wewe gombel. Curious about the story?
As evening prayers approach, the village usually quiets down. Residents with small children quickly bring them inside and close the door tightly. In our village, this is like an unwritten rule. It's all because of the scary story about the wewe gombel ghost, who is believed to kidnap small children at dusk.
But my nephew, Zaki, didn't seem to believe the story. He was only six years old, and that day he had returned from Quran study a little late because he had attended a friend's birthday party. The path home had to pass through a quiet and dark palm plantation.
His mother, my aunt, waited anxiously at home. When night fell and Zaki still hadn't returned, their anxiety turned to panic. Together with her husband, they began searching at Zaki's friends' houses, but to no avail. When the clock struck ten at night, residents stepped in to help with the search.
Rumors circulated that Zaki had been kidnapped by a wewe gombel. One of the neighbors suggested calling Mr. Ijal, a village elder known for his psychic powers. According to Mr. Ijal, Zaki was not far from the house, in a sugar palm plantation. Residents brought torches and kitchen utensils, tapping on them while calling Zaki's name.
Suddenly, the uncle spotted Zaki's bicycle on the ground, and shortly afterward, someone looked up into a tree. Zaki was there! His face was pale, his body was covered in mud, and he wasn't wearing the clothes he'd worn that morning. He was brought home in tears. After calming down and receiving ruqya (exorcism)
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