ADJOINING REALM
WHOISIT?

Jaka and Darto were completely stunned to see the strange place before their eyes, in their hearts was instantly created a million questions. About who planted the rice, and also the owner of the hut that is still located far away there.

"Kang .. This is real rice," said Jaka after grabbing the rice in front of his eyes.

"Don't pick it up, Jak. Remember this is not our world," replied Darto a little taut.

"Yes, Kang. I just want to make sure," elak Jaka while releasing the rice in his hand.

After a long period of unmoved, Darto and Jaka continued their footsteps. The two men climbed the only path that served straight through the vast rice fields. The only road connecting the huts and forests that Darto and Jaka had been on for two days.

They continued to step, following the path to split the rice-filled rice fields that had already been filled. The rice was bent on each side of the road, making it look like it was welcoming the arrival of two young humans in front of them.

Jaka and Darto continued to step foot, the hut that looked close was apparently far enough to reach. The orange sky that was originally presented above their heads, began to gradually present a gray color before it completely turned black.

It has been almost two hours Darto and Jaka continue to step on the only road that is plastered, but they have not felt close to the hut that became the destination.

"Kang .. If now I'm sure, we must have walked in the place earlier," said Jaka as he stopped his footsteps.

"Where we walk in place, just look at the forest is far behind. We are now in the middle of the rice field, Jak," elak Darto as he looked back. He tries to convince Jaka even though he is also hesitant with his own footsteps.

After hearing Darto's words, Jaka could only nod even though he felt he was walking in a strange place. They continued to be between the hut and the forest, even though they had been for hours.

Given that it was night, Darto proposed to perform worship services in the middle of the rice field. They pray after reaching for clear water that meets the saplings that are used by the owner of the hut as a source of water for the rest.

The water was so clear, even the sweetness immediately greeted when they were ablution. Jaka who felt the sweetness of the water had turned to Darto, and he immediately sipped as much thirst after seeing Darto also scooped up the water, and he immediately gulped, then downing all the water trapped above his two palms.

Truly the water tasted sweeter than sugarcane, Darto and Jaka who fell asleep immediately drank after their taste senses felt the taste of the water. There is no hesitation in downing it, considering that the water was used for farming purposes, it is impossible for the water to be poisonous.

After being satisfied to drink almost bloated, they drifted for a moment, then performed the plural prayers of Magrib and Isya, after watching the time indicated by the clock on Darto's watch had exceeded seven p.m.

After having done the obligation, they fill the stomach with provisions that are still quite a lot. Then after the food was slightly digested, they again continued to spur his footsteps.

Surprisingly, even though they have been the same for hours, they are still in the middle of the rice field between the forest and the hut that is not visible because of the dark.

This time Darto also agreed with Jaka's previous expression. He also felt that he and Jaka were walking in the same place, even they did not approach the hut that originally seemed not so far away.

Responding to that, Darto re-opened his voice, "We just sleep here yuk, Jak. Tomorrow just in the morning we continue."

"Now Kang Darto believes, right? Already Jaka said from earlier," said Jaka, he still brought up his premonition, which said they did not get close to his destination.

"He he he .. ho-oh, Kang," replied Jaka then holding back a laugh.

Darto returned to take over Jaka's head, before finally ruffling his sister's hair violently and saying, "But you have a point too, Jak. Looks like we haven't been allowed into his house."

"It's okay, Kang. There is still tomorrow, if not yet, we cook it, let him come out himself just to know if we eat on it," Jaka proposed.

"What do you cook? Wear feelings?" Ledek Darto chuckled softly.

Hearing the teasing of Darto, Jaka spontaneously scattered. He felt very safe when he was with Darto, even though they were in the middle of a stretch of rice that stood in a place far from knowledge.

After spending a long time talking, they finally laid the body of a sheath on the ground. A moment later the paddy field atmosphere was again depressed by silence, there were no more jokes and laughter from the two young men.

Only the sound of crickets and frogs that are interconnected. The two young men fell asleep with their bodies on their backs, tired of counting the stars that numbered five times as many as the stars they had seen in their lives.

The sky above their bodies was completely different, with the sky above the head of the family waiting for their return.

The two young men were so slumbering in their sleep, they both had no dreams at all. It was such a good sleep, that it felt so short to miss.

Darto woke up first, he rushed to wake Jaka up, then did the dawn prayer afterwards. After performing the dawn prayer, they again fill their energy with the rest of the provisions they bring. Then they stepped back, when the small hut that became their destination began to appear after the sun showed its prowess.

They walked non-stop, but still remained the same, neither approaching nor moving away at the same time. In a daze, a glimmer of hope came greeting the two of them.

From behind them, there was a man with a cape holding the hoe, he had his hoe attached to his shoulder.

The man continued to walk closer, and not long after coming face to face, he greeted Darto and Jaka who were seen waiting for his arrival.

"You're human?" Asked the man, he looked at Darto and Jaka in turn, with an astonished expression plastered on his face.

"Yes, Sir. We seem lost, even though this road is only one," replied Darto as he looked at the face of the man in front of him, "What do you have that hut? Is that Kanjeng semar?" Connect Darto.

The man standing in front of Darto and Jaka was truly human. His body is stocky, his back is still firm, but he looks quite old, when viewed from the wrinkles and beard that is almost completely whitened under his chin.

Who is that man? Is that the person Darto and Jaka were waiting for? Or maybe someone else?

Let's see in the next episode ...

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