SAWMILL
35. STRANGE HOUSE CONDITIONS
“Mbak Tina I say thank you very much for the information, dinner and everything that Tina mbak gave to me”
“It's morning, I beg you to say”
“Iya mas Agus, it is precisely Tina who should say a lot of thanks, because mas Agus has reminded Tina of the meaning of self-esteem”
The morning that was not so bright I had started the journey to the house in the middle of the forest, this bad motorbike took me towards the forest on the outskirts of this village.
Entering the forest of cold and cool air began to hit my face, the sound of birds chirping complemented my happy day heading to the middle house of the forest.
Throughout the journey in my brain only the face and seyum of the mother Tina who had changed my view of a woman.
A cold morning dust swept across my face, the morning sunlight peeking out from behind the leaves. It was a morning of excitement to get back to work.
Soon the house in the middle of the forest was in sight, and most likely the workers had not come, because they usually came at 07:00
“Alhamdulillah has arrived home, home all day I live to the village”
“Hopefully nothing happens with this house, Eh but it's good I turn to the back first, to see the state of the back door of home”
The motor back to the back of the house that we use for the sawing process, and it turns out that the back of the house is safe.
I went back to the front of the house, the bike was parked in front of the fence, I opened the gate. After the motorbike was parked, I walked casually to the front door of the house.
“Hmm nothing, this door is locked tightly”
I tried to open the door that was still locked.
The key I put into the keyhole and then rotated at the same time the door handle I pressed down.
“ALLAHUAKBAR!....” I was surprised when I opened the living room door
The living room table is in a state of shifting position and not only the living room table, but the chairs in the living room are all in a state of moved position.
The furniture of the house is now on the side of the wall and the front door of my room.
The table that was originally in the middle, now moved the position on the edge of the wall, the chair was also so the position was all on the edge of the wall, even one of the chairs covered the door of my room.
Although in such circumstances, but the table chair was not messy at all, arranged in a state of being on the edge of all.
As if last night there was an event that requires sitting on the floor of the house, so that the furniture of the house is marginalized all.
I didn't go inside the house….
The feeling of fear returned to attack me, I just stood in the doorway without daring to enter the house.
“Why are all the tables and chairs positioned on the walls and doors of my room, who did this”
“Is there a kenduri event last night or what is it here?”
No, I do not dare to enter the house, I better wait for the workers, especially Mr. Solikin
I don't want to risk the situation of the house that I don't know how, I'm obviously afraid if there's anything in the house.
I waited for the workers to come by sitting on a long bench in front of the house.
No, they're the workers going through the back roads, so I better wait for them there.
I walked towards the back of the house, until from a distance saw some workers who were walking towards here.
“What's the matter Agus, why are you behind here” say hello to Solikin
“Ikut I sir, something is not right with the one inside the pak” house
I took Mr. Solikin to the front of the house.
Meanwhile, Mr. Solikin told one of the workers to open the back gate, while I with Mr. Solikin headed to the front house
The door of my house opened again, it was closed while I was heading to the back area.
I opened the door…
“That's sir, the chair table is now positioned on the edge of the mepet with the wall. as if last night had run out there is an event here pak”
“Lho Pak Agus last night will sleep here, do not know if there is something happening here sir?”
“No sir, I was scared, I went to the next village for interlocal, but I did not dare to go home”
“Then I slept in a kind of kamling post in the village there, it turns out that the next morning I was built by some people who were heading to mosque”
“By the night there is a guard there sir and I also ask permission with his guard to sleep there, it turns out it is the cemetery area”
Of course I don't tell you about Tina at all, but luckily Mr. Solikin didn't ask questions about Tina.
Mr. Solikin looked at me in disbelief he saw me up and down and then he held my shoulder.
“Alhamdulillah nothing happened with sampeyan sir. I know that place sir, it is far from the village wartel.why did Pak Agus get there?”
“After I from the wartel I do not dare to go home sir, then I find a place to sleep, I want to sleep in the village mosque afraid even can not pak”
“The cemetery is haunted sir, no one dares to pass there at night, and fortunately Mr. Agus was not invited to walk by the post guard it”
“Then this how sir, what happened to this house?”
“I do not know Mr. Agus, but if you see the position of the table chairs on the edge of all and the middle of this room is open, it means that there was an event here” last night
“Let's go in Mr. Agus, let's see if there's something left here”
“What do you mean by Solikin?”
“Ya we just look for what is awkward sir, anyway something that Pak Agus never did or never leave or throw here”
“Let's come in sir, already do not be afraid, there will be me Pak Agus” pak Solikin trying to enlarge my heart
“Try Mr. Agus check in every corner of the living room, who knows there is something left by people who have done this”
We walked inside the house, when my feet stepped in, it felt like there was a faint but slightly pungent smell inside this house.
“The smell... there should be a trace around here Mr. Agus” said Mr. Solikin who was still looking around the living room.
“Mak...means what smell is this sir?”
“This smell of frankincense is usually used for the dead, and there should be traces of his ashes around here. try Pak Agus find pak”
Instantly my horse feather stood up to hear what Mr. Solikin was saying.
Obviously because the intent of Mr. Solikin's speech must be about a group of humans who were buried here last night.
Because when Mbah Karyo died under his body there was also incense that smoke made the eyes painful.
“That's son.. in front of your room door, there's some kind of burning something” point sir Solikin”
“A..what is dangerous sir?”
“Not Agus sir, the ashes that I suspected incense burning was clearly harmless, but why no legs?’
“Usually frankincense there will be a kind of furnace made of clay”
“Already, do not think too deeply Mr. Agus, the important thing now Mr. Agus is fine sir”
“Let me help to tidy up this chair table again pak” said Mr. Solikin who started straddling the chair table that was on the edge of all”
“lalu...”.
“Already Mr. Agus, let's help me arrange this chair, because I have to go back home to work pak”
“Oh yes Mr. Agus, please tell the boss, the pallet in the back is ready to be transported, if you can tomorrow morning there is a truck here”
“Because the place at the back is already full with pallet”
“Ba..good sir, later tonight I will phone the boss to send the truck here”
What exactly is Solikin hiding, why would he not explain what is going on here?
I shudder after hearing Mr. Solikin's opinion about the state of this house, and why is there incense burning traces there?
Mr. Solikin could have casually responded to what happened with the state of this house, he just relaxed when he knew that there was something activity in here.
But for me this is not ordinary, it means that there are people, not one person, but many people who are here. And they're done doing something here.
Tables and chairs are marginalized, meaning the middle of the living room was there was something big put here, and why is the incense in front of the door?
There is a possibility because the middle of the living room is already crowded with people, or the middle of the living room there is a large object placed.
The question is what was in the middle of the living room.
The more I thought about it, the more terrifying it appeared in my head!