GLANCED
Lio

Gandi put his body on Gayatri's bed.

" Gayatri, can I stay here ? " asked Gandi while looking at Gayatri who was tying her hair.

" Well, when will I not allow you to stay here?" gayatri asked as she walked up to Gandi "Surely you had another fight with your father huh ? " Gayatri looked at Gandi who looked very sad.

" How do you know anyway ? " ask Gandhi with raised eyebrows.

" Of course I know, it's clearly visible on your face," said Gayatri with a very precise guess.

"My father raised a boy who was the same age as me. And now he's my brother. You know, my father never spoke softly to me, but with that boy he always spoke softly. If I was in the Kingdom my father was always angry with me, so I felt uncomfortable being there. And I feel comfortable in your home. Because here I never see any quarrels" explained Gandi with a face that looks very sad

" Patience is 'Gandi. If you are comfortable here, you can sleep here" said Gayatri

" Gayatri, you have to be careful huh ? The boy's name is Lio, if Lio comes to get close to you, then you should be careful with him because my father told Lio to approach you and look for your weakness.

Previously, Gandhi had told everything about his father's intentions to Gayatri.

" Yes Gandi, I'll be careful." Gayatri.  "Then I go out first, I have to help my mother" said Gayatri who immediately stepped out of her seat.

" Yes, go ! I also want to sleep," replied Gandi

Gayatri then came out of her room and went to help her mother make canang.

" Mom, why do so many canang today ? " tanya Gayatri was confused

" Our neighbors are going to Melukat, so he ordered a lot of canang to wear tomorrow morning" Luh Ani explained

" Mommy, what is Melukat ? tanya Gayatri was confused

" Melucat comes from the word sulukat, namely 'Su' means good and 'Lukat' means purification.So Melukat is a ceremony of cleansing the mind and soul spiritually in humans. And Melukat has been done for generations by Hindus until now," said Luh Ani with a smile

" Mom, who can join Melukat  ? "

" Everyone can join Melukat as long as the person wants and believes" Luh Ani replied

" Mom, I want Melukat sometime, too" replied Gayatri

" Then tomorrow we go Melukat" Luh Ani said as she wrapped the finished canang.

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Day

As Gayatri slept, there were suddenly a lot of earthworms on the floor of her room. Then there was a piece of a human head hovering over Gayatri's bed. Gandi and the sleeping Gayatri were unaware of all that.

" test....tes..," the droplets of blood coming from the head piece hit Gayatri's sleeping face. The drops of blood then turned into maggots to cover Gayatri's face. Gayatri who sensed that something was twitching on her face did not dare to open her eyes. In a state still lying in bed, Gayatri tries to wake Gandi up.

" Gandi, please wake up ! I was so scared, "gayatri murmured in her heart.

Many times Gayatri pushed Gandi's body using a pillow beside him but Gandi did not wake up, until finally Gayatri decided to touch Gandi's body. If Gandi's body is touched then he will feel pain because Gayatri uses a bracelet.

"AH ! " shouted Gandi who felt a great deal of pain.

"Gayatri, why don't you..." Gandi immediately fell silent, he did not continue his speech when he saw Gayatri who was filled with maggot caterpillars and on the floor there were also many earthworms.

"Gayatri, wait a minute." Gandi.

Gandi then destroyed all the worms and maggots using his knowledge.

" Gayatri, keep your eyes open." Said Gandhi while looking at his best friend.

Gayatri who felt that the move on her face and neck had disappeared immediately opened her eyes.

" Gayatri, are you okay ? " ask Gandi with a face that looks anxious.

" I'm fine, but what was on my face ? You see, I feel very amused, because there is a movement in the face up to my neck" said Gayatri.

" The one on your face is a maggot caterpillar" replied Gandi

"What ? " shouted Gayatri with round eyes. He was so surprised to hear Gandi's reply.

" Yes right, there are a lot of maggots on your face up to your neck" said Gandi again while staring at Gayatri's face .

Gayatri immediately felt his face and neck because he wanted to make sure that all the caterpillars were really no longer in his face and neck.

" It's a good thing the caterpillar is gone, you know I'm most afraid of the caterpillar." Answer Gayatri.

" Look down, I will always protect you, "gandi replied

Suddenly Gandi and Gayatri heard the sound of people laughing outside the window of Gayatri's room.

Gayatri opened the window of her room, after which they saw a boy standing while staring intently at Gayatri.

" Who is he? " said Gayatri who looked confused

Gandhi continued to stare at the boy with his eyes suddenly turning red.

"Gandi, do you know who that kid is?" asked Gayatri while looking at Gandi who looked very angry .

" He it was Lio . He must have been sent here by my father, 'it turns out he's very evil." Said Gandi while clenching his hand.

Behind door , Luh Ani and Wayan Rasta are confused because Gayatri is talking to herself.