SPIRIT AND DEATH

HOKEY-POKEY

The atmosphere became silent and I felt like I could not feel my heart. This is not about me, but Grandma Nawang Wulan. He does not know what he usually does, he is not aware of the knowledge he has. No one reminds or gives the truth of the light of religion to him.

"Sarah, why are you so lethargic?" asked Mia who looked even more excited and her face had started to turn red (not pale anymore).

"It's okay. If you eat, let's go home! You came to my house, huh, Mia?"

"Yes, Sarah. If so, I call Feli first," said Mia, then she left me and Uncle who were still sitting in the main pendopo.

"Uncle, about the book."

"Yes.

"I'll borrow it later, when I get home safely."

"Amine ... Uncle sure, we'll get together again Sarah. Even we'll discuss again and we'll learn together."

"Amen. Uncle, I say yes and thank you for everything."

"Together, Sarah."

"Uncle, we say yes. Later tonight be careful Uncle, it does not seem easy and I can not help," said Rian while kissing the back of Uncle's right hand.

"You've helped Uncle, Rian. Are you not aware of that? all of you who fight in the way of Allah, you have helped Uncle."

"Yes, Uncle," said Feli and Kak Rio together.

We went home and they were all in the car talking warmly, but I just kept my back on the car seat. I thought they didn't know about my situation, but at the same time Feli touched and patted my right shoulder from behind.

"Sarah, did you tell your father that I was going to stay there?"

"Just relax, Sarah's house is now like an orphanage," Feli's tease provoked our laughter.

"Yes, take it easy" I said to make Mia feel comfortable.

"Darling, what do you want to open?" asked Rio while looking back.

"White water is warm, brother. There are dates at home too, yesterday Feli and Rian bought them in bulk."

"You guys dating?" mia asked in surprise as she stared at me and Rio sister in turn. "But you were never seen together. Even sorry, I also liked Kak Rio since the beginning of the introduction of the campus," said Mia who spoke honestly.

"Well, there was a Senior secret admirer turned out," led Rian and it made Mia laugh quite loudly.

"Waduh .. fortunately I don't like it very much yet. But if left for a long time, I will definitely fall in love. Moreover, I do not know that it turns out that Brother Rio is not single."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha .. There is-there is," said Kak Rio while looking at Mia. "I'll marry Sarah soon if I'm working. Mia, I'm sure you'll find someone else."

"Yes, sister," said Mia while holding her lips.

After a 45-minute drive, we arrived home. As usual, if you have heard the sound of Rian's car or Rio's brother, Dad immediately rushed to open the door.

"Assalamu'alaikum ...."

"Vaalaikumsalam. Why did he come home so long? it's almost magrib," asked Dad with a long sigh. It seemed from his eyes that he was very worried.

"We're from Dad's cabin, there's business for a while" replied Feli and Mia looked very confused because Dad looked very close to Feli. Perhaps in her heart Mia asked, are I and Feli brothers?"

"so. How's Uncle doing?"

"Uncle is healthy, but seems to have forgotten to leave a greeting for Father," Rian replied in a polite voice.

"You're all brothers?"

"Yes" I answered and Feli at the same time, and we laughed together.

"Dad, introduce. This is Mia a classmate on campus. It just so happened that tonight she was alone in her house and we took her to stay here. Can you Dad?"

"Can ... can .. " said Dad with a big smile. "Come on, come on in!!"

"Thank you, Om."

"You want to get changed, Mia?"

"But I don't have a change of clothes, Feli."

"Our body size is the same. Come on, take a shower."

"Yes." Yeah."

"Sarah, you should also clean up because Azan is soon."

"Yes, Dad."

"You're Rian, Rio too."

"Yes, Dad."

"Oh yes, Dad. Tonight, Rio asked for permission to stay here."

"Tumben, what's wrong? I hope everything's okay." Seeing Dad worried, Rian and Kak Rio explained the situation and Dad seemed to understand the reason Kak Rio. "Yes, well .. may all be in the protection of Allah."

"Amine .... "

"Father to the room first."

"Yes, Dad."

*****

"Feli, I just found out you're sisters."

"Yes .. We did not make an announcement, Mia," replied Feli and it all made me smile.

"And ... Father's foot why?"

"Accident and must be amputated."

"Oh .. yes."

"You'd better take a shower first, Sarah. Not too late to open it."

"Yes, Sarah."

*****

At 22:00 WIB. I was so tired, I told everyone to go to bed and they agreed. It feels cold tonight and cradled so it is very delicious to crochet eyelashes.

"Mia, don't get out of the room without one of us! Just don't go anywhere, in the room. Toh Feli has prepared food and drinks. If you want to throw, in the room there is also a bathroom .... "

"Yes, Sarah."

"Feli, I'm sleeping first. Don't forget to read for the magical fence," I whispered to Feli.

"Yes, you too."

"Em," I said without opening my mouth while closing my eyes, but my heart kept repeating the proper recitation of Quranic verses for our purposes (unseen housekeeping).

Flasbacks

"Uncle, how do we keep our house awake?" I asked my uncle when he visited this house.

"Many people ask if they have a new house bought or rented, what if they want to protect the house from being entered by subtle creatures or entered by thieves. Here's the procedure, Sarah."

"First, read surah al-Baqarah. Imam Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi, Muslim and An-Nasa-I once narrated from Suhail bin shalih, from his father, from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet said: Do not make your house as a grave, verily the house recited by Surah Al Baqarah will not be entered by the devil" Uncle explained in a very loud voice. Maybe Uncle was also fencing this house without our knowledge.

"Next, when the house, shop or shop, our warehouse has been locked, put your palms to the wall or door of the house and read this: say two prayers (1 time), and then read this, salawat on the prophet (2 times), verse of the chair (1 time) and read verse 9 of Surah Yasin (1 time)."

"Verse 9 of Surah Yasin?" I asked at the time because I didn't remember.

“Wa ja’alna mim baini aidihim saddaw wa min kholfihim saddan fa agsyaina hum fa hum laa yubsiruun."

"What do you mean by that, Uncle?"

“And We held before them a wall and behind them a wall (pomer), and we closed (eyes), they so that they could not see.”

"Allahu Akbar" I exclaimed adding to my list of admiration for the holy verses of the Quran. "Is there any more, Uncle?"

"Three, multiply to read the Quran. If we always read the Quran in the house, then the jinn and devils will also be more distanced from our house which is always listened to by the recitation of the Quran in it."

"Understood, Uncle. God willing I will practice. There's always science to be useful when you're with Uncle."

*****

Back

"Feli, Sarah's so lucky."

"Why say that?"

"He had a very considerate father and a loyal and warm lover. Even though Brother Rio did not touch her, but I can see from Kak Rio's eyes to Sarah's. I feel jealous" said Mia and I can still hear her words well.

"Amin .. May we all get good men huh, Mia."

"Yes, Felix. I hope so."

"We should sleep now! It's late."

*****

Situations

At 23:00 WIB. Sarah and Feli have started to fall asleep, but not with Mia. I don't know what's on his mind, which he's obviously very agitated and unhappy about. It looks very from the look on the face and also the gelagatnya.

At 23:00 WIB. Tek tek tek tek tek tek. There was a small knock from the outside of Sarah's window, but it provoked a sense of Mia's curiosity.

"What's that?" mia asked herself in a soft voice, but she was still lying down without moving a bit.

"Meow .... "

"It turned out to be just a cat" said Mia, then she tilted her body to fall asleep like the others.

Tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek tek. The sound was getting faster, more numerous and stronger, so Mia felt very disturbed and wanted to know the origin of the sound.

Mia sat on the bed, then stood up and walked over to the window of the room. He uncovers a curtain of green window coverings and looks around the yard that looks bright from the inside.

From inside the room, Mia saw two people standing quite far from the yard of Sarah's house. Curious, Mia squinted both eyes and focused her gaze.

"Mr ... Mama ... " said Mia with a happy smile when she saw the two parents she loved were outside Sarah's house, he was carrying a large brown tart cake with two candles inscribed with the number 19 on it.

Mia looked towards Sarah and Feli who were fast asleep. It seemed that both of his friends were very tired. Therefore, Mia does not want to disturb, let alone wake Sarah or Feli.

Not wanting Papa and Mama to wait for a long time, Mia immediately went out of the house feeling happy and thoughtless. Even Mia forgot Sarah and Feli's message against her not to leave the room, let alone the house (out of the house).

Mia stepped up very quickly, with none of her friends conscious. He opened the main door of the house and immediately ran to the outside side of the minimalist fence of Sarah's house.

"Papa? The mama? when home? didn't you call me yesterday Papa and Mama said they were going home next week? I was so sad because Mom and Dad forgot my birthday. But it turns out I was wrong, you guys remember and I'm so happy tonight" Mia said with tears in her eyes.

"I also want to apologize because tonight I chose to stay at my friend's house because I felt lonely at home. Whereas at home there is an aunt and also a guard who guards."

"Papa, Mama, I'm sorry that I didn't ask permission from you two. I hope Papa and Mama don't get mad at me this time and I promise, next time I'll appreciate Papa and Mama more," mia said non-stop while bowing and at that time she saw Papa and Mama just smiling while holding a jumbo-sized birthday cake.

Mia stepped even faster so that the distance between them was very close. Mia looked at the two with a happy look. But over time, the faces of Papa and Mama who had seemed so familiar and beautiful, slowly turned into a creepy figure and he could not recognize.

Slowly, Mia went home with a trembling body and a frightened heart. At this moment, Mia realized her mistake. "You're not Papa nor my Mom. You ... " said Mia stammering and she tried to run away leaving two mysterious creatures that are very creepy.

Just now that Mia turned around and wanted to run towards Sarah's house, suddenly behind her were already two figures of creatures that Mia had originally seen before her. "Tolooong!!" mia shouted before her face was covered by hands that were large, long, wide, and looked black and dirty (dirty).

The sound of Mia's cry was heard by Kak Rio who immediately got up and ran towards the source of the sound (outside of the house). But at the same time, Brother Rio no longer found Mia.

"Astagfirullah azim thing .. I was late," said Kak Rio while watching every part of the yard of the house and streets.

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