Short Story (Cerpen)

Mystery Scratches

Category: Fiction Fantasy Short stories

Title: Mystery Scratches

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The selection of basketball captains today was held. And Risty's one of the candidates. Risty is an 11th grader who only joined this excursion a month ago, but he has been named basketball captain.

'Bebel sebel!' naomi shouted in the still quiet classroom.

'Why?' ask Cha Naomi's best friend.

'Lo know Risty?' naomi asked, Cha just nodded. 'This year he's a basketball captain candidate, okay? I am the one from the 10th class not being made captain!' naomi said while kicking the bench.

'That's Risty!' cha said while pointing at the school corridor.

'Hey Risty!' naomi shouted and it seemed that the girl was walking back and looking at Naomi.

'Gue Rista is not Risty!' said the girl.

'Oh lo Rista, Risty's twin!' snapped Naomi.

'Yes why?' replied Rista casually.

'Say the same twin, do not be smart to be a person!' said Naomi.

'There's trouble?' answer Rista.

'Clearly! You know me, right? I'm the basketball kid who scored the most this year, but why your twin Risty who was the captain candidate and I didn't!' obviously Naomi.

'Lo think I didn't sprain? From Junior High he always called me what I wanted! Do you think I don't want to be captain? Want to! From 10th grade I was serious about basketball, but what? Now I have to try to defeat Risty in the voting later! And it's hard! Because a lot of basketball kids want him to be captain!' obviously Risty.

'So, yes, I support you!' said Naomi.

'Gue too!' sahut Cha's.

This afternoon a vote was made. Naomi, Rista, and Cha are on the field. And it looks Risty and 2 other candidates in the middle of the field.

'Siang!' andi said senior basketball opened the event. 'Today we are going to vote, who will be the captain of basketball this year. And I don't want any commotion here. And I want the best to be captain of basketball, and the captain chosen today will lead our beloved basketball team in 2 days, and I hope whoever gets elected can bring the name of our fragrant basketball team to this school! And now you write down who you choose and put it into the green box north of the field!' said Andi.

It has been 30 minutes of voting implemented, now is the time to calculate the acquisition of numbers. On the board were written the names Risty, Jane and Rista. There were 30 pieces of paper in the green box. Paper after paper was opened by Andi to get who would be the captain of basketball. The results were 11 for Risty, 7 for Jane and 11 for Rista. There was a paper in Andi's hand.

'Well, these papers determine who will be captain. Is Risty, Jane or Rista. Let's open up! One, two, three! And this year's basketball captain is Risty! Thus the voting event has been completed and the teams can return to do their activities again.' Andi said while visiting Risty. 'Risty congratulations!' andi said while shaking Risty's hand.

'Yes, thank you. I didn't expect to be the captain of basketball, ' Risty said with a small laugh.

'You deserve to be captain again. Risty I want to say something to you, ' Andi said as she scratched her head.

'What?' ask Risty.

'Honestly, Ris, before you came to basketball, I liked you a lot, but ever since you joined basketball, I've liked you more. You don't want to be my girlfriend?' ask Andi shyly.

'Andi I like you too, even I admire you. But I'm the same Ray. Sorry Andi, replied Risty.

'What Ray? That 12th grade kid? He's brengs*k! You're only used to him, I'm his brother, so I know how he is!' said Andi.

'How did you become that! As a brother, you should show your brother's kindness, not even mock him! Is that really your own nature?' risty said annoyed.

'I'm not ugly but it's reality. She likes to play girls, even she likes to hire bisp*k girls!' said Andi. 'Plaa!!' the sound of Risty's slap.

Andi is a vengeful guy. He dislikes it the most when there is a girl who humiliates him like that. Andi did not hesitate to avenge the incident with more cruel things to Risty.

There were cries and screams in the bathroom. Risty stopped her footsteps. And try to listen more clearly to that voice.

'What are the mistakes I try! I'm more perfect than Risty! I'm better than him! But why is Risty the captain why!' rista shouted in the bathroom.

'Rista, I'm sorry, ' said Risty entering the bathroom.

'Imagine you are here! There you go basketball practice!' snapped Rista.

'Rista, please excuse me. I don't mean to hurt you. If this position destroys our brotherhood I am willing not to be captain for the sake of lo Ris!' obviously Risty.

'Bulsh*t! I can see that I am suffering from Gini! As long as you know Ris, my heart hurts! Since Junior High I always want what I want! Now you take that post from me! And now I ask you to go! Go!'' away!' said Rista while pushing Risty.

'But.' Risty hasn't finished talking.

'Go lo! Do you want me to kill it here!' snapped Rista. And Risty left.

Two days passed and today the Risty basketball team played in a game that is quite famous in this city. In this match, Rista participated. Seen in the field Rista sat next to Andi. Looks like this basketball team is waiting for the presence of Risty the captain. Thirty minutes went by and there was no sign of Risty's nose. The match was held without Risty. Yup, right what Andi suspected, they also lost. Suspicious, Jane, one of Risty's basketball members and close friends, invites everyone to Risty's house to ensure Risty's condition. But Andi, Risty and Naomi did not. Jane and the others left.

'Eh, the door's not locked in. yuk, ' take Jane with you.

'Hush, don't be bad, ' said Ajeng one of the basketball members.

'There are no rich people, ' Jane argued.

They also enter. And a few steps they smell a very pungent gas.

'Uhuk.. uhukkk smell what is this!' jane said to close her nose.

'It smells of gas!' said Maro who came to Risty's house.

'It looks like it's from Risty's room!' jane said as she ran to Risty's room not far from where she was standing.

Jane tries to break into Risty's locked room. And finally open. Risty appears weakly stretched on the floor of the room with an open LPG tube in one of the rooms. Jane tried to wake Risty. And it turns out there's no sign of life in Risty's body. Jane hugged Risty. Jane picks up the diary Risty still holds firmly. Jane found a clue, but she didn't know what it meant. And Jane told Ajeng to call the police. Shortly police arrived to secure the scene.

'Excuse me, do you know who did it?' ask the police

'No, I just knew Risty had a problem with Naomi, Rista and Andi. But there's this writing in Risty's diary, ' said Jane, holding back tears.

'Where's the writing?' ask police.

'This is sir, ' Jane said, handing over Risty's diary. And the cop read the letter, and then he smiled, he whispered something to Jane.

'What Sir? The twins? Indeed Risty has a twin he is Rista, from where do you know?' ask Jane kanget.

'Yes, here it says 'If the living have gone down one life order and the dead have gone up 1 death sequence, my killer is H A N E P E' and the meaning of H A N E P E is GEMINI, and gemini means twins, so the twin is the killer.

'meaning?' ask Jane to be curious.

'The purpose of the writing is if the vowel is derived 1 sequence, and the inanimate letter is increased 1 sequence, H if raised to G, A if it is reduced to E, yup and so on. I will arrest Rista, ' replied the Police.

'So so sir, please Sir, ' said Jane resigned.

The police immediately arrested Rista, and were thrown in jail.