
That morning at the Depok terminal. A beautiful, thick-browed girl is like a beautiful painting of the Creator. Wavy hair and flat-bodied. Just arrived from his long journey. Travel across the ocean to get here. Riska.
He left his friends, beloved sister and his job as a mild hawker businessman who was quite successful in his village. Nearly three days of quarreling with his father over different principles. His father wanted him to go to high school and then work.
But he was principled, for what high school is, for what college is. After all, the ends of work as well and nyari money. While with him selling only light snacks, like souvenirs. In one month he can already benefit by seven million rupiah. A very large number in his village.
However, his father remained in his stance. He asked Riska, to try it first. Not to force his will. Therefore it was the will of his mother's house, before she died.
Riska finally gave up. He chose a university in the city of Depok. Try his luck here. Arriving in this city, she intends to go to the princess dormitory. His brother's place, who used to attend the same university.
The shadow that Riska had in mind was. The boarding children and their less friendly college friends. The caretaker and guard of the dormitory were fierce and strict in their rules. And his killer teachers. That was the impression he had in mind.
In this town. Not far from the school of his choice. There is a female-only dormitory, which does exist for the regional community of Riau like her. His cousin's brother used to live in this dormitory. The dormitory was created by the former governor of Riau.
So that the regional children from Riau who have just footed here. Not confused looking for a temporary residence and adapting to the hustle and bustle of the city. He went to the address, which was scraped with paper, given to him by his cousin's brother.
Arriving at the dormitory. He was greeted warmly by children his age and also the hostel manager. They talk to each other and exchange experiences. Laugh together and eat a drink together. Until Riska feels comfortable, and forgets the shadow in her mind. If he's going to be bullied.
Riska gets room 007. Located on the second floor of this dormitory building. Close to the balcony directly facing the front yard. It was beautiful and the exact location of the room. According to what he wants. Close to the balcony and courtyard, ouch, it was a lot of fun for him.
In summary, the building of this princess dormitory is quite spacious and large, consisting of two floors. There are ten rooms downstairs. Six rooms for girls' room. Then one room works for Musholla and another for the bathroom. There are two rooms that are used as one, for the residence of the boarder. The manager of this dormitory is a couple who are old enough.
They were about fifty years old. They just got hit. Their daughter is missing. Then the husband of this hostel manager had a stroke. The case of his missing son has been reported to the police. But it has not been found for three days. Riska was sorry for the disaster.
Then, continuing on the second floor, here is almost the same as on the first floor. There are ten rooms. Seven for girls' room, one for Musholla. One bathroom and a barn. Although it sounded strange, why was the warehouse on the second floor. Wouldn't it be easier and better on the first floor. But let it be, Riska's just a new kid here.
Her dormmates often hang out on the second-floor balcony. To just chat, read books, group work or light meals. Sometimes they talk until they forget time.
On the second day Riska stayed at the dormitory. That afternoon was cold. It rained almost all day from morning to noon. Leave cold air and the smell of soil and grass used to rain.
Riska and her four friends chat while joking on the balcony. One of his friends was talking about the warehouse on the second floor. The second floor room was new. He thought it had been around for a long time and served as a warehouse.
“Neighbor Ris. That new warehouse about five days dipake,” said Ica his friend.
“Iya. He also doesn't know what. The feeling of every second hand item, directly sold-sellin deh the same mother dorm,” said Arum added.
“Iya tuh, very strange,” said Lia follow-up.
Plain risk. Don't take a headache. Especially once there is a meatball who nawarin trade to them. In cold afternoons like this who try not to be tempted by a bowl of hot spicy meatballs at the time of gathering together kayak gini.
Anggun and Riska descend briefly from the balcony to the front yard of the dormitory. To buy meatballs. They ordered five packets of meatballs to the meatball seller who had often passed the sale in front of the girl's dormitory.
“Please buy five packs, Neng? the other one wasn't bought?" ask the meatball seller.
Graceful and Riska did not respond to them just taking their meatball orders. Then up and together enjoy the warm and delicious meatballs. After the meatballs are done. They returned to chat until the deadline of Maghrib.
After adzan maghrib finished reverberating. Each of them separated. Ica and Desti want to pray. Lia wants to take a bath, while Anggun wants to neaten up the dirty clothes first for her to bring to the laundry tomorrow.
“No, I'm having my period,” said Riska.
“Maghrib Ris, mending into the room aja,” said Desti, worried.
“Ahh, what's wrong? I still want to stay here first, play hp,” said Riska.
The result cannot be maxain. Eventually, they went back to their rooms. To perform other activities after this maghrib time. The cold and quiet Maghrib time.
How long after that, another girl came. Chatting Riska coolly. He is not yet familiar with this one. Probably because they rarely go out and hang out with others.
In between the conversation, Riska was getting bored. He didn't accidentally drop his phone down. He took the phone, and a strange sight was clearly visible in his eyes. The legs of the girl he was chatting with earlier, were different from humans in general.
His legs were covered in blood on his knees to his wrists. His feet are not there. But the two shrunk and fused like the body of a snake. Riska who witnessed that was shocked. But still trying to be normal.
Riska got up from her place to pick up a fallen cellphone. Trying to be calm even if forced. The stale base tidied his hair and clothes that were a bit wrinkled and wrinkled.
“Ehh, already yes, I sleepy nih,” said Riska.
The man in front of him said. “Lu really sleepy, do you know who I am?”
Risk is not piling up. He immediately ran to his room. Open the door and close it tightly. Room windows in the hall slide the curtain fabric to close. Then she jumped on the bed, covering all her limbs with a blanket.
However, Riska felt like someone was paying attention to her. He opened a little blanket. Look towards the corner of the room close to the closet. Turns out to be true. The girl with him was chatting on the balcony earlier. He was in his room dressed in white.
Hair's messy. His face was pale and sad. His legs were like snake legs, and he floated up and down in the corner of Riska's room. Riska can't do anything. His head was dizzy and his consciousness was gone.
Her morning. The risk is very high, the fever is very high. He was shivering and thirsty too. He had no idea what had happened after he had caught the figure of the white woman. He saw that the white woman was no longer there. He also came out of his room.
This morning the dormitory situation is quiet maybe still not awake. Because it's still around four. He saw that the housekeeper's mother had just run out of the warehouse. Then down to the first floor with the stairs. What are you doing so early in the morning, hostel mother in the warehouse?
Ahh, stop. No need to be dizzy. Considering what happened last night, he was dizzy. Riska also wants to go to the first floor. Make grab a drink because gallons of mineral water are on the first floor. He walked through the warehouse.
Out of curiosity he looked slightly into the warehouse whose door was slightly open. Maybe the hostel's mom forgot to close it. Encouraged by curiosity. He slowly entered.
It looks like it smells in it. There's something like a chest lying under the floor. This smell came from the box. He kicked the lid off the chest, and saw the face of a rotting corpse. Jesus, whose body is that?
Riska was frightened and confused.His body was shaking, sweat was pouring. He's about to get out of this barn. He closed his hands and mouth. Because the smell of this carcass is very stinging.
Before exit. He could notice. Even though at first glance, the corpse in the box. Similar to the snake-legged white woman who came to him last night. By the time he got out of the barn, there was already the housekeeper's mother.
“What are you doing?” tanyakanya.
“A—anu, Mom. Just want to find a drink, thirsty,” said Riska.
He endured the trembling from his fear. The hostel mother only smiled slylyly as she said. “You really want to get a drink, or already know who I am?"