Filed to: Into The Sky

Taste and Secrets

Three days have passed. The night sky glowed with bright lights from behind the windows. Now I'm at the hotel, thinking about the next place to stay, because my investigation is over, Jack said. I tidied things into a suitcase.

Actually I can stay here longer by Jack. He has allowed me to stay in this hotel for two weeks. But only for myself, not for my friends who will come here. I need to find where we're staying as soon as possible.

Suddenly the hotel phone rang, asking me to meet the waiter in the hotel lobby. Upon arrival, I was lent a mobile phone to him.

“Halo?”

“Hai, is this really Malka?” ask the woman behind the conversation.

“Alya?” I immediately stepped into a quieter place and covered up the phone with my hands. “What are you calling me at this time?”

“We're already in Centra, at the inn. I need you to come over here right away. We will meet at..” Alya tells a lodging name.

“Now?” my many.

“Yes, I was there,” Alya replied which surprised me.

“Good, I'll be there soon,” reply.

Now I have to hurry up there. But it seems pretty far from my hotel right now. It will be very difficult to walk because it is late at night. All that came to my mind was asking Jack for help. I called him with the phone I still borrowed.

“Jack, it's me Malka.”

“What are you calling so late at night?” jack asked, sounding lethargic.

“Sorry, but I need your help now. Can you take me to another inn?” my door.

“Eh? You're leaving already? Why?”

“No, I'll still be in Centra. I don't feel good staying here alone. I want to meet my friend here,” I replied.

“Do I know him?” continued Jack.

“No, I've never introduced him to you. I'll introduce you sometime,” reply me.

“Alright, I'll be there. Wait in front.”

I turned the phone back to the waiter. Rushed up the elevator and ran down the hallway to my room. Afterwards I went back downstairs, checked out and walked out of the lobby. There was a vehicle there. Jack opened the vehicle window.

“Sini, Malka!” barbarically.

The wheels turned and we left the hotel.

“What is a friend of another company?” ask Jack.

“Entah, maybe you could say so,” I replied.

“Can I see him later?” continued.

“It seems impolite that you come at midnight like this,” I replied.

“True too..”

“Oh yes, I didn't see Harry at all, was he on duty out of town too?” manya curious.

“No. He is currently very busy with his research. Tomorrow I also have to see him,” replied Jack. “You got into his team?” my continue.

“Iya, because it has something to do with sky energy,” he replied.

Arriving at the inn, I got down from the vehicle carrying my belongings. Without getting off the vehicle, Jack immediately said goodbye to me because he was very tired.

I went into the lobby of the inn, on a bench it turned out that Alya was waiting for me. He came straight to me.

“What are they asking you?” ask Alya to me.

“As I told you before,” answered me.

Sure enough, we headed to the parking area and to a vehicle parked there. There was a man inside with him.

For a moment my mind drifted aimlessly. Just one week apart, he already has ‘ close friends’nya. How naive I was to be jealous of him.

“Include, he's a group friend with us,” said Alya.

“Athar Bramadis, just call Athar.”

“Malka, Malka Syahnivir, greetings,” reply.

I got into that vehicle with them. Get out of that inn. I was amazed at what really happened to them.

“You may have many questions, but not now,” said Alya.

“But, how can you meet?” my many.

“The story is long, as Alya said, we will talk about it later,” Athar said.

They both look very familiar. I really didn't expect. I felt like a stranger among them. All I can do now is look around from behind the window.

“You're okay with Jack, right?” ask Alya.

I just fell silent without words. My head had too many thoughts and I felt annoyed at him. It is hard to open your mouth to answer. I don't know what happened to me, I'm upset right now.

“Malka?” call Alya.

“Sorry, not now,” reply. He smiled and turned back away from me.

From what I'm experiencing now, I can only draw the conclusion that the inn we met was just a diversion. It was like a detective movie. I'm sure we're heading to a real gathering place.

Come to think of it, I have a question stuck in my head. Is there really a ‘secret’ place in this city? I feel like this whole place has been covered by Knox Corp. But it does not rule out the possibility if there are activists in this city as well. My mind kept spinning along with the familiarity of the chatter of the two of them.

Until I arrived at an ordinary inn, in the sense of a three-star inn. We got off the parking lot on the basement floor. Enter the elevator, there is a floor button up to several floors up. From our current position, we should already be at the bottom floor.

Alya pressed a few buttons.

Strange, he pressed a few number keys there, like he was filling in a password. Then he pressed the emergency button, immediately the elevator felt moving. But strangely again, this elevator feels not moving up, but down.

“Seven, four, three, one, five..?” mummy's confused.

“Remember me, if you want to use it. Importantly, do not let any outsiders who know the combination of numbers earlier,” Alya replied.

“True, keep that secret, okay?” sahut Athar's.

“You look so familiar, yes,” reply.

“Not ordinary,” continued Alya.

“You're jealous, huh?” ask Athar.

I don't know why I feel ashamed to hear it myself. Instantly I became hard to speak, and my body moved strangely.

“T—No. K—Why should I be jealous of you?”

The elevator stopped, and the door opened. I stepped out. It looks like a room that is not much different from other lodging lobbies. A very noticeable difference here is the large amount of items and equipment, it looks like some kind of weapon.

“Malka!” lontar Gras's.

“You?” I was quite surprised to see them.

They lined up to greet me, while Alya who was near me turned to face me with a smile.

“Welcome to Synnefa headquarters, Malka!”

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