The Old House

I stopped in front of it. I look at that Carpenter’s house the so called ‘haunted house’ in this small town. Im sure I hear some voices from there. As far as I know, there was nobody lived since 7 years ago. My dad said that Carpenter’s family died because murder did. That time, I was still 5 years old and I didn’t knew Carpenter family. And now, I still seeing that house. The house looked as scary as ever, with its rotten wood and hold up roof. I wonder why this house don’t collapse yet. Every neighbours said that ghosts live in that old house which very dangerous I thinked. If I wasn’t really needed the Lily flower for my school job, I never came here. 

Its cold tonight, not suprising since its almost winter. I hold tight my sweater but that cant give me enough heat for windy days like these.  I still on the front of yard this house, and I look some lily flowers in there. It seems so fresh and beauty, so weird. “Maybe anybody growned it..” I talk with my self just for being relax and stop feel scary. Then, when I’ll take off one of the lily flowers, suddenly the door was opened. Im shock, really shock. I almost feel die cause all my body being cold. I running from there as fast as possible.

After I think I was run far enough from there, I stopped. I take a rest for a while and I look back. The way so scary and nobody there. If not because of the quiet surroundings, I might cant listen to the foot steps. However, this foot steps is so familiar for me, since I only know one person that walk my rhythm like this. Then I was shocked for seconds when I look back again Steve standing in front of me. “You can scare me!” I spoke to Steve almost scream. But Steve ignore me, “What are you doing here?!”. Steve rise his hand and check his watch. “Its 11:24pm”. Im so nervous about what Steve asked.
“Em.. yeah, I just wanna get something for my school job”. Steve still looking at me for few seconds. And then, he saying carefully, “..dont say that you were going to.. Carpenter’s house?”. I try to breath for a while. “Unfortunately, yes…”. Steve seems not believe it. “Oh my God! Are you insane!?” he screams. I try to more relax just because I don’t wanna make some people wake up and hear us. “At the first time I think so, but I really want that flower! I’ll be punished cause I don’t do Mr. Jhony’s homework anymore, Steve”. 

“Okay”. Steve can understand, “I don’t let you go there alone”. “What do you mean?” I asked. Steve just take up his shoulder. “…you..you want to accompany me? How about your parents?”
“Don’t worry about it. They just sleeping right now. We must get lily flower as fast as possible and go home before they aware Im not in my bedroom” he answered.

Then, Steve and I go to Carpenter’s house although I feel hesitate to do it. “If not for my school job, I never want to do it” I said it back. “Okay, listen to me. We just need to go there, take your lily flower and then come back to home. Okay? Just that” he seems nervous, so do I.

A few minutes later Steve and I arrived in that house. The old house which very scary I think. We are silent together and looking at that house.

“So, what do you waiting for?” Steve break silence. “Come in” he says. “Come in?” I repeat after him. “Yeah! Of course. We don’t need to knock on the door and say ‘Hello! Anybody home? I’ll take your lily flower’”. I almost laugh hear it, but I agree with Steve. I just take off that lily and go home, simple. Then I try to open the gate anymore. I walking into the park_if that was park, and Steve following me behind. Any some flowers in there but it just lily kind.

“Come on, J!” Steve whispered of me. I doubt to do it. But I take off that flower carefully. “Yeah, you got it finally” Steve take a breath and clap my shoulder. “Thanks. Its time to go home”. “Hey, I don’t think so. We just a few minutes here. Lets spend our night to looking for secret about this house” Steve said. And I really shock with Seteve. He really crazy, I mean. “You as a lunatic person.  Lets go home now!”
Steve take my hand so hard. “Please, just a minute. I just want to know what the hell problem in this house. It’ll be fine”. I couldn’t do anything, “Okay just a minute, don’t be weird”

We stare at its empty window. It look hollow and full of darkness. You will get the same feeling when you stare at dead man’s eyes. Since I never stare at dead man’s eyes (and probably never).  Steve and I here not for a serious matter, and not whim either. We just want to know what happen with this house and being lucky if we find proof for dangerous house like this. 

Steve was spying when I look around. “You see? There’s nothing here, it just the old scary house without anything”
“Yes, you right. Nobody there”
“Don’t you think we must go home soon!?”
“Okay”. Steve seems disappointed. We turn around and walk away.
Suddenly, Steve stared at me. “Calm down. I hear something”. I increasingly fear right now.
“Stop it! We must to go home, its too late”
“I know, but.. Can you hear that voice?”
“Voice!?”
“Ssshh! Be silent. Someone might hear us”

We keep quite. And actually I hear the voice. Its like conversation. And then Steve pulled me under brush. “What are you doing, Steve!?” I screamed.
“Ssh! Shut up! Somebody come. See it” Steve show me from the hole of brush. I whisper, I look two men who has bad face still walking into the house.
“Who are they?” Steve asked.
“I don’t know. And I don’t care about it. I just want to go home right now”
“Stop scarying at nothing. They’re just human. We could call police if something happen. Lets find out”. As far as I be best friend of Steve, I know that Steve is courageous person than me. But, I think it isn’t right moment to show how brave you are. “Come on Steve, don’t think excessive. Maybe they’re just a gardener”. Im not sure with what I said. But I want Steve stop his crazy think.
“Fool! It isn’t possible. First, its empty house and so nasty. Second, I never see anybody here moreover for arrange the garden. So, that ridiculous assumption you got there”
I wont hear Steve’s answer but I asked, “So, what will you do?”

 

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