Survival: Dark, Brutal, Gripping

Obstacle Obstacle

Let's move on, and remember to be careful." Johan told his friends.

They continued their journey again, until they did not feel the sun was over their heads, it was noon and with the condition of their stomachs that began to be hungry, he said, They decided to find a place to stop and set up a tent.

" It's noon, the sun is right over your head. What if we start to set up a tent and rest, it seems that in front there is a pretty good place to camp" Ahmad said.

They agreed, especially Johan.

" Yes I agree, my legs are getting tired too. It feels better but it feels stiff in the legs" Johan said, holding his limped leg.

They actually did not want to rush to continue their adventure, but because they could not stand the occult disturbance in the previous location and did not want to bother Grandpa Dul and Nek Ningsih,they decided to leave immediately. Although Johan still has not improved his leg condition.

" Come Wan. We set up a tent here. Johan you just rest, relax your feet, to get well quickly" said Ahmad took Iwan while lowering his bag containing the tent.

" Good Ahmad. Come soon, my prediction this afternoon will rain faster than the previous day" said Iwan replied to Ahmad's invitation.

Iwan and Ahmad cleared the land and razed it, then set up a tent with the stakes they had brought. While Selly and Cindy rest for a while, while lowering the bag to prepare the groceries they will cook. Johan actually really wanted to help them, but what is his leg power does not allow him to do the activity. He could only see the work of his friends. Feeling useful, Johanpun want to help Selly and Cindy to cook.

" Silly,Cindy. Let me help you to cook, rather than sitting quietly like a statue that can only watch" Johan said.

Selly answered,

" Of course it can be Johan. As long as you don't help us that requires your feet to move, understand" Selly said.

Johan agreed with these conditions, he helped to fry the tubers brought by Nek Ningsih.

" Well, isn't this the tubers that are often cooked by grandmothers" said Johan who was happy to see the tubers given by grandmother.

Cindy answered,

" Yes right, it's the tubers planted by grandma and grandpa in the back of the house. It felt so soft" Cindy said, imagining the taste of the tubers when they had been cooked.

Selly chimed in,

" Well, it can help us a lot in our food supply, at least for the next few days. This simple food feels very luxurious if in difficult conditions like now" said Selly wisely.

When the three of them had not finished cooking, Ahmad and Iwan had already finished their work setting up a tent. Ahmad and Iwan set up 2 tents for each of the separate men and women.

" Johan, we have prepared the tent. You better rest first, let us both replace your work." Ahmad advised Johan to rest in the tent.

Johan welcomed the offer from Ahmad,

" All right, I leave it to you. Earlier thank you for setting up the tent, and I'm sorry I couldn't help much" said Johan, who lamented that he was a little less useful and considered himself a burden.

The four of them smiled at Johan, and prayed for him.

" It's okay, captain. Get well soon and lead us back" Iwan told Johan.

" Everthing has finally matured. Let's eat some. Oiya Wan, wake Johan up and eat him too" Cindy told Iwan to wake Johan up.

Ivan approached the tent.

" Johan wake up, Johan. Johan the food is all ready. Let's eat." said Iwan woke Johan to take him for a meal.

Johan woke up from his break." Is it ripe Wan?" johan asked as she rubbed her eyes.

" It's Jo. Come on out." replied Iwan then helped Johan walk out of the tent.

When they came out, they were all waiting for Johan, they didn't want to eat first. Everyone wants to eat together.

Finally the five of them ate together, in the middle of the meal together, Iwan saw a centipede coming out of a hole in the ground. The centipede approached his feet, Iwan was shocked and jumped in fear. Similarly, his friends who followed were shocked to see Iwan. The centipede is quite large in size, about 2 fingers of an adult, black in color. Imagining it alone has made fear especially if it gets bitten by the centipede.

" Look out guys, there's a centipede approaching" said Iwan who was startled and panicked.

All of his shocked companions immediately stood up in fear. They were afraid because they were just sitting on the ground with short grass barefoot. Johan whose legs had not healed also stood up, as well as Cindy who ran away from the crowd.

" Don't joke around, Iwan, just startle" said Cindy snapping at Iwan. Iwan explained,

" That's the club behind Selly" Iwan said as he pointed at Selly's feet.

It turns out what Iwan said was true. There's a big centipede near Selly's leg. But ,Selly showed his courage, namely by taking a wooden branch from the bonfire used for cooking earlier. Selly managed to kill the centipede. Ahmad said to Selly,

" Well Selly. You are really good at selling. You dared to kill him despite the fear of being bitten" Ahmad said praising Selly.

Sally blushed in embarrassment,

" It's because of reflexes alone, being panicked" Selly said humbled.

After that, they resumed their lunch, they immediately finished it as the sky started to cloud over, black clouds started to cover the radiance of the sun.

" Let's finish the meal. Look, it's getting cloudy it's probably going to rain faster than we thought. In addition, we have to bring firewood in so that it does not get wet because of the rain." Johan exclaimed to his friends.

After they finished eating, they did what Johan ordered them to bring firewood into the tent. The tent they used was quite spacious, one tent could fit eight people, while they were only five. They deliberately bring a large tent so as not to be too cold if with a spacious tent. In addition, they also carry coats to coat their tents so as not to seep into when the rain falls.

Their guess was right, not long after they had secured the firewood, it was raining heavily. Selly and Cindy join Johan, Iwan, and Ahmad's tent and discuss their next research plan.

Cindy opened the discussion,

" What about our next research plan? " ask Cindy to her friends.

Suddenly, Ahmad cut the conversation. Ahmad wanted to tell me something.