Lala The Dancer

arrestment

Papa received the letter from Vano reading it at a glance. Mama had already grabbed my shoulders possessively.

"Murder at the cost of Jalan Manggis? Lala kost on Rambutan street. A lot of cctv was leaked. You can check it out. I'm sure Lala couldn't have been involved in the murder" Papa said. His eyes were fixed on Vano. There's a little bit of tucked anger. Papa even memorized the name of my old boarding road, even though he only came once there.

"Ask your son and his sister. Lala's boarding the Manggis road now," Vano said. I've been shivering when it's not cold. A murder? Whose murder? Papa was looking at me.

"You moved to La?" ask Papa. I nodded small in response.

"On Manggis road?" ask Papa again to make sure. I nodded again.

"As per the procedure, we have to bring Lala in for questioning" Vano said.

"But whose murder? Who was killed?" my many. Vano. Stare at me for a moment.

"You must be wrong, brother, you know for yourself how stupid he is? Why are you accused of murder?" hactor defended me.

Directly stir up my house. I'm dizzy. My brain was too shocked to receive all this impromptu information. Papa scrapes information from Vano, but Vano kekeh is better explained in the office. The atmosphere grew even more excited when the Om Nando family came. It turned out that the victim of the alleged murder to me was Farel!! Farel???? So who died Farel? And murdered???? No.kk.... We were shocked and didn't understand.

"Ipda Vano, please explain to all of us!" om Nando's orders his body was already shaking violently.

"Why did you bring the victim's family here!!!" vano snapped at two policemen accompanying Farel's family.

"Sorry sir, they came straight here when they found out that Brother Farel was found dead in a woman's room" police friend Vano replied.

The atmosphere is getting noisy and confusing. We were all told to sit in the living room with Vano. He breathed before starting the story.

"This starts from the report of the boarding house who saw a blood spout in a room..." Vano begins the story.

The blood was on the front floor of my room. Lola and several other boarding house residents were frightened and reported to the police. After being broken down, Farel's body was found in my room.

"Therefore I must bring Miss Vanila as the owner of the room to be questioned. Also the Father or Mother of the late Farel to identify the body," said Vano staring one at us. Aunt Ine limp, her body slumped. Om Nando and Hector. My head is getting dizzy. The earth I was moving seemed to be spinning. My mother hugged me tighter. My eyes can't focus anymore. I'm powerless limp.

We finally left in two cars. I was in Vano's car with Papa and the other police. Mama, Hector, Aunt Ine, Tiwi, and Om Nando one car behind Vano's car.

"You'll only be questioned. Papa will act as your escort before your lawyer comes. Try to be calm and cooperative" Papa whispered to me in the car. I was still confused to digest the word Papa said.

All I have in mind is Farel. She dead? In my room? How can?? I remember the last flash of events I met him. Our quarrel then. The blood coming out of his temple.... Did my punch kill him???? But he still ran after me. I'm sure it is. Could he be in pain and then die??? No. gabe..... No. gabe..... Is it true I killed Farel....

Papa hugged me tightly.

"Relax La.... calm down a little.." said Papa sebil tensing both my hands. Without realizing it, I kept pulling my own hair. Vano who sat in the front jog held out a drink. Papa accepted it and forced me to drink it.

"Honest to me No, what's Lala's status?" ask Papa to Vano. The one asked breathed a rough breath.

"I have to be honest, sir? You know this isn't allowed, but I'd say.." quiet for a moment.

"I want to know the full chronology. Where might my son kill," Papa said to whom.

"I will work hard to investigate, sir. Personally I don't believe Lala was the culprit either, but there is evidence against Lala as well" Vano said.

Next is silence. I don't know what Papa thinks. All I have in my head is Farel, Farel and Farel....

***

We arrived at the police station. There was a long debate between Papa and Vano. Papa asked to accompany me.

"I'm a law master, let me accompany Lala. His lawyer's still on the street" Papa said.

"Just left about forty-five minutes behind us, if the papa can't, let me accompany Lala," said Mama did not want to lose.

"I know, you're a law master and Auntie a law scholar, but both of them aren't lawyers" Vano said, clasping my hand tightly. Papa hasn't taken my hand off. There was a pull of my hand between Vano and Papa.

"You know the rules, sir, I'm sorry I won't allow it. This is also proof that your upbringing I run correctly. Trust me on. Lala will be fine" explained Vano. Mom hugged me for a moment.

I pulled Vano into the room. My grip on Papa's hand is getting tighter. Papa tried to let me go.

"Papa's gonna wait here, son, Papa's not going anywhere. Don't worry" said Papa. I'm shaking.

"I want to go with Papa" I whine. Vano was getting tighter and tighter pulling me into the room.

"Come with me for a while La. Please cooperate, you are safe with me too," said Vano. My hand on Papa slipped off.

I kept being brought inside. Vano kept pulling me inside. Together with the two police officers who followed us.

"Sit here, I'll be back in a minute" said Vano, leading me to a windowless box room. Cold and haughty room. I freaked. I sat for a long time. Tired of sitting I paced around the room. The mirror made me uncomfortable. The mirror was clearly a one-way mirror. I'm like a game animal being watched by a predator.

Vano comes with some files. Sitting quietly in front of me while looking at me for a long time.

"Can I go out now?" my many. She smiles.

"Can, after you tell me what happened. But wait a minute. Your lawyer hasn't arrived yet" Vano said.

"Did Farel really die?? Kkkkeeenwhy die? Who could do this? Then how can I live Noooo..... Farel is like a brother to me." I said sobbing. Vano pulled my hand out of my hair.

"Let's calm down, Po. I'll get you a drink for a while" Vano said. Return with a bottle. He opened it and handed it to me. I drank it a little.

"He was alive when I left. We did have a fight. He knows everything No, even our kisses." I told Vano. He looks wrong. Glance cctv above us.

"You're too honest Po, ahhh already... Let it go" said Vano.