TUMBAL SEVENTH

The Inner Eye of Wood

🌹POV. Rania🌹

He, still trying to approach me when I have refused repeatedly.

“He whose name is Tirta?” whispered Mama. Quickly I shook my head.

“Hai, Aunt.”

“Hai. Here aunty help.” Mama stood up, offering her services, while taking over a parcel filled with fruits and placed it on a small table beside the bed. I forgot my mom thanked me.

“Iya, equally Aunt.”

“This is for you,” said the guy who is now standing to my right while putting a bouquet of flowers, “cepet healed, yes!” coined.

“Thank you,” timpalku.

“Oh yes, Aunt, know me Abdi. Schoolmate Rania.” The man on my right stretched his hand through my lying body. Mama who was on the left side of the bed welcomed Abdi's hand. My mom introduced herself too.

“I am sorry for the disaster that befell the family of Auntie,” said Abdi, after chatting a lot with Mama. I only occasionally chimed in on their chatter with small smiles and murmurs. My eyes continued to look at the door, expecting the polar man to be present.

“May Aunt's youngest daughter soon be found in a state of fine.”

“Aamiin. Thank you for the prayer. Thank you for coming to see Rania.”

“Sama-sama Aunt.”

After the clock runs out, Abdi returns home. Now stay with me and my mom. Dashed is my hope. I sighed in the display. Piqued. It is certain that Tirta will not come. Come free time has run out, certainly not allowed in.

Maybe all this time I was too baper to respond to Tirta's attitude to me.

***

“You want to go home so lethargic?”

I just smiled wryly in response to Mama's words.

How not to try?

Until I came home, Tirta did not come to visit. Sucks.

Is he ready for me? Why am I so upset, and so expecting her to be here?

“Why? Still dizzy?” ask Mama when she sees me shaking. I shook my head not because I was dizzy, Ma, but brushed off the bad thoughts that were stuck in my mind.

Huf, matters of the heart are indeed annoying!

“No, Ma.”

“Ya already, let's go home!” take Mama with you, and extend your hand to lead me.

“Dad didn't pick us up, Ma?”

“Your father ‘kan still looking for your sister.”

I must understand.

***

Arriving at the house in a quiet state. Mbok Tini and Mang Ramat did not work visible from the condition of the house that was not maintained. I must be looking for Tania.

“You rest in your room, gih! Yuk, mom anter.”

“Terus Mama want to do?”

“Mama wants to clean-up keep cooking.”

I looked at the woman who gave birth to me 17 years ago. Can't believe Mama can cook and clean up. Up to this size I've never seen him taste or cook. When in the city used to be always a maid who did everything. Mama yunya take it wrong, and if anyone feels it does not fit his wish then he will nag or even fire a maid who just a few days working at home.

Because of Mama's rude attitude so intermittently change the maid.

“Didn't you in the city before Mama never beberes, huh? Can Mama cook the same?”

“Wah, ngeremehin!” sahut Mama, while glancing at me at a glance.

“Bisale. Cook water with instant noodles,” he continued. Then we both chuckled as we climbed the stairs.

Deck, Tania, where are you? If you know now Mama has turned into a gentle loving woman, surely you are very fond of.

“Happy break,” said Mama, while covering me who was lying on the bed.

“Thank you, Ma.”

“Hem,” murmured while rubbing this head full of love. I'm enjoying. This was the first time Mama rubbed the shoots of my head gently full of sincerity. It used to always seem forced when performing rituals like this.

Mama then bamit to be beberes and cook. Passing by the side of the bed, pulled the knob of my bedroom door and the door was closed.

***

I tried to sleep, but I couldn't. Tania's thoughts continue. I finally decided to get up and look at Tania's room. At least there are his items that can slightly treat the longing and passionate in the heart.

Walk along the wall until you reach Tania's room.

I hesitated about opening the door, but I finally opened it.

The creaking of the door sounded heartbreaking as if also saddened by the loss of the occupants of this room.

When the door was wide open, I was in the doorway. Tania's shadow while playing and studying in it immediately greeted me. I don't feel my tears falling.

“Kaaak, help meuu, Kaaaak.”

I flinched from the daydream. I wiped the tears on my cheeks. Walk slowly across Tania's bed, heading to the bathroom where the raucous sound came from.

“Tania, is that you, Dek?”

I opened the bathroom door violently, but it was empty there was no one in it.

I turned my back to the bathroom door.  Disappointment enters the heart. I left Tania's bathroom door a little open.

My feet seemed to be embedded in the floor, as the door was pounding violently opening and closing by itself.

“Kaaak, I'm here.”

My eyes moved towards the source of the sound. The corner of my eye hit the figure of a little girl with a body covered in blood standing in the corner of this room.

Instantly I squatted shut my ears and closed my eyes tightly. Screaming all my might to call Mama.

A few moments later, Mama came with a breath. Panicked.

“Why you? Huh?!” asked Mama, who was already squatting in front of me. Hold both sides of this shoulder. Eyes probing. Enthusiastic waiting for me to tell a story, but my tongue was twisted. I'm unmoving.

Mom pulled her phone out of her pants pocket.

“Mas, chepet home! Rania hysterical.”

I'm sure Mama called Dad.

***

“Where? What's up?” ask Daddy riled. I looked at me and my mom in turn. His breath was running from the ground floor up here, for sure.

“That's Mas, Rania was hysterical. I asked him why, but he didn't answer me.”

I was silent not because I was unconscious, but my silence because my brain kept reviewing the shadow of the blood-soaked little girl. Shock.

His posture was very similar to Tania's. What that means Tania already ....

I immediately dismissed Ngaco's thoughts. Energetic trying to wake up from daydreaming.

“What's up?” ask Dad, and then sit by Tania's bed. Now my position is flanked by Mama and Dad. I looked at the beautiful woman on my left and then turned to look at the handsome man on my right.

“Ma, Yes ...”

Not finished I said, a guy standing in the doorway. “What happened to Rania, Om?” tanyanya rouse. Soon two more people came.

Me, Mama and Dad looked at each other. Baffled. The three of them were standing in the doorway of Tania's room, looking at each other.

“Tirta, Dian, Bayu, are you here?” my hiss, frowning. Baffled.

“Yes, the three of them who have been helping dad find Tania endlessly and selflessly.”

I turned to look at Father who was trying to explain. And then a little nod, okay.

I don't think she cares, but Tirta cares a lot more than I thought. Care about my family.

“You why did he say hysterical? Is there any pain in her body?”

Quickly I looked at Dad while shaking little. “No, my body is better. Well, Ma, can't I just talk to my friends?”

“Why not,” says Dad. Then he invited Mama downstairs, and let me chat with the three of them, Tirta, Bayu, and Dian.

After Mom and Dad left, I told the three of them about what I saw. The sightings that made me hysterical.

Dian, Bayu, and Tirta then tried to feel the aura in this room, but their words were positive. There's nothing here.

“Maybe it was just a hallucination. It could happen because you miss too much and keep thinking about Tania.”

Dian contradicted my words, but there might be a point in what Dian said as well. I miss Tania too much.

“What happened, during the search process? Are there any clues about my sister's whereabouts?” I asked, looking at the three of them in turn.

Tirta shook her head in a doldrums, followed by Bayu and Dian.

“Still nil, Ran,” explained Bayu, lethargic.

“Eum, how is your body? No one's sick already, ‘kan?” tirta asked, her eyes probing. He stood up and sat on my right.

Dian also sat on my left side. While Bayu, he sat in Tania's study chair.

“There is still a little pain all over the body, but it has been lightening kok.”

“Thankful that it's gone. Sorry we couldn't see you in the hospital. We're too focused on finding your sister.”

“Hem, it's okay. You guys helped find my sister, that was more than enough.”

“Bagooos, just keep talking to both of you. Let's just say we both don't exist. Consider me and Bayu invisible goib creature,” cerocos Dian who felt neglected because I did not involve in the conversation I and Tirta. While Bayu only responded to Dian babble with a mutter. Bayu's hand was busy holding and checking Tania's book.

I glanced at Tirta while smacking a smile, but not with her face back flat. Tirta suddenly seems like such a misdeed.

I was shocked when Bayu suddenly fell to the floor after holding one of Tania's books.

Tirta and Dian also immediately approached and confirmed Bayu's position.

“Way why?”

“Looks like Bayu got a vision, Ran.”

I was still unmoved sitting on the edge of Tania's bed holding onto her chest. My heart beats great. Shock. This is the first time I've seen Bayu like that. Fear and worry.

“Quiet Ran, Common Bayu like this. God willing, safe,” said Dian, as she stepped closer to me and rubbed this shoulder. Tranquilize.

What vision will Bayu get?

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