Secret Alit

Kiko - Part 1

I didn't see Naya today. I went to his house, but apparently Naya wasn't home. Once in front of the fence, Naya's turnstile was left open. It seemed like Yayuk had just come and opened that door.

"Nayea!" Call me.

No one answered. This morning the house was empty. I became excited because I lost Naya who every day seemed to play on the pandan mat. I daydreamed for a moment and suddenly heard the voice of a girl who was about the same age as Naya.

My daydream of Naya was immediately jolted and spontaneously ejected from my mouth 'Naya'.

"Sister." said the boy.

"You who? Your voice's different. It's not Naya's voice I know" I replied.

While I was there, I never met another child in the house. Strange, who else is that little boy? The boy had a louder voice compared to the quiet Naya and his voice was soft. Sometimes I get closer to his face because his voice is so soft.

"Sister.it's me, it's me" he said.

I walked into the kitchen area and looked like a Kiko doll sitting on a rocking chair. I think the little boy's voice came from the direction of the small yard behind the house.

"Who are you?" My toot.

"I am Temen Naya, living in this place as well" he replied

"Where to go?" I asked the question again.

"I love this place" the boy did not answer my question.

"I don't know what my name is. But I was often in Kiko's body" she continued.

I was surprised and turned to look at the doll sitting on the rocking chair. I think the sound is from the backyard. After I noticed, too, the voice came from Kiko.

I was out of words because of that. At the beginning of meeting Kiko, I did feel that something was wrong. The doll is like living like a human.

I could feel it when I shook the doll's hand. When Naya held Kiko's little hand and thrust it so that I could feel her. My mind wrestled to think of the incident I had just experienced.

"Krieiing"

Suddenly my HP rang. Apparently Ara called. I looked at the clock, it turns out that the first lesson will start in five minutes.

"Sister of school first yes. If there's time, brother come here again" I said to Kiko. Strange as it were, I was talking to inanimate objects myself. But I don't feel scared at all. I rushed to school and went straight to class.

"Alit, today's tumbens are almost late. Usually the morning. Today was not with Arlo, yes" said Monet.

"Yes. Waiting for the public transport for a long time!" My answer lies

Unfortunately, I went home alone because Arlo couldn't come to pick me up at school. This time, I went home with Ara and decided not to stop by Naya's house.

Arriving at home, I saw Arlo who was already sitting on the terrace.

"Well, how's it at home?" I was surprised to see it.

"I sent a chat to you earlier," said Arlo.

I hurriedly took out the HP from my bag. Apparently, there are some unread chats.

"I'm not training today. I came here," he said.

"Oh, sorry just read. Daritadi does not hold HP. Yuk, in!" Take me.

"Hello, Neek..morning!" Arlo salutes grandma.

"Eh, Arlo. Eat together" replied Grandma.

This afternoon, the house became crowded with the presence of Arlo. The three of us talked until we forgot about time. Although my mind could not escape Kiko and Naya, I tried to forget her first and enjoy this moment.

***

The next morning, I was able to leave early in the morning to be picked up by Arlo on his bike. I went straight to Naya's house. The fence was open again, just like yesterday.

From the front fence, I looked inside, but again, Naya was nowhere to be seen. Pandan mats that used to be Naya's favorite place to play are no longer held. Instead it folds and the reels are propped up on the wall. A sign that Yayuk has come to clean2 home. But, where is Naya? Then suddenly, I saw a girl standing in the back room of the house.

"Mrs?" Call me.

When he stepped towards me, his face was exposed to the sunlight. He's not Naya. She was a long-haired girl who was braided in two. His body was slightly thinner and taller than Naya's. Maybe he's a few months older than Naya.

"You're Kiko, huh? Can I call you Kiko?" My toot.

He's nodding.

"What are you playing?" I said as I put my foot into the house.

"I've been jumping around all by myself, brother. Naya's not home anymore" he replied.

"How many friends are you?" This question is spontaneously asked. I was surprised to hear my own question.

"There are three, brother. The nights, they usually come and we play together" he said.

Naya knows your friend2?" I asked back.

Kiko shook his head.

"Naya only knows me" he said.

"What about Clown? Do you know him?" I felt like I was looking for him with a lot of questions. But I don't care, I'm really curious.

"He's my brother, his name's not a clown, brother. But I also don't know what his name is. All I remember is that he is good and loves me" he replied.

I'm rattled. So Om Clown is a human being, while Kiko is an invisible creature.

"Badut's brother changed. He doesn't love me now. The clown brother now likes to scare. The clown brother used to sing when he sat with Kiko in the rocking chair. He sings mimicking the sound of a 'Fisty-tipak' drum'. That's all it sings and repeats" Kiko explains.

It's just a drum, but I'm happy. He sings cheerfully," he continued. "But now he doesn't know me anymore."

Kiko looked down sad. He told me that there were many memories in that rocking chair. He was often held by Om Clown, his brother, there.

"Now she never sat there again, even though I was sitting on that rocking chair," Kiko chatted continuously about her brother. It seems, he is very fond of Om Clown.

I guessed that Kiko didn't realize she was dead. He still happens as he did in his lifetime. While the Clown can not see or respond to it.

It turns out that the doll contains a spirit. My guess from the beginning didn't miss. There are still many unsolved questions, both about 'Kiko' and 'Om Clown'. It seems, Kiko once lived and lived in that house. So too is Clown. Or are they just neighbors who know Naya's mother? Those questions have not been answered. What is clear is that their relationship was broken because they were already in two different realms. While during his life, Kiko and Om Clown is his sister.

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