Police Teasers
14b
Wednesday (07.47), 08 April 2020
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Ratna cupped her hands together on the side of a large mug of hot tea to warm her frozen palms. The air tonight feels so cold that the rain has not flushed since morning.
A feeling of lightness and relief filled Ratna's chest two days ago after she was rescued from Matt's grip. Of course, there was still a curious feeling surrounding his mind. Curious about Matt's fate. Curious about the reason for the mental disorder suffered by Matt.
Especially after Ratna heard for herself from Uncle Max— who is now still hospitalized—about the story of the separation of the two twin brothers.
Ratna could not help but be sad and pityed, even though she could not forgive Matt's past actions.
Ratna's steps stopped at the top of Freddy's household. Her gaze was fixed on the man who would soon become her husband.
The man was standing on the balcony. Both of his elbows were in a pile on the balcony railing, making his back slightly bent. His gaze pointed straight towards the dark night which was only illuminated by moonlight.
With a smile on her lips, Ratna approached Freddy. He knew Freddy was aware of his arrival. Next to his arm slipped to embrace Freddy's waist, while the other hand held up the mug in front of Freddy's face.
“Teh?” Ratna offers.
Freddy smiled and nodded. His hand moved, not to take the mug out of Ratna's hand, but to return to embrace Ratna's waist with one hand. His head lowered and let Ratna help him drink.
“Be careful, still hot.” Ratna's whisper reminded.
The distinctive aroma of tea filled Freddy's sense of smell. He took a slight sip then frowned when he felt the heat that greeted the tip of his tongue.
“How to drink it? It's really still hot.” Grouse Freddy.
Ratna chuckled while leaning her head on Freddy's shoulder. “I've reminded.”
After that, no one spoke anymore. The silence enveloped them made the two more immersed in each other's thoughts.
A few minutes passed in sudden calm Ratna shuddered as the night wind blew.
Freddy looked down at Ratna as he lowered one of his palms on the woman's arm covered in a long-sleeved shirt. “You're cold.” Mumbled.
Ratna nodded. “And strangely you are not.”
“I'm used to it. We better get in.”
Ratna looked at Freddy for a moment, clearly hesitating to reveal her heart.
“You don't want to tell me anything?” finally Ratna voiced her question.
Without asking Freddy knew what Ratna meant by Matthew Benedict. “What do you want to know?”
“Why are you still asking? It's like you don't want to share with me at all.” Ratna sighed as she turned her face away from Freddy to show her disappointment. “If you don't want to tell a story, it doesn't matter.”
Freddy shifted and stood behind Ratna. Both of his arms moved in a circle around Ratna's waist while his chin was placed on the woman's shoulders.
“I don't want to share. But the story about Matt...” a sigh escaped Freddy's lips. “Considering it makes me nauseous and horrified, until I hesitate to tell you.”
“But I want to know. At least by knowing Matt's story, maybe I have a reason to be able to forgive his past actions. I don't like constantly grudging.”
Freddy nodded again. This time it sounds sad. “Surely you already know the story of Matt who was adopted by a man named Brian Timothy?”
Ratna nodded.
“It turns out he is a man who has an abnormality ****. Same-sex enthusiasts, especially minors.” Freddy tightened his embrace when he felt Ratna's body stiffen. “Can you imagine what kind of suffering that little boy goes through every day. Of course the jerk guy gave Matt the treatment he needed until he recovered. But it was all for his personal gain. So that he can satisfy his animal lust more freely.”
“Then?” ratna urged as Freddy fell silent.
“Various types of abuse experienced by Matt small. Even Brian often invites his friends to party with Matt as months. No need to explain in detail.”
“What does Matt actually hurt? Even Uncle Max doesn't know exactly what his sister's disease is. And what happens to Brian now?”
“Matt suffers from a disease related to the immune system. That makes it easy to get sick. And as for Brian, Matt killed him.” Freddy fell silent again before continuing. “According to Matt's description, he killed Brian because the man was planning a kidnapping against Uncle Max. Brian Timothy intended to make Uncle Max his slave as well.”
“There is no chance that Matthew Benedict lied? I mean, he could have made up a story to draw sympathy.”
“So did the thought of the investigation team at first. We can't trust Matt's one-sided testimony. We are therefore also investigating people suspected of being involved in Brian Timothy's abuse of Matt. It turns out that the end result shows that Matt's story is true. That's why this case is a bit of a scene because it makes some names get dragged as suspects.”
“So, you could say this case has not been resolved?”
Freddy nodded. “But I've taken my hands off this case because there's another case I have to deal with.”
Ratna tilted her head to look at Freddy as she heard the bitter tone in the man's voice. “What is this complicated case too?”
“Yes. But I don't want to discuss this further now. It's been too late. We'd better both sleep.”
“Alright, last question. What punishment will be handed to Matt? Given her disturbed psyche, is there any chance she could get a sentence release?”
Ratna's body shuddered in horror as she imagined Matt could roam free. Although his soul can be used as an excuse, but still there should be no one else who suffered the fate like Ratna had experienced.
“Matt's soul is disturbed, but that doesn't mean he's crazy. A madman can't account for his actions, while Matt can. He can still think rationally, even plan his evil deeds carefully. So he'll still be punished like a normal person. You understand the difference, right?”
Ratna seemed to think for a moment, then she nodded with a clear relief filling her eyes.
Freddy understood Ratna's unrest and tried to calm down. “After all there is now me who will take care of you.” Speak with a sincere gentle tone.
Freddy retreated away from Ratna and stood up while shaking his waist. “Oh, so that's what you guys are doing behind my back? Laughing at me secretly?”
“We didn't laugh at all. Instead we can only grumble in shame because of your behavior.”
Finished saying that Ratna immediately sauntered away before Freddy blurted out a reply. When Freddy started to chase while telling her to stop, Ratna instead immediately ran towards her room with a loud laugh accompanying her steps.
***
“We cannot act rashly for this case related to the woman named Maya. So far the information we have got is only a guess. No real proof yet.” Mr. Nugroho sighed as he stared at the pile of files on the table related to Maya and the drug network. “Even until this second we can only watch the woman from afar. He's smart enough not to let just anyone be around him.”
Freddy was holding his arm while looking down at the files. His gaze was fixed on the photo of a handsome man who was quite similar to Ratna. Somehow his instincts tell him that Rafka is the key that can help him get close to Maya. But how?
“Our guess all along is that Rafka is protecting Ratna from afar. He also did not show himself in front of Ratna because he thought Ratna was still missing her memory. How about we tell Rafka— the truth about Ratna and about this case—then ask her to help us?”
Mr. Nugroho seemed to think for a moment and then shook his head firmly. “Cannot. There's something I haven't told you. Maya has always been watching Rafka, even outside the Fly Club. Maybe Rafka herself didn't notice it. That's what keeps us from getting Rafka involved. Moreover, we do not know to what extent Rafka's loyalty to Maya, who is basically her birth mother.”
“I don't think their relationship might be okay considering Maya hired her own son as *****.” Freddy could not help but tone disgust from his voice.
“But we don't know for sure about it.”
I don't want Freddy to agree. “I'd better tell this to Ratna. I owe you an explanation about his family.”
“Explain as far as he needs to know. And make sure Ratna doesn't approach Rafka or Maya.”
“Good.” Freddy then immediately went out of the room Mr. Nugroho.
***
Freddy grabbed Ratna by the shoulder and pulled the woman's body into his arms. He let Ratna spill a cry on his chest.
I don't know how long they've been in that position. The originally hard crying of Ratna was heart-wrenching, gradually subsiding. Suddenly Ratna looked up at Freddy with a pleading look.
“Can't we save my brother? He must be suffering a lot now.”
“Currently Maya is the target of police.” Freddy gritted his teeth remembering Ratna's story that Maya sold her to Matthew. “If Maya finds out about it, she'll become more vigilant and harder to catch. If it wasn't for drugs, I'd make sure Maya was jailed for what she did to you in the past. In addition, we still do not know the extent of your brother's involvement with the crime committed Maya.”
Suddenly Ratna moved away from Freddy's arms. His eyes filled with anger as he looked at the man. “Don't equate my sister with that demonic woman.”
“Then why Rafka still survive with Maya, when clearly Maya sells herself?” Freddy asked slowly like giving understanding to a child.
“I,” sahut Ratna slowly but then more firmly. “I'm sure the reason. Rafka's trying to protect me. Just like old times if Maya shows her hatred for me. Brother Rafka must have been trying to protect me until finally he was the one who became the outlet of Maya's anger.”
“Actually what makes Maya hate you? Aren't you her biological son too?”
Ratna's face dimmed with sadness. “He used to say that I was the cause of our family's destruction. He thinks I'm the unlucky carrier girl who made Dad die.”
Freddy's forehead wrinkled deep. “If it's not wrong your father died in an accident.”
“But according to Maya, Dad died because he gave birth to an unlucky carrier child.” Clearly Ratna was accompanied by laughter full of irony.
“Maya tries to find a scapegoat to be an outlet of her anger and sadness.” Freddy started to understand. “The bottom line is that Maya threatened Rafka to stay by her side by making yourself a weapon. But what does Maya really want from Rafka?”
“I don't know and don't want to know what that demonic woman is thinking. All I want now is to keep Rafka's sister away from Maya.”
“That couldn't have happened if Maya could still roam free. Maya must be arrested first to be able to free Rafka.”
“But until when?” ratna's tears are back.
Once again Freddy took Ratna into his arms. With one hand she gently stroked Ratna's hair and occasionally gave a kiss on the top of the woman's head.
Freddy's mind was spinning. It feels like there's a lot of awkwardness in Rafka and Maya's relationship. But it should be thought about later. The main goal now is to find a loophole to be able to infiltrate people into the Maya sphere.
Freddy's forehead grew wrinkled when his superior explanation disturbed his mind.
If it's true what Mr. Nugroho said that Rafka was being watched, it means Maya also knew that Ratna would marry a policeman. Maya should now be on alert and trying to find another weapon if Rafka tries to escape because she feels Ratna is safe enough to be in the protection of a police officer.
Suddenly Freddy's body stiffened because it was filled with adrenaline. Ratna felt Freddy change in attitude and looked up at the man questioningly.
If Maya only watches Rafka—not Ratna—should not have known that the one who will marry Ratna is the son of the owner of Keegan Corp. That way he can pretend to be a police officer who needs extra money for his family to be willing to do everything including being a drug dealer.
Obviously Maya will not refuse the presence of Freddy who is his son-in-law, to be used as a backup weapon to hold Rafka. Now there's just how to engineer a meeting between him and Maya without suspicion.
“What's up? You daydream.” Said Ratna in a hoarse voice after crying.
“Nothing. I just remembered something.”
“You're hiding something from me.”
“Hm, really?” freddy asked in a seductive tone to distract Ratna. Slowly the man pushed Ratna's body down on the sofa. “I'm just missing you.”
Before Ratna could make a protest, Freddy had already put their lips together lightly at first, then deepened as his passion rose.
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♥ Aya Emily ♥
