That afternoon, I got ready to go to the park. Kenan and I had promised to meet at the park in the city center."You're leaving, honey?" asked Dad while noticing my beautiful appearance."Yeah. I have a promise with Kenan, Dad," I answered."Kenan? Why don't you hang out with Steve?" Dad asked."Come on!"I rushed to go. After walking a little towards the main road, I stopped a taxi that happened to pass by."I finally arrived," I said.I sat on a park bench, thinking about a birthday present for Daddy. Since my mom died, I only have Daddy; he is everything to me."Kei!"I turned toward the source of the sound. It turned out that Kenan was already standing there, waving his hand at me. I was so happy to see him while I waved back his hand. Recently, my relationship with Kenan has gotten closer. Yeah, although he still likes to hide things.Kenan seemed to sit beside me, smiling. "Sorry, a little late. I had to queue a little while buying gas.""It's okay. I can understand. Besides, yo
The next day, exactly at noon after school, I decided to meet Kenan at his school. Even though we went to different schools, the distance between our schools was not too far."Kenan must be pleased with the appearance. This morning, I made quite a few sandwiches. Kenan likes sandwiches. " I'm looking at the plastic container where there were several sandwiches in it.With enough fast steps, I can soon arrive at a shop across from Kenan's school. I can't wait to see him.When I was about to step toward Kenan's school, I was stunned by the footsteps but I was able to continue. At this time, I saw Kenan standing near the school gate and getting ready to accompany a girl on his motorcycle.The girl wore the same uniform as Kenan. That means they are in the same school. It's only natural that they could get that close.Who is that girl? Why does Kenan seem so familiar with that girl? I'm starting to think too far ahead. I cannot imagine what is in my mind coming true. I've always liked Ken
I gaped in disbelief at what had happened to our living room.OK, I know it's my birthday, but balloons and a big cake? Did he forget that I no longer celebrated birthdays many years ago?"What is this?" I asked Dad, who was busy preparing some dishes for the table."I have to attend an important meeting out of town; I'm sorry for not being able to celebrate your birthday. I prepared this so you can celebrate it with your friends," Dad said as he came closer to me.Dad smiled broadly before finally hugging me tightly."I have missed a lot, not realizing that you are already a very beautiful girl! If your mom were alive, she would be very jealous because you are much prettier than her!" Dad looked at me with a gentle gaze.I can't hide my smile. I'm pleased to hear it. I know my mom is very pretty, so it's nice to hear Dad compliment me like that.But the thing is if I have a friend I can invite,Dad took a card out of his wallet and gave it to me."Gift," Dad said with a warm smile."
For the umpteenth time, I looked back to make sure. I don't know if it's just me or if someone is following me. I glance at the watch that sits nicely on my wrist. Now, it's already ten o'clock in the evening, and the streets in our housing complex are quiet.I just came back from the convenience store because I thought it was quite close, so I walked alone. Who would have thought that someone would follow me?I took my cell phone and turned on the front camera, acting as if I was taking a selfie. And sure enough, though briefly, I saw the shadow of a guy behind me. He hid behind the fence of the house, not far behind.My reflexes run as fast as possible so that I can get home quickly, or at least, I can quickly find anyone to ask for help in case the stalker has bad intentions for me."Hey!" exclaimed Steve, who was standing in front of the gate of my house.I ran as fast as I could to get closer to him."Why run? Something happened?" shrieked Steve worriedly."It seems someone is fo
I jumped out of bed and ran outside. My window glass was shattered, and a stone covered in blood lay not far from the window.Was I just being terrorized?This is already the third time I've gotten something as terrible as this. The first one was the worst; someone sent a package containing a bloodied chicken to my house. Luckily, my dad wasn't home at the time, or he would have been really worried.And secondly, someone sent rotten fruit to me.It looks like this housing complex is not as safe as I imagined.I rushed to Dad's room to check the CCTV. It was clear from there that a black van stopped in front of the house's gate. Several men dressed in all black then threw the big rock very hard toward the house.Could it be the Aster Gang that hired the men? Or... Yufi Gang?This is very annoying. How am I supposed to explain to Dad about these window panes?How should I react to it?The phone rang just as I was about to go to my room. Kenan's name appeared on the screen, and it confus
I stopped when I saw the sound of someone crying under the stairs. Although, to be honest, I was scared, I dared myself to make sure what sound I heardA girl hid under the stairs while sitting and hugging her knees. The girl hid her face and held herself so that her voice would not be heard.It's useless; holding back her tears isn't that easy, as evidenced by my being able to easily find her."Are you alright?" I asked slowly.The girl started to stop crying and turned slowly towards me. And... how surprised I was when I saw the girl's pretty face, which was now full of Henna streaks. There's no need to ask to know who did this because I'm pretty sure this is all Lenny's doing."If you don't change, my life will be fine; they won't make me a substitute for you! You and your friends have ruined my life!" The girl cried, then ran away from me.I wouldn't blame her for thinking that way. It's only natural that she would be annoyed at me. I had no other choice. I want to live my life li
"We're not that close that you guys are allowed to do this!" I stared at the three annoying girls in front of me.They and their ridiculous ideas make my head feel full. This is very annoying.Just because I've helped them before doesn't mean I want to be friends with them. So, why do they have to keep coming to my house and doing all the things they want?And what is this? Blind date? Are they out of their minds?"Listen, didn't you say you wanted to do what you couldn't before? Dating is one of them, and since you don't look like you're close to anyone, we took the initiative to pick a partner for you through this blind date!" Via explained.To hell with that date! At a time like this, how could I think of something like that? I have to find the terrorists, who are getting more and more annoying every day. They can no longer enter our housing complex, so they try to harass me outside. A board containing my photo and name covered in blood was displayed on the street in front of the c
I waved my hand casually toward Kenan. Without saying anything, he sat between me and Roy and looked at us in turn."Who is he?" Kenan narrowed his eyes at me."Um..." I didn't know what to say. We just met, and we're also on a blind date. Roy could be offended if I answered incorrectly."I'm Roy, Kei's future boyfriend!"Kenan and I gaped at Roy's statement. Wow! That was amazing!Kenan sighed heavily; he then looked at Roy from head to toe. It was clear from his expression that he didn't like Roy."Future boyfriend?" Kenan asked quietly.Roy didn't answer and just nodded slowly."What are you doing here? Alright, go ahead, don't disturb us," I whispered to Kenan, and I gently tugged Kenan's jacket so he would quickly leave our bench.Well, I can tell Kenan everything later. It's just that I feel bad for Roy; he must be uncomfortable with Kenan's presence. Especially with Kenan's unfriendly stare."What the hell is going on? Do you have a boyfriend? Ah, future boyfriend?" Kenan still
The heat of the city of Jakarta immediately greeted me as soon as I left the airport. I waved at one of the taxis, and immediately got into the taxi while the driver put my luggage in the trunk.It's been more than five months since I left Jakarta to volunteer in one of the remote towns in Kalimantan. A month after the birth of the twins, a very big disaster occurred in Kalimantan. I decided to join an organization from my campus to volunteer there. Because the conditions were so bad, I decided to stay there longer than the other volunteers.I asked the driver to take me to a cafe that I used to frequent with Violet.After arriving there, I sent a message to Violet to meet me at that place.“Kei!” Violet shouted from the entrance, making all the customers there immediately turn to look at the girl. It seems like she's still as noisy as before.Violet ran to hug me tightly.“Oh My God! Are you wearing make-up?" shrieked the girl in disbelief.Oh, yes! While I was in Kalimantan, I liked
Violet and I immediately stood up and looked around when the group of police entered the campus area. Some of them entered the Chancellor's room, and some immediately spread out and arrested several people."What happened?" Violet screamed while hiding behind my back."They came to arrest drug users and dealers," said Vano, who had just come to us with Kenan."Does this have anything to do with Adipati's case?" I asked while looking closely at Kenan.The man just nodded slowly. I breathed a sigh of relief hearing that."Unfortunately, the perpetrator of the murder is still at large, the police are hunting him in Bali, because they fled there." Kenan looked at me with a sad look.I smiled in response to his words.“Sooner or later they will be found. I am sure of it. After all, the drug suspects had been caught, Adipati's struggle was not in vain. Now just wait for them to be found!” I said casually.Kenan smiled faintly, then nodded slowly. Kenan's cell phone rang, the man immediately
"Wisnu?" I shouted, surprised to see who was coming towards us.I turned to Kenan who also looked confused.Wisnu sat down and drank the coffee that we previously ordered for the informant who contacted Kenan."You shopped for necessities for your sister?" Wisnu asked with a smile.I nod quickly."She's seven months pregnant so we bought some things," I said even though I was still confused."Someone keeps following me, so it's safer to meet in a public place like this, as if meeting a friend and having a casual chat," said Wisnu casually.I nodded slowly.“Why don't you message me with your own number? Or if you are being followed, you can say it in a message," Kenan said.Wisnu smiled so widely."I don't know, I'm afraid if my number is tapped or something, it's just my worry. Technology is so scary these days.” Wisnu said, trying to look relaxed.I nod quickly. I don't care what the reason is. I only need the information that Wisnu will convey.“Recently on campus, drugs are spread
"Mafia members who are related to the Marko family," Kenan said slowly.I stared into Kenan's eyes sharply. He said it so confidently.“They did it? So, Marko's family is behind this murder? Why does it have to be Adipati? Why don't they just target me? I mean, Marko is in prison because of me, not because of Adipati. Why are they doing this?”Kenan just shook his head weakly in response to my words."I will investigate, I will bring the culprit before you," Kenan said while stroking my cheek gently."You promise?" I insisted.Kenan nodded slowly without the slightest hesitation.“I doubt if they killed him to get revenge for Marko's capture. I'm sure there are other things that make them target Adipati,” Kenan said slowly.I shook my head slowly. I don't remember if Adipati ever had anything to do with them.“Is there anything I can help you with? How are you going to investigate this?” I urged Kenan.The man just shook his head slowly, he looked at me deeply."Calm down, we have to
I'm still here, I'm still with you, when dusk greets me, I feel your presence. You are a source of warmth, comfort, happiness. Why don't you take me with you? You went and left all these memories with me.It's too fast, I'm not ready, I'm not willing to let you go.What shall I do without you, Adipati?What should I do?"Kei..."Violet's gentle voice greeted my eardrums. The girl came to me and sat beside me. I don't want to see her, the whiny me will cry again if I look at my best friend's face.Violet just accompanied me in silence in front of Adipati's grave."It's almost evening, don't you want to go home?" Violet asked quietly.I looked up at the sky which was starting to get dark, the cold wind continued to blow at us."Can't I just stay here? Adipati will be lonely here," I answered quietly."No, he will be angry and sad if he finds out you spent time in a dark and scary place like this," said Violet.Correct. If he saw me, he would definitely be furious.“Your dad and Selena a
Vano slept curled up on the sofa while Kenan played games on the bed. Violet cleared her throat, making Kenan and Vano open their eyes wide.“Kei?" Kenan shouted as he approached me. He pulled the IV tube closer to me who was still standing in the doorway.“Your face is very pale, are you okay?” I asked slowly.Kenan smiled faintly, then nodded slowly. Violet helped me to sit on the sofa. She then woke up the sleeping Vano and invited him to go to give me space to talk to Kenan.Kenan sat beside me, looked at me from head to toe, and breathed a sigh of relief."It's not your fault, so don't blame yourself," I said matter-of-factly.Kenan immediately averted his eyes, not daring to meet my eyes. He looked nervous. Kenan, who is always full of confidence, suddenly gets nervous when he's with me. That's how much guilt he has.I took Kenan's hand, and then held it gently, making him immediately turn and look at me deeply."This is not your fault. It's just a road I have to walk, we pass.
Marko was still looking at me sharply, occasionally he gripped both sides of my cheeks with one hand.I don't know what was in that man's mind. He could have done whatever he wanted quickly, why was he stalling for time? What does he really want?"What if we do this? I will release you on several conditions!” Marko suddenly shouted."What conditions?""First, you withdraw your report at the police station, second, give Kenan to me!" Marko exclaimed quickly."What?" I screamed in disbelief.“You know, he's not just anyone, I had a hard time injuring him! I've already sent several people to kill him, but it seems like he has nine spare lives. Very hard to kill!”I gaped at Marko's story. Did he ever try to kill Kenan? Why didn't Kenan tell me anything? Oh, I forgot. Kenan never told me anything.“Help me trap Kenan, haven't you two broken up? It should be easy for you to do! Just like you saved Violet by falling into my trap, save yourself by bringing Kenan to me!”My tears just flowed.
"Is this necessary?" asked Selena seeing the presence of a bodyguard among us."Only until this case is over," I said quickly.Selena glanced at Dad, and Dad just nodded slowly."How about you? You might also be in danger, rather than me, you should be guarded by bodyguards!” Selena snapped."Don't worry, I have a handsome bodyguard who will always take care of me!" I wink at Selena mischievously, making her smile knowingly."I'm sorry that I didn't take good care of you, you got into all kinds of trouble like this." Dad came closer to me and looked at me with deep eyes."No, it's not because of you, it's my fault because I used to hide everything from you. If I had just told you everything in the past, things wouldn't have gotten this bad!” I said quickly.Dad hugged me very gently. I don't know when was the last time he hugged me like this, what I know for sure, is it's been a very long time.“I will make sure to punish those naughty kids!” cried Dad with great emphasis.I didn't sa
The sound of the phone ringing kept disturbing my sleep. Hearing Violet's screams from the cell phone made me very annoyed. If I didn't remember that my cell phone is quite expensive, I wouldn't hesitate to slam the thing on the floor right now.And seriously, why does Violet always use her voice as the ringer on my cell phone? Crazy!I straightened my body, stretched my tense muscles, and took a deep breath of air.Good morning world, today… Please don't be so mean to me.I pulled out my cell phone and picked up a call from Violet.“Please, don't fiddle with my phone anymore! Your voice penetrates my dreams, you know that?” I exclaimed annoyed.A low chuckle could be heard from the other side.“My voice is quite melodious, right? By the way, why didn't you go to class today?"Wait! What did she just say? Didn't go to class? I turned to the side, staring blankly at the digital clock lying on my table.Damn it, the clock shows that I woke up not in the morning but during the day."And