I Believe I Can See Ghosts

Kala

It is not easy to become a Kala Madhara Adyatama who was born with special abilities. Since childhood he likes to be hysterical himself, when looking towards an empty house and a dark place. Or when passing, in an area that famous people say haunted.

Once he was familiarly accosted, saying that he often saw terrible figures. But he was taken care of since infancy by his late mother's family, which is very realistic and does not believe in supernatural things.

Although the family came from the region, almost all of its citizens believed such a thing. But his mother's family was not.

Since the first time he was often hysterical, his mother's family always took Kala to the doctor. They were afraid that the child was in serious pain.

But every time he came to that place, every time Kala was declared not sick. For the next he is considered by his mother's family, as a child who only likes to seek attention.

"Yetoooo."

"Yetoooo."

"Yetoooo."

Tonight she was hysterical. The grandmother, om, and one of her tants approached the boy. He is 15 years old, and he has not changed.

"Yetoooo."

"Yetoooo."

"Then, Kala."

There were voices of grandmother, om and tantenya calling.

"Yetoooo."

"Yetoooo."

It was hysterical, until then.

"Rubby."

"Plaaaac."

A punch and a slap landed on his face, until Kala suddenly fell silent among the men.

"Other thing you saw today, huh?"

Om or the husband of his aunt, now asked in an annoyed tone. Look at her sharp eyes raining down, as if she was about to swallow Kala alive.

"That's Ganesha waking up because of you." The aunt chimed in, while menoyor the head of Kala.

"You know it's not hard to put a baby to sleep. I'm a teenager too, still like to shout unclear." continued the aunt again.

When still in shock, continue to look towards the back of the grandmother

"After oma, there's a long hair chick. His face was shattered." Kala said trembling.

The family breathed almost simultaneously.

"That's what you've been talking about for years, tired of not knowing."

The aunt's husband joined Kala's head.

"In case you yell again, Oma will put you in the barn." This time the grandmother made a sound.

Before long they all came out of Kala's room, and Kala cried and buried her face between her legs.

There was no hug for the teenager, never once in his life had he felt the tenderness of the treatment. Just punch after punch that he had received all this time.

Indeed he could have retaliated, because at school he was very good at fighting. Because all this time he was always considered strange and in bully.

Countless more, the children of people who had been battered in Kala's hajar. It does not rule out the possibility, if he can beat up om, aunt, and grandmother. But Kala refused to do so.

Because he felt that they were all his family. Kala only has them, and they are the ones who have raised Kala since Kala's mother passed away.

It did not seem appropriate that he retaliated with violence, although it sometimes occurred to him.

***

"It's time, ma'am, Galuh can't stand the boy."

The sister of Kala's late mother named Galuh, who had beaten the nephew, now told her mother. They were in a meeting in the dining room.

"Mom should give Kala his father. Galuh had heard that his father's family was rich, they would have been able to take care of the child. Why should we continue to be difficult." Galuh said again.

"But now the father has no mother, just love the child to his father's family. I'm the same sasono wants to live quietly, ma'am. Ghandi and Gita also want peace. The three of us brothers don't want to bear the sins of his mbak Gayatri."

"Yes, you find out where the father of the child is now. Just keep sending him there."

"In Gayatri's notebook, there's still the man's address. Galuh found the note in Gayatri's bedroom."

"Yes, you find out if he's still there or not. If so, send Kala there immediately."

"Good ma'am." replied Galuh.

***

Somewhere.

A psychiatric doctor has just finished treating patients. It had entered lunchtime, so he took a break and got his lunch in the hospital canteen.

"Bro."

Enrico, a fellow doctor and friend since school days, was seen approaching the doctor.

"Lo's late, I think it's still an operation" the psychiatric doctor told Dr Enrico.

"So long and I'm really a laper, I swear."

"Philip's late doctor, Enrico's doctor."

A nurse came over and greeted the two.

"Siang sus." answered the two simultaneously, then sat down on the available desk chair.

While the nurse passed. A short time later, a female doctor passed by and looked over and smiled at the two.

"Where's Phil?" ask Enrico to Philip.

"Where's what?" Philip asked back in astonishment.

"That's doctor Zahara." said Enrico again.

"Well, what do you expect me to answer?" Philip asked again.

"Lo really don't ngeh, if Zahara's doctor likes lo?"

"Hhhh." Philip sighed.

"Tau me." he said later.

"But yes, you want to be flanked."

"Don't you have the same feeling as him?"

Again and again Enrico asked. Philip shook his head while devouring his food.

"Don't you, you still want to be with Gayatri."

Philip sighed and dropped his gaze onto the dinner plate.

"Udah is sixteen, bro. Maybe he's married and has three children" Enrico said.

Philip remained silent.

"Lo is like him, a different belief. Your parents do not give thanks, their parents also do not approve. Not going to meet, mending lo already. Look at me, even though I failed in building a household. But I've been married, you've never been at all. Who likes it too much."

"It's not easy for me, Ric."

Philip finally made a sound.

"Gue knows sixteen years have passed, but it feels like a new one."

Philip sighed. The 37-year-old man seemed to have no more passion, to continue eating.

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