Red Threads

Reza's Story

"ANA?" Mika was unable to say anything other than that. His head was dizzy, like the roof of Kai's house had just collapsed hitting him.

"Eh, jeez! Sorry, Ka. Lupain was. You want to go home, right?" Reza approached Mika. Pat Mika's shoulder, making Mika jerk. He is still relaxed. As if nothing had just happened.

"What is your relationship with Alana?" Mika ignores Reza's existence. His sharp gaze was fixed on Raga who was still silent. "What is your relationship with Alana, Ga?!" Mika snaps. He started to get upset because Raga did not open her mouth.

Raga stepped back slowly. Without giving an answer to Mika's question, the guy turned his body and walked towards his motor. Mika tries to chase after Raga, and blocks the guy's arm. However, Raga brushed it off rudely.

"You can go home by yourself, right?" After saying that, Raha drove off his bike leaving Kai's yard.

Mika hiss is upset. Suspicion began to creep into his heart. Moving slowly to the head, raising one unanswered question, does Raga also have anything to do with Nagra's death?

Mika turned her eyes to Reza. The guy raised an eyebrow, when their gaze met.

"What's Raga's relationship with Alana?" ask Mika.

Reza shook his head slowly. The man threw his body into the chair, without giving an answer. Letting Mika drown in her own questions and curiosities.

Then, the sound of the car horn jolts Mika. Mika turns the body, and finds Anggita's car behind her back. The girl had just gotten out of the passenger seat, and approached her in a frenzy.

"Are you okay?" Anggita examines Mika's appearance from head to toe. Make sure that nothing happens to his friend.

"Why come back again?" ask Mika. He had been trying to set his tone to sound ordinary. However, failed.

Angita sighed. There was a curious look in his pair of eyes. "I told you to come here, he said something happened to you."

"Kai?" As far as Mika is concerned, the guy was still in the room. Then, quickly, Mika looked inside the house through the window glass behind Reza's back. Justright. Kai is there. Looking towards him through that window. Mika doesn't know, since when the guy was there. Did Kai know something happened between him and Nagra just a moment ago? Mika could not clearly see the expression on the man's face. Just two seconds after their eyes met, Kai twisted his body, and went back into the room.

"Gue take you home." Anggita pulls Mika's arm towards the car. The girl nodded slightly at Reza to say goodbye.

"Be careful, yes" cried Reza as she raised one hand to reply to Anggita's nod.

♥

There has been a lot of drama going on in his life lately. Starting from the assumption that Kai killed Nagra, to Raga who turned out to have a relationship with Alana. Since returning home from Kai's house that day, Mika has not gotten any information about Raga and Alana.

Mika closed the book rough. In the slightest, he could not concentrate with the subject matter today. He did listen to all the explanations from the teacher, but all just hitchhiked through his ears. His head was too full of guesses for conjecture.

Not only that. His feelings were also really upset when he recounted his meeting with Reza and Raga yesterday afternoon. How could he close his eyes all this time? How could he believe it when Raga acted as if she didn't know Alana?

“We can't just shut up. We have to quickly find out about the relationship between Raga and Alana,”, Anggita said, after Mika finished telling her story.

"That's great, Raga. He could be our cheek." Raya hit the table in front of her furiously.

Mika rubbed her face rough. "Keep, how should we go?"

"No plans, Git?" Raya dropped her eyes on Anggita. Usually, it was the girl who had unexpected ideas.

Anggita's eyes glitter. The girl threw a grin. Then, Anggita brought her head closer to Raya and Mika. His hand moved, gesturing for his friend to also come closer. After making sure things were safe, and no one stole his listen, he whispered softly. “Still remember Thursday? Thursday tomorrow, we follow Raga."

"Well?" ask Mika. Didn't Mika already say that on that day Raga was in her papa's office?

"And do you believe that? From the beginning I was suspicious of him. According to you, why did he suddenly take you to investigate Nagra's case, right after you said you wanted to break up?" Anggita's eyes narrowed suspiciously.

Mika scratched her head that was not itching. He who initially did not think about it, immediately became suspicious after Anggita said it. "Why indeed?"

"Yes, because she did have something to do with this case, Mika Arestya." Anggita landed a teak on Mika's forehead.

“Lo sure we can find something by following Raga?” He asked skeptically.

♥

Rudi's car stopped in front of Kai's house. Not like yesterday. This time, the door of the house was wide open. The sound of music was loud enough to be heard from the direction of the living room of the house when Mika lowered the car glass. Reza was washing the motor in the yard, whistling.

Mika opened the car door, after neutralizing her heartbeat. Although he did not meet Kai, he still felt nervousness that he could not avoid.

Mika smiled stiffly as she saw Reza was shocked at her arrival. The guy even nearly doused it with hose water.

“Jeez, another crazy guy looking at me!” Reza exclaimed, rubbing his chest.

Mika snorted, ignoring Reza's original cry. Then, he walked towards the terrace of Kai's house, and landed the body on a wooden chair. His eyes were watching Reza who was also looking towards him. The guy squeaked suspiciously, as if he was a thief that was indeed suspect.

“Quiet aja. I don't want to move this house. Nothing can be sold,” chirped Mika. His eyes rolled lazily.

“Damn it!” Reza clucking. Then, go back to doing his job.

Mika circulates the view to the corner of the park while waiting for Reza to finish the job. Although not broad, the page was neatly arranged. The clumps grow in bare soil with parallel height. No more than the limit of the foot. There is no garbage, even if it is just dry leaves. It seems, Kai always tidied up that page.

Mika's attention shifted to the conditions inside the house. He peered through the large window behind him. Silent. There's no one there. Instantly, his mind was fixed on Kai. How's that guy doing now?

However, he immediately dismissed that thought. Satisfying the urge to meet the guy. He didn't come here to see Kai. He just needs to make sure of one thing to Reza, then go home. There are still things he needs to finish first.

“Lo want to see me what Kai?” ask Reza. The guy has finished his activities. He put back on his shirt that was draped in the chair next to Mika.

“I'd like to ask you a few things.” Mika pulled out the phone. He has compiled a list of questions he will ask Reza.

Reza threw herself onto the chair beside Mika. His eyes looked suspiciously at Mika and the cell phone in the girl's hand. “Lo is not a reporter anymore, right?”

Mika scatter, while rolling her eyes. Not wanting to waste too much time, he immediately asked Reza the first question. “You know Raga since when?”

Reza's eyebrows are linked. “Raga is your boyfriend, right? Why not ask him?”

“Not any use. He won't answer. Now answer me. I don't have much time.” Mika urges. He realized, if his attitude was a little impolite. However, he did not have much time. After this, he still had to meet Anggita and Raya to discuss the results obtained.

Reza clucking. “Iya yes. I don't really know Raga. He was Kai's friend at Junior High. I see her every time she comes to this house.”

Mika held her breath after hearing that explanation. Astounded. Slowly, one by one the memories of Raga's attitude each time faced with Kai sprung up in his head. About Raga's attitude when she first saw Kai, and about Raga being possessive whenever she was near Kai. Then, why were they acting like mortal enemies?

"So, you used to live here?"

Reza nodded. "It's only Sunday. Pity me for Kai, there's no friend to him."

"So, why don't they seem to get along?"

"Gue doesn't know about that. Kai never told me. What's more, since entering High School, I've rarely played here again."

Mika. It's free to ask Reza that. Then, he turned to another question. “If Alana?”

“Alana the sister of Raga. Oh, my God, where are you going? Said you guys were dating, but never knew each other's lives.” Reza stared in disbelief at Mika.

Completely already. Mika's investigation into Alana's whereabouts finally found a bright spot.

Mika's left hand that was left free clenched tightly. Anger is creeping towards the end of his head. And filled every corner of his heart. He feels really stupid. Very neat Raga covered everything, so he did not find a single gap to dismantle this thing.

So, they're siblings. Goddamnit! Mika cursed in heart. Breath hunting. If Raga was in front of him, he would have already made a mockery for the guy. He was not out of thought, how could Raga behave as if she did not understand anything about Alana?