The Stupid of Laweyan's Shoulder
Chapter 1 The Expected Birth

In the middle of the night, with heavy rain, lightning flashing, a man wearing a rain coat, stumbled out of the house. He ran with all his might, with an umbrella in his hand.

Meanwhile, under a tree not far from the man's abandoned house, stood a woman wearing a hooded robe. The hood of his robe covered part of his thin face, with sunken eyes, and sadistically curved lips. Even so, his face looked so enthusiastic.

He held a small bottle made of crystal in his chest.

"You want a bride, right? Alright ... Come out, and wait for your bride to be worthy of your company!" then the woman opened the bottle with a giggle.

Black smoke came out of the bottle, then it floated into the house.

"Who told you to take my future husband, Mayang. Then it is your descendants who will bear the consequences .. hihihi ..." said the woman with a glint of vengeance in her eyes.

Before long, the man arrived home with a woman who was carrying a black bag. Although the two of them trudged along, crashing through the torrent of rain.

The man hastily opened the door for the woman.

"Come on! Come quickly Midwife Prapti .. My wife is already in pain" said the man as he took off the raincoat he was wearing. Then he helped the woman cupped her umbrella.

"Yes ... Sir. Yes ... please Mr. Bagas show me his room ..." replied the woman, who turned out to be a midwife.

Bagas walked quickly in front of the Midwife.

"So you're alone in this house?"

"Yes, Mom."

"Then, please prepare warm water. A change of clothes for mom, and little clothes."

"If the little guy's shirt is inside, ma'am. I'm going back first, to boil some water."

Prapti goes into a room. Inside, there was a woman who looked so painful. The woman smiled, as soon as she saw the arrival of Prapti. After closing the door, Prapti approached the woman, and stroked her hair.

"Is it time, Mom?"

Mayang nodded weakly.

After Prapti prepared all the clean baby equipment, he immediately closed the rags on Mayang's stomach, and checked the birth canal.

"Wahhh .. The baby's head is visible, ma'am. Yuk, now, I have to fight yes," said Prapti with a smile.

Without lingering, Prapti immediately gave Mayang a warning to start straining.

A few minutes later, after Mayang struggled with all his might, a baby cry was heard.

"Alhamdulillah .. a healthy, beautiful baby girl, ma'am."

Mayang smiled.

Prapti immediately put the baby on a table, and clean the dirt and mucus attached to the baby with a soft towel. Prapti was surprised by the baby's birthmark, which is shaped like a circle, a reddish-brown color located on the left shoulder. He had only seen it this time.

Bagas was scattered to bring a small bucket of hot water into the room earlier.

"It's too hot, sir. Can make a baby bath ...."

Bagas again ran out and in again, carrying a large bucket, filled with cold water.

"Sorry .. sorry Midwife, the first time I accompanied the natural person."

Prapti.

"It's okay, young dad was, always nervous in the beginning .. Now please mix his water, sir."

"I—iya ...."

After feeling the water is right, Prapti started bathing the baby earlier. While Bagas approached his wife who was still lying weak in bed.

"Thank you, baby," said the curly-haired man, peeping at his wife's forehead.

"I'm saying goodbye, Mr ... Ma'am. And once again congratulations on the birth of the baby." Prapti started to pack his equipment. He glanced in that direction, but the black shadow figure was no longer there. He began to walk quickly out of the room.

"I'll take you, Mom." Bagas immediately approached Prapti.

Arriving at the door of the house, Prapti turned towards Bagas.

"Here you go, just get here, sir. If there's anything with the mother or the baby. Come to my place soon."

"Yes, Mom. Thank you, this is just my thanks ...." Bagas took out an envelope and presented it to Prapti.

Out there, the rain starts to subside, only a small drizzle remains. Prapti immediately walked quickly with the umbrella in his hand. Remembering the shadow earlier, made him reluctant to linger in the house again.

After Prapti's departure, the midwife who helped the birth of her daughter. Bagas hurriedly entered the room. He held his daughter who was still asleep, and began to shout the azan in the ears of the baby, slowly. Mayang cried to see the sight.

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Prapti had just arrived at her house, and found her husband awake. After Prapti changed her clothes with a dry and clean clothes, her husband came to offer her warm tea.

"Piye Ma'am? Was his son born? How about cepet tumben?"

"Yes sir, that's where the baby's head was seen. But I just saw e sir, a baby born has a red mark."

"Well, if I say my words first, it's a good sign you know, Mom ...."

"Hish, don't talk about it sir .. well hopefully, there's nothing."

"Oh yes, sir. Just as I was carrying the baby, I also saw a black shadow near the window, until it was goosebumps." Prapti shuddered in horror.

"Yes already Ma'am. You take a break, tomorrow is still a duty in the village polyclinic right?"

Prapti.

"Oh yes, Mom. The problem of the birth of this child, no need to tell anyone. Ndak kelo later there will be rumors ndak clearly spread."

Prapti nodded again.

How he will tell people, remember the incident just now, still make him creeps.

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"Now you rest, ma'am .. let me take care of our baby" Bagas told his wife. While still holding her little girl.

Bagas was very happy, after various efforts and various ways he did to get a child. He was really scared because he remembered Retno's swearing when he came to his marriage with Mayang.

"Father will look after and protect you, Nduk .. no matter what," Bagas promised his little girl. Then he kissed his daughter's forehead.

Bagas' memory was thrown at that time. He had been willing to marry Retno, but Retno's insanity at her strange rituals, and all forms of her mystical collection, made Bagas stop marrying her. Although every day Retno came to his house, to beg Bagas to keep marrying her. Bagas was adamant about the decision he had made.

Even on Bagas' wedding day with Mayang, Retno came, screaming like crazy. He threatens, swears and swears. Some of the guests neigh him who started crying hysterically.

Bagas continued his wedding. But he never knew. Since the day of her wedding, there will be a bad fate befall her family. Is it because of his decision? Or is it a written destiny?

Connect ....

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Piye : How.

Nduk: Call of love, from parents to daughters, short for Fat.

Jarik : Good patterned fabric, commonly used by Javanese people.

Mbah : Grandpa/grandmother/ancestor.