MARY

19. The Return of a Friend

"Oh, what was that? Who?"

The person whose head was tormented by Maria immediately roared, looking for a figure who dared to play with the village head, pamong,

However, the fat-bellied man wearing the uniform of the village apparatus was unaware of the presence of Maria beside him, who was now seen preparing to stab his head again,

"Repeat about the red shirt!"

Maria said as if the person would actually hear, as her hands...

Plaque!

Stabbed the head of the fat-bellied man again,

"Ouch!"

The fat man immediately turned pale, looking as if he was terrified,

"What's up, sir?"

Ask people who wear the same uniform as him, as well as narrow-eyed men,

"This head was a non-yor and after that it was also chopped,"

Said the fat man,

"Lho, who?"

They were all wailing, as clearly the fat-bellied man was walking with the narrow-eyed man, while the others seemed to be behind him but his position was a little far away, it is impossible for any one of them to do so, and if any one else did, it would be impossible for them to see no one else but their company who was there,

"Well, don't you..."

A woman who appeared to join the group did not dare to continue, she seemed to turn to the right and to the left with a scared facial expression,

"Don't what Miss?"

Ask the narrow-eyed man,

"Oh that. ngg None... None..."

The woman was afraid to mention the Dutch none for fear that the ghost appeared or even followed her home,

From the stories of many people, the ghost is haunting because it still holds a grudge against the natives who helped the Japanese army shoot him and his family, too,

"Alright, it seems like the fine creatures here have started to react, we better talk about it elsewhere, tomorrow let me invite experts to come here to clean the place of the curious spirits,"

Said the squinty man,

Maria became upset and automatically released her kick towards the man slanted from behind,

Duk!

"Felt!"

Maria was upset when the man slanted it then staggered forward and almost seemed to be spurned if only the people who were there were not helped, he said,

"What's up, sir? What's up?"

Ask them to panic,

"Some one kicked me, somebody kicked me!"

The man with narrow eyes panicked as he ran out of the Hubrecht family's rest house, Maria who was very upset finally went berserk by exerting energy slamming the leaves of windows and doors to cause a very noisy sound,

Brukhs!

Brukhs!

Brukhs!

The leaves of doors and windows throughout the rest room seemed to open their own lid, which automatically immediately made the people there run away,

Mary floated out following them, and then she stood in front of her resting house,

Maria was about to say something more, when suddenly Maria saw a man who was like walking from a distance on the village road in front of the resting house,

Meanwhile, men with narrow eyes and people wearing village uniforms who seemed to enter the car to escape like they did not see a figure who was now walking towards them,

Even when the cars they were riding in were heading in the opposite direction to the figure that was walking like a zombie, they did not see and hit the figure,

Maria rounded her pretty barbie eyes, she wanted to see carefully who the figure that when hit her body pierced through the car, she wanted to see,

He's not a human, but who is he? The mind of Mary whose eyes are somewhat minus if there is sun,

And, the longer, the figure was then seen getting closer, he led to the resting house of Mary, the,

The figure looked very thin, his face was covered with irregular sideburns,

His body was scarred everywhere, with his feet completely barefooted, and also shirtless and wearing only black leather pants,

"Non... Miss Maria..."

And...

"Miss... You don't recognize me? L'm... I'm Yusuf,"

The man sounded as if to remind Mary of him,

Ah well, Joseph, Mary was immediately jumped so happy, he certainly did not think that Joseph who had not seen for a long time, no news, no news, invisible nose and earlobe now finally appeared again,

But...

"Yusuf? You're... Are you really Yusuf?"

Mary asked as if in disbelief to see the figure of Joseph who was so thin dry like a banana tree in the middle of the Sahara desert,

"Yes Miss, I'm Yusuf,"

Joseph said, who fell before Mary,

Mary who was shocked because Joseph who seemed to have become a ghost was like fatigue,

"I'm hungry Miss, I'm thirsty,"

Joseph said as he crawled into the resting house of the Hubrecht family,

The family that he had served replaced his father who first served the family for a long time, and,

"Hungry? Thirsty? How should I give you food and drink? I haven't even eaten or drank in a long time,"

Said Mary instead of confused what to do because of the sudden arrival of Joseph who was in a state of suffering, and,

"Ah yes, you're a ghost yes Non,"

Said Joseph who finally has now managed to enter the room of the resting house,

"You are also the ghost of Suf, you are not aware that you are a ghost, haiiish..."

Mary shook her head and sat down in front of Joseph, who was still on his stomach,

"I? A ghost?"

Ask Yusuf lirih,

"Yes you're a ghost, why are you following me as a ghost?"

Ask Maria then,

"I didn't know I was Non's ghost, which I remember..."

Joseph stopped his sentence for a moment, he then painstakingly got up from his place on his stomach, then...

"You're thin like a pencil,"

Maria said it insulted her,

"The face is also a mess, the sideburns are like shrubs, just be given caterpillars,"

Mary added, making the ghost of Joseph stroke her chest,

It hurts his mouth when he speaks. Inner Joseph,

But, in fact, of all that Joseph knew, in the end only Mary could see him, along the way he walked, even into the village where he lived, no one could really hear his voice, nor did anyone see his figure,

To his parents' house, the house was empty and almost collapsed, Joseph did not know what had happened to them, and he could not ask anyone,

"I heard from the ghost up ahead, if he saw a lot of people being taken in a big truck, which includes you there,"

Mary tells the story, and Joseph excuses it,

"Right Miss, I was suddenly awakened that day by gunshots, I came out and a lot of people were arrested,"

Yusuf said, remembering,

"We young villagers who are not fighters are led to the truck, while young people who are caught participating in the struggle for independence of this nation are shot at,"

"Oh really?"

Mary asked, and Joseph nodded,

"Yes Miss, I saw you getting kicked, and Mom also got hit with a rifle, I tried to fight those who hurt my parents, but they got me into beatings all the way to the place where we had to work,"

Joseph with empty eyes,

"Hmm finally they also created a new hell for your people Suf,"

Mary said, and Joseph nodded.

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