
The next day, I, ana, mercy, and dion, agreed to come to the place of the public grave in the village. I came earlier than them.
On my own, and it's still very early, I'm cleaning the grave. Remove the grass that grows. Without me noticing, the shadow of someone holding a hoe was visible.
I don't want to rush, still relax so as not to get carried away by emotions. Pretending not to see it.
"Neng, what are you doing here?" the first question was to say hello.
I looked up, after hearing his greeting. I turned my body around to see it in its entirety. Yeah, a grandfather-grandfather holding a hoe. From his face alone, I guess he's not human. Pallid, the same as the face of a mortal.
"Grandfather of the grave here huh?" asked me who pretended not to know.
"Oh yes, just call me, my great-grandfather," he said, looking down.
"Can you please help me not cake," I asked that made him furrow his eyebrows.
"With great pleasure, what do you need to help?" he said in a simple voice.
I looked around, apparently, my friends hadn't come yet.
"Look, I made a deal with my friend here. But they haven't come yet" I said looking around.
The grandfather simply nodded, as if he understood what I meant.
Not long after, my surroundings were dark. I couldn't move, my legs racing against the ground tightly.
Strange sounds were everywhere, I couldn't see and know where the sound was coming from.
The sky that was clear, now turned black, like night.
Soon, things returned to normal. But I'm not in the cemetery anymore. Except in a crowd that none of me knew.
I keep looking, maybe I can find a fani here.
"Neng, please turn around for a moment" said the grandfather who made me stop stepping. When I turned around, I was shocked and very scared.
Grandpa who brought a cane, now looks creepy.
"Don't be afraid neng, this is the true self of grandfather" he said with a smile, trying to show his sweet face, even what I saw, he was getting creepy.
"I know, grandpa was very nice. There is no need to greet me with a smile, I am even afraid to see it." I said trying gently, so as not to hurt the grandfather.
"Don't be angry, grandfather, in my world, I often joke," I said persuading.
"Sir, what are you looking for here?" tanyanya diverted the conversation.
"Look on the cake, I was looking for my friend, I don't know where his spirit was thrown."
"But Neng, the people here, are all dead."
"I know cake, I'm sure, if my friend's spirit is thrown here."
Not long after, the exact sound of crying was heard. I kept looking, where did the sound come from.
"Neng, you better go home. You won't find what you're looking for here" cried the grandfather raising his voice.
I ignored it, and continued to search for the fani voice. I stepped up and walked, getting closer with the sound of her crying.
"Neng, I said go now!" the grandfather's orders while holding my hand. He seemed to want to stop me.
"Sorry cake, don't make me angry." I said trying to hold back my emotions.
I kept going and ignored the grandfather who was angry with me. I don't care, I have to get fani out of here. That was my original purpose here.
The sound of crying fani, came from the pile of soil that was in front of me. Pantes, I can only hear her crying voice. Never at all saw his form, it turned out that his spirit was gathered on the ground.
"Grandfather, I know, you did all this. Before I get angry, let my friend out of here" I said without looking back. I know very well, my great-great-grandfather is still standing behind me.
"Don't expect neng, you can get my prey out of here. You're the one I'm going to make like him, too" he said threateningly.
"It looks like grandpa doesn't know who I really am. If I don't obey my orders, I will force grandfather myself" I said no less loudly, which made ghosts come to crowd me.
"No guts, call my grandfather's friend to fight me together." I said, still standing in front of the set of earth.
"I gave you a chance to go home, but you refused. In that case, you yourself chose to be like your friend," said the grandfather by dropping his hoe that had been tightly wrapped in his arms.
I knew it was going to be hard, my feelings becoming unsettled. I don't easily fight all the ghosts here alone. But what's wrong if you try, in a moment, my friends will come to my aid.
"Okay, let's just get started," I said ready and turned my body back.