ALPENIA (The Cruel Small Town)

The imaging?

Annisa with her new habits that always spread a smile when close to the father. In fact, in his heart he felt an overwhelming sense of annoyance. However, he had to cover up the feeling, for the sake of the continuity of his plan. Just like what happened at the dinner table.

"So where are we going this weekend?" tanya Aji who recently felt so happy that she always smiled very wide. Because she felt her daughter was back.

Annisa who was cutting her steak with a small knife, then took a moment's look from the plate. He immediately looked at his father with a grin full of falsehoods. "I'm not going anywhere, Dad. I know, papa is a person who is always busy working, even on weekends. I'll let papa work. Just find a lot of money for me with mom."

Annisa looked at her mother at the end of the sentence. He realized the expression on the woman's face that looked confused.

"alright. Papa will make a lot of money to buy your happiness and your mother's. Papa will make this family prosperous, after yesterday's downturn" Aji said confidently. Then, he immediately got up from his chair. "Well, now papa's gone. The money won't come alone!"

Aji kissed her daughter's head, before leaving the dining room. He intends to go out of town, to take care of a new project.

"What was that, son? Why has your attitude toward your father changed again?" silvia asked her voice of confusion. Her daughter's good attitude towards Aji lately, made her again undo the intention to sue her husband.

Annisa's been beating. He was preparing to tell his mother the truth. He hopes he doesn't make the wrong move. "I have the same suspicion papa, ma! That's why I pretended to be nice to her."

Silvia frowned. "You mean?"

"What if he's involved in the kidnap that's going on in this town?" bright Annisa with one breath.

"What?" Silvia widened her eyes in surprise. She knew her husband was not a good man. However, Annisa's thoughts were like that, seemingly too cruel. "Why are you talking like that?"

"I'm the same friends, managed to find the kidnapper. I mean, one of them. And mom knows, right? The kidnapper works at papa's tea factory. What if in addition to working as an employee, the kidnapper also took the side by doing the dirty work for papa?" annisa said with serious eyes.

"But, mama's been living with your father for twenty-four years. Mama never suspected-,"

Silvia's words suddenly stopped in the middle, along with the look on her face that changed as if she was thinking about something really hard.

"Why, ma?" asked Annisa who was hot with the continuation of her mother's sentence.

"Except one thing Annisa. Your father has a halfway house for abandoned children and teenagers" Silvia explained.

"What's? Where don't I know about it, ma?"

"He built that building, before you were born, Nis. Our long marriage had not yet been given a child, leading him to build the building. But, when you were born, mothers often ignore even now almost forget about the halfway house. But, your papa is still often visited there, Nis." explained Silvia at length.

Annisa nodded her head. He was amazed at his father who turned out to have concern for abandoned children. However, it was different if his wild thoughts were a terrible truth. "What if the halfway house was made papa to cover up the rot, ma? He wanted to keep his image as a kind-hearted person in front of a lot of people, for covering up his true identity as a child kidnapper?"

"But Annisa, what did your papa do it for?" silvia asked still trying to think positively.

"That's what the ruthless mafia did, ma. Papa could have been human trafficking? Or in this case, child trafficking?" berondong Annisa's.

"I don't hate it, ma. I just hate his evil nature. And, if by dropping papa, can eliminate his evil nature, then I will do." explained Annisa.

Silvia only shook her head. Her little heart still refused to believe that her husband was such a cruel person. He knew Aji from the sweetness, to the bitter as it is now.

***

In the afternoon today, Intan was seen daydreaming while looking at the winery that lay green through the window of his room.

He still thinks about all the chaos that happened in his life. Even now, he began to withdraw again from the reach of his mother. He hates that.

"Why is your favorite child daydreaming?" andi asked as she patted her daughter's shoulder sitting on the study chair.

Intan. And immediately turned to the direction of the voice while smiling.

"Why don't you go shopping, baby?" andi asked trying to raise her daughter's spirit. Because, he was not happy to see the look on Intan's face that looked sullen, even look sad.

Intan shook his head quickly. "We have to skimp, pa!"

Andi knitted both of his eyebrows. "Papa said that, right? You don't have to do that. Papa assures me, the state of our family will improve in a moment. You don't have to worry."

"So, pa. I am also not excited about shopping. I have a lot of thoughts." explained Intan.

"Then tell me what you're thinking, son! Papa is ready to listen" Andi suggested.

Intan pursed his lips. He could not have told his father that the man's wife had betrayed him. He was afraid, the chaos in this house was growing. Or even, there was a war.

Soon, Intan also gave an excuse that would not make his father ask again because he was amazed. "It's just a little problem at school, pa. Lessons sometimes make my head dizzy," replied Intan lying.

Andi nodded her head, believing her daughter's words very easily. "Eat, son. You better go shopping, brain refresh. Think of it as a gift before your birthday too."

Intan exhaled violently, and again she shook her head. Surprisingly, he was not interested at all. In fact, he had thought of something else to reply to his father's words just now.

"Can't you, pa, if as a gift before the birthday, I ask you to mobilize papa's men to more vigorously search for my friend's sister who is still missing? Find Hilfa see you!" ask Intan.

Andi nodded her head, then gently stroked her daughter's head. "Papa's still working on it, baby. But papa's men have not found the slightest trace. If only, the kidnapper you told me about the other day didn't die. Perhaps your friend's sister has been found."

Intan also threw out a sigh. Indeed, he had already told about the tragic death of Helen's father to his father in great detail.

After all, the news of the death of one of the kidnappers had already spread all over the city. And, it still does not make residents feel calm.