The Midnight Radio
Episode 24

"Xu!" call Remi from a bench next to the siomay cart. "Jajan wood."

I walked up to him and sat down on the chair after ordering a serving. "Pay now yuk? I'll be charged twice" ask me.

"You are weird, Xu! More afraid of being billed twice than the fact that one of the mamang who met us at that time was a happening" whispered Remi.

"Ish, not weird! If that's what's everywhere there is. Money is hard to find."

Remi nodded at my answer. "Where is Bang Win?" tanyakanya.

"How-how. Yes, as usual." I stood towards the stall next to the siomay cart to buy drinks and crackers.

"Ah suck! Gia, jakador peter."

"Ga needs to be in the jakador-jakador also Bang Win me keep on," I reply grinned.

"E*and, a two-door refrigerator can be rich!"

Our conversation was interrupted by two ready plates of siomay. Since the broadcast hours were still a bit long, Remi and I ate at a leisurely pace.

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"Inoxu, The Story of Midnight. Here is another package," said Teh Hani towards me with a laugh. "Some one wants to show off his power, Xu. Now it's not cold anymore rich refrigerator, because it's diligent actually ngasi package."

"But the name of the sender is not Bang Win," I replied with still attention to the package.

"Eh? Kirain from Bang Win. That drop was not looking at."

"From listeners times huh? Yes, it will be opened at home." I almost stuffed the package into the bag when I heard a voice coming from behind my back.

"Open up here." Bang Win was already standing with his usual style, both hands in his pants pocket. The black hoodie hood mounted on his head further added to the mysterious aura.

"Yes-yes. Hani tea, scissor pinjem," I said. Within a few minutes, the package wrap was already open and left only a wooden box.

"Dollies, doll!" fun Remi. A little girl-shaped doll with black hair and a red kimono shirt is visible.

"Who sent you?" ask Bang Win.

I took the wrapping paper and read. "Cunthi. Rich has ever been horrified, but where is it?"

For a few moments silence ensued until Remi nudged me hard. "Xu! Kunthi 'kan who was talking to you and Adul when the broadcast. Which he said because the broadcast of his friends wanted to come to the studio."

Immediately I placed the doll I was holding onto the reception desk.

"That's the Okiku doll from Japan" Bang Win explained. "And you could say spiritual dolls. The original doll is now in the temple. But some doll makers produce similar dolls for sale."

"Acropping," I chanted.

"His name is also a spiritual doll. If in Indonesia it's a kind of puppet jalangkung," added Bang Win.

Pet!

Suddenly the lights went off and made the radio station dark. The only light comes from outside. It seems only in this place that experienced a power outage.

"Win, power out, huh? Gensets don't work?" asked Kang Utep who came down from the second floor. Kang Utep was hosting a midnight newscast just before the Story of Midnight.

"A look back yuk?" bring Bang Win. He walked and followed Kang Utep to the back of the building, heading towards the transmitter tower

"Well, when we broadcast in half an hour" complained Remi.

"Teh Hani, isn't it if the electricity turns off the generator automatically turns on?" manya curious.

"Yes, that should be it. When power outages, there is usually Dead Air for a few minutes until the generator is active. Dead Air's the loss of the broadcast program. But do not know, it could be that the generator is also not burning," said Teh Hani.

I nodded my head in understanding. Just natural. From the beginning I worked here, just this time experiencing a power outage.

"Skick generator. Kaya will not be able to continue broadcasting tonight," general Kang Utep approached us who were already sitting on the sofa. Behind him looks Bang Win is focusing with the phone in hand.

"How do you do, Kang?" ask Remi.

"So can't broadcast?" ask Remi again.

"Obviously you can't. It takes a minimum of three hours to check and repair the short. You're going home with nothing" said Kang Utep.

"Yes, I'm home. Xu, don't you go home?" ask Remi.

"Yes wants. Want to ngabarin Gia same Adul first if not become a broadcast," I replied.

"Well, am I first? Mumpung is still afternoon, not very serem-serem bring the bike. Hani's tea with you?" the bargain was later embraced by Teh Hani. The two said goodbye a moment later. Kang Utep himself returned upstairs to pick up his personal belongings left in the studio.

I put my phone in my bag and leaned back as Bang Win sat next to me. "Would you drive me home now or would you like me to stay here?"

"Just go home at this hour."

"Yes, that's it. For a moment, yes" said Bang Win got up and walked towards the back. When he returned, he had two cups of coffee in his hand.

"Paste the coffee again rich gini."

"Wait for the technician. If they come, they can be left behind. There's this Utep, '" he replied.

I nodded and looked around. Lighting from the outside allowed me to see in the dark even though it was faint.

"Win' Bang?" call me.

"Why?"

"What doll pack did I put on that table? Why isn't there?" many wonder. Suddenly I was shivering.

"Brought the same Remi or Hani as possible. Why do you want to sit there?"

"To the toilet" I said.

"I have anterine."

"Neither ah. They are brave themselves too. Nitip bags huh?" I said stand.

"You sure you don't want to be taken? Dare to?" ask Bang Win.

"Related! Safe now, mah. I know the residents here well." The groggy taste made my mouth speak.

With the lighting coming from the cell phone, I walked towards the toilet to finish the call of nature. Afterwards, I washed my hands and put my phone on the side of the sink. As I was about to return to the front, I stepped on something and leaned over to notice the object near my feet.

'This Okiku doll can be here?' I picked up the doll. As I straightened up, right in the bathroom mirror I saw a figure dressed exactly like the doll I was holding, standing straight behind me.

"Win Bang!" I screamed spontaneously before running out of the toilet.

I saw Bang Win come up to me and spontaneously grabbed his arm firmly. "There's a Japanese doll-like figure in the toilet!"

Without saying anything, Bang Win entered to check. I was still standing outside the toilet with trembling legs.

"Ox!" call someone from the stairs. My eyes immediately faded and my knees grew weaker as I saw Bang Win and Kang Utep on the last rung. The two approached me quickly and took me to the sofa.

"Why? I was again on top of the same Utep when you horrified," said Bang Win.

I swallowed a rough salivary and stammeredly told him everything. Instantly, Kang Utep got up and checked the toilet.

"There's nobody, there's only this doll" he pointed at me looking at the doll with a horrified look.

"Simpen aja, Tep. The doll is richly troubled" said Bang Win.

Kang Utep nodded and placed the doll in the reception desk drawer and locked it. "Tomorrow morning we'll settle down, Win. The rich should be read."

I was still trying to calm myself down when Bang Win took my hand and held it tightly.

"Don't be afraid anymore, I'm here" he said, immediately giving a sense of comfort to hear it. "If you're calm, I'm anterin goin' home?"

I just nodded and enjoyed the warm vibe from my palm that slowly spread throughout my body.