Red Threads

Unknown Number

Raga stared at the ceiling of her room with giddiness. Many times he breathed a long breath. He was tired today. Real tired. From morning on, he could not live the day quietly. The universe seems to deliberately regulate the presence of Mika to make him have a mild heart attack. Starting from the girl who came to him in class this morning, to the whereabouts of Mika, Raya, and Anggita in Alana's nursery.

"Why lo? It looks so good." Beni who suddenly came to throw Raga's face using a pillow.

Raga hissed, then rose from his position after successfully giving a swearing for Beni. Meanwhile, Beni just chuckled amusedly. Then, without asking for the owner's approval, Beni had plopped herself on the sofa, in the corner of Raga's room. Leaning his back on the back of the sofa like a big boss, while raising the heel of his left leg above the right thigh. Beni took out a cigarette box that he kept behind his jacket pocket, then burned the tip of the object.

"When, anyway, do you want to stop smoking?" Raga looked cynically at Beni.

Beni laughed lightly in response to that question. "If it's time."

"If it's time to die, you mean?" Raga grunting. However, once again, Beni responded to that with a light laugh.

"Eh, you haven't answered my question. Why are you sofor?" Beni raised one eyebrow.

"I know about Alana." Raga threw herself back into bed. It feels so tired every foot remembers the events of today.

"Mika? That lo's girlfriend?"

"former." Raga. There was no immediate statement if he and Mika were done. However, the incident was enough to be a sign that he and Mika were indeed over. After all, he had never loved that girl.

"Oh, now I'm an ex." Beni laughs amusedly. "How could he know?"

Raga hissing. "He took me to the hospital."

Beni nodded his head while exhaling a long breath. Letting the tobacco-scented white smoke escape from his lips. "Keep, now what's your plan again?"

Raga shakes. "don't know. My goal was to move to that school and get close to him from the beginning just to see him suffer. And, that's been accomplished. I've seen all the students at school recuse him as a killer because of the photos I put up. I've seen him who almost committed suicide, without the need for me to intervene directly." Then, Raga got up from her position. He looked at Beni with glittering eyes. "Do I have to kill him too?"

Beni clucking. "Lo's been a long time, right, at that school. According to you, who knows about the development of Nagra's death?"

"just some. Mika, Anggita, Raya, and..." Raga hung up her sentence. There was an indecipherable glint in his eyes that instantly appeared. "Kai."

Beni nodded her head. "Listen from your story, it looks like this case is complicated, yes."

"Ben, if they knew Alana's whereabouts, would the case be solved soon?" Raga asked slowly.

"Maybe yes. Probably not either. How the killer's gonna tickle." Beni deliberately suppresses the word of the killer he said.

Raga took a breath. Instantly, he felt powerless.

♥

“Raga?” Anggita and Raya shouted simultaneously when Mika just finished saying about the new allegations he found He also showed the CCTV footage to his two friends.

Mika nodded incantation. "We have to make Raga nagaku directly, however we can."

"Fuck him! He could've accused Kai of killing Nagra." Anggita crashing a wooden table in front of him. His breath was already hunting, making his shoulders rise and fall rapidly. There was no longer the struck look that a moment ago dyed his face. Now, it is replaced with a hateful look.

Raya rubbed Anggita's shoulder. Trying to calm the girl. Although you know, Anggita is very difficult to calm when at the peak of anger. The girl was able to do anything beyond expectations, as on Mika that day.

“Ka, I just found out that the unknown number has Beni. I'm calling her number on my phone.” Kai who had just returned from buying a few packs of fried rice, suddenly showed his phone screen to Mika. There are twelve digits in there. That number was exactly the same as the unknown number that sent Nagra a message that day.

"Art?" Mika mutters. He was no stranger to that name. Mika's forehead wrinkled faintly. Instantly, his memory was thrown at the incident at the ice cream shop that day. On a man in a black hat with red stripes on the right and left sides. The man who made Raga behave a hundred and eighty degrees was different from usual. "Ah, I inget. He was Raga's friend at the time. But, is her relationship the same this case? I also just found out that he's also Nagra's friend."

“But, what does that have to do with Nagra? Why Raga does not give permission?” ask Mika streak.

“Beni could have rivaled him because Alana would rather have Nagra than him. After all, Beni who knew Alana earlier than Nagra. And, he also has a crush on Alana since Junior High,” Kai paused his sentence for a moment. “Gue used to be one SMP with Raga. Well, Beni's Raga's friend. I don't know, why Raga ngelarang Beni deketin Alana.”

“Pantes, that day I saw they were very familiar. It turns out, they have long been victorious" said Mika.

"What message did Beni send to Nagra?" ask Anggita. Kai hands Nagra's phone and shows Beni a message. Come along to read that message.

“So, now who should we suspect? Beni or Raga?” He was really confused by the case. The further they go, the more suspect parties will be. Accusations are also inevitable.

“Tomorrow after school, we find Beni. If it is true that Raga who has made Nagra died, we can certainly get a lot of information from Beni,” broke up Kai, finished their discussion session today.

♥

Mika threw a glance around the majestic school building in front of her. He thought, all this time the most luxurious school building. Apparently, there is still one more school that is more luxurious. The building before him was more like a tourist spot than a school building. If not for a certain mission, he would have lingered on observing every corner of the building.

Kai pulled his hand towards the school field. Raya and Anggita choose to stay in the car. They did not want Beni to feel suspicious, if they came simultaneously.

“Later to amaze. We need to find Beni first." Kai preceded Mika's step down the school field which was almost a quarter of the ball field. “Sama building aja fascinated. I'm not the same time, Ka?”

Mika sighed, and rolled her eyes. His free hand he used to land the pinch on Kai's arm. “Don't start, Kai!"

Kai laughed amusedly. Her hand, which was holding Mika's wrist, turned on the girl's shoulder.

"Depart, Kai!” Mika smacks Kai's hand. However, the man laughed out loud, with no intention of letting go of the circle of his arms. The circle is getting tighter. Mika finally gave up. He let Kai embrace his shoulder. Even so, his heart was no longer able to beat normally.

This guy can look for a chance.

"Olderly, I did not know lo. By the way, as long as we're not together, you don't miss me?"

Mika clucked in response to Kai. He was already about to answer that question with a stern denial. Instead, he said, "Kangen." Mika was shocked at her own words. How can his head and mouth say anything different?

"Eh, no. Not what I mean, but—"

"But what? Don't worry anymore, Ka. Your eyes can't lie." Kai chuckles. Her free hand ruffled Mika's hair, making the girl grumble in annoyance.

Kai stopped his steps not far from the school's indoor field. Still with Mika in her arm summary, she walked closer to that field. The sound of the ball reflecting on the cement floor was heard echoing from the field. The sound of screaming and squeaking shoes, occasionally accompany.

"Why are we here?" Mika threw a look of not understanding.

"I feel like I said Beni was one of the basketball team members."

Mika frowned deeply, making Kai finally have to explain, "From Junior High, Beni likes basketball. Well, chances are, in High School he's still playing. I've got a schedule that this school basketball team is not training."

Mika nodded in understanding. Then, he peeked out from the main door of the basketball court. There were quite a number of students running around in the room wearing basketball uniforms. Mika's gaze fell on a well-built person who was throwing the ball into the ring at three point. The distance was quite far and the gap was too small, making it a little difficult to read the name of the guy's back.

"Arn. He's inside!" Mika exclaimed as she pointed at the gap of the door of the room.

"Gue really, right? He must have joined the school basketball team "Kai smiled with satisfaction because his guess did not miss.