Reaching the Moon

Chapter 18

The cold night was so piercing that almost everyone had slept in a beautiful dream. However, in a remote place, two people are in tension. The menacing danger was in front of their eyes right now. Either they can get out of that place alive or dead.

Nizam turned to look at the fleeting Moon that was behind him. "Whatever happens, stay behind me" he said and looked back to the front where Marcel and his men had entered the room.

Nizam widened his arms to protect the Moon as he watched Marcel's men begin to prepare to attack.

"You're really shameless! That month my wife, you should have brought her back to me, not taken her away!" marcel's bluff was full of emotion.

"I'm just trying to protect people who need to be protected. In this case, you as a husband have dzolim on your wife, instead of being a protector, but instead become a source of danger for her," replied Nizam not bitter in the slightest.

Marcel clenched his hands together, clenching his teeth until his jaw became clearer. "Revan, you know what you have to do!" Marcel shifts and gives way for Revan and his men to advance.

In the next second, they started attacking. However, Nizam so nimblely fended off all the attacks from the several men one by one without shifting from his initial position. He deliberately did so that the Moon remained in the corner, so that he could be younger to protect it.

Such a fierce battle continued, not infrequently Nizam gave his punches and kicks to those who wanted to attack. However, in the middle of that fight, Revan took the opportunity to pull the Moon.

Luckily, Nizam quickly noticed it and immediately twisted Revan's hand, then continued by turning his body and slamming the man forward.

"Don't try to hurt her!" hissing Nizam.

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"Aaaak" cried the Moon as he watched a man hit Nizam's head with a wooden block from behind, sending fresh blood flowing from the man's head.

Seeing Nizam who started to hurt, Revan immediately attacked him again until he fell on the floor. Marcel's men immediately grabbed the man's arms and forced him to stand up.

"No, don't do that, Mom!" the Moon shouted in fear as she saw Marcel pull out a sharp weapon from inside his pocket and pointed it at Nizam's neck.

"Say good bye, Sky!" Marcel raised his hand and was about to swing the sharp weapon right at Nizam's neck. However, a jeep suddenly came crashing into the triplex wall of the room until it was damaged.

Marcel's men holding Nizam's arms reflexively let go of his grip to avoid a collision from the car.

"Nizam, comein!" tell the man from inside the car.

"Dad?" lirih Nizam was quite surprised to see the whereabouts of the father. Nizam immediately pulled the hand of the Moon wrapped in clothes to come up. In the next second, the car immediately drove away from the room that had now broken both sides of the wall.

"Boss! Why did you let them go? We are waiting for your orders" Revan said as he watched Marcel stupefied at the car's departure.

"Boy" said Marcel in a soft voice.

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Meanwhile in the car, Boy grumbled at a pace that was not less fast with the speed of his car. He even beat up Nizam sitting next to him many times with his left hand, while his right hand was still holding the steering wheel of the car.

"Geez, it's sick, Dad!"

"Basic stupid! What do you count on by going in such a hurry to the lion's den all by yourself? Huh!"

"Again, Dad. Nizam only felt able to fight them with Nizam's martial ability," Nizam replied honestly and instantly got a crack in his head.

"Aw, sick, Dad. My head is injured, loh," said Nizam.

"To enter the lion's den because it is confident in martial skills alone is called arrogant. There must be a tactic so that you don't end up being the lions' dinner, yes at least there's a cop you're carrying."

"Yes, what else, his name is desperate, too" said Nizam.

Boy took a rough breath and looked at the Moon from the reflection of the rearview mirror in front of him.. "How are you doing, son? Did they hurt you?" ask the man.

"Good, Om. Thank God they did not have time to hurt me, thank you Mas Nizam, thank you, Om," said Moon slowly with his hands interlocked, dampening the vibrations in his hands that were still reluctant to leave.

"Dad, how did you know our location? And whose car is this?" ask Nizam curious.

Nizam was not too surprised to hear the father's story because he had already heard it. However, whoever caused the fire, either Boy or Khaira was reluctant to say so.

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An hour has now passed, the dawn prayer begins to reverberate in every mosque. The journey was stopped for a moment to fulfill the duty as a servant of God. Boy and Nizam got out of the car first, then followed by the Moon who walked to a place of women-only ablution.

The three also prayed in the direction of the priest, then dhikr and pray after the greeting. Unlike the other worshippers who sit straight with their hands raised, the Moon actually returns to prostrate.

For a long time the woman was in the same position. His body trembled withstanding the tightness in his chest. He is really tired of the problems that have succeeded in attacking his psychic until he experienced excessive worry and fear. The incident had already passed an hour ago, but the effect still made him tormented to this day.

"You're strong, Moon. You can come out of the shadows, God willing," she said, strengthening herself.

The journey resumed, until they arrived at a stilt house made of wood with a classic design. It looks so comfortable and beautiful with various types of ornamental plants neatly lined up in the front yard. In addition to the cold air in the morning that makes the atmosphere feel very fresh.

"This is Uncle Anton's new house?" nizam asked as he looked around the courtyard.

"Yes, Anton decided to live in a rural area not far from the city, he wanted to live a quiet life, but still be able to visit both his parents and his sister in the city" Boy replied.

The three now got out of the car, and walked towards the main staircase where Anton and his wife were already waiting for their arrival.

Anton and his wife welcomed them so kindly. Boy, Nizam, first climbed on top of the house, while Moon and Anton's wife walked behind them. The three men are now sitting in the living room, while Moon is invited to rest in the guest room at Boy's request.

"Hows it? Did you catch them?" anton asked and got a headband from both of them.

"I just saved Nizam and the Moon, I was quite surprised to learn that Ifan was the boss of the biker gang" Boy said.

"The fan? Not Dad, his name is Marcel," Nizam argued quickly.

"Marcel?" Boy laughed at hearing that name. "It was his little name, his full name was Ifano Marcelius."

"It looks like he changed his nickname because he's been a fugitive for a long time." Anton laughed for a moment, then his face turned serious. "Nizam, do you seriously want to reveal the truth behind Aura's accident?" sis asked.

"Yes, Uncle. Nizam had already spoken to the men who were executors. He said Aura and her friend were witnesses of the crime ...." Nizam explained according to what he heard while at the police station. He also said that he had just found a proof of message indicating that Marcel was the mastermind.

"Are you sure with just one piece of evidence it could ensnare Ifan on Aura's premeditated murder charge?" ask Anton.

"Then, how do we prove it again, Uncle?" nizam asked increasingly curious.

Anton did not immediately answer, he turned to look at Boy, he knew Boy slightly objected if his son was plunged into something dangerous. Moreover, Nizam only knows martial arts but never involved in a fight directly because his character does not like commotion. That night's fight was Nizam's first real fight of his lifetime.

"Be sure to ask your father for permission, after that we can make a plan." Anton smiled looking at Nizam meaningfully.

Now it was Nizam's turn to look at Boy with a glare. The man even showed the father puppy eyes. However, instead of leaking, Boy clamped Nizam's neck with his arm until the man screamed.

"Stop that! I'm really glad to see those eyes. Shame on the muscles!"

"Even, Dad, you can ...."

"Already, already. So what do you think, Boy? I think we should intervene, Nizam is already in their game. Shouldn't we make our own game?"

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NOTES:

Those who don't know Anton yet, let's explain. Anton is Silvi's older brother, Aura's mother. Anton and Silvi are Boy's half-brother, Nizam's father. Anton and Boy are both former motorcycle gang boys. The difference is, Boy changed after entering the boarding school, and Anton changed after going to prison.

Who was the perpetrator of the warehouse fire in which Boy and Khaira were the victims? The answer is Anton. Well, their story is in the previous author novel HE'S NOT A BAD BOY. 😁