SHADOW

Horror & Thriller Series 781

(Zairi's house)


Looks like Zairi exploring something in the kitchen. His face was rather pale and sweaty that flicked on the cheek.

"Mak! Mak!. Where is Zairi's medicine? I put it here!" Zairi looking for his long-lasting medicine in the kitchen. His mother walk fast while holding a shirt to sew. Her face was curious.

"The medicine? I thought you don't need it anymore so i throw it away since the date already end. Why you need those Zairi?" Ask his mother. Zairi is still looking.

"Zairi needs my medicine mak! Zairi afraid that my nightmare coming back. Zairi need to eat the medicine quickly!" Desperate Zairi frowned.


Before Zairi always went to see the his personal doctor and asked for the same medicine. But After he recover, he stop taking it.

"How about you go see the doctor again and ask for your medicine? I think you better go now to his clinic." Luah Mak who tries to calm his restless child. Sorted to his son's chest slowly after Zairi began to crushing things.

"I do not know what to do," Said Zairi give up. Zairi groaned tears. Chest pain and headache seem to start feel. He recalled a year ago incident before he was completely healed.

                   *****************************

"Zairi! Where are you going? Come back here!" His mother was pursuing Zairi who seems unmanageable. Zairi's body was full of mud and dry leaves. The forest that grew near his house been explored like searching for something.

"I'm looking for your brother." he said, "He's in the woods. He's waiting for me to find him, he's here!" His son start cleared the forests and shrubing everything without paying attention to the wounds in the hands and feet. His face focus on someone who was not there. His mouth always calls the name 'brother'.

"Zairi!" Call mother. "Zakri is dead, Zakri is dead, Zairi is alive!" She patted his soft son's back and tried to persuade her. His son stopped walking and just stared at her old face.

"I'm not Zairi. I'm Zakri, where are you Zairi?" He said, "I don't want to go back home." He still tried to follow his inner voice.

"This is Zairi, Zairi is the older brother. Zakri'sis your younger brother. Zakri has died. Please remember. I love my childrens. I already lost one child. please don't take another one! Please remember son!" She tried again to explain the real situation to her misguided child who couldn't accept the death of one of her closest siblings.

                 She brought her son back home with the help of the villagers. After being treated for several months, Zairi recovered completely. Medicines that are always eaten are left in the kitchen. He is sure and sure he doesn't need the sedative anymore.

"I have to go to the clinic now. I tried call the doctor's office but no one answered." Zairi ran out from the house. He picked up the car keys and wear shoes in a hurry. He could feel his hallucinitis back since hee was haunted by something two months ago. It's a hazard to see. Even the shadow of a pocong that resembles a known person always appears in his dream. But when he was disturbed in the library this morning, he was worried he would be like before. The car runs along the road.

(At the campsite)

"Rina, come help me took water at the river couse other student told me the water was not enough in shower room. And the water is not coming from the pipe." Hani said, "I think two buckets is enough to clean ourself." Said Hani while holding her blue bucket. Rina who had prepared the tent just nodded. He continued to take his red bucket and follow Hani from behind.

"Hani, do you tell the teacher where we're going? I'm afraid they will search for us." asked Rina worried. The ground around the forest is quite slippery.

"I already told the teacher. They allow us. Don't worry. nothing will happen." Hani replied briefly. They are headed to the hill which is located far from the Campground. Hani stroked the water in his bucket and go away without waiting for Rina who was still struggling because of the slippery ground.

"How do you know where to find the river Hani? Do you knew this place before?" Ask Rina again. She put the bucket on the edge and folded her pants so it not getting wet.

"Jusy forget about it. Hurry up!" Hani had started to feel uncomfortable.

          Rina stretched out the hand holding and tried to push the water into her red bucket. Suddenly his body seemed to be pushed forward. Rina fell into the river.

"Hani help me! Hani! Hani help me!" Rina shrieked for help. The river's water rising due to rain overnight made the water rise.

"Rina! Hold on! I'm going to ask for help! Please live" Hani left Rina who managed to stabilize herself from being swept away by holding a wooden branch in the river. Trying to step onto the ground but not close enough. It seems that she has swept a bit far from the river. She waiting for an hour in such situation. The branch she held felt loosen.

"Do not be break, please!" The limb that he held was decayed. He was worried about moving. Fear of broken branches continues.

             A rattan appeared before Rina from the water. As thrown by someone. Without spending time Rina holds the long rattan and tries to pull herself down. She felt someone was pulling the rattan from the riverbank. Rina ignores it because she more worried about her own life. Just up the cliffs, Rina climbed up and ran to find a camping site. Just at the campsite, Rina searched for Hani. Looks like Hani is walking alone. A smile engraved on her face made Rina puzzled. Hani's smile was erased as she saw Rina standing not far from her. Surprised face was highlighted as he ran towards Rina.

"Rina!! You're safe!! I was about to go saving you. I tried find the teacher but the teacher is not here. Thank god!" Hani hugged Rina closely. Rina was just silent. He could see Hani's real temperament but because Hani was his best friend since childhood, Rina tried to undermine her amazement. They move to his camp and immediately change her wet clothes. After the went out from the toilet, a man wearing a sports apparel appeared before Rina and Hani.

"Where are guys from? I've been looking for you. Please let the teachers know where are you guys going. Don't go to another place without teachers permission?" Ask the man hard and firm.

"There's nothing wrong sir. We just finish taking shower. Is there something happen sir?" Hani answered with a smile. Rina was just silent. Hani smiled at Rina when she told the teacher about their whereabout.

"Oh, that's okay. Okay, all students need to be at the gathering site there. I have something to discuss, go now!" their teacher's decisive.

"Okay teacher Abidin. I'll see you later." Hani's reply was as warm as the teacher. Rina looked back. They seem friendly more than student and teacher.

"I have seen the teacher before but where?" Rina's heart whispered. The two of them passed away follow their teacher.

(On the road)

                Zairi pressed the oil pedal hard as possible. He needs to take his medicines as early as he can. He was worried about something undesirable in the near future. His mind was again fibrous. Hallucination disease is very dangerous to him. He had previously been in the hospital of psychiatry and psychology to calm his heart and brain that always imagined the death of others. Includes the death of his twin acting in front of his eyes. His illness was healed a year ago. And he's really hoping his illness will not came back.

"I hope Doctor Shah is there in his clinic. Please.. If he do, I didn't have to worry about this stuff again .. please .." Zairi prayed in the heart. Expecting a miracle.

               Just at a small clinic at the end of the main road, Zairi got out of the car and rushed to the entrance. Her legs stopped when reading the notice in front of the door.

"Temporary shutdown? No ... Argh! Why it's close ?!" Zairi pulled out his smartphone and started looking for something. Put his phone to the ear.

"Hello, Assalamualaikum, Doctor Shah? This is Zairi. Why Doctor closed the clinic today?" Zairi started impatient. The sweat starts to drip on the cheek.

"Wa'alaikumussalam. Yes Doktor Shah here. Zairi! I'm close for two days. There is an emergency case, so i need to close my clinic for a while. why Zairi?" Answer doctor Shah from the other line. Zairi rubbed his head several times. Headache.

"Doctor Shah, my illness is coming again. I've been out of medicine for that. I can't relax if I don't take my medicine. What am i going to do? I'm really worried." Zairi tried to calm down.

"Zairi .. Relax first. Take a deep breath. Listen here. Your illness will not appear again.That's illness already gone a long time ago. Actually what you're experiencing now is called phobia or trauma that you had from your previous experience. The only thing you can do now is take care of your heart and mind and with try to control your thought because hallucinations will only happen if we lose control of ourselves. You've been cure a long time now and it's been a year you've been fully healed ... You're okay Zairi ... get rid of your guilt on your friend. Release him. Release him from your mind and the death of your twin too. It's all gone. It's time to let it go. Don't keep it to in you heart. Do you understand?" Dr. Shah tried to use psychology with his old patient. For him, Zairi was not sick. Zairi only thinks of something that is out of control so that he is included in a situation where there is no direction. And doctor Shah as his personal doctor, Zairi needed all the help he can provide as much as possible to return Zairi as usual. It is the responsibility of a psychiatrist. Psychology is important to bring the lost soul back into them.

"But doctor, the shadow is getting clearer. I know what I saw! He's around me doctor. I've tried to remove him from my brain, but I don't know what's wrong, he's getting closer to me. Help me! I need that medicine! " Zairi still could not accept what doctor Shah said. He could not escape himself from the little mistakes he had done.

"Well, I'll be back after two days. Wait for me at the clinic. I'll call you when I'm in the clinic. Don't do anythings that are illegal. Zairi, take care of yourself for now okay. Assalamualaikum." Doctor Shah ended the conversation. He gets into the car and drives away. He really hoped the shadows that almost killed him would not haunt him worse than before.

                 *****************************

( Two years ago)

"Helmi! Stop! I know you have something to do with the incident of my twins. I know you're involved! Now you have tell me! Who is the mastermind who caused my twin death?!! Spit it!!" Shout Zairi while pursuing a teenage boy in a school building. Zairi hold the teenager's body hard Serious face is shown while gripping the boy's neck.

"I .... How do i know! I don't know anything! I didn't do anything! Release me!" Helmi screamed trying to escape. Zairi still pressed Helmi's body from moving.

"Daus told me last week! You there with my twin before the incident! He saw you brought my twins into the woods before you came back from the camp! You want to trick me again? What's your reason?! I'm sure you're not brave enough to make that stupid thing! And I know it's not you who killed my twin! Speak! Who's behind my twin death?" Zairi's getting lost patiently. Helmi shaken. His face turns pale.

           Suddenly, Helmi pushed Zairi with his both hand and kicked Zairi's stomach and caused his attacker to fall into the ground. Helmi escaped. In the blink of an eye, Helmi vanished from view when Zairi tried to pursue her.

"Shit!! Helmi! Get out here now!" Zairi shouted. Hid eyes are wild looking for the enemy. He didn't realize that a pair of eyes were watching the geriatics of both of them from above. The clock shows at 7pm. It will soon be dawn and the night will be anchored.

          After tired finding Helmi, Zairi sat behind the stairs at the back of the old school building. There is no human around. The weather is getting darker. When Zairi's feet stepped out from there, Zairi saw a drop of water falling from the top. When he looking up to the third floor, something floated down from the top and thumped right in front of him. Zairi's face changed fear. His body trembles. He fell down in shock.

"Za ... Zairi ......" Helmi tried to speak even though his body was full of blood after falling from the third floor of the building. Horrid face of Helmi caused Zairi hysteria for a moment.

"Arghh!!!!" Zairi's screaming echo throughout the school. The guards in charged rushed towards Zairi's voice and met the hysterical Zairi on the tar road and beside him, Helmi's body was in a state of horrible death.

(END OF 3)

Share this novel

Guest User
 


NovelPlus Premium

The best ads free experience