Short Story (Cerpen)

Morning School

Category: Ghost Horror Short story

Title: Morning School

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This morning my head felt dizzy, probably because of the night trip from home to get to this city, yes this is the fate of college outside the city, every time I have free time at the end of the week I want to go home, and have to come back before Monday. Last night I left for Surabaya because I was in college in the city and Monday morning there was a lecture schedule, and the lecturer was most disliked by students who came late, and the lecturer was not, it could be the value that was sacrificed if I got late in college this morning, because that was last night I went to Surabaya with a friend from the city who was also the same as me, named Fandi because he happened to drive a private car to return to Surabaya, I think rather than difficult to find a bus at night I decided to hitch a ride in his car, but he also did not mind, count friends on the journey, he said.

Headache this morning was not as usual, so I can not remember what time I arrived in Surabaya last night, I was ready to go to campus early in the morning, because this head is not comfortable to sleep in the room again and I know it's too early to leave, college starts at seven in the morning but I've arrived at the campus at half past seven.

As I imagined the state of class this morning was still quiet, there were only a few friends who had been present and chatting at the front door of the class, he said, because I was not feeling well I decided to go straight to class without talking to some friends outside of that class.

When I entered the class, I saw Fandi was already in the classroom and sitting relaxed while leaning on the front seat while focusing on the phone he was holding, in my heart I asked, asking, tumben once he also came this early and was ready in class..

I walked past the side of Fandi's chair while asking Fandi “Tumben dateng morning bro? semalem until what time does it cost?” I asked because my cost and Fandi are not the same and the distance is quite far, while continuing to walk to the back seat because in case this head gets dizzy I might be able to sleep in the back seat without the knowledge of the lecturer later. Surprisingly, Fandi did not answer my question just now until I sat in the back seat, I think yes it is possible he was cool with his HP, HP, anyway I am also no longer excited today to chat. “thank you yes Fan the ride last night” shouted from behind because maybe I did not have time to say thank you last night..

When it was seven o'clock, Mr. Lecturer was already in front of the class preparing to start college this morning, the other friends were already sitting quietly in the classroom, I was in the back seat and left-right no one was sitting, because my friend who was sitting in the back was one row in front of me, so I was alone in the back, automatically, this atmosphere fits so well like I fall asleep no one knows and makes nosy in case I know I overslept.

I don't know why I want to see Fandi sitting in the front seat, but I can't do it because I'm sitting at the back of the house that can't see him from here because it's covered by a friend sitting in front of me. And then I felt something strange this morning, the class atmosphere was quiet, not as usual..

maybe it's just my feelings…

These headaches can't relax me let alone fall asleep until college is over. I feel like sitting in this chair waiting for my condition to really improve. I saw that Mr. Lecturer was ready to leave the class, but before leaving the class, Mr. Lecturer suddenly spoke something to us “As you know, last night we all got some shocking news, and this news reached my HP early this morning and of course you who are here receive this news first than me.” Mr. Lecturer said it with a soft tone but can still be heard by all students in the class, and the atmosphere was suddenly quiet.. I could see that there was a girl friend who started crying and lowered her head, and several other students were bowing their heads. What exactly is going on? what's new? I didn't receive any messages on my HP last night until this morning.

“as you know, Fandi's car had a great single accident last night while heading to Surabaya and... and.” The Lecturer suddenly stopped speaking as if he could not continue his words. I'm surprised to hear what Lecturer said just now, Single accident? Fandy? did I not hear wrong? not finished I was surprised and asked in my heart about the words of Mr. Lecturer earlier, Mr. Lecturer said “After this we both delivered their bodies because their Parents had arrived in Surabaya and immediately brought home the body of their son to be buried this afternoon in their home city..” afterwards Mr. Lecturer left the class with a sad look.

I am confused.. do not understand at all what the Lecturer said from earlier... corpse?… will be buried... Fandi's car? accident... clearly Fandi was present in this class...who died? what the hell is going on? and there's one more thing that I don't understand the most…

Suddenly this headache became so, I held my head with both hands, plus the classroom atmosphere became frenzied by the voices of friends and the cries of some other friends.

I tried to stand with a headache that made this body heavy, I saw the chair Fandi was sitting in front of earlier, but he was no longer in his chair. I saw some people starting to leave class, maybe Fandi was out of class too. I staggered almost by holding this head to the front of the class, still trying to find Fandi, and also to the place where a girl friend I saw was crying, it turned out that the one crying from earlier was Desi, when I was close behind her chair, I asked “what really happened? who died Des?” not the answer I received but suddenly Desi left her chair with a cry that grew louder as she walked out of class, followed by other friends trying to calm her down.

Then I saw Desi's HP left in her chair, it turns out that Desi from earlier looked down while crying because he noticed the photo on his HP that was sailing wide enough so that I could see the picture in the photo while standing..

And. I saw the photo, and everything became clear…

I understand what really happened this morning…

My body suddenly felt cold.I shivered with coldness.My face had clearly become pale.My head was also ready to be broken to see the photo in this Desi HP..

Because I saw a picture of two people lying with severe scars on their heads, they lay in a room that anyone would know was a morgue in a hospital looking at this photo, and they were Fandi.. and the face that I know for sure is who it is without having to look a second time..

I also understand what really happened in college this morning, and I also already understand the thing that makes me not understand the words of Mr. Lecturer earlier.the words “ delivered their bodies”.