Black Dahlia

DAHLIA FLOWER #1, MARSELLA GONZELA

“What is your relationship with Fernando Germanotta?,” that question sounds a regular question. But

to him this is a trap question. ‘Who told you

police?’ the mind kept swirling around in his head. He didn't answer

that question. He remained silent for a few seconds, waiting and selecting an officer

to ask her next question. He realized that the officer kept looking

her eyes.

“He's just my sister's customer, nothing more than that officer.” Obviously a lie.

The officer knew that. Hayden Haranta harbors more lies. Lied

to police officers is not wise, especially if in an interrogation position.

The police officer allowed that. He's just writing facts if Hayden

lying about his relationship with Fernando Germanotta. The fact that Hayden

lying, got him inside the prime suspect in the case.

“Then what happened that night Hayden? We know you were on the night of the incident.

In fact, we know that all of the suspects on the suspect list were at the scene of the night

that's. Tell me your version of Hayden.” Hayden felt suffocated. Like an asthmatic

less oxygen. But, Hayden didn't have asthma, and oxygen wasn't

in the interrogation room. The officer knew that Hayden was hiding something.

His face looked scared and panicked. And the officer knows if it only takes a few

the sentence, and this grueling case will soon be completed. For Hayden, this case

far from finished. The main culprit is still hanging around, and won't be

they could have been caught by the police. Hayden bit his lower lip. And

not taking it off, until he opens his mouth.

“I need a lawyer. I have a right to be silent. You can't force me to talk

officer,” Hayden said calmly. Like all the panic and fear

he felt it disappear. He just breathed a lot of air, and said

that phrase.

“We understand. Thank you Hayden.”

Wednesday should be the day when all the students

wearing scout uniform. Then, appeared Zach who uses black batik

with black trousers. Not carrying a bag. If there are students who are not

knowing Zach, then it can be ascertained if people will think he is serving

at school. The school library opens at 4 a.m., and it should be Zach

come take all her at 4. However, he could not even get up at 6.

They both just woke up 10 minutes ago. With Hayden and Zach

now holding their respective lunch boxes while walking towards

school gate.

“Ola, Andrew.” Zach clamps his hp with his head and shoulders while eating. Andrew

calling, and it's worth knowing Andrew is the type of person who doesn't use

hp in the morning. If Andrew calls Zach now, then that's business

what matters.

“Can you bring all that to me? I was

walk to the school yard. Ah, okay. Hayden's! Can you take my hp from

my shoulder?,” shouted Zach who was still clamping his phone. The movement of his hands

keep scooping the yellow rice faster, as the distance with the class increases

close-up.

Hayden took Zach's phone and put it in his pocket

pants Zach. The two of them separated when they reached Zach's classroom. Instantly,

Zach just realized that he doesn't know what grade Hayden is and where his class is.

As soon as Hayden walked away, Hayden was nowhere to be seen. Zach

even forgot to ask for Hayden's number. He patted his eel. And Andrew is

leaning against the door frame can only be confused.

Andrew handed me the bag, and also Zach's shirt. “This

what a strange morning. Who is he anyway?.” Zach immediately shouldered his backpack.

Its weight cannot be described. There are about 6 thick books of lessons

different ones, excluding the 2 major books. He's rolling his shirt on

his wrist. “Hayden Haranta, my new friend, and I think it will be

your new friend. Do you know which class he is from?” asked Zach while going inside

the class is half filled. “12 IPS SPECIAL. You know the class that filled it

super-super smart scholarship kids?”

Zach never heard anything about that class,

or a bunch of super-super-smart scholarship kids. He is also the holder

scholarship, but Zach feels now he's not that smart. Zach was unconscious

how much he didn't know about Hayden. They both have already

spending a lot of time, in a lot, according to Zach last night has been a lot. And

Zach felt close to Hayden. But, there's not a single thing that Zach

know. Hayden still feels mysterious to Zach.

Three hours isn't a long time for Zach to

bypassed. But, just now was a three-hour Math lesson. Zach looked

his class is mostly hypocritical. They like to ask for answers and

ask for help in terms of lessons on Zach, but Zach often finds

they're talking about Zach in the back. Zach just really doesn't care

if the one asking is Andrew. And Zach doesn't really care about them.

Just one more year on the way to graduation, and that's something Zach doesn't want

having now is a quarrel and a High School drama.

Fernando is the worst. He used to be a friend

Zach. They were hostile because Fernando made a new, old friend

later is not as close as it used to be to Zach. Then, Zach is too upset

with Fernando's new friend, they are jealous and afraid of being alone. Some

the day after deciding on his own, Zach meets Andrew in the school cafeteria.

Zach who was sitting reading his novel, without touching his hodgepodge

approached by Andrew. From then on, they became friends, and plans

zach's aloof just vanished in the cafeteria.

Andrew was asleep in class. Up Zach

decided to go down to the canteen. Elizabeth High School Canteen is the most unique.

The dining room is outside the room. With a dahlia flower garden

the one painted black. Strange, but according to the children's art club, red is too ‘normal’

the Elizabeth High School. Zach buys a hodgepodge and sits right next to the park

dahlia black. Suddenly a girl sits next to Zach, then faces

Zach and smile saying good morning.

“Morning Zachary. I rarely see you sitting here.”

When people say Marsella is a friendly girl, Zach isn't

sure of that fact. Until that happened. What's with the hodgepodge in

school canteen? Every time he ate a hodgepodge in the cafeteria and sat by himself, always

someone approached him. Zach was a little disgusted by the call

Marsella on her self. ‘Zachary’ causes nausea and goosebumps effects for

Zach. In two more years at Elizabeth High School, only the teachers are calling

Zach ‘Zachary’ and then Marsella appeared.

“Pagi. I often bring food from home, however

because of bad luck, today is not. How was your morning?” Zach threw away the idea

to approach Clara Mara today. The idea was replaced with ‘approaching

Marsella Gonzela’'s. It's like a big catch of fish. The guy who wants Zach

approach instead of approaching himself to Zach. But I must admit, this is

what a pretty awkward conversation. Zach is nervous and Zach is never

talking a word with Marsella.

“Boring! My phone was confiscated by Bu Hamjah only because of my mother

I called during the lesson. Though I tried to turn it off,” said

Marsella. “How about you?.” This conversation is really too

normals. Zach felt a tremendous awkwardness from this conversation. Taste

Zach is desperate to yawn, and Zach keeps his mouth shut not to give

a less than good first impression. As he spoke of his morning, he

keep turning his brain to find a good topic. Less is more

it was concluded that Marsella was the one who carried the topic of this conversation.

“Let me guess. You're the one holding the topic

this is Marsella?,” said Hayden who suddenly appeared behind them. He then

jump over the garden foundation which is about not too high. And sit in

zach and Marsella. Whether this is what Zach wants or not.

But at least now the topic won't be as tough as it was.

Hayden patted Zach and Marsella on the shoulder, then pointed

behind them. Black dahlia flower. “You know why art club boys paint

dahlia's color is black?.” Hayden took turns looking at Zach's eyes, then

Marcella, then repeated until one of them will answer.

Zach just shook his head, so did Marsella. If Zach, he's just

want to know the answer without guessing.

“Dahlia red symbolizes dishonesty and

treacheries. Then the art club kid thinks if the dishonesty and

betrayal does not reflect the reality of the world. Then they add color

black, which they mean death by treason and

dishonesty.” Zach doesn't care much about the meaning of

a collection of flowers that are rarely even seen. But one thing Zach got

from the information earlier is, that the children of his content art club are edgy people. Instantly, Zach gets a flash

back in her Junior High, especially early puberty. Those disgusting memories

make Zach creeps and feels if the talk about the child art club edgy should be stopped immediately.

“Good. We got a bunch of weirdos in

here's. Um! Let's change the direction of this conversation. You're empty tonight

Marsella?,” asked Zach quickly and who out of nowhere Zach could surf

just now. Zach immediately realized what he had just said when Hayden

give her a look ‘what did you just do man!?’. Zach patted the jidat

her slowly.

“Let's meet at school. At 5, don't be late

Zachary.” Marsella then stood up and held Zach's head

stroked her before she left the canteen. Hayden saw

tangents. And if Hayden's confused, let alone Zach. He was silent and super confused

will be what just happened. First, that sudden date, then action

Marcellas. Zach believes he's just overthinking this, and Zach

committed to not getting hurt. Zach's goal to Marsella is only limited

informant to solve the school mystery.

“That night of mass, why did you punch Fernando there Hayden?,” asked the police officer. Hayden

been with his lawyer. But still, lawyer or not

lawyer, nothing can take away the sense Hayden is experiencing at the moment.

What is happening now is not what was planned. Their plan will

failed if Hayden did the wrong thing. Hayden knew it, if

their success was now on Hayden's shoulders. Hayden was the second to

interviewees. Clara managed to do well, but Hayden, who

know what's gonna happen.

“Only a normal quarrel of a High School boy, I'm sure you used to have also experienced or

even doing similar things, officer.” The officers did not appear to be eating answers

Hayden's. But, of course Hayden's answer wasn't enough to let Hayden go.

Officers pulled a piece of paper from the envelope on the table. That paper

read it quickly, then put it again into the envelope. There's no one

you know what the envelope is. But clearly, there's a connection to Hayden, Zach, and,

and Marcella.

“What did Fernando do to you? I mean, if it's just a normal High School fight, then,

it never hurts to tell a story, right?,” said the officer while entering

paper into the envelope. His eyes looked straight at Hayden.

Hayden looked at the lawyer standing behind him. The lawyer then stood

beside Hayden. He put both his hands on the table. “That question

it is better to leave it to Fernando Germanotta. I think the question for

my client is done. We're goin. Good night officer.”The end of

Hayden interrogation. Or so Hayden thought. Whoever the guy is

furthermore, Hayden only wished he had not failed. Whoever he is, he should be able to

closed this case forever. For Marsella, and for the sake of her safety

others.

School is still crowded. Wednesday is an extra day

elizabeth Scout Club. The club is the most hated club

most students. In addition to the mandatory 1-year scout policy for all

pupil. Scouts in Elizabeth are judged to be too many coercive rules and regulations

bind his students. Hayden was one of the founding disciples of Rejection Club

Scout Elizabeth, or PKPE. The content is the whole of Elizabeth's clubs

join one to ask the principal to shut down the club and eliminate the

mandatory one year policy. They never succeeded, but their members

always increasing.

Marsella was sitting on an iron bench already

carcass near the motor park. She looks beautiful today to Zach. Hair

his is stroked, and he's a black choker with a rope that lengthens down. Zach

stop for a while on the side of the road and look at his body. Yeah, it can't

be seen. Zach wears a black basketball jersey with a gold fringe

and shabby basketball pants. Zach patted his eel and felt stupid. He is now

looks like a guy who just finished playing basketball and decided to

ask people out on a date.

“ZACHARY!,” cried Marsella from her seat. Him

waving his hands. Then run to Zach. Zach is

prepare yourself to think hard by preparing a lot of topics

along journey. His heart is pounding. No, of course not

because Zach likes Marsella. It's just that Zach likes to feel awkward with

the unknown is well. Especially since Zach likes to think

what others think of him.

“You look beautiful Marsella.” Hayden is a person

who told Zach to say that. Now the reaction of Marsella will be

determine whether Hayden will be hit by Zach tomorrow or not.

“And you look sexy. I didn't know you were using

earrings, nose, and got a tattoo.” Marsella pulls Zach's hand and starts

walk. “Come. Let me be your city guide tonight.”

Zach blushing. Very-very red. There's no one

never mentioned her earrings and tattoos. And now, it's really red.

Defeat all red colors on any object in the universe. Zach then

holding her earrings, then her nose, and ending in her left bicep.

I know, Zach looks really stupid right now. Zach smiled to himself, and

suddenly became a spirit. Zach who looks his start shifting commitment to

investigating the school mystery.

the usual thing is thought by most teenagers they will do when

there are only two people. Both. Together. And maybe they're hoping for each other

overharvesting? Hayden and Marsella walk around the city. Pretty far away, though,

until they had walked for more than 30 minutes. This time, a lot

the conversations they have. Of course, it wasn't Zach who started. Marcella

who keeps starting the topic. Marsella doesn't mind that, instead she does

seeing Zach as a cute and sexy guy at the same time. Zach's Mind

confused about what he did. He didn't even ask anything about

the school mystery on Marsella. That night, Zachary Zebua just enjoyed the night

her normal teen with popular girl High School. The night that the boys look forward to

Another high school.

They walked into the visible housing

like the housing of the rich. The houses are multi-storey with lots of white paint.

The garden of their house is very spacious, and if you think about it, the area of the park here is as large as

kitchen house Zach. There's a lot of. A lot of houses are partying, or so

looks like. There are also many people walking outside. Couple and no

by oneself. Marsella stopped at a house. Three-story house on the street

t shaped. Whitewashed house with 360 degree swimming pool on the floor

topmost.

Marsella pulls Zach's hand to get inside.

The house is dark. And also deserted. No sound other than the sound of Zach's shoes and

Marcellas. “My parents don't live here. So it's just the two of us

Zachary.” Zach's been watching videos and movies too often like this,

the sentence, is the beginning of a bad start and also good.

Zach didn't reply. He just followed Marsella up to the third floor

her house. Zach knew Andrew would be so excited to see this pool. Zach

take a photo of the pool.

“I didn't know tennis athletes liked swimming,” says

Marsella came with a bottle of soju. How Zach knew it was a bottle

the soju? Zach and Andrew are the best soju drinkers in Aseline. Of course, you are,

they broke the rules by drinking underage. But, isn't it all

teenagers do that?

“We can not drink Marsella,” said Zach agar

looks plain in front of Marsella. Zach was instantly disgusted by what he was

pronounce. It was not usual for him to try to maintain his reputation like this. Zach

is an honest man ceplas ceplos. And his words just now, really

change themselves. “Build bet? There are no teenagers in this small town

never drank or violated the rules. Junior High School kids in our school even

already riding a motor. It also violates the rules instead of Zach.”

Marsella really teased Zach tonight. Alternations

the call from Zachary to Zach makes Zach really fly. And if you can

expressed in words, Zach is aroused by the voice of Marsella. Zach

puffing his head into the night sky. His fingers pressed the ball

his eyes and rubbing his. Then, Zach took a lot of breaths. Strive to

re-tune his brain. Trying to get himself back to

his initial purpose. “Sorry Marsella. But, I'm serious. Like her I should

home.”

“I like you.”

Zach was trying to digest what he just heard.

Marsella likes Zach. If only Andrew and Hayden were next door

Zach is currently to tell her what to say. Because within

deep in Zach's heart, he had absolutely no feelings for

Marcellas. In fact, Zach accuses Marsella of being the mastermind of the school's mysteries. Dating

this, and everything Zach does is just for information. And

if what Marsela said is true, Zach feels very guilty.

Zach's hand grabbed the bottle of soju that Marsella put down

at the table, and drink it up in one gulp. When I said Zach

I was the best drinker, I mean it. Zach then fell

her into the pool behind her. Really, Marsella looks confused what

it just happened. So did Zach. He doesn't know how, why, and

why would. Zach didn't drown as he always did. He floats in the pool

with his shoes and all his clothes still attached. “Marsella, you're sure

if you don't like the wrong person?,” said Zach slowly while staring

night sky. It was dark at last, and slowly it felt

Zach fell in, and deepened.

Zach's body has not retraced the ground. Her body

it trembled and its head was on top of people's backs. Zach is

sponsored by Andrew. Zach then pretended to be asleep. Memories of what is new

it just happened to start entering very quickly into his brain. She felt ashamed.

Sipped a bottle of soju and drowned in the pool of even unknown people

her well. The night that was supposed to be a date turned into something

far from the word dating. Zach is still leaning on Andrew's back, but eyes

it's not closed. He kept looking down the road.

“Thank you Andrew,” said Zach slowly like a person

who woke up. He then wriggled for Andrew to let go.

“Haaa... We, do not need to discuss what just happened, okay?”

“What just happened in the house of Marsella, Zach?”

As Zach hopes that no one will discuss the shame, Andrew instead

start a conversation with that topic. In fact, it felt like Zach would not look

Marsella tomorrow. Zach feels like he's done something really embarrassing,

marsella will be remembered until she graduates. What scenario

how to avoid Marsella for a year is now being played in Zach's brain.

“Soju. Pool. Fall off. Assistance. Carry.” Zach

apparently, he did not realize whether he was drunk or drunk or not

really stupid. Zach then accidentally falls toward Andrew's body. “Ku

please forgive me, this will not happen again.” Zach tinkering

head her up and hold Zach again to his back. They walk towards

Andrew's Home. Andrew knew Zach wouldn't be sober until morning. The two of them

I spend too much time together, so I can know everything

both of their bodies.

The moon is shining brightly. It's not cloudy tonight.

And the moon is perfectly round. If Zach was in his house, he would

go up to the roof. Head facing the sky. Watching Netflix while eating

biscuits dipped in tea. But tonight, he's lying in the

backs Andrew. “You know Andrew? I'm not sure if I'm currently conscious or

no?”

Andrew turned his head back, until

her hair hit Zach's face. “Your hair is smooth,” said Zach slowly and

so soft. He looks like a baby now. A really big baby

irritatingly. “Means you're aware. Okay, Zach, when was the last time I

warning you to stop drinking? We're in 12th grade, blah blah and blah blah

again, we have to learn, you know that, right? I swear this doesn't sound like it

like me, but you dream of entering the UI, right?” Andrew Edden is not a man

who pursues grades, as well as being worthy of his students who learn, repeat, sleep, and,

repeat the activity until graduation. Andrew is a rogue rebel

damn talented. He received a scholarship to the United States. That's why Andrew

determined to help Zach, at least get into a university he thinks he's

impossible.

“You don't sound like Andrew,” says Zach.

Andrew's home distance from their current position is still a long way off. Although Andrew

already sweating wet. He's worried that if Zach realizes his back is wet, Zach

will come down and do not want to be troublesome. Hayden started looking for the talk

to make them both forget about time. Talking on the road likes

success in reducing travel time. “Tell me how Hayden is

new.” Andrew immediately realized that it was a strange and wrong question.

Zach just spent the night at a girl's house, shouldn't he

Andrew asked how is Marsella?

Zach laughed for a few seconds before replying.

He laughed and sounded like a maniac. “I didn't know you were

Andrews. Hayden's a really nice guy, you guys should meet. He always knew

when I don't tell, I think we can be good friends.” Answers

Zach is heard coming out of the mouth of a conscious person, though Andrew is still

keep holding her. Andrew himself had no opinion on the answer

Zach. Andrew knew Hayden, though only a few feet down the aisle.

But one more thing, Andrew knows something about Hayden. Secret Hayden. Secret

which Andrew should not know.

“Then what about Marsella, you like her?”

ask Andrew who started to slow down his road speed. Zach is aware of things

that's. He pulled Andrew's shoulder to fall into one of the park chairs.

Andrew just followed the instructions of Zach's encouragement. Now they both sit

in garden. Behind them was another garden that was not quiet

fight them now. “No. My plan to approach her is limited

knowing his involvement in the mystery of our school, no more.” Zach

stopped his answer before he almost mentioned if Marsella admitted

his feelings for Zach. Zach still feels guilty, even after a bottle

soju, and this long night. Shame and guilt, that's what Zach is

feel it.

Zach felt like he remembered something. He's like, aware if there is

it's wrong, but he doesn't even know what's wrong. Zach groping the body

her, then look at her clothes and pants. Then peek into the pants for

look at her panties. “Dog! What the fuck Andrew!?” Andrew could not

stifling his laughter as Zach finally comes to a realization. Now, Andrew's laugh

it sounded more maniacal than Zach's laugh. “Who. Yang. Substituting. Shirt.

Ku?”

“You want me to answer Marsella, or me, or us

two?”Andrew could not look at Zach. He kept laughing, even more

firmer. Zach then clamped Andrew's neck with his hands. But his effort

I couldn't stop Andrew laughing. “Of course I'm stupid.” There's no answer

which really makes Zach calm. Andrew means he's seen Zach naked,

and that thought makes Zach more shy than *** to Marsella

earlier. “Gosh, tonight's vow shitty night!” zach shouted trying

beat Andrew's still-fast laughter. Andrew could not stand it. Him

got a call from Marsella, asked her to come pick up Zach. Then

Marsella asks again to bring a change of clothes. Andrew never did

imagine if he had to change clothes and also underwear and again,

dry Zach's body with a towel. Things Zach can't forget

and Andrew too.

“Additional questions. Where's my shirt?” ask Zach

whose body is trembling. He also laughed. I don't know if Zach's laughing

stupidity tonight or laugh at the fact if his friend sees his body

naked. “Marsella will bring her tomorrow.” Zach laughed and laughed.

His misadventures are increasing again. Tomorrow he really cannot avoid it

Marcellas. Zach laughed as his misfortune was already far beyond his means

to receive the bad luck.

“You hungry?” ask Andrew. Their jaws are both already

pain due to excessive laughing that lasts for minutes. Zach evaporates

the tears came out. Apparently, the laughter made her sleepy. “Sign up Andrew,

I just want to go home and sleep now, maybe we can eat

morning only?”

Andrew stood up and pulled Zach's hand to get up.

Andrew's hand wrapped around Zach's and Zach's shoulders. The two of them

walking home, with the posture of the road and the body like two men

drunk office overtime. Maybe the word drunk is right to describe Zach.

Zach staggers off to make a drunken joke, and

Andrew also followed his staggered path. Now if satpol appears

pp, then things can be more perfect for them.

Police officers walked out of the interrogation room after Hayden and his lawyers joined

exiting. “Wait!,” the attendant took a deep breath, and looked at Hayden from

backside. Hayden did not look back to see what was

happen. Hayden's lawyer told Hayden to keep going. “Hayden

Haranta, you we're holding on the basis of the charges in the retainer and the murder

Marcella Gonzela.”

Hayden turned to face the police officer. He now felt no fear and

the trembling he felt. She's upset. Hayden was very angry, because he

knowing the truth that exists. But the truth he could not tell. If

until the truth about Marsella falls to the police, it will fall

not just the perpetrators, but all of them. Hayden, Zach, Andrew, Clara,

Fernando, and Hari.

“WHAT'S ALL UNCLEAR TO YOU!? MARSELLA COMMITTED SUICIDE. HE DIDN'T KILL ANYONE. GOD HELP ME, BUT YOU HAVE TO OPEN YOUR EYES TO WAKE UP!,” cried Hayden. A lot

police officers who came out of their room to see what was

happen.

“You touched Hayden and the last thing that will happen is a report from me about no charges

prove you guys.” Zach came running down the aisle. Her breath

gasps. He looked pale, and also more panicked than Hayden.

The officer was not confused to see Zach coming. Zach, the second closest person

with Marsella besides Clara Mara. He is a suspect in this case. “Name

I'm Zachary Zebua, I came first to testify. Free Hayden, he doesn't

guilty!”

Zach came forward and hung out with Hayden. Zach pats Hayden on the back. Holding his hand

with their panco position. “Let's relax, man, we'll clean up the rest.”

“You can go Hayden. Please come with me Zachary.” The officer goes with Zach to go inside

interrogation room. Hayden and his lawyer left the office

trooper. Hayden continued to take a deep breath. He's really calm now. Hearted

his stopped pounding fast, and returned in normal speed. Whereas

his eyes, keep staring back. He's worried about what Zach's up against

inward. He hoped none of this should happen. Hayden wishes he hadn't

never seen ‘itu’ all. Hayden was very hopeful, he did not become the younger brother of

Haranta Day.