ALPENIA (The Cruel Small Town)

Group Learning

The six people were still confused by what happened to them. They claim to have lost consciousness, and do not know if they are walking back to where they came from. How did that happen? Though, in his view, they continued to walk after Ulfa, Naya Iswanti from behind.

"Ouch. I'm surprised, but you three say, you realize, don't remember what happened like us?" ask Intan. Replied with a nod of the head of the three lucky people, because they do not have to feel the extraordinary influence.

"Now you know I'm not lying?" rhetorical Salman.

"okay, fix. This town is really weird. I want to quickly study out of town or if I can I will move High School to another city. The important thing is not here," Intan's cerocos is not everyone's understanding, knowing his words are just a joke.

"So what's next?" ask Naya dead-end. Not getting ideas for the steps they will take.

"Gue's scared. It all has to do with the nonsensical, the magical thing or the magic!" iswanti said a little nudging with the things she often read.

"Seriously you said that just now? If it's magical, I can still believe it. But magic, I don't support your hundred percent opinion!" sergeant Intan. "We don't live in the Harry Potter books."

"Gue hates to say this. But, this time I agree with Intan," bela Annisa agrees with the girl who often does not get along with him.

"Isn't magic magical, too? So, I believe it anyway," Ulfa said in support of Iswanti.

"OKe guys. Now is not the time to argue who agrees who. But, what must be debated is, what is our next step? We're deadlocked, if we go back into the forest, it's likely that something like that will happen again" Renaldi said.

"Gue naw. I can get through that forest. Iswanti and Naya too, I can find my sister, alone if necessary," Ulfa argued a little annoyed.

"Keep, if you've gone in there what would you do? What if there's really a kidnapper in there, you want to fight alone?" cetus Faisal spoke and made Ulfa speechless.

The mood is unclear. Time is running low because it is used to argue, without coming up with a definite solution.

"OKAY. Now we better go home, we think of another way to go. I'm sorry I wasted your time in vain" Ulfa said coldly.

"Hey. Don't that. We are your friends, will always try to be there if you need," replied Annisa.

"Udah! We should go home first. Monday has the Semester Final Examination. You have to focus on that, me too" Ulfa continued with a face that was not happy. He's very tasteful. He felt guilty for troubling his friends, and producing nothing.

Everyone involved agreed with Ulfa's words, albeit with a heavy heart. I could not bear to see the face of the fat girl who hid her feelings. They also went back to their homes.

***

Iswanti, who was amazed by the incident that happened earlier, immediately approached her mother who was cooking when she reached home. Remembering, the words of the black-robed man.

"Mom. I know what the black-robed man wants. He wants me to save the city. And, to my surprise, she said that she had failed the task. What do you mean, ma'am? Do you know her?"

Hilda stopped her hand that was chopping garlic. He frowned, a little confused by what the child was asking. Although he had a sixth sense, he could not remember meeting the black-robed man his daughter was referring to. Did he forget to ever meet that man?

"What are you saying, baby? Mama doesn't understand. Saving town? Mama's assignment?" hilda's answer made Iswanti a little disappointed, because it did not get enlightenment.

***

Today is quite strange and abnormal, Naya wants to return to her normal life. Read, study, and prepare for the test that will arrive in two days. Otherwise, danger can scout him, his scholarship is threatened.

This time, he studied with Renaldi, who always asked because he often did not understand the lessons in class. But it's okay, he feels happy. On the one hand, he can help, and on the other hand, his heart does not need to worry about where the young man is and with whom. So that he could concentrate fully, all his heart and mind poured out on the books.

Basic love! Sometimes it makes things complicated.

"What?" ask Naya lazy.

"Study together?" faisal asked for permission. "Both good, if the same guy is a girl together at home, the third one is a demon!" he continued to cry when he saw Renaldi was inside.

"Lo demon!"

"Nothing is considered a demon, the origin of the near lo," Faisal kekeh more and more. Makes Naya want to hit him and say something with her fist.

"Lake in!" ketus Naya's.

"Hi bro," said Faisal to Renaldi in warm reply.

The three of them sat cross-legged on the worn-out carpet, starting to read the books and materials to be tested.

After nearly fifteen minutes of walking, Naya is distracted from stealing glances, and sees Faisal always staring at her, rather than focusing on reading a book.

"What the hell? Why do you keep seeing me?" naya asked annoyedly, followed by Renaldi's laughter which was still concentrating on her book.

Faisal looked at the girl in front of him intently, accompanied by his trademark ambiguous smile.

It was indistinguishable from Naya, whether it was her sincere smile, or her ignorant and slovenly smile.

Unable to answer, Naya frowned in wonder. So decided to continue reading. But undeniably, he was increasingly disturbed because Faisal still did not take his eyes off.

Finally, Naya snatched the book that was in Faisal's hands, and landed it on the young man's tyrannical face in annoyance.

"Read books!" naya's cry made the young man gasp in shock.

Renaldi said, "Nay, don't be so rude!"

"Since serem tau, the time from earlier did not flicker look at me," replied Naya while releasing her hand from the book attached to Faisal's face, making the object fall.

Naya was more upset because when the book was open, she saw only the paper was still pure white without any writing.

He hit Faisal's arm a little hard, making the young man rub his arm.

"You want to learn but you don't have a record?" Naya's intonation is rising.

"For that I am here, want to learn from your notes," said Faisal even grinned.

Naya's not budging. He was still annoyed, especially because Faisal's expression was like he was joking, "basic slacker!"

"I love the material. Not because I said the same lo, but so you read, not see me mulu," said Naya while giving her book to Faisal.

The young man who received, immediately took out a mobile phone from his jeans pocket, and photographed the material from the book.

"Still," after a while and after opening up sheet after sheet of paper containing Naya's neat writing, Faisal returned the book to its owner.

Naya replies by rolling her eyes, "watch if you still see me!"