WEDDING DRESS WEDDING DRESS
Chapter 32
Candra hugged Tini who was no longer struggling.
"I'm sorry I was late to save you" he said sobbing
He then laid the woman's body on the mat and cleaned the blood that was still pouring from her nose.
Meanwhile Ki Santa put his hand on the girl's forehead.
"His body is still warm, he's even still sweating like a living person?"
Candra looked at the man.
"Is Tini still alive?" ask Candra
"Medically he is dead, but spiritually he may still be alive. Some say if the victims of pesugihan can be said not to die completely. His soul was still stuck where he was looking for a cure. So in other words the spirit is still swaying" explained Ki Santa
"Then what should we do with the body?" ask Candra
"Still we have to bury him, his heart is not beating anymore" Zain replied
"Right, but there's no harm in waiting for seven days,"
"meaning?" ask Candra and Zain at the same time
The two young men looked curious at Santa's explanation.
"We can postpone his funeral for up to seven days. If indeed in seven days there is no change means that Tini is dead and we have to bury it" explained Ki Santa
"What if the body starts to rot?" ask Zain
"If Tini had not died, her body would never have rotted. Of course there must be someone willing to take care of him day and night so that the body is not approached by a cat,"
"Then I'll take care of him alternately with Zain" replied Candra
"Not two people, it has to be one person, it has to be,"
"Then let me go" replied Candra
That night Ki Santa asked a woman to clean Tini's body and change her clothes like a woman in general.
After changing his clothes, Santa prepares dinner for him which is served on the tray like a offerings.
He also continued to hold tahlilan with villagers to pray for Tini.
Meanwhile Candra starts to look after Tini while following tahlilan.
When it's over and everyone's home, Candra starts to feel something strange. The young man seemed to feel the smiling presence of Tini staring at him.
For some reason this time the feather stood up while staring at the figure of Tini lying in front of him.
He immediately opened the scriptures as he felt an overwhelming fear. Candra tries to eliminate her fear by reading the holy verses of the Quran. But just now he was about to open his mouth suddenly the lights went out.
"Astaghfirullah," Candra looked panicked, cold sweat started to drench her temples
Although he tried to calm down, he still could not hide his fear.
*brakkk!!
His heart almost jumped out when he heard the sound of his door suddenly opening.
A strong wind blew into the room until it revealed the cloth that covered Tini's body.
Candra immediately got up and took the cloth that covered Tini's face.
"Armghhhh!!" she fell down when she saw Tini open her eyes.
His heart rate continued to hunt as he watched the woman wake up and turn towards him.
"Ti..ti..ni!" splashy
Tini grinned looking at him sharply, the woman approached Candra.
He then rubbed Candra's face which looked paled.
But that touch changed when Tini touched Candra's sad eyes.
He suddenly thrust his finger into Candra's eyeballs, causing the man to scream in pain.
"Armghhhh!!"
He looked frightened with breath.
"Come on!" exclaimed Ki Santa patting his shoulder
"Astaghfirullah," he said as he rubbed his chest that continued to pound violently.
Santa immediately took a glass of water and gave it to him.
"Don't fall asleep while looking after her. Because if you fall asleep then you'll never wake up for good" the man replied
"I'm sorry" replied Candra
"Don't apologize to me, I just reminded you. I don't want to keep a corpse you become a corpse instead" Ki Santa then sat down and tidied up the cloth that covered Tini's body
The man then tidied up the offerings that were beside the girl.
"How much missing one?" the man stared fixedly at the 6 flowers left on the small plate in the tray of offerings.
"Does that mean Aki?" ask Candra
"That means there's a supernatural being who just came to this place,"
"Is it because I'm asleep?"
Ki Santa nodded. The man then explained if he fell asleep then there are other supernatural beings who try to take Tini's tribe. If the number of flowers taken is more than three then it is certain Tini will never return again and must be buried immediately.
"Although you should not be accompanied while guarding her, but you need not worry I will be watching you from the front house. So keep the lights on and never turn them off, no matter what,"
"But I didn't turn the lights off, suddenly the lights went off" replied Candra
"I knew. You better be ablution and relax now. Never assume Tini will wake up or suppose something impossible, because it can be reality. So clear your mind with recollection!"
After making sure Candra is okay, Santa then leaves her.
This time Candra chose dhikr while doing her office work that began to accumulate.
Although drowsiness began to attack him, he tried to wake up by drinking coffee.
But still the drowsiness is increasingly attacking him especially when it is early morning.
The sound of someone's voice reminding the dawn of the mosque keeps Candra awake.
The first day of keeping Tini Candra passed well.
Zain visited Candra on the second day, the man gave her some snacks and also coffee and bottled drinks.
"Why do I see you as a prisoner now, you can't even go out or be accompanied except during the day. I hope it all ends well,"
"Aamiin, thanks Zain for the support" replied Candra
The man appears to be resting his body on the sofa.
While Zain approached Tini who was lying on the Mat.
"If you look around, you don't look like a corpse. But you don't look like a living person either. Actually, you are dead or alive, you better hurry back if you are still alive never bother others. And if you're dead then give us a sign" Zain said.
As magrib Zain returns home.
Candra carried her best friend to the door.
"I went home first, remember that you were sleepy calling me. I will definitely accompany you even if I can only chat via phone," said Zain
"Yes, thank you,"
The second day went normally with nothing.
On the third day, Candra started to look so tired. He almost fell asleep when Magrib came. Luckily Adhan's voice kept him awake again.
He immediately took ablution water and performed magrib prayer.
There was something different when he was praying.
He saw a woman standing behind him and became his master.
"Assalamualaikum," When Candra turned to the right she still saw the woman following her movements, but when she turned to the left she had already disappeared.