ALPENIA (The Cruel Small Town)

New Mystery

Annisa hurriedly ran without saying a word. His friends followed from behind in amazement.

Meanwhile, the man who became the target of Annisa realized that she was being targeted. Feeling that he had a mistake, he ran away, splitting the crowd of people who were walking casually.

The group of teenagers continued to chase and chase the man in black clothes who was very good at handling the situation, his body was very agile to move to avoid the people who were after him. He drove towards the abandoned factory, because the dark atmosphere made him camouflage with the color of his clothes.

Annisa wiped the sweat that was pouring down her forehead. Anxiety enveloped his heart for failing to catch the person who could serve as a bridge for him to find the missing children in this city.

"What's up, anyway?" Intan's late growl arrived at the factory while jingjing heels, because it is not possible to wear to run. As a result, he had been brushing for a few minutes. Amora and Rima were loyal behind him with breaths that were also wheezing.

"Gue saw the person who kidnapped Desi," explained Annisa made Intan's anger subside.

"Keep, where is he now?" reply Intan by glaring at his eyes in surprise.

Annisa shook her head in ignorance.

"If the kidnapper's here, let's split up. Who knew he'd get into the building?" Ikbal sparked an idea.

Everyone agrees except Iswanti, "gue wait here, this gate is the only way out, there must be a guard. If not, then the kidnapper managed to escape."

They started moving, making sure the whole corner of the building was touched. However, Iswanti felt uncomfortable with the existence of Salman and the girl he brought because he did not follow the building. Even so, he tried to act ordinary, keeping his distance.

"Sister, can I have a word?" The soft voice made Iswanti surprised, because before she was daydreaming.

The girl Salman was carrying suddenly approached him. Wanting to be friendly, Iswanti also assented. Even in his heart, he felt something that could not be explained with words.

"Oh knowin, I'm Helen." The waist-haired girl reached out with a wide smile.

"Iswanti," the reply that Iswanti gave was a little cold, despite being accompanied by a smile.

"Big sister," continued Helen made Iswanti frown. "I like my sister's message!"

"wait. Meanin?" iswanti asked not understanding.

"She, my cousin, but I've considered her a big sister" Helen pointed to Salman who was busy hugging himself due to the cold at a considerable distance with Iswanti and Helen.

Iswanti looked at Salman while feeling bad because it was bad to think. At the end of the day, their eyes meet and gaze within a few seconds. He was only cengo when Salman gave his most sincere smile.

"I know my brother rejected Salman. I can't blame you, if you want to choose someone better than him. But, I assure you, every day Salman is trying to change for the better, just to get a sister" said Helen, who knows the intricacies of Salman's life. Because they were both so close, like brothers.

Iswanti turned her gaze towards Helen and was unable to say anything. For feelings or romance, this is the first time in his life. So, he was confused what to say or do.

"Think again, brother. Brother Salman still wants to fight for brother."

The end of the word from Helen before approaching Salman really makes Iswanti think sharply.

***

Ikbal, Annisa, and Ulfa search the left side of the building. They had been struggling in such a large enough area for a few minutes. But the kidnapper wasn't there.

It was Faisal, Naya and Rima who chose to search on the second floor. Carefully, they set foot on the concrete and the already slightly fragile floor.

Naya pointed her cell phone flashlight around the corner, and suddenly she got a vision. A man hiding behind one side of the wall makes Naya move quickly to catch the man who is now panicking because of being caught.

Unfortunately when running, his feet mired in a hole, causing himself to shudder and end up falling. Faisal immediately helped him, Rima who was so drunk did not know what to do, finally shouted, he could not afford to fight the big man alone, "that man is here!"

The people below immediately ran over. Their footsteps rang out loud echoing throughout the entire area of the building.

Now, the kidnapper can't dwell, he's surrounded from every angle. Finally, he put up a resistance and started to bring out his martial skills.

Renaldi, Faisal, and Ikbal begin to intensify attacks to threaten the position of men whose bodies are twice as large as theirs. They fought each other to determine who would win. Good or evil?

***

Salman, Iswanti, and Helen who heard Rima's loud screams finally followed to provide additional assistance. They ran to the second floor as fast as they could.

Seen their friends are still struggling while tearing up, trying to subvert the bad guy.

And suddenly, the girl next to Iswanti shouted loudly, "DAD!" Followed by Salman who was equally surprised, "OM!"

The girls who did not fight looked at Salman and Helen in shock. All along, the person they were looking for was a person very close to their reach. Even though they don't know any other man and are not Salman's uncle.

The man saw his daughter's crying eyes, making him unable to continue the fight.

Helen could not believe, if all this time her father was the one who had made the hearts of many people sad and worried. All he knows is that his father is out of town after his divorce from his mother.

The girl approached the father limply, feeling hurt. He knelt down and looked at the father, who was now looking down embarrassed to face the reality of the disappointment his daughter must have felt.

Renaldi, Faisal, and Ikbal made room for the two people who were shocked at each other.

"Is it really the father who kidnapped the children? Why did you do all that?" helen asked softly, constantly shedding tears.

There was nothing the man could do but shake his head and cry in embarrassment for a moment.

"Oms. You have to be honest!" Press Salman from a distance.

"Om. Om did that because-," was about to reply to his nephew's remark, but suddenly, "DOR!" The man's voice was cut off simultaneously with a loud sound from the gunshot and the bullet that suddenly pierced his head.

Helen screamed hysterically, shocked and terrified to find the father drooping into her lap. He was horrified by the hole formed in his father's bloody head.

Others, with equally great fear, turned their attention when they saw the gunman in a black cloak and hood from the roof of the factory that had been hollowed out large enough to run over him.

The mysterious person immediately left by jumping on the ground, regardless of the high distance. Like a ninja, he even rolls a tinkle when his hand hits the surface.

Everyone except Helen and her father, took quick steps to notice the freak who was now galloping through the gate and gradually disappeared like he was swallowed by the darkness of the night.