The Forest Behind the House
1. Early

"God ... Bud ... Where are you?"

"Godi .... "

"Ibud ... Where are you Bud?"

"Godi .... "

That was how screams after shouts echoed through the forest behind their house. Not only the family who tried to call Budi's name, neighbors around the house also helped find this man named Budi.

The mother looks very frustrated looking for her bachelor child. With tears in her eyes, Mama Budi was sitting limp under a shady fig tree.

"Patience ma, we will definitely find Budi. He must be fine" said papa encouraging his wife.

"Where is Budi, Pa. Why isn't he answering our call?"

"He may not have listened to our call, Ma. That's why he didn't answer."

"Where are you, son. Why did you disappear all of a sudden?" asked my mother in a very sad tone.

"Prophe ma. We'll keep looking for brother until we find him" said Irfan's son Budi.

The search continues. People are increasingly helping to find Budi who is lost somewhere. Only the people who helped find Budi, there was no police or anything like that. Because they live in a village far away from the crowd.

Actually, the Budi family is not a newcomer to this village. They have lived in this village for decades. But somehow, somehow wrong where, Budi suddenly disappeared.

Be not a child. He is a teenager who is nineteen years old. He's a good boy. Courteous and very obedient to his parents. He couldn't have left before saying goodbye to his mother.

Budi's sister realized her brother disappeared during the day, at lunchtime. But, until nightfall, they still have not found any signs of Budi's existence.

Calls, screams, just keep sounding in the dark of the night. The quiet atmosphere of the village, tonight turned into a bustling result of the search.

They continued searching until nine p.m. The forest behind the house, which was originally a bush, has now turned bright due to the search. All the possibilities they have solved. But still, Budi still could not be found.

The child is lost, as if swallowed by nature. Leaving no sign. Makes everyone not know how to find poor Budi.

In that despair, one of the residents who helped look for Budi, sat under a fig tree to unwind. Suddenly, the citizens eyes saw something in the darkness of the night. Yeah, it's a man's foot.

The man was a little surprised by what he saw. Quickly, he yelled out to the others to see what he had met.

All who heard the shout, rushed over to the origin of the sound. A crowd was created under the fig tree.

"What's wrong?" ask papa Budi.

"We've found Budi."

"What's!? Where's where?" ask the mother excitedly.

"Under the fig tree, aunt."

"Yes." Yeah."

"What's up, Ma?" ask papa when he sees the expression of mama who seems to not believe.

"No papa, Pa. Let's go there, " said my mother.

They immediately headed for the fig tree. The place where you are found.

Arriving there. Mama immediately approached the crowd that was surrounding Budi's body that was still unconscious. Quickly and with tears in her eyes, she hugged her son.

"Ibud, what's wrong with you, son?"

"God ... What really happened? Why are you unconscious here?" ask papa anyway.

Of course there is no answer, because Budi is still in a state of unconsciousness at this time. How can I answer the questions of my mom and dad.

"Sir Edi, Miss Nunung. Shouldn't we take Budi home first?" ask one of the people.

"Yes sir, buk. We'd better take Budi home first. Given that it's getting late now, we can't possibly continue to be here, can we?" said the other citizens.

Papa and Mama Budi also agreed to what the citizens said. With the help of some residents, they brought Budi home.

*****

No one knows what happened to Budi. Because Budi was still unconscious until morning arrived. The doctor has been brought in. But the results are really confusing for everyone.

The doctor said he was okay. There is nothing wrong with the brain. In the medical world, Budi is currently just asleep.

"What kind of sleep is my son going through, Doc? Why hasn't he woken up yet?" ask mom with annoyance.

The doctor could only be silent. The conditions that Budi experienced never he studied in medical science. How could he explain to everyone, if he had just experienced something like this for the first time.

Various guesses also sprung up in the minds of the citizens. There are many opinions that they express about what Budi is experiencing now. Especially opinions about subtle creatures and the like.

Because many argue that Budi is being possessed by invisible creatures, also many suggest to call smart people aka shamans, then both parents Budi also call smart people come to the house.

"Give me a three-square miser" said a clever man named Bujang.

"Think the triangle?" ask papa confused.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Udah Pa, just provide what Pak Bujang wants," said mama.

"Well-well. Just a minute." Papa rushed to find a triangular miser in his pile of hardware.