Angker Village
The Bearded

The next day...

Ana, Grace, Dion, and Fani came to see me. I smiled happily at my friends.

"Luis, I don't understand. You can't talk just with Marni's giggling, are you not being used to it or at the banquet?" Ranya Grace.

"Yes, Luis. Just by chance, Marni is strangling you. Let's not suspect anything at all." Added Dion.

"Yes. My grandmother said Luis' voice could come back if the strangulation around his neck disappeared." Said Ana.

"Luis, let me see the strangulation first" said Fani. I looked up, all my friends were watching my neck. A giggle on my neck, so much. Almost filled all my neck.

"Marni's hand is big too. Luis' neck, almost the whole imprint." Dion.

"Yes, a ghost's feelings can't hurt a human being. This, it can suffocate." Fani.

"Yes anyway. I wonder, he's Marni's ghost, but he doesn't sound like Marni. And, he threatened Luis for bothering him. Is he Ratna's mother's mane?" Ask Ana.

"Aa aaaa aaaa" I said, trying to talk to my friends. They all looked at me, confused by me.

"Luis, you're like talking monkey. Pake aaa aa all," said Grace.

"You're a fool, Luis is talking to us. But, I don't understand what he's talking about" said Dion who scratched his head.

I felt desperate, it was hard to talk to them without a sound. I understand how hard it is to be mute.

Suddenly Idar came, while thrusting a book at me. I looked straight at my sister.

"Just use this, Luis. You can write right away, so Luis' friends can read." Said the smiling Idar.

I picked up the pen, and started writing in books.

I WANT YOU TO FIND A CURE THAT CAN CURE ME.

I showed them my writing. Ana, Dion, Grace, and Fani nodded.

"But Luis, I don't know what drugs can remove the choking marks on the neck?" Ask Ana.

"But take it easy, Luis. I'll find out, and ask my grandmother. Perhaps, there was indeed a medicine that could eliminate it quickly." Said Ana.

I'm feeling great, hopefully Ana can give me some info. That way, I can speak with my voice. Not with my mouth kamit, but not a single sound came out of my mouth.

That night, Rian came to my house in secret. Coincidentally, it was just me and my sister at home.

"Idar, Luis is there?" Ask the panicked Rian.

"There's sis. But, brother Luis is sleeping." Reply brother.

"I'd like to see him for a minute. Can you?" Asked Rian, who went straight into my house. He quickly headed to my room.

I opened my eyes when I heard my door open.

"Luis, I heard your voice couldn't get out. I'm taking medicine, you're taking this every morning and before bed." Rian said, not a stale base.

"aaa?" My toot. I was surprised to hear Rian say. He gave me a medicine, which was water in a bottle. Maybe, medicine from a shaman. But as far as I know, Rian and his family don't play shamans.

"Luis, I can't take long. I came home, you drank the water. Let it heal fast." Said Rian who was hurrying away from my house. I can only be dumbfounded, not understanding Rian's strange behavior.

At the same time, Rain and her mother were talking in her house.

"Ma, why don't you stop Rian. He's got drugs for Luis?" Asked Rain who did not accept.

"Leave it, Rain. He wanted to help Luis, but instead make Luis miserable." Said.

"I mean mama?" Rain asked, not understanding.

"The real medicine, my mom's been swapping. The cure for Luis, it's in Mama's room.

Meanwhile, what Rian brought was medicine from my mother. More precisely not medicine," he said with a laugh.

Rian went into his room, through the window. He's doing great work, helping Luis.

"I know, Rian will definitely help Luis. But I won't let that happen. For Rian's sake, I'll do everything I can to keep him alive." Mama Rian's smiling.

At my house, I saw a bottle that Rian gave me. He said it, as medicine.

"Sister Rian, give sister a medicine?" Ask Idar who is sitting on the edge of the bed. I nodded and looked at my sister.

"Sister, why do I feel like Luis doesn't have to drink it. I don't trust Rian." Idar.

I wrote it in Idar's book, and gave it to him.

YOU ALWAYS THOUGHT BADLY OF RIAN. NOT GOOD IDAR.

"But, it's only natural that I think badly. Rian was acting strange earlier, he seemed to come and go secretly." The word Idar justifies his words.

I was beginning to think my sister's words had a point. But I'm pretty sure Rian isn't a bad guy. I drank the water he gave me. Then lay down the body to sleep.

At exactly twelve in the night, I felt my body hot. Like being burned by fire. I got up and shouted.

"Aaaaaa aaaa" I said, fanning myself with a pillow. Idar who slept near me, woke up in surprise.

"Sister Luis, why?" Ask.

"Dad, father.." cried Idar.

Not long after, my father came. He looked at me confused.

"Idar, what's wrong with Luis?" Ask dad.

"I don't know, dad. Brother Luis suddenly woke up and it's like this." Idar said explaining.

"Luis, why are you son?" Ask my father, holding my body. I'm getting hot at my dad's touch. I reached into my father's hand, ran to the Idar desk and picked up the book. I fanned myself, but the heat would not stop.

"Dad, brother Luis is hot." Said Idar who saw my behavior.

"Luis, relax. Let me have a fan." Said my father, who took the book from my hand. The more my father fanned me, the more my body burned.

"Aaaa" I yelled louder.

"Dad, I'll take the fan first." Said Idar who ran out of the room.

After Idar came, he hurriedly turned on the fan. I sat closest to the fan so the wind felt. The fan is not working at all.

"Idar, call grandpa. Let him come" my father ordered.

"Aaa aaaa" I said, crying in front of my father. I don't know where the heat is coming from. But this heat burned my body.

My grandfather did not come for long, he immediately restrained myself. Give me medicine to drink. In one gulp, I can drain the water. Not long after, my stomach seemed to spin wanting to spit out all the contents inside.

"Hoeek." said I, who ran into the bathroom. Idar followed behind me, sweeping my neck with eucalyptus oil.

Only water can come out of my mouth, my body feels weak after spitting it out. I went back to my room, booted by my sister. My father, lay down my body.

"Dad, what happened to Luis?" Ask my dad, Grandpa.

"Luis, given a drink to add to his illness." Said grandfather, which surprised my father.

"Who did it?" Ask dad.

"Idar, what have you given Luis?" Asked my grandfather who was staring intently at my sister.

"No, cake. I didn't give anything to Luis. Just food." Answer the Idar who moves his hand.

"Tamrin, you take Luis to a bezok smart guy!" Grandpa's orders.

I could only hear their conversation. Just moving my body, I can't because my body is so weak.