Horror Story
Mount Pulosari Part 1 - #5

“Riki why are we back in this hut?”

Riki doesn't chimed in on my words. He seems to be thinking hard.

“Compass, Rik. You brought a compass, didn't you?” I stood up and approached him.

“Before,” Riki asked me to hold her flashlight. He opened his backpack to look for a compass.

“There, Rik?”

“Wah fortunately the cave brought it,” he smiled while showing me the compass.

“Thank God,” I patted Riki's shoulder. The clock turned out to be two in the morning.

From behind the bushes I heard the snoring sound of wild boars foraging for food. Riki and I should always be on our guard because that wild boar could have attacked us.

“We are in which direction now?”

“West,” said Riki while adjusting the direction of his compass needle.

Without despair, the two of us walked back to follow the direction of the compass needle. This time I'm sure we won't be back in that fucking shack. The Riki that walked in front of me the longer the pace got faster. To the extent that I had to run small so as not to be left behind.

“Rik, slow down the road,” I said.

Riki suddenly turned right, I could not see it because it was blocked by the bushes. Riki disappeared, I looked for him while shining a flashlight in all directions, but still nothing.

“Rik! Riki!” I panicked, sweat soaking my face.

I heard the pig snoring is getting closer. The bushes in front of me shook, so suddenly I ran around without direction and purpose. Everything's gone awry, I'm getting lost on this mountain.

Tired, that's how I feel. My feet no longer run. My breath was puffing, my throat was dry, the water supply was running out. I took off the backpack and threw it in the bushes and lay down on the wet grass. I saw in the sky, the moon floating quietly. If only I had never been on this climb, maybe everything would have been fine.

“Ori...” someone called me, it was clearly Mira's voice. I don't know where it's headed.

“Mir?” I shined the flashlight in all directions.

“Mira?” I slowly approached the arm.

“Sini, Ri.” the arm was waving.

I approached the arm, my clothes were forcibly pulled into the bushes. Obviously I lost my balance. Fortunately Mira held my body, she took me to a village. I wonder why on a mountain like this there is a very crowded village. Mira's face looked very happy, she didn't even stop smiling.

“Where are we, Mir?”

The village was crowded, people were busy preparing something. Janur was installed in front of a hut house, they brought food and fruits and handed them to three women who stood guard in front of the house. They seem to be holding a celebration.

“Cave to marry, Ri.”

“Hah, marry?” obviously I was surprised.

“Iya tonight,” Mira looks at me with a smile.

“Come, gua knowsin lo same prospective husband cave. She's a real handsome.” Mira pulled my arm.

“Ngak Mir, we have to go home. Conscious Mir, this must not be our nature.” I persuaded him, but Mira seemed to not care about my words.

He took me to the shack house, where the pilgrimage would be held. Mira and I entered through the kitchen door. There were a lot of old women who were busy cooking. They looked at me while smiling kindly. Mira then took me into the room. The room was dim because there was only a canting lamp that became a light.

“Known, the prospective husband of the cave.”

I was surprised when I saw the figure of a large creature sitting looking at the canting lamp. The figure was black hairy, his eyes were bright red, his nails were long, and also fanged.

“Job Mira. Let's go home!” I pulled Mira's arm.

That's clearly genderuwo. Mira wants to marry genderuwo? What the hell is this? I pulled Mira out of the shack house. However, we are not that easy to get out of the village, in fact, in the courtyard of the house already stood five large-bodied men looking at me with a sharp gaze. They all brought machete.

What am I supposed to do now?

Seriate...