Ballad Inmates
Ballad Inmates (Part 36)

By Dalem Tehang

“SO you guys are hanging out. Join friends from other cells if the door is opened or the room door is open. Don't hide in the room. Especially you, Reza. Try to get out occasionally. Your body is yellow, lack of sunlight,” said Edi, advising. 

Reza nodded his head. This middle-aged man was indeed very quiet. I hardly ever talk, let alone comment. 

“I noticed, you are more daydreaming than chatting with roommates. What is your daydream?” Edi continued while looking at Reza.

Seulas Reza smiled. Then he scratched his head, and smiled again. 

“Well, don't-don't be this crazy of you, Reza. He was asked instead of answering smiles and scratching his head. We are concerned about your fate. But like, you do not care about your own body, let alone around,” said Edi.

Reza suddenly laughed. No.no. We're all stunned. Suddenly, there was concern if the expedition driver who had this single accident, suffered a psychiatric disorder. 

Edi looked sharply at Reza. Still laughing and scratching his head. 

Irfan and Ijal, whose bed position was adjacent to Reza, inched away. Tomy and Pepen. They all went upstairs. Crammed. 

“There is something wrong like this,” said Edi. Slowly. His eyes kept looking at Reza.

Doni and Asnawi nodded. Iyos got up from his place. Approaching Reza. Patted his shoulder. 

Unsurprisingly, Reza's hands moved quickly. Strangled Iyos' neck. Spontaneous we all move. Pulling Reza's hand from Iyos' neck. 

Very tight giggling. Iyos. Aris pulled Reza's hand tight. Defected him. But Reza's hand suddenly shook. Stripped his face. 

Aris bounced. His head was blown off, as a result of a collision with a wall. Doni and Asnawi hold the body of Iyos. Interestingly. But still can't. It's so tight Reza's giggling.

Suddenly Ijal hits Reza on the nape with a broom taken from the corner of the bathroom. Sontak Reza limp.

His body leaned against the wall. Cheque tight to the neck of Iyos was released. Iyos running. Stay away from Reza.

Edi and I approached Reza. Suddenly, his eyes widened. Redder. We stopped the step. Fearful.

“You guys just want to stay here. Wear some manners. Kulo. I've lived here for decades, I'm not appreciated,” suddenly Reza spoke. Her voice screeching. A woman's voice.

We all fell silent. And with a slow motion, we shifted, away from Reza's position. Huddled in a corner near the door. Full of fear. 

Edi signaled me to have a dialogue with Reza. Or an astral being in his body.

“Sorry, who are you?” I said later. With a choked voice. Embolden oneself. My chest is beating fast. Encompassed fear.

Reza looked at me. His eyes were red as if holding anger. 

“I'm a resident here. You don't have a tattoo. Likely all. I throw out this room later all of you,” said Reza, still in the voice of a woman. Screeching.

“Force us. We didn't know you were a resident here. Please don't bother us,” I said again. By continuing to read the holy verses of the Qur’an that I memorized.

“You also don't bother me then. I'm disturbed that there's a skewer here,” said the astral creature through Reza's mouth. 

Hurry I told Ijal to throw away the skewer in the plastic bag of the trash can. Which is still in the corner of the room.

With a rapid movement full of fear, Ijal threw a garbage bag out of the room through the sidelines of iron bars. The skewers from us at dinner were scattered in the hallway in front of the room. 

“That skewers the satellite's been discarded. Please leave the body of our friend,” I said again. 

Reza looked around the room. His eyes are still red. Edi approaching. Holding Reza's palm. Afflicted. 

We can only see what Edi is doing. But I don't understand what it means. Until then, the head of the room pulled his hand abruptly. And fell unconscious. 

Doni, Asnawi, and Aris hurriedly carry Edi. Put it on his bed. Ijal gives you a drink. At the same time, Reza complained. His body was sloshing on the floor. Limply.

We were all confused. Don't know what to do. Aris asked me to straighten Reza's body. Put it in its place. She's so heavy. 

“Alhamdulilah. I'm already okay. Reza how,” suddenly Edi woke up from his place was broken down. 

Seeing Reza asleep, Edi nodded his head. There was no expression on his face. 

“There is nothing. Thank God there are no victims,” said Edi again.

Although the atmosphere had returned to normal, fear still enveloped all of us. The tense faces could not be covered. Even Tomy shivered. So scared.

“I'm sorry if I deal with the same unseen gini. Do fight or be gang-raped equally human,” said Doni. 

“Who is the woman who entered Reza's body earlier, why only now. At that time we also ate satay from Babe's wife, but there was no incident like gini,” said Asnawi.  

We all looked at Edi. For the occupants of the cell, a room head is considered to know all things and can solve all problems. 

Edi just smiled. Sometimes he shakes his head. He turned on a cigarette. Suck deep. Slowly he looked at his mouth. Something was read. Don't know what.

“Why know about the mysterious woman?” ask Aris. Surprised Edi who was engrossed in his ritual.

“Later I told you. Let's wait for Reza to recover. Wake him up, Jal. Love drinking and cigarettes,” said Edi, moments later. 

Ijal hurried to get a glass of water. Reza was awakened, still asleep. Strong shaking, finally woke up the expedition truck driver.

Reza sit. Putting his body on the wall. His eyes looked around. Watching us one by one.

“Why am I eating? There is something strange,” said Reza. His eyes kept looking at us all. 

With a compact we shrug shoulders. I gave Ijal a cigarette to hand over to Reza. 

The quiet man smiled as he quickly sucked the cigarette in his hand. Clepecus.

“Not first, what's up? How on the lookout I'm like a gini?” ask Reza again. 

There's a puffed-up feeling. His eyes looked at Edi. Requesting explanation.

“You're new to trance, Reza. That's why don't dream too much. Don't bengong. Take care of your thoughts and feelings. Self-control tip,” said Edi answered Reza's question.

Reza scrunched his forehead. There was confusion from his facial expression. 

“Which kayak insurances, Kap? Don't make up a story,” respond Reza. 

“Ya trance. You know what a trance is? There was a supernatural creature that entered your body, because you mostly daydream. Empty of your mind and soul,” Edi explained.  

“Emang really is that?” reza sela. 

He looked at us one by one. Ask for an explanation that convinces him. We all nodded our heads.

“Subhanallah. Sorry guys if I was like this,” said Reza. Clenching both of his palms on his chest. Apologizing.

“Yes already, it's okay. It's not your fault entirely. Wrong of all of us,” said Edi. Cleverly confess Reza's guilt.

“Kok wrong all of us, Kap? Kan Reza caused the problem,” said Doni. With a grumbling face.  

“Reza it's just a slump. We've all been wrong all along. We forget that in our environment, there must be other beings of God. That's what's supernatural. Astral creatures. It can be called a macem. It can be genie, satan, genderuwo, kuntilanak, and so on. We as humans are the most perfect creatures. But we can't take other creatures. Because all are equally God's creation,” said Edi. Length width.  

“Wuih, like this Kap understands the real world of mystic yes,” between Asnawi while laughing.

“Not understand, Asnawi. But one of the conditions of faith is to believe the same unseen. We cannot believe if we do not believe in an unseen existence. That's formula. With this incident, let's strengthen our faith. We believe that around us there must be a supernatural creature of God,” explained Edi. 

“Whose supernatural female was it, Kap?” Aris asked again.

“Long story, Ris,” says Edi. (connected)