SEBERANG VILLAGE

Chapter 22 - Mbak Rondo (2)

"Gue was sure there must be something here" Dekka said as he reassembled grandfather's belongings they had just cleaned up a few days ago. Bertan helped, he was also curious about what had really happened back then. About who the figure was and why the figure was eyeing them.

Grandfather's room was already a mess, with items strewn everywhere. Bertan and Dekka unpacked everything, but still found nothing but the book they found at this time. Besides, Dekka hasn't seen grandfather lately either. Just the other figures that he sometimes saw his existence, it made him even more astonished.

Then the astonishment stopped, replaced by resentment when the door of his house was brutally shut by someone. Bertan got up to open, and how surprised he was to see Rondo knocking on the door. He stared lazily at Bertan as he occasionally glanced into the house looking for Dekka.

"Wait a minute outside, Ma'am, let me call Dekka."

Bertan blocked Mbak Rondo's view, feeling that something was getting stranger with the woman in front of him. It's really not like Mbak Rondo he knows, it's very different. From eye-to-eye, speech style, gait is all different. He goes inside, drags Dekka out and talks to Mbak Rondo to have the woman leave their house immediately.

"Then you say, De. He did not mention me that much earlier," said Bertan. Dekka annoyedly nodded, meeting Mbak Rondo with annoyed steps. Come on, it's still too early to upset him, let alone they've got a warning from the Village Chief. He did not want to be warned again, it could damage his reputation later.

"What's up, Ma'am?"

Call Dekka who made the woman turn her head, looking at her with a sweet smile. But there was something strange, a split second when the woman turned her head Dekka felt something different. Like there were two people now before him, at least Dekka was convinced of that. Back with Mbak Rondo, he looked at Dekka with a charmed look with spoiled and timid gestures when he met Dekka.

"Cuman would like to have a conversation with you" he replied. Dekka just nodded, allowing the woman to sit on the porch of the house and then called out to Bertan to accompany her. Rondo's brother looked upset when he saw Bertan's presence there, it disrupted the conversation he and Dekka were going to have.

"Why are you the same as Bertan? I'm afraid there's more strange news" Dekka said with a sweet smile that held a million taunts. Mbak Rondo was forced to cry because this time Dekka who asked, it was difficult for him to refuse the young man's request. He tried to find a suitable seat, deliberately wearing a rather tight skirt and clothes that also formed his body.

"Can you just talk to the point? I still have a job I can't leave" Dekka said.

"Then I must have disturbed ya."

Instead of mentioning the talking point Mbak Rondo instead spoke in a spoiled tone made as sad as possible. Dekka and Bertan until the nausea made, with a compact they nodded that made Mbak Rondo put on a sad face forced. Really if the man in front of him then Bertan will punch his face right now, Mbak Rondo's face does look beautiful, very but his attitude makes Bertan feel disgusted.

"Can you please come to the point?" Upset Bertan said. Mbak Rondo instead stared intently at him, no more sad look before. Bertan was immediately made to shudder, that sharp gaze seemed to threaten him, the aura around changed as the look on Mbak Rondo's face changed. Dekka felt it a lot, and now he's increasingly convinced there's another figure around Mbak Rondo that he can't see for now.

The woman stood up afterwards, walking closer towards Dekka who was reflexively away. The smile grew on Mbak Rondo's lips, this man younger than him was really very attractive to tease. Mbak Rondo finally went by from there, making Bertan and Dekka immediately sigh with relief. Their bullies eventually left, so they could resume their unfinished activities later.

"How does it feel to talk to her?"

Someone suddenly appeared from behind the wall, surprising Bertan and Dekka who were still staring at the departure of Mbak Rondo. The browbeaten Oknum Kek Retno walked towards them, looking for a seat next to Dekka and Bertan. They were both staring at Kek Retno, it seemed like the old man heard all the words thrown by them and Mbak Rondo earlier.

"Don't discuss cake, make it all over." Dekka. Kek Retno smiled, it seems Dekka has not understood what he meant. So he finally explained, that the figure they were talking to and also the figures before was not the soul of Mbak Rondo. His soul was seized by another figure, a figure who had also been with Mbak Rondo since long ago.

The figure is a kuntilanak, attached to Mbak Rondo since the woman's husband died. And who likes Dekka is also not Mbak Rondo, but the kuntilanak figure. It looks like he saw Dekka when Bu Darmi was buried last time. And the two of them were shocked for the second time, it seemed like the strangeness Dekka felt had already been answered today. Bertan nodded in understanding, that turned out to be the reason why the notoriously quiet Mister Rondo suddenly teased someone who had even come to their village.

"But why doesn't he just take Dekka, he'll know Dekka can see him." Bertan asked in surprise, Retno's cake smiled in response, actually the question was unquestionable.

"Because he probably thought I'd be scared the other time."

Retno Cake nodded, after all, it was easier to approach someone by borrowing the body of another person rather than directly showing his form. They will be easier to communicate without spending a large amount of energy, especially when they have weak body resistance. They will have full power over the body as they wish.

"So you'll receive an offer later?" ask Retno Cake on Dekka.

"I'll take the cake, who knows if I can help Rondo. Besides, I do not plan to go alone, I will take Bertan with me later so that there is no confusing news," said Dekka as he seemed to immediately make Bertan berampol him.

"Gue doesn't agree" he argued.

"If I'm all right?" tanya Dekka pulled out her nurse. If it had been like this then Bertan would not be able to argue, could only nod assuring Dekka's compulsion to him. After all, it seems easy to face a kuntilanak who is in love with humans.