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Sunlight came into the room on my face. It didn't seem like I slept long enough. Yes, how not long, after the incident last midnight just before dawn I can close my eyes. I immediately got out of bed and headed to the bathroom in my room. Although it is daytime, but the water in this area remains cold. It feels so fresh. After a shower and wearing casual clothes, I immediately went out to greet my grandparents and headed to the dining table to fill my stomach which started to rumble.

While enjoying eating, suddenly my grandmother came. "Tumben you're up in the afternoon, can't you sleep?" Ask grandma.

"Lumayan nek, it's still an adaptation of the same atmosphere here" I replied covering up last night's events.

"Well, but you've been here 5 days. Time can't adapt."

I sighed hearing Grandma's statement just now. My grandmother is indeed the type of person who is very curious about anything, especially if she has not got the answer of what she asked, can continue to be searched with questions without stopping until the grandmother is satisfied. Very different from my grandfather who was very patient, wise, and loving. It seems to be true, if the human soul mate should be able to complement each other. In that case, my grandfather completes all the things about grandma. Fortunately, the bad nature of one grandmother does not decline to all of us, children and grandchildren.

"Kok grandma asked instead of answered?" It's true, my grandmother still asks this.

"Grandma's not a nanya, but make a statement. Confused what Sarah would answer." My answer gave a reason.

"Grandmother earlier, you why can't Semalem sleep? Would it have been 5 days here while still not at home?"

"Oh that, mmmm, yes less at home. No ordinary atmosphere at night here. Too quiet. Semalem Sarah plays mobile phones until it does not feel like before dawn." My answer finally gave me an excuse.

"Yaudah, you continue to eat you. Grandma's going ahead first."

Fyuuhh, my heart's relieved. Finally Grandma stopped asking about the problem last night again. Honestly, I'm actually not very comfortable with my own grandmother. For some reason, I feel that grandma is too arrogant, ambitious and less able to show affection for us grandchildren. So, we were all closer to grandfather. There is a family problem, immediately ask grandfather's advice so that he can find a way out.

After I finished eating, I went straight to the kitchen to find Si Mbok. There are a few things I want to ask him, including what happened last night. I wonder, whether during his stay at the home of his grandfather, Si Mbok and Mr Slamet often hear the voice of a woman who was singing in the middle of the night? If true as I thought, I'll soon find out what the mystery is behind it all. Actually it's not at all me who believes in mysterious things like this, but somehow this time I feel I have to find the answer because I have a hunch, I have a hunch, all this has to do with people in my extended family.

I saw Si Mbok cleaning the kitchen, immediately I approached him and patted his shoulder slowly.

"Astaghfirullah, O Allah!!!" Shouted Si Mbok shocked.

"Hahaha, sorry mbok. Shocked huh?" I just chuckled at Si Mbok's reaction.

"Jeez Non Sarah, ngagetin Si Mbok only. What's the matter non?"

"It's okay mbok. Not busy by the way?"

"Ga the non, it's done. Non Sarah there needs to be the same mbok?"

"Slightly, someone wants Sarah to ask to mbok."

"May, ask a non."

"Bok, do you like the sound of girls singing when it's midnight here?"

"Singing girl? Ah, not non. The Mbok never heard strange sounds here let alone the sound of a girl singing midnight. Why is it non?"

"That's it mbok. Hmm, Sarah told you but don't tell anyone just yet. Semalem Sarah denger there's a chick singing here, midnight mbok. After that, his voice moved to the room near Sarah, just disappeared before dawn, so Sarah woke up this bad luck, because it could just sleep out the sound was gone." Obviously I'm long to Si Mbok.

"Hiii, Non Sarah don't want Si Mbok that ah. The Mbok never heard that voice, do not let it be horrified deh non". Si Mbok replied while shuddering.

"Hahaha, hayooo scared huh? Hayooo be careful later tonight Si Mbok in datengin keep him singing in the ear mbok." My reply scared Si Mbok while displaying a sinister expression.

"Ah non, don't do it ah. Udah mbok want to continue this first, want to prepare the ingredients for cooking later in the afternoon."

"Okay, hahahaha."

I immediately got out of the kitchen and headed to the backyard to relax. There, I headed towards the iron swing that was near the fish pond. I'm excited to see grandfather's pet fish containing Goldfish and Koi Fish. Being cool to see the fish, it turns out that Mas Hanif has been sitting in the iron swing.

"Oh, I'm not sure about it." I said while stroking my chest.

"Salah himself said dumbly, it was still noon too. Why the hell deck?"

"Nothing, thinking of something."

"Think what? Who knows, we can help."

After some thought, I will finally tell Mas Hanif about last night.

"Every night, Sarah heard the voice of a girl singing mas. His voice was so bright, like someone else was sad. Make goosebumps,hiii."

Hearing my answer made Mas Hanif even laugh loudly.

"Hahahaha, are you scared? How can you be such a coward? He said brave." Her lips.

"Hfft, Mas Hanif would like to give you a solution or ledekin anyway? If only ledekin would go in there." Banish me with a hoe.

"OK-okay sorry, hehehe. Hanif is serious now. Ayok further again, semalem means singing how?"

I also told him things last night without being missed. Mas Hanif listened to my story seriously. Sometimes he nodded his head in understanding. Until at the end,

"Tau kok deck. A few times it's been heard at midnight." He said, enough to surprise me.

"real mas? The first time when? Last time when?" Ask again.

"The first time I forgot, it was a long time ago. But it looks like the right mas again for college assignments, the middle of the mallem is also the sound of it. Last month before you came here." Answer Mas Hanif.

"Mas Hanif told Grandpa that the sound was heard?"

"Initially, but Grandpa said there's nothing here, even though it's an old house but said grandpa here there's a guard, so there's probably nothing weird here."

"Is there a guard? What do you mean mas?"

"That's the watchful, the invisible. Yes, yes at that time. Yes mas think, as long as you do not disturb mas, you appear to be justin. We live side by side with such creatures, so we don't bother each other."

"But the midnight singing was a bother to me."

"Make you bother, make you not. Haha."

"That's sebel ah!" I replied while gently hitting Mas Hanif's arm.

"Continue saying, how are we now? I'm not curious why does it always appear at midnight?" Asking back.

"Currently curious. Have tried several times to Grandpa, but Grandpa's answer is always the same he said there is nothing here. Yaudah, finally I came to the conclusion that there is something that grandfather closed. Mas do not want to maksa grandpa story, wait for the time so that later grandfather himself told us." Mas Hanif.

"But I'm curious. I'd like to find out for myself then. Strange as it is, I felt that something was happening and the sound was like a message to me. It's like asking for help."

"Hahahaha, you. It's not like you. Sarah Mas Hanif knew it was funny and always thought logically about a problem, not even curious about mysterious things like this." Mas Hanif Ejek.

"You know, I'm confused too. Like someone pushed me to figure it all out. I hope it's just my feelings." My answer.

"Amen.."