Lost world

Unexpected encounter

Pontianak  -female vampire. Legend has it that pontianak is born when a  pregnant woman dies either during child birth or after giving birth or brutally murdered  , her restless soul roams the earth attacking people or villages unable to move.

Maghrib - muslims pray 5 times a day. Maghrib is the 4th prayer or the second last prayer of the day , at the break of dawn. 

Abang -means brother-to someone who is older , either blood related, family members. Or to show respect to someone older and close to you. It is  also used as term of endearment to husband, boyfriend or lover or close friend.

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"Look out, Raju, look out!" cried Rafique as he grabbed Raju's seat with both hands. He was hanging on to dear life as Raju's old rusty bicycle went out of control. They were going down a dark hill at full speed. Rafique grunted at every pothole that the bicycle thrashes through! Raju tried to press the breaks, there was a loud clank as the bicycle chain broke. Rafique yelped from behind. To hell with machoism! He bear hugged his friend's waist, ignoring his cries,

"Ayo, ayoo,Fique, let go! I'm ticklish laa!"

The old bicycle lamp in front flickered on and off as it sped down. Through the dim light Rafique could make out a figure, long hair and terrified eyes. It didn't move or run, it just stood there paralyzed.

Rafique closed his eyes and prayed.

"Please let it not be a ghost, please let it not be a ghost. I'll never miss my prayers ever again" said Rafique cowardly in his heart. The two boys were returning from a football match. They had played far after the sun had set and the cry of azan Maghrib had long finished from the nearby mosque. It wasn't proper for a Muslim to be outside during the fourth period of prayers as it was during that time that 'syaitan' or evil spirits roam the streets.

"Argggh!" cried both the boys as their bicycle lamps flickered out. Raju managed to turn a little of the handle to the right but it wasn't enough to avoid the figure in front. He could feel his body hit the figure hard as they pass through it. Raju lost control of the bicycle.

"Arrrrggghh!" cried the boys a second time as the bicycle wobbled and plunge into a rubber estate, heading directly towards a large rubber tree!

With all his strength Raju jerked the handle and the bicycle moved away from the tree and into a bush of sharp ferns. The boys toppled off the bicycle onto the pokok semalu' growing wildly on the ferns!

There were cuts and bruises on both of the boys but they were alive. Raju's poor bicycle was a complete rack. The crossbar was badly dented; the bicycle looked like it was broken in to pieces.

Painfully, the two boys walked to the street, towards the scene of the accident. There was no streetlight and all that could guide them to the still figure in the middle of the street was the light from the full moon above them.

Shivering both the boys approached slowly, feet trembling and hearts thumping. The two of them could see that the figure was a woman; wearing a flowery baju kurung. She was lying on her side, with her long hair covering her face. Gently Raju turned her around.

It was a young woman, around 20 to 23, predicted Rafique. Not much older from the both of them. Her eyes were closed tight. Raju put his finger underneath her nostril. He couldn't feel any air. He tried to find her pulse. He looked up at Rafique and shook his head.

"Did we kill her?" asked Rafique worriedly. Raju didn't answer.

"What is that?" asked Rafique pointing to her abdomen. Raju looked at where Rafique was pointing. There was a bulge at her abdomen. Shakily, Raju put his hand on the bulge and like someone putting his hand in fire he quickly withdrew it.

Rafique was shaking like a leaf.

"She's pregnant isn't she? We killed a pregnant woman! She's going to comeback from the dead and become a Pontianak and will hunt us for the rest of our lives!" cried Rafique, hysterically. Raju looked up at his friend and wished that he could shake him. He loved Rafique like a brother but his wild imagination wasn't helping them. Raju was thinking what they were supposed to do when a car came down the steep hill. Before either one of them could move, a honk bellowed and the car stopped beside them. A man came out of the car.

"What have you done?" asked the man.

"Abang!" There was a scream. ...................