Scary Stories

Scary Stories

Title: Unusual Birth

In a village in the city of Samarinda, East Kalimantan.

That night after sunset, everyone was in their respective homes. The streets of the village were deserted, there was no one outside. The streets of the village are dim because they only get light from the rest of the lamps on the terraces of the house. There are even some dark streets that don't get any light at all. Looks like houses on stilts made of wooden planks are far from each other, separated by a large yard. It's as if the house stands alone without neighbors.

In a house, a woman holds her big pregnant belly. He approached his husband who had just finished performing the maghrib prayer "What's wrong?" asked the husband seeing his wife biting her lip as if holding back pain. The husband saw his wife's hand stroking her stomach and realized. "Oh my God, it's time to give birth!" exclaimed the husband. His wife nodded her head. The husband immediately rushed to take a jacket, also put a jacket for his wife.

"We're going to the midwife, okay?" said the husband while supporting his wife.

As they walked towards the front door, suddenly the wife grabbed her husband's hand, shaking his head slowly. "Why me?" The husband wondered. "Pah I don't feel good, I've been getting goosebumps like someone is watching me from the window," his wife whispered while glancing at the window. The husband looked at the window where the curtains were slightly parted. "Wait a minute," said the husband and then pulled the curtains to close neatly. "Now what, no one is peeking anymore, right?", smiled the husband.

        The wife still looked doubtful.

         "Come on, mah, there's nothing to be afraid of, the midwife's house is not far," persuaded her husband. "But dad, people say, pregnant women can't go out at this sunset," said the wife. "Why?" asked her husband, frowning. "Pregnant women smell good, their pregnancy can be smelled by spirits, their blood can also be smelled, if something goes wrong, how do you try?", said the wife nervously. "Hahaha, mommy, today I still believe in superstitions, there's nothing like that... See that, mommy is already sweating, mommy's grip is also really hard on daddy's hand, this is a sign that mommy can't stand the pain, right? Come on, don't be afraid ", persuaded her husband again.

"But dad, the midwife's house passes through a dark empty garden, how about it?", worried his wife.

In sha Allah, there's nothing wrong, let's read and read," replied the husband soothingly. The wife nodded. So they opened the front door. A cold wind burst in, making the wife's hair goose bumps. "Wait a minute, papa forgot to take it. flashlight", said her husband, turning inside. In front of the door, the wife gulped with an uneasy feeling. She looked out of the deserted and dimly lit yard and the houses of her neighbors who were far away so that there was no sound of television or radio to just not feel lonely.

Suddenly a voice whispered in his ear that was carried away by the wind, making him gasp. His chest was pounding. "What's that whispering sound?" he muttered. Suddenly someone tapped his shoulder so hard he screamed. "Mah, it's papa!", said her husband who turned out to be patting his shoulder. "Astaghfirullah pah, it's just surprising!", said the wife. "I'm sorry, after mom was dumbfounded at the door, so papa was surprised," her husband smirked.

     The light from the flashlight illuminates the village road. The big trees on either side of the road looked dark and all that could be heard was the leaves rustling in the wind, giving off a mystical aura. The houses on stilts also look deserted, as if there are no owners. They walked side by side. The wife hugged the husband's arm tightly and continued walking with her head on her husband's shoulder. "The feeling when the first child was born until the third, you weren't scared like this, huh," said the husband, breaking the silence. "Yeah, I don't understand either," responded the wife. They kept walking.

                   Sreek!

          "Huh!" The husband and wife gasped in unison and stood silent right next to the empty garden. There was a voice behind them.

            "Hear any sound pah?"

"Yes, it's like footsteps among dry leaves."

"I've always wanted to say, since leaving the house, someone has been following us!"

"Huh? What's the matter? Let's see papa".

    The husband was about to turn his body and was ready to direct the light of his flashlight but his wife forbade, "Don't be, we better get out of here!", her husband complied so they walked fast and didn't care what was behind them anymore. The husband continued to protect his wife until they arrived in front of the midwife's house.

       "Alhamdulillah finally arrived," said the husband relieved.

     Suddenly, unexpectedly, a shadow flashed in front of S