Home!

Udin heard that crying sound again and this time he follow it like he's been hypnotised.

He didn't feel scared at all. All that he want is to know who is that woman. Why did she cry?

And why is it at the middle of the night. He keep walking out of his bedroom to the living room and finally he's out side of the house.

The surrounding is really quiet and serene. The only available light is from the moonlight. The night look beautiful and a little bit eerie. The sky look really bright with the full moon with out any cloud hiding it. What a nice scenery. It's a little bit cold during night here because it's on a mountain side.

His grandparents sound asleep tonight and they didn't wake up when he open the door.

He keep walking faster and faster untill it becomes a slow jog. He didn't want to miss a chance in finding that woman.

Udin didn't realised he went deeper into the forest and started to climb the mountain already.

He even went through that archway of bamboo trees.

The scenery started to change from big trees into smaller dwarf trees. It's colder now than two hours before he start the journey.

He still walking even in the darkness. Here moonlighting shine through the branches and leaves.

Suddenly he stopped. Infront of him is a village. It's a traditional houses that look really beautiful. They have light lighted from fire torch.

He keep walking and infront of a house that have rose flower carving he stop.

He's thinking either he should knock on the door or just go back. The voice stop the moment he arrived at that house.

At that moment the house door open and his eyes widened. Smiling infront of him is Adam.

"Assalamualaikum! Welcome back brother."

Udin closed his eyes. When he open his eyes again he is in his bedroom lying on his bed.

Udin feel really confused now. What just happened. Is that a dream? Why it's feel so real. He look at his alarm clock and it's already 5:30 am.

Feeling bewildered he goes to the bathroom to get ready for school.

He feel really scared when he took bath, he found out that his feet full of mud and cuts. The sting sensation by water when it touch the cut that made him realised it. Now Udin really upset! What is happening here.

He found out that there's a trail of his foot step from the front door leading to his bedroom. His bedsheet has the stained from the mud too. Quickly Udin mopped the floor and changed his bedsheet. This sure ain't happening to me.

"Is there anything special happening today Udin?

"No! Why did you asked Tok? Udin started to feel uneasy.

"Since when did you clean the house before you go to school?"

"Really Saodah? That's good! Finally we have another man in the house." Pak Samad commented while smiling proudly to Udin.

"Is there anything that I didn't know Udin?"

Udin continue eating his fried rice without answering his grandmother.

"Let him be Odah! Why are you worried over a good change?"

Udin didn't make any eye contact with his grandmother and left to school as quickly as he can.

At school while he locked his bicycle Hakimi nudged his shoulder.

"Hey! Are you alright?" Hakimi asked Udin.

"Me?" That's the answer from Udin.

"Yes! You!" Reply Hakimi.

"What's happening to you? Didn't you sleep last night?"Hakimi asked Udin again.

"What with all those questions?" Udin only asked him back.

"See?" Said Hakimi.

"What?" Udin start to feel annoyed by his best friend.

"Bruh you never answer any of my questions!"

"You should look at yourself in the mirror."

"With that dark circle around your eyes and your messy hair and you just doesn't feel like your old self."

"What's the matter?"

Hakimi tell Udin about his unusual appearance.

Still Udin didn't answer Hakimi.

The conversation stop there because they have to attend the morning assembly.

Hakimi is a prefect so he didn't stay together with Udin even though they are in the same class room.

That day they can't have a chat like usual because they have tests. It's an exam week.

Udin feel disturb by all the events that happened during night time. The only thing he can do just to brush it of for the time being.

He didn't want that strange event effect his exam results.

He pray that strange episode won't happen again to him.

That's where he get it wrong.

If it was a dream, this time the dream was longer. He saw a middle age woman hugging a boy tightly and crying over and over again.

"My son! My son!"

He feel sad when he heard that. That woman sound genuinely missing his son.

When he look at that boy face he got a shock of a life time. It's his face.

He woke up with his heart racing like he just ran a marathon.

What's happening to him?