Black Dahlia

Black Dahlia
BLACK INK #1, HAYDEN HARANTA



This is a normal story of a High School boy. The normal story of children who are seen as


teenagers by society. The normal story of children who want to feel


teenaged. The normal story, those who misbehave and want to go back to being


children again. The normal story of Zachary Zebuah at Elizabeth High School, in a small town


named Aseline. At the beginning of the 12th grade semester, a new student moves to High School


Elizabeth. Marcella Gonzela's. His arrival was followed by a number of ‘badas’ for SMA


Elizabeth. The absurd disasters that made Zachary decide to


find the root of this problem. Not the truth about ‘disaster; that's what


Zach find. Something bigger and binding. A big lie


the draft has united the students of Elizabeth High School, and the entire foundation


his will fall along with the truth that will soon be revealed.


Afternoon. Heat. Stuffy. Zach was sitting and thinking in the library room that he was not


there's ventilation at all. He thought hard in complete silence.


There was no sound at all in the library. There was only the sound of the wind


not helping at all. His voice sucks, but Zach keeps quiet, and


immersed in his own mind. Who is Marcella Gonzela?


Sweat after sweat fell from Zach's forehead. Spilled on the wooden table many times. Zach


who finally got upset, started taking off his uniform. Now he does not use


shirt. And all the children in the library don't give a speck of care. Already


this is common in the Old Library. The school has built


new, but there are still many children who choose this library. And many too


the 12th grader came here. They refer to her as ‘Sauna Elizabeth ’.


It is a common sight if Zachary Zebua comes here without clothes. And


same goes for his friends. They are Elizabeth High School athletes .


Zach is a tennis athlete, and his only man in a tennis club. If not


because of the bet he made 2 years ago, then he will never come along


tennis club. And also probably, will never get a Scholarship to


Barcelona´s.


Various scenarios are playing out in Zach's wet, sticky head. Starting from


something that cannot be explained, until it does not enter at all


common sense of man, and of youth in his general. Three months from semester 1 of class


12 Begins, and also three months since her admission of Marcella Gonzela to Elizabeth High School


. Also, three months have passed since the incident hit Elizabeth High School .


One of his most unreasonable things is, it always happens


robbery every weekend in the principal's room and the school's file room.


Then, what makes Zach panic the most is when the prison teacher is accused


using drugs and getting arrested. Zach knows who Mr. Ulu is. And he


dare to bet over all the sweat on his body, Mr. Ulu is innocent, and


this is an accusation.


Piles of Elizabeth High School yearbooks and history books piled up on her desk. However, the attack of


the dry season air that feels like the heat of the devil makes Zach unwilling


movin' in. His heart was still pounding, and sweat was unrelenting


it's coming out of her skin pores. Really, he really wanted to go out and


jump into the pool.


“Halo?You okay?” That is the statement of Andrew Edden. Zach's best friend and


swim athlete Elizabeth . Andrew pushed Zach's body. Zach almost took to


flooring. Both of Zach's hands managed to hold his body weight. “I don't know


heat can make people look pathetic.”


“Be quiet Andrew.” Zach picked up his already irregular shirt, and wiped it


her face. She then took her tie and tied it on her forehead, worth it


it's a bandana. His hand reached out to the book that read YEARBOOK 2017/2018.


Andrew continued to take Zach seriously. Both of them look confused. Andrew which


bewildered by what his friend is doing, and a confused Zach must begin


where and how can this room be so hot. Andrew slapping


cheek Zach many times. “Halo? Actually what we're doing here with


yearbook last year?”


Zach pointed his index and middle fingers. Then, very nimble


stabbing Andrew's side of the stomach. Andrew could not resist the turmoil to laugh.


His laugh was so loud. And again, the whole library is no wonder


and care about. It's something else, normal. For Zach and Andrew to be like


these. Zach and Andrew ran naked through the library


because of stupid challenges. No student dared to talk to Andrew.


Andrew Edden was a fierce boy, and looked to bully students sometimes


others. Even so, Andrew is different and behaves differently when together


her friends.


“More precisely, what exactly are YOU doing here? Andrew.” Zach started opening up


book quickly. The pupils of his eyes move rapidly from left to right. Him


trying to find whoever it was, who had the last name Gonzela. But


little does Zach know, that Elizabeth High School never had a single student with


last name Gonzela. That, it's only Marsella, the only new girl in the


town, and the new girl in the class with the last name Gonzela.


Now Zach's whole body is like the one who after taking a bath out of the house, without


dry the body first. And then spend time in self-collapse


he was in the sauna for hours. That's how Zach's body looks now.


“You want to swim Edden?”


“I'm waiting for your invitation from earlier, Zebuah!” Andrew pulls Zach's body with


strong, and instantly pulled her running. Zach hasn't had time to pick up his shirt


who was still lying along with her untouched books. Andrew


running fast, although very clearly there is writing on the wall to


no running in the corridor. Before reaching the pool, Andrew let go


zach Hand. Walk backwards, take off her shirt, her pants, panties


nya. And threw his third in somewhere.


“ASTAGA, FINALLY!” Andrew threw himself into the pool. The water hit the body


Zach was even before he could get into the pool. The whole cold pool water


possessed Zach's body. Like a possessed man, but this time Zach


being possessed by excessive heat. He took off his pants and panties


then, jump into the pool.


“Ah... it feels like my head can think better.” If human skin can


let out smoke, then this room will be filled with smoke coming out of the skin


Zach is hot when exposed to cold pool water. Andrew swam there and


hither. And Zach was silent, and floating in the middle of the pond. He likes it the most


floats. His entire problem felt like it could be left out temporarily. And self


his, just float, following the movement of the water.


At the moment there was only the sound of splashing water from Andrew's hand movements in the water. Zach


shut his eyes, and then drop himself inward, and deeper into


pool bottom. He relaxes his body. Right now, he was completely invisible


like a drowning man. Andrew wanted to talk how the pool


better than a surprise library. Before he could open his mouth,


his best friend was no longer in the pool. And how lucky Andrew is, he


look at Zach's body at the bottom of the pool, with his hands that are like


rise to the top.


“Oh no longer!” Andrew immediately swam down, and pulled Zach's body to the floor.


“Jeez, Zachary Zebuah! I don't know how many times you've been like this!”


Zach opened his eyes slowly and smiled, then followed by a satisfied laugh


really, really fast. “Jeez, ,


relax Andrew. I'm just trying to relax.”


Andrew helped Zach stand up. Without drying their bodies, they instantly


wearing their uniforms. Andrew's white shirt and pants were immediately attached


and print his body shape. Meanwhile, Zach pats his jidat. “I


feeling stupid. I forgot my shirt was on top. I'll take her, you


wait here.”


Zach was walking fast, but not running. As he walked down the hallway,


many drops of water formed a trail following him in the hallway.


There are still some IPA classes that are still learning. And along the Zach walk in


the hallway, the whole class was watching Zach. Wet, and no


wearing clothes. “If it's not Zach the Zina, who else?,” said one


girl from IPA class.


I think I forgot to tell you that Zachary Zebua was once accused of adultery with


girl from class 12 IPS. No one knows if it's true or not. Versions


the second of the story is, someone from the 12th grade IPS doesn't like it


zach's closeness with the girl, so that keajabian occurs. And photos


the edit was gliding in the atmosphere of the Bearis SMA. The good news is, it didn't happen


nothing on Zach and the girl. Only, Zach's reputation is a little damaged. And


to the IPA child, he was no longer Zachary Zebua, but he was Zach the Zina.


Zach's steps stopped, when he saw Marsella. Instantly he was direct


peeking through the wall. Marsella is a 11 IPS kid, strange as it feels


for IPS children not to go home. Zach thinks that maybe Marsella's


doing what Zach had been expecting. “What are you peeking at Sella?”


There appeared a man who was also hiding on the wall like Zach. He's tall


and his hair is really short. “Wait, Sella? I mean, what are YOU TOO


do it here?,” asked Zach while whispering that in a shouting tone.


“I think our answer is the same. You're investigating the ‘badas’ that happened here


wasn't he? Everyone talks about it, but no one wants to fight. Hayden Haranta's.


Call me Hayden.” Zach can't focus on what he's saying. Zach only


able to remember the matter of what his name is, and the rest of it, Zach just focused on the stain


black ink spread from her pants to her white shirt. From the smell of it


it's a marker ink. How does Zach know? He is the man who always


assigned filling ink marker class.


“Zachary Zebuah, or Zachary si Zina.” Zach peeked quickly, and once he regained consciousness


Marsella's gone, she's moving fast. Again, he did not run,


just walk really fast. “I know who you are, Zach. And I guess,


we can work together?,” asked Hayden who also followed Zach from behind. “Yes,


i reckon. Once we know where this girl went.” Hayden just nodded in


back, and follow what Zach did.


Marsella's missing. Or, that's what Zach can deduce because he can't find


marcella's Existence. Zach patted his jidat again, one of his habits


he could not lose it since childhood. Hayden patted Zach on the shoulder, and


shook his head, then smiled while looking at Zach.


“You know? We need extra effort to solve this mystery. We could


talk about it at your house, man? And by the way, where's your shirt? Nope,


no. gabe. I'm not jealous of your perfect body, but aren't you


feeling cold?”


Zach is a little confused. The first confusion was why Hayden always ended


his words with the tone of the person who asked. Then why did he forget again


his main goal, that Zach only intends on taking his uniform in


library. And then, why suddenly this unknown person became


very familiar!?. A memory that Zach should have remembered from earlier passed through


his brain was fast, so it felt like he had just been electrocuted. Zach


pat her eel again. “I forgot to tell Andrew.” Zach rush to take


hp and send a message to Andrew to tell him to go home first. Then Zach


run to the library before the library closes, or he'll go home


shirtless.


The library door was closed. And now Zach is dying to punch


the library's weak wooden door was opened. “You know Hayden? Let's go to


mu's house. My bags, keys, and all my stuff are inside, including my shirt.”


Hayden smiled excitedly. He patted Zach on the shoulder again. “Let me that


lead.”


Five o'clock in the afternoon. But the sun still


shining scorching. It's even too hot, so it feels like Zach really wants to


get to Hayden's house quickly. Not many people pay attention to Zach.


From the white pants he wears, people already quickly know if he is


elizabeth High School boy, and again definitely she is one of Elizabeth's athletes. SMA


Elizabeth has a great reputation at Aseline. The best private school, with


walk for 30 minutes. “No. Sorry, I didn't bring a motor this morning.


By the way how about you tomorrow? I mean, if your house keys are there


in the library then that means you can't get into the house. That again


it means if you can't prepare your books tomorrow.”


One thing Zach realized during this conversation was that Hayden was


people like to talk, and Hayden looks so drawn to Zach. Zach


not a person who likes to talk, but he likes it when there are noisy people in


all around, of course, besides Andrew. “I interpret this as an offer


stay.” Hayden patted Zach on the shoulder, again. “Of course.” Zach patted back


shoulder Hayden. “I think we're friends now.”


As soon as Hayden's door opened, it felt like there was a variety of smells coming out of his house.


Zach tries not to make his silly face, or touch his nose


for reflex. There was a large tree that slanted to the right. No


there's fruit or whatever from the leaves. A few seconds after the smell came out


from Hayden's house, came out a really big husky, and straight


hugging Zach. Maybe as big as Hayden's waist. Zach can't stand


smell the dog's feathers. He kept smiling, even when


the dog doesn't hug Zach anymore.


“Say hi on Erza.” Hayden extended Erza's leg to Zach. Quickly, but


gently, Zach shook Erza's legs and shook her like she was being


shake hands for real. “Greetings. I'm Zach, call me Zachy, funny Erza.”


Instantly Zach feels if he wants to go home, calls his mama and asks


adoption of the dog as soon as possible. Unfortunately, Zach's mom hates animals. And thing


that will never change, especially since the events of dozens of cats that make


the roof of Zach's house as a nest.


Hayden went straight up to the second floor. As Zach looks at the wooden stairs that he may not have


will never be found again in the houses of today, Zach was shocked. Fear


will the height and fear of falling down the stairs make her pause for a while, and


try not to look like a coward in front of his new friend. “Halo, ,


Zachy why are you quiet?” Zach tried to step, but his steps on the stairs


makes her look scared now. He climbed one step up the stairs, very


slow down. The stairs are made of wood, with a very footbed


small-time. It's natural for Zach to feel awkward as he climbs, in fact, the stairs on


hayden House is one of the things that many people do not like from home


nya. Now, Zach is on the list of people who hate Hayden's household.


“I swear by anything, you have the worst staircase in the whole city,


Hayden.” Zach slid Hayden's room door. The room looks messy, though,


but it looks comfortable. Her white sheets are seen piling up on her mattress, her,


piling up, so that the bed looks very high. There are many


poster of unknown singer Zach. But clearly, there is Jessica


Lange as David Bowie in American Horror Story. “I


didn't know you liked AHS,” said Zach amazed. And when Zach gets closer to


the poster, she's aware of Jessica Lange's signature


“How did you get his signature!?,” shouted and asked Zach very much


overexcited. “Wait, it seems like the right question is how can you know


Jessica Lange's? I got it when I met Jessica Lange at Comic Con San


Diego 2015.”


Zach drops himself on Hayden's bed which turns out to be completely padded. Her body


directly slumped down. The whole bed feels like a quicksand


which is really comfortable, so you'll be willing to be sucked by quicksand. “You


flying to San Diego? For Jessica Lange?” Hayden turned on the PS4 console, then


throw two controllers aside for Zach. He also decided to drop


herself to the bed. “Si. If you


I realized my parents weren't home. They both live in San Diego, and


I live with my sister.” Zach takes his PS4 controller and waits


his next act from Hayden. A little bit of a leak, Zach never played


PS4, and in his heart he was very excited, but of course he did not show it


in excess.


“You know? If you feel lonely or whatever it is, you can ask me to come here or


you're the one who came to my house, Hayden. And I lived in Madrid for 3 years,


so do not be surprised again about the language that suddenly changed it.” Forbidden moment


what could happen in Aseline City was Zachary Zebua expressing


his sympathy first. Zach is an introvert, and Andrew is one


the extrovert who invited Zach to speak first. Hayden chuckled, and


a little tried to shut up her laugh that looked happy, but somehow


uncovering it. “I'm so flattered loh Zach. You want a leak about


my life? You're one of those friends I have.” Sentences


hayden made Zach feel a little sad, and changed the atmosphere completely


the room became gloomy.


Zach quickly stood up, and from behind tried to straighten Hayden's body. Then


give him a controller. “Alright, let's get rid of this gloomy atmosphere, please,


and about the leak of your life Hay, I don't care. At least you have friends and


that nice. Anyway just so you know, I also only had one friend before


I met you.”


Hayden just followed what Zach said.


They play Trine 3. Zach as the wizard Amadeus and Hayden


as Zoya the archer. No one can say if Hayden doesn't


happy and sad that afternoon. Make friends just because the meeting is not


accidentally in the school hallway while crowding the class mystery girl? Someplace


a slightly strange experience to think about.


Zach instantly forgets his purpose


in the library today. Or perhaps a more appropriate word to describe


the content of Zach's head is, if he's trying to escape the burden of that thought.


Playing PS4 might help. Meet and play with Hayden


maybe it will help him too. Zach will try and do anything, in order to


today can escape from the bronze. He didn't know how, and he was scared


if what he is fighting for is just a waste, and a


actions that waste time.


When Mr. Ulu, the prison teacher was arrested for


he's accused of using drugs in the school area, Zach knows things are just going to happen


it was bad for him and his family. Zach's brother, Ros Zebua, is


geography teacher at his school. They can even be said to be lucky


surviving their financial condition to stay in Aseline City. Zach


afraid, if Ros will be the victim of disaster and accusations at school. Zach


also promised himself, to find the mastermind behind all this


before it hit her sister.


“What are you thinking?,” asked Hayden


the one turned her body 180 degrees, so her head was facing down


room ceiling.


“I thought about how to


uncovering the truth about Marsella.” Zach pause his game, and then lay his head on the pillow stack three.


“Clara Mara, you know her? He often


walk and talk to Marsella. If you can get close to him and bring him


his talk, you know.” Hayden was now in a sitting position on the bed. Him


hold Zach's hand firmly, and pull him firmly so Zach can sit down


aslo. Hayden held Zach's hand in a panco-like position. Moments


Hayden held his hand firmly, Zach also tried to strengthen his hand


nya. And because of that, Zach was now sitting in a completely tense position.


“See? You're not alone. We do this together, and we end the drama


the school is together. You understand Zachy?”


Hayden took off his hand and


pushing Hayden's body down. When Hayden's body almost fell from the bed,


quickly Zach held his hand firmly again, holding his weight in order


didn't fall. “And if one of us falls, you or me, I will


there to help you not fall, Hayden.” Hayden smiles. Him


took off Zach's hand, and hugged him. “That panco grip can


being our handshake, you know?,” he said after taking off his arms.


“And, a shirtless hug can't


be our embrace, Hayden.” Zach laughed as he said it. I don't know him


being serious or not, but if we make closeness as a gauge


relationship between Andrew and Hayden. So obviously, Zach was never this close


with Andrew.


Zach spent a long time in the room


shower Hayden. Shower, shave with a razor given by Hayden, and


staring at the bathroom glass for a long time. There's about 30 minutes of Zach


stand still in the hot shower. Feels comfortable. And it feels like Zach wants to


alone tonight. While staying in the shower, Zach tries to find out


a good reason to be able to go walking anywhere, which is important can be


alone. But then, he also wanted to stay. Hayden was a good boy, and


somehow he can make people like Zach feel comfortable.


“Job. I feel very happy and


also lonely tonight.” Zach puffed his head right downstairs


showerhead. The entire water from the shower falls right on the face, so there is no


a single water hit Zach's body. Zach wrapped his face with a second


his palms.


As soon as I got out of the bathroom, Hayden


already waiting at the door. Hayden's hand thrust out a box of cigarettes. Zach was silent,


wait until Hayden at least throws out a sentence explaining the action


nya. Hayden continued to shake his cigarette case, until Zach decided


to take one. Hayden took the batter out of his pants pocket, and


light a Zach cigarette that has been embedded in the mouth.


“Thank you. How bis-.”


“Your face and your old says all of it


Zachy's. Friends always know that friends need help. That's what use is


his you stayed here, other than because your uniform was left in


library.” Hayden opened the attic door of his house. He then climbed the stairs


towards the roof of the house. Zach followed her from behind. Hayden then sat down


tile. From above you can see everything. Elizabeth High School Building, kids


who was coming to the pecel dealer, and hundreds of light bulbs of motorbikes and cars


on the road that was a distance away from the tile where they stood.


“I'm lazy school tomorrow.” Hayden


take a cigarette out of his pants pocket and start sucking it. Smog


it floated upwards, then disappeared mixed with the night sky.


“I have to go in. I need values


that's for the university, then, about Clara Mara.” Zach dropped his cigarette, then


trampling him until there is no visible fire burning. This time, smoke


it does not mix with the night sky.


Silent. No one wants to open a voice, or perhaps, he who does not want to open


a sound? The girl could still smile broadly. Be calm, but all the time


his body had already felt an incredible horror. First time to the office


the police, and his first time also risked family ties. In spite of


so, everything is in line with the plan. He just needs to be calm, and


the rest is taken care of by others.


“I beg for his cooperation. Are you sure, if he's the culprit? Above all


the evidence you're giving us, you want to convince us that he's the one who


we search? Because according to our data, you are his friend. As well as,


your families are friends.” One of the police officers continued


repeat that sentence. He was almost saturated, and the longer the horror


it can also disappear.


“Your job is to catch the perpetrator. I just do what I feel is right.


As a good citizen. Fernando Germanotta is the culprit behind the


all this.”