ALPENIA (The Cruel Small Town)

Iswanti With All Its Weirdness

Good night Alpenia. Your skin is more concentrated if the sun has sunk. Adding to the creepy atmosphere in this so-called dark city. In the silence of midnight makes your aura more mystical.

The girl was aghast from her sleep with sweat dripping profusely from her forehead, after getting a nightmare. His eyes rolled around as if looking for something. But not to make sure it exists, but to make sure that something is not in this room.

"Related Iswanti, it's just a dream" he said intrapersonal.

In a few moments, he finally calmed down. His heart rate is back to normal.

In the darkness, he tried to fall back asleep. Iswanti again laid her body on the soft bed leaning to the right rib.

Not going to fall asleep, he began to roll his body. Several times like that, he was shocked. Again.

The person in the dream was back in front of him. This time it was completely real, as he felt pain when pinching his own arm.

Iswanti could feel the real fear growing. Seeing a pale-faced man in black robes with feet that do not seem to touch the tiles of his room, making himself goosebumps instead of playing. The man's gaze was blank, yet it was like looking at him.

It has been a week this happened, but previously the figure only appeared in the dream image. This time it really felt real.

The girl could not see the gaze of the foreign man floating near the nightstand. He tried to scream but could not, because his mouth was locked tightly from the inside. Finally, he wrapped his entire body in a blanket, hoping that the figure would leave immediately.

Until finally, the man disappeared by himself. His mouth suddenly opened, voicing a very loud shrill from behind the blankets, causing his parents to come to his room.

His mother immediately calmed down with a hug, while the father searched the entire room, afraid that a bad person would sneak into his daughter's room.

"Mom. I told my mother that the dreams that come through sleep must have another purpose. This time, he came straight to me! Why does this have to happen to me?" iswanti said with tears that began to pour out from fear.

His mother and father threw eyes at each other. And not responding to their daughter's words.

"Udah, you sleep again. Tomorrow we have to go to school!" his father's suggestion tried to calm him down, after his search for nil results. There was no one but her daughter in this room.

Again, Iswanti did not get clarity from her parents, after asking many times the puzzle that was still struggling in her mind.

As usual, he became a submissive boy. He laid his body again and tried to fall back asleep, albeit with a feeling of unease that had not been extinguished.

His parents left the room after making sure his daughter was sound.

"Hilda, I'm worried about our daughter's condition" Ali said when she managed to close the door to her daughter's room, "is there no way to make her lose her astral ability?" he continued with anxious hope.

"I'm just as worried as you are. He just got that talent. You know, his abilities are hereditary. I also got that ability from my father. I don't know if there's an antidote to eliminate it. Suppose my father was still alive to explain more details about this," Hilda explained to her husband.

Ali seems to be thinking. However, the sleepy Hilda invited him to go back to sleep.

Iswanti who turned out not to sleep, secretly heard the conversation of his father and mother. Feeling strange and afraid, hearing the conversation of his parents. He knew that he had a sixth sense.

***

The night changed in the morning. However, it still felt dark because of the black clouds that enveloped this city.

Monday morning with rainy weather accompanied by wind does not make the spirit of Naya waver to gain knowledge. With a parachute jacket wrapped perfectly on his body, making him slightly warm. As well as an umbrella that was already on standby, making it ready to hit the storm.

As usual, he had to travel a distance not too far on foot to reach downtown High School.

He walked down the path and stopped in front of a simple house with a look not much different from his home. In a few seconds, expect someone to appear from behind the door.

And finally, a young man opened the door of the house. Make him reflex move, walk normally, afraid if caught like a person who is stalking.

The young man called out his name, making him both happy as well as agitated. Her feelings have been mixed up a lot lately.

"Lord!"

Pretending not to listen, he continued his footsteps. However, his heart was made up again when a palm gently touched his shoulder.

"Hey!" said Renaldi while taking shelter under the umbrella held by Naya.

"Hi Rey!" the girl spoke as if everything was normal. Contradiction with his heart that is not clear what is feeling.

"Bareng ya!" Renaldi is closing in. He stretched his right arm around Naya's shoulder. It makes Naya's situation more difficult. It was difficult because the pleasure felt by his heart now might not last long.

Naya is very trying to regulate her breathing, not wanting to look tense or groggy beside Renaldi. Because, he wanted to act as if he did not feel more than a friend to the young man. He was afraid that his friendship would be ruined if Renaldi knew the truth. The problem is, Renaldi already has his own heart patch. And obviously, it wasn't him. He will only remain the one who is always there to share his story.

"Eh, my math book was brought, right?" naya is trying to melt herself.

"Oh...missing out!" said Renaldi while patting the jidat.

Spontaneously, Naya pushed Renaldi down the rain.

"Yes sorry," said Naya advancing her lips.

The conversation and jokes between the two friends went on along the way with great fun. That's what makes Naya afraid to express her feelings. Afraid that he will never be able to have a wonderful moment like this again with Renaldi.

***

alpian High School is new to Annisa. However, it was not a problem for him to be able to directly mingle with the people in it. His gradually changing nature, made him even more hospitable.

"Hi! I'm Intan," a girl with an energetic expression stuck out her hand at Annisa while chatting with her new friends.

"Hi! Annisa," she replied by grabbing the hand of the white-haired, reddish-haired girl.

"Congratulations! You are officially invited to my birthday event," continued Intan suddenly gave an invitation to a birthday party.

"Oh... thanks," Annisa was seen warmly welcoming the invitation, "when is her birthday party?"

"Three more months" Intan explained.

Annisa frowned for a moment, "Oohh." she said trying to understand despite feeling confused. Why spread out invitations that are still on the far date?

"OKAY. Mark the date, yes!" cetus Intan as told. "OK bitches! Let's find another person worthy of coming to my party" he asked his true dean, Rima and Amora.

Intan Salsa Wijaya's. Beautiful girls are popular in the classroom and all over Alpenia High School. Always create sensations, for example, as it is today. Known as a rich girl who is arrogant, coquettish, also selfish. He usually picks friends. The main criteria must be from the top. However, to Annisa, he immediately set his decision. He felt like he had seen that face somewhere.

Intan and her deck left Annisa still astonished. While at the door, he saw Naya and Renaldi who had just arrived in a slightly wet jacket as many joked about the rain.

"Hi padlock!" greeting Intan with a centile on the two people with an innocent expression. "Hi brother!" he said again when he saw the tall young man who had a slight resemblance of face to him behind Naya and Renaldi.

The name of the young man Ikbal Tsani Wijaya, his twin brother. Not as arrogant as Intan, this brother only has a cold face and heart.

"Ikbal Container! I want to spread our birthday party invitation," he continued while away, "oh yeah, the bad guys don't have to come, huh?"

Naya whispered to Renaldi. "Seriously, do you still like him?"

Renaldi nodded, accompanied by Naya who rolled her eyes.

Naya is struggling with her thoughts. What qualities does Intan possess, which is not comparable to him. So Renaldi never looked at him with a loving gaze like when looking at the arrogant girl. Is it because the girl has abundant treasures? Nah! Renaldi is not that type of person.

They both walked towards the seat, but when they arrived, it was already occupied by someone else. There's Annisa over there.

"Hi. pizza delivery," Annisa said excitedly greeting Renaldi.

"Oh, rough ya!" sahut Naya who reacted while raising an eyebrow.

"Oh sorry. I don't mean to insult," Annisa apologized, "gue Annisa," she raised her hand.

"Naya," Naya replied with a fake smile, "that's our seat," he continued in a hostile tone.

"Oh sorry. I don't know" Annisa said.

"Now you know, right?" ketus Naya's.

"Lo why the hell?" Renaldi's astonishment whispered to his sidekick.

"Emmm.. Okay. If so, I move to the back," concluded Annisa lifting her bag, want to move.

"Udah, don't do it. I'm going to the back," said Renaldi who from earlier did not share the rumble, willingly succumbed.

Naya looked at Renaldi a little annoyed. Not accept that decision.

"OKAY. Thanks pizza deliveryman, Rey I mean!" said Annisa while looking at the sullen Naya.

Naya, who was upset, could do nothing. He sat down with the new student.

While Annisa has a bad feeling at once astonished. Why is Naya acting like that to him, like she doesn't like him.

Renaldi walked towards the corner bench in the back. A girl was sitting there. Known as a strange, nerdy, and anti-social girl. It often makes him a victim of bullying.

"Oi Iswanti. Can I sit here with you?" greet Renaldi hesitated. Because it had been more than a year in the class of the girl, they almost never said hello.

The glasses girl nodded.

"OK," said Renaldi occupying the position, with an awkward atmosphere surrounding.