CHAPTER 1

Sorry..! Ouch..!" Geez....! There is a faint sound of pain, interrupted by the sound of raindrops. It seemed like a male voice. Adrian looks for the direction of the voice. His voice become clearer as he walks towards the front. "Thump..!" This time there is another cursing voice. "Bastard!" Come on say! "Where's the letter..?" There seems to be a fight," Adrian muttered. He looks around. It was dark and cold. Only the moonlight is shining through the tree leaves. "Where am I? "Why am I here..?" Adrian is surprised by himself. How did he get here. Even though he remembered that he was on his way to campus. He looks around the tall shrubs and there were some shady trees around.

With anxiety and fear, he approaches the sound of the fighting. Then he hid behind a big tree. Then he pull up his jacket which is getting wet and tries to peek out from behind the tree. He wipes his wet face from the rain, and tries to narrow his eyes. There are some men fighting there. Four people stood around a man. One of the largest of them holds a weapon. The sound of punches and kicks interspersed with sounds of pain made him curious to take a closer look. "Oh, they're not fighting. They're ganging up on someone." He is shocked. His chest is pounding hard."

Even though Adrian has tried to sharpen his eyes, he still can't see clearly the expressions on their faces. "Come on quickly say it!" They sound so fierce beat the man who look helpless. They take turns beating the shaky man. "I do not know." The poor man answeres weakly. Then the biggest of them land a hard blow on his head so that he fall. Not only that, they then step on the man's chest. "Aaah...!" The man groanes in pain.

Adrian can't stand the sight. He hid his face behind a tree, his heart aches and he doesn't realize his tears coming out. "What..!" Why am I crying. I should help that guy! " he said to himself. He then moved forward hoping to help the man. But his legs are only able to take a few steps forward. He is surprised when the biggest man raises a shiny object in his hand. "Let's just kill him," said the biggest man among them.. "But what about the letter sir is looking for? " said another man. "He doesn't seem to know. We'll find out later. But we can't leave him here like this. It could be a problem for us," said the big man again. Apparently he was the leader among them, the others just keep quiet and can't refute his words.

Without waiting for an answer from the others, the big man immediately swing the object that turns out to be an iron rod to the poor man's body. Not just once but many times. The poor man's body squirms for a moment, then remains motionless. "Ough..!" Adrian exclaims in surprise. He covers his mouth so they wouldn't hear his screams. He felt horrified and nauseous. But their voices seemed to be heard by them. "Who is that..?" They simultaneously turnes to look for the direction of Adrian's voice. "It's terrible..! Someone saw us..! Deon, Cakra..! Both of you, hurry up and fix this..! Evans and I will check the sound earlier." The big man give orders to his friends. Men named Deon and Cakra immediately lift the man who has become a corpse into a hole not far from there. An animal trap pit. He throws the corpse into the hole. Then they fill the hole with soil around it. Then they cover the hole with branches and leaves.

Meanwhile, the big man and his friend, Evans, left immediately, carrying their machete after the voice. "Bastian, we have to wait for you here?", asked Deon in a loud voice. The big man who turned out to be named Bastian replies, "No need...! When you're done, go back to your usual place!" They, Bastian and Evans walk quickly to find the direction of Adrian's voice.

Adrian is very nervous to see Bastian and Evans walking looking for him. He leans closer to the tree. "I have to run, before they find me," said Adrian in his pounding heart. He walks quietly among the bushes away from the tree, bending down. The slippery and muddy road made it difficult for him to walk on balance. Suddenly, "Sreet...!" He slipps and fall down, and making a loud thud. "That's it ..!" Bastian shouts. "Hey.., stop.!" They then chase Adrian. He is utterly shocked.

Then Adrian runs through the bushes. Behind him the two men chase after him with drawn machetes. The sound of their footsteps is very close to his ears. He keeps running and running. "I don't know where it's going." His eyes can not see clearly the road in front of him. The raindrops block his eyes. The moonlight above don't help his vision. He feels the muddy road getting lower and he runs faster. But he can't control his running speed. His body staggers forward. Suddenly, his body fall on the ground, his legs caught in the roots of a tree. He winces in pain, his knees hit a rock. But he tries to get up and run back even though he stumbled.

His breath hitched. But he keeps running as fast as he could through the undergrowth and past some big trees. Meanwhile behind him the two men are still chasing him. "Oh my God..!" My strength is almost exhausted, and I don't know where to run..! Suddenly someone grabbs his shirt from behind. "Aaah ..!" Adrian screams in pain. His neck was choking. "Stop you..!" It is Bastian's voice. Adrian struggles, trying to release the grip on his shirt. "Sreet..!" Adrian's clothes are torn, but he manages to escape. His feet continues to run away from his pursuers. At last he arrives at the sprawling grassy ground. The rain has let up a bit. But the two people chasing him grew closer. Without thinking he then ran on the grass while hoping in front of him is a way out to go home.

Suddenly, "Aargh...!" He screams in surprise. Apparently he is on the edge of a cliff, there is no place for his feet to stand. He loses his balance, and fall rapidly into a deep abyss. He can't see his surroundings because it is dark.. His scream echoes around the abyss.. His body floats down deep into the abyss. Adrian loses consciousness. He fainted

Not long after, "Oouh..!" Adrian woke up from his stupor. His forehead ached. Then he open his eyes. "What....?" What a surprise Adrian. He is lying face down on the floor of his room. Then he gets up and seats on the floor leaning on the edge of the bed. He tries to remember what he has been through. His eyes looks around the room. "Hhhh..!" Turns out it was just a dream. He takes a deep breath. "Good.... It was just a dream. He can't imagine if it was a real event.

A scary dream indeed, Adrian muttered. He rubbs his forehead as he keeps thinking about the dream. "Hey..! Suddenly Adrian remembered something. That dream, it's the same dream..! Yes. He remembers now, he has had this dream twice. Why did I have to experience it? Is this a sign or a question that must be answered? ? Who is the man who died horribly? Odd questions now popps into his mind. "Hhhh..!" He takes a deep breath. "What should I do?" His mind is stuck.

Adrian climbs back into bed laying his back. His eyes stares up at the ceiling, his thoughts far away. His memories returs to the past when he still lives with his mother and grandparents ain the village. Where did his father go? Every time he asked about his father to his mother, his mother was always silent and looked sad. Adrian did not dare to ask his mother anymore. But his grandmother always comforted him and said that his father was a good man who loved him. But Adrian finally had to lose his mother who died due to illness. At that time he had just graduated from elementary school. Adrian then lived with his grandparents, until one day his uncle came to pick him up to live in the city and continue his schooling. Since then he has lived with his uncle, aunt and Maryam, his only daughter who was then 5 years old, and Adrian who was 12 years old.

He still remembers that when he lived in the village, his grandfather took him to the rice fields on foot. They had to pass through vegetable gardens and weed hills to get to the rice fields. We stood on the hill looking at the beautiful view of the rice fields. Grandpa said, "The villagers here call this a haunted hill." "Why is it called a haunted hill, grandpa?" asked little Adrian. "I don't know, even though you see for yourself the scenery here is good, right?," Grandpa continued, chuckling. "A sight he can't forget.

Suddenly he remembers that the hill he used to walk with his grandfather was similar to the place he saw in his dream. "Ah yes, the hill is very similar," Adrian muttered. The bushes and weeds..! . Is it possible that it's the same place..?" "Haunted hills..?" He thinks about his grandfather's words. In his dream it did look haunted, scary. Adrian's memories keeps dancing to the past. Until finally he feels tired, and fell asleep.

A knock on the bedroom door woke Adrian. "Mas Adrian wake up ..!" Maryam's voice. He quickly get up and looks at the clock on the table. "Wow, at 8 o'clock I should be on campus. Two hours left. Immediately he goes out of the room to clean himself up. After he finished, he joins his uncle and aunt at the dinner table. As usual, uncle always asks about his college activities. This year Adrian will finish his studies, and his uncle hopes that after he finishes college he can help his uncle's business. After finishing breakfast Adrian said goodbye to his uncle as he goes to campus.