PARLORS DIE

NEARLY

What the hell happened to me? My face is dusty and painful.

Slowly I tried to open my eyes. Then I rubbed my face with my hands. Then my vision turned to darkness. The darkness is all around me. Everything that was caught in my eyes was faintly starting to become clear. I just remembered... If I had stumbled on something,

Butwhat? And could I faint?

Along with a faint sense of sight, I heard a whisper.

“She wakes.”

“Sial, we have to run!” 

If I'm not mistaken, all I hear is Willy and Kevin. After Kevin called out that, I quickly caught something moving in front of me. That's Willy's leg, I don't understand what they were going to do. Clearly, they were the ones who did it.

Willy wiggled his legs that I held firmly. But he didn't do that rudely, so my hands can still hold him. 

You're a good boy, you don't want to be rude to me. But I may be rude to you. Even more than that. 

You guys are great people, passionate kids. I'm envious, My son can't be like you. However, even so, I still love my own son. Not like those beings who stare disdain at him, even his own father.

Given that, I felt very upset and hardened my hand which managed to catch willy's leg earlier. 

“Aakhh.”

Willy screamed in pain and tried to let go of my hand using his. But he was not strong enough to let go of my hand.

“Willy!”

Kevin yelled and ran over, he wanted to help Willy. Maybe Willy couldn't move for a while because of his sore leg. Therefore, If kevin gets there, I'll stand up and catch him. 

“Do not approach, you just go!”

After Willy called for that, Kevin stopped and was confused. Between saving Willy, or saving yourself.

“...Where could I leave you.”

Kevin said that and ran over. Kevin's... I don't understand you... In fact, you left them Yayan and the others behind. Well, even though it looks like it, I think you guys are good kids. And here, in your story and mine. I was a bad guy. Kevin approached and I quickly stood up, and caught him. 

However, it failed. Because one of my legs was held up by Willy's hands. I then shook my legs violently from her small hands to me.

“Quick go away Kevin!”

Willy said that out loud. After that he caught my other leg, so I couldn't move both of my legs. 

Kevin was running very fast... He pointed at me and hit my body so the three of us, Me, Willy and himself bounced back.

There was only a loud sound from our bodies, accompanied by dust from the ground flying because of this friction and thumping.

 ***

(SP Yayan)

We've only been quiet here, about half an hour longer than when the aunt chased kevin and willy. I myself was confused as to why they were staring at the main or iron fence with eyes full of hope. The four of them did not intend to enter the house. We just sat quietly on the front porch of this house. Since I was a little uncomfortable with this silence, I opened my mouth.

“By the way, Kevin has always left us, so Willy is with him... Does he care about himself?”

Those were the only words that broke this silence. Even so, I still didn't expect Kevin to think more about himself. His personality type is not like that. Willy ran away with her. But at this moment they were chased by aunt. I doubt what will happen to them myself.

“...That's not right Yan, that's Kevin and Willy doing that for our sake.”

Reza looked at me enthusiastically.

“What do you mean?” I asked him a little surprised.

“Do you remember when we whispered.”

After he said that I rethought what was in my memory. That's when they were whispering long enough outside the fence when my feet were held by my aunt.

“I remember,” said I was interested in what they contained at that time.

“I made a plan for them both to trap aunt.”

He said that with a sly smile.

“Hah?!” I was surprised, and I stared at the road outside the fence.

I didn't expect this myself, it turns out Kevin and Willy were just acting. Kevin acted as if he wanted to save himself and run. And it's luring Auntie out of the fence and after them.

I see, we shouldn't have stayed silent from earlier. What would they do if the trap worked.

“The plan I told them was to set a trap, and if the trap worked... They should take the fence lock for us.”

I see now, Indeed I saw that aunt locked the fence before she chased them both. But did their plan work. We should have taken this opportunity to climb the fence again.

“We should immediately go up this fence again, and help them!”

I stood up and said it out loud. But one thing, it stopped me. His rope... Disappear.

“Where is the rope?”

I was surprised at the confusion.

“About it..”

 “...Are you wearing it for the two of them to make the trap?”

“It's true... We can't do anything now. The mattress is outside, we can't reach it and put it back inside. Therefore our only hope is the two of them.”

It's true we can't climb over the fence if there's no rope. Yet... We still have women's mattresses to climb the attic. By rearranging the mattress like before, you can. Passing through the side fence and jumping into the front mattress of the iron fence like that.

“No.. we still have women's mattress.”

There is still hope in the city. I was the one who made that hope.

***

We lifted the mattress in the women's room and put it in the men's room. Then arrange the mattress as in the initial plan. 

“Reza you helped me to climb that loft.”

Reza nodded and began to climb the pile of mattresses, followed by me.

I have to be alone because there are those who cannot and are only sisters and sisters. Sindi, Nia and Deva also looked at me doubtfully. Reza is also impossible to get into the attic without anyone holding her, impossible for Sindi to carry Reza, not even me. Therefore, Reza helped me to get out, and I acted to help them both, Kevin and Wily.

I'm sure, no... I convinced myself.

“Because no one can carry you here, you better take care of them if anything happens.”

“How about I come with Yayan.”

Sindi said that in a slightly scared and doubtful tone.

“...No, you stay here. That aunt is very dangerous.”.

I said that, it made Reza nod in agreement, and made Sindi speechless. That aunt is very dangerous, because it's better if I'm the one who left. That aunt even made my legs hurt like this. Yep... Even though it's gone now.

“Come Yan, Up my shoulders.”

I nodded and immediately climbed onto his shoulders. After that I managed to reach his attic and started to come out. I came out through the roof that was opened because it was destroyed by Reza. Then I jumped over the fence and over the fence keeping my balance. After until I started jumping into the bed below.

“Akkh.”

Because of that jump and landing, both of my legs felt the pain again. But not too bad as after the grasp of the aunt.

“You all right?” said Reza who was surprised behind the iron fence.

“I'm fine ...I go first..”

I stood up straight and started running.

“Be careful brother Yayan..” Nia and Deva

I looked back while running. Seen Reza who clenched her hand towards me, to cue ‘fight’. I also saw Sindi, and my sister Nia and Deva waving their hands to me.

Because of the darkness of the night, and the light direction of the patio lights that turn their back... I, can't see the expressions on each other's faces.

Because it's... I just smiled at them.

***

The night wind was cold to me. By running I slightly dissipated the cold. Just a few minutes after parting ways with them Reza. As I ran, I swept my eyes. All I could see were trees with the dim light from the moon. I turned my eyes to the moon. The moon looks white with a thin cloud covering it.

"Sir yayan!"

I who ran stopped for a moment. The voice I heard came from Kevin. I saw the two of them from the opposite direction while running. I didn't even notice they were approaching.

"You two, are you okay? where's that aunt?"

"Yes, we're fine!" said Willy.

"The aunt fainted there, I thought she was dead." - Kevin, exhausted.

"A-What? How's it?"

Then the trap Reza told me was successful?

"Kevin pushed the Aunt unconscious! He had also passed out from a trap before, but it was only for a moment."

"That's it, did your plan work?" ask me curious.

"The previous plan was to take the lock of the fence, here's the key. We got ya in his negligee pocket. We succeeded!"

said Willy spirit.

"Rencana selanjutnya adalah membuka pagar dan melarikan diri lewat hutan pinggiran jalan ini. itu untuk jaga jaga." sela Kevin.

"Then we should get back to them!"

"Yes, that's right."

We ran back towards the Panti. Kevin felt himself exhausted, so we slowed down. Looking at his exhausted face I pityed a little and held back a laugh.

"You rarely go into a romp with them, so you get tired easily."

"I... Dislike... What a tiring thing... Like that.." he softly sighed tiredly.

"What a tiring thing, when it's exciting!"

timpal Willy's.

"That applies only to you. Anyways... This has nothing to do with our current situation."

It has to do with loh, shadow, we run away, you miss.

We just fell silent while running. Panti, faintly started to be seen from a distance. The sky is starting to look bright. Marking a sunny morning soon to arrive. I saw Reza's face waiting on the fence, as well as the faces of Sindi, Nia, and Deva. Their expressions looked panicked.

"Hurry here!" exciting Reza.

I ran faster even though I was a little overwhelmed. Kevin and Willy were left behind, but not far away.

"What's wrong? Why are you guys panicking?"

"This may be bad! We found out that Aunt Hape was on the phone" said a panicked Reza.

"What's wrong with that?"

"Which called earlier his name was emblazoned by the CHAIRMAN. The name of the contact repeatedly called, because the ringing sound was so noisy, I answered the phone. The one who called panicked because I answered, he asked where your aunt is. I'm trying to lie that aunty's doing something. He asked me to hand this phone to aunt. I panicked and he found out I was lying. Then he immediately turned off the connection."

"Who is he really? Why'd he call in the early hours of the night?"

"I also asked who he was, and he said it wasn't important. I think he had something to do with this dead house. At this moment we also heard calls like, Master and Big Boss. All that... I don't understand what that means..."

"We've got the key, Reza" said Willy just arrived with Kevin.

"Good! now open the pag-"

Reza's words came to a halt, he was also stunned as he looked behind us. In my hearing, there was a rumbling sound approaching from behind. Looking back, I froze... No, we're freezing.

Seen a small sedan car black color commonly used by the master. And in the back of the car, there's a little bit of a Jeep roof. Both cars were headed towards us.

"Damn!"