Shrubland

Episodes. 10

"Aaaght"

They ran without direction so unaware of bumping into something.

"Oh..!!"

They fell together.

"Yourself..!! "

Ade's words awakened them all. They collided with jhenta. Ade immediately got up to Jhenta, helping her rise. Cece, diamond and diva also rise up to jhenta.

"Jhenta, where are you going? I have been looking for you from before. You know you worry about me! "

Not yet finished speaking, Tomi appears from behind the jhenta with someone they never knew.

"Tomi, who is this? Where's andre?? "Ask ade

"Oh yeah.. I know, I'm aries" said the unidentified man.

"Aris?? "

"Udah, the story is long. Later on, he was told. What matters is that we need to get somewhere safe first". Jhenta

"Yes. Come with me". Aries.

They followed the aries from behind through several paths deeper into the forest. Passed through some rock crevices. After walking for about thirty minutes they finally reached a large tree with a cavity in it almost like a cave.

"Let's go in. It's as comfortable as home. You just calm down, inside safer than outside at this hour" said Aries

They looked at me for a moment. Then move forward following the aries. It was dark, so dark they couldn't see around. Aries walked straight on and then opened some gaps in the tree's cavity so that the incoming moonlight slowly illuminated the place.

The place is neatly arranged. There is a parachute mattress for sleeping, some cutlery, fruits and some meat. There were a few piles of bags and clothes in the corner of the room as well.

"Sit down. This place may not be wide, but it still fits hold all of us sleep tonight until morning. "

Jhenta and her friends sat leaning against the wall. They rest their feet. Their feet were already feeling so tired from this whole day running.

"Where are your legs? Let me take a look. Let me treat it." Aries told jhenta.

Jhenta shows her feet to Aries. His feet are very painful. Bruising from being mired as it passed some time ago. Aries took some medicine from a bag that was leaning in one corner of the room.

"Who are you?" ask ade to be curious.

"I'm aries. One of the students who went missing three years ago." replied Aries while continuing to treat jhenta's leg wound.

"Yes, I've heard about the missing student. So you're one of them? " tanya intan.

"Yes, I'm one of those survivors" Aries said.

"Where do your other friends go? How come you're the only survivor? "Further cece.

Aries only smiled wryly while shaking his head. They were silent, they understood the meaning of the aries.

"What is this place exactly? Why can't we get out of here? "Ask ade.

"It's like a labyrinth with some mystical stuff. I've been here three years. Observe and find a way out. But there is nothing and has not met until now" explained Aries

"So you mean we'll be locked up here forever? "Ask diva.

"No, as long as we work together. We'll definitely find a way out" said Aries.

"I don't want to die silly here" said Cece.

They looked at the still very frightened cece and started crying.

"Oh yeah.. Nita, where's ninda ma andre? "Ask jhenta.

They just sit tight without an answer. Cece and Diva are getting sobbing.

"They didn't survive. Nita was killed in front of us. While ninda, do not know how it is now" explained ade.

"Andre couldn't have survived either. We were chased by some strange creatures. Andre fell into a rut. Lucky I met jhenta and aries." said tomi.

"you rest first. It's not safe out there. It's safer here. Tomorrow I'll take you around. I'll show you what this place is really like. We'll find a way out together" said Aries.

They're breaking their bodies. They are too tired to think about tomorrow. Aries closed their entrance gap with a homemade door that he made himself.

Jhenta was still sitting glued to the outside sky from behind the narrow gap. Think of all that has happened in his life today.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to leave you" said ade lirih.

Jhenta was silent. Ade sat right in front of him. Holding tightly his hand.

"I really didn't mean to leave you, I was afraid for a moment. I really didn't mean it" said Ade.

" you didn't mean it, but I died there. You know how scared I was at that moment. Even you did not look. You ran off with that woman". Jhenta said while shedding tears reminiscing about the treatment this afternoon.

"I know I was wrong. I was khilaf for a moment. But you see, I'm here, I'm back here. I came back for you" he said

"We're back when it's too late, and I don't know if you're going back for me or anything else"

"I know I was wrong. I'm sorry. "Ade's request.

Jhenta passed leaving ade. Away from him. Find a place to lay her body. Ade just went silent. This time he made a fatal mistake.

*****

"Jhenta"

Jhenta woke up from her sleep. The voice woke him up. So clear and near it blows in his ears.

"That voice again." he murmured

Jhenta laid her body back. Trying to close his eyes again.

"Jhenta, out".

The voice reappeared. Jhenta got up from her sleep. Find the origin of the sound. It seems from the outside. Jhenta stepped slowly past her sleeping friends. Open the door slowly.

"Jhenta, here".

The voice came from next to the big tree. Jhenta followed the direction the voice came from.

Suddenly his gaze was fixed on the black figure he had always seen behind the dormitory. The one who always called him. The person who always appears in his dreams.

"No! No way! It can't be you! No way!! No way! "Shouted jhenta while stepping back slowly in fear.

The figure walked closer and closer right in front of the jhenta.

"Far away!!! Go!!! You're not him!! Go on!! "

The figure whispered a few words to jhenta. Made him fall down with tears.

"No..!!!! You are not him!!! "

Jhenta's scream woke them all up. They ran out looking for Jhenta's whereabouts.

"No way... No way..!".

Jhenta still dissolved in her mind as ade, cece, diamond, diva, aries and tomi approached her.

"You why jhen? "Chap ade while resuscitating jhenta.

Jhenta just kept quiet. His eyes were empty. I don't know what the figure said and who exactly it was.

They brought jhenta back in. Trying to calm his heart. He just sat quietly clutching both knees while continuing to shed tears.

"Jhenta why? Kok suddenly became like gini. "ask diva.

"I don't know either. Suddenly he screamed. Then so I guess gini". Diamond clear.

"It looks like something he saw and heard outside" Aries said.

"We'll wait until morning. Soon morning, we'll find a way out" she said.