POCONG BAPER
Chapter 68. Search Missions

Chapter 68 Pocong Baper

"Yanda, look at that!" Dita pointed at a smog that showed the silhouette of someone inside.

"Does he want us to follow him?" ask Anta.

"Ummmm, let's try to follow. Anta you Mother wait here, yes. You keep telling Jin so that later you can ask for help quickly. This is for our communication if the hape signal is lost" Anan said.

"No, Yanda, Anta's coming!" saith.

"Mother is also coming," said Dita.

"Come on, let us be the men who confront them" Anan said.

"Adam and Tania are here. You're brave, right?" ask Anta.

"I want to know, brother. But, yes, I've the same Tania wait for the car," said Adam.

"Okay, then. But Yanda please, Arya same extra king keep Mother same Anta, huh?" Anan looked at the King and Arya.

"Ready, Yanda!" sahut Arya and Raja with compact.

Anan got out of the car followed by the others. A pick-up car is passing by. The driver looked at the Prayoga family with an awkward expression. Perhaps the man asked what they were doing in such a place, near the forest.

Dita nodded while smiling at the middle-aged man, the pick-up driver, who had driven his car slowly. He realizes that the man is showing a horrified gurgle that he wants to spill immediately, but does not so when he looks into the eyes of Anan sharp like a knife. Before long the driver finally understood, he nodded and waved at a glance. Then, move on and continue the journey.

"In the dark forest, never trust anyone" said Queen Sanca.

Dita nodded. Now, they face the darkness of the forest that begins to engulf them. Anan grabbed a machete that he brought. The king also took out a bag containing a flashlight, drinking water, medicine, a rope, and a folding knife. And Arya too.

Anan took the machete out of its sheath. He will use it to prune the roots of the bush. After saying basmalah, the family began to step into the forest.

They walked down a path overgrown with thorn-brimmed plants, crashing at whatever was in front of them. Dita convinces Anta, if what Queen Sanca just said is true.

"When you are trapped in a dark forest, you must be vigilant. Never trust anyone, not even your shadow!" queen Sanca said.

"Meaning, we must be vigilant and take care of each other" said Dita.

Anta nodded.

"The forest will teach you the meaning of deceit," added the snake queen as she walked through the wilderness first.

"Emang sure, nih, the way to the villa that Icha meant through the forest? There's no other road that's more accessible by car?" chirps King.

"Where does Yanda know! The GPS is taking us through here. Also, the smog is also the road ahead of us" Anan said.

Instantly the wind that blows hard makes everything feel creepy. Dita watched more closely as many figures observed them from all angles, waiting for them to let their guard down before swallowing roundly to get lost.

I don't know how long they've been through the depths of the forest the longer it feels the darker. Anan asked his family to rest for a while after seeing the face of his wife and daughter who began to pale. Fatigue and fatigue penetrated the uneven ground forcing them to expend all the energy he had.

"We rest first, we drink first" Anan said as he sipped a bottle of water that the King brought.

"Mother is worried about Adam. He bullied these subtle-creatures, didn't he?" mummified Dita.

"I think Adam would be their usilin, Bun," said Anta.

After Anta downed the rest of the contents in the bottle, she looked up at the leaves that protected them from the full moonlight out there. I don't know what decision his father will make next.

After half an hour they relaxed the leg muscles, Anan stood up.

"Can we continue?" ask Anan.

Dita nodded, agreeing with what Anan said. The woman began to rise from where she was sitting, They then went down the road that had been opened by Anan. Anta felt like something was watching them. Anta paused for a moment, turning to all sides she suspected. Anta felt that there were a pair of eyes that would not let go of their existence. While Anan, Raja, and Arya are still slashing the thickets that are in front.

Anta tried to observe each of the large trees. Suddenly, his gaze was fixed on seeing the face of someone peering out from between the trees. Surprisingly when their eyes met, the figure dodged, disappearing just like that. Anta started to get curious and wanted to get closer. However, Dita suddenly surprised her. Dita looked at her daughter fixedly before her gaze turned to look at the same tree.

"Mother has said that we must be vigilant and do not care about the surrounding. Understood!" titah Dita's.

"Good, Mother."

Armed with a flashlight in a backpack. Anan and the men were still struggling to cut down the thickets that were in front. Behind Anta came the sound of footsteps stepping on the grass.

"Who is that?" anta asked him to make the others stop their steps.

Anta sure heard the sound of footsteps that were like walking treading following. Dita herself also heard the same thing. However, his eyes seemed firm, not tempted to find out.

"Already, Nta, don't mind!" tukas Anan's.

They continue again the increasingly difficult terrain draining energy and emotions. Worse yet, raindrops began to slowly fall through the leafy leaves, dripping wet the two of them wrapped in thick jackets.

The wind blows increasingly louder to make the ambient air temperature cooler. Make their breath more and more severed. Even the hands of King and Arya who were grasping the torch stem began to tremble.

"Stop!" anan Pinta.

He was worried when at the intersection between the trees he saw, he heard a familiar voice in his ear.

"Yanda, help me!"

Anan immediately stopped, he pointed the flashlight to and fro, finding out where the source of the sound came from. Until his heart stopped beating when he saw the shadow of a familiar figure. Anan saw Dira wearing tattered clothes standing up, staring at her while waving her hands at him.

"When you meet, Mother!" exclaim Anan.

Dita's approaching. He looked at his daughter up close, his face was wailing. The line of expression that Dira conveyed seemed to suffer. Puddles of tears that came out from the corner of the eye were clearly visible on the girl's face.

"Please Dira, Mother, hyx…."

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...To be continued ...