Ghostly Hide & Seek
In the
1970s, Nordin lived with his family in the sleepy town of Alor Star in Kedah. After
school one evening, Nordin (“Din” – short form) his brothers, sister and some
of their neighbourhood were playing.
They were
playing the childhood and traditional games like like guli, gasing, layang
(translated – marbles, tops, kites) around the neighbourhood. They were warned
many times by the adults not to go to a nearby deserted house but of course “it
comes out one ear and out the other”. One of the girls persuaded them of a game
of ‘Hide n Seek”.
A Game of Hide n Seek
While they
were playing Hide n Seek, Din heard their mother calling for them and they
reluctantly had to call the game over before their mother was got angry. Din
was in one of the living room in the deserted house when he walked back pass
the toilet on his way out. He saw his sister, Kak Min, walking briskly from the
toilet when he briefly looked at the toilet.
Kak Min was
hurriedly walking from the broken toilet when he saw a little girl sitting
beside the sink and she had her arms about her knees in a squatting position.
Before he could say anything Kak Min
motioned to him to hurry up and they rushed off.
