Karuhuns

Section 52: Desa Dusun Mati

POV MALIKS

2 Days trip to Dusun Mati Village, as before I use bus, angkot, walk and anything that can make me closer to this location.

I was escorted by an ojek to approach this village, once I reached the location, I got here immediately treated to a view of the wet ground, with the texture of the soil uphill. I got here at 4 pm, after I searched for information from the residents near here, this village was very crowded, he said here, I have climbed through the wet land earlier, I have climbed through the wet land, many houses are inhabited by famous people. But in a matter of 5 years, a sudden flood that is not known where it came from. All the houses they built, all the wealth they accumulated and all the arrogance they displayed, were gone, swept away by the water. All that was left was clothes on the body, then they flocked away from this Dead Hamlet Village.

There was only one area, consisting of 10 houses, the only area not affected by the flood.

So since then, it was called the Village of Dead Hamlet, because no one was allowed to live besides the 10 houses.

I'm going to the head of his village to ask about Seira.

Walking through the empty houses, I saw many ‘ they roam’, the house is empty and humid, perfect.

I kept walking, because the 10 legendary houses were in the deepest part of this village, when I walked suddenly I tripped something to fall, like a rock but very big, he said, I looked towards the thing that made me fall. Ah, a head. Of course things like this I'll meet here, I feel like stepping on this head, but I can't use my knowledge, because Seira will discover my existence, then he would run further.

I finally just got up and walked, while the head kept following me, let it be, even though it was upset. It's my fault for staying stubborn here even if I'm not really sure if he's here.

My science can't be used but my eyes can't be closed either, I can see them from my childhood, I'm like Seira, but I'm not Kharsima Jagat, my Karuhunku was passed down from grandfather, my grandfather, I am not a chosen human being, so my caste and Seira are very different, I am much inferior, not to mention that my Karuhunku has run away to my brother, so my cast is falling even more.

So when Papi said we were not worth it, he was right, but not because of wealth, in the middle caste, my castle was the lowest, while the woman, had the highest caste.

Not long after, I found a house with lights, the time has shown at half 5 pm, it turns out I walked long enough, half an hour to reach residential residents.

I went into inhabited territory, all the houses had lights, there were mothers chatting, little children playing and teenagers hanging out, it was 180 degrees different, though the uninhabited place is close to this region, but the situation is very different. This place was crowded and looked more peaceful, I turned my head back, the head that followed me in a rolling way was still at the end of the road, it seemed like he did not dare to enter this inhabited place.

“Assalamualaikum, I am looking for the Village Chief, which one is his home?” I asked a group of young people, but the young man did not answer me, they were chatting. Maybe they don't accept new people?

“Assalamualaikum mom! Where is the house of the village chief?” I screamed a little, because the distance between the mothers I was doing was a bit far, about 2 meters. They are also the same, no one will answer me, let alone answer, look unwilling. It's so arrogant here.

“They won't answer you, because they can't see you.” I looked back, there was a woman standing there.

“What do you mean? Why can't they see me?” this woman is human, I know that, but what she's talking about is something that I'm hard to digest, why these people can't see me.

Then the woman turned back, and walked towards the territory I had passed earlier, I followed her, how else, she was the only one who greeted me.

We walked for quite a while, not far from the moment I tripped over the head earlier, then suddenly the woman stopped, she now turned her head towards me, while her hand pointed at something, I looked towards the direction she pointed.

“Oh no, that's my body?!” I was a little surprised because I didn't realize I was off. There were 2 men trying to resuscitate me, 2 middle-aged men.

“Hanum, try to call Mr Mantri, we have to check if he is still alive?” A man who was about 60 years old called this woman, apparently her name was Hanum.

“She's alive Bah, this is her.” Hanum pointed at me, while the man he called Abah frowned.

“Yaudah, tell her we'll take her body to Abah's place, tell her to come ya.” The man Abah called me, took me with another man.

“Our answer is yes, your body will temporarily we lay in Abahku's house, calm down, Abahku Village Chief, he will take good care of your body.”

“Ya.” I guess there's no Hanif or Adi here to help me wake up, are they good people? I don't know, all I know is, I gotta get up.

…

“Whose name?” Hanum asked, after they laid me down in the room, who was the room, the three of us were sitting in the living room, there was Hanum, me and Abahan.

“Malik.”

“What do you need Malik?”

“I'm here looking for someone, but I can't show you his face because it's on my phone.”

“I'll take your phone.” Then the woman went into the room where my body was laid, before long she came out with my phone.

“The phone is in the key, what is the password?” The woman asked.

“090788” That was Seira's date of birth.

“See photo section, photo of the person I'm looking for is at the top.”

Hanum opened my album and showed me the first photo, Seira's photo.

“Betul, I'm looking for this woman, have you ever seen her here?” I asked, Hanum gave my phone to his father.

“Tell him, the woman has been here, he even came here a few times, about once a week, tell him, if his soul has returned, he can meet the woman, he can, but before that he had to stay for a few days recuperating himself.” His brother Hanum said, I was so happy, it turned out Seira was here, I finally found you Ser, I will not use my strength to return to my body, I do not want you to be able to detect me.

I'll do whatever they tell me to do, as long as I can meet you.

“Tonight Abah will restore your soul to that body, so be prepared.” Hanum and his father left, I went back to the room where my body lay and waited for the time to turn into night.

…

We're in a pretty wide place, the field maybe. I saw my body lying in the middle of a mat-shaped field, strange. Why is everyone gathered here just to restore my soul,

I came with Hanum. There was his brother there and some men in custom clothes, Hanum clothes also looked very good. I don't care, it's important that my body comes back and I can see the woman.

“Stands here Malik.” Hanum told me to stand on a circle made on the ground, I followed his orders, really I can't detect whether this ritual is true, because I can't use my knowledge. I just believe they're good people, don't the flood pass them, good people don't get hit, these good people will help me.

From this place I saw Hanum and his Abah approaching my body, my distance with the body was about 3 meters.

I saw them do something, they cast a spell together, then suddenly I saw a black figure approaching them, Hanum saw that figure.

The figure was left alone by Hanum, he passed by Hanum and his Abah, the black figure it uterus walked and approached my body, what they did, why did Hanum let that figure, Hanum saw it, Hanum, he should have banned the black figure from approaching me, I had to do something, I tried to run, but my soul was like imprisoned, every time I would run near my body, I hit something intangible, damn it! They built a fence so my soul could go nowhere.

What exactly did they mean to do this, the black figure was gone, I saw it enter my body!!! Damn, he's hitching a ride on my empty body.

I saw the empty body start to sit up, then stand up, it seemed like my body would be used for something that was not right.

“Hanum! What are you going to do!” I'm yelling.

Hanum looked at me and smiled. They then sat on a bench that had just been provided, they put the bench in the middle of the field, 4 benches with one table. Abah and Hanum sat face to face separated by a table, beside Abah there was a man who held a paper, whether paper, then my body that had been boarded sat next to Hanum.

Then I saw a middle-aged woman approaching Hanum and my body sitting next to each other, putting a white cloth on both their heads, what the hell, they were going to do .. IJAB QABUL!!!

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Author's Note :

Malik don't go too far, see you're fooled, believe me, your love is still there, hang on to the same heart.