Mystery Mirror

Jamu Carp

Sarah continues to massage ***********, no matter the pain she feels. For Sarah, the important thing right now is that her milk can come out smoothly. His mind grew increasingly scared to hear the cry of the tiny baby beside him. The baby continued to cry hungry, not getting enough food intake because Sarah's milk was not smooth.

"Don't stress too much, just think about the baby" Darmi tried to calm down. Sarah just smiled faintly in response to Darmi's advice. How he did not stress, Sarah had to bear all the burden of this sin alone. The man who was impregnating her suddenly disappeared. Sarah's own family expelled him for bringing disgrace. The only person who wants to accept Sarah is mbok Darmi, her former nanny.

"Simbok has ordered herbal medicine for neng Sarah, so that the milk is smooth. Drink it later! Bit bitter, it's okay, right? Trying to make a child"

"Yes, mbok. Thanks"

"Today the cymbok started work at the Mansyur Hajj house. It was late in the afternoon, but it could be late at night. Is Sarah okay at home?"

"It's okay, mbok. Later if you are healthy, let Sarah work. Sorry Sarah yes, Mbok. Sarah's getting pregnant with mbok Darmi."

"Already, don't think too weird. Look even fun Nak Sarah here, the house so not lonely. Let's go first!"

"Be careful, mbok!"

***

The day is approaching evening, mbok Darmi has not yet come. While carrying her crying baby, Sarah waited for Darmi's mom with anxious feelings. He was afraid of something happening, let alone mbok Darmi went by bicycle. The old woman had also started to suffer from night blindness.

"Excuse me!"

A young woman came knocking on the door with a bottle of water in her hand.

"Oh..yeah, who's looking?" ask Sarah.

"Anu.this is mbak, the jam," the woman offered a bottle of green potion. Sarah hesitated to receive the bottle.

"This was yu Darmi's message" said the woman reassured Sarah, as if she could read the hesitation on her face.

"Oh.iya. Thank you, ma'am" answered Sarah who had difficulty accepting the herbal medicine while swinging her baby who was getting fussy.

"The first child?"

"Yes"

"Maybe hungry is mbak. Is it okay?"

Sarah simply replied with a bitter smile.

"Mama hasn't had a shower yet? Here I help, mbak" the herbal medicine seller offers help to hold baby Sarah. But she hesitated to give her baby.

"Just calm. I also had a son, Mbak. Know how to take care of the baby. Maybe because he felt uncomfortable yet to take a shower. So sniffling to the baby. The name of the child, it is very sensitive to the feelings of his mother. Especially baby kids. That's why she's fussy, because her mom's nervous too." The woman reached out and spoke at length, as if she were drugging Sarah. Gradually she unconsciously gave her baby. It's magical! Baby Sarah immediately stopped crying when she was in the arms of the herbalist. Sarah smiled with relief. He began to believe it.

"Mbak, I'm nitip for a second can ya? I want to take a shower, not for long!"

"Please. No need to rush" he replied smilingly looking at baby Sarah.

Not missing the opportunity, Sarah rushed to the bathroom to quickly clean up. The water that washed his body felt like heaven. From the bathroom, he heard someone humming.

Wis cep menengo my son

Kae marunae ndadari

Koyo buto nggegilani

Nggoleki cah nangis

Tak lelo, lelo, lelo ledung

No smban slendang Batik Kawung

Yen nangis mundak mother confused

Sarah stopped her dipper movements, she sharpened her ears to hear the humming. His voice sounded very slashing, moaning and poignant. Suddenly Sarah's hair bristled, she groaned at her nape that felt cold. Sarah hastened her activities. The faster he poured water, the clearer was the humming sound.

Sarah immediately came out of the bathroom with her body still wet. That woman is no longer in the living room! Which looks precisely mbok Darmi who is holding her baby.

"If maghrib is like this, the baby should be carried. Don't be left alone either" said mbok Darmi.

Sarah did not answer. He was still stunned not understanding.

"Well, did you sing?" ask Sarah to make sure.

"Singing? Sing what? Talk about fals, sing. O yes.that's the time has been symbok bring. I met the seller at the house of Haji Mansyur, so he did not stop here. Drink it!"

"You guys?"

"Yes, that jamu this morning mbok said. So that your ASI is smooth"

Sarah was stunned to hear the words mbok Darmi. Slowly he approached Darmi, holding his hand to make sure that it was his nanny first.

"What's wrong with Sarah?" tanya mbok Darmi confused with Sarah's behavior.

"Mbok, earlier.. there was a woman who came here..introducing herbal medicine.." Sarah told me in a stammer. His heart was beating faster than usual.

"So.he also carried my son, mbok. I put it away while I take a shower!"

"He's carrying herbs in a sling?!"

Sarah nodded slowly.

"Rinestu!"

"Re...nestu?"

"The girl's name is Rinestu. She died seven months ago with her baby. Victim hit-and-run and until now the culprit has not been found. Simbok forgot to say, if before Maghrib you should just close the door. Because at that time also Rinestu was hit. In recent months many residents say that they still often see the ghost of Rinestu roving around with his herbal medicine. But this time he stopped by the house. Good thing your baby wasn't taken."

Sarah's feathers goosebumps hearing the story mbok Darmi. He was horrified, imagining what he had just experienced.

"But then, he also gave me a bottle of that medicine"

Sarah turned her head to the side pointing towards the table. How surprised he was because it turned out that what was lying there was a small tombstone!

"Mmd! That?!"

Mbok Darmi approached the tombstone. On top of it is a name.

"We're going to Kyai's house now! I'm afraid your baby's why - napa!"

"But he was immediately silent when carried by Rinestu, mbok."

"In fact, this silence does not mean he is no longer fussy. But because of something else! Come on, before it's too late!"

Sarah immediately grabbed the baby. He saw the tiny creature he was carrying. It was as if he was asleep, but his eyebrows were clutched.