Red Cape

8

"Looks aren't funny Nang!" 

We all looked at Danang with different expressions. At 18:12 we again clashed in the same place, with the same conversation. 

"Gue's not kidding anymore. My decision is to go home, follow or not follow you guys with me!" 

Pupil Danang looked at us one by one, increasingly making Deno breath hunting, rose squeezing the collar of the shirt that Danang wore. Never have I seen that angry Deno to Danang. 

"You're like this, you're selfish!"

"Agoist? Lo is selfish here. I wasn't. It all started with a vacation here!" 

"Well, why are you coming here?"

Deno's question made Danang silent not warted. Danang T-shirt collar, Deno hempaskan. Deno's breath was still hunting, kneading his temple slowly.

Me and the others could only silently stare at the Danang and Deno debate. We could not do anything, again the atmosphere again gripped under the yellow mamar lights. 

Repa that has always been a mediator is now silent. Call in our trouble. 

"That boy wants lo. We're home tomorrow!" 

Deno's words surprised us, as well as Danang. Deno is always strong with what he wants. 

"Really Den?" Repa looked at Deno in disbelief. Deno is the most stubborn and reckless child among us.

"Yes, I'm sick of being constantly wronged by Danang!" Deno stared cynically at Danang. Apparently he still harbored a bit of resentment towards Danang.

"It's good that you feel guilty. And thanks!"

Danang glanced back at the cynical Deno. I can see, the fear in Danang's eyes is now gone. It made me also involuntarily sigh at my friends.

"So tonight we're hacking?" 

"Yes Sa, I'll help you!" Repa patted Sesa on the shoulder, making Sesa smile by giving her thumb. 

"It's how we're facking now, I don't want us for long. In the morning we must return to Jakarta." 

Danang got up, looking at us one by one. True what Danang said, we better pack our things immediately. I also have to tell grandma before my return.

Me and the others followed Danang's steps, until Sari's words stopped us all.

"We can't all go home from here!" 

"What do you mean Sar?!" Danang looked at Sari sharply, holding both of Sari's shoulders. 

"Ruda lumping?" I looked at Sari, asking for an explanation. What all this time me and the others didn't know about what Sari knew. 

"Sorry, I can't stop you from eating Grandma Dara's cooking. I'm still a coward to tell you, that we can't go home again after Friday night at Keliwon." 

"So you mean we can't go back to Jakarta?" Sesa jerked Sari's hand, looking at Sari in disbelief. The anger was clearly visible from Sesa's face. 

"Looks are not funny Sar. If I want to take it, I shouldn't be like this!" 

"Gue don't want you to." Sari looked at us one by one. Convince us of the net of his eyes. 

"You don't want to keep doing what you want by talking like that. Lo also Nang, don't miss it. Lo was insistent on going home, after Sari said it's like now lo diem." Sesa expressed all her frustration to all of us. Yeah, I think Sesa's here the most depressed among us. Sesa always had fear. 

"You all know what I can see? I'm tormented, wherever I go they follow me, they take my soul!" Sari yelling. 

I was silent, looking at Sari who was now crying. We were glued together with Sari's emotions. All this time, we forgot about Sari who could see everything. We forgot the one who was really scared here was Sari. 

"I'm sorry, I'm going home too. From the beginning I told you it's better to be a princess. We're all tied up here. We're all tied to a lumping horse!" Sari's teary eyes looked at us all desperately.

"Wherever we need to get home from here. It's not safe for all of us. Must you know how Sar does?" Danang held both shoulders of Sari full of hope.

"Sorry Nang, I don't know! We have entered the supernatural realm. This village does not exist!" 

"Nothing?"

"I'm sorry, I only realized after one day we're here. I'm sorry, I can't stop us from making it home."

"Cannot. You must be kidding, right Sar? Why are you fooling me? You should have said yesterday when Danang wanted to go home. If you say I won't be stubborn!" 

Deno looked at Sari with regret, his eyes staring down, covering his face in frustration.

"Sar, you want to find out how we can get home from here?"

"Sorry Dar, I can't. The only thing his inner eyes open here is me. The energy isn't strong enough for me to hold us from their portal time to open!" 

My hand on Sari slipped off. We all breathed a desperate sigh. Will it all end like this? 

"Wherever we go home!" Sesa said with emphasis. 

"Who wants to go home!" 

My breath choked, staring at Grandma Damar at the door with her black clothes.