Mystery of Room 13
Part 3: First Night Terror

The curiosity about who Ma'am Arum saw beside me during our conversation has not been answered. The phone connection between me and the house guy was suddenly cut off. Full signal, data packages are also still a lot, what is possible where you are having problems.

My hair is goosebumps when the question of Mbak Arum is heard. Who he really saw. It was clear that I was in this room alone. Ah, I better fill my stomach with white rice and a bundle of provisions that I brought from Ungaran earlier, hopefully it is still good.

The distance between Solo and Ungaran is not too far too, it should be rice and side dishes are still worth eating. I breathed a sigh of relief because my provisions could still be used to prop up my stomach. I have to keep the cost of living as low as possible. Because the money I brought in should be enough until payday time comes. I smiled laughing at myself who had thought about salary when work had not.

When I was eating food, suddenly the bundle made of coconut grater was moving. Immediately I scooped up the one that seemed to move it. I sharpened my sense of sight in order to see clearly.

"Astagfirefull!" I threw the plate I was holding until it littered the floor of my room. My heart almost stopped beating after making sure the bundle I ate was not a coconut grater but a living maggot.

It was impossible for the group to be connected. Ma'am Arum just cooked it last night but where did that disgusting animal come from. Strangely after the rice and the serundeng scattered to the land of the maggots also disappeared. In disgust I cleaned up the scattered rice marks, afraid that the little animal would come again. I slowly swept through the room even though the sky was already dark.

"Don't sweep at night if you don't want to have a disaster." I heard a voice carried by the wind, I don't know who said it. Although my heart trembled at the sound that out of nowhere still I continued my work sweeping and throwing dirt in the trash can located in front of my bedroom door. It was impossible to let my room get dirty, it could invite ants in my room.

When I was outside the room, suddenly my door was closed and made a loud sound like someone slammed the door with anger when there was no wind blowing. I tried to calm my heart despite my surprise and fear. I wish it all happened with the wind.

Immediately I opened the door of the room because I felt that someone was watching my movements when there was no activity from other residents.

I continued my activities by choosing the first shirt I would wear tomorrow. I have to look good and perfect on the first day of work. Nothing can go wrong. I chose a light blue shirt and black fabric pants. After that, I ironed the clothes and pants that I had chosen and then I hung them on the capstock that was available behind my bedroom door.

I decided to sleep so that tomorrow when my condition work can be excellent. I don't know how long I slept, suddenly my face was wet like someone splashed water. In my closed eyes I wiped the water that soaked my face. There may have been a leak in the ceiling but not right above my room was a room as well. So, where there might be leaks.

Slowly I opened my eyes, faintly I saw on the ceiling of my room spinning a fan. It is fitting that this room is cool apparently there are two fans as facilities but was not it just that afternoon there was only a fan attached to the wall, then who installed it or maybe I did not notice because I was busy chatting with Ibu Wati.

As my consciousness was about to recover, my eyes caught something strange in the fan. Something is hanging there. Its shape resembles a head that has been slashed, on the neck continues to pour blood.

The woman is getting closer, my chest is getting claustrophobic. It was dark and I felt nothing. Maybe this is what is called fainting.

I don't know how long I didn't realize until I felt someone pat me on the cheek slowly. My eyes squinted in fear that such a terrible thing had happened again. My heart was relieved, when the fan on the ceiling of my room had disappeared because it did not exist. I close the blanket that was slightly exposed. It seems like the incident I experienced earlier was also just a nightmare. Because if it's real I should be sleeping right by the door. I am in bed and there is no blood on my face.

I moved my sleeping position towards the wall of the room. My eyes that still vaguely caught something in front of me. White and long, maybe this is bolster. My drowsiness made me forget that this room had no bolsters provided. I hugged the bolster to drive away the invading cold. But wait, why is it that when my hand touched it it felt so cold.

My eyes blinked to make sure the thing I was hugging was.

"Aargha! Whatisthis? Why is there a naked, scarred body in my room? He's not even headed!"

Suddenly I stood up and immediately ran away the ridge immediately left my room. I had to seek help but all the rooms on the first floor were in a dark state like there was no life. Oh yeah, I know where to go. Immediately I ran towards the stairs to Intan and Wulan's room. I have to ask them for help.

With a breath I ran up the stairs. Whatisthis? Why not get to the end of the stairs? I seem to have climbed many stairs.

"Mom Wati! Wulan! Intan! Help me!" No one is visible at the other end. In the midst of my efforts to get to the end of the stairs, my sense of hearing caught the sound of crying. When I looked back, I saw a woman in white and long hair and dreadlocks creeping slowly up the stairs while crying. My legs that originally continued to run now just stiff as if glued to the stairs.

"No! Release!" I screamed in fear as the hand with the long, black fingernail gripped my ankle. The woman's face looked up at me. His eyes were bright red with blood constantly melting from the corner of the eye. His black and wide lips smirked showing off pointy teeth and his mouth was full of maggots.

"Take me off! Don't bother me!" My screams were so loud but no one seemed to hear. As my feet were in the grip of that horrible woman, from the top came a sound like a falling object. My eyes were wide open and my breath was blocked as well. How not? A head with long hair rolled like a ball towards me. The head stopped right in front of me, looking at me sharply. His face was smashed and there were some maggots that looked to be gnawing at that piece of head.

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