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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6KdEyIN5J
“What's going on?”131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRRlfQiTWR
She touched her head, then she was reminded of last night. Ghost! She met a ghost! No, they were two ghosts!131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNULQD47xA
“You got up,” the voice of Aunt Dari appeared with the food trolley.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt61mqpbyCC
“This house is haunted,” Kanita jumped to the floor and said. 131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lFYUdwtCU
But Aunt Dari seemed to ignore her words. She pushed the trolley near the bed and stated, “Here is your breakfast.”131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfXtKF4dH9
“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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8csdZLJRK0
“Payment is no return,” Aunt Dari exclaimed.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwDz1sVPTk
“You take it.”131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvCZmBrLQx
“You have to fulfill your staying-days.”131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CfZ6JtLdn
“I don't care. I don't stay. I leave today. Now!” Kanita yelled. 131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fKnprIXLI
After collecting all stuffs into the suitcase, she carried it out of the room and walked down stairs.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeRuKMlpR0
In the yard, Mok was standing next to the car. He was surprised to see Kania holding a suitcase coming to him.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6MuB4gdFV
“Take me to the airport."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xPVY1sb8x
“Why?” Mok said with eyes open.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLRBCydyoz
“I want to leave. I want to go back to the US."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuJfwgTT6g
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPdNccFDjC
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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. 131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQioF2zE5Zv
Later on, she noticed something not right. 131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZZ827YFTs
“I think we passed here at the last moment,” she said.
Mok nodded, “Correct.”
“Are we lost?”131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcmWI8dTY1
“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.”131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZprU9zPLKt
Kanita shook her head, “No, I want to leave. I must leave,” she said. “Stop the car.”131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UxdBK3Tpj
Mok reduced the speed till the wheels stopped moving. “Miss, you should go back. We cannot defeat them,” he told.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJtDJFOGwd
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGHEJtAFxv
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOOTYduXlt
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIJsaaDtcT
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0voiMQqqy
“You followed me?” She said.
Mok shook his head, “No, I didn’t.” 131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lbq1G8cxH
“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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMcciOD5go
“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.”131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoaDfozJmg
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rYc3k389q
At that time, the wind blew and it was strong. Again, the laughing sound came through the wind.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcFIXh8qYo
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJnnJ1K5EE
What a loser! 131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0w7r1LASu
But how could she beat the inhuman?131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOJbXRgZ9M
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. 131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fWEuAeFaj
“I know you are scared,” Mok said.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmPO22XkAu
Kanita wagged her head hearing it.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuJOzjj1Ur
“You should go to Aunt Dari. Listen to her and follow her then you can survive.”131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfci5KHq9SM
It was not what she wanted, but after thinking for a moment, Kanita nodded.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9AdDIk8X2
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At the front door, Aunt Dari was standing there. It looked like she knew that they would come back.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzILcJplz6Y
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."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1nCCpPoab
With silence, the young lady went to wait in her room.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1CwTgGF9j
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkVu7TEX64
“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.”131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSxSaS8wHg
“I cannot tell you everything. But I already reminded you about the rule of this house.”131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPlvy2QnTw
“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.”131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUwhf9LcdX
“How can I?”
“There is only one way.”131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZ4Fc5Yu0d
“What is it?”131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0uwHCSkqb
“Two words - don’t care.”
Kanita watched the elderly speaker as she needed more information than this.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYk63DF6z1m
“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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjg4YJ9EfW
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SvRWLdOzv
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQ68ZFu085
