THE SPIRIT AWAITS THE SCHOOL
Episode 13's
On a sunny Sunday morning, Hanna sat on the front porch
homehouse. Mama's presence doesn't make Hanna happy. She thinks mom is already
abandon him by moving him to Medan. Mom came out with a bring
the tray contains warm tea and snacks. Then put it on the table, then
sitting in the chair next to Hanna.
“Han... Are you still angry with your mom? Mama knows it's hard to make
you, but mama has no other choice.”
“Already, Ma. We don't have to talk about that anymore.
There is no point either.” Hanna looked at the front page.
Mama poured hangan tea into Hanna's mug and offered
the drink was to his girl who was still an annoyed face.
“Nih mama make up tea upt. Let your mind also calm down.”
Hanna was silent and she was fixated for a while. Mama
sip the drink and put the mug– on the table.
“Say grandma, you want to change schools. Is true?”
“Hanna is not quiet at that school.”
“Loh why? That's a good school, Han.”.
“What's sober? School is haunted, Ma. Mama wants Hanna
depressed because of fear?” Hanna said in a still irritated tone.
“Help how the hell? My mom used to go to school there. Naw
something is strange.”
“Mama know what about the school? There is no, right?”
Mama frowned. He was trying to remember school
that was twenty years ago.
“Han.. actually mama does not.
want to remember that story.”
“What story?” Hanna curious.
Mama breathed a moment,
then say.
“You don't need to know with
that story. We better relax. We walk or we go around town
Medan?”
“Hmmm..”
The grandmother who was earlier
listening to Hanna and Mama talk, she came out of the house.
“That bill, Han. It's a day
sunday, good to go for a walk. Than at home and you think of strange things,
better refreshing.”
“Yuk..” Bring Mama again.
Hanna shrugged her shoulders
omens agree.
Hanna
pay attention to the old buildings in the city of Medan. Edifices
it left behind a terrifying mystical story. The building that is in
jalan Kesawan is also a former relic of the Dutch era. Many buildings have been
restored and renovated into new buildings, but some are still
original and left a fear for Hanna. For example, the London building
Sumatra, which was founded in 1918, the building looks phenomenal.
The building in front of him also feels so negative nuances.
“Hann..
daydreaming ah. From earlier bengong aja. What are you thinking about again?”
“Not thinking
anything really, Ma.”
Mama shook
his head while driving grandfather's car. The car was long ago
and can still be used. Mama came back and talked to her grandmother.
Hanna was just enjoying the ride through the windshield window of the car.
That car
driven mama entered the parking lot Merdeka Walk. That place is the center
the fun has. Hanna went down while paying attention to the corners of the city
which is foreign to him. Then they walked to a cafe
located at Merdeka Walk.
Hanna again
daydreaming while sitting in his chair. My mom was busy choosing the food menu
waiter proffered. After ordering food and drinks, Mama asked again
to Hanna.
“Han.
why anyway? How to be weird gini?”
“Hmm, no
anything really, Ma.”
“There are you
hide from mama?”
Hanna shakes.
“Neither.”
“Lantas why
you daydreaming constantly?”
Hanna stared
her mother's face was getting wrinkled.
“Ma.
Hanna is haunted. Hanna wanted to ask her mom if the school was
already haunted?”
“Angker
how?”
“Hanna always
lookskin am curious spirits. Temen Hanna too.”
Mama was silent
for a moment while looking at his son's face with a fixed. Mom doesn't want to save
a tragic story twenty years ago.
“Han.. mama please.
you are not getting more agitated with the story of mama.”
“Mama has a story
also in that school?”
Mama nodded.
“Yes. Twenty
last year when you were your age and at school, it was a tragic incident
overwrite temen mama.” Mom started telling stories.
Hanna listen
seriously that story twenty years ago. Hanna looked at my mom's lips
the one so alive tells the tragic story of his best friend.
Twenty years
the school still looks clean and safe. Many students go to school
there, including Hanna's mom. She had a friend named Salama.
Malay and Rama ethnic girls. The parasite is sweet with a mole on its chin.
The skin is not too white and not too brown. The girl committed suicide
after being decided by her lover by jumping from the third floor. Salamas
killed instantly and very horribly. Since that incident the spirit of Salama has always
stay in school until they finish school.
Turns out
Salama is two months pregnant since her suicide.
The irresponsible man was eventually transferred to his parents
Jakarta. The man came back and married another girl. Supposedly they
I have a child who goes to school there too.
“Schoolers
Mom only
nods.
“Mama listen
stories from friends mama.”
“What's his name,
Ma?”
“Keyla.”
“Keyla?” Hanna
astounded.
Mom was surprised to see
hanna's reaction was overdone.
“What's really why?
You know him?”
“He met me,
Ma's. It's worth it he's always haunted by a terrible figure at school.”
“Hmm..” Mama
frowning.
“Ma... Hanna
moving out of that school? The school was scary for a long time. Turns out there is
other events besides the events that Hanna knew.”
“You mean
what happened?”
“Ma... five years.
then there were seven students who committed suicide because they did not pass the exam. They
jump off the third floor roof. A year ago there was a tragic incident
make Hanna goosebumps. A student died after being pushed by Keyla from a roof
third floor.”
Mom and grandma
look at each other. Grandma was still anxious to see her only granddaughter. They
then shut up for a moment while thinking hard.
“Do not be rash
long ago, Hanna. That's still a story.”
“The story
really, Ma. Even Hanna had seen the seven students.”
“Where?”
“That time Hanna
it was inside the toilet, but suddenly the atmosphere outside changed
deserted. Trus Hanna heard a commotion in the teacher's room, then the seven students
come out with an annoyed face. Soon after, Hanna heard them
shouting while jumping from the roof of the third floor.”
Mom was silent and
again, I looked at my grandmother with worry.
“What is this
consecutive events, Bu?” Ask Mom to grandma.
“Entahlah... Moms
also do not know.” Grandma is not know-to-know.
A servant
come and bring their orders. It seems they are discouraging eating
noon together, but the order is in session and they must enjoy it.
Mom's mind is
it's messed up to hear Hanna's story. He doesn't know what to do. Is figure
Salama will take revenge on the boy?
Hanna take it
his phone from the table. That afternoon he called Anton and wanted to tell him a story
long story about his mother twenty years ago. Several times
anton's cell phone was tulalit until Hanna contacted him many times. Connecting tone too
it sounded in Hanna's ear.
“Ya hello, Han.?”
“Halo, Ton. Ye
where?”
“Again at home?
What's up?’
“I want to tell you
you.”
“What story?”
“There was an incident
tragically twenty years ago in our school.”
“You mean?”
“You're going to my house
aja deh, let's have a good chat.”
“Oke.”
Clik. Hanna
turned off phone.
An hour later
Anton came riding his motorcycle. Hann waited for him on the front porch
while reading some textbooks. Anton parked his bike. Then it was
approach Hanna on the terrace. Hanna gave her sweet smile.
“What the hell is it, Miss
sweet?”
“There's me here.”
“Heheheh..”.
Anton sat down
next Hanna. The girl placed her book on the table and looked at her face
Anton.
“Ton... My mama
there was a school there and there was a tragic incident twenty years ago.”
“Oh yes?” Anton
showing his congect face.
“I'm serious,
Ton...”
“Trus..? I want to
say what else?”
“You are horrified
dong.”
“Good, Miss chatty.”
“Huh. You are not
never seriously deh.”
“I'm serious. Let's continue the story.”
Hanna a little bit
sewots.
“Begini.Twenty years ago them mama committed suicide in school
that.”
“Trus?”
“It looks like the school was cursed deh.”
“Hmmm..
“Not suujon, but reality. The evidence is seven
the student also committed suicide at the school.”
“It just so happens, Han. Ah, no, no need
nyeritain. Ntar you yourself again who are afraid.”
Hanna's lips are manyun. Anton seduces Hanna into
no bete. He makes funny faces and Hanna's smile expands.
