The Devil's Circle of Deception
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Only a few people saw Miya's funeral. The other residents could not bear the smell of fishy and foul added to the impression of suffering in Yuno's life. Beside her had stood Fredi and Rara, they were endlessly crying as they rubbed Yuno's shoulders slowly.

“Abang, may you be stoic and patient with all these trials” said Fredi.

“Mas, if only we do not go to the devil's village then we will be fine” said Rara.

“Jaga talk you Rara! Lisa is still there, she suffers more” Fredi said.

“I will learn to be patient and let my wife go so that she is calm there. Now I have to take care of Denta alone” said Yuno holding the tombstone of the wife.

It was getting dark, lightning was striking in the black sky. The flash accompanied the heavy rain so they decided to go home. The atmosphere in the funeral home was cold and quiet.

“Mas, we're home. Tomorrow we'll do a three-day event mbak Miya. I will prepare everything” Fredi said patting her on the shoulder.

“Thanks dik.”

“But, where's Denta? From earlier I did not see it” Rara's gaze was fixed on one of the giant flower pots.

There was like a small child sitting on his back in a black dress. Rara walked up to him, slowly her footsteps came to a halt with her hands reaching for his body. The figure of a little boy who looked like Denta turned his red-eyed body back at Rara until she screamed and fell unconscious.

“Arrggghhh!”

“Rara!” Fredi shook his body.

The figure that Rara saw earlier turned into Denta running around hugging Yuno acting very frightened.

“Mas, he's not Denta.” Fredi pointed towards the smiling little boy looking at him.

“What do you mean? This is Denta my son” said Yuno carrying Denta into the room.

Fredi lifts Rara's body into the car. He said goodbye to Yuno and then drove the vehicle so quickly to leave his house.

While Yuno was in the house looking for Darsih, the housekeeper who was hired for more than three years disappeared today.

“Where is mbok Darsih? I've been looking everywhere” muttered Yuno.

Tonight Yuno locked the door of the house very tightly, without thinking about Rara's incident or asking Fredi. He focused on taking care of Denta, Yuno slept near his son but that night he felt that the figure beside him was a big black-eyed red light. Long hands stuck out, the body smelled of frankincense mixed with rancid.

“Arghh!” his screams.

He woke up to see Denta still asleep. “It turns out I just dream” he said tidying up the blanket for his son.

By morning, Yuno finds Darsih unconscious in front of the back door of the house. Yuno seemed to be frantically cradling her body towards the sofa quickly calling the doctor. Body mbok Darsih soaked wet. While waiting for the doctor to check on her, Yuno heads to the neighboring house asking one of the residents to help her change her clothes while Yuno waits outside the house.

“Sir Yuno, I have changed her clothes, a few days before the return of mother and father. I saw the mbok running to take Denta out of the house. At that time there was heavy rain, so I just watched through the window” said Ms. Titin.

“Thank you ma'am, tomorrow is my wife's three-day event. I hope for the lightening of the step of mother to be present in my home” Yuno said.

“Alright then I say thank you sir.”