SUKMA: The Deal With the Devil

Biang Keladi

Two nights later, Mr. Risman was able to sell quietly. There is no more slander or use that interferes with his business selling catfish pecel. Buyers are coming in as they usually do. Bu Inah was overwhelmed again by the arrival of non-stop customers.

As for Atikah and Sukma, help occasionally. When buyers start to decline, they go home and sleep. However, for Sukma, the night is a time when he needs to be vigilant. He was worried that Mbah Kasiman would launch another attack on his father.

Until now, the girl still does not understand the reason Mbah Kasiman sent people to spy on her family. During the day when he asked Mbah Kasiman's home address to the stalker, he did not get a satisfactory answer. The man just mentioned, his house is shaped like a rake and has a silat padepokan in it. Sukma was eager to make calculations on people who are believed to have higher abilities in black magic, but what power does not know the place of residence of Mbah Kasiman.

As the night wore on, Mr. Risman and Ms. Inah came home with lethargic faces. Thankful today for many customers. Mr. Risman immediately went to the kitchen to get some drinking water. A glass of water was washed out until it ran out. When he was about to return to the front room, the man suddenly felt strangled. Many times he coughed until his voice woke Atikah and Sukma who was just about to fall asleep.

Ms. Inah immediately approached her husband in the kitchen, as well as Sukma and Atikah. It looked like Mr. Risman was holding his neck and chest, as if he felt tight. Shortly after, the man rushed to the bathroom, then spewed blood mixed with centipedes from his mouth.

Mom Inah and Pak Risman's two daughters were stunned. Who else would dare to use Mr. Risman, they thought. Ms. Inah and Atikah immediately gave the man treatment. Ms. Inah brought Mr. Risman to the room, while Atikah brought a glass of water.

Seeing the condition of the father, Sukma felt pity. His chest felt tight when he watched Mr. Risman coughing continuously. This time, he didn't see the dedemit bothering his father. It is possible that Mr. Risman has been beaten, as did his mother and brothers.

Rushing Sukma calmed Mr. Risman. He rubbed his neck and back until his cough stopped. At least now Mr. Risman's chest feels more relieved, his throat is no longer itchy.

Atikah who no longer saw Sukma dragging something invisible, just felt astonished. He asked his brother why he vomited blood and pulled out a centipede. Sukma explained about the possibility that happened to Mr. Risman. Atikah also nodded his head, then advised his father to remember Allah more often and read the holy verses of the Qur'an to be awake from magic.

After the atmosphere stabilized, Sukma and Atikah returned to the room. As for Bu Inah who helped her husband sell, tidy up merchandise first before resting.

Sukma was still awake thinking about the condition of the father. The magic that the smart man sent out must be stopped immediately. For a moment he closed his eyes, using the power of his inheritance to look at something that happened tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

From his perspective, an old man wearing a polo shirt and black cotton pants was sitting in a gazebo. Sometimes he sucks the shell in his hand while smiling knot. The man glanced at Sukma while grinning. Next, the old man walked up to him, then his form turned into a terrifying figure ready to prey on Sukmas.

Sukma was surprised with gasping breath. Atikah who had been lying next to him since earlier, suddenly woke up to see her sister restless.

"What do you think, anyway, until you're surprised?" atikah asked, in a slightly raucous voice.

"Teh, now Dedek knows who Mbah Kasiman is!" clear sukma with enlarged eyes.

"Change Kasiman? Who's she?" Atikah knitted his forehead.

"He was a shaman who subscribed to the catfish pecel across the street, who sent meusu to the Father! Dedek suspected, he wants to hurt you again."

"Keep, what does Mbah Kasiman have to do with you? Is not his use already confused with Dedek? The catfish pecel across the street also suffered from mental disorders. So, why else would he send usages to you?"

"True, Tea. But if for example other shamans who send a hand to the Father, why do those who appear in the branches of Dedek only the figure of grandparents wearing collared shirts, huh?"

"Try Dedek focus again. Don't think only of Mbah Kasiman, "Atikah's advice.

Sukma closed his eyes again. Still, the figure that appeared was still the same as before. He opened his eyes again, then shook weakly.

"Where? Are people different?"

"The same, Tea."

"If so, mending now we sleep first. Let the mind of Dedek be fresher tomorrow morning, nerawang people must be right," persuaded Atikah, then continued to fall asleep.

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The day changed, Sukma branches are still the same. This time, he did not want to stay silent and let the father get sick again because of the shaman's actions. So, inevitably Sukma must find Mbah Kasiman's residence as soon as possible, so that the fateful incident that befell Mr. Risman soon resolved.

When the sun began as high as a spear, Sukma invited Atikah to find Mbah Kasiman's house. He was really curious to prove his point. Atikah who had just started breakfast, felt rushed by her sister.

"Let's go first! Another drop of tea to eat," said Atikah annoyed.

"Continue, Dedek wants to go where the grandparents are? To the supernatural?" ask Atikah ketus.

"Yes, Tea. Time to the supernatural, anyway? His students are wandering gossip spread in the human realm, the time want to nyariin Mbah Kasiman to the supernatural?"

"Then Dedek went alone. Teteh there is a promise with the team, want to play to Ciwidey."

"Ih, Teteh mah even wants to play from the life of the Father."

"Teeth don't want to play, but the time to play is only this week. So, Teteh can't help Dedek continue."

Disappointed, Sukma left her brother. Hurry up he changed his clothes, then say goodbye to Bu Inah. His mother was curious, where the youngest was going this morning.

"Dedek, preferably Dedek at home, help Mother with Father. It would be nice to go to Ciwidey today," said Bu Inah in a soft voice.

"Bantuin Mommy and I can later if Dedek has come home. Now Dedek wants to complete the curiosity of Dedek. After all, Dedek's goal is good, "sukma's alibi.

"Hm, yes. If so, be careful on the road. Remember, don't make people, yeah."

"Yes, Mom, promise. Dedek go first. Assalamualaikum."

"Getishalight."

Soon, Sukma left home. Armed with pocket money, he hopes to find the person in question. Whether it should be in which direction the girl went, clearly, her instincts would lead to where Mbah Kasiman's house was.

Upon arrival on the highway, immediately Sukma boarded public transportation. He closed his eyes for a while, watching a few pointers from the direction of Mbah Kasiman's house. There are views of several houses, the road is wide and uphill, and pesawahan around it. According to Sukma, Mbah Kasiman's house is not in the city center, but rather an unspoiled suburb of the hustle and bustle of humans.

Sukma opened his eyes, looking at the first clue of his vision. When the journey was far enough, he managed to find one of the clues from his stall, then get off the angkot. Next, the girl walked towards the ojek base on the side of the highway. He was called an ojek maker, hoping to help in the search for Mbah Kasiman's residence.

"Where are you going?" ask the taxi driver.

"Do you know Kasiman?" sukma asked carefully mentioning the old man's name.

"Kasim? Oh, that silat teacher who likes to be visited with those rich people, huh?"

Hearing the question of the motorcycle taxi driver, Sukma was increasingly convinced that the residence of the person he was looking for was getting closer. Sukma quickly nodded, then rode on the motorcycle of the motorcycle taxi driver. The journey to Mbah Kasiman continued.

Along the way, Sukma looked around the surrounding scenery. Sure enough, all the references in his vision were now clearly exposed in the eye peluhan. The scenery is really beautiful, typical of the villages where farmers live.

The further away from the city, the quieter the atmosphere of the village. The houses that stood along the street looked rare. Until finally, it looks a house with a large yard area accompanied by a silat padpokan behind it. The house is fenced not so high, so it looks clear the view in it.

Upon arrival there, Sukma got off the bike. Paid the cost of the motorcycle taxi that has run far enough from the hustle and bustle of the city. Before heading to Mbah Kasiman's house, the ojek driver warned Sukma that no public vehicles were passing around the village. Sukma asked for the mobile number of the taxi driver, to contact him if he returned later.

After the ojeker left, Sukma walked towards the residence of Mbah Kasiman's house. His heart suddenly felt alarmed. The feathers bristled when he saw the view of the area of Mbah Kasiman house that has a dark and silent aura. When approaching the fence of his house, it appears that supernatural creatures are wandering around it. Some of them are in the form of half-human animals, some are more like monsters.

From the direction of the gazebo, an old man wearing a polo shirt with black cotton pants was walking towards Sukma. He smiled kindly, welcoming the arrival of the guests he had been waiting for for so many years. Sukma, who had hesitated to meet Mbah Kasiman at this time, had to put his doubts aside. Inevitably, he faced the old man while being witnessed by Mbah Kasiman's domestic dedemit.

"Who do you want to find?" ask the old man.

"This grandfather is Mbah Kasiman, huh?" Sukma asked back to convince his guess.

The old man smiled wryly and said, "Come, please come in!"

Sukma walked behind the old man who greeted him. The ringleader of the father's disease was standing before his eyes. Now, he must be prepared to face Mbah Kasiman attacks that will be launched at any time.