ALPENIA (The Cruel Small Town)

The Wijaya Family

With a steady and confident step, Intan entered his house while carrying several paper bags bearing the brand name of famous goods.

If someone else after the test, will go home and rest the brain and prepare for the test tomorrow, in contrast to the rich girl who immediately went to calm down by shopping at the mall, until you spend hours. So, these nights he just came home.

Welcomed with the voice of his father who was angry on the phone, Intan was surprised by the father's words. The man alluded to his company that suffered a loss and almost went bankrupt.

Slowly, Intan walked into the room thinking about his father's words, then looked at the items hanging in his hand.

"How many millions have you made this time?" Cantika surprised Intan's daydream, saying ketus.

"Ma. I don't know our family has financial problems anymore" Intan replied, bowing his head.

"Obviously you don't know. You are useless, and only selfish all this time," continued Cantika directly rained on Intan's heart.

However, Intan ignored the hurtful words, unwilling to argue with the mother. Because Cantika also has a glamorous lifestyle that is even crazier than him. Free to fight, his mother would never give up. In his heart, he just wanted his mother not to corner and blame him for all the problems that happened in this house.

"Constant. You're not very polite, Mama's talking!"

His mother's loud voice slowly turned softly in Intan's ears who continued to step up and managed to close the door of his room as much as possible.

Immediately, Intan threw himself into his soft bed. Although there was great regret in him, for he had spent considerable money to buy the things he had placed beside him.

However, it is not Intan name if it continues to dissolve in sadness and guilt. His natural nature refuses to be a man who always lamented fate.

Andi suddenly opened the door of her daughter's room, with a wide smile and a warm greeting.

Immediately, Intan apologized for the extravagant attitude he could not stop. With honest reasons, that is not knowing if the company and factory owned by his father in the field of drinks and things related to wine as a production material is having problems, and almost went bankrupt.

"You don't have to worry, our company will rise again in the near future. You don't even have to cape-cape to save money" replied Andi making Intan happy.

Not because there is no need to be frugal, but Intan is happy because his father does not scold him. I don't know what will happen if his father gets angry, maybe he will not have a defender in this house anymore.

"Pa, how is the update from papa's men. Has there been any news of my friend's missing sister? Did they find Hilfa?" tanya Intan moved the topic.

"On that, there has been no progress. Later if there is important news, I will tell you, "Andi replied as he left his daughter's room, because there was a call coming to his phone.

***

Iswanti ignored her preparation for the test, and chose to start her research on the books that were scattered on the bed with her.

Seriously, he started reading the first book. A novel with a genre of historical fiction that has to do with the history of the city of Alpenia.

Page after page he opened, but after reading the five chapters of the book, he had not received any information that could brighten his mind. He even felt pleasure, because of the excitement of reading the story presented in the book, and intended to finish it until the last chapter with one sitting.

***

It turns out that Jatiya was an orphan from the age of five. His parents were tragically killed using evil magic.

Eventually, Jatiya was taken care of by her parents' assistants during her life. Until she reached her teens, her maid Satomi told of the tragic events and reasons her parents died.

Until finally, Jatiya's heart was filled with revenge and anger, and intended to retaliate, thinking that life should be paid for with life.

Satomi offers and suggests the best options. He explained that revenge would not make Jatiya better, it would make himself evil.

So, Satomi suggested, if you want to retaliate, the way is to destroy the evil magic that comes from the devil, not to destroy the person who killed his parents. Let another justice judge that cruel crime.

Satomi, who has had magic power both because of the derivative of her parents, teaches and tells Jatiya how to get power by performing a ritual that once done by her ancestors, namely by asking for help from the fairies.

That's how Jatiya got his magic. The Journal section Ulfa read alone makes it difficult to turn his attention even though it makes no sense, and makes him more curious about what else he will find in the next pages.

***

When it was dark, Ikbal had just returned home. He stopped the motor right in front of the porch, and found his father waiting by the door, holding his arm in anger.

"Eleven hours a night. Don't go home!" Sinis Andi sees his son still in uniform, concluding that Ikbal has not returned home since the school was disbanded.

Ikbal ignored his father and chose to enter the house without saying hello. He knew the path of this conversation. Surely his father would have raved about his useless self. In fact, here he is not entirely guilty.

Andi did not think, that his attitude is too hard and even not infrequently do violence to Ikbal for every slightest mistake, making his son lazy to be at home.

Andi went inside, shouting satirical words for the boy, "so the man must be disciplined. There's a young man in this house, but I don't think there is. The clock has just come home, definitely playing obscure, instead of learning to prepare for the future. Or learn to organize a family company."

Sontak Cantika approached the source of the voice, while Ikbal casually climbed the stairs without hesitation.

"Bi, make me some food, take me to my room later," Ikbal shouted to the ears of the maids gossiping in the kitchen. Pouting about the commotion in this house in a moment.

Andi grew furious, he immediately grabbed a statue of a bird made of wood that was nearby, and immediately threw it at his son who was now on the top floor.

Cantika blinked in surprise, even though he should not be strange about this kind of incident. Unbearable feeling was present in her little heart, but she did not dare to argue against her husband's treatment. Because once, he tried to resist, instead ended his battered self. His love for his son was nothing more than loving himself.

Ikbal endured the pain when he learned that something had bled his head. His anger he endured, unwilling to cause a commotion that only made things worse.

Finally, he entered his room by slamming the door. That's all he can do. After all, if he fought back, he was afraid that one day he would become like his father when he had children. And it ended with his son turning against him.

After all, he has decided to change. Because he doesn't want to and won't be like his father.