At school, Andrean couldn’t look away from Abdul. Anger and disgust surged within him. “Andrean, are you okay? Why are you staring at Abdul like that?” Eriko asked, noticing his unsettling gaze. Andrean didn’t respond. He was too focused. “No, Rik. Just daydreaming,” he muttered, trying to shake off the growing tension. During break time, Andrean followed Abdul when he went to the bathroom. Abdul noticed and quickened his pace, almost breaking into a run down the hallway. Eriko and Rizki, seeing Andrean’s odd behavior, followed him with growing concern. Abdul entered a quiet toilet in the corner of the school and pulled out his phone, answering a call. Andrean, entering the adjacent stall, saw Abdul smoking. The sight of the smoke triggered Andrean’s frustration. Not long after, Abdul came out while still talking to someone on the phone. “It’s fine, Boss. I’ve kept a l

The afternoon sunlight, now fading, peeked through the curtain gaps in Rayendra’s room. The air felt stifling, almost as if reflecting the heavy feeling that enveloped the room. Rayendra slowly opened his eyes, a sharp pain shooting through his head, as if a jolt had hit him suddenly. He felt his body heavy, weak, and his knees sore, as if overused.He blinked a few times, adjusting to the surrounding light. A sense of confusion immediately struck him. Where was he? And why did his body feel as though it had been hit by something large?“Ray!” A booming voice came from near the door. It was Rayina, standing with a tense but relieved expression. “Finally, you’re awake!”Rayendra tried to sit up, but his body felt stiff. “What… happened?” he asked in a hoarse voice. Rayina approached, sat beside the bed, and looked at him with a sharp gaze. “Are you seriously not remembering?”Rayendra weakly shook his head. “I only remember Aunt Witri wis

“Ray,” Zahra said softly. “There’s something that happened… between us.”Rayendra looked at Zahra with a confused expression.“What?”“We accidentally met and went tracking together at Tahura. That time, you got scratched by the monkey while helping me fight for the bag from that damn monkey. But that’s not what I want to talk about. It’s what happened on the way back…”Rayendra tried to remember but could only shake his head.“I just remember there was a commotion on that road… what happened after that?”“That afternoon, you changed, Ray,” Zahra said, her voice starting to tremble. “Your face, the way you spoke… everything felt different.”Rayendra looked confused.“Who showed up that time?”“Andrean. He shouted and called me… weird girl,” Zahra said, her eyes tearing up. “You said I talked too much, cared too much about other people’s business. You told me not to bother with you because no o

That night, the rain poured heavily like a curtain of water covering the city. The gray sky and the empty streets were only lit by the streetlights reflecting their glow on the water puddles. Rayendra sat at the edge of the bed, his eyes staring at his vibrating phone. The message appeared out of nowhere, with no sender’s name, just a few words that shook his mind.“Rayendra, if you want to know the truth about your family, meet me at Sararea Bar, at 8 PM. Don’t tell anyone.”The message made his blood rush. In his mind, various questions swirled. What truth? Why keep it a secret? And who sent it? He felt disturbed, but his curiosity was stronger. “Is this a trap?” he muttered to himself, but another instinct told him that this message was too important to ignore.Rayendra grabbed his black jacket hanging behind the door. He paid no attention to the rain outside. That night, something called him, something connected to the past he had long tried to forget.