ALPENIA (The Cruel Small Town)

Ulfa's Incredibility

The three people were still concentrating, Renaldi and Naya on their respective books, Faisal on his phone. Although Faisal made several appearances I controlled his eyes not to look at Naya too often.

Suddenly, Renaldi asked permission to leave the study together, because he had to go to work. Understandably, even on weekends, he must still deliver pizza, enough to add overtime hours. The money can be used to additionally meet the needs so as not to trouble the father. Moreover, yesterday he had asked permission not to enter work when helping Ulfa spread the leaflets and not take overtime, so today he must be really excited.

Naya and Faisal agree and finally all they have left are the two of them. Making things uncomfortable, for Naya of course. As for Faisal, the ambiguity of his thoughts and attitude was greatly feared by the girl.

"We're out!" Ketus Naya's. It would be impolite to banish the young man so clearly.

"Fear of demons, huh?" sahut Faisal joked. Making Naya roll her eyes lazily, and take a step out of her house first.

Faisal followed, sitting with Naya on a wooden bench embedded in the narrow front yard of the modest house.

Shortly after, Vienna returned home after finishing working hours at the vineyard. With a feeling of tiredness, he was made even more annoyed by being greeted with an unpleasant sight. He saw his daughter sitting with the child of the person who troubled her for the last seven.

"Siang aunt," said Faisal kindly. But it was coldly replied by Vienna who immediately opened the door and entered into his house.

Naya feels bad, but she has to do and say this, "lo have to go home now!" throw it at the young man who was confused about Naya's mother's reaction just now.

"Why?"

"Udah. Go home!" Tandas Naya and left Faisal, went straight into the house, trailing in the footsteps of the mother.

With feelings and thoughts that continued to struggle, Faisal finally understood. Naya's mother should act like she doesn't like her, because she deserves to be treated like that. It was because of his father who had troubled the Naya family with the interest in debt that continued to mount.

Eventually, Faisal went home and left the house feeling guilty for his father's actions.

***

Naya faced her mother, and the woman looked riled up. The reason is certain, Vienna did not like her daughter hanging out with the leech child.

Naya was confused as to how. He is guilty. His mother reminded him several times not to be friends or even meet with Faisal. But he is a wayward self.

Finally, Naya fell silent until her mother left her for the bathroom with a silent and flat face.

The highest level of Viennese anger is not saying a word. Anger was seen in his eyes. In contrast to his usual gentle loving gaze.

Naya regrets. But also worried, how he might avoid Faisal, if the fact that the young man had now changed a little, even willing to help Ulfa. They both will surely meet.

***

Faisal laid his body on the soft sofa when he reached his magnificent home. Hermawan the father, greet him warmly. However, coldly repelled by him.

"What's the problem? I tangled up in the face," said Hermawan directly sitting face to face with his only son.

"Father the problem," Faisal replied limply, making his father frown. "Naya's mother hates me for having a debt to her father!" continue with courage.

Luckily, Faisal has a doting father, although the leech stamp on his father often makes him uncomfortable. Countless more times he asked his father to quit his ill-gotten job. However, his father was as hard-hearted as a rock.

Hermawan digested Faisal's words, and immediately felt furious. How dare a man who borrows his money refuse his dear son, "do you still like his son Vienna? No other girl what?"

Faisal shook his head. He really liked Naya a lot. And until now, the taste is even increasing every day.

"You calm down, I'll threaten Naya's mother to accept you."

"If you do that, I'd better get out of here" Faisal said, leaving his father to his room on the second floor.

The expression of his son certainly makes Hermawan will not launch his intention just now. Faisal's threats are usually no joke. Because Faisal was the kind of person who held his own words.

***

The day had turned night, pitch-black had covered the entire city. In the middle of the night, Ulfa awoke from her sleep because her throat felt very dry.

He was about to grab a glass of water, but was slightly distracted when he found his phone ringing. There was a WhatsApp message notification from Annisa that read her seventeenth birthday wish.

The message made the young girl surprised, as she herself forgot that 00:00 was her birthday. Perhaps his chaotic thoughts of always thinking about his missing sister made him forget this.

He replied to the message with thanks. By remembering that he should not be dissolved in a heartbreak that is too deep, because he still has friends as good as Annisa. Undeniably, Annisa is her best friend from all her friends who can be counted by fingers.

After that, Ulfa continued his initial intention of waking up from the depths, namely for the sake of a glass of cold water. He also rushed to the kitchen. Then, open the fridge and take the water from Tupperware and pour it into a glass glass.

The long hiccups he took to quench his thirst. And suddenly Ulfa was stunned, when he heard a glass that broke because it hit the kitchen tile causing a buzz in the ear.

Surprisingly, he saw no one in this room, only himself. Who dropped the glass glass that had already turned into shards of the shard?

Not ignored, obviously the fur on his back began to stand. There's no way the wind can drop a glass, and in fact, tonight wasn't so windy. Midnight like this makes the situation increasingly quiet, plus his mind that remembers strange events that have been experienced in the past few days.

Not wanting to linger, he deftly inserted the Tupperware he had taken earlier to the place of origin, after refilling the glass he still held, to be taken to the bedroom. Who knows, he's thirsty again.

But his feet could not move, as if a chain was holding him, until they were nailed, hardened and frozen.

Strange and obscure sounds now make Ulfa's ears pengang. Like the sound of roars, screams, cries and laughter mingled into one making his body tremble violently. Tears by themselves slowly wash over the cheeks. Ulfa screamed very loudly several times, but he did not get a response from his father or mother. Like no ear can hear it.

Not only that, the shadow of a flash that floated on the roof of the kitchen made him even more helpless. The objectless shadow. What strange thing is this? Her thought.

Birthday should be a fun and memorable day. Make no mistake, this time also memorable, but the creepy impression that Ulfa felt.

Not sweet seventh, but creepy seventh!