Part 3

I hear a single sound of a beep, a disconnection from the HQ phone.It doesn't look good for us, we have almost depleted our rations, it maybe only last for half a day, if we don't save it. I regret I didn't bring my favorite can foods, I thought this campaign only last for one day. I don't like this situation, neither the HQ, we have no intel or information about this level 2 package.
Then Rob suddenly rise from his seat.
"Glad to hear that HQ, why not spend our entire weekend having a barbecue in here? How about that?"
It makes me thinking, what's so important in this package. If it's important why they send us? I keep asking myself because they only send one unit, maybe it's because they want to press our tasks as secretly as possible.
None of our friends and seniors know about our mission, this was supposed to be kept under the book.
Ever since I begin my military career, this one was the strangest campaign ever.
Then Juan wakes me up from my thinking.

"Hey guys i don't want to badmouthing here, but do you think HQ send us here it's because of hmm.."
There was a silence between what Juan said.
"What?" Orto asked curiously.
"You know, that rumor, that legend."
"What legend? I never heard any rumor."
"I kept feeling uneasy, when HQ dispatch us here, you know when the war happened. Back at the HQ folks told me this story."
"Oh, i don't like where this is heading." Rob looking nervously back at the broken road we have passed.
"They said this place is sacred." Juan continue his paranoid story
"Sacred? What do you mean by sacred?" Amy joining the story.
"It's haunted you know."
Ok, I hate this.
"Define haunted." Orto asked again
"We know a lot of people died right? But this one is different. You all heard commander tell us to keep going through the north, passing Kalimati river. That place actually haunted."
"So you are saying we are going to see uhmm.. these dead people, is that what you mean?" I asked bravely.
"Yeah, perhaps." He hesitated before answering.
It's not common you hear dead people can rise again and become something you called ghost. I never heard of these rumors again. Dead bodies was burnt right away, there is no ceremony or something to mourn you love ones. We are afraid they could turn into this freaking monster called "Turals". People in the past like my father they told me once about this legend, where you can see the spirit of dead people wandering around seeking for their love ones or even revenge of their dead, its like a dead soul with no purpose n this world until they were satisfied get what they want. For i know, Turals is already scary to face rather than these dead souls.
"They said sometimes you can heard a little baby crying, a dead woman wearing white gown flying and a beheaded man, and.."
"Alright! Stop it!" Rob shouted cutting Juan story, i can see he is sweating nervously."
"No please, don't stop carry on! I want to hear the rest. It's not often you can heard this story in the camp." Amy yelled to him.
"There is also a little kid running around, a doll that can speak by itself, and an old grandma walking toward you." He continue the story trying to scaring Rob.
"I'll kick your ass if you don't stop."
Juan pretends sounding like a ghost.
"Nahh, i don't buy that lame tale." Orto let a big sigh. Interrupting Juan scaring Rob.
"It looks like going to be fog, i barely can see 50m ahead."
As far as i'm having concern, this weather doesn't look good. We are in the middle of wasteland. Been two days out of here with no backup. Only radio here for contacting the HQ. Telling a tale story, is one way to get entertain i can say that.
"You hear the old man, let's take a rest for now." Orto suggestion seems not good. The land is still wet, because of yesterday raining and it's way too cold resting outside.
"Where can we take a rest?" Amy glare around finding a nice place.
"There seems nice." I point out a place under a cliff. It attracts me since we stop here contacting the HQ. There was a small house, a broken house but still quite convenient to rest for a while.
"Nice finding." Rob praised me on my little achievement."Lets have a tour there."
"Sounds good." Amy agrees with us.
"Alright, it settles then. Let's camp over that house." Orto taking the lead in front of us.

Part 2

"Radio ,check radio check" I'm busy finding the correct frequency to contact the headquarters. This old radio has been with me, since my first time doing operation as a squad. My position in our squad has been the radioman, the communicator, the messenger that's what they said for my title. This is my third campaign as the radioman in this squad.
"This is Jackrabbit, contacting eagle-1. Requesting response, we already arrived at the checkpoint, i said it again we already arrived at the checkpoint, coming over"

"This is Eagle-1, what's the situation Jackrabbit?" At last a fast response, since when they reply so quick?
"This is Jackrabbit unit, no sign of the beacon's light"
Well, we already been two days out here already, doing long march searching for this level 2 package, if it's not because of HQ sending us here, we wouldn't be out of here. Dying empty stomach, cold sleeping outside.
"How's the condition of your unit?" Duh! absolutely we are tired if you are asking me, it's been nothing out of here, it's just a dead city, an abandoned city, there would be ghosts of dead people around us, i can feel it around me having goosebumps

I look to Orto before answering.
He nod his head.
"We are ready to move."
"Jackrabbit, this is your commander speaking."
Commander. Warren, the old man. I still remember the first time i met him. He was my instructor back then, when i was still on my conscription. It was hell if you ask me, but if you want to seek a man with dignity, bravery, integration and a great motivator, he is the man. Back then, we called him the Kaiser.
"Yes, Sir! We are listening!"
"Listen , i want you to keep looking for this specific package, i don't care how's the condition you find it, just bring it back to me. I know you've been two days out there, it's dangerous we aware of that, we wouldn't take any risks more than four days. You will keep moving through the North, passing 4 more checkpoints, there will be the place they called Kalimati." I heard Rob mumble behind me.
"For whatever your team do, find this thing in one piece, it's a priority and get it back here to the HQ!" He shouted to loud, the radio squeaked little because of sudden loud voice.
"Sir, if i may ask?"
"What is it?"
"What's with this thing? I mean it's only level-2 package, why not send the whole units if the HQ want fast?" I'm asking out of my curiosity, since we were deployed to this abandoned city.
"That's none of your business, your job is only to receive order." I heard Juan laughing holding his laugh.
"Am i making myself clear?"
"Yes, sir!"
"Dismissed!, get some rest for 30 minutes, then move out."
"Understood!"

Part 1

It's been far too long.

The last time i went to this place is when i was still a teenage.

Everything has changed. It was never expected my old town will be left only with pile of rocks and boulders everywhere. I'll never know when will Batavia going to be build again. I remember passing this route with this past machine called car going to the inner city with my family to spend our time on night weekend. Now it will never happen again, at least until they rebuild it again.

"Hey , Sonna! Call Commander, we already arrived', Rob shouted. Making my mind sudden go back to reality again. His dace looks so pale because of two days long march from outside circle of Batavia.

"Alright, alright i know the drill already" I shouted to him. I exhale before taking out my radio out of my brown army bag. It has tie all over it and a symbol of red and gold Garuda bird. 

"He just can't wait no more eh? miss your sweetheart already?" That's Juan sarcastic voice.
"At least i have someone to miss already, what about you? your mom?"

"Hah! Funny! We'll see one month later"

"I'll invite you"

"For what?"

"to my wedding"

"Alright, stop there! We'll look forward to your wedding Rob, but please we need to be focus here now", Amy backing them off. Well, here we are our medic in our team. Since this group was made, if it's not because of her, they might fighting every seconds. Amy is a kind a girl, when the first time i met her she is always friendly to anyone, yeah smile every seconds when greeting someone. She is our best caretaker.

"How long has it been already? This place looks like hell", Orto said. Our pointman and our leader or should i say captain of this group. He is also a friendly person, but when you get to know him better. He is a strict man and punctual man, he doesn't like when we do small mistakes when we are on operation. There was one incident before, two years ago i think when his decision led his mate lost his right eye. Somehow, it made him really carefully before take any decision. This incident was left covered. No one spoke it ever again in front of him, as he is also the nephew of the commander. His mate? well, how should i say he just somehow being forced to step down from the army and left pension funds early.

Posting a Story

Hello there, here i want to post in my blog a story made by myself. Haha
One of my hobby is reading, and collecting lot of books. So, i was thinking lately there are so many dystopian novel and movies. And i was like, why i am not trying to write my own fantasy, since i have been reading a lot of books, whether fiction or history. I apologize if its not too good, since i English was not my mother's language and i'm still a newbie writing a story.
I was thinking to write a dystopian story, so i'm sorry if its maybe similar to any story, because there are too many dystopian story, so i don't know whether my writing already has same line of story or not. So without further ado here is my story, please enjoy.