The Groaning From Behind the Grave

chapter 15: who is that figure

" Sulastri jun? " with a surprised look, aryo asked back at juno.

Juno was clearly astonished by aryo's reaction in such a way that he was shocked.What's up with that name?

" what happened to that name? Do you know the owner of that name? " with a face full of question marks, juno glanced at the sudden silent look of aryo with a cold sweaty face.

" Ah e-not jun, I-I don't know who sulastri is, "elak aryo stammered.

Juno only nodded slowly, although he was astonished to see aryo who suddenly became this strange.

Sulastries

Inexplicably hearing the foreign name, aryo's heart became trembling.There was a sense of discomfort in his heart when the unfamiliar name was slowly seeping in his mind.

Sulastries

It felt like aryo was a little familiar with the name.There was a brief flashback that revolved in his memory as he recalled the name.

" the aryo.mas, "

" uh yeah jun, why? "

" we will soon arrive at the hamlet of dukuh, do we want to go to the house mbak dinda first or directly to the house of RT damar? " tanya juno looked at aryo.

" we went to his house in the past jun, I was a bit worried about his situation, " said Aryo.

" well mas, "reply juno.

BRUMMM

motor drove through the wooden gate shaped roof gate. After a few minutes of travel they took, they finally arrived in hamlet dukuh, one of the two hamlets in this village.

As the juno motorbike advanced along the streets of this hamlet, there was a row of simple housing that adorned each side of the road. The houses belonged to the residents of this hamlet. when their motorbike drove, they could see a row of simple housing that adorned each side of the road, occasionally seen hamlet residents who were gathering in the yard, glancing at their arrival.

" pstt...jun, what's wrong with the citizens here? How they look rich strange that, " whispered aryo to juno. The man conveyed his confusion about the behavior of the villagers who look unusual.

Juno then replied, hesitatingly.

" I don't know either, maybe they already know about the story, "always juno slowly.

" huh? What story jun? " turn aryo asked in surprise.

" the story of the figure in the house of sampeyan mas, the villagers already know the story.maybe they behave strangely like that due to fear of terror from another figure. this hamlet is also not okay mas, there is a figure.." juno did not continue his sentence because his lips felt mute when he was about to reveal something else to aryo.

" other figure who is how jun? " press aryo.

Juno shook his head quickly.His hands were recklessly adding to the speed of the motor.

" we better talk about it at pakde arjo house, he knows more about what really happened in this hamlet, " obviously juno short.

There is no word from aryo. It seems that the man also agrees with the words juno. motor turn through a small road to the right in the form of a stretch of rice field. they continued to drive before arriving at a house yard.

" Now, until we are at his house arjo pakde, hopefully who has his house there, "juno said while parking the motorbike.

The two of them got off the motorbike, then rushed towards the house that looked empty. A breeze from the rice fields wiggled a banana tree on the side of the house.

GECK! GECK! GECK!

" Assalamualaikum, "juno knocked on the door while saying his greetings.

Aryo waited in front of the teak door with typical Javanese ornaments.his eyes occasionally glanced in awe at how good this joglo-style house.something that can be quite luxurious for the size of the village, he said, so no wonder if the arjo pakde family is famous as a rich family in this village.

After a few minutes of waiting outside, the door of the house finally opened, featuring a middle-aged woman peeking at them from the crack of the door.

" who is it? " ask the woman with a suspicious tone.

Aryo answered first.

" This bukde I aryo, temen dinda after school, bukde inget right? " aryo said to the woman he called bukde.

The woman seemed silent, remembering.

" Aryo..., school time.., brag.., "said the woman in a thinking pose.

" oah sampeyan aryo who used to play here often? " guess the woman with the surprised face.

" yes bukde, I am aryo who used to ask for food here, bukde remember right? "

The woman nodded while smiling.

" iyo, bukde inget, wah you haven't been here for a long time huh, how many years? Ask bukde maryam.

" hmm.maybe about ten or fifteen years ago bukde, I came here because I could hear if dinda had an accident, " said Aryo smiling.

The woman who was the aunt of the dinda nodded, then her gaze became sad and gloomy.

Aryo who was confused then asked.

" you know why bukde with dinda, "said aryo more astonished.

Bukde maryam sighed for a moment, before saying.

" dinda, dia–"

BUKD!!!

The sound of screaming shocked those outside.

" who is that voice? " juno asked with a surprised face.

" Dinda, "bukde maryam sizzled softly. Regardless of her disconnected sentence, the woman ran back into her house.

Aryo and Juno who are sculpting unabashedly follow the steps of the maryam bukde. they enter the joglo house because they are worried about the yelling of the dinda earlier.

Inside the house, aryo and juno saw the mariam bukde running into one of the rooms near the wooden staircase.

HELP!!!

There was another sound of dinda screaming, this time the sound was much louder.

" jun, let's go to his room quickly, I'm worried he's doing something, " said aryo hunting. the man ran into the room dinda followed by juno. the two men were seen rushing into the room that faintly smelled bad.

In the dimly lit room, aryo and juno were torn apart.The two of them could not believe seeing the woman who was known as a midwife, now in such a mess.

There, on a mattress with sheets and pillows lying in any direction, dinda was crying while screaming like crazy.Hair that is usually wrapped by the hijab, now scattered disheveled.

What really happened to dinda?

Bukde Maryam tried to calm the dinda who was still screaming hysterically.His arm tried to clutch the body of dinda who looks skinny.His hand tried to caress the face of the pale dinda and littered by traces of tears.

Aryo who saw the condition of his childhood friend was so severe, quickly approached the bed dinda.

" bukde, what's wrong? what is with dinda, "said aryo worried.the man saw the beautiful face of dinda tangled semrawut.the woman buried her face in the arms of bukde maryam.

" well this is how son aryo, you can see for yourself the condition of dinda. has been like this for days after the accident, "sadly explained bukde maryam.

" have you been examined by a doctor or matri bukde? " ask aryo without taking his eyes off dinda. dinda still continues to whimper in fear.Sometimes his face peeked at the curtains near the window, before being buried again on the shoulder bukde maryam.

" daughter, yesterday sirif his coworkers dinda came here just to torture and give sedatives, "lit bukde maryam while his hands stroking the back of the dinda that looks wet with sweat.

" bukde, bukde, the woman is still there, "isak dinda as her hand points at the corner of the curtain.

" no boy, there's nothing, it's just a hallucination of your mind, "bukde maryam trying to calm dinda.

Aryo who was sorry to see the condition of such dinda did not stay silent.

" dinda, it's me aryo, " said aryo to dinda.

Dinda who was frightened, glanced towards aryo then gasped.

" m-mas aryo, it's really you mas, "isak dinda in disbelief when looking at the aryo in his house. soon the woman separated from the deck of bukde maryam and then moved to hug aryo tightly.

" i'm afraid mas, I'm afraid, " said dinda with a great trembling tone. Melts of tears wet the chest aryo. make the man more confused with what happened.

" quiet dinda there I am here, you do not need to be afraid anymore, " burly hand aryo stroking slowly dinda shoulder. while the other hand supports so that the body dinda not fall.

" the woman mas, the figure, "whispers dinda in aryo's ears.

" who's woman dinda? Is there someone who has bad intentions for you? " reply aryo slowly, but somehow his heart beat fast.

" Sulastri mas, he was always watching from behind the darkness, "groaned slowly.

" Sulastri din? What do you mean, " said aryo in a choked voice. He felt a change in room temperature that was not as it should be. his hair bristled, aryo felt something was watching him out of nowhere.

" The tall lady is a mas, she is now staring at us, sulastri is eyeing our lives both mas, " whispered dinda slowly as her bare hands pointed towards the corner of the room that was dim.

Aryo followed the index finger dinda. His eyes saw the corner of the room next to him in the form of thin window curtains.

And there, aryo sculpting with a face full of confusion was also shocked when he saw one person's silhouette, faintly visible from behind the window of the curtain covered.

But that is not the focus of aryo.but on the shape of the silhouette that is considered unusual.See the silhouette forms the shadow of a woman, but with a high body size towering.

BRAGGG!!!

Everyone gasped at the sound of the door breaking.

What the hell is this?

TO BE CONTINUE'S...