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Shanaya is confused. He checked almost every corner of the field outside. Not a single sign of it could be seen from where it was standing now. His mind kept racing. Who moved the scarecrow now. Was Ronald so understaffed this time? Shanaya then took back the rifle she still kept in the nightstand drawer. He went downstairs and began to pull back the curtains that were in the window near the back door of the house. It was quiet outside. There was only the sound of the night wind swaying the leaves in the surrounding courtyard. Shanaya was still silent, looking around. He was curious. But didn't venture out to check it out. Although in his hand there is a rifle ready to attack anyone there. Shanaya closed the curtain again because she felt the situation outside was safe and under control. Although deep down he was still curious about who was knocking on his door. However, after checking and seeing that there was no one outside, Shanaya decided to go back up to her room. But he had only taken a few steps from the back door of the house when the voice came back.

This time he was sure that the knock on the door was real and clear. This time Shanaya walked to the front door, inspecting the front of the house. He still thinks that Ronald still doesn't give up bothering him. He walked with vigor  while setting up his rifle. Once in the living room, Shanaya immediately opened the door and pointed her gun, but all she found was a gust of night wind that hit her face and body. Cold air began to enter, through the gaps in his body. Goosebumps, seeing that there is no one outside, Shanaya starts to get annoyed.

She walked out and checked the yard, and still, found no one outside. She started to think no-no. If it was Ronald and his friends who were deliberately pranking him, then there was no way they could leave that fast. Especially when Shanaya opened the door, a knock was heard just a few seconds ago. His grandfather's yard was too big for them to try to hide after knocking on the door. Shanaya starts to press the nape of her neck. The silence of the night made Shanaya give up her intention to search for the terrorists. He finally rushed into the house, locked the door, and closed the windows and curtains. Shanaya paused behind the door, waiting to see if there would be another knock. He didn't hear it anymore.

Finally, he could breathe a sigh of relief and went back up to his room upstairs. The bedroom window was wide open, the curtains fluttering in the night breeze. As a result, Shanaya had to close the window and close the curtains. But just as he was about to get back into bed, there was one thing he remembered now.

"Didn't I close the bedroom window earlier?" he asked, mumbling to himself. He suddenly glanced at the window behind him which was tightly closed. Then he looked around in all directions, but he didn't find anything strange in his room. Everything is still the same as before.

"Hm, maybe I forgot. If I hadn't closed the window earlier." This time he started to climb into bed and decided to sleep. His day had been quite tiring, and he didn't want to dwell on things that didn't make sense anymore. Shanaya still thinks she's just too tired.

"I'd better just sleep." He had pulled the blanket up to cover half of his body, he had turned off the bedroom light earlier. The silence of the night made it difficult for him to close his eyes. But he still forced himself to sleep. He began to remember all the things he had been through so far. Especially his girlfriend, Shakya. Shanaya did not think that Shakya had done such a heinous thing. He was scared. Until he wakes up his eyes again.

"Oh my. Why does that image keep on playing in my head! Oh my God, I want to sleep!" He covered his face with a pillow.

Trying to close again for the umpteenth time. Meanwhile, without Shanaya knowing it, the scarecrow, which had disappeared from her neighbor's plantation, was standing at her doorstep. His body, which was mostly made of straw, looked disheveled. The knock that was heard earlier, came from one of the branches supporting his body that hit the door of Shanaya's house. Fortunately, the girl had fallen asleep in dreamland.

"Go away!" someone said aloud. The creature turned around and found a large wolf standing nearby. Only a few meters from where the scarecrow is.

"Don't bother that woman! Or I'll kill you!" said the wolf who could talk like a normal human being in general.

"You didn't listen to my warning yesterday?" Finally, the creature retreated and returned to its original place.

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Shanaya is ready in a straw hat. He was about to take a look at the garden yesterday that Erland and himself had repaired. They planted the sweet potato seeds yesterday and now Shanaya is going to look at the land. But how surprised Shanaya was when she saw her garden was dry. The sweet potatoes that were planted yesterday suddenly turn yellow, some even die. Shanaya panicked, she checked all the plants she planted yesterday, and they all experienced the same thing. The girl looked desperate and almost cried until finally, Erland came. Seeing the girl just sitting on the ground, and looking flustered, Erland immediately approached.

"Nay? What are you doing?" Erland asked, then squatted down in front of the girl. Shanaya turned and immediately hugged Erland while pointing around.

"Look. We've been tidying up since yesterday, but suddenly the plants all died." Shanaya could no longer contain her tears, she roared in Erland's arms. The young man was initially surprised to see Shanaya hug him suddenly, slowly understanding. Moreover, when they saw the condition of the fields, which they had cleaned and tidied up the past few days with great difficulty, it turned out to be chaotic. The loose soil that Erland had made yesterday suddenly dried up, even worse than yesterday when they cleaned the place together.

"Shh. That's it, that's it. We'll fix it later, okay. Maybe I should make a better irrigation system, and also high-quality fertilizer. Don't cry. We'll tidy it up later, Nay," said Erland while stroking Shanaya's back gently.

Erland glanced at the side field, where the scarecrow was standing tall there. His gaze was cynical and full of hatred. There was something he was hiding from Shanaya, and Erland realized it.

They sat in the middle of the field for a long time in that position, and they were even made a spectacle by some passers-by. After being persuaded for a long time, Erland managed to bring Shanaya back into the house. The young man even made Shanaya iced tea to cool her mind and heart again. The two of them sat on the terrace beside the house. While gazing at the view of the garden made Shanaya sad.