My mother's a ghost
The Part 39
My mother's a ghost
The Part 39
“There, Aunt.” Say Raya when they are in the middle of a durian garden.
“Oh, there's a house, huh? Let's go there.” Take Agia with a sweet smile for Raya.
The house looks empty, dark, and uninhabited. Likewise with the area around the house. Only a sizzling wind stirring the trees was heard around the gubug house. The swirling leaves give rise to a canticle full of mystery, as if sending a message to anyone who listens to it.
Agia closed her eyes for a while, she waited for the wind to sweep through her skin. That's right, the wind never chooses its object specifically for a caress. But alas, Agia did not feel that touch at the moment. Agia opened her eyes, then looked up at the moon that was not yet perfectly rounded. He misses the signs of his old life. Blowing breath from nature that always hit his mind without choosing time.
“Yuk, we go there.” Invite Agia to try to forget the nelangsa who increasingly gnawed at his mind lately.
The road precedes Agia. Two pairs of legs stepped between the leaves covering the mother earth. Some leaves of the durian tree are falling, not trying to fight the wind. They breastfed following the will of nature for the next purpose of life.
Raya and Agia are a few steps from the gubug house. Agia was advancing closer and closer, “In it what is it?” Agia asked trying to look inside the house from the crack of the door.
“Nothing, Aunt. Mbak Dara is not in this house.” Balas Raya's. Agia raised both her eyebrows. “Lantas, where is he?”
Raya pointed to a cattle pen next to the gubug house. “That's a cow pen, huh?” Ask Agia.
Raya responds by shrugging her shoulders, “don't know, Auntie. There has never been any animal there.” Anjasa Raya's.
Agia then set foot to approach the cage. A second later the voices from the direction of the banana garden sounded crowded. Agia immediately hid behind the cage.
“Tante, what's the talk? Kan, they can't see us.” Raya's speech made Agia aware, if she was no longer the same as before.
Agia laughs crisply, “right too, yes. Aunty is now a ghost. Understandably, not used to it. If Raya, it has long been a ghost?” Ask Agia.
“It looks like that, Aunt.” Sahut Raya is not so interested in Agia's curiosity.
They both noticed some adults approaching the gubug house.
“Finally to also.” Say one of them.
“Pak Firm, here I help.”
“Not bother, Miss Cahya. Not heavy. Miss Cahya must be exhausted. Rest first.” Sahut Pak Teguh polite.
“Know. I was so tired from that. Where sleepy anyway.” Reply Miss Cahya.
Agia noticed the activities carried out by her son's teachers. One of them opened the door of the house.
“Guntur Pack! How to play in.” Shouted Bu Siti who saw Pak Guntur trying to enter the house of gubug.
“Nothing. Mr. Har has asked permission to own a house. We can use this house for the rest of the children. I want to put things in.” Sahut Pak Guntur's.
“Bu Rima, take a break. Continue your journey to Post 3. Still a long way, right?” Mr. Teguh advised his colleagues to take a short break.
“Yes, Mr. Teguh. Thank ye. I sat down for a while. We will continue again, sir.” Reply Miss Rima.
“Loh, Mr Teguh not guard at Post 2?” Ask Ms. Cahya.
“Not, I'm in Post 3 with Bu Rima and Mr. Yusuf.” Reply Mr. Teguh.
“Means who is in Post 2?”
“Di Pos 3 threes only?” Ask Bu Cahya again.
“No, Miss Cahya. Later Mr. Har followed through the front. Now still guard at the camp to guard the command of the children.”
Agia realized that there was nothing suspicious of those teachers. He then moved his feet to get closer to the house. Unfortunately, Agia could not go inside. From outside Agia was concerned about the actions of the Thunder Man. Nothing is suspicious. He just pulled out the drinks from his backpack.
“Tante, this is no backpack here.” Raya said to Agia who was busy looking inside the house.
“Tas who?” Ask Agia later.
“I don't know. I think there was, deh.” Greater Sahut.
Agia then checked the black bag without opening it. It feels like mineral water in the form of a bottle inside.
“Maybe have those teachers, Raya.” Agia.
Mr. Thunder then came out of the house, and joined with other teachers.
“Raya, the evil Om you said earlier, is here not?” Ask Agia.
“Nothing, Aunt.” Answer the Short.
“Tadi Raya said that Mbak Dara is in this cage, right? Kok Aunty don't see anyone, huh?” Said Agia fishing Raya to say Dara's current position.
“There, Aunt. Under cage.” Greater Sahut.
“Under? Where's it coming in?” Agia approached towards the cattle feed crate made of wood.
“It's under wood grass place.” Balas Raya's.
***
Post 2 already appeared several hundred meters in front of the group of two. Doni looked at Sena who was walking the very back. He then went out of line to be able to match the pace with Sena.
“Why, Brother?” Sena asked when she saw Doni waiting for her arrival. Doni pulls Sena's hand and lets the other friends walk ahead.
“Nyokap lo is there, Sen.” Brisque Doni.
Sena looked around at Doni's finger pointing towards a small house.
“Oh! Right, Brother. I think I'm the same girl.” Sahut Sena was carefree when she saw Agia's whereabouts.
“Means good things will definitely side with us, Sen. God bless us.” Reply Doni.
Ragil and Riki broke away from the group. “Be careful yes you guys.” Ragil's message as they begin to turn off the lights and disappear is devoured by darkness.
Group two members continued their steps faster to get to Post 2. They walk in silence with the adrenaline rushing in rhythm with the small steps of children who have not yet touched the age of thirteen. Cold and dark enveloped the silence of exploration for them. The night was quiet and lonely, but the night in their minds remained noisy. Because, it is not the night that brings silence, but the heart that is already deserted.
***
Every night, the sky cried, as if accompanying a silent piece of heart in the darkness. That cry meant a lot, because life was still attached to me who could die at any moment.
My fear has taken control of my logic. Does my other dimensional self feel the same way about me?
