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EPS 56'S. I WANT TO GO HOME

The cold wind that blows hard makes this whole body feel frozen. The loneliness of the atmosphere made me fixate alone. How long have I walked, how far have I walked.

Why am I in a place like this. I want to go home!

Suddenly my nape felt cold as something flashed right above my head. My heart seemed to stop beating when I saw a scary figure that I usually only see in movie theaters.

“Hey,... You're new huh?”, he said with a nasal and raucous voice. It's worse than what's in the movie. I almost jumped in fear when his face was right in front of my face.

“Hahahaha.. There yaaa, the subtle creatures fear the same other subtle creatures too!” his words made me fixated.

The spooky creature flew back leaving me alone who was silently staring with a body trembling uncontrollably.

May I? What's wrong with me? Why do I feel like I am in an endless forest…?

My tears melted without feeling. Between confusion and fear, I continue this journey. I want to go home! “Mamah, papah, where are you? Brother Roy, Brother Gio.. Where are you? Help me…!! My friends, where are you??”

This road I don't know. Where else should I go. “Mamaaah!! Papaah!!! Where are you guys??”

I'm yelling. I hope someone comes to help me. But only the sound of the wind swayed the leaves of the trees along this path.

There were five small, plontos-headed kids running past me so fast. His laughter hurts the ears. And they don't seem to care about me either.

Then there was a pair of grandparents lying on the side of the road. Their bodies were thin dry just bones encased in skin. But her eyes were bright red staring at me sharply. I'm choked. Hot cold not because.

“Where are you going, son?” grandpa's greeting made me feel like I was electrocuted. My tongue is muddy, unable to speak. Only lips quiver with tears.

But strangely I didn't faint. I just felt like I was weak and light. Even my pace is getting faster.

Why is this street full of creepy-looking people. There was just a creature that made my chest stop breathing. And thankfully, they just passed by or just looked at me without anyone bothering me.

“Mamaaah…!!! Papaaah…!!! I'm scared!!” my groan with tears.

“Whispering!!”

I jumped in shock. A big black figure rebuked me from behind a big tree. His body is full of feathers. I lowered my head in fear of seeing his sinister face. There was a girl behind his armpit.

My steps are getting faster. My tears are getting louder. My heart is beating even faster.

Where am I…? I fell limp because of my tight chest. Strange voices whispered, screaming and singing. Laughing and screaming made my hair grow higher.

Ohhhoo!!! Please help me God…

I heard faintly like the voice of a teaching person. The chanting of the holy verse made me rather calm. But where the voice is. Sometimes it sounds obvious, sometimes it disappears. It sounds far away, but sometimes it sounds close.

I ran to find the direction of the voice of the person teaching. Half hysterical hoping someone would help me. Take me home. Meet my mom, papah and my brothers.

At the end of the street I saw a girl staring at me unblinkingly. His long hair almost swept the path of wagging in the wind.

Huhaaaan…!!! What world is this?? I screamed hysterically. The boy followed me from behind.

“Kakak. Thank goodness there are still people who send prayers to my sister. Me, I. I've been wandering the streets for years, no one's praying for me. I'm the son that your parents threw away, brother! I heard you parents teach, send prayers to brother.”

The girl said it made me feel sad. Whatdoes thatmean? I turned my body towards him. Her empty eyes seemed to pierce through my heart.

“Kakak wants to go home? Sit down quietly. Close your eyes brother. Remember will be brother, sister's house, sister's family. Then will reach sister's destination!”.

I looked at him no less sharply. I'm wiping my tears. I want to go home! Don't wanna keep wandering around like this. Follow directions. With hope, I'll be home soon.

The voice of the person teaching me was like it was in front of me. I opened my eyes and I saw them all I had missed. There are a lot of people in my house. Like there is a lie. All the guests were mostly the neighbors around the house.

I see you look dull. His round face looks thin. Mama sick?… Mama's tears flowed like me. In the company of the fathers, I saw papah. Wearing a gift from me on his birthday a month ago. There's Roy, Gio's brother. They were crying.

Suddenly a mother patted me on the shoulder. He looked at me in disbelief. His round eyes seemed to be about to jump out.

“Mariska?!?”

Suddenly the mother fainted until the atmosphere became rowdy. Some people tried to carry him to bring the mother into Gio's room.

Mom was finally awake. The show's done. Some people choose to go home, some continue to teach Yasin.

The mother kept looking at me sharply. He nodded his head as if calling me to get closer to him.

I approached. I saw people around looking at the mother like they did not understand her movements. Some even whispered that the mother was possessed.

I told you where I was from. Like running water, my story is so smooth and remember what happened to me.

I was crying hysterically. I can no longer tell what events I've been through.

That night I came home from school. It's not like usual, this time I came home late from 9 pm because after school at 5 pm this afternoon I went with my best friend to play first in the cafe. I was naughty. I admit that and now I regret it. It's been a week since I like to come home late. Stupidly I don't care about Mom.

Like that night. I'm home at 9 p.m. Alone anyway. On a road that was indeed quiet and famous for being prone, there were some drunken youths opposite to me. At first I stepped quickly with a careless attitude. Because I thought a drunk person being pushed would fall straight away.

Until suddenly one of them pulled my hand and clutched my body tightly. I'm mutinous. I followed her smelly body until I was released. But it turns out that some others are holding my hands and feet. They dragged me to the bushes. They savagely took away my madness. Turn around without pity.

Until the rain falls, they continue to do their savagery to me.

After that, my body was thrown into the abyss around the road.

Until I became like this. I don't know what's wrong with me. Live or die…

My tears broke telling my bitter story to my mother earlier. Thank goodness he understood. Although he was just silent with his eyes looking at me, but his tears also glistened on his wrinkled cheeks.

The mother then told me that my body had met. That night also some people from the police and local residents flocked to the place where I was raised.

“Alhamdulillah, this is the 17th day. My son Mariska can we immerse properly.” muttered papah with puffy eyes.

I wept. I want to hug my father, mother, my brothers all the people I love so much.

This is all my fault, my stupidity for not according to my parents.

The next day my body was buried near my great-grandmother's grave.

After being autopsied last night to uncover who the dajjal humans have raped*saku.

There was an all-powerful pull that led me to dart through the hallways like a labyrinth. The farther the white. The more I feel the relief. Thank God I have come home. Although my desire to return home was not granted, there was at least a place I had to go to to account for my every action.

Slowly my case unfolds. One by one the barbaric humans were thrown into a holding cell for a long time.

Even though the faces of my loved ones look withered and sad because of my loss. Papah, mamah, brother Roy, brother Gio, everyone, forgive my mistakes. Forgive my foolishness for not following your advice and words. Now I feel how much you love me. How much you protect me. I'm the only one who's stupid, who only realized after all this happened.

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