Room No.11B
Part. 74

I opened the boarding gate, I saw Kang Ujang cleaning the yard and tidying up the plants, maybe messy by the strong wind last night.

"At busy kang?" my broom.

"Eh Dek Adi, this is just a neat-grooming page. Just come home from college? You know, why bring a big bag, want to move?" ask Kang Ujang.

"No kang, take the laundry out in the laundry." I replied accordingly.

"Sir, will you come again tonight at Mr Rahmat's house?"

"Emm, God willing. Actually want to see Nek Iyah, there's something I want to talk about." I reply.

"Ooh that, if you really want to come again, we will meet there just yes" said Kang Ujang.

"OK kang. I went to the room first, kang."

"Yes yes." replied Kang Ujang while throwing a smile.

I walked through the garage, up to the boarding yard, I saw Bang Oji's motorbike still parked in front of his room. I haven't seen Bang Oji in two days, where is he? I didn't go to my room, I went back to see Kang Ujang in the yard.

"Kang." call me.

"What's Dek Adi?" Kang Ujang came to me.

"Emm, Kang Ujang today see Bang Oji?" my many.

"Gosh, I forgot the deck. I had a job, so I forgot to check into Bang Oji's room. Now just yuk!" bring Kang Ujang.

"Yuk."

Me and Kang Ujang passed by to Bang Oji's room.

Tok to tok. Kang Ujang knocked on the door of room 11d, Bang Oji's room.

"Bang Oji's. Bang." call him.

There's no answer.

Kang Ujang again knocked slowly and called Bang Oji. But there's no answer. The room lights were dark from yesterday. Then I knocked on the door of the room a little strongly.

"But! Bang Ojiii." call me in a loud voice.

"Bang Oji! Bang Ojiy!"

"Oji doesn't exist!"

Kang Ujang and I were shocked and turned towards the voice. Nek Iyah was already standing in front of the back door of his house. His face was not fresh, the smile on his lips was invisible, his skin was deathly pale, his eyes were soft. Nek Iyah wears a long red negligee batik motif in a white cardigan wrapping of flowers. His hands crossed in front of his chest.

"Where is Bang Oji?" my many.

"Go." replied Nek Iyah briefly.

Kang Ujang and I moved away from room 11d, then approached Nek Iyah who was still standing at the door.

"What is the same as Oji?" ask Nek Iyah a little sniffy.

"That's nothing, Grandma. Only, for two days I have not seen Bang Oji, while the bike is there." I explained.

"Usually Bang Oji if you go always use the motor." I connect.

"Maybe Oji is not going to ride a motorbike." said Nek Iyah.

"Jang, is the front plant in order?" ask Nek Iyah to Kang Ujang.

"Se..sit's a little nek." replied Kang Ujang.

"There's your job! Even take care of others. There!" Nek Iyah told Kang Ujang.

Kang Ujang rushed back to the front yard. Nek Iyah looked strange, the wrinkles on his face were clearly visible, the skin of his hands was not as tight as yesterday. There was something different with Nek Iyah, and again today he was very unfriendly. Judes impressed.

"Emm, then excuse me to enter the nursery." I said goodbye.

"Yes." replied Nek Iyah in a tight tone, then entered and closed the door.

I went to my room, I put my bag down and laid myself on the floor. Ah, it feels so cool on the floor of my room. The sky will soon be dark, the time for Maghrib prayer will soon arrive. Jesus, I forgot to talk about Judah to Nek Iyah. Let it be, later after the Maghrib prayer I will see Nek Iyah back.

***

I'm getting ready to go to Rahmat's house. I locked the room door and walked through the hostel. In the garage, I ran into Ela, and again Dini wasn't with her.

"Eh Ela, just got home from work?" sweep me with a smile.

"Yes Bang Adi. Where's bang going?" ask Ela.

"You know at Mr. RT's house, where early? Still late at work?" my many.

"Yes bang, again got her overtime schedule. Let's bang, Ela come in first."

"Yes, let's." I replied with a smile.

I also headed to Nek Iyah's house, I knocked slowly on her door.

"Assalamualaikum granny."

There was no response from Nek Iyah.

"Assalamualaikum tube. Nek Iyah." call me.

"Getishalight." Nek Iyah answered from inside the house. Not long before the door was opened.

"What's the deck?" ask Nek Iyah. Then he came out and let me sit down.

"This is Grandma, I've told a friend who wants to buy a car owned by the late Mr. Thamrin to come see Nek Iyah,"

"Continue?" ask Nek Iyah.

"It should be tonight, Nek Iyah asked my friend to come, but it just so happens that tonight my friend cannot. Is it possible to leave tomorrow night? Or tomorrow afternoon after college?" my many.

Nek Iyah was silent, her body appeared weak.

"Uhukk uhukk." Nek Iyah coughed while holding her neck.

"Tomorrowing at night is okay. If now I am not feeling well, it happens that my condition is also weak" said Nek Iyah.

"Good grandma. If so thank you grandma, I'm sorry first." I said while getting up from the seat.

"Yes deck." he replied.

"Assalamualaik."

"Waalaikumsalam." then Nek Iyah entered the house and closed the door. I also rushed to the house of Mr. Grace.

I stepped down the path between the dark, empty gardens. Until I heard the sound of something swiping on the ground, my steps stopped. His voice was clearly audible because in the middle of the empty garden a lot of dry leaves.

Srekk.

His voice came back, I squinted my eyes. Looking for something that bothers me. Unseen, because in the middle of the garden looks very dark. The light from a street lamp does not illuminate the inside of the garden. I ignored it, I stepped back. At the end of the alley I heard the voice and looked back, I saw the shadow of a man running from the garden on the right side of the road, he crossed into the empty garden on the left side of the road. Not clearly visible to his face, he ran quickly. I was wondering, lest it turn over.

"Wiii!" I shouted at the man, but his figure was no longer visible because of the darkness of the garden.

I went to Rahmat's house. Arriving there, as usual the residents have gathered, sitting on benches and terraces of the house. I sat back next to Kang Ujang. My eyes were looking for a group of men from Cirebon yesterday, they didn't see me tonight. Have they gone home yet? What about the ritual we did last night? Did it work?

"I don't think Dek Adi is coming" said Kang Ujang.

"Also I was confused kang, at the boarding house alone and did not say anything too. Mending follow me." answered me.

Tahlil also began.

"Eh kang, Kang Ujang realized there is nothing strange about Nek Iyah?" askaku.

"What does deck mean?"

"Yesterday I saw Nek Iyah freshly fit, her skin tight and her face bright. But this afternoon Kang Ujang saw for himself, the look of his face was less fresh, and his body was very weak. Aye!" mylm.

"Yes the deck. Looks limp and not excited ya." said Kang Ujang.

"Maybe Nek Iyah is sick on the deck" he continued.

"Maybe yes. Hopefully healthy soon, we doain aja." said I.

"Amiiiiinnn." welcome Kang Ujang.

And we refocus on following the tahlil.