Longing Memories

Journey

This morning I woke up from sleeping with a body that felt a little more limp because of my sleep that was less soundly last night. Actually I was still reluctant to get out of bed, still want to continue sleeping again until noon, but considering if at 9 am I have to go home to my parents in the capital, soon, so inevitably I have to clean myself up soon to be refreshed.

Cold bath water is successful in making my eyes and body become fresher. It did not take long (because it was pursued by time), I immediately completed my bathing ritual in just 10 minutes. After taking a shower and getting dressed, I got out of the room and headed to the dining room for breakfast. It only looks like Grandpa and Mas Hanif are having breakfast at the dinner table. While the whereabouts of grandma when I asked grandfather, it turned out to be going outside the village to see his relatives because there is an important business.

"Sir, so leave this?" Ask Mas Hanif.

"So mas, finish breakfast I go straight in the bag to the car and we leave."

"How long do you want to be in town for Nif?" Ask Grandpa to Mas Hanif.

"A day at the cake, tomorrow is also home." Answer Mas Hanif.

After all the breakfast was done. I immediately took my things to put them in Mas Hanif's car. I then look for Si Mbok and Mr. Slamet to say goodbye. After saying goodbye to them, I immediately approached grandfather and Mas Hanif who were waiting for me on the porch of the house. "Be careful on the road. Greetings to your papa mama. Tomorrow's the right job, the job from the office is really done as well as possible." Grandpa's advice to me before I leave his house.

"Yes cake, thank you. Oh yes cake, grandma is still a long time? Sarah wants to say goodbye now so she won't be home."

"You're leaving now don't have to wait for Grandma. Don't know what time your grandmother came home, Grandpa didn't ask. Grandpa goes to Grandma."

"Hmm, you kek if that's Sarah saying yes now. Assalamualaikum cake." I kissed Grandpa's back and got into the car. Mas Hanif was ready behind the wheel of his car. Not long after that, we left my grandfather's yard.

The journey from the village where my grandfather lived to my house in the capital by driving a car did take a long time. Fortunately, this has not entered the weekend so the streets can be free from traffic jams. Along the way we filled in by chatting and listening to songs played on the car radio.

"Where, have you been tapped yet the same problem we obrolin yesterday?" I asked while opening a chat to Mas Hanif.

"Not yet dapet any deck instructions. Everything's dead end."

"Hfft, the mysterious sound problem is not finished yet, now there is another strange dream problem. What is it really about?"

"Hmm, you know why you want to come to town now?"

"I don't know, Mas Hanif hasn't told Sarah anything yet."

"Hahaha, you know purposely didn't want a story. So, that mas from yesterday want the same promise of meeting mas. The house is not far from your place."

"Oh yeah? Who's mas? Neighbor Sarah means that?"

"Not in your home area. But it's not far from there, it's a different street name from where you are."

"No, he's an ordinary office worker but knows a little about the same things that are magical."

I listened to Mas Hanif's explanation of his friend. I still can't figure out why this kind of problem (which leads to magical problems like Mas Hanif meant), it becomes increasingly complicated to ask for help from people who have special abilities to help overcome the problem.

"Sarah wants to come to the house of his friend, can't she?" I asked Mas Hanif.

"May you not be tired." The conversation in the car stopped here. The rest of my travel time was spent just closing my eyes. Not to fall asleep, but enough to make my eyes rest comfortably. Every now and then we stop by SPBU to stop by the public wc and buy some snacks at the minimarket that is there.

I don't think we'll be in the city I live in soon. The famous city never "sleeps" because there is always the activity of people who work hard to meet the needs of their lives.

In less than 1 hour we will be at my parents' house. I see Mas Hanif is still focused on driving his car. I then played my phone while checking some work emails. While looking at the phone, suddenly Mas Hanif stepped on the car brake suddenly.

Ciiitttt…

"Astaghfiullah! Why mas?" I asked in surprise. I didn't see anything suspicious from outside the car. However, there was a look of surprise on Mas Hanif's face.

"So I saw a woman standing in the middle of the street, her head bleeding like that." Mas Hanif replied with the same expression.

"Sarah didn't see anyone there. Hanif don't want Sarah."

"Ser, it was clear that there were women there, so the brake suddenly. But suddenly, isn't there? Where'd it go?"

"Halusination only time, Mas Hanif kecapean nyetir. Yaudah now goes on again mas, don't forget to read Bismillah."

Saying Basmalah, Mas Hanif started driving back while occasionally glancing right and left as if looking for something.

Without realizing it, I also felt enough air to make the feathers all over my body goosebumps. For some reason, I suddenly sensed that something was watching us from a distance.

Not long after, we arrived safely at my parents' house. Only my mother welcomed us because my father and brother were still in their offices. I feel very tired because I have traveled a long journey, as well as Mas Hanif.

Mama immediately told us to have lunch and then rest in the room. Mas Hanif occupied the guest room next to mine.

Not long after lunch, I immediately went into the room to clean my body which already felt very sticky from sweat. I unload the contents of my not-so-large suitcase to remove the clean clothes I will wear after bathing.

I went into the bathroom in my room and turned on the shower. The water from the shower was so fresh that it washed over me. I soaped my body and gave shampoo to my hair. While busy cleaning the body, I accidentally saw the reflection of a woman in the bathroom who was looking at me with a sharp gaze while smiling grinning.