The River House

19. Isolated

Bayu closed the door to Dipta's room. He was about to lock it, but it turned out that the key was not found. Bayu looked at his friends who were in front of the door one by one.

"I hope you guys stay awake here. Don't let anyone into the room. I need to talk to Denis. But first I want to change clothes" said Bayu. Everyone nodded according.

She changed clothes in her room. His wet shirt he just threw in the corner of the room. He was cold, but trying to ignore it. The strange death of Dipta troubled his heart.

Bayu comes out of the room, then calls Denis to get closer to him. They were standing at the door of Bayu's room.

"You were the first to find the body of Dipta. I thought you were the most suspicious Den. When Yodi's disappearance, you disappeared somewhere. You have to give me a logical explanation so that I don't accuse you of being a crime suspect" Bayu said, staring at Denis. Denis was shocked to hear Bayu's words. He seemed to think for a moment.

"I explained to you that when Yodi went missing, I was on the river bank enjoying a cigarette. And this time I don't know what Bay is. After you and Galang followed Mardoyo to the forest, I fell asleep in the room. Then there was a noise in the room of Dipta. That's why I went out of the room, kept looking at Dipta's room. It's like that."

"What kind of strange sounds do you hear?" Bayu continued his question. This time he opened his HP to make a note.

"Like groaning. By the way, last night around 1 o'clock, I also heard something similar. A groan and a wall-like sound was being hit," Denis recalled.

"You didn't try to check it last night?" 

"Not Bay. That's 1 o'clock. Nyaliku ciut. I thought it could be an invisible waiter from this gedhe house is showing up. Besides, I'm scared because I just read an article about Mr. Mardoyo" Denis half-whispered.

"All right then. But clearly you are one of the people I suspect" Bayu warned.

"Gaes, where's Mella?" Bayu diverted the conversation. This time he asked his friend who was at the door of Dipta's room.

"So, she was with us" Ellie and Iva replied simultaneously.

"So, where is he now?" tanya Bayu full of search.

"We split up as Iva and I walked down the river. I don't know where she is now" Ellie explained.

"Do you know where Hendra is?" This time Bayu asked Hendra for whereabouts.

"I know she went to the bathroom" Norita replied.

"Hey hey, what's up?" Hendra arrived at the stairs, walking towards the crowd in front of Dipta's room.

"Created dead" Bayu answered quickly.

"Huh? Why?" Hendra looked rather surprised. Bayu noticed the mimic of Hendra's face.

"I don't know for sure. Looks like he's choking on pandan's steamed bun. But, maybe Mella knows better because she's a health worker. That's why I need him to check. Did you meet Mella?" Bayu approached Hendra. Hendra just shook his head slowly.

"Didn't that bread have been put in the fridge by Mak Ijah? If Dipta is choked by the bread, it means that Dipta had time to get out of the room and down through the stairs leading to the kitchen. At the bottom of the stairs, Norita was watching TV. Nori, did you see Dipta coming down the stairs?" Ellie this time expressed her thoughts.

"As far as I know no one has passed the stairs as long as I'm in front of the TV, except Denis," Norita replied convincingly.

"Hey hey hey. .it could be that you fell asleep or went to the toilet," Denis denied. He felt his condition was desperate.

"No. I'm not going anywhere, '" Norita was muddy with her testimony.

"Actually in addition to Denis and Dipta there are still two more people who are on the top floor," said Bayu while scratching his head garage which this time feels very itchy. It has become a habit, when his brain is used to think excessively, Bayu feels itching on his scalp.

The tookkk tookkk

Bayu knocked on Tia's room door. But there is no answer. Once again Bayu knocked on the door of the room, then the door was opened from the inside. Tia looked up, the door was only partially open.

"What's wrong?" Tia lirih. His face looked pale and lethargic.

"Hey, you look pale," Bayu watched Tia closely.

"If nothing matters, please let me rest. My body really does not feel healthy at this time," Tia smiled at a glance then closed the door again.

Bayu can't do much. Although there were actually some things that he wanted to ask but the intention was stopped. Seeing the condition of Tia who still looks traumatized by the attack of stray dogs yesterday, Bayu so heartless. After all, Tia was not among those whom Bayu suspected.

"Tia looks less healthy" Ellie said. Bayu just shut up not saying. He was busy thinking about what step he should take now.

"Bay, wouldn't you better call your partner a police officer to help you? Or maybe call a competent medical officer. Because we don't know what caused the death of the Creator" Ellie suggested.

"Our location in the middle of the forest, in this kind of weather it would be difficult for anyone I call to come here immediately. But all right, your advice has a point, too," Bayu reached into his pants pocket. He took out his black HP casing.

He opened the whatsapp app, looking for the contact number of his coworkers. After a while trying to make a call, it is not connected.

"What's wrong?" Ellie asked.

"Cannot. Try your HP, can not to make a call," Bayu gave orders to everyone who is now in front of him.

Everyone tries to open the messaging application they have. Trying to send a random message. Also tried to open other social media platforms, but everything was inoperable.

"Cannot. Full wifi signal, but not usable. I tried to open youtube, twitter, IG, all of which no one could," Denis looked worried.

"Damn. We're isolated" Bayu said.

Bayu got up from the front of Tia's room. He walked towards the middle room which looked the most majestic and spacious compared to the other rooms. The room of the host, which appeared in front of people only once yesterday and then vanished does not show the stem of his life until now.

Dookk dookk

Bayu banged on the door of Zainul's room 'Rich Man' with a slight roughness.

"Hey Bay, what are you doing?" Hendra pulls Bayu's hand. 

"He has to get out. He needs to know, there are people who were killed in his house," said Bayu with eyes so sharp.

"Where is your manners. He's sick, right" Hendra still clutching Bayu's hand.

"Where do you know he's sick? When he showed up, you didn't come?" Bayu bulging. While the others, just speechless to see the two alumni of XI IPA 5 was arguing.

Arriving, we heard footsteps climbing the stairs. Mak Ijah came with a tray filled with a glass of water and a few capsules in a small bowl.

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