ADJOINING REALM
PARTING

The sound of birdsong and the cry of oceanic tonggeret continues to be presented. The eyes of the day were already standing gallantly above the head.

In the middle of this hot afternoon, Darto was walking away from home alone. Without bringing anything he walked to the blistering side of his best friend's house that was still left.

"Assalamu'alaikum!" I said as I opened the wooden door in Antok's house.

"Wa'alaykumussalam" he answered from inside the house and rushed over.

Seen eyes bruised from the face of Anto who was approaching me, my eyes also must not be much different from his eyes. Because other than Satya's family, we're both in the front row for people who feel very lost for her disappearance.

"Tock... Where's your Mother's Dad?"

"They've just left for Dar's rice field, what are you looking for?"

"I'd like to say goodbye, Tok. Just like you and your parents too," my reply made the bruised Antok's eyes slightly rounded.

"Where are you going Dar?'' antok asked in a lethargic tone and his eyes looked down.

"I'm going to Kakung's house, Tok. I don't know where that is either, but it's definitely my mom's house. I want to study there, and maybe it'll be a little long Tok,"

"Learn what Dar? You wanna settle down there, Dar? Back here again, right?''

"Clearly go back to Tok, Si Mbah also remains Disni. I also wondered what I would learn. Ih yes Tok, Si Mbah message if there is a need or whatever strange things you experience, you are told to go directly to the house."

"What's so weird, Dar? Am I going to die Dar? Like Dining same Satya?" anto's lethargic face instantly changed with a frightened face.

"No Tok.! Si Mbah has promised to take care of you, from now on you permit your parents only Tok, to stay with Si Mbah in my house. If you want to come home in the afternoon, you can,"

"So really, Dar? Satya died because of strange things," Anto drew the conclusion from the answer I gave earlier.

"Yes Tok. And strangely again the two of my Mbahs say only I can help you and the others, so they tell me to leave here for a while,"

"I think I know what they mean. Yasudah Dar, hope you succeed, hopefully we can still meet again" he said

When I finished saying goodbye, I didn't go home. We sit and talk about many things that afternoon, so it does not feel like it is afternoon. I rushed home with Anto who came to my house after getting permission from her parents, to stay at my house while I was away.

When I got home, I saw that the Mbah and Kakung were still chatting about their youth. As if their discussion will not end even though they continue to tell stories for a full year.

"Bah... is it not that Si Mbah and Kakung just met yesterday when burying Dining? But now you rich lovers are long separated! very friendly," I said to make the two parents look at each other and then open up together.

"That's not us Dar," they answered briefly, leaving me and Anto with confused eyes.

"Who then, Mbah?" Anto opened his voice.

"That's our friend who lives in the Nature next door. We ask for their help. We also ask that among them should be like Si Mbah and Kakung so that you are not afraid" replied Samba explained.

"Well, can yep, Mbah? Then can demons also be called?" I asked to remember the creature echoed the Adhan when burying Dining.

"Lookin Dar. Like humans, some Jinn also have a religion, although many are also infidels. And for the religious they also teach and pray the same as us, tomorrow you will also see Dar!" kakung answered making me and Anto mute.

"You're staying here, aren't you, Tok?" ask Si Mbah to Anto.

"Njih Mbah, Anto already got permission from the same Father Mother. Sorry, if it's a hassle,"

"No Tok, if you stay at home even more hassle later Si Mbah must go back and forth there,"

"Am I in danger Mbah?" ask Anto in fear

"As long as you are close to Tumin you are safe Le, '' Kakung interrupted their conversation.

"Tumin who's Mbah?" ask Anto to be confused

"Read Mat! at least my teeth are still complete Mat, not rich in your teeth that have lived half" said Sumpah

"I'm still a baby Min, my teeth haven't grown yet! Ha ha ha!" answered Kakung then. It made me and Anto painstakingly hold back the laughter, hearing the ridicule they were throwing at each other.

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The sound of birds and tonggeret changed with the sound of crickets and frogs beside my house. It was dark, time felt so fast.

"Dar, did Dining and Satya meet there?" asked Anto who was lying next to me, he slept on the same couch as me.

"Yes yes Tok. If they meet, they will talk to us again," I replied with my eyes staring precariously at the top of my mind, looking far away at the habits of my two friends.

"Hopefully there they're happy Dar."

"Amen! We should also show them Tok, if we can also be happy here."

"Yes Dar, I slept first. You don't stay up, tomorrow's your trip's long."

"Yes Tok, at least soon I follow the bristles."

The voice of Simbah and Kakung that I had heard in the next room was no longer there. Anto also fell asleep with gaping lips.

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'What else is this? why would I come in here again?' I muttered when I realized I was in that dark world again.

"Dar! Here!" I heard Arya's voice calling but I didn't see her at all.

Suddenly I felt a hand holding my hand, then pulled myself firmly towards the same light as before. The white light always took me to move places, but this time I was really curious, where would I be taken by my best friend.

When my feet stepped into the light, I was carried by my best friend to my own room. It looks like I was there too, sleeping with my 3 best friends. Satya and Dining were still talking when Anto and I fell asleep.

"Love this to Darto ya Sat, I'm ashamed to give my own," whispered Dining when thrusting a necklace to Satya in front of him.

"Where's Ning for me?" satya replied pouting.

"Aren't you Sat's birthday, cook for presents?" dining replied in whispers.

After receiving the Dining. Satya immediately pocketed the necklace and then went to sleep.

"Dar, I still keep your stuff. Please take it, and forgive me. When you were 11 years old, I didn't give you Dining's gift because I liked her too. Since only you got the gift, I became jealous, hehehe," Satya said as she offered the exact same necklace as the one I had seen before. The necklace is made of black rope, and has a shiny green stone hanger wrapped around.

"You're all there is, Sat. The important thing is that it has reached my hands. Sorry for my mistake, too, Sat," I said only in reply with a smile and a nod of his head.

After giving the necklace, Satya went to a different door from the entrance. He gradually moved away and said, "Jaga Anto ya Dar. Let me take care of Dining here!"

Satya was not seen again, I again saw the precarious house that I was very familiar with when I opened my eyes. It was morning, Anto was also nowhere to be seen anymore. Maybe he had gone to the hangar with Si Mbah who was preaching the morning prayer.

After that, I hurried to get up to catch up with them. But my body stopped moving when my eyes saw that Dining's necklace was actually in my hand. I directly put on the necklace while muttering softly in my heart 'Thank you Ning, I will take care of your gift.'

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