Black Dahlia

Black Dahlia
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This


this is a normal high school story. 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 is sitting down and


think in a library room that does not have the same ventilation


once. He thought hard in complete silence. There is no sound alike


once in the library. There was only the sound of a fan that was not at all


helping out. His voice sucks, but Zach keeps quiet, and sinks deep


own mind. Who is Marcella Gonzela?


            Sweatiness


for the sake of sweat falling off 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 ’.


            Already


the view is common 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.


            Diverse


the scenario is playing on 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.


            Stacks


elizabeth High School's yearbook and history book 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


keep taking 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


pointing her 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


exactly, 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


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.


            Moments


this was just 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


not again!” 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


open her eyes slowly and smile, then followed by a satisfied laugh


really, really fast. “Jeez, ,


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


            Andrew


help 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


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.


            Ku


I guess 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.


            Steps


Zach stops, when he sees 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.


            “Ku


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 the 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.


            Marcella


disappear. 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


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.


            Door


the library has been 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 shines.


It's even too hot, so it feels like Zach really wants to get home


the white he wears, people already know if he is a high school boy


Elizabeth, and again surely she is one of Elizabeth's athletes. Elizabeth High School


he has a great reputation at Aseline. Best private school, with students


jerk-off. “Are we still far away?,” asked Zach who is about already running


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


the 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.”


            So


hayden's door opened, and 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


go 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


I swear to God, you got the worst staircase in the whole town, man,


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


can 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


dropping himself on Hayden's bed that turned out to be really soft. 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


tau? 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 follow what Zach said. They play Trine 3. Zach as


amadeus and Hayden as Archer Zoya. No one can


said that Hayden was unhappy and sad that afternoon. Make friends


just because of an accidental meeting in the school hallway while crowding girls


mysterious class? It was a strange experience to think of again.


            Zach


instantly forgot his purpose of being in the library today. Or maybe a word


what's more precise about Zach's head is, if he tries


to escape the burden of that thought. Playing PS4 might help.


Meeting and playing with Hayden might as well help her. Zach will


try and do whatever it takes, so that today can escape from the bronze. Him


he didn't know how, and he was afraid of what he was fighting for


it just becomes a waste, and an action that wastes time.


            Moments


Mr. Ulu, the prison teacher was arrested because he was accused of using drugs in the area


at school, Zach knows things are only going to be bad for him and his family


nya. Zach's older brother, Ros Zebua, is a geography teacher at his school. They even


you could say lucky to survive with their financial conditions to


living in Aseline City. Zach fears that Ros will be the victim of a disaster


accusations at school. Zach has also promised himself, to find


the mastermind behind all this before hitting his sister.


            “What


what do you think?,” asked Hayden who turned his body 180 degrees, so


his head was facing the ceiling of the room.


            “I


thinking about how to uncover the truth about Marsella.” Zach


pause the game, and then


lay his head on the pillow stack three.


            “Clara


Mara, you know him? He often walks and talks to Marsella. If you


can get up to him and talk to him, you know.” Hayden is now inside


sitting position in bed. He holds Zach's hand firmly, and pulls her with


strong so Zach can sit down too. Hayden held Zach's hand in position


it's like panco. As Hayden held his hand firmly, Zach too


trying to strengthen his hands. And because of that, Zach now sits inside


a really tense position. “See? You're not alone. We do this


together, and we end this school drama together. You understand Zachy?”


            Hayden


took off his hand grip and pushed Hayden's body down. When the body


Hayden almost fell off the mattress, quickly Zach holding his hand with his


strong again, holding its weight so as not to fall. “And if any of us


fall, you or me, I'll be there to help you not


fall, Hayden.” Hayden smiles. He took off Zach's hand, and


hugging her. “That panco grip can be our handshake, you know?,”


he said after taking off his embrace.


            “Dan, ,


a shirtless hug cannot be our embrace, Hayden.” Zach laughed as


pronounce her. Either he's being serious or not, but if we make


closeness as a gauge of the relationship between Andrew and Hayden. Then obviously, Zach


never been this close to Andrew.


Zach spent a long time in the bathroom


Hayden's. Shower, shave with a razor given by Hayden, and stare


bathroom glass with a long time. About 30 minutes of Zach standing


stay in the hot shower. Feels comfortable. And it feels like Zach wants to be alone


by tonight. While staying in the shower, Zach tries to find excuses


it's good to be able to walk anywhere, which is important to 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


head right under the shower. The whole water from the shower falls right


in the face, so that not a single water hit Zach's body. Zach


she covered her face with both palms.


            So


coming out of the bathroom, Hayden was already waiting at the door. Hayden's Hand


giving a box of cigarettes. Zach was silent, waiting until Hayden at least


write a sentence explaining his actions. Hayden continued


wagging his cigarette box, until Zach decides to take it


one. Hayden took out a tighter from his pants pocket, and lit up


zach cigarettes are embedded in the mouth.


            “Accept


compassion. How bis-.”


            “Face


and your old man said all his Zachy. Friends always know that friends


need assistance. That's what you're staying for, other than because


your uniform left behind in the library.” Hayden opened the door to the attic


nya. He then climbed the stairs to the roof of the house. Zach followed her from


backside. Hayden then sat on the tile. From above you can see everything.


Elizabeth High School Building, the children who were visiting the pecel merchant, and


hundreds of light motor lights and cars on the road that are far from the tile


where they stand.


            “I


lazy school tomorrow.” Hayden took a cigarette out of his pants pocket and


start sucking it. The smoke drifted upwards, then disappeared


with the night sky.


            “I


gotta getin. I need those values for the university, then, about Clara


Mara.” Zach dropped his cigarette, then trampled it until it wasn't


there was a fire burning. This time, the smoke did not mix


night sky.


            Silent. No one wants to open their voice,


or perhaps, he was the one who did not want to open his voice? The girl can still smile


widths. Acting calm, even though his entire body has felt the horror


the incredible. His first time to the police station, and his first time too


risking family relationships. However, everything is in accordance with


the plan. He just needed to act calm, and the rest of him was already taken care of by the


others.


            “I beg for his cooperation. Are you


sure, if he was the culprit? For all this evidence you've given, you


want to convince us if he's the one we're looking for? Because according to


our data, you are his friend. And your families are each other


friendly.” One of the police officers kept repeating the sentence. Him


it is almost saturated, and the longer the horror can disappear.


            “Your job is to catch the


perpetrator. I just do what I feel is right. As a citizen of that country


good. That Fernando Germanotta is the culprit behind all this.”