SAWMILL
12.THERE IS SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT THAT DEATH
“Wuih this river is quite wide yes Mad, maybe about five meters more ya width”
“Iya mas Agus, and this bridge is also strange mas, because many victims drowned from there it always stuck it on this bridge mas”
said Mamad who pointed towards the river
“Let's cross the mas, during the day mas, ndak yak yak yak yak yang yang yang yang yang yak yang mas lak, mas”
We cross a fairly wide river with a calm river current this bridge is quite serem also if we step on, because the sound of bamboo rubbing against each other makes the sound of kriet kriet.
After crossing the river, we turned left and walked a bit quickly towards the village where the sawmill worker lived.
It turned out to be true said Mamad, about twenty minutes more we finally entered a village gate that was not too big.
This village seems to have no electricity entering so they use petromak lights as well.
After a few turns, we finally arrived at a house that was partly made of gedek, gedek is woven bamboo that is usually used as a wall in some rather remote villages.
In front of the house there was a yellow flag tied to a tree in front of the house, some people who were not committing adultery in front of the house.
“Untung not yet departed the body mas, we will not feel good if the corpse left first mas, biasalah mas custom in the village is sometimes like this, we must often interact with them mas”
“Let's go there Mad, maybe they're waiting for us Mad”
“And one more mas, do not wonder why the person died mas, because for the residents here it will hurt the family who dingingingal mas” said Mamad
The atmosphere in the house is not quiet, there are only families who are chanting a sacred verse next to the corpse that has been wrapped in a shroud.
Incense smoke is also still soaring around the corpse, the container of incense is placed under the corpse cot maybe so that the corpse does not smell.
After chatting for a while with the abandoned family, we finally headed ahead and mixed together with the person who would deliver the corpse to the burrow.
“Will be buried where sir?” mamad asked the group of fathers who were in front of the house
“IN the long tomb, the tomb of the village in the forest was mas” replied one of them
“Oh is that long tomb that was in the forest that led to the sawing house sir?” much
When I spoke like that suddenly some people were looking at me strangely, their faces less friendly when they saw me,
Wow am I wrong to say yes?
“Eh sorry sir, did I misspoke sir, uh is there something wrong with me sir?” ask them
“Bapak know not what you were talking about earlier, about the tomb in the middle of the forest?” ask one of them
Suddenly the fathers left me and Mamad, who were in a state of confusion because they had suddenly left us for no definite reason.
The fathers and young men there entered the funeral home without saying goodbye to me and Mamad at all.
“Mad, did I miss talking to them, is there something wrong with me Mad?”
“Ndak know mas I was confused kok mas, why was it after saying a forest lunch suddenly they left us both here?”
“But what really happened to see the tomb in the middle of the forest was mas, I just never knew there was a tomb there mas”
“Iya Mad, I see there is a tomb, later I will tell you when we return to Mad's house, the important thing is that we here his intention is not right and to bury our employee Mad”
“Sik bentar mas, you are here first mas, I ask the same workers we are sitting there mas” said Mamad
I don't know what Mamad is talking about, which is for sure he looks serious when talking to those who work at the sawmill.
I think because I talked about the tomb in the middle of the forest. I had not been able to tell Mamad what I had experienced yesterday from the village next door.
I'll tell Mamad what I experienced last night, but what's important is that now it's going to be known why those old people are avoiding me and Mamad.
After a serious conversation Mamad returned to where I was waiting.
“Mas Agus, earlier said there was a tomb in the middle of the forest. It's an invisible tomb, and if anyone sees the tomb, then there will be people around him who will die”
“And those parents who had seen mas Agus felt this death had something to do with mas Agus who saw the supernatural tomb was”
“Actually mas Agus it comes what time mas, and what are mas Agus natural?”
“Let's Mad, we'll talk later, because those here seem less friendly to us Mad”
“But we still have to take the body to the burial place, if it is not clear we will be booed by people here Mad”
“Iya right mas Agus in honor of our workers, we must follow this funeral process until it is finished mas, than we are left by our workers mas”
said Mamad who is also confused by the situation here.
After a long wait, then at around 14:39 after the funeral prayer, then the body is ready to be dispatched to the tomb long, the village tomb which is said to be around the forest.
Strangely the atmosphere that was hot was slowly becoming cloudy land, should this cloudy right be grateful because the journey to the tomb will be cooler, but not for those who are delivering this corpse.
They felt that something was strange about the sudden cloudiness, the old people looked back at me again as if the death of their friend was the result of me.