SAWMILL
37. WHAT A DISTRACTION
Until I ended with a greeting, I still felt that there was a figure standing behind me, but of course I will not look back even though the temptation of the heart always tells me to look back.
I also prayed to ask for forgiveness for Mamad, although my feelings are getting less and less.
Finished praying I was still gathered in my prayer mat, I did not dare to look back or stand up after the completion of my worship.
I still feel the presence of the figure behind me, but if I stay here for sure I will never dare and certainly I will be trapped in this room until night.
Cold sweat began to wash over my body, my hands began to creep, my hair was sitting on my feet, the figure that I thought was behind me was not gone.
Although I could not see, but I could feel the presence of a figure who was likely standing behind.
Moreover, plus the dim atmosphere in the room that is a bit dark so that it matches something that is standing behind me
“ALLAHUAKBAAARRR!!!” I shouted while looking back suddenly
Apparently there was no one behind, the window behind me was already closed.
The first interruption is for a cool afternoon, but this afternoon I will have to go to the city to notify the boss if the pallets here are ready to be shipped.
Actually what or who had closed the window that I was behind, and why the window was closed, but I believe the window was closed because of the wind factor that was outside the room.
It was time for dinner and to turn on the petromak lights, after which I was able to go to the village faster.
In the afternoon at 17:05 the situation here is more dim, because the sunlight that is now leaning towards the west is blocked by a fairly dense forest tree.
I should have eaten before I left, but as I eat, the longer I stay in this house, the longer I stay in this house the worse I feel.
Or better turn on one petromak lamp, then I'll just eat out, I'll take the lamp out. Well I guess it's a better idea than I was in the house.
In front of the house I light a petromak lamp, because the situation here is getting darker, the atmosphere of the forest in front of the house was so dark that I hesitated to break through the forest to the village.
Three rows of rice I have opened, and I can already tell what is in it, the bottom row contains half-brilliant rice, the second stack is fried tilapia, the top stacking of lodeh vegetables.
If you look at the challenge of this Tugiyem ma'am I feel guilty, because somehow I lean more towards Tina's mother, not knowing what causes me to prefer Tina than Anik.
Though I know how Tina's behavior is, different from Anik who is still childish, but Yes we will see later how I am here.
When I was enjoying the food given by Tugiyem suddenly from far away there was a faint sound, until several times I heard the sound, probably in the area where it was raining.
I see the sky, it turns out that in this area also in a cloudy state, the wind that blows also begins to increase speed.
The air carried by the wind also feels cold because there is an area here that is raining
“Waduh.. want rain iki..”
I just put it on the edge of the long chair, because I have to get out of here before it rains.
I hurriedly entered with a petromak lamp into the house to pick up a small bag containing a purse and a notebook.
“Should quickly go from here or I would be stuck here...juuuangkreeek....ankerek!”.
When I was outside to turn on the motorbike butut, suddenly heavy rain immediately flushed the area around here, the sudden heavy rain forced me to enter the house!
Now trapped inside the house with a petromac lamp that I installed above the living room.
The sound of rain and strong wind made me shudder. I sat in the living room facing my room and Mamad's room
I looked around me, but my room and Mamad's room were still in complete darkness.
I have to put an oil lamp in there, so that things are not terrible…
Both rooms are open is indeed dark if not given the oil lamp, especially Mamad's room where I prayed.
First was the room I was living in. This dark room I went in, felt nothing inside until I managed to turn on the oil lamp in the room.
After coming from the front room I headed to the former room Mamad who was next to my room. When I was about to step in, it felt like this feeling had gone awry.
Somehow it felt like I did not want to go into the former room Mamad lived in, I just stood in the doorway of the room that was wide open with petromac light entering it.
I pegged in front of Mamad's former room…
This room must not be dark, I must turn on the oil lamp in the room.
I did not know why my legs suddenly went limp and could not be moved forward into Mamad's room, whether because I was too afraid to enter the room or how.
Retreat slowly towards the chair in the living room, my legs felt very weak..
Then what about the kitchen and bathroom room, there I have not installed petromak lights as well.
But now I was too afraid to move towards the kitchen and the bathroom.
Meanwhile, the sound of thunder grew louder and the rain also grew heavier.
Unfortunately the roof of this house turned out to have leaks at some points, even those near the kitchen leaked rather profusely so that the leaked water hit the petromak lights hanging in the kitchen.
“Jangkreeek, the address of the lamp will not be able to turn on, because it is exposed to rain water..!”.
The more the rain is not the more subsided but the more intense, and the air in the house was getting colder, but fortunately there was the sound of rain, so I was not so scared.
For an hour I was in the living room doing nothing, I just kept quiet and listened to the sound of the rain which now left only a drizzle.
After the sound of heavy rain subsides now there is only the sound of frogs and snakes that are mutual.
And at 21:00 the rain completely stopped, the cold wind started to enter through the door opening and ventilation of the house.
Surprisingly the sound of the beast that had been making a loud noise now changed into silence. After the rain there should still be the sound of frogs and snakes, let alone this house will be close to the river.
Silent and cold, my ears were buzzing because of the cold air coming in from the gap of the house and the ventilation of the house.
“Better I'm in room aja”
The air in this cold house forced me to go into the room and I better use it to sleep.
But first I have to check the kerosene in the petromak lamp, so that the lamp does not turn off at midnight.
After I opened the kerosene lamp, it turned out that there was still a lot of it, and it was likely that it could burn until the morning.
I closed the door and did not forget to lock it as well, because the previous experience on that terrible night there was something trying to get into the room.
It turned out that it was already 22:10. The air in this room was cold, comfortable, and I should have been able to sleep well, but what happened, what happened, I can't close my eyes at all.
My ears as before tried to hear the voice that was around me, but nothing different, just quiet silence alone.
Because of the cold air and coupled with a quiet state, I eventually fell asleep…..
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Suddenly my eyes opened wide!. It seemed like something was forcing me to open my eyes and eliminate the drowsiness of the curse!
Dark again dark without light at all both in the room and outside…
When I get a crack in the floor there is no light at all in the living room, this terrible situation is why it always repeats continuously.
I didn't move at all, I tried not to make any noise at all. My brain was thinking hard to guess what was going to happen here.
Only my ears are at work, my ears are trying to hear what is going to happen here.
Not long after, what I feared happened….
Over time I heard the sound of songs, keroncong songs. Where did the sound of the song come from?
The sound of the song sounded very slow….
I watched the sound of the song, until I was sure, the sound of the song came from the radio in the living room of the house!