Short Story ~ Scary Road

Short Story by Masnunah

Final Exam Creative Writing                     

                   SCARY ROAD

             She is an Elementary School student who has just entered 5th grade. She is 11th years old. She have many friends who go to school together every morning. Some of her friends call her “Anggun”. Yes, she is Anggun Erika Indah. Beautiful name isn’t it?. Anggun has a 6th sense, or what people often call being able to see spirits pr ghosts. Every morning when she and friends left or in the afternoon when she came home from school she always passed the same road. But there is nothing different from that road, only leaves are falling as usual. 

             Anggun at school is a smart child and the teacher’s favorite. Because she always the winner from cllas 1 until class 5, and also she often paricipates is academic and non-academic compitions such as walking, scout and any others. Besides its, many boys like her at school. Because in addition to being smart, Anggun is also beautifull, so many people like her.

            During recess, Anggun rets with her friends name is Anne and Maya goes to buy some food.

Anne : “Nggun, what do you want to buy?”

Anggun : “I want to buy snacks and drinks, ne”

Maya : “Me too Ne”.

Anne : “Ok guys”

            After their orders came, they immediately ate while talking each other. They talked about their experiences and daily life at home during last semester break. Not long after, the doorbell rang, the three of them went straight back to their class to study again. This time is the lesson who Anggun likes, that is Korean Language. Anggun is good at speaking korean language, because he is also a fans korean Oppa and Eomma, and also she is K-pop.

             A few minutes latter, the doorbell rang. The teacher end the lesson and they all go home. Anggun go home with her friends Anne and Maya.

Anggun : “Yuk guys let’s go, we are go home”

Anne : “Eh Nggun wait, before we go home, I want to buy some snacks to bring for my house”

Maya : “Anne Anne, in your think just snack and snacks”

Anne : “Hehehe ayo guys follow me”

Anggun : “ Yes lets go”

 

             While Anne is buy snacks, Anggun and Maya waiting on the side of the road. After that they go home together. On the way they joked and also met with other friends. Then they go home together. They were also playing, and on the way they saw a mango tree, they still took the mango and brought home.

Anggun : “Get the mango guys, I want its”

Anggun’s friend : “Ok Nggun I get the mango for you”

Anne : “Ciyeee Anggun, ehhem ehhem”

Anggun : “ What happened guys, hahaha”

            Anggun got the mango from her friend. Then after that she came home and brought the mango. When she go to home, she immediately called her mother to peel the mango because she really wanted to eat the mango.

Anggun : “Mom, where are you?”

Mom : “Yes, I’m here Nggun. What happened?”

Anggun : “I brought a mango, please peel this mango Mom”

Mom : “Wait Nggun, I want to get the knife in the kitchen”

Anggun : “Ok Mom”

 

            After that, her mother took a knife and started peeling the mango.

It’s already afternoon, Anggun’s father has come to work, and he invite Anggun to her Grand Mother’s house after sunset to deliver some of food she bought. Before that they take a shower and get ready for the evening prayer. They pray together.

After praying Anggun and her father immediately went to Grand Mother house. It was night, they went by motorbike. On the way Anggun told to her father about her at school from coming and leaving who toke a mango.

Anggun : “I picked up a mango on the streed Dad, and my friend took it because I could’n take it”

Father : “Whose mango is it? Why did you pick it up?”

Anggun : “Have my friend’s parents Dad”

Father : “Oh ok”

 

           The road to Grand Mother house is the same as the road school, because her Grand Mother house is near to the school. But suddenly, Anggun noticed a strange thing, she started to get scared and immediately and hugged her father.

Father : “What happened Nggun?”

Anggun : “I see something Dad, but I dont know what it is. I’m afraid Dad”

Father : “Where is? There is nothing wrong Nggun. Daddy doesn’t see it”

Anggun : “I’m serious Dad, there was something moving and it was like passing. What is ghost Dad?”

Father : “It is possible Nggun, there is no ghost here”

Anngun : “But Dad, I’m have sixs sense, I can see ghost, but I afraid Dad. I dont want to see a ghost Dad. I’m very afraid Dad”

Father : “Keep calm Nggun, dont be afraid, there os a Daddy here to take care of you”.

Anggun : “Yes Dad, but I still afraid”

              There Anggun was very scared because she could ghost in the streed. After a few minutes later, they arrived at Grand Mother’s house. Anggun immediately got off the motorbike and told tp her grand mother and her father about what had happened on the road. Then her grand father said that on the road it was haunted and scary at night. Because there used to be a dead person who was not found. 

             After hearing that she was getting scared and didnt want to go home for fear of meeting the ghosh again. But her father took her home because her mother had no one to accompany her at home.

Anggun : “I dont want to go home Dad, I’m afraid. I just want to stay here”

Father : “No Nggun, we must go home, because your mother is alone at home”

Anggun : “But dad..”

Father : “We must go home Nggun, lets go”

       Even though Anggun is still afraid, Anggun forced to go home bwcause its a pity that her mother is alone at home.