Suster Jacqueline

**Suster Jacqueline** is a urban legend , one of the streets in the city of Jayapura, namely the Skyline cat's eye bend, which is said to have seen sightings of the beautiful Dutch nun around that corner. Skyline's cat's eye bends are also known to be haunted, because they often claim many lives for motorized and four-wheeled vehicle drivers crossing the area.

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Many residents of Jayapura City have met the figure of a Dutch Suster named Jacqueline around the corner. Martinus is a resident of Tanah Hitam, Abepura is one of them. He claimed to have seen the apparition of a nun walking on the Skyline cat's eye bend. He said that at that time he had just returned from Jayapura around 01.30 WIT in the morning. Light rain joined on the way home, all the way from Jayapura to Abepura which had to be covered by a distance of 20 kilometers.

Martinus said that the motorbike he was riding on purposely ran slowly, because the Skyline road was winding and up and down hills. He avoided falling because of the light rain. Besides, the motorbike lights are broken and a bit dim, so you need to be extra careful. “Arriving at the Skyline corner my eyes fixed on a white object, like a woman in a nurse's dress complete with her hat. At that time, I (I) immediately got frantic and tried to step on the gas of my motorbike so that I could quickly cross the sighting. The cold air immediately turned into heat in my body and I was sweating at the sight," he said.

It is said that the Skyline cat's eye bend is not only inhabited by a beautiful Dutch nun, but there is also a man who is always loyal to bring his beloved dog, sometimes there are even figures of children crossing the road. The Skyline cat's eye bend by vehicle users on that route is commonly referred to as the bend that eats the most sacrifices along this road linking Jayapura City and Jayapura Regency.

The accident that just happened and took the husband and wife's lives occurred on May 2, 2019. The pair also died on the spot after being hit by a Kijang car driver, around 05.05 WIT. Data from the local police stated that the driver of the Kijang car was suddenly surprised to see the motorbike on which the husband and wife were traveling coming from the opposite direction. The driver of the car stepped on the gas and immediately bulldozed the husband and wife.

“When the incident happened, the road was slippery because it had rained all night. Surprised, the driver of the car swerved to the left of the road, suddenly swerving the steering wheel to the right of the road. Because the distance is so close that traffic accidents can not be avoided. It's also prone to the cat's eye area, accidents often occur," said Head of Public Relations Sub-Division of the Jayapura City Police, Iptu Jahja Rumra. The ill-fated husband and wife were one of the many victims whose lives were taken around the corner of the cat's eye.

Local residents believe that to avoid accidents or not meet the appearance of the beautiful Suster Jacqueline, the main condition that must be done when crossing the area is to throw coins along the Skyline cat's eye bend that will be passed. Mama Batrix, a resident of the Skyline housing complex, said that at first the residents called it the bend in the cat's eye because of the winding and uphill road conditions. Usually from the opposite direction sometimes the glare of a car or motorcycle spotlight hits the opposite vehicle, like a cat's eye.

Mama Batrix added that the Skyline's cat's eye bend is not only known for its haunted track, in fact, the panoramic view of one side of the Entrop area in Jayapura City is very beautiful to see from the height of the cat's eye bend, especially at night with brightly shining colorful lights. “But if there are many people's stories, sometimes there is also a cat that crosses the corner. I don't know, everyone can believe it or not," he said.