Kosan Dwellers?

KKN (Part 5)

Our KKN has been going well for a few weeks, Alhamdulillah. Starting from health events, education, to participate in village development. We KKN members are getting closer and closer. Our affection for each one grew in just like that. How not? We've been living in one house for 24 hours sharing this story together.

Until one day I got sick. Maybe because you are too tired with such activities. I was finally given permission to go home. Than to trouble the others in the post right?

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📩 'Ang, quickly return to post dong! It's quiet here without you. Kangen.' (Ang \= mbak/ teteh)

That afternoon I was sleeping at home got a short message from the postmen. I smiled reading their messages. I miss you too, really. I miss being together every morning until night. Already five days I stranded myself at home, while others are still struggling in the village of Clove realize all the agenda that we have made.

📩 'Wait two more days. I'll be back in the post. I'm also kangeeeeen.'

I sent them a reply, my roommates. That afternoon we talked through a short message.

***

That morning I returned to the post between my father, not yet strong I rode the motorcycle alone in the recovery period. Arriving there, my friends welcomed me happily, Alhamdulillah.

But because that morning I was not too strong for this activity, so the first day in the post I spent to stay in the rented house with a friend who got a picket that day.

The night came ....

We are ready to go to sleep. I have taken my sleeping position at the very edge, which is to squeeze into the wall close to the door. I've put on my blanket, it's pretty cold in there at night.

Members of my room are around the corner yaa, I forget exactly how much. That night before I went soundly, one by one they woke up from their sleep and chose to move to sleep in the living room/TV room, tumben.

"I'm moving forward yeah, crumple here" said one of my friends while carrying his pillow and blanket. I just glanced, then continued to prepare for sleep.

Soon, another friend of mine got up. "I came to the middle room ah," he said while carrying his favorite pillow.

It has been reduced by two members, now the room begins to feel stiff. But before long, one of my friends also got up.

"I'm also ah sleeping in the living room yeah, want to watch TV first," he said soon passed.

That is, one by one my roommates moved into the living room, all of them. Until now, I was the only one left in the room. I scrunched my forehead in wonder. Why are those kids?

"Why sleep on the floor anyway? Here's what's with me!" I looked up from the door and asked them to go back into the room.

In the usually empty living room, the night became full because my roommates who suddenly moved there. They prefer to sleep on the floor that they allocate with a cloth or holster than in a room that clearly has a mattress even though only a floor mattress. Two of them slept on the sofa.

"I sleep here ah, bosen sleeps inside." One of my friends chimed in.

"I'm also here ah, sultry inside" said one of the others.

I scrunched my forehead again. Bosen, chopstick, sultry? What the fuck are they trying? And for many days they slept in this room crowded, and safe. Why did they complain that night?

"Here sleep fast, still weak you tuh. I want to watch TV first" Nani replied at last.

I'm nodding. Because I am still in recovery. I also before going to bed was still taking medicine from a doctor who had not run out. I went back into the room and laid my body there alone. I looked at the room that was empty that night. It's pretty big if there's nobody like this.

"Yeah, sleep better yourself. I can stretch out my legs and hands as I please," I thought inwardly.

I finally slept alone in my room that night.

***

In the morning as usual we stormed ourselves with each other's activities. There are those who queue the bathroom, some go out to buy breakfast, some are busy drying clothes, various kinds. While I was still silent in the room because my body was still less fit.

"This is Vi" said one of them while giving my order cake.

I was alone in my room, now accompanied by three of my friends. We started eating the breakfast we bought.

As I ate my breakfast, the three friends in front of me whispered and pushed each other. I don't understand what's wrong with them? From last night they were acting strange.

"What the hell is it?" Askaqua.

"You, you!" They're whispering. But because my distance is not far from them, automatically hissing whispers they I hear.

"Ooooy, what's up????" I asked again.

"Hehehe, gini Vi. I feel sorry for you too." said Asih in the end want to open his mouth. Sentence cut.

"Pity why?" I don't get it.

They looked at each other for a while, then as if to code Asih to continue his speech.

"Sorry yes last night we have not told you and instead let you sleep alone in the room" he said hesitantly.

"Why is that why? I slept well last night" I replied honestly. Because I slept well last night. Moreover, there is still the influence of sleeping pills from the drugs I take.

"Actually as long as you are sick, here there are events" he said still in a doubtful tone.

"Genesis? What the?" I'm curious. When Asih said 'events', the first thing I thought about was one of us having a date or something like that. Since we male and female students have been together all this time, maybe there are some of us who fall in love with each other? Cinque? Love location?

"Emmm, last night, from under the window of the room there was a cry" Asih said while pointing at the window of the room we occupied at that time. It just so happened that across the window was an empty garden, as I told you in the previous episode.

I quietly listened.

"But as you can see, there's nobody there." Asih continued his story.

I'm still quiet.

"We're all scared, right? Plus the sound of his crying continued until midnight. So ..." Asih broke his sentence. I looked at him fixedly. "So, starting that night we all slept in the living room."

I sighed, O Allah, I was allowed to sleep alone last night. Turns out they've been scared of this room from a few days ago?? I glanced sharply. I'm upset with them too. Why didn't they just tell me that night?

"Maha." They laughed, understanding the meaning of my eyes.

"Yes, sorry Vi. We were going to tell you, too, but forgetfulness until last night. So yes we have this story again, hehe," Asih said with a guilty look.

"Ck!!"

I was quiet, I was thinking. All this time everything was fine. Inside the post there were no strange things happening all along. But when I'm not around, why are 'they' just starting to show their existence?

"Oh yeah from tomorrow the boys start sleeping here" he continued.

"Huh? Sleeping here? Why indeed?" I'm appalled. Because yes, why do they sleep in one house with us women? They also have their own post, right?

But my question is not answered. They even look at each other.

What was?