After Dark's
Mystery Lake
We reached the camp ground. All the students got off the bus, to enter the forest we had to walk for about an hour.
Kak Gani made sure all the students entered the forest.
"Let's walk quickly, let no one miss. Bring all your things" said Brother Gani
Our class consists of 32 people and the Gani class consists of 30 people. In total we were 65 people. Where are 3 more people, Mr. Fajar (beginner of class XI) and Mr. Gio (guardian of class XII) and the other is Pak Wilsa (Camping guide). The 65 men were made up of 30 women and 35 men.
To reach the camping point in the middle of the forest, we had to walk extra carefully. Some of the land surface is slippery and some of the roads uphill.
"Be careful (Screaming) for boys please help girls" shouted Mr. Wilsa.
Not until the peak point there are children who are no longer able to walk. Our breaths were all panting.
"I can't walk anymore" said Erika
The other children on stopped following Erika who was already sitting down. Mr. Gio gave us some spirit.
"Let's go come on, if we linger here it will take longer"
"What if we take a short break here. They are out of breath sir" Bara said
Gani agreed with Bara. Finally Mr. Wilsa agreed to rest for 5 minutes.
I sat on a fallen tree, looking at the sky. The clouds are getting darker.
"It's gonna rain soon" I said slowly
"Lulu, don't talk about rain now. It is said that he said in this place (Some children gathered want to hear it) A bad speech will happen" said Bintang
"What is really lu bin?" ask Alea
"You know (We heard seriously) last night the cave asked the Mbah. He said there was a lake here, which is believed to take lives"
The stars say it without blinking. Our feathers goosebumps hearing it.
"Whose name is Bin?" Ask Brother Vera
We looked at Brother Vera.
"Why?" Ask plainly Kak Vera
Brother Gani ruffled Vera's hair from behind, then said
"Lu bego what's plain sih”
The star and Nano laughed.
"Sister doesn't know Mbah" ketus Tamya
Vera is still confused
"That star means Google sister" said Alea
Brother Vera nodded his head. I, who was still curious, asked the stars,
"How many lives have he taken?"
Nano looked at me
"Lulu don't make more horror, your questions like psychopaths know not" said Nano
The star said again,
"The cave read eight people who died here"
Alea asked where the lake was.
"you know why it can be called a mystery lake (Star sounds are getting slower, we are getting closer to hearing it) he said the lake will move every night. And the most important info, if later you meet sosokkk (more slowly)...
As Bintang continues his story, Gio suddenly arrives.
"Stand standing standing, we will continue on our way" shouted Mr. Gio
Mr. Gio's scream shocked us all.
"father" cried Erika
The clueless Gio sir was also shocked to hear Erika's scream.
My heart was racing loud hearing Mr. Gio's scream, I rubbed my chest.
"Can you still walk?" ask Bara to me
I looked and said,
"Why? you want to carry me?" My canda
I laughed a little, though,
"If you need help tell me" Bara said.
I looked around, it seemed like this forest still had not been attacked by humans very often. The more we entered the forest, the more we saw big, tall trees.
We finally arrived at camp. Mr. Wilsa told us to set up the tent first. Some of the boys were told to find firewood.
It was getting dark, the weather was currently in the forest very cold. The strong wind made many leaves fall down.
"Quick the children will soon rain. For those whose tent is finished please help other friends" said Mr. Fajar
Duarrr
The sound of lightning struck several trees within the forest. Brother Gani helped us set up the tent.
In one tent there were four people. On the previous day, Mr. Fajar had given a list of names in each tent. Each list consists of two of our class and two more upperclassmen.
I happen to have a tent with Brother Vera, sister Erika and Alea.
Our tent was successfully set up. I put all the stuff in the tent.
Suddenly lightning accompanied lightning struck again,
Duarrrr
"Children whose tent is finished please go inside" said Mr. Wilsa
Heavy rain is falling.
"For those whose tent is not finished, go first into another tent. Stay here first, just leave it outside" Shouted Mr. Gio
Alea ran and entered the tent. Alea was surprised,
"Why is it all here?" said Alea
Brother Erika laughed, though,
"hehehe, the brother who told them to go inside. Their tent is not finished yet"
The tent was originally special for four people. But now inside the tent were eight people.
"Slide sliding Nano bit" ketus Alea
"Lu want to fall here" Shouted Nano
Alea looks upset, though,
"It's supposed to wake up your tent you've just got people" said Alea
"If we built our tent first, now you will not be in this tent" Saut Bintang
"You must not quarrel, just for a moment until the rain subsides" Lerai Kak Gani
I took the stuff out of my bag.
Nano looked at me,
"What?" much
"You want to get out of what? Lulu lu if you have something from Tina lu buk to the cave as well" ketus Nano
I laughed and said, Slewy,
"Isn't everything finished you ate earlier in Nano's brush?"
Nano scratched his head, pretending not to know. Bara asked the stars about what we admitted to the bubble earlier. Curiosity Barapun answered hearing the answer to the stars.
Brother Erika took out a snack from her backpack. We ate it while hearing back the Star's story of the mystery lake.
This forest is not a forbidden forest that humans cannot enter. It's just that there are some myths that are believed by local residents.
A long time ago people often had trouble hearing clean water. Until one day there was an old grandmother who found a lake in the forest.
The grandmother told the local community. They also flocked with buckets to take water from the lake.
But when they reached the point mentioned by the grandmother, the lake did not exist. They did not find the lake.
So the locals chided the grandmother for lying to them. The grandmother did not feel lying and said
*I'll go to the forest and bring a bucket of water here*
The grandmother went into the forest, and managed to bring water. The locals are shocked. How could? We didn't find any wells.
A man told her to go back into the forest and follow her from behind. It turned out to be true, the lake was on the dot mentioned by the grandmother earlier.
However, the lake can only be seen if there is a grandmother there. With evil intentions the man threatened Grandma. Tell Grandma to stay here and take advantage by asking for money from people who want water. If Grandma refuses she will kill him.
We were curious to hear the Star story. Heavy rain with lightning and lightning made us carried into the story of the Star.
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