ALPENIA (The Cruel Small Town)

Historical Lessons

Just reaching the school gate, Naya and Renaldi's ears were already filled with unpleasant news whispers.

Especially when they entered the class, the news was increasingly clearly heard when Intan shouted it out loud.

"Huh? Our math teacher's son was kidnapped?" pekik Intan. "It's not a hoax, is it?"

"What the hell is this?" naya asked Annisa while sitting in her chair.

Renaldi, Iswanti, and Ulfa come together with the two of them.

"Every time I go to school, I'm at Bu Nidha's house, right? Well, this morning on a scene there. Bu Nidha is crying, the citizens are coming. Turns out, the kid's missing" Annisa explained seriously.

"Sorry to know. He said his son was only in the same bath as Ms. Nidha. His son was watching TV, and suddenly he was gone!" continued.

"Citizens believe that her son was kidnapped, just like the four children who have been missing in the city lately."

The four of them listened carefully. Until Iswanti assumed some things based on what she observed. Being a nerd isn't so bad, is it?

"The last time something like this happened was two years ago. Until there are fifteen children missing in this city," said Iswanti recalls.

"really?" annisa was a little surprised. "My mother also said. In his day, until seventeen children were lost, until finally found dead of blood."

"But two years ago, the children were found to be in good health. Not dead. Instead they all went home alone to their homes" Iswanti argued, raising an eyebrow.

"Wait first. I'm straight, you mean, there will be children who continue to disappear after this Bu Nidha incident?" asked Renaldi frowning.

"Definitely! Because this city is damned!" timbrung Intan suddenly.

Naya and her female friends were astonished. Since when does Intan want to talk to them? Meanwhile, Renaldi is happy because Intan joined.

"What the hell lo, just play?" ketus Naya is upset.

"Gue's not hanging out with you guys. I just answered Reno's question," explained Intan, still mispronouncing the name as usual.

"Renaldi," whispered Ulfa who was standing next to Intan.

"Whatever! Renaldi's with Reno, deket right?"

"Sheel!" ucao Naya blinked her eyes.

"Ear in already beeping, all return to their seats!" shouted a male teacher while closing the door.

"Sir Pandi, Nay. Stepfather-to-be lo!" renaldi's taunts chuckled amusedly, met with a punch in the arm by Naya. Then, he went to his stool in the back.

"Today I'll tell you a little bit of the sad news first."

Mr. Pandi explained about the incident that happened to his partner, Bu Nidha. More detailed than Annisa's story.

Finished with the story, pak Pandi moved on to the topic of learning. History lesson. "We will relate that incident to our history lesson today. Before, I wanted to ask. What year was this town found?"

"1907," Intan shouted out loudly.

"I said found, not years of standing!"

"In 1899, a pair of explorers stopped in a wilderness. They can't get out of the woods. For two years they lived like Adam and Eve, until finally there were six other people lost there. For three years, they all built houses out of materials they could find in the forest. A year later, ten people were lost in the forest. Until finally, the lost people turned the forest into a village. Outsiders began to know the existence of the place and began to move because of the invaders who began to come to our country, Antirtana. And, only that place is safe from the colonies. Until finally, in 1907 a small town was formed, and inaugurated in the same year with the name Alpenia." Iswanti explained in detail in a soft voice from the back bench. Make all eyes on him. Not in vain his hobby is fond of reading. And ever since he had friends, it seemed that he had become a little brave.

"good. Exactly your answer! And, we will discuss the things that happened in the city all this time. From the beginning, to the present!" said Mr. Pandi started.

"We know the Alpenia is a small town with a million things in it. Crime is nothing new. However, the thing we're trying to relate here is the case of the disappearance of the children. You know, it's happened from the past?"

"For the next eighteen years the city was safe. By the end of 1939, seventeen children had disappeared. Such an event was repeated in 1966. And 1991 was the last time the same thing happened" perlente pak Pandi details the city's dark years.

"In 2020, I think the same thing will happen again. But after fifteen children disappeared, I felt relieved. Knowing the children returned to their homes safely. Despite the strange circumstances, the children said they were playing in the fairy world" he continued, laughing at the end.

"And now all of a sudden, the little ones disappeared again one by one. May those who have disappeared return safely. Although maybe with a wild mind, they will say during the disappearances, they play with aliens," kekeh Pak Pandi tried to make the lesson hours a little cheerful. The disciples chuckled softly with the middle-aged teacher's joke.

"Now your assignment, make an essay about this incident based on the information I just described. You can find additional resources in the library. Please!" the end of the word from Pak Pandi who gave the task, made the children protest, raved in their hearts.

All the children rushed out of the classroom, to go to the library at first. But, there are still some who even cover to the canteen, and to other places.

***

Naya is looking for books with the title of the history of the city of Alpenia or any title that is as similar to the theme on a thick bookcase.

"Well. Meet me!" his inner.

But the young man took it first, when Naya was about to touch the book.

"Hey!" dengus Naya was upset.

"What's? Who's fast, he's got it!" ledek that annoying young man, "want this book?" he continued asking what the answer already knew.

Naya rolled her eyes. Willing to leave, but his hands are held as strong as possible by the young man with a bad look, like not taught the dress code.

"Please!"

"Now, the book, take it!"

Naya's turning around. If not for the laziness to go around again just to find a book, he would not accept an offer from someone he hated.

"But there is a condition" continued the young man hiding the book he was holding behind his back.

"What's? Cepetan, hunt down lesson time pak Pandi nih!" sahut Naya is upset.

"Say yes first."

"Make?" Naya doesn't understand.

"So my girl!"

"Lo's dream!" push Naya straight in front of the face.

"Well then, what about my one-night love girl?" asked the young man humbly.

Naya was inflamed, her hand she directly landed on that tapered cheek. Makes a pretty loud noise, filling the silence in this room. "Bad!"

The young man smiled obliquely, as well as covering up the shame of being the center of attention of the other students.

"Poor is arrogant! Inget, nyokap you have the same debt as me! I can ask bokap I ngeringanin nyokap lo debt, if you want to do one of the conditions I called just now," whispered the young man furious.

"That's why. Because my mother owed money to a loan shark, I would never want to have a relationship with you. I'm sick of the people that trouble my family!" cerocos Naya. Anger and anger controlled his heart.

"Eat the book!" he continued, leaving the young man.

Faisal Adijaya's. The young man who had liked Naya since the tenth grade. In contrast to Naya who always hated him.

How not, the young man had a myriad of unwelcome traits that Naya could use as an excuse to hate him.