MATA BATIN – EPISOD 2
Selepas pertemuan misterinya dengan Maya, Amirul kembali ke rumah dengan perasaan bingung. Ibunya menyedari ada sesuatu yang mengganggu anaknya.
“Amirul, awak tak sihat ke?” tanya ibunya sambil meletakkan makan malam di atas meja.
“Tidak, Mama. Saya cuma pening sikit,” jawab Amirul sambil tersenyum lemah.
Malam itu, Amirul tidak dapat tidur dengan lena. Setiap kali dia pejamkan mata, dia melihat imej-imej aneh dan mendengar bisikan-bisikan yang tidak jelas. Dia bangun dan duduk di tepi katilnya.
“Apa yang berlaku pada saya?” bisiknya kepada diri sendiri.
Tiba-tiba, dia terasa sejuk. Dia memandang ke arah tingkap biliknya dan melihat sesuatu yang membuatkan darahnya beku. Seorang kanak-kanak kecil berpakaian usang berdiri di luar tingkapnya, menatapnya dengan mata yang kosong.
Amirul terkejut dan terjatuh dari katil. Apabila dia bangun semula, kanak-kanak itu sudah tiada di sana.
“Pasti saya mengantuk sangat,” kata Amirul sambil mengusap mukanya.
Dia cuba kembali tidur, tetapi tidak dapat. Sebaliknya, dia duduk di katil dan memikirkan kata-kata Maya. “Mata batin”. Apakah maksudnya?
Keesokan harinya, Amirul pergi ke perpustakaan sekolah semasa waktu rehat. Dia mula mencari buku-buku tentang fenomena paranormal dan kemampuan luar biasa.
“Bunyi macam awak sedang mencari sesuatu yang istimewa,” kata suara dari belakangnya.
Amirul terkejut dan berpusing. Maya berdiri di belakangnya dengan senyuman misteri.
“Awak! Saya nak tanya awak tentang semalam,” kata Amirul dengan nada tergesa-gesa.
Maya duduk di sebelahnya. “Saya tahu. Awak nampak sesuatu semalam, kan?”
Amirul mengangguk perlahan. “Saya nampak seorang kanak-kanak di luar tingkap saya. Tapi apabila saya pandang semula, dia dah tiada.”
Maya menghela nafas. “Itu bukan khayalan, Amirul. Itu adalah roh seorang kanak-kanak yang meninggal di rumah awak bertahun-tahun yang lalu.”
Amirul menatapnya dengan tidak percaya. “Awak cakap… hantu?”
“Bukan hantu dalam filem seram yang awak tengok. Mereka adalah makhluk halus yang wujud di sekeliling kita, tetapi tidak semua orang dapat melihat mereka.”
“Kenapa saya boleh lihat sekarang? Sebelum kemalangan, saya tak pernah nampak apa-apa yang pelik,” tanya Amirul.
Maya berdiam diri sejenak sebelum menjawab. “Kemalangan itu telah membuka sesuatu dalam diri awak. Sesuatu yang telah terpendam sejak awak dilahirkan.”
“Mata batin?” tanya Amirul.
Maya mengangguk. “Mata batin adalah kemampuan untuk melihat alam ghaib. Kemampuan ini jarang dimiliki oleh orang biasa. Biasanya, mereka yang mempunyai keturunan bomoh atau pawang akan mewarisi kemampuan ini.”
“Tapi tiada siapa dalam keluarga saya yang ada kemampuan macam ni,” kata Amirul.
“Kadang-kadang, kemampuan ini terpendam selama beberapa generasi sebelum muncul semula,” jelas Maya. “Dan kemalangan itu telah mencetuskan kemampuan awak.”
Selepas sekolah, Amirul memutuskan untuk pergi ke rumah Faisal. Dia perlu bercakap dengan seseorang tentang apa yang dialaminya, walaupun Faisal mungkin tidak mempercayainya.
“Awak cakap awak nampak hantu?” tanya Faisal dengan nada tidak percaya selepas Amirul menceritakan pengalamannya.
Amirul mengangguk. “Saya tahu ini kedengaran gila, tapi itu benar.”
Faisal duduk diam sejenak. “Kalau betul awak nampak hantu, cuba awak tengok sekarang ada hantu kat sini ke tidak?”
Amirul memandang sekeliling bilik Faisal. Pada mulanya, dia tidak nampak apa-apa yang pelik. Tetapi tiba-tiba, dia melihat bayangan aneh di sudut bilik. Bayangan itu bergerak perlahan-lahan ke arah mereka.
“Di situ,” bisik Amirul sambil menunjuk ke arah bayangan itu.
Faisal memandang ke arah yang ditunjukkan oleh Amirul. “Saya tak nampak apa-apa pun. Awak pasti dah gila, Amirul.”
Tiba-tiba, buku di rak buku Faisal jatuh dengan sendirinya. Faisal terkejut dan melompat dari kerusinya.
“Macam mana buku tu jatuh?” tanyanya dengan nada takut.
“Awak masih tak percaya?” tanya Amirul.
Faisal menggelengkan kepalanya. “Mesti ada angin atau sesuatu.”
Malangnya bagi Faisal, kejadian aneh terus berlaku. Lampu biliknya berkelip-kelip, dan pintu biliknya terbuka dan tertutup dengan sendirinya.
“Ok, ok! Saya percaya awak!” teriak Faisal ketakutan. “Tapi tolong buat semua ini berhenti!”
Amirul tidak tahu apa yang harus dilakukan. Dia hanya memandang bayangan itu dan berkata, “Tolong pergi. Saya tak nak kacau awak.”
Ajaibnya, bayangan itu perlahan-lahan menghilang, dan semua kejadian aneh berhenti.
Faisal memandang Amirul dengan takjub. “Macam mana awak buat tu?”
“Saya pun tak tahu,” jawab Amirul jujur.
Selepas kejadian itu, Faisal mula percaya apa yang dikatakan oleh Amirul. Walau bagaimanapun, dia juga mula takut untuk berada berdekatan dengan Amirul.
“Awak faham la, Amirul. Ini semua terlalu menakutkan untuk saya,” kata Faisal.
Amirul mengerti. Dia tahu bahawa kemampuan barunya akan mengubah hidupnya, dan dia mungkin kehilangan rakan-rakannya kerana itu.
Malam itu, Amirul duduk di biliknya dan memikirkan semua yang telah berlaku. Dia tidak tahu bagaimana untuk mengawal kemampuannya, dan dia takut dengan apa yang mungkin dilihatnya pada masa akan datang.
Tiba-tiba, telefonnya berbunyi. Dia melihat mesej dari nombor yang tidak dikenali.
“Jangan takut dengan kemampuan awak. Ia adalah anugerah, bukan kutukan. Jumpa saya esok di taman selepas sekolah. Saya akan ajar awak cara mengawal mata batin awak. – Maya”
Amirul terdiam. Adakah dia bersedia untuk belajar tentang kemampuan misterinya? Atau adakah lebih baik jika dia mengabaikannya dan berharap ia akan hilang?
Dia tidak tahu bahawa keputusannya akan menentukan nasibnya bukan sahaja di dunia manusia, tetapi juga di dunia ghaib…
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The Inner Eye – (Episode 2)
After his mysterious encounter with Maya, Amirul returned home feeling confused. His mother noticed that something was troubling her son.
“Amirul, are you feeling unwell?” she asked as she placed dinner on the table.
“No, Mama. I’m just a little dizzy,” Amirul replied with a weak smile.
That night, Amirul couldn’t sleep. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw strange images and heard faint, unclear whispers. He sat up on his bed, whispering to himself, “What’s happening to me?”
Suddenly, a chill filled the room. Amirul turned toward his window—and what he saw froze his blood. A small child, wearing dirty, tattered clothes, stood outside the window, staring at him with empty, hollow eyes. Amirul gasped and fell off his bed. When he looked again, the child was gone.
“I must be too tired,” he muttered, rubbing his face. He tried to sleep again but couldn’t. Instead, he sat on his bed, thinking about Maya’s words.
“The Inner Eye.” What did she mean by that?
The next day, Amirul went to the school library during recess. He began searching for books on paranormal phenomena and supernatural abilities.
“Sounds like you’re looking for something special,” said a voice behind him.
Amirul turned around, startled. Maya was standing there with her mysterious smile.
“You! I wanted to ask you about last night,” Amirul said urgently.
Maya sat beside him. “I know. You saw something last night, didn’t you?”
Amirul nodded slowly. “I saw a child outside my window. But when I looked again, he was gone.”
Maya sighed. “That wasn’t your imagination, Amirul. That was the spirit of a child who died in your house years ago.”
Amirul stared at her in disbelief. “You mean… a ghost?”
“Not the kind of ghost you see in horror movies. These are unseen entities that exist around us—but not everyone can see them.”
“Why can I see them now? Before the accident, I never saw anything strange,” Amirul asked.
Maya paused before answering. “The accident opened something inside you—something that’s been dormant since you were born.”
“The Inner Eye?” Amirul asked.
Maya nodded. “The Inner Eye is the ability to see into the spirit world. It’s a rare gift. Usually, it’s inherited by those who come from families of shamans or spiritual healers.”
“But no one in my family has such abilities,” Amirul replied.
“Sometimes, these abilities skip generations before resurfacing,” Maya explained. “And the accident triggered yours.”
After school, Amirul decided to visit his friend Faisal. He needed to talk to someone about what he was experiencing, even if Faisal might not believe him.
“You’re saying you saw a ghost?” Faisal asked, skeptical, after hearing Amirul’s story.
Amirul nodded. “I know it sounds crazy, but it’s true.”
Faisal sat quietly for a moment. “If you really can see ghosts, then try looking around now—see if there’s one here.”
Amirul looked around Faisal’s room. At first, nothing seemed unusual. But then, he noticed a dark shadow forming in the corner of the room, slowly moving toward them.
“There,” Amirul whispered, pointing at the shadow.
Faisal looked in the same direction. “I don’t see anything. You’re imagining things, Amirul.”
Suddenly, a book fell from Faisal’s bookshelf by itself. Faisal jumped up in fear. “How did that happen?” he stammered.
“Do you still not believe me?” Amirul asked.
Faisal shook his head nervously. “There must be wind or something.”
But the strange occurrences didn’t stop. The lights began flickering, and the door opened and slammed shut on its own.
“Okay, okay! I believe you!” Faisal screamed in terror. “Just make it stop!”
Amirul didn’t know what to do. He looked at the shadow and said, “Please go away. I don’t want to disturb you.”
Miraculously, the shadow faded, and everything went still.
Faisal stared at Amirul in astonishment. “How did you do that?”
“I don’t know,” Amirul admitted.
After that incident, Faisal started to believe Amirul—but he also began to fear him.
“You understand, Amirul… this is just too scary for me,” Faisal said.
Amirul nodded. He knew that his newfound ability would change his life, and he might lose friends because of it.
That night, Amirul sat in his room, thinking about everything that had happened. He didn’t know how to control his power, and he feared what he might see next.
Suddenly, his phone buzzed. It was a message from an unknown number:
“Don’t be afraid of your gift. It’s a blessing, not a curse. Meet me at the park after school tomorrow. I’ll teach you how to control your Inner Eye. — Maya”
Amirul froze. Was he ready to learn about his mysterious ability? Or should he ignore it and hope it goes away?
He didn’t realize that his decision would determine his fate—not only in the human world but also in the unseen realm beyond…