TUMBAL SEVENTH

The One Who Looks Like Tania

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Mama rubbed my head from the left side and Dad rubbed on the right side.

“Tania hasn't been found yet, dear. Lost,” clear Dad.

As soon as my memory seemed to be thrown, I recalled the events of a few days ago. Everything was clear in my mind like a slideshow.

“Yeah, Ta-Tania, Dad. Day ... day ..” I couldn't continue my words when I remembered the last time I saw Tania's condition ....

“Darling, Tania why? You know where your sister is?” ask Dad. While Mom was waiting enthusiastically for me to tell her stories.

I shook my head, unable to say anymore. My tears were burning for a moment. Makes Mom and Dad confused.

“Honey, tell me where your sister is. If you know it. Poor him ...”

“Yes, sister is in the basement ...” Quickly I interrupted Dad's words. However, my words stopped before I finished it. I can no longer explain.

“In the basement of our home?” ask Dad, riled up. I'm shaking. My tears are back.

“Then in the basement of whose home?” Dad's getting riled up. “Say the obvious, Son!” he added, impatient.

“I don't know whose house it is, but according to my story it's Mbok Tini's house, Yah.”

“Whataa!” squealing Daddy and Mama compact. The two then looked at each other in disbelief.

“Home where, babe?”

I answered Dad's question with a slit. Because I don't know where the house is.

Mom and Dad looked at each other. They both looked confused.

“I don't know the exact location of the house, Well, but it can be accessed through the underground passageway.”

Dad's forehead is wrinkled, he still doesn't understand. Even with Mama. They both asked me to explain in detail.  I slowly explained where the hallway was, as well as the exit. And I explained how the conditions in the hallway, as well as how the condition of the house that I suspect as the house Mbok Tini.

Dad's drowning, his body's limp. His legs seemed unable to support his body. He looks very frustrated. After I explained how Tania was last time I saw her. Her tiny body was covered in blood. I don't know what blood? Where's the wound? I don't know.

Not sure yet, I was immediately smothered by someone from behind. After that the people found me drifting in the river. Don't know what they did to me? I can't remember.

“It's best to make sure first, don't be pessimistic. Hopefully Tania can still be saved,” said Mama, trying to strengthen Dad. Mama's voice sounded raucous, but she tried to look tough in front of us.

Father then nodded steadily. Then I want to make sure to the house.

“Yeah,” call me, when Dad gets to the doorstep. He looked over, continuing his steps.

“Iya, why, Nak?” saith.

“You'd better bring a device to break the door. Because it is usually locked from inside.” Dad took my advice. Then really go.

Here, Mama and I keep tossing do’a hopefully Tania soon found and still alive.

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❤POV Tirta❤

Me, Dian and Bayu stood in front of the gate of Rania's house after school. The condition of the house is still quiet, it seems like Rania has not been brought home. Is that how it is?

For the umpteenth time I cast do’a for the good and healing of Rania. Then bow in the doldrums.

After a while came Om Devandra's car. I was pulled over by Dian and Bayu. I don't know what happened so Om Devandra drove his car speeding, and almost hit the three of us. Fortunately the brakes were packed otherwise, I don't know what would happen to the three of us.

Om Devandra down haste. “Sorry,” he said to us. Hurrying to open the gate. Even his car he left was barking in front of the gate with the door still gaping.

I was curious to run after Om Devandra who had reached the terrace of his house.

“Om, wait!” my peek. Devandra stopped right at her doorstep. The three of us then approached, and found out what was really going on.

Om Devandra then explained in haste about what was told by Rania. 

“We are ready to help, Om.”

We also started to prepare all the equipment. After the equipment we need is complete. Me and Om Devandra, Bayu also Dian began down the dark, stuffy, and gripping underground passageway armed with a flashlight.

My steps stopped for a moment. Thinking of Rania going down this hall alone. She's a brave girl. I salute him and regret his actions. If something unexpected happens, how do you try? You stubborn!

My daydreams fell away instantly when Bayu pulled me. “Come, really dumb,” hisses.

True as Rania told me. When we got to the end of the hall, we were immediately faced with an entrance into a house.

We broke the door with an axe we had brought. The four of us went inside after the door opened. Our flashlights shone all over the dirty, stuffy, darkened room, and many cobwebs swirled around.

The aroma of danur is sharp. The closer we got to the basement that Rania meant, the atmosphere was getting gripping. I heard many screams of pain, heartbreaking cries, and voices of people asking for help.

Either others heard it or not.

“Tania! Are you inside?” our screams are compact.

When we got to the door of the basement we thought Tania was inside. However, no one said. Silent. Even the screams, cries, which were crowded were heard now I no longer heard.

“Sinn the axe, Om!” my door. After the axe was given to me, I started to break the door.

The four of us were on the spot. When the door is wide open, and shows the conditions in the space.

The room is empty. There's just like a table where every corner has a rope. Looks like a rope to tie something.

And there are many patches of dry blood attached to the table, also on the floor and on the wall. The smell of dried blood is very pungent. Also smelled a foul smell piercing the nose.

We approached the table. Om Devandra looks shocked after seeing there are blood stains everywhere. Body shaking. Then he sobbed while continuing to call Tania.

I touched his desk and immediately got a vision like a glimpse of the shadow of a massacre on this table. I immediately removed my hand from the side of the table. Can't stand to see it further.

Dian hysterically closed her eyes then immediately squatted on the floor while covering both her ears using both palms. As if I could not hear and see anything.

“What do you see?” ask Bayu. Then crouch down while holding both sides of Dian's shoulder.

Dian shook her head, her tears dripping. He couldn't explain.

“Dia why?” ask Om Devandra in a raucous voice.

“It seems Dian saw something, Om,” obviously me. Then I helped Dian to stand back up.

“Something what? Empty like this,” says Om Devandra.

I also explained to Om Devandra that the three of us have the advantage of being able to see something invisible.

I don't know, we should call it an excess or an illness. But many people call it an advantage.

“Means you guys know where Tania is?” ask Om Devandra. His eyes glint expectantly. The three of us shook our heads.

“I don't know, Om. I only caught a glimpse and heard the screams of someone who was slaughtered there,” explained Dian, pointing at the table.

“I saw it too, but it's not Tania,” Bayu said.

“Iya, Om. We don't see Tania here,” I explained.

“Kak,” call someone from the back we stand. More precisely than the doorway of this room. His voice sounded familiar to my ears.

I also returned with Dian and Bayu. It seemed that the two of them also heard that voice.

I looked towards Dian and Bayu.  Then the three of us looked at each other. Making sure our vision is just an illusion of astral behavior that tries to resemble or be real is Tania?

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