Asphalt Edge Empty House

Chapter 3 Mysterious Star Tattoo

As usual the girl arrived home at twenty-two p.m. Single men spend a lot of time outside.

Maybe he does not want to feel lonely, so after work Wira always took the time to hang out with friends or alone just enjoy music in the cafe while making a work plan.

Wira's father, mother, and sister are far away in Jakarta city. Rina his lover works as an employee of BUMN Bank in Bandung. This year they have been in a long distance relationship.

The heavy miss was for sure, but the Hero felt this was the best for them. Communication is the only solution to maintain relationships. Luckily, Rina is not a spoiled girl who demands a lot. She is a very understanding independent girl.

The hero never reveals his personal life to others, especially to those who have not been known closely. There was a special reason for him to shut it down from everyone else. Understandably his profession as a member of the police risk having many enemies.

Two years of his career in the police, this muscular handsome man, counted ten times incarcerated high-class criminals and at least three of them are international network drug dealers. Of course it is an achievement for the institution that houses it. But for personal heroes is a big risk, because it means increasing one enemy.

It is not easy to be in the criminal world. A little loss of life can be a bet. The mind is fully aware of the risks that it bears, therefore as much as possible he does not expose his personal life and those closest to the public.

Tonight the new hero will sleep on the sofa, when he suddenly heard something disturbing outside. The hero opened the door to inspect the surroundings, but he found nothing outside, except the security complex that went around to ensure the residents were safe.

Just about to get into the house, suddenly the car alarm goes off. Just as Wira panicked, she rushed to pick up the key and turned off the deafening sound of the alarm.

"Damn...!"

Said grumbling. The hero checked the condition of his car, and he was surprised to see blood stains that had dried on the dashboard of his car. He just remembered that since the incident at the mall, Wira had not thrown away the medical gloves used at that time.

The hero simply wraps the glove with a plastic bag, then keeps it in the car's dashboard drawer. Being busy, he forgot to throw it away.

That night, Wira immediately cleaned the bloodstains on the dashboard, then took a plastic bag from the drawer and burned it in a garbage can.

The feeling of the Spirit suddenly turned uncomfortable. He had no idea what was making his mood so bad. Lazy to think of strange things, Wira took a glass of water to drink, then forced herself to sleep even though she was still not sleepy.

At three o'clock in the morning Wira woke up feeling cold. He intended to search the remote to shut down the AC, but could not find the whereabouts of the item he was looking for.

With eyes half closed Wira rose from sleep and then came down from the bed. Not yet fully aware, Wira heard a voice from the bathroom.

"Whoever takes a morning shower is this mind."

The hero stepped into the bathroom, then realized that he only lived alone in the house. All over the body the hero feels stiff. He stood in front of the bathroom where the door was half open.

The woman held her screams because from the glass hanging above the sink, she saw the figure of a woman who committed suicide in the mall with a terrible condition.

The woman's entire body was covered in blood to fill the bathroom floor. His pale face looked sharply at the mirror.

For one minute, the hero is shown a creepy sight. The girl twisted her body and disappeared through the wall.

"It really doesn't make sense."

"I just saw a ghost?"

"I'm a cop, in the ghostly terror of heaven?"

"Owh.. No, it's just my delusion, my lady, you need to see a psychiatrist."

She doubted her mental health until she felt she had to consult a doctor or psychologist.

Long enough to stand glued in front of the bathroom door, Wira again sat on the edge of the bed while rubbing her face. Tucked the fear in the heart, but Wira immediately brushed it aside.

In the dim, Wira kept thinking what was wrong with her. He is known as a brave, strong, rational, skeptical, and always rely on logic, now faced with a condition beyond reason, mystical.

"Can't keep this up, I have to go see Boris."

The hero needs advice from others on this issue, and at first glance the one that comes to his mind is AKBP Boris Sihombing. A middle officer who is known to be quite close to his family.

Not waiting for long the immediately dressed Hero snatched the jacket, took the car keys and briefly then the red sedan slid to break the silence of the morning.

At fifty, Wira arrived in front of AKBP Boris Sihombing's house. People who are trusted by Wira will be able to provide encouragement as well as solutions to the problem.

The hero stood in front of the fence doubtfully. Then a middle-aged man with thick glasses walked out of the house, standing with a astonished facial expression.

"Who's visiting this morning?"

"Good morning to Boris!"

"Wira..?"

"What's the kid here so early?"

The middle-aged man named Boris walked over, heading towards the gate, welcoming the arrival of the Hero. They hugged, then Boris embraced Wira walking into the living room of his house which is quite spacious with some photos and paintings decorating the walls.

"Have you been here early in the morning?"

"There must be a very important problem until you visit om at this hour. You haven't had time to cook fried rice, you've come looking for breakfast."

Boris joked to melt the atmosphere. Just this time he saw his senior son, a bit clumsy to face him.

"How's your parents doing, your sister's getting into medical school?

"They were all healthy, and Dika went to medical school."

"Ehm.. Look, I closed the point. I mean my arrival to Boris' house, wanting to discuss one unusual case."

"Unusual how's Wir..?"

The hero hesitantly continued his words, while Boris responded with a face that started to get serious.

"Om Boris believes ghosts exist?"

"Haha..!"

"Of course I believe, that's so it's part of our culture Wir..."

Boris laughed out loud, his voice filling the entire house. Wira's face suddenly reddened, she felt silly because she had asked about ghosts.

"So who met the ghost?"

"Are you in a curious ghost?"

"Yes, I saw it twice and this morning the most solid sighting. I saw it from the bathroom mirror."

Hearing the Hero's confession, Boris fell silent. His forehead was furrowed, He seemed to be thinking of something.

"What did you do, until he came home?"

"That thing isn't the original inhabitant of your house?"

"Not an om.."

"How did Boris know?"

"It's this girl who came to me."

"It's either real or just a hallucination, but ever since I checked the case, this girl's been following me."

"At least he showed himself twice."

"Maybe Boris has seen this tattoo, or at least had a little information about the tattoo on the photo?"

Boris took a photo on the table and checked the details of the tattoo while trying to remember something. It seems that he is trying to dig up again the memory of events in the past, which he wants to forget.

"It looks like I'm familiar with the tattoo, but I don't remember exactly where, and who's the one who got this tattoo?"

"Please remember again om, this is very important for the development of the case that I handled."

"Already Wir, don't think about this case too much. Let's just say that the usual suicide case, or criminal case that the suspect is still in the process of investigation, and you release the case to be handled by others."

"Om suggesting you take a leave of absence, go home to Jakarta or take a vacation."

"The ghost only suggests, you clean all your personal belongings, cars and houses, anyway all the things that have come into contact with him."

"Om sure you're carrying something attached to the ghost, so he follows you home."

"Other times if you come home from the CTF, clean your body first just returned home, so that the evil aura does not come home."

"Luckily you're still single, so he's just coming with you, what if he's terrorizing your family?"

Stunned by Boris's advice, he thinks again about the mall incident, then makes sure that he does not bring any items belonging to the victim, except gloves with blood stains that have been burned, he said, and what he did not realize was that his shoes must have been in a pool of blood while he was examining his body.

Tattoo problem, Wira is sure Boris knows something but he accidentally covers it. For one reason.

The hero was eager to scout Boris with many questions, but respect for the parents prevented the Hero from doing so.

"Wir.. Hero..!"

"Eh.. I'm sorry, I'm not focused, Boris made me realize something."

"I'll excuse you then."

The hero shook Boris' hand, then hurriedly left the house of a familiar person he greeted with a call om.

"I'm saying goodbye to you..!"

The middle-aged man smilingly waved his hand, while shaking his head, he slowly stepped inside the house.

On the way home, the hero pondered. Boris' words affected his mind. His heart wanted to refuse to believe, but the incident was real.

An hour drive to the house. Not wanting to waste time, he immediately cleaned the entire household, washed clothes, shoes and lastly washed the car.

All done by the hero alone. Until I don't feel like time is going so fast. The hero starts to feel hungry and plans to cook instant noodles.

"Team..teng..!"

There was a sound of knocking on the turnstile, Wira felt a bit upset. He stopped his activities, then rushed to see who was coming.

"Linda..?"

The Chief Hero was filled with question marks, he did not expect that the beautiful journalist knew his home address, and came at a time when he was not wanting to receive a visit.

"Do you know where my address is?"

"What did you want to come here?"

Wira opens the gate, while hunting Linda with consecutive questions. Linda did not answer, she just lifted the food box in her hand, then barged into the house.

"You're looking for a lunch buddy all the way here?"

"I know you haven't had lunch yet, so I've come here to bring rawon rice."

Without hesitation Linda entered the kitchen while watching the contents of the House of Wira were so neat.Wira followed Linda from behind while scratching her head. "This girl is so brave she thought."

Linda took the bowl, plate, spoon, and glass like she was in her own house. While Wira as the host actually looks awkward. He felt uncomfortable with Linda's attitude that served him excessively. Even Rina had never treated herself as well as Linda.

"Sorry sir, I ask permission to discuss this, in your hour of rest."

"Call the Hero, it's not business hours."

"Good as Wira."

"It's about the tattoo yesterday mas."

"Later discussed, I'm hungry."

Linda covered her mouth with her hands while chuckling. She was afraid that the Hero would lose his appetite but could not help but laugh because for the first time Linda saw the Hero not keeping his authority in front of her.

For fifteen minutes, the dining room became quiet. Only occasionally did the sound of spoons clashing. Wira noticed the beautiful face of Linda, if only there was no Rina in her heart, of course Linda would be suitable to be a companion.

Realizing she was being noticed, Linda immediately lowered her face. Her body movements showed that she felt uncomfortable being noticed. But what a power, Linda came alone to the lion's den, so she had to be ready with all the risks. That's what Linda had in mind when Wira looked at her.

The hero finished his meal faster than Linda, he immediately brought his own plate, bowl and glass back. Linda who had been feeling depressed since then felt relieved. Quickly he finished the last bribe, then immediately drank and brought the plate to the back following Wira.

"Leave it there, I'll wash it."

Linda just obeyed the words of the Hero, her heart was racing, when their gazes met. The hero walks straight into the living room, while Linda pulls out the laptop from the bag, then catches up with Wira to the living room.

"So what do you know about that star tattoo Lin?"

"Here you go, take a look at the photo of the tattoo I've enlarged. What do you think this is?"

Wira saw the tattoo image that has been enlarged Linda many times. Although a little broken, but Wira can still see the white dot in the tattoo. The white dot is actually similar to the ancient Javanese script. But he was still unsure as the image was blurred.

"That's Lin's old Javanese script."

"Right, and more importantly though, this tattoo is different but the letters are the same mas."

"Now we just find out what it means, then look for sources of reference, it's possible that the tattoo is related to a group of people, a community, or an organization."

Wira is amazed by Linda's intelligence. These few days the police are baffled by the case of girl X. But Linda can give you the first clue in just two days.

"Smart girl, your analyst is sharp, you should be a cop, not a reporter."

Said Wira flattering. Hearing the compliments of Wira, Linda then smiled faintly. He's happy to be able to help the police uncover X's body.