Sound of the birds crying.
Kanita opened her eyes and saw the blur image of the ceiling. She took a few breaths before she looked to her right and saw the window. Then She got up and sat. The view became crystal clear, she knew she was in her bedroom.43Please respect copyright.PENANAA71rQY9FZU
“What's going on?”43Please respect copyright.PENANAMPh6wRUWvp
She touched her head, then she was reminded of last night. Ghost! She met a ghost! No, they were two ghosts!43Please respect copyright.PENANAFNmgNCGlxE
“You got up,” the voice of Aunt Dari appeared with the food trolley.43Please respect copyright.PENANAZOapgRJ3tX
“This house is haunted,” Kanita jumped to the floor and said. 43Please respect copyright.PENANAsVMHRY9dyD
But Aunt Dari seemed to ignore her words. She pushed the trolley near the bed and stated, “Here is your breakfast.”43Please respect copyright.PENANANGpH2OfCoA
“I don’t eat. I’m going to leave,” Kanita said. Then she opened the cabinet and collected her dress to put them into her suitcase.43Please respect copyright.PENANAN0GL0xd19C
“Payment is no return,” Aunt Dari exclaimed.43Please respect copyright.PENANAI4V8dHqyEf
“You take it.”43Please respect copyright.PENANA1mtaY7qp1K
“You have to fulfill your staying-days.”43Please respect copyright.PENANAFooZmSnWaf
“I don't care. I don't stay. I leave today. Now!” Kanita yelled. 43Please respect copyright.PENANAHLSR83bzBP
After collecting all stuffs into the suitcase, she carried it out of the room and walked down stairs.43Please respect copyright.PENANAXzSoBeLnKW
In the yard, Mok was standing next to the car. He was surprised to see Kania holding a suitcase coming to him.43Please respect copyright.PENANABM1DxTouvt
“Take me to the airport."43Please respect copyright.PENANA6kbKJY7jjX
“Why?” Mok said with eyes open.43Please respect copyright.PENANA6d3Q5l9IP8
“I want to leave. I want to go back to the US."43Please respect copyright.PENANAkVXetRV6tz
Hearing it Mok hesitated. He looked at Aunt Dari who was standing at the front door. When Aunt Dari gave a signal to him to follow the needs of the female’s guest, he opened the car's door then went to sit in the driving seat.43Please respect copyright.PENANAtj2JdG2GCQ
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On the same way, Mok drove the car silently. Next to him Kanita was sitting, she was mute either. Her eyes looked through the window, her body was normal but her face showed that she was still scared. 43Please respect copyright.PENANA0EftWH2JvC
Later on, she noticed something not right. 43Please respect copyright.PENANA3TfrwR326f
“I think we passed here at the last moment,” she said.
Mok nodded, “Correct.”
“Are we lost?”43Please respect copyright.PENANAgAeb9VpbHp
“No.”
“Then why?”
“We cannot go if they don't permit it.”
“Who are they?” Kanita shrank her eyes.
“They. They don't want you to leave so you cannot leave.”43Please respect copyright.PENANAODuyggaPf8
Kanita shook her head, “No, I want to leave. I must leave,” she said. “Stop the car.”43Please respect copyright.PENANAdgMZwrEc0m
Mok reduced the speed till the wheels stopped moving. “Miss, you should go back. We cannot defeat them,” he told.43Please respect copyright.PENANAHCbC3xX6sJ
It was scary to hear that, but it made Kanita angry as well. She knew who he referred to; however, she thought she could not let them win. She left the car and took her suitcase out of the car and walked off. Because the road mixed with land and stone, it was difficult but she did not want to lose, so she tried to drag her luggage.43Please respect copyright.PENANA7lnNPhBhgX
Along the road, there were a lot of big trees. They were staying still but at once there was a wind coming and touching the leaves of the tree - creating a sound which was like someone was laughing.43Please respect copyright.PENANAlsDTHHyTqO
Kanita heard it. Her spines started to have a chill, and without knowing why a drop of tear down on her face. Her heart was beating fast. Though she tried to be strong. She used her back of hand to clean the tear. At this time, she was scared and she was angry as well. How could she end up like this? In a crazy creepy place, she should not choose to come here, she thought.43Please respect copyright.PENANAOlOrn8RtEV
Because she tried to pull the suitcase, her hands became red and hurt. She paused her feet to take a rest and she took a look back. Surprise! She saw Mok was standing next to the car about five meters away from her.43Please respect copyright.PENANAMu6VkaiaOB
“You followed me?” She said.
Mok shook his head, “No, I didn’t.” 43Please respect copyright.PENANAXbdQpGZu9D
“What do you mean?”
“You might think you were going far, but in fact, you were not.”
Kanita narrowed her eyes, her face became pale.43Please respect copyright.PENANAEkEQxrbvNf
“I recommend you to go back. You cannot leave if they don't allow you to leave. I don't want to scare you but I want to tell you the truth that they were pulling your suitcase while you moved, that's why you did not go far.”43Please respect copyright.PENANAXPGWl5uXum
Kanita opened her eyes when she heard it. Her head was in a chill and her furs stood up. She thought this driver wanted to scare her, but as she looked through his eyes - it showed he said honestly.43Please respect copyright.PENANAc8LudBj7Y0
At that time, the wind blew and it was strong. Again, the laughing sound came through the wind.43Please respect copyright.PENANAODMMrTqmUb
As it happened like this, Kanita had to admit she was defeated. She allowed Mok to carry her suitcase back to the car, she allowed herself to walk into the car, and she allowed Mok to drive her back to that scary house.43Please respect copyright.PENANADdG23yLAN5
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But how could she beat the inhuman?43Please respect copyright.PENANA9zhWXhMrHU
Along the way, Kanita sat in the seat silently. She was worried as she thought about what she would meet during her stay in that house, especially alone at night. 43Please respect copyright.PENANAHPL7rMBxLB
“I know you are scared,” Mok said.43Please respect copyright.PENANAcO7AL46pTf
Kanita wagged her head hearing it.43Please respect copyright.PENANAeB3OxfeEyK
“You should go to Aunt Dari. Listen to her and follow her then you can survive.”43Please respect copyright.PENANAx5jlPyutAO
It was not what she wanted, but after thinking for a moment, Kanita nodded.43Please respect copyright.PENANAeqEBbnKtZX
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At the front door, Aunt Dari was standing there. It looked like she knew that they would come back.43Please respect copyright.PENANATBgWDWz7xU
Kanita got out of the car and walked slowly with her head low towards the front door. As she got near, Aunt Dari stated, “Breakfast is cool. Let me reheat for you."43Please respect copyright.PENANANtLpZSOLKv
With silence, the young lady went to wait in her room.43Please respect copyright.PENANADJdzdAN1Vl
When Aunt Dari brought the food, Kanita ate quietly. Unlike yesterday, Aunt Dari stood in the room, but she didn’t speak anything.
“I’m scared,” Kanita said and at that moment a tear dropped over her cheek. She wiped it and sobbed.43Please respect copyright.PENANAV8KTu2AtrV
“I told you not to go out after 6pm but you did not listen to me,” Aunt Dari said.
“I did not know. You did not tell me clearly.”43Please respect copyright.PENANAnsk4UcWUh6
“I cannot tell you everything. But I already reminded you about the rule of this house.”43Please respect copyright.PENANA4kLOFpd0Bm
“What should I do now?' Kanita looked at Aunt Dari with tears in her eyes.
The old lady took a breath. She was silent for a few seconds before she stated, “You cannot escape because you broke the first point of the rule. You have to be strong and stay here until the end of the five days.”43Please respect copyright.PENANAwnaBy2EbEe
“How can I?”
“There is only one way.”43Please respect copyright.PENANAQLT3fSuSt9
“What is it?”43Please respect copyright.PENANABPzg6TBFdY
“Two words - don’t care.”
Kanita watched the elderly speaker as she needed more information than this.43Please respect copyright.PENANAKCduxohCrJ
“You will meet many things. However, you must not care; everything needs to be invisible to you.”
Perhaps there was no choice; hence, Kanita nodded and took a deep breath before she continued eating.43Please respect copyright.PENANAC4R9OMjdpb
After the breakfast was finished, Aunt Dari took the trolley out and Kanita stayed in the room alone - for the whole day.
In the evening, when Aunt Dari and Mok were about to go, Kanita got out of her room to stand at the front door watching them leave.43Please respect copyright.PENANA994B879xBA
Before getting into the car, Aunt Dari rotated to look at the young female guest for a bit. Through her eyes, seemed to be telling the girl, “Be strong.” And Kanita heard the message.43Please respect copyright.PENANAL1gTj2EVgp