The Winter Promise

Chapter 44: The Accusations Are Painful.

Azan Asar had reverberated, some disciples began to go to the musala to perform the asar prayer. Now I was with the boys who were in my group also walking there. During the trip, Riki always asked about the plans I was making. He seemed very curious about my plan.

“Don't I tell you Rik, if my plan is still going well. You just wait for the results later.”

“Hehehe... I'm just wondering Mar.”

“What are you guys talking about?”

Rian was curious about our conversation.

“We are thinking about a show that our group will be performing for later tonight.”

Because tonight, at the bonfire. Each group will show their own performance. Each group is free to display whatever they can, whether it's just poetry, singing, or singing.

“Then I think it's better we sing. It is easier than others.”

Maul gave us advice for the show later tonight.

“Then who will do that Mul?”

Riki asked back to Maul who gave the proposal.

“If you guys don't mind, I'm willing to do just that.”

Akbar volunteered to fill out the show later that night.

“Is that true?”

The three of us except Rian looked surprised to hear there was someone who wanted to do that. Because usually we will argue first for quite a long time and finally Riki will do it all. But because there was someone who suddenly volunteered, it made us very surprised and happy to hear it.

“Of course, anyway I want to show my skills here. I don't want Amar to continue who always gets the attention of the girls in our group.”

That's why he wanted to do this. But no problem, at least someone wants to fill in for the event later tonight.

“I thank you Bar, if there is no you maybe I will go forward later.”

Riki looks very happy.

“If I could, I would love to sing while playing guitar.”

“Absolutely you can play Bar guitar?”

Looks like you don't need to ask about it Yan.

“Of course.”

Akbar said with great confidence.

“Take it easy, later I will lend it to another group. It just so happened that my ex-kul friend brought his guitar.”

“I leave that to you Rik. That was very helpful.”

“By the way how was the theft case you reported earlier? I haven't heard of it from you guys.”

Rian asked Akbar and Riki who reported the theft of items to the committee. He still seemed to be curious about what was happening.

“When we got there and reported it to the OSIS brothers who were in the committee tent. It turns out that there are also similar reports coming from other groups.”

Akbar explained it to Rian.

“You're serious?! Means it's not just our group that lost.”

Rian was shocked after hearing the explanation from Akbar.

“It looks like your position is very dangerous here Mar.”

Riki tried to give me a warning.

“I was curious from earlier, what exactly did you guys say?”

“Yes, me too. Maul just said the same thing when we were in the tent.”

Rian and Akbar were curious, it seemed like he still could not think of things quickly like this.

“I'll explain it to you... Now the perpetrator of the theft has not been found out who, surely at this time the members of OSIS are looking for the person who has the greatest chance to commit the theft. Because the incident occurred during the event looking for traces, surely they will suspect every student who was at the campsite. And if you don't hear wrong from Kak Fauzi, only Amar was in the campsite at that time.”

Riki explained it to all of them and I also just found out that I was the only one in the campsite at the time. Indeed when I woke up after taking a nap, I did not see any disciples there. Looks like it's gonna be more troublesome than I thought.

“What when you were in UKS, you didn't find another student Mar?”

Maul asked me to confirm it again.

“Nothing, only I was there and also the teacher was on guard.”

“Or maybe you did that Mar?”

Akbar immediately accused me after finding out that I was the only one there.

“That can't be Bar, Amar can't possibly do such a bad thing.”

Rian interrupted Akbar's words and tried to help me.

“Akbar's accusation is not wrong, indeed I am in the most ideal position to commit the act of theft.”

“We no one knows, right? Who knows, there are OSIS members who do just that.”

It turns out that your guess is not bad either Yan. There is still a possibility that one of the members of OSIS did this.

“But when the event is looking for a trace, all OSIS have gone to their respective posts and no one is on guard at campsite.”

I tried to reject all arguments from Rian.

“You really don't have any defense Mar? You're in a very dangerous position here.”

Rian looks very worried about me. Seeing her like this, I remembered Rina. Looks like they will be a very compatible couple later.

“Doing a defense at a time like this will make it look like the person who actually did just that. Better for now I see what will happen in the future.”

“Then what will you do Mar?”

“Better you just see it later Yan.”

After performing the asar prayer, all students are collected in the field which is in the campsite. All the OSIS committee and board are in front of us. Alvin's brother took over the show, he looks really angry. I'm sure he'll discuss the theft. You see, I have no other activities after the asar prayer. All students have free time until the bonfire tonight.

“I should get a report from the committee if there is someone who stole belongings of women while on show looking for traces.”

Hearing the words of Kak Alvin made all the students there start whispering and suspicious of each other.

“I want the person who did that to confess right now. If he dares to confess now and return the stolen items, I will not prolong the matter any longer. Or if he does not dare to confess this time out of embarrassment, come to the committee tent after this.”

Of course there can't be a fool who will confess ‘I took it,’ it will only make his life in this SMK destroyed for three years. He'll be labeled a pervert at school. After all I dare to guarantee that the person still gets the punishment, I think being suspended is the lightest punishment at the moment.

“But... If no one wants to confess until the LDKS event is over. The committee will search all the bags of students who are here, especially men.”

“It's too long Vin. It could be that the person will hide it first somewhere.”

Brother Deni interrupted the words of Brother Alvin.

This is what I was waiting for. The main cast has arrived now.

“So what do you think?”

“Better we do the selection here.”

“Selection?”

“We just need to find out who is in campsite during the event looking for traces.”

Hearing the proposal from Kak Deni made me smile a little about it. It turned out that what Maul and Riki had just warned was not wrong in the least. I'm amazed by their ability to analyze these days.

Alvin immediately asked the teachers who were guarding the campsite during the event to look for traces.

“All the disciples who were here sat down except Amar from the group of ten.”

Okey... I guess it's time.

All the attention was on me at this moment.

Alvin began to ask me.

“Iya, because my head was a little dizzy so I returned to campsite.”

I heard one by one the disciples start whispering to accuse me at this time. Just like Akbar before, they immediately accused me of doing that after knowing that I was the only one in the campsite.

I'd better be calm now and not show any signs of panic. It would be dangerous later, if I looked panicked here.

“Did you do the theft?”

“What brother would believe if I said I wasn't the one who did the theft?”

I asked back to Alvin.

“Of course not, because only you are the only suspect here.”

“Then, I don't need to answer it.”

“Do you not have the slightest defense Mar? I am your mentor Mar, I am very disappointed if indeed you did that.”

“If I make an unconvincing defense, there must be many people here who directly accuse me that I am the culprit. Even if I did a convincing defense, they would still doubt me. So why do I defend, it's just a waste of time.”

“Better now we just ransack the bag Vin. If we let him, it could be that he will hide it after this somewhere.”

Kak Deni also gave another proposal to Kak Alvin and was approved by him. Deni and several other members of OSIS went straight to my tent to get my bag.

“What is this according to your plan?”

Maul who was sitting next to me whispered to me.

“Entahlah..”.

I just smiled a little to answer that question.

But from here I've figured out who's running this whole thing. Well, even though I knew from the beginning that he did it, but I needed enough evidence to really prove that he did it. There's something that's bugging my mind right now.

After waiting, Kak Deni finally returned with my bag.

“Amar! Here you are, let yourself open your bag.”

I slowly advanced forward with the sight of all the disciples who were still following. I began to take out all my bags and there was nothing in my bag except mine. That's of course, because all the stuff they mean I've been hiding somewhere.

I slightly glanced at Kak Deni and I saw him who was surprised because in my bag there was no item they meant.

Brother Alvin looked at my things closely.

“I didn't see anything strange being in your bag... Put your stuff in and go back to your place again.”

Is it with this that my charge of not stealing that stuff is gone? I don't think so.

I also went back to my place.

“Sounds your plan was successful.”

Riki seemed happy when she found out that my plan was going well. I just smiled at him a little.

“Remember! If anyone does not confess after this, tomorrow we will search all his bags except Amar. Because he's been found not guilty here.”

Brother Alvin disbanded the ranks and all the disciples returned to their respective tents. The current activity is a free activity until later the bonfire event after the prayer isya.

While I was gathering with my group, Brother Alvin called me from a distance. I rushed straight to him too.

“Do you want to go around for a while?”

“Create what Brother?”

“If anyone sees us both talking four eyes like this, then there can be people who are suspicious of you again.”

Hmmmm.. So that makes sense, too.

And finally I was forced to follow Brother Alvin around Jamboree that afternoon.

“Do you know something about this case Mar?”

Of course, he must still be talking about this. Looks like the task of becoming the chairman of OSIS is very heavy huh..

“According to sister herself how?”

“Honestly when I first heard that you stole it, I couldn't believe it. Because I've heard about you from Fauzi.”

What did Brother Fauzi say about me to Brother Avlin? That really makes me curious.

“What did Brother Fauzi tell you to brother?”

“Fauzi used to tell me that in his school there were some very unique children and even one of them was able to control all the students in the school from behind the shadows.”

Brother Alvin glanced at me.

“And he also said that the controlling disciple from behind the shadows is you. You implement an agreement by using his friend to be the perpetrator in making the agreement.”

I'm surprised because Kak Fauzi knows that.I have only a few people who know the agreement I made when doing the plan ‘Women together.’

“I'm not that great. I am just a boring person who is looking for peace in living school life.”

“Hahahahahaha.

Brother Alvin laughed so loosely after hearing my words.

“Do you know the culprit behind this theft?”

“Why did sister ask me?”

“Because I'm sure that you must have known who did.”

Heee... So that's it, not bad either.

“Once, I don't know who did it yet.”

“You need not be afraid to tell the culprit Mar, I will protect you if anyone tries to hurt him.”

Brother Alvin made me an offer. But it's useless, because I have a better guard than anyone.

“I really don't know who did it here.”

“Alright then. But if you know anything, tell me immediately. If I can not want this problem to be heard by many parties, enough students and teachers who follow this LDKS event only know. It's too taboo to talk about.”

Actually, with you rounding us up in the field and almost making me the accused, it's been a step to tell everyone.

“Actually it's easy to know the culprit.”

There's something I want to try after hearing Brother Alvin's words.

“What is it?”

Brother Alvin became curious as to what I wanted to say.

“Before that, I want to make a deal with you. I'll reveal who the perpetrators of this theft are on condition that you tell me about who OSIS is guarding at each post during the night jurit event.”

“Alright, if that's all you ask for, I don't mind telling him.”

Alvin also told me about the position of each member of OSIS in each post and also what to do there.

OK... This information is enough for me, though,

“Then, brother can come to post four and hide somewhere when my group has arrived at the last post.”

“Which is why?”

“Because there will be something interesting going on there.”

All plans have gone well and new plans have begun to be drawn up to get me out of this situation.

the End Chapter 44