SUKMA: The Deal With the Devil

Acquaintance

Giska was sitting pensively in class, feeling careless choosing between seeing Sukma again or not. From the entrance, a shoulder-haired girl with a mole under her lips, came to the bench of Giska. He sat next to the short-haired girl with a smile.

"Where was my friend yesterday? Not in?" ask that hairy girl.

"don't know. I don't think he wants my brother to be me" replied Giska listlessly.

"Yes, I know her, my name is Rena. You who?" greet the shoulder-haired girl while extending a hand.

"Giska," said Giska while greeting his new friend.

"Well, I can sit with you, right? You see, I did not click the same temen yesterday," said Rena.

"Can." Giska nodded.

Rena brought her bag to the bench of Giska who was in the third rank. He smiled again, then spoke to Giska. Starting from the experience during Elementary School until you can go to school in Junior High School. Both are easy to get along with, not even reluctant to joke.

Shortly afterwards, the glasses girl with her hair tied in a ponytail, approached the bench of Giska. He seemed impatient to ask the name of the student who greeted him near class A. Awkwardly, the girl cuts off Giska and Rena's conversation.

"You're Giska, huh?" ask the woman in glasses.

"Yes. What's up, huh?" ask Giska.

"Known, I'm Early" said the glasses girl as she greeted Giska. "Yes, Giska. You got a temen in seventh grade A?"

Giska nodded. "Name Sukma. Did he meet you? What did he say?"

"He'em. He said, please do good to Giska. Giska is a good boy. That's what he said," explained Dini.

"Oh, that's it" said Giska.

"Your friend is weird, yeah. Where there are people who just know can menggejahatin his friend," said Rena.

"Yes there is. A fraudster, for example. Just know a few minutes can cheat his friend, continue to say deh Jin Tomang," reply Early.

"Allah, the deceiver is from there evil. Are we fools? Kan isn't. We are just abege pubeser again" said Rena.

"Hehe .. You can do this. Oya, can't I see your nameplate?" ask Giska.

The two women showed a signboard made of cardboard to the front of Giska. The dick-haired girl giggled at the nickname the senior students gave them. As Giska showed her name, the atmosphere became more cheerful. The three of them laughed heartily at the name given by the senior student.

All three are engrossed in chatting, even the direction of the conversation can change. In addition to personal experiences, they also tell the background of their lives. Until not felt, their chatter turned to a mystical experience. The three of them looked at each other and the look on his face started to get serious.

"Kaliam knows, right? Actually this school is haunted," whispered Rena.

"Well, really?! Pantesan Sukma said that 'they' are wandering here," said Giska asserted.

"Since coming here also my feelings are actually not good, especially when entering the WC. I think someone is watching that," said Dini.

"Said, there used to be a kid who got hit by a car in front of our school. Still wild here. That's not it, anyway. There are also teachers whose depression continues to commit suicide in one of the classes. I don't know which class," explained Rena.

Giska and Dini shuddered in horror at Rena's story. However, they are still curious about the story of the next shoulder-haired girl.

"Not that. Behind this school there is also an old well. Two years ago, there was a mass trance at this school because there were students who threw stones there," said Rena again.

"That, yeah. Have there ever been more interesting ghosts? Kayak noni-noni Dutch, is that it?" tanya Dini is getting curious.

"Hm .. I think there is, but I don't know. You see, it was a long time ago, when I was a child," explained Rena.

"If you're curious, why not play Jailangkung?" cetus Giska's.

Instantly the two girls glanced at Giska.

"Jailangkung?! Ah, what a great idea! But ... Can we do that? Shouldn't be done malem-malem, huh?" say Dini.

"On that, I think we can do this Friday. I heard from senior brothers, he said he would be camped for the introduction of students for two days. Friday to Saturday" said Rena.

"Eh, but .. instead of playing Jailangkung it must use a coconut shell made like a doll like that, huh? Where do we want to get that thing from?" ask Giska.

"Quiet down. My father traded in the market. Pas want to go to school, later I try to take coconut shells to be made into dolls," replied Rena.

"It's that way. We are ready mentally. Hopefully during the main Jailangkung, we do not do anything," said Dini.

Shortly thereafter, the senior students entered the 7G classroom. They began to brief the activities for today. Giska, Rena, and Dini can't wait for Friday to arrive.

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Like yesterday, Sukma returned home blankly and daydreaming. Mr. Risman tried to ask the youngest about his activities at school. However, the girl he spoke to seemed to not listen to his question at all. Sukma breezed into the room, then put the bag and changed clothes.

Seeing Sukma's strange attitude, Atikah became curious. Put a smart phone, then sit next to the sister. With a friendly smile, he embraced Sukma, until the younger brother turned to him.

"Kok every time Dedek went home daydreaming? What's in school? Dedek shunned again the same as the time in SD? Didn't Dedek go to school there?" tanya Atikah looked at her sister's eyes.

Sukma shook weakly. "No, Tea. Dedek is mediocre, really. They also did not say anything about Dedek. But ... Dedek same thought Giska continues."

"Just like Giska? Why Giska? Not going to school?"

"No idea, Tea. Dedek did not meet with him. Wanted also does not exist. Just had a chance to chat with him to treat him properly," explained Sukma.

"Oh, that. Maybe tomorrow you can see him again. Just did not meet a day was worried," persuaded Atikah. "Let's go to the kitchen, yuk. Help me cook."

Sukma and Atikah went to the kitchen together. Both help parents with pleasure. Atikah helps the father clean the catfish, while Sukma cuts onions for his mother who will saute the kale.

Moving on at dusk, Sukma sat on the roof of the house with Wanara. The monkey waved his hand in front of the face of his brooding friend. Wanara sat down next to Sukma and began to ask her attitude which turned cold since school in Junior High.

"Sukma, why do these past two days like to daydream? You have problems at school? If there's anything, just take me to school" Wanara said.

"No ah. If you come, pity me. Later bring the bike heavy," said Sukma lethargic.

"alright. Now tell me what you're thinking right now. Maybe I can help."

"Wanara, I've been thinking lately about Giska. My heart is not calm. I have a feeling that a bad thing will happen to him in a moment, but what, huh?"

"Why don't you just try to see what happens the next day? Didn't you get new powers from your grandmother? I've also trained you how to use it."

"Udah, Wanara, but all I saw was Giska and the two women were doang. There was no other strange incident," explained Sukma a little upset, then looked away while sorting both sides of his head.

"Try it again. Who knows, the results are different now. Yesterday you were just looking at what happened today. Maybe you will also know the events that will come, tomorrow or the day after," said Wanara.

"No, ah. I will fall again yesterday. Intentions want to hear them say, uh .. even dizzy."

"Come on! Why do I teach you that science is not used? Come on, try this once," Wanara assured.

"Hm .. fine."

Sukma closed both his eyes. Faintly, he saw the shoulder-haired girl at the market, buying a coconut shell that had a little hole in the middle. His friend Giska named Rena secretly put coconut shells into his bag. He showed it secretly to Giska and Dini. They looked enthusiastic when they saw his friend had got a coconut shell.

Besides being able to look at Giska and his two friends, Sukma also saw other figures in their class. She was a dreadlocked woman wearing a red shirt, standing in front of the class. The woman observed the three people on the bench of Giska while grinning. Not long after, the dreadlocked woman disappeared to nowhere.

Satisfied with something he saw, Sukma immediately opened his eyes. He turned to Wanara, who was curious about the results of Sukma branching. The monkey could not wait to hear his friend's words.

"You see anything?" asked Wanara with enlarged eyes.

"I saw a woman whose hair was as thick as a cane picking up a coconut shell in the market. Then, he pointed the coconut shell to Giska as well as wearing glasses," explained Sukma while recalling the results of his branch.

"Then, what else?" wanara asked still curious.

"There's a girl with dreadlocks in front of the class, at the very corner. He just disappeared" replied Sukma. "Wanara, you know what that means?"

Wanara pensive for a moment, remembering the mystical things related to coconut shells. Long enough to think, he also got an astounding answer. Wanara looked at Sukma fixedly and began to open his mouth.

"Jailangkung" said Wanara.

"Jailangkung? You mean, they're gonna maen Jailangkung?!"

"Lantas, what do you think is the mystical thing related to coconut shells?" Wanara asked back.

"Yes too, anyway. But why does Giska and his friends want to play Jailangkung? You can't, can you, please just ask me to see the supernatural?"

"Eitherway. Only your friends can answer that."

"Keep, that dreadlocks woman. Why is she smiling in front of the class, huh?"

"Hm, I thought something was wrong, Sukma. You and your friends should be careful. Maybe he was after one of you" Wanara warned.