Short Story (Cerpen)

THE MYSTERY OF THE NIGHT CRY

Category: Mystery Short stories

Title: The Mystery of the Night Cry

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Romy opened the door tired. The backpack he was carrying seemed to want to swallow it. So heavy. When Romy was about to walk, he was dumbfounded at the shock of almost bumping into someone. The girl lowered her head.

Romy tried to see his face that was not clear because it was blocked by bangs that almost covered the eyes. But it seems like the face is foreign in its cost.

“Lo new kid?” ask Romy heart. Silent.

“Lo new kid?” reworked.

The girl raised her face quickly. His eyes were piercing like swords. Frighteningly.

The deg! There's nothing to hold Romy running.

DAK!!

Romy slammed the door with a breath of breath and cold sweat that made Rangga, his roommate who was reading the book surprised.

“Lo why the hell, come-come directly make people hangers!” namel Rangga was upset.

“Bro! Who the hell is that freak, bro? New kid?”

“Oh, Sarah?” answer Rangga casually, “Why? Beautiful I say weird!” Rangga smiled wryly.

“Iya pretty, but you see dong she's like a demon!”

Rangga looked into Romy's eyes. Longtime.

“Ah I'm sleepy!” Rangga immediately laid down on the bed to turn his back on Romy.

The night is getting late. Amidst the darkness of the room, Romy's eyes could not be shut. His mind was always on that girl. Cold sweat washed over his body. Romy forced a close eye hoping for a quick sleep.

Suddenly his ears caught something. His heart is beating fast. He tried to clarify his hearing fearing only mishearing. And he realized that it was the sound of a woman crying from behind the room. His eyes bulged, his heart pounding faster.

Romy covered his ears with a pillow. But the sound was getting louder. And he just remembered that in the back of his boarding room there was a grave.

Tomorrow at school.

“Bro I'm sure not wrong horrors! You have to believe,”

Rangga focused on reading, and ignored Romy.

“Lo denger I did not say what?”

Rangga turned lazy, “Halusination,” response Rangga wry and continued reading.

Unappreciated, Romy decides to leave.

Romy looks like he's looking for something in the fridge.

“Ah suck! No drinks at all?” romy.

When he turned back, his heart seemed to stop beating when he saw the girl he feared standing right in front of him. But this time I didn't know what was holding him back, he ran. The woman's gaze was much different from her gaze when she first met last night. All he saw was an ordinary girl with sad eyes. Romy looked at the girl's face. And nothing seems strange.

“Lo why?” romy asked softly but kept watch. The girl did not answer.

“Lo sad yes?”

The girl shook her head.

“Terus?”

This time the girl ran.

Romy sat hugging her knees on the bed. His mind was always on the girl, which made him even more curious.

Romy glanced at the wall clock, and the clockwork showed 11:00 which meant Romy had to go to bed. Tonight he sleeps alone because Rangga is returning home. Dad's sick. But strangely enough, tonight Romy did not feel as scared as yesterday. Tonight he has no friends.

Romy turned off the lights and immediately closed his eyes. When he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard the same sound of crying as yesterday. His eyes immediately opened. Romy turned on the lights and ventured out of bed toward the window.

Romy with a thumping chest looked behind the room through the cracks of the window. And his eyes were rounded seeing a girl in white clothes with long hair crying while sprinkling flowers on the grave. And when he was noticed, it felt like Romy knew who he was. Romy immediately ran out to the girl.

Romy walked slowly closer to the girl. The girl still looked in the same position as before. Her crying is getting worse.

“Excuse me..” greet Romy in doubt.

The girl reflexively turned her head quickly and looked frightened.

“Quiet! Cool out! I won't do anything!” Romy approached the girl.

“Sarah, if you may know, whose grave is this?”

“This is my Mother's grave. He was a victim of support and people buried him in a nearby place. And after a long time, I finally met. But under these circumstances. This is the only reason I'm boarding here,”

Romy was stunned to hear Sarah's story.

“But.. why don't you go to school?”

“I don't need school! I just need Mom. I have no one else.” he said desperately.

“Gue Romy! And from now on you can consider me a friend of lo!” Romy stuck out a hand, “And if you want, you can go to school with me.”

Sarah takes Romy's hand. And for the first time, Romy saw Sarah smile