WOMEN WITHOUT TEARS

Seeing Ghosts

At home, Tari has no friends. Especially a playmate. Express the innocent and free soul of children. Erika and Riris could only harm him and demonize him. It makes her angry, angry and crying. If you've been crying, surely the story is that mom will beat them. Erika will accuse Tari of being the culprit. So it is better to play alone in front of the house. Shadows in the children's minds.

That afternoon, Tari was playing alone. Take a look at pictures from a illustrated fairy tale book. Miss Cecil's handover this morning. So excited was Tari watching the book. To the point of not realizing, that Riris was peeking at him. Plan to cover it up.

Slowly Riris approached Dari from the back of Dari. As soon as there was an opportunity.hap!.a lightning fast snatched the Dance book. Dari was startled and turned away, looking towards her back. Realizing it was Riris. Spontaneous Dance crying loudly.

"grandson of acu. Ask Lilis.kutih miss it. ask.." said Tari interrupted her crying. While trying to reclaim the book from the hands of Riris.

Riris maintained the book by raising the book high. Up to his head. Dance jumped up and down to get the book. Riris then ran away from Dance. Get inside the house. Dance chased after him, while crying loudly.

They run in the dining room. A chase around the rectangular dining table.

"Begging it..b*b*tau.." said Tari in her tears. Expresses frustration.

Hearing the words of the Dance, Riris was startled and stopped. Taripun stop. Ciut had his guts find the gaze of Tajan Riris to him. A moment Riris stared intently at Dance. Transferring her anger that Tari had laced with "pig". Then suddenly Riris throws the book strongly towards Tari. Duk!. the top end of the book, right about one corner of the lips of Dance. Dance of shock and pain. Spontaneous crying again with more force.

The mother who had heard that Dance cry from the chicken coop, could no longer hold back her anger. Immediately his hand grabbed a wood that was near him. Half-run mom chases them into the dining room. Nguing..nguing..nguing. When I saw the shadow of my mother. Cuddle from the outside into the dining room. Due to the afternoon sun.

Riris is running. But still had time to slap Dari's cheek twice, left and right. Then run fast. While Dari did not pay attention to the danger that threatens. Because Dance was crying again. While cursing Dance with her mother tongue.

Once the mother is near her, then her instincts catch the signal of danger. It's too late for Dance to dodge. I've swung that wood to Tari's calf. Tap..tap..mom hit the wood to the calf Dance many times, left and right. Taripun cried screaming and jumped. Mom clutches one hand Dance. Make Dance unable to run away.

"Catit buuuu..catiiiittt..janan, ma...catitt.." scream Kesakita dance.

"That's why you're quiet. Diaaammm.*nj*ng.." cried mother.

Their voices are loud. To make him very tired. Only mother berjendi. The taripun stopped crying. But still a hiccup. Then sit down and go to the dining table. Moaning slowly and holding both of his calves.

While mom was still clamoring to call Riris. Evaporates his emotions that are still rolling in his crown. Burning his head, infiltrating his heart and making his heart beat very fast. Mother shouted again with a voice that started to rumble. But Riris didn't come and Erika didn't know where.

As a result, mother's anger was again released on Dance. Pulling fast the Dance from under the table.

"Again, ma'am." sobs up Dari's scared.

Mother does not care about the sobs of the Dance Her anger has awakened a curious spirit within her. Mom dragged Dari forcibly into the chicken coop. Then lock him in one of the chicken coops, along with the chickens.

Eeh.malah Dance of joy. I have a friend who thinks is funny. Moreover, there are chicks that have just hatched a few days. Peering from behind her mother's wing. Fortunately, the size of the chicken coop is large. You can dance to stand, jump and run small.

Dance also played peek baa with the chicks. Tired of playing ciluk baa...Dance catch some of those chicks. Hugged her, hugged her and kissed her. Praise the chicks as sweet children, kind children and blablabla...

Percis treats the chicks, just like Miss Cecil treats her. But when it gets dark, Dance starts to get scared. The chickens started sleeping. The smell of the chicken coop began to be felt by Dance, stinging her nose. Reminds me of the horror stories she had heard from Erika. About the blackness that smells, quiet; like a chicken coop. Many are inhabited by ghosts. Erika said that ghosts are ugly. His eyes are red and the other is red. Teeth long. Until it comes out of his mouth. Even more sinister than Erika's story, the ghost eats children's meat.

Start the panic dance of fear. Walk around, find a way out. But he could not find. The voice of the crickets began to roar. The sound of the rats began to be noisy. Making the fear Dance peaked. Taripun crying and whimpering sad. Looked at the back door of the house that was closed a little and called out to me.

It turned out that the one who heard his cry was Mbah Kahpok. Mbah Kahpok opened the back door. He stood up for a moment to confirm his hearing. Did he really hear the sound of a child crying ?.

Out of shock, Tari stopped crying. Erika, the only back room in their house, is uninhabited. Every day it is dark and closed. Now, Dari saw the door of the room open and someone was standing on the side of the door. It just so happened that the chicken coop was not far from the room. Only one meter is limited and asa the path that connects the chicken coop and the back room. The back room was not far from the back door.

Mbah Kahpok's figure is thin, long hair is scattered and the beard mustache is also long. Looks like it's hovering close to Tari. Dari was stunned and her eyes widened to look towards Mbah Kahpok. The dim atmosphere of the half-moon, without any additional bulb behind the house; made the feathers of Kuduk Tari stand. Mbah Kapok is getting closer..near..and hup !...Mbah Kahpok arrived in front of the chicken coop door.

Dari does not know Mbah Kahpok who is a shaman father's mistress. So did Erika and Riris. Mbah Kahpok is in the back. Deliberately created the condition of the back room dark, it looks outside a lot of paint that has been scratched, the doors and windows never open. In order for Erika, Riris and Dance did not dare to peek. Even to look towards that room alone, they were already terrified. That's why Tari thought Mbah Kahpok was a ghost.

"Shut up !...Shhsttt...I'm gonna get you out"

"Cau hancu.cana cau..canan great-granddaughter acu.."voice Dance slowly memelas. Begging the 'ghost figure', so as not to bite him.

"Be still the crybaby" Mbah Kahpok said with his heavy voice. But he tried to be gentle. So that Dance would not be afraid of him.

When the chicken coop door opened, Tari took two steps back. Still looks scared. Staring at Mbah Kahpok with misgivings and suspicions.

"Let's get out..."

"Acu's great-grandson..."

"You don't want to go out ?..." Mbah Kahpok looked at Tari with a serious look. Soon Dance lowered her face. Then Mbah Kahpok seemed to understand. Then take a few steps back. Stay away from that door.

Realizing Mbah Kahpok began to move away, then Tari burst out. Running fast into the house. Without looking at Mbah Kahpok. The run was fast towards their bedroom. Go into the room and lock the door. Looking at their bed, Dance immediately jumped up. It was fortunate that his shock did not bother Erika and Riris.

Dance pulled the blanket. Covering his whole body. Trying to calm down and close his eyes. Forcing himself to go to sleep immediately. But Dance can't sleep. Waking up in the middle of the night has become a habit and now it is midnight. Habits rule it. It even teased his intention to get up and peek out from behind the door. Forgetting his fear of the 'ghost figure'.

This time there was no quarrel between father and mother. Even the father and mother seemed to be sitting together on the floor, in front of a TV that did not turn on. But what's that with them. Waw...Dance in shock, barely soaring. But his legs were shaking and his hands were stiff, unable to move. Dance is terrified. It feels like being hypnotized.

Why not !.'the ghostly figure' that's the one with father and mother. The three of them sat cross-legged, facing each other with their eyes closed tightly. There was no sound from their mouths. Only the mouth of the 'ghost figure' was muttering. There was a round container, black in color and emitting smoke; in the middle of them.

This made Dari become more interested in paying attention. He thought, "why are they burning garbage in the house". Though Tari remembered Miss Cecil's message, the smoke of the trash is dangerous. It can make us cough. But when the 'ghost figure' stood up and carried the 'trash bin', Tari suspected that they also listened to Miss Cecil's words. They're gonna burn that trash out of the house.

Apparently not, the 'ghost figure' was just wandering around the room. Carry around that 'trash bin. Then back to sitting as before, cross-legged and face to face with father and mother. The eyes of mom and dad are still closed.

Dance was getting more and more amazed. Let alone seeing father and mother put both their hands on the 'trash bin. Like it's gonna touch that smoke. Then rub their hands against each other's faces. Dari's heart is determined, tomorrow will tell Miss Cecil. Let father and mother be scolded by Miss Cecil.

The stick finally made Dance calm. Go back to their beds and sleep soundly.\*\*\*