to believe.

“ Ga lah, why shame. I pay kok ga ngut...,” said Aruna relaxed.

“ But Dita same Eri shy eat on foot five. He said rich people are hard...,” said Galang while sipping coffee in front of him.

“ Oh if that's the taste and habit of Lang. Maybe Dita same Eri ga used to eat in the emperor so talk rich that way..,” said Aruna mediate.

“ Yes Run. It is difficult to change the habit that has been ingrained in the flesh.” said Ria cynically.

“ They do not know if the taste of roadside cuisine is rich so it is also ok, cheap again. Perfect fit for rich students Kita...,” said Fadil while grinning.

“ Yes. Especially if you fit the stage of the rich moon gini. Must pay for spending in order to stay on campus but eat not late.” said Agung added.

“ Say aja ngirit Gung, use the phrase njlimet kaya so the ends also just want to say it right...,” said Ria to make her friends laugh.

“ Do not be too honest dong Ri..,” said Agung while docked towards Ria.

“ Napain. Hush... hush...,” expels Ria while shaking her hand.

“ Kangen Ri...,” said Agung with a funny mimic until his five friends laughed.

“ Hueeekk. Udah yuk Run, We go back to class aja..” take Ria while holding Aruna's hand and take her away from the four men who are still laughing.

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Aruna was walking slowly while carrying a pile of books in her hand. In front of Aruna was seen a man who was a lecturer in his faculty was stepping while calling with his cellphone. Aruna continued walking until she arrived in front of the room.

“ Well, taro on the table just there. Thanks yes...,” said the lecturer with a smile.

“ Equally. Excuse me sir, good afternoon..,” said Aruna politely.

“ Good day. Uh, what's your name..?” asked the lecturer as Aruna was about to close the door.

“ Aruna Pak...,” Aruna says fast.

“ You are not from the faculty of Engineering right.?” ask the teacher again.

“ Yes Sir. I am from the faculty of Economics..,” said Aruna.

“ Pantesan I just this time wriggling You. Thank you once again, Aruna..” said the lecturer to make Aruna smile.

“ I say yes Sir..” said Aruna who was accepted by the lecturer.

Then Aruna rushed to leave the lecturer's room. He saw the Kautsar sitting with his friends. Aruna turned her body to find another way because she did not want to cross paths with the Kautsar.

Aruna breathed a sigh of relief as she managed to evade the Kautsar. Previously Aruna did accidentally cross paths with the lecturer of the Faculty of Engineering. Aruna saw the troubled lecturer carrying a pile of books. Especially at that time the lecturer was also answering the telephone. Stationery stored in his shirt pocket also fell to make the lecturer overwhelmed. When Aruna offered to help the lecturer gladly accepted it.

And now Aruna is down another ‘’ road he chose earlier.

“ Because of him I have to go a long way. Uh, but this is where yes...,” muttered Aruna while circulating her gaze.

In the distance Aruna saw a woman walking staggered while holding her stomach. The woman was dressed shabby. With kebaya and subordinate batik cloth that looks worn and torn in some parts. His white hair unraveled irregularly to cover part of his face. A great curiosity brought Aruna closer to the woman and greeted her. But unfortunately the woman ignores Aruna and continues to walk away from her.

Feeling his good efforts did not get a response Aruna was ready to leave but he paused because he heard a groaning sound. Apparently the old woman who was called Aruna fell on the ground.

“ Grandma why, did anyone get hurt..?” asked Aruna gently.

The woman raised her face to look at Aruna and made the girl surprised. The two eyes of the woman were just empty holes. The woman's facial skin was also full of incision wounds that had dried up. The woman grinned displaying her golden teeth with red tongue and lips. From between her lips looks a lump of tobacco to make Aruna understand where the red color on the tongue and lips of the woman came from.

“ Why here..?” ask the woman in a hoarse voice.

“ I....,” Aruna speech is interrupted when a voice calls her name to make Aruna turn her head.

“ Aruna, why there...?!” that voice is none other than Kautsar.

“ I want to nolongin again..,” Aruna speech again interrupted when looking around him.

“ Nolongin who..?” kautsar asked as he stepped closer to Aruna.

Aruna was silent because she no longer saw the old woman she had met. Moreover, Aruna also did not see the row of large trees that he had seen. Aruna realized that she had just crossed dimensions.

“ Nobody....,” said Aruna while trying to get away from Kautsar.

Aruna's steps were stopped because his hand was blocked by the Kautsar. Aruna turned her head while looking intently at the Kautsar.

“ Lepasin hands I...,” says Aruna.

“ Why Do You Hate the same as I am Aruna. What's wrong I same Lo...?” kautsar asked while releasing his hand.

“ Why ask me, ask yourself Lo..,” said Aruna ketus.

Kautsar let out a long sigh of annoyance at Aruna's reply. There are still many things that Kautsar wants to convey to Aruna unfortunately at the same time the bell starting lecture sound.

“ You better not pass here Run, danger..” Kautsar said as he stepped in the opposite direction to Aruna.

“ Stop ngikutin I rich time in SMA first Kautsar..!” said Aruna loudly to make Kautsar surprised and turned his body to face Aruna.

“ Lo tau..?” ask Kautsar in disbelief.

“ Yes and I don't like it..,” says Aruna.

“ Not the will I admit it's Aruna. I was just told...” Kautsar said.

“ Whatever the reason you should know if it is not necessary anymore now.” said Aruna.

“ Oohh, so that makes Lo hate the same as I Run.?” ask Kautsar.

“ One of them is yes..,” said Aruna to surprise Kautsar.

“ One of them, it means many dong cause Lo ga like the same I...,” said Kautsar riled while staring at the back of Aruna which is getting farther away.

Then the Kautsar set foot leaving the place. Aruna is seen running small towards the class. Aruna accidentally passed through the room near the mysterious hall and stopped her steps right in front of the door.

After making sure no one saw her, Aruna slipped into the room that turned out to be unlocked.

“ Assalamualaikum..,” greet Aruna half whisper while closing the door.

Aruna held her breath as she looked at the messy and dirty room. The walls of the room look full of footprints and brownish-colored hands that creep upwards. Tear window curtains at the bottom. The ceramic covering the floor looked raised and broken as if it was being pushed by a force from the ground. Some ceramics are open and no longer cover the floor perfectly. The ceiling of the room also looks dirty with black patches.

“ What is this really about..?” ask Aruna in my heart.

Suddenly a black shadow flashed swiftly from behind the raised ceramic. After circling for a moment inside the room, the shadow stopped. From where he stood Aruna saw the black shadow slowly displaying a real form shaped like a very large human.

From where she stood Aruna could see the change in figure clearly. Aruna thought that it was a female figure because she had long hair to dangle to the floor. As if realizing that he was being observed, the large creature turned towards Aruna and quickly shot towards Aruna.

Aruna seems ready to face the creature's attack. But again a voice greeted Aruna to make the creature disappear just like that. Before the creature had completely vanished, Aruna could still see her grinning face furiously with one colored horn

black sticking out on his forehead.

“ Who's in there...?!” ask a security person while pushing the door open slightly.

Aruna hides behind the door hoping the security doesn't see her. Uncomfortable with the room, the security rushed to close the door and left.

“ Alhamdulillah..,” muttered Aruna while sighing in relief.

“ Don't mention that sentence here..!” said a voice loudly along with the hot wind and ceramic floor fragments that moved wildly towards Aruna.

Not wanting to be hurt, Aruna rushed out of the room with a sweat that soaked her face and body.

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