Short Story (Cerpen)

School Library

Category: Ghost Horror Short story

Title: School Library

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This morning the sky looked cloudy, as if the sun was reluctant to reveal itself. And as always, this situation is always the same, as if there is never a change from day to day. Today I came too early, and like the days before, there were not many humans in school. I also went straight to the school library, the only room that always calms the heart, lucky today Miss Yuli, the library guard has come.

My eyes were immediately fixed on a new novel in one of the library's bookshelves. After finding a seat, I began to enjoy reading the novel. Shortly after, my preoccupation with the novel came to a halt when a knock was heard on my bookshelf, but when I saw it, nothing or anyone else caused the sound. At that time I did not care much about it and continued to read this novel, but the incident repeated several times and the cold began to feel bone-chilling, bone-chilling, I who did not feel at home with this also immediately decided to borrow this novel and read it in class.

When I was in the hallway to my class I heard the sounds of crying children, I began to feel afraid and a second later I immediately ran to my class which was apparently already crowded by some students. 'Why Lan? How rich you have been chased by dogs, asked Bella and Adel, my two best friends. 'Eh…? E... No. '.' I replied. 'Really? Story aja.. We are your best friend Lan.' persuaded Bella. After I set my breath, I told them, and they only responded with a nod of signs they understood and asked Bu Yuli if there were other students on the bus and prank.

A moment later the entrance bell rang, then we stopped our conversation and went through our routine as students. When the break bell rang, we went straight to the library and asked about it, but Bu Yuli's answer was very surprising, it turned out that when I was on the pavilion no one came in and he didn't hear a knock or anything like that, me and my friends came out with a million questions, we decided to fill our stomachs first because the worms in our stomachs started to rebel and think about this later. And it didn't feel like the bell came home finally ringing, either. 'Eh, how about tomorrow we leave early in the morning and go to the perpus?' Bella's Proposal. 'May' answered me and Adel's spirit.

In the next day, we arrived at the library, and as usual Ms. Yuli had also come, we took some books and read them, and sure enough as I said yesterday, but this time it was not only the sound of knocking but also the sound of a child crying like I heard in the hallway yesterday. A second later the lights began to look flickering, the flame died and began to look the silhouette of a girl and the longer it looked more real, her skin looked a little peeling and her face was very pale. And right in front of me the boy took out a picture, like a family picture. 'To.. Tolon.. G. G. B.. Unloading.. Mister. ii.. Yes.. ng.. S. Sud... Ah... Lama... Buried. I. Ni…' he said in a hoarse and stammered voice and gave the photo, then the silhouette figure disappeared and we were sitting limp there, Bu Yuli approached and looked at us with wonder 'You guys why? Are you guys okay?' tanyakanya. 'E.. No ma'am, excuse me, I replied hurriedly while pulling my two best friends' hands and hurriedly hiding the photo earlier.

'Huh crazy!! What was that? And what does that mean?' adel said, looking very scared among all of us. 'Some, later on during the break we ask Mr. Sueb alone, is he has been here for a very long time, maybe he knows. I just nodded my head. We went back to class and were silent, swept away in our minds. Then when the break arrived 'Ke canteen yuk, laper nih!' exclaim Adel, 'Ish ! Bentar.. We ask Mr. Sueb aja first.' my proposal. Then we immediately pulled Adel's hand away from the canteen and approached Mr. Sueb who was sweeping the school yard, and when we explained and showed the photo he looked very surprised and did not want to tell it, he said, but after we forced him he finally wanted to tell it. 'It used to be about six to eight years ago at this school they both disappeared.

'And a week later, they were found, but they had died in strange circumstances, in the noose with a rope and their bodies in the stitch of dozens of sharp and long knives, then the contents of their stomachs, intestines and so on were not found, their bodies suddenly disappeared from the autopsy room… The police once mentioned that the mastermind behind all these crimes may be their stepmother who dislikes her stepchildren and only targets the family property of her stepchildren, although this is uncertain. But the police decided to stop their investigation for reasons that could not be accepted logically. And also recently circulated rumors that Ms. Ismi, the Language teacher is the stepmother of these two children.' said Mr. Sueb at length. 'What about his real father, sir? And if you may know what the names of these two children are?' my many. 'His father died in a traffic accident on the way to the hospital at that time. 'Oh, thank you, sir. Uh yes sir, if I may, we would like to find out the truth of this murder tonight, tonight, because this is the wish of the late child that he said when we first met in the porous room. But we could not go in there if there was no key. 'Alright, later when I go home from school I give. But I suggest. Be careful.' 'Yes sir, thank you'

When he returned home from school as promised, Mr. Sueb gave the keys to the library and as planned we went to the school library tonight.

'Are you sure you want to go in there again?' adel asked in cold sweat.

'Why? Afraid? Come on, Del.' persuade Bella.

'That's it.' replied Adel resignedly.

That night was very quiet, only the sound of crickets and the wind accompanied the three of us. When we started to enter the library. The bone-chilling cold began to strike, in the afterglow of fragrant jasmine and frankincense and slowly our hair began to stand. Slowly but surely we began to enter the library while closing our noses. 'Eh fear nih.' whispered Adel with a quivering voice.

After getting the clash, Adel did not dare to speak anymore.

A few moments later the night wind was getting louder and colder. The situation felt increasingly tense, the cabinets began to tremble and the silhouette figure reappeared but this time they appeared together and brought a book. I took the book and read it, it turned out to be the diary of the two children, and it was written that their stepmother kidnapped and tortured them mercilessly and mercifully, suddenly from behind them came the sound of footsteps, when they turned over it turned out to be Miss Ismi, their smiles grinned, as if they also put a grudge on us.

I turned my eyes the other way, but I was suddenly surprised to find that the teacher was right in front of me. 'What does he do at school these nights, and.. Is it possible that he is the murderer of his stepson and he knows that we want to unravel this mystery, and he intends to finish us off as well? Oh God!!' my thinking. 'Well wow..Smart also you have known so far and you also dare to come to find out this. You certainly intend to dismantle everything and report it to the police right… But it's not gonna happen! Because your fate will be the same as Tya and Fino!! You will disappear in time and rot in the corner of this room forever!! Hahahaha.

'Crazy this guy is insane!!' mumbling Bella.

'A..Ayoo left.' said Adel while holding back his tears from fear.

'Where are you going, huh!? You can't escape!' he said as he swung the knife at me, but too late, it had scratched my arm.

Bu Ismi's laughter grew louder like that of an upright person, very different as he taught in the classroom so patient and meek. But suddenly 'Duakk!' Mr. Sueb hit Ms. Ismi's head with a baseball bat, and Ms. Ismi passed out. 'I'm sorry I couldn't hold back all my lies all this time, and I don't want to be constantly under your threat!' said it.

'What do you mean?' ask Adel, please,

'I used to know all the crimes he committed, but because of his threat I just dared to say this to you guys earlier.

'Then do you know where their bodies are?' my many.

'Yes I know. Their bodies are in the left corner of this room.

To the next day Bu Ismi was arrested with diary evidence given by the late Tya and Fino that night and also from the confession of Mr. Sueb, then the room was dismantled, and sure enough there was found a cement bone. Mr. Sueb was also happy because he no longer had the burden of lies. When the burial of the bodies of Tya and Fino at a glance I saw their silhouettes, they waved to me and thanked me, I just smiled knowing they finally calmed down in nature and returned home.

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