Red Threads

Kai Confession

Supposedly, it's been a bright morning. If only, Mika's brain was not filled with tangled threads that were difficult to decipher. It should be a cold morning. If only, his heart was not filled with embers due to Raga's lies.

Mika finally decides to meet Kai, after a night of bickering with her own ego. The information he got from Reza, hasn't answered any questions in his head. He believes Kai has more important information. It's just, extracting information from Kai is not something easy. The guy still refused to talk to her. Since ten minutes ago, they had only been immersed in silence. Kai was busy with his phone. Meanwhile, Mika was busy looking at the guy. Looking for a gap to get Kai to talk.

Mika cleared her throat for the fifth time in ten minutes. He can't take it anymore. Silence enveloped him and Kai really felt awkward. What's more, Anggita's been impatient waiting outside. The girl had even sent him three messages.

“You still don't want to talk to me?” Mika asked hesitantly. He tilted his head slightly, trying to see Kai's facial expression covered in hair. Mika only realized that Kai's hair was longer than when staying at the man's house first.

“What do you need?” Kai did not look at Mika at all.

After the silence froze, hearing Kai's voice was a joy unto Mika. Although, the tone of the voice of the boy still remained cold. Although, Kai still seemed reluctant to see it.

“I want to apologize.” Mika lowered her head. His gaze fell on the tip of his toe which was only three centimeters away with the tip of Kai's toe. His left and right hands are tied to each other. Trying to get rid of nervousness, which in fact does not disappear in the least. Mika held her breath while waiting for a response from Kai. He was completely honest this time. He has lowered his ego to its lowest point.

Kai raised one eyebrow. “Why apologize?”

If not in this kind of situation, Mika would have landed a teak in Kai's head. I don't know. The guy pretends not to understand, or just intends to work on it.

“Ya. Because, I've accused you of killing Nagra.” Mika nibbled on the inner cheek. Head looked up. His eyes were on Kai. Forcing his eyes to keep staring at the dark pair of irises of the boy. Even though his feet were trembling. Only this time he realized that Kai who had always looked witty, actually had a much sharper gaze than Raga. The iris of the boy's eyes was so dark that the white part was like chalk coloring the sides of the blackboard.

A few seconds passed without a sound. Kai still looked at Mika, without blinking. Mika held her leg back to not run away. At once hold your breath. Suddenly, his chest felt tight. He was unable to breathe normally. Kai's eyes were too sharp. Until it feels, it is like being thrown on an unsmooth surface that is quite terrible. Sweat began to wash over his forehead. It appeared like small grains of corn, even though this room was not hot at all.

Those tense seconds ended, when Kai's laughter finally broke. Mika's confused. One of his eyebrows rose, accompanied by an eye highlight not understanding. Why is Kai laughing? Is there something wrong with his words? That question was originally present in his head. Before finally Kai's ignorant gaze made him realize that the guy was working on him.

Mika. Upset at feeling Kai has played him. However, there was a feeling of relief that at that moment also infiltrated into his heart. Unknowingly, instead of landing a piece of news, Mika smiled happily. The awkwardness that had originally enveloped, had already disappeared completely. Mika was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

“Udah not to be discussed.” Kai moved his hand in front of his face. He signaled that he no longer wanted to talk about it. “Gue layer. As an apology, please make me instant noodles, yes.”

Mika gawking. His eyes looked in amazement at Kai. That guy is really magical. Is it that easy for Kai to forgive her? In fact, after he ignored that guy?

“Why? Do you want me to apologize?” Kai's question awakened Mika from her amazement. The guy looked at Mika with slightly narrowed eyes.

“Ah, no," replied Mika, quickly. Later, he remembers the day he met Kai at the minimarket. That guy bought so many instant noodles. Then, an assumption appeared in his head, Kai must have eaten too much instant noodles. “Gue buyin eat out. Not good eating instant noodles keep.”

In addition to that reason, Mika also wants to immediately escape from Kai. He couldn't stay in the same room with that guy. It would be very dangerous for his heart. Without waiting for an answer from Kai, Mika moved from her place. A little run to the door. Just before opening the door, he could still hear Kai laughing softly behind him.

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Mika did not stop grumbling for the last thirty minutes. Today, Kai had really intentionally upset her. He thought his job would be done after buying the boy some food. Apparently, no. Kai instead asked her to feed the guy. Kai even whined, like a child asking for candy. And, Mika must obey if she still wants her ears safe. Of course, the main goal is for the guy to be willing to provide information about Nagra.

“Lo not sincerely nyuapin me, no, anyway?” Kai swung his lips when he saw Mika's face repeatedly grumbling during his bribe.

"Why ask now?" Mika put the empty plate on the table, with a little hard. Then, he folded his hands in front of his chest. Putting on a face and eyes of annoyance.

However, instead of apologizing, Kai laughed. The guy sticks out his tongue to poke Mika. Before Mika could throw out her regret sentence, Kai had already landed one hand on the top of Mika's head. The guy ruffled Mika's hair.

"Gue kangen look lo ngambek, gini. Long time ago, yeah, we didn't fight like this."

After returning from this place, it seems Mika should stop by for a while in the hospital. His heart is starting to be abnormal. The little organ had already jumped up and down in his chest. Instantly, something like a flying butterfly filled his heart.

"But, Ka. I seneng. Apparently, I don't have to worry if for example I get sick when we get married later. Kan, there's you bribing me." Kai chuckles.

Mika could feel her face heating up. Immediately, he turned his head in the other direction. Inwardly, he hoped Kai would not notice the discoloration of his face.

It felt, Mika wanted to bang her head against the wall right now. He did not think with Kai's head. Maybe the guy made him wrong at a time like this. When thoughts of Nagra, Nagra, and Nagra were filling his head.

“So, what do you need here?” No more whining. Kai turned his face into a serious expression in just a few seconds. Mika is even suspicious, if Kai has multiple personality disorder.

Without wasting any more time, Mika took out her phone from the bag. Then, play the CCTV footage he got from Raga.

“This is you, right?” Mika pointed at someone in the video.

Kai frowned, then nodded. Mika plays another video. Video footage of Kai beating Nagra to pieces.

“Why are you mukulin kak Nagra?” ask Mika. This time, he was already more able to control the emotions on something related to Nagra.

Kai was silent for a while. Seeing this video forced her to go back to the events of the day in Nagra's apartment. An event he still regrets to this day. The incident that made him always assume, that that's what caused Nagra died.

“The second video happened a few days before the first video. Sorry, Ka. That day I couldn't stand Nagra. In my eyes, he's really a coward.”

“Lo sure you want to hear this story?”

Mika nodded excitedly. No matter what the story, he prepared himself. His heart is much stronger now.

Kai took a deep breath, before starting the story. “Gue had no idea what had originally happened. Suddenly, one month before the incident in the second video, Nagra came to my house. She said that Alana was pregnant with her child. That day, I saw that Nagra really messed up. He told me once, that he told Alana to cut her womb. But I keep telling him to take responsibility. After all, it was still his fault.

I repeatedly told him about Alana. I can't just shut up. Nagra is my best friend, but Alana is also my friend. Two weeks before the beating, I met Alana. He's even more fucked up than Nagra. The content is starting to show. He had to hide in his family's villa.

I don't have the heart. I finally met Nagra at the apartment. At first, I just wanted to tell him to solve Alana's problem right away. I just don't want him to be a coward. But what I saw was that he tried to commit suicide. Luckily, I came right before he jumped out of the apartment window.

I darken my eyes. I told him I'd rather kill him than die by suicide. I don't know what I've done. All of a sudden, I've seen Nagra battered on the floor.”

Kai lowered his head deeply. Mika could not clearly see the man's expression. But from the way Kai took a breath that seemed very heavy, he knew that the incident was also very heavy for Kai.

Mika dumbfounded. Of all the stories Kai told, there was only one sentence that bounced around in his head. Stripped him, paralyzing part of his brain nerves.

Alana's pregnant Nagra's son.

He doesn't want to believe. But that voice sounded very real. He wants to evade. It was just that, not finding a single reason to deny. However, hasn't Nagra been a good guy all along? The guy never even touched a cigarette, before moving into the apartment. Then why did it happen?

A series of distrust and questioning in the head, made Mika drop the charges on Alana. He had never known Alana before. But from Anggita's story and his vision at the club that day, his conclusions on Alana are increasingly rounded. That girl is not a good girl. So it can be ascertained, the incident was also the work of Alana.

“Why didn't you say from the beginning?” mika asked in a loud voice.

Kai snorted. “How do you want to tell me if you don't want to see me?”

Mika clenched her palms. There was regret infiltrating his chest. Had he not ignored Kai that day, he would have known that fact from the beginning. Had he listened to that guy, he would not have been stuck in a lie for too long. Unfortunately, if it would still be if.

Raga is too good at manipulating her mind, making Kai the only suspect. Making him assume that in the video Kai did it because of a grudge that he did not understand. In fact, that guy just wanted to save Nagra.

“Terus, why did you delete the CCTV footage in Nagra's apartment that day?”

Kai knitted his pair of eyebrows. His eyes were confused. “Gue doesn't delete anything. I just took a copy of the tape.”

“But Raga said, someone deleted the tape. Finally, he had to ask for a copy to one of the security officers there.”

“Dan, you believe the same?” Kai's voice rose an octave from before.

Mika nodded weakly. He couldn't help but trust Raga that day. CCTV footage does not exist. He even looked for it. And, the only person who entered the room before them was Kai. He didn't even think that Raga could have deleted the tape when he was off guard. Then, the guy accused Kai of the culprit. Raga's efforts, really worth a thumbs up.

All the things that were in front of his eyes right now, were very inversely proportional to the reality that he got a few days ago. His head wanted to explode. His mind split into two camps who both asked, “Who can he trust now?”

Kai reached into the pocket of the bag beside him. He pulled out a flash disk, and handed it to Mika. “Video you have is incomplete. I have a copy of the original here. There's one more thing you need to know. The apartment building belongs to Raga. And, the security guard's his men. Raga can confess to anything she wants, including having the security guard manipulate the actual video.”

Kai was silent for a moment. His eyes looked at Mika deeply. There was a looming decisiveness in that pair of dark irises. Then in a soft voice, Kai said, “From the beginning, I told you to make careful with him.”

“Why do you and Nagra hate each other?”

Kai smiled bitterly. “Because, I will try to keep obstructing him.”

“In what way?” Mika doesn't understand anymore.

Kai just shook his head slowly, as an answer.

"You're not gonna get as far as me, are you, after this?" Mika says it with a stammer. He gulped to cover up the nervousness. But his voice still cannot lie.

Kai raised his right shoulder. "As promised, I won't bother you after you hear my explanation."

Mika bit her lower lip. No. gabe. He wouldn't let Kai do that. He is willing to do anything. He is willing to be bullied every day by Kai. Provided, the guy stays nearby.

"Why is your face so sad? Afraid I'm leaving, huh?" Kai poked Mika's nose. An infuriating smile had fallen on the boy's lips.

"Damn it! Go there! I don't care." Mika clenched her feet towards the door of the room. Kai managed to upset her.

Kai laughed amusedly. Just before Mika left the room, she said with confidence. "Gue's not going anywhere."