Anta's Diary
Anta's Pocong

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"Mother, why can't I see Kak Anta's ghost?" ask King.

"Perhaps, Anta is already in heaven, she is a good child," replied Dita while rubbing the King's head.

The boy fell asleep in Dita's lap and looked at Anta's body in front of him.

"If Dita and Anan can come back you should be able to come back, too, Nta..."

The goddess was still sobbing and unable to stop the translucent feathers that had fallen soaked her cheeks.

Anan arrived with Grandma Darma at the orphanage.

"Sir, go inside first, I want to go around first" said Anan.

"What do you want?" ask the middle-aged woman.

"I was hoping to meet Anta's spirit before she really disappeared" Anan said.

"Nan, do not be too forced, you should pray for the girl to calm down and return to the house of God" said Grandma.

"Anan was just curious, Grandma, just a moment to go around here," said Anan.

Grandma Darma finally gave up and went inside the orphanage, while Anan stepped around the orphanage. Unfortunately, he did not find Anta until he gave up due to exhaustion. The man fell asleep in the porch of the orphanage.

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The next day, the officer who bathed the body came. He asked for some equipment that would be used to purify the girl's body. Dewi together with Aiko and Ari Mother prepared ingredients such as water, soap, non-alcoholic fragrances, and camphor water.

Meanwhile, men such as Arya, Arga, Herdi and Dion prepared a litter of corpses to carry Anta's body after they took turns helping the grave diggers in the back garden.

Tasya also prepared gloves to bathe Anta's body. Then there are also cotton, pieces or rolls of small cloth, cloth and also towels. Then, Tasya, Dita, Dewi, Aiko and Grandma Darma enter a room where Anta's body is located.

"You must be strong and sincere, no one to cry" said the officer who led the way of the funeral baths to the women.

The officer then read the intention, Tasya gave a clean cloth cover so that the aurat was not seen. He always breathed heavily in order to feel relieved to hold back his cries. So too with Goddess and Dita. The officer then raised the body's head to avoid running water to the head.

Then, he also cleaned all of Anta's limbs from teeth, nostrils, armpit cracks, ear holes, finger slits, and hair. Dita tried to calm down while trying to gently press the stomach of Anta. The officer expressed the purpose of doing so to remove any dirt that might still remain. There is no part left to clean.

The officer then poured water first to the right limb, then to the left. Then he bathed Anta's body using soapy water. Then, the corpse is destroyed, cleaned hair with shampoo or bidara leaves. The water used is also mixed with fragrance on the last rinse. After being bathed, Anta's body is dried with a cloth so as not to get wet when puffed. Before being pardoned, Anta's body was given a report just now.

"Who would like to kiss please, but do not cry yes," said the officer's mother.

Dita, Tasya, Goddess, King, even Anan and Andri take turns kissing the girl's forehead and cheeks. I still can't believe the girl is leaving so soon. Ria also came forward and kissed Anta's cheek.

"Thank you for being my sincere friend, good luck my dear friend, I will always love you, Nta," said Ria.

Then, Anta's body was pardoned. The girl was wrapped in a shroud like a pocong figure. Bond after bond was also neatly wrapped in the shroud of the girl except her unfinished face was covered. Arya gasped when she saw the girl's hand move from behind the shroud that wrapped Anta's body.

"I've been blackmailed a few times, yes," murmured Arya.

"Why elo?" whispered Arga.

"Gue felt that just now look at Anta's motion, Ga," whispered Arya.

"Ah, elo hallucinations only once," said Arga.

The officer's mother who bathed Anta's body then wanted to cover the girl's face with cotton. However, something unexpected happened.

"Hatchy... hatchi...!"

A sneezing sound was heard from the girl. Everyone around the girl screamed in disbelief and took a few steps back. The children of the orphanage instantly hysterically frightened. The others were still staring in disbelief.

"Astagfirullah.." This officer cried.

"Hatchy... hatchi...!"

The sneezing sound from the girl's lips reoccurred.

"Asik, Brother Anta turned back into a pocong....!" exclaimed the King who immediately cheered with excitement.

The two girls eyes slowly opened. Anta's body slowly moved and tried to sit down. Dita and Anan immediately spontaneously rushed over despite the fear of the woman but she tried to help Anta with Anan.

Anta turned her head towards Dita and Anan then her eyeballs went around to look around her surroundings. He smiled grimacingly showing his row of white teeth to the three men standing before him and staring in disbelief.

"Hi, everybody....!" greet Anta.

Ria who saw Anta say hello immediately fell to the floor unconscious later.

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Before Anta awakens and returns from her death. The girl woke up in a foggy room. He heard the voices of the whole family and those closest to him crying. But he could not get close.

Apparently the girl was having a torpor. Many scary faces approached and tried to touch Anta but they could not. After dodging various figures with sinister faces and strange sounds, the girl continued to step all the way to the end of the corridor. It turned out that he arrived at a vast expanse of fields with no borders and empty.

Anta saw an empty stretch of orange and a speck of light that was very shining. The sparkle of light invited him to come near even though it was very far to be pursued.

A woman dressed as Queen Sanca was seen from the sparkle of the light. The woman came closer. But now the woman has both legs. She looks so pretty.

"Queen Sanca, is that you?" ask Anta.

"Yes, dear Anta, it's me" he said as he moved closer.

"You will feel your soul coming out directly from your body, as if a silk handkerchief were being pulled from a pocket in one corner. You'll feel flying around and then come back and get in again. I'll make sure you don't die" said Queen Sanca.

"Anta don't understand what the Queen said," said Anta.

"Anta, now you have separated from your body, but I will return to your body again" said Queen Sanca.

"I mean Queen? Anta doesn't understand," said the girl.

"Turn back to the world, I want to rest here first, so this is our last meeting" he said, wiping Anta's head gently and affectionately.

"Aren't you aware, last meeting?"

"So soon, our time is not much. Thank you for changing my outlook on humans, you and your family make me understand that there are still many good people in this world, said Queen Sanca then kissed Anta on the forehead and hugged the girl.

The light glittered blindingly. She looked bright and made the girl close her eyes. He wanted to shout to Queen Sanca but could not. A feeling of tightness in the chest and difficulty breathing reached him.

Anta regained consciousness as she lay with her face almost covered in cotton.

"Hi, everyone!" greet Anta.

"Astagfirullahaladzim's chat... Allah Akbar....!" The mortuary officer unceasingly said takbir and istighfar when he saw Anta.

"Acque... Brother Anta is a pocong!" sahut the King who immediately approached Anta and embraced him.

"What's? So pocong? Anta's still alive know!" replied Anta who felt claustrophobic with ties all over her body.

"Anta, are you alive?"

The goddess directly approached Anta and checked the breath under her nostrils.

"Still breath," muttered the Goddess.

"It's Mama, Anta's alive, please open it!" anta pinta.

The coroner and Ari's mother ordered the men to go outside. The bond and shroud of the girl will be opened. Dita and Tasya still hugged Anta with a happy face.

"At first Anta died, huh?" ask Anta.

"Yes, even we have bathed you," Java Dita.

"Well, I think I'll have a ghost brother" replied the King.

"Heh, you've got most ghosts still so pocong Anta, let's go out!"

The goddess pulled the tip of the King's earlobe and carried it outside the room.

"Where is this boy being taken?" aiko asked as she looked at Ria who was still fainting.

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