Patok Tumbal Village
CHAPTER 21 IS MISSING?
Elsewhere, Ulan who woke up thirsty went to the kitchen alone. The lights around the hallway blinked slightly, while the lights inside were turned off.
"Cih, this lamp makes the atmosphere become impressed with the horror of death" Kesal Ulan.
Ulan stepped calmly into the kitchen, without the slightest feeling of fear. Upon arriving at the kitchen, Ulan saw nothing at all because of the dark. When he wanted to turn on the lights, suddenly from the front was seen a white figure running to and fro. Ulan quickly turned on the light, and looked around.
There was nothing there, the annoyed Ulan went straight to the basin of cooked water, and took a glass. As Ulan was about to drink it, a hand grabbed his shoulder, and a gust of wind blew his neck.
"Astaghfiullah!" Screeched Ulan, while dousing the figure behind him, and preparing to hit using the centong he reached beside him.
"Grain!, stop!, stop!." Panic Budi. "Ah..., the cave clothes get wet right!" Grumbly Budi.
"Your dog Budi!, the cave guess what tau no!" Ulan's annoyance hit Budi's head.
"Ouch!." Desperate Budi while holding his head that hurts from being hit by Ulan. "Gua said stop, ko is still hit anyway!. Ah..., the cave nutmeg!" Grumbly Budi.
"Mistake it yourself, why the cave!" Pekik Ulan's.
"Well sorry." Saut Budi's. "Oiya, you said astagfirullah, right?." Ask Budi.
"Eng-engga, who said. Gua just said, jeez doang ko, your ears are clogged again." Ulan's answer is lying.
"Eleh, be honest. Yok can yok yok assya-" Goda Budi.
"Stop!.This one man is good at baptism as he is" Saut Ulan cut out Budi's speech.
"Nye nye's. Move aside, the cave is also about to grab a drink." Budi's speech shifted Ulan.
Ulan was about to hit Budi once more, but Budi realized it, and confiscated the centong that was in Ulan's hands. Ulan who was upset immediately turned to want to leave Budi alone, but his steps stopped when one of the pots hanging on the wall suddenly fell.
Ulan and Budi turned to look at the pot, they were a little confused, because the pot was hanging well, so a small wind was unlikely to be able to knock it down.
But after careful attention, it turns out that under the table there is a black cat. So they also assume that it is possible that the cat dropped the panc.
Not wanting to be confused, Ulan stepped back to the room, while Budi went to the toilet to wash his face first. Ulan who likes to joke, immediately shouted to scare Budi, that earlier when he just arrived inside, he saw a white shadow was pacing the bath like looking for something.
"Bodo very, you think cave coward what?. No yak say" Shouted Budi pretending not to be afraid in front of Ulan.
"Yaudah, if the cave is staying well, do not cry if suddenly there is a nongol. Hahaha" Ejek Ulan left Budi alone in the kitchen.
As Budi washed his face, he felt that someone was standing behind him. Budi quickly turned around, and looking at the surroundings, not seeing anything, Budi decided to return to his room with casual footsteps.
But suddenly the other parlors fell, making Budi shocked and ran as fast as possible to go to his room. Ulan who was about to enter the room was shocked because Budi came in a hurry like he was being chased by something.
"Whether to run that cake?, you're scared huh?" Ejek Ulan.
"Where a~da!, cave people are just a simulation of running from reality!" Answer Budi panting.
"Here you are, caught lying you, answer honestly if you are afraid" Tempta Ulan.
"What the hell, said it too. Udah ah, the cave wants to sleep" Saut Budi closed the door of his room.
Ulan with a face that had been faded due to drowsiness, slowly lying on the mattress, and fell asleep together with Fitri and Alia. The clock shows at 02:15, a few hours after Ulan fell asleep. The three of them fell asleep comfortably until they did not realize that the figure of the woman in white clothes was different from the figure he had photographed on the way, standing in the corner of their room door.
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The next day, as usual, they were all waiting for their turn to take a shower. Alia who happened to be still in the room alone, used the opportunity to continue reading pages of books that she could not read last night.
Before reading it, he looked at the situation around first and made sure no one saw it. When she felt safe, Alia reached for the book, which she had hidden in her suitcase last night.
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Maria told me that when her mother came home from the event held in the village, she did not see the arrival of her twin brother or twin. He also felt worried and confused to see the look on his mother's face that seemed to indicate that something had happened that was not pleasant.
Slowly Mary approached her mother, and asked her where her father and twin brother were. He was shocked and shocked when his mother hugged him tightly, saying that his father and brother had disappeared above the peak while carrying offerings to the protective spirit along with the other citizens, while crying his mother also showed him the torn clothes that his father used earlier when heading to the village hall.
Maria asks why the two of them could disappear while they are still together with the citizens. His mother also replied that his father and twin brother did not walk with the citizens while descending from the top, because they both said goodbye to go down first.
Hearing her mother's words, immediately made Maria feel something strange. Because how can father and his brother come with the citizens to deliver offerings, even though they do not believe in the existence of a protective spirit told by the ancestors. And his mother and the citizens also never talked about the offerings.
He also realized that the look on his mother's face right now was a face he made up, like he was hiding something. Maria also asked her mother if the surrounding residents were looking for the whereabouts of her father and twin brother now.
His mother replied that because it was too late, the citizens decided to look for them both tomorrow. His mother also requested that Maria stop worrying, and did not intend to go looking for them both.
The answer made Maria furious, she considered that the decision of the citizens was very wrong. His father and brother may be fine, and need help. But since no one had found or looked for it, it was possible that it would expose them to trouble or encounter a savage beast out there.
Maria immediately got up from her seat, and stepped out of the house to look for the two of them, she said, but Ms. Ningsih instead held her captive and scolded Mary for not listening to her remarks that forbade her from going to look for her father and brother.
His mother also said that the decision of the citizens is a decision that has been considered carefully, because if the residents look for the two of them now, it could even add to the other victims.
Maria was silent for a moment, and realized that it was true, but she also did not want to just stay still when her loved ones disappeared in a place that allowed them to be injured by wild animals.
"You already understand what I mean, right?, now go in and let yourself calm down first." Said Ms. Ningsih trying to calm Maria down.
"Mom" Call Mary bowed in a hoarse tone.
"Yes dear" replied Bu Ningsih still with a face that he made up.
"So mother said that the father and Goddess went to deliver the tumbal to the top, right?" Ask Maria.
"L-yes, I said it" replied Bu Ningsih.
"What kind of dumbbells do citizens give to protective spirits?" Maria said in a low tone. "Didn't it say that the spirit only received blood from beautiful women!, what exactly did you fall for, right?!!" Maria asked suspiciously.
"What do you mean!, do you think that your brother's disappearance was because we made him a victim!." Replied Bu Ningsih in a high tone.
"Then what are you handing over!?" Reply Maria.
"You who know nothing better keep quiet!, now go in and never intend to get out of the house until the citizens find your father and brother!!" Annoyed by Bu Ningsih.
