Revenge By Law's

ARTICLE 19

Abi was awake before the rutan alarm went off. He immediately washed his face in a sink that was already full of rust. Like his usual morning ritual, he touches his neck, where the gun scar fifteen years ago was located, in memory of the worst event of his life. His palm wiped the frosted mirror that was attached to the top of the sink. His eyes look red. Naturally, he could fall asleep since four in the morning.

His mind kept on recalling someone who was sitting among the visitors of the congregation yesterday. He knew who it was, even though he didn't know it. For some reason, Abi felt his presence at the trial was an oddity. Not because it is not unnatural, precisely its existence yesterday opened a possibility related to the case that surrounds it.

“Mran, Mran,” Abi said as she shook Amran's sleeping body.

“What's up? Alarm is sound?” asked Amran who was still half conscious.

“Where is Dirga's boss room?”

“In room 4, near cell strap.” A few seconds later, Amran opened his eyes wide and sat down to face Abi. “Why did you ask that? You want to deal with him? Better not.”

Abi smiles and leaves Amran worried about him.

Moments later, the alarm went off to the entire ring. The prisoners went out of their rooms and walked towards the dining room. Abi's eyes explore to find the figure of Dirga's boss. He looked towards the hallway that the occupants of rooms 4 and 5 usually passed to enter the dining room.

“You want to meet him, right?” asked Amran who suddenly appeared behind Abi. “Do not expect to. He was always surrounded by his men and the guards kept an eye on him.”

“Absolutely who would want to meet him? I was just curious about his room,” denied Abi. However, his eyes did not turn from the passageway.

The figure he was waiting for finally appeared. True said Amran, there were some people around him who acted as if protecting him. The guards guarding there were also instantly distracted by his presence.

Actually Abi wanted to talk to Dirga's boss to ask about the figure he saw in the courtroom yesterday. He knew that the man had a relationship with Dirga's boss. Unfortunately, until noon, he had no chance, even to get close to one of the city's most respected dark organization leaders.

“Abimanyu Alexander, there is someone who wants to meet you,” said a warden when he just finished eating his lunch.

Abi thinks it is Indira or Rama. Might want to discuss about yesterday's trial or the results of their latest investigation. Incidentally, Abi wanted them to find out about the man he saw at the trial yesterday.

However, he rectified his guess because it turned out that he was not directed to the general visiting room or the general advisory visiting room, but rather the special visiting room. As he entered the room, he saw a man of great stature sitting on a chair with his legs raised to the table. His face was covered in the newspaper he was reading.

“Sorry, who are you?” ask Abi.

The man took down his newspaper and immediately threw a smile as if they had been familiar for a long time. However, that smile actually made Abi's face pale. He did not expect to get a visit from that person.

“Wah, well, fifteen years have passed, but the wound on your neck is still there until now. As expected, the quality of my favorite stun gun is very awesome.”

* * *

Indira lowered the backrest of the car seat he was sitting on. He felt very tired because he had to go back and forth to take care of the care of aunt Jenny, the parents of Abi and Rama. His eyes closed for a moment then glanced towards Rama. The usually cheerful man looked serious.

“Just calm down, your mother must be okay. We're also going to sue those cops. Especially if Abi knows, he will not stay silent,” comfort Indira.

“What is it?”

“Bang Abi was always totality in doing everything, including hating people. The first person she hated was her mother. Even he hates it until now.”

Indira opened her eyes wide and returned to sitting upright because she was interested in the information that Rama had said just now. “Lho, why?”

“Maybe Big Brother will be surprised to hear this, but Rama's father and bang Abi is the different person.”

Indira frowned like she was upset. “I've known for a long time. You said it when you introduced yourself first.”

“Cannot be. Rama never said our father was different.”

“If you only say brother one mother, it means you are different fathers. Should be enough say siblings.”

“Really?” rama asked, raising his eyebrows. Then he remembered what he wanted to tell. “Unlike Rama who is unknown who my real father is, the identity of bang Abi's biological father is clear. He was the son of my mother's ex-husband, before he came to Batavia Baru.”

Indira was a little surprised by Rama's words. He sharpened his hearing because he felt this story would be more exciting.

“Conon that Rama heard from the neighbor story, bang Abi's father came from a rich family. Maybe that's what makes him smart, unlike Rama.”

“Oh, worth it,” says Indira spontaneously. Rama looked at him sharply as if he did not accept Indira emphasized that he was not smart.

“When mom was pregnant with bang Abi, her ex-husband was cheating. Wicked, he actually accused mama of cheating and did not admit the baby in the womb. Eventually, she was divorced and kicked out of the house, and her ex-husband married her. Karma has hit them. For years of marriage, they had no children.

“One day, my ex-laws went looking for my mom and found her in New Batavia. Her former in-laws are angry that her granddaughter grew up in a very unworthy place. He threatened to take Abi bang. But mama fought back. But it makes mama more possessive on bang Abi. Until now he did not let bang Abi live outside New Batavia.

“Unfortunately, the possessive attitude is not accompanied by affection. Rama felt that mama only thought that bang Abi was her property, not her son. Since childhood, my mother never paid attention to bang Abi and was busy with her work. He also never came to school bang Abi. In fact, in the past bang Abi was once a smart champion meticulously throughout the province and will be sent to the national level, but canceled because mama never gave permission to bang Abi go out of town. Rama does not know whether because mama is possessive or because she does not love bang Abi.”

“But still, no matter how bad a mother is, a child will not let her mother be beaten by someone else,” Indira said.

“What if the opposite happens?” rama's question confused Indira. “Fifteen years ago, when bang Abi was beaten by the police, mom didn't care at all. Even bang Abi had to be detained for three days because mom never came to the police station.”

“But still -”

“Trust me, bang Abi won't do anything to defend mama. What else can he do from inside the prison?”

Indira stopped arguing because at that time Rama's mood did not seem good. He leaned back and closed his eyes.

Two days later, an unidentified corpse with a body full of wounds was found floating in a river. The figure was large and busty. On his left cheek was a burn scar. Not new wounds like the wounds all over his body.