WE LIVE SIDE BY SIDE (CERPENE)

Chapter X (Father Part II)

Because we made a noise, my sister Maheera came into the kitchen.

“What's up, brother? Well? why are you two so noisy?” ask my sister as she rubs her eyes.

“Gini Maheera, he said I want to dig mother's grave, please help convince father, so that father undo his intention.” said I with a pleading face. My sister was stunned for a moment to hear my words.

“I agree with dad, I also miss big sister, indeed big sister does not miss mom?” said my brother innocently, I do not know, my sister understood what he said or not, which is clear now I lost the voice.

“Tuh, your sister just agreed, well dad will put this equipment in the car, later at 02:00 we leave for the tomb, you also have to join Khadija, accompany father to monitor the citizens.” said dad as he passed from the kitchen.

“Maheera, you know not the dead man, should not be in the world because the place is now barzah.” I said by holding both shoulders of my little sister.

“I know kok sis but I miss mom, and last night I dreamt of mom, mom looked skinny, crying asking to go home, she said there cold and dark, if that brother is there, if that brother is there, surely Maheera will take home too, after all Maheera wonder, why the dead should be buried why not just preserved, like in the movies kak?” I don't know if Maheera really got her knowledge from what she was watching, or if anyone was teaching her.

“Maheera, the man came from the ground, so if he is dead, he must return to the ground,” I said as I left my own brother in the kitchen.

“After the completion of SD, Maheera should not enter Junior High School, it is better to enter the boarding school, so that he knows the science of religion and things that should not be done, huh!!.. I have to check what Maheera is watching, lest his innocent mind be tainted by a spectacle that does not cover his age.” I rushed to Maheera's room, to check the contents of his room.

In Maheera's room was a study table on which was a leptop that could play DVDs, and I opened the drawer, how surprised I was when I saw a lot of collections of horror films 21+ and 18+nya, not only that, there are also some psychopathic film tapes, I never thought, I do not think, how my parents set my little brother free watching whatever he wants.

When I searched the drawers of both study tables, I got a white cloth.

“Hold mom pocong?” muttered.

Kriet...!!

“Kak? Why in Maheera.” Then I turned to look at my sister who was standing behind me.

“You, why save mom's pocong rope?” ask me.

“Oh, said the village elder, it can treat our longing for the person who has gone, later I will make it as a wristband, and if the pocong rope is soaked into white water, then the water is drunk, the aura of our beauty will come out lo kak, brother want to try?” I did not expect, the sister who I had always considered as a toddler, turned out to be a teenager, or she was just too soon to grow up.

“Maheera, you do not believe what the village elders say, if you miss, send a short surah with mom, and if you want beautiful, you use skincare, not drinking water pocong rope! That's the shirk of Maheera!” I rebuked my sister, who I thought was lost.

“Iya yes, there come out I want to sleep first, later will still want to accompany father pick up mother.” before leaving my sister's room, I take all her film collection.

“Kakak also likes ya watch horror?” ask my sister with a happy face.

“Like, but Maheera this film is intended for adults, not small children like you, your leptop is also somehow contained, again brother see you watch this, brother seita leptop you!” after giving enough advice to my sister I went back to my room.

at 02:00 I woke up after hearing someone knock on my door.

Tok tok!!

“Sister, sister woke up, dad was waiting in the car anyway,” I rubbed my eyes are still a shoe.

“Iya!” say me from inside the room, before going out, I first change clothes.

“Lama bangat,” said my sister who has been ready with after black T-shirt and brown jeans.

“Come, I've been waiting, right?” I said as I walked to the car parked in front of the gate.

“Wah, dad has predicted everything, my inner”.

When we arrived at the public cemetery, the three of us went down, and my father parked the car under a shady banyan tree without any lighting.

“If parking here is safer, besides your mother's bellybutton is closer if from here the way.” said father, honestly my heart is very afraid to visit the cemetery nights, the cemetery, the afternoon was so scary for me.

Dad gave us both 2 flashlights to light the way.

I highlighted the narrow path that would be our footing to the grave of my mother, as well as my sister Maheera standing behind me, my legs getting stronger and stronger, my hair was goosebumps, the sound of crickets so loud in the ears accompanied our journey in a very dark place.

“Khadija, give your flashlight to dad, dad want to see his name one by one.” said the father who stood in front of me without a little fear, I also gave the flashlight to dad, I also, when my father was busy looking for my mother's name, I said that my sister was behind me, I didn't think she was the same as her brave father.

“What's up, brother? Do not put a face of fear so dong, his name is dead will not live again, so do not be afraid.” said my little sister who tried to calm me.

“Well, that's it!” exclaimed father, we finally found mother's grave.

“Khadija, you see the surrounding area yes, fear there are people, and Maheera, please flashlight towards father hoe.” Father divided our duties, I also held a flashlight while looking here and there.

“Khadija, you just turn off your flashlight afraid someone will see from a distance.” according to father's instructions, I turned off my flashlight, and began to watch the surrounding area.

My father started digging into the hardened clay, as we were busy with our respective duties, suddenly a strong wind blew, and a crow alighted on the frangipani tree, right behind mom's headstone.

uwak wak wak wak....!!

The crow continued to chirp, no matter what it meant, my hair was getting goosebumps, my heart was beating fast, I was just begging God for forgiveness for what we did.

Uwak wak wak..!!

Initially only one crow now came many crows out of nowhere to meet the twigs of frangipani trees.

All the crows in the tree make a shrill noise in the ears.

Lailaillallah Muhammadurrasulullah

Lailaillallah Muhammadurrasulullah

Lailaillallah Muhammadurrasulullah

I kept thinking, hoping God would protect us, and my brother and father soon followed me.

I see you still fighting for what he wants, and the crows are still chirping incoherently.

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