Longing Memories

Alone at Home

I was a little surprised when I touched him and asked him if he was sick? There was no response from my mom. In fact, my mom just left me and walked quickly to her room and closed the door with a little slamming.

I was surprised because my mother does not usually behave like that, during this time my mother is famous as a gentle woman of his heart. I decided to settle down first because I thought my mom was having a problem and didn't want the problem to be known by her son, so at that time I went straight to my room and rested my body until I finally fell asleep long enough and woke up before the magrib as it is today.

“Pa? Papa?”, I shout to call papa. Fear has started attacking me now.

“Mas Evan? Mas Ivan?”, this time change I shouted the two names of my twin brother.

Still not heard a single word or answer from my family members in this house. With a raging feeling, I managed to turn on all the lights and close the window curtain that was on the lower floor of this house, and after that I headed towards the television to turn it on and watch it, at least reduce the fear I am feeling.

The television was already on and I chose the soap opera comedy so that the atmosphere of the house feels a little crowded because of the laughing sound of the people on the television screen. Suddenly I remembered that my phone was still left in my room.

Duh, hp missed in the room again. Males really should go upstairs. I'm in a dilemma, though, but I finally decided to go back to my room upstairs to pick up my phone and my bag because after thinking it was better I went out of the house to calm down and find out the whereabouts of all my family members at this time.

With my heart beating fast and while looking around the situation, I walked towards the stairs and finally reached my room which was not too far from the stairs. With lightning fast, I took the phone that was on the mattress and also my handbag without changing my clothes let alone washing my face.

I went back downstairs and immediately turned off the television, then rushed out of the house exactly to the terrace of the house first. A little relieved of my heart when I was in front of the terrace, although Adhan Mahgrib had begun to reverberate and I should have been inside the house, but for now I decided to ignore the ban.

I opened an online vehicle application and intended to order an online motorcycle taxi in order to get me to where I was going and it didn't take me long to get my online taxi order, written the name “Sadikin” as the identity of the online motorcycle driver who will drive me.

While waiting for the arrival of the online ojek, I played my phone while replying to messages from some of my friends. Sometimes I look inside the house through the window glass gap that has been blocked by the curtain, and when I peeked through that gap I still felt that there was someone walking back and forth in my house. I am still looking at this phenomenon.

Drrrttt. drrttt.

Ah, my phone rang and when I saw the identity of the caller, it was from my papa.

“Hallo. Assalammu’alaikum, pa. Papa where?” I asked without making small talk.

“Walaikumsallam papa's beautiful son. Papa, mama, same mas-mas you're at grandpa's house now. Where are you?”

“Ih papa, why not Sarah? When did you get there?” I asked with a slightly spoiled tone.

“Tomorrow has come home, this is just want to see the situation of grandma. Wh why? Kangen yes?” Ask my papa with a sneer.

“Huu pede, hahaha. Yaudah pa, Sarah permission today nginep at home temen ya.”

“Loh, why not sleep at home? Did you just come home from work, did you not cape?”

“Gak, pa. Fad alone at home, mendingan mingle equally temen.”

“Walaikumsallam.”

When ending the phone call with papa, along with the challenge of the online motorcycle that I ordered earlier.

“Assalammu’alaikum. Excuse me, neng. With Neng Sarah?” Ask the father of the online motorcycle from outside the fence.

“Walaikumsallam's chat. Yes, sir, I am Sarah. Mr Sadikin?” I answered while approaching him.

“Iya, Neng. I'm Sadikin. Sorry if the old father picked him up, it stopped first at the mosque for Magrib-an a moment.”

“Iya sir is okay. Yuk, sir. Depart now.” I locked the fence padlock first and then stood beside Mr. Sadikin's motorbike to wear his online motorcycle helmet.

While wearing a helmet, I see the direction of Mr. Sadikin's eyes continue to look towards the terrace of my house. “Pak, let's go,” I said resuscitate Mr. Sadikin's daydreams. “Ah Yes, Neng.”

We went to the address I was going to, which was none other than Andre's apartment. Don't get me wrong, this is just my first destination before I'm going to stay at one of my best friend's houses. I deliberately did not inform Andre first because he intended to give a surprise for him and wanted to ask for help to be delivered to my best friend's house.

Along the way to Andre's place, Mr. Sadikin and I talked a lot to fill the travel time is quite long because of the effects of traffic congestion. Until suddenly, Mr. Sadikin issued a statement that made me a little surprised.

“Neng, don't be too dumb and don't be too often alone somewhere yes,” said Mr. Sadikin.

“What do you mean, sir?” My answer.

“Yes, this is an honest father to Si Neng. Earlier I saw on the porch of Neng's house there was a woman whose hair was disheveled, her clothes were blood, her face was very shoots, again glaring at us both fitting earlier we were standing in front of the pager.”

“Astagfirulloh, really sir?”

“Iya really Neng, I did not lie. It's up to Neng to believe the father or not, only if you can saranin father, who as I said earlier, do not be dumbfounded and do not like to be alone, as much worship and prayer, just as much, God willing all is safe, Neng.”

“Iya sir, thanks for the suggestion. Duh, I goosebumps,” said I gave a response. I deliberately did not tell the incident in the house with Mr. Sadikin, because I think it is not an important thing to tell others. But hearing Mr. Sadikin's words just now, it was enough to make me conclude that my incident when in my own house was indeed true.

“Not to be afraid, Neng. The degree of such a creature is below that of humans. We just have to always keep ourselves from their incitement so as not to get caught up in bad deeds.”

“Good, Sir. Thank you for the advice.”

“Sama-sama, Neng.”