"Is the ghost of the hunchbacked grandmother bad uncle?" asked Widya.
"No, she's a village guard and likes cleanliness. Ouch... I forgot"
"Why uncle?" we asked in unison.
"No wonder the hunchbacked grandmother appeared, it's been a long time since I cleaned the hut and around the well"
We were silent for a moment, uncle was still watching me. It seemed like he was asking but hesitated, I pretended not to know and turned it on to the snacks on the table.
"Nimas, can you see things that are invisible? That is, see things that other people can't see?" asked Uncle with a serious face. Finally the question was ejected as well.
I turned to look at him and was silent for a moment. "Actually uncle... Nimas is..." said Widya interrupting. Before she spoke more I squeezed her hand, until Widya squealed silently.
"No Uncle, maybe it's just a coincidence" I replied smiling.
"Oh right" he said nodding.
"Let's have breakfast first. Food is ready" said Aunt who appeared from inside the kitchen.
"Well, let's have breakfast first" said uncle immediately rushed.
After the uncle was not seen, then Widya could express the pain in her hand. "Aaauuhh. It hurts you know!" she protested while waving her left hand.
"If you don't do that, you'll talk to Uncle at length!"
"But why Nimas? He's my uncle, maybe there's nothing wrong if he knows a little about your secret. Don't worry"
"Widya, you promised me right? You will keep my secret from anyone" I said looking at Widya deeply.
Widya stared at me silently, "Yes... OK, I will always keep your secret," she said holding my hand. "Let's have breakfast, after that we go to the bookstore you want," said Widya.
We had breakfast together, actually when I was little, I often joined my grandmother for massages at this uncle's place. So they already know me and grandma, after all this time I just came here again with Widya, and we don't feel awkward because we are like brothers.
After breakfast we sat for a while, then said goodbye to go home. As originally planned, after leaving uncle's house, Widya and I went to the bookstore together.
*****
Today lessons at school have started again, even though we haven't received many lessons at school but today was very tiring. All students are required to work conscientiously to clean their respective classes.
Students get the part in wiping the class glass, pulling the grass in the yard and arranging the garden, while we students get the part in sweeping and mopping the class. Although tiring but we feel happy to be able to work together like this.
"Our work is finished, before going home I want to go to the canteen first. My throat is very thirsty," said Widya while wiping the sweat on her forehead.
"Good idea, let's go there. I'm thirsty too" Reno replied.
After storing the cleaning equipment back, the four of us went straight to the canteen. Long story short, after quenching thirst, we returned to our respective homes.
*****
When I got home, I found the door open. Looks like my younger siblings have also come home from school. Usually at noon like this grandma is still in the fields. "Assalamualaikum" I greeted.
But there was no answer from inside, I looked in and found my two younger siblings standing still and staring at the kitchen door. "Erna... Gani...?" greeted me.
Instantly I saw both of them surprised, then they ran and hugged me. Like children who are scared, their faces also look pale.
"What's wrong? What happened?" I asked worriedly, but I haven't gotten an answer from either of them. "What's wrong Erna?" I asked again.
Erna didn't answer, she just glanced towards the kitchen door. I immediately checked into the kitchen, afraid that there were bad people who were threatening my two younger siblings. But when I got there, I found no one.
"What happened? Did someone come in and do something to you?" I asked again.
Erna only answered with a shake of her head, while Gani tried to tell me.
"There was someone there, sis," he replied, pointing towards the kitchen door.
"Who? Who is that person... Did he threaten you? Or did something to you?" I asked panicked while checking the limbs of my brothers and sisters.
"No sister, that person just stood there, then disappeared" answered Gani.
I stared silently. "Here you mean?"
"Yes sis" he answered innocently.
"What's wrong with him? Did he commit a crime? Did he hurt you?"
"No, he just stood quietly in front of the door. His body was so tall that his head hit the top of the door frame. He just kept quiet looking at me and Gani" Erna began to dare to tell the figure she saw.
I'm feeling uneasy, of course the person Erna saw wasn't a human, in this village there aren't any people that tall... Ah... It can't be. "What does his face look like? Spooky isn't it?" I asked curiously.
"I didn't see his face, that person was very strange, covered from head to bottom with a white cloth and even his legs were not visible" Nana replied.
"Po... Pocong you mean?!" I am surprised. There's no way that pocong got into my house! I muttered to myself, I'm afraid if the pocong in the tomb terrorizes my family.
"No sis. Not a pocong, the cloth on his head is not tied. He is male but wearing a white shirt, and his head is covered with a white cloth, he is wearing what looks like a white robe. He stands there silently. What I see is his long beard and has long hands who was so white. But when I blinked my eyes, he was gone," said Nana.
Again the cold wind hit my nape. What about this? Indeed, strange events at grandma's house have often occurred, but what appears this time is different from usual. Ah, I don't know, maybe it was just a coincidence that the creature passed by and it happened that my sister saw it.
"Okay, no need to think about it. I'm already here so you don't need to be afraid anymore, go change clothes and you guys have lunch okay" I said trying to divert, even though actually I myself also got goosebumps hearing my sister's explanation but I have to be strong for them.