The Humming in the Walls

Oscar moved into his apartment in March. Every night, he heard a low humming sound. It came from somewhere behind the kitchen wall. At first, he thought it was the refrigerator. He checked the refrigerator, but it was quiet.

Oscar pindah ke apartemennya pada bulan Maret. Setiap malam, ia mendengar suara dengungan rendah. Suara itu datang dari suatu tempat di balik dinding dapur. Awalnya ia mengira itu kulkas. Ia memeriksa kulkasnya, tetapi kulkas itu sunyi.

The humming came back every night at nine. One evening, Oscar decided to find the sound. He put his ear against the wall and listened. The sound seemed to move up toward the ceiling. The next morning, he knocked on his neighbor's door.

Dengungan itu muncul kembali setiap malam pukul sembilan. Suatu sore, Oscar memutuskan untuk mencari sumber suaranya. Ia menempelkan telinganya ke dinding dan mendengarkan. Suara itu tampak bergerak naik ke arah langit-langit. Keesokan paginya, ia mengetuk pintu tetangganya.

A woman named Lucia opened the door and smiled. "Hi! Can I help you?" she asked. "Hi, I'm Oscar, from downstairs," he said. "I have a strange question for you." "Okay," Lucia said, and laughed a little.

Seorang wanita bernama Lucia membuka pintu dan tersenyum. "Hai! Ada yang bisa saya bantu?" tanyanya. "Hai, saya Oscar, dari lantai bawah," katanya. "Saya punya pertanyaan aneh untuk Anda." "Oke," kata Lucia, dan tertawa sedikit.

"Do you hear a humming sound at night?" Oscar asked. Lucia's face changed, and she looked surprised. "Oh! That's probably my fish tank," she said. "I got a new pump for it last week. It's really loud. I didn't know it traveled through the wall."

"Apakah Anda mendengar suara dengungan di malam hari?" tanya Oscar. Wajah Lucia berubah, dan ia tampak terkejut. "Oh! Itu mungkin akuarium ikan saya," katanya. "Minggu lalu saya memasang pompa baru untuknya. Suaranya keras sekali. Saya tidak tahu suaranya merambat lewat dinding."

Lucia showed Oscar the fish tank and the small pump. "I'm sorry about the noise," she said. "It's okay," Oscar said. "I just wanted to know." "I'm going to move the pump away from the wall," Lucia said.

Lucia menunjukkan akuarium dan pompa kecilnya kepada Oscar. "Maaf soal kebisingannya," katanya. "Tidak apa-apa," kata Oscar. "Saya hanya ingin tahu." "Saya akan memindahkan pompanya menjauh dari dinding," kata Lucia.

The next night, the apartment was quiet again. Oscar smiled and went back to reading his book.

Malam berikutnya, apartemen itu sunyi lagi. Oscar tersenyum dan kembali membaca bukunya.