3. 21 a Short Story by. Arabicca69 (in English)
I woke up when the bus I was riding sharply cornering. My nose almost touched the window, realised that I had been sleeping for two hours. The bus station was almost in view, just around the next corner. Feeling a bit excited, I was so tired of sitting on a bus that wasn't worth it to use anymore.
"Hey man!" A man shouted when I just dropped my leg from the bus. He wore a skiny jeans and white T-shirt. His hair was under haircut. He smiled so large, showing his teeth to me as if he wanted to say 'long time no see' aloud.
Feeling familiar with that voice, I knew he was my best friend, Jun. He waved his hand at me. His silly face had not changed since we graduated from high school.
"How are you?" I returned his smile and inhaled the fresh air of mountain views.
He answered, "I'm quite fine, thanks."
Jun took me to his house that wasn't so far from the bus stop. We walked a long the footpath across the bridge.
"Who is the person followed you?"
"What do you mean?" I asked in shock. "I don't understand."
"Look, the person is wearing sunglasses." Jun replied, handing his small mirror to me.
I saw him, really, the one with leather black jacket. His step kept following us behind. I swore to death, i knew him.
"What is his bodyguard doing here for? That old man ... really ...."
Jun pulled his lips up slightly "So, that old man is still trying to knock you down?"
"Yes, Hujrata Alif, the old man who made my mom suffer and killed my best friend--Ray."
I could see Jun widened his black eyes while hearing my story. "Give up, Khusano, before many victims fall."
"I won't do that. I just need other evidence to drag him into the prison. This is all for my mother and Ray." I told him. No way. I would never forget to death what he did to my mom and especially Ray. He passed away in tragic, though i didn't know exactly why the old man ordered a trailer truck to run and hit over my best friend.
Seeing my high confidence, Jun laughed at me. Actually, i was also worried if one day the old man would disturb Jun and his family.
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I put my bag in the corner of the room. I tidied my clothes and immediately headed to the dining room, gathered with Jun's family. They were all very kind and friendly. Jun's father was my mother's best friend. His mother cooked so many food to serve me. They asked me alot if my mom got better.
As soon as the dinner was over, I went to the room and took a shower before laying my body on the bed. Warm water was splashed all over my body, after finished taking a shower I headed to my room.
"This is so strange, why is the door opened?" I asked myself.
I stepped slowly toward the room, I saw a small-boy-like rummaging through the contents of my bag.
"Jun? What are you doing ?!" I snapped.
"I ..." Jun gulped, handed me a blanket. He seemed so nervous, didn't even want to answer my question.
I got myself wondering why he unpacked the contents in my bag but I had no dare to ask him about that.
As Jun quickly got out of my room, I immediately checked my stuff; the wallet, my clothes were still inside. I didn't lose any of them but the secret notebook I always brought was torn on page 21.
Till the night came up, I couldn't sleep, I still thought about where the page was missing on my mother's secret note. I hadn't even read what was written on that page.
"Could it be that Jun doing this? But for what?"
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Fourth night at Jun's house. I decided to leave the house without telling Jun and his family. I felt something was really strange; I often saw Jun coming up to the room without my permission.
I didn't realize, suddenly the rain was falling down all over my body. I was forced to take shelter in the store that seemed like almost bankrupt. I didn't know where to sleep, my eyes started closing and getting sleepy. I vaguely heard a voice calling my name.
"Khusano!" The shouts repeated several times.
Heavy rain covered my vision in blur, but i could see a man standing across the street, waving at me. I began to recognize that silly face, it was Jun. Jun ran towards me, I just quietly watched his steps. A car passed at the speed of light, and i couldn't find Jun anywhere. He disappeared from my sight. I immediately ran to the highway, to make sure but he was gone. I pulled my cellphone out of my pocket to contact him. It started to ring and i held my breath. My heart dropped when it went through to his voice mail.
The next day, I decided to go back to Jakarta.
"But what about Jun?" asked me in my heart.
I sent a message to him.
Jun, where are you? Reply my message, I'm worried about you. Okay?
Yet still there was no reply. I started thinking that was not okay. What happened to him?
Arriving in Jakarta, I immediately headed to the hospital. I stared at the not-so-large transparent glass on the patient's door. From the outside I could see my mother was fast asleep. I sighed heavily, I felt very relieved because my mother was fine. I watched my own face in the glass, and I saw the shadow of another human being standing behind me. I blinked a few times to make sure the shadow had a face that was almost similar to mine, holding a wooden block to my head. Suddenly I turned my head, but I didn't see anyone there, the hospital corridor looked so quiet.
"Looks like I have to start wearing glasses." I said, holding the door handle and sliding it.
"Mom, I'm coming. I miss you." I said, holding my mother's hand intently. I watched my mother's face clearly, the corner of her eyes streamed tears, though her eyes were not open. My mother had been sleeping in a coma for two years due to an accident that happened to her. Hujrata Alif, the one who caused my mom to become like this. I will not let him escape. I'll take him to jail
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While i was walking on the sidewalk to the bookstore to buy an adult magazine, suddenly a truck pulled up, making me swallow the rotten air. I cursed angrily, watched the police number clearly on the truck. Damn, finally I found the truck, the truck that had run and hit over my best friend. I ran quickly following the truck. I didn't care about the big rocks that hurt my legs. One block has passed, my sweat dripping. The truck still drove and almost disappeared from my sight. I stopped for a while to catch my breath. I thought i'm going crazy to death running after the big truck with horsepower.
"Shit! Where is the damn truck!" I yelled loudly.
I took the left route and found the truck with the same police number parked there, in front of a mansion that was familiar to me. The gate opened wide, I slipped inside. Slowly I opened a large and luxurious door which made of good quality wood. As soon as I heard the voice of the old man's cough, I immediately slipped my body between the expensive pilar in the living room.
"Khuseno, come out!"
The rough voice came out, making me jump and my heart race. The old man, Hujrata Alif mispelled my name. It should be 'a' not 'e'. But I didn't care about it because the old man must have be already senile or got dementia.
"Don't play around, I know you're here." He said again.
I spent a thousand courage to show myself.
"I am here." my voice went hand in hand with a man voice that I never knew.
He was surprised to see me, so did I. I squinted my eyes and found something that surprised me deeply. He ...
"What are you doing in my luxurious house, Khusano. How dare you!"
The old man's voice broke my mind. It seemed like the old man didn't realize my presence since the begining.
"Where is Jun?"
He chuckled. "Hh, I've finished him. He was a young detective. He was a really danger for me. Without you realizing he's been investigating who you really are, Khusano. He already knew that you have twins from the data he took on page 21. I didn't have any choice but kill him. But, all what i've done unable to prevent this shocking meeting. "
"So, the shadow I saw in the sliding glas door ...." My eyes turned to the man standing next to me. "Why ... did you want to kill me?"
"You jerk, Khusano! You killed our father!" He answered. I saw tears in his eyes.
"Hh, you guys are stupid!" The old man interrupted the conversation. He said, "I killed your father and made your mother lying in the hospital,"
We looked at each other in disbelief. I was the one who asked his explanation, "Exactly why did you do this to us?"
"Your father, a cunning person and your mother who made me lose billions of rupiah. They both put me in jail for a corruption case I did a few years ago. After I got free from prison, with a flick of my finger I managed to set a revenge."
"You, Fuck!" I shouted. I pulled up a knife that I had been hiding in my pocket.
I widened my eyes, seeing a gun pointed at the old man's head. As the trigger pulled, there was no sound of bullets coming out through the old man's head. The old man was falling down on the floor, he was died in his blood. Khuseno immediately threw the gun in his hand. I cried hardly and he hugged me.
As soon as the police arrived, sirens filled the mansion's yard. The incident was witnessed by housemaid, and neighbors began to arrive in the late hours. I heard unpleasant rumors when the police dragged us both together.
The police asked me for my identity, "What's your name?"
"El Khusano Alif." I replied firmly.
"So you killed your grandfather," he said as he led me and my twin brother into the police car.
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