by Faulina Arif
Ichsan wake up and sit with half bowing position. He exhales his breath hard. "Huff . . . Even though I wanted to take a nap. They're really smart to shatter other people happiness."
Adnan grinning.
Since Ichsan inside the cell, He and Adnan was often chit-chatting. Even though they were newly know with each other but seems like they had similarity. Adnan always speak without any worries and feel not reluctant to speak to Ichsan even though Ichsan position is much higher than him.
"Seemed like you love being inside here, would be good for you if I close this door once again?" Adnan take a glance to the cell door that was now opened wide.
Ichsan standing up and then approaching Adnan and stopped right in front of him. "Did you have a cigarette?" Ichsan asked.
"It will be best for me if you’re not returning here ever again, your presence bothering me." Adnan take out his cigarette pack from his uniform pocket.
"Tsk, I only want one, how stingy." Ichsan take one cigarette from its pack and then a lighter.
"Yes, in every one hour. Your voice always irritates me, Ichsan."
Ichsan light up a cigarette in his mouth and then return the lighters to Adnan. "Next time I will not be visiting you, ever again."
"Heh, you can come here, but without any guards escorting you."
Ichsan smiled cynical while walking away from Adnan, making Adnan can only shook his head.
Till this time Ichsan still clueless for what reason he was arrested. During the time he was inside the cell, Ichsan trying to find out from every police that visit or guarding the cell. But no one knows for what reason he was arrested.
Things that they know, the arrest warrant come from another person with higher position and not from Burhan, his uncle. Because of that they were also confused and curious, no one from them that dared to ask to their superior.
Putting that aside, Ichsan choose to think about his wife and his son. More than 1 week he can’t meet them, making Ichsan missing both of them and can’t wait to embrace them. They seemed not to know if Ichsan was arrested.
IRISE DELEGNERE
More than 3 famous store that Marsha and Aria visit, but none of those store could satisfy Marsha. In spite of that, Marsha seems like enjoying this occasion with Aria. This moment is a rare moment. All this time Marsha always buys her clothes from online site. Marsha never go outside let alone to shopping mall because she was think that doing it is only wasting time. Moreover Marsha didn’t have much money to do that childish activity.
However, Marsha is a woman and she stills a teenage girl. It is natural if there are unexpected feeling emerged when she doing something new. Marsha just knows it recently if shopping is very fun. Marsha is full of spirit more than anyone, inviting Aria in and out from the store without rest.
Marsha stares at super short hot pants in front of her. she had every intent to buy that. If she wearing that, perhaps she can make Reyn to feel interested in her.
Marsha sighed, she could not believe why in each day she is becoming more blinded by her love toward Reyn. This is foolish because she was realize, all thing that Faisal said is not wrong. Reyn will never fall in love to any woman, Reyn only liked to have fun. Anything that Marsha does will become pointless.
"Marsha, did you finished?" Aria asked.
Marsha awakens from her daydream and looked toward Aria that standing behind her."Did you get what you want?"
Aria nod while showing a scarlet dress in her hand.
"Are you sure wanted to wear that dress?" Marsha stares at that scarlet dress and Aria alternately.
"Is this unsuited for me?"
Marsha grinned.
From every dress that Marsha shows to Aria, that scarlet dress is the most suitable ones to envelop her beautiful body. Aria is not only looked elegant but also stunningly beautiful. All people will be stunned and Marsha doesn’t know why but that made Marsha felt a little envious. But that is not a problem that must they face right now, but is that scarlet dress will not steal every people attention? If it was too conspicuous, they could recognize Aria and they will fail their mission.
"That dress is amazing, but it'll be better if we buy another one." Answer Marsha while pointing a white dress in Aria's left hand.
Marsha taking those dress and then put them to the shopping bag. They go to cashier and Marsha taking out a credit card from inside her wallet and then paying both of that beautiful dress which can put Reyn money to dry.
Yes, that card in Marsha hand is actually belong to Reyn. Aria didn't have any dress that will fit to wear in the party, because of that Reyn ordering Marsha to accompany Aria shopping.
Leaving the dress shop, they go toward a footwear store. Aria needs a high heel that will sit well with the dress that they bought earlier.
Marsha and Aria taking a few high heels with various color and form, and then taking it all to the nearest bench to try it.
"How about this? Is this fit for me?" Marsha asked while fitting one of those high heels to her foot.
"Looked good in your foot." Aria answered.
Marsha smiled happy. She takes off that high heels and then trying to wear another one. Marsha thought to herself that she must buy some high heels for her. There is nothing wrong if she spend a little of Reyn money. That will be better than it was spent to dry for that witch that always had an eye for money.
"Aria, did you ever close to someone?" Marsha asking Aria suddenly.
Aria that was trying to wear a high heel in her foot stopped for a moment and stare to Marsha which now looked at her full of curiosity.
"I mean, a man that interests you." Marsha added.
"Yes, there is."
Marsha eyes opened wide and she seemed surprised and enthusiastic. "Really??! Who? Is he the man that helping us to infiltrate the ship and gave you that map?"
Aria fell silent. Marsha question suddenly made her remember about Evan and make her felt a little longing toward that man. It is natural if Aria wanted to meet with men that always care for her. 3 weeks already passed and Aria were never meeting with Evan anymore. Aria is too busy with their plan to destroy that organization.
"I was curious and wanted to meet him. How was he? Does he good looking as Reyn?" Marsha becoming more spirited and wanted to know more.
"You liked Reyn?" Aria intentionally changed the topic with a question.
And now Marsha is the one that becoming quiet for a moment. "Yes, I liked him." She said in low voice with her face blushing.
Aria is not surprised with Marsha reply. Aria can guess that since a long time, Marsha had a feeling for Reyn and he weren’t realizing Marsha feeling. Aria could sense her feeling that can be seen from her facial expression and all of her gesture, especially when Reyn was beside her.
"Aria, can you make this a secret from Reyn?" Marsha pleaded. "I wanted to tell him myself. Even though I don’t know how to confess my feelings."
"I thought he has a lover."
"That devil witch?!" Marsha smiled sarcastically."She only wanted Reyn money, unlike me that truly honest with my feelings."
Aria could not say anything while she see Marsha sullen face.
"I was wondering, why did Reyn still wanted to be with her? Even though he knows it well, that witch is not serious with him."
"Reyn is also never serious with women, so that kind of connection is preferable for a man like Reyn."
Marsha sighed hard, she can't reject Aria opinion that she think was true.
"Because of that I am afraid to confess. Reyn is not a person who likes a relationship. I think he hate to be tied."
Marsha giving a high heel in her side that she tries earlier, toward Aria that now tries to fit it.
"Seemed like it was good in your foot." Said Marsha. "You are good at wearing anything. all of it was looked good in your body." Marsha once again feels envious.
Aria keeps quiet and tries another high heel.
"Every man is always bothersome. A person like Faisal or Hafiz is genius
at making me angry. They can always shatter my feeling, moreover a handsome man like Reyn." Marsha expressing her feeling.
"Hafiz is cared for you."
"In another people eyes that was right. But in my opinion he is no more than an annoying brother that so obsessed with his dead sister. He expresses his feeling toward me, who are clearly not his own sister and I don’t care and don’t need his attention. I hate that caring attitude of his. He should be seeing me as Marsha. I am not his sister. Do you now still think he really care for me?"
Aria falls silent.
"In truth, I feel a bit compatible with Faisal. But, well . . . He is not good looking and . . . Dirty. He seldom to take a bath, never changes his clothes and he even always farting anywhere. If he was not that disgusting and never said dirty things about woman, we surely can be a good friend."
"After all of this is over, I think I can live happily with Reyn. How about you, what will you do? Will you go with that man?" Marsha asks.
"He is a good man." Aria answered.
Marsha looked at Aria with both of her eyes narrowed. "Your answer is terrible, seems like you didn’t have any love toward him."
Aria stares at the high heel in her hand silently.
Love, Aria didn’t know what she felt toward Evan was, and she wasn’t sure if it was love. Aria cared toward that man and feeling comfortable with him at her side. Sometimes, her heart is beating hard and she felt she will be fine when Evan embraced her. Aria feels that she is not alone anymore and really that kind of feeling is cooling her mind. Is that sign can be called love or only a need? Whatever it is, however deep inside her heart, Aria was really cared with Evan and always hoped he was always be fine. Because of that, she will not let Evan getting involved in her matter even he for several times extending his hand to help Aria.
"Then, did you ever love someone?" Marsha once again feeling a bit curious.
"Yes, in the long past."
"What kind of man he was?" Marsha looks enthusiastic and can’t hold her patience to listen Aria voice.
"Ambitious and a very spirited person. Can do anything, and all people liked him until I think that I was unable to reach him."
Yes, everything about HIM and every trivial thing can always vibrate Aria’s heart. When each time that man shadow is appeared in her mind. Only him that can leave a deep trace inside her heart. Every things about him is so refreshing and oppressing at the same time. She really wanted to meet him once again to hold his hand. In the past, that little thing is never enough for Aria, but at this time, even though it was only that is more than enough for Aria. But that hope is only an illusion that will never become real. Because that man, is already dead more than half a century ago.
"I can imagine, he must be a very incredible person." Marsha widely smiles and then sighed.
Yes, he was truly an incredible person, whisper Aria in her minds.
"In my eyes Reyn was also incredible, that’s why I am crazy for him. Unfortunately, seems like my love feeling is unrequited ones. I will do anything to make him at least glanced at me, but . . . It’s really hard to reach him." Said Marsha with soft voice.
Aria could understand how Marsha feeling was. Same as her in the past, Aria was also tries to reach him. But whenever she tries, Aria on the contrary she was left behind. No matter how hard Aria trying, Aria can never follow his footsteps and at the end she lost his shadow for all eternity.
He wasn’t realized if Aria hides an enormous feeling toward him. Or he has known it, but his ambition ignoring Aria’s hope that was not even slightly important than his dream. And the foolish things is even though she knows all of that, Aria still hoped if that man will turn his head toward her. Looked at Marsha at this time, is as if looked at herself in the past. How foolish and straight forward she was in the past.
IRISE DELEGNERE
Hafiz knock Zafar’s room door with a doubt. Things that he does know are cruel, but in Hafiz opinion, Zafar have the right to know these things that Hafiz find.
Zafar opened the door for Hafiz and then taking a seat in his bed.
Looking at Zafar expression which was looked grim, making Hafiz think he was not come at the right time.
"Are you alright?" Hafiz asks.
Zafar sighed. "Yes, I am alright." He answered without looking at Hafiz and instead looking at the floor below his foot with his head bowed there.
"But, your eyes are . . . Swelled." Said hafiz in doubt.
"I have stopped crying, for my terrible lucks." Zafar answered with a weak voice as if he doesn’t have any will to live.
Hafiz gulped, he really feels that this is not a right time to deliver this important thing to Zafar. Zafar could even do a suicide because he doesn’t have any power to bear this burden.
"What do you need?" Zafar raised his head to look at Hafiz.
With a little doubt, Hafiz put forth some papers in front of Zafar. "Perhaps, this will make you surprised, but I think you have every right to know."
For a moment Zafar stayed quiet while staring at those papers on Hafiz hands. "What is this?" Zafar asked while taking those papers.
Hafiz approaching a chair nears the window and sits there. "I got those data when I was checking some data. I hope you can accept it wisely."
Zafar frown his forehead. Every word that Hafiz said lures his curiosity. He sighed before at last reading those papers in his hand thoroughly. He thinks what more that can make him surprised except Shela and Helmi wedding news? Nothing more painful than that news.
But when Zafar said that, a reality said it otherwise. Both of Zafar eyes narrowed sharp reading every words printed in that paper and in a sudden his heart nearly exploded because of surprise. Quickly Zafar opened another page and there, he found a picture of a man with age of 50 that he knows well.
"Your father, worked for that organization Zafar. They assign your father to find out about the truth of an immortal human that all this time considered as a myth and rumor." Hafiz says.
Zafar looked at Hafiz full of disbelief. "W-what do you mean?"
"You read it yourself right? Accidentally I found the data of your father life history since he worked for that organization. The data was encrypted and I found it with keyword ‘someone which be eliminated because they knows too much’. And one more things, he meet with the subject however he was not willing to give the organization information."
Zafar gulped. His eye was looked angry and both of his hands grip those papers strongly. "You mean, they intentionally kill my father?! Those organization people?"
Hafiz nod once." All this time they became a contributor of funds for your father. But when your father got the priceless information, I don’t know why but your father saves that information for himself. Because of that your father was considered as traitor and they decide to get rid of your father."
Zafar returned to stare those papers in his hands without he realizing, his face is full of tears. One day full seems not enough for him to vent all of his sadness and hopelessness.
"All this time you are considered your father goes and leaving you alone because he was no more than an irresponsible coward. But, this is the truth that was happened Zafar."
Hafiz found that bitter reality when he wanted to find information about Marsha’s parents. Same with Zafar, at first Hafiz was surprised and feel could not believe it. Because of that, Hafiz tries to gather information as much as possible to convince himself. And after he knows the truth, it all makes sense for Hafiz. The reason of Zafar’s father, both of Marsha’s parent along with his sister disappearance, all of that was caused by that cursed organization. They were the ones behind these chaos.
Hafiz growl angry can’t hold his hatred and resentment that making his face red.
"I-I . . . All this time I always think badly about my father." Zafar sob until a fluid come out from his nose.
“You are still fortunate from any other, Zafar. They weren’t deciding to get rid of you along with your mother.”
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p; That is what happened to Marsha. When Marsha’s father decides to desist as a part of that organization, those people intentionally kill Marsha’s parent. If at that time Marsha is not hiding as she said and her father didn’t destroy the evidence about their daughter existence, those people must be targeting Marsha and killed her to wipe any trace.
"I had known it recently that I was betrayed by my close friend which will marry my girlfriend, and now I know if my father . . . Dead because of murder. Truly, perfect my miserable life is."
Suddenly Zafar cried while smiling like an insane person making Hafiz surprised till his serious thought was shattered.
"Za-Zafar. You . . . Are you alright?" Hafiz looked at Zafar that now cried hysterically while at the same time laughing hard.
Hafiz gulped. Zafar expression truly made Hafiz afraid. What if Zafar becoming insane because he could not bear this entire burden? All of this will become Hafiz fault because he tells all of this information in a false time.
Buried Memories
Ichsan completely didn’t understand, what’s wrong with Sofian? Since Ichsan was imprisoned inside the prison cell, no one of his close acquaintance come to visit him, even Fahri.
For Fahri, Ichsan can tolerate and understood. That old man recently got a huge disaster and still in grief. It was possible if Fahri’s mind is still shaken and It is understandable if Fahri can’t visit him. Ichsan also sure, that old man can’t return to the office to work as usual.
Since in the prison cell, Ichsan can’t stop to be curious. He wanted to know how that case will end. If he sees Fahri psychological condition that unstable, Ichsan was sure Fahri can’t join in the investigation and instead drowned further to his sadness. So, is that case was truly suspended as planned? Or is that case investigation still on the way?
After satisfied to expressing his feeling with his wife and son while at the same time make his worn-out and weary body rested. Ichsan tries to call Sofian by phone to find out about that case, but all the night only a voice mail that answered Ichsan call.