
Anna quickly opened the door of her house. Then shut it back down, after my dad came in. My son's face panicked, he looked at me tensely.
"What's up, dad?" I asked, who approached my father.
"We'll just talk inside. Later, someone heard an outsider if he was here" my father told Ana. Ana quickly nodded, letting us into her room.
I, Fani, Dion, and Grace, sat the floor in a semicircle. My father still set his breath to speak.
"Union, Ratna's mother came. He volunteered, to keep this village from danger in the future." Obviously father.
I looked at Ana, I think I already knew Ratna's mother's true purpose.
"Then, um. What are the responses of all the citizens and Mr Rt?" Ask Grace seriously. This was the first time, his face looked tense.
"All citizens agree, provided there is no more collision. But, Ratna's mother is asking the citizens for a fee." My father said to me, which surprised me.
"What does that mean, Tamrin?" Ana asked with a confused face.
"Wouldn't Ratna's mother want to blackmail us?" Fani Sahut.
"Yes, how much did Ratna's mother ask?" I asked back.
"Five hundred thousand, every house." Said my father who felt hard to say it.
"Mother Ratna could profit a lot. Dozens of houses in our village, definitely got a lot." Dion said, with bulging eyes counting the gains Ratna's mother got.
"Then, do all the citizens approve of it?" I asked who was surprised if the citizens really agreed to it. Five hundred grand, big enough for us.
"Not yet, people are still thinking." My father said in a slow voice.
"We'll see tomorrow. All residents will gather at Mr. Rt's house to discuss it." My father said before he left.
"Already, Luis. Your father will definitely tell us later, about the latest info." Said Ana moving.
"Where was your research yesterday?" Ask Fani, who got Dion.
"Total scandal. Salah Rahmat, who went back and forth to his home wc. We're not doing research" Dion said in annoyance.
"It's not my fault, where anyone wants a stomachache." Reply Unaccepted grace is blamed.
"It has. We better get to Marni's house. You're still early in the morning, everyone's busy." I said, who took the black robe to wear it.
The five of us went to Marni's house. I told Dion and Grace about the lead Marni gave me. Dion, looking for the pink book, which was neatly arranged by me and Fani yesterday. While Grace, she read all the sentences written on the door.
"How gracious, did Luis get the clue he meant?" Ask Dion.
"Propsy. I haven't been able to, all the writing is just unimportant words. Surprised by Marni, I love writing at her door. He has a lot of books" said Grace, who is still focused on searching.
I began to doubt, if what came in my dream was Marni's clue. However, Grace immediately hysterically shouted. Made us all look towards him.
"I got. Marni wrote the sentence, I'll be asked" said Grace, who read the letter.
"Here, the date is set. The 12th of June," Dion said.
"I remember the 12th day when Marni was not at home. What's the day of his proposal, anything to do with Marni's death?" I asked, trying to remember.
"But who would propose to Marni. All this time, I've never heard such gossip" Fani said.
"Maybe the previous clue, was in the book. We should know," Ana said.
We all gathered to read it. But the sound of footsteps from outside made us all hide. Including me, if you look at the citizens, can mess up my plans.
"There's people?" He shouted from outside.
"Feelings, I hear the voice of Dion and Grace here. What are they doing here?" Ask by opening the door.
I coded for Dion and Grace to come out of hiding. The man, has entered the living room. While I was, hiding in Marni's room. With Ana and Fani.
"Uncle, what are you doing here?" Ask Grace who came out of hiding, behind the sofa.
"It is true of you, Grace. Where is dion?" Ask back.
Grace kicks Dion who is still hiding nearby. Dion immediately appeared with a pink book in his hand.
"Hello, uncle. Come here, find Marni?" Dion.
"Where anyone wants to find Marni, she's already a ghost. You two, get out of here. Afraid you're all right,"
"Yes, uncle." Said Dion and Grace who came home with his uncle.
"Basic men, play stay. Good thing it's daytime, if night gets scared." Kesal Fani's.
"It has. We're going to my house now, wait for Dion and Grace there." Ana said that drew me along with Fani. I'm exiting Marni's house, through the back. As I walked into the kitchen, I saw something that caught my attention. A book neatly tucked away in a closet.
"Hurry, Luis. You can't be seen by the people" said Ana, who pulled me in. I didn't get to take the book.
*****
In a house, a family gathers. They seem serious about important things.
"So, what has that person done?" Ask a woman who is sitting alone.
"So far, he's been asking people for money. She thought, her self who has taken a lot of collateral in this village?" Said a man sitting together.
"Ma, do we stop. Poor them, always be a target." Said one of the men who looked down.
"can't. We need to get rid of him and the people who are gonna find out about us. I think that person is very dangerous. To the extent that, he was expelled by the citizens of this village." Say the woman back.
"I know who he is. He's Luis, Mr. Tamrin's son. I heard he was made a scapegoat. But why should we get rid of it?" Ask son.
"Because he can tell who we really are. I guess, for a while we're quiet and don't have to move. Waiting for the right time." The woman said back. He pursed his lips, imagining his plan going smoothly.
"Ma, please stop. I can't live like this. There are many casualties." Said the downcast man. Because of her, her mother became like this.
"I should have died. Let mama stop, find the next victim." His people are sorry for themselves.
"Where's the reward, are we any more victims?" Ask the woman, who saw her husband come out of her nursery.
"Yes. We have a victim, but not now. Let Ratna's mother, work hard first. After he's tired, we just go in and attack. Just like before, that way we get a lot of casualties that will fall. We can make a big profit. And most importantly, Ratna's mother became the perpetrator she thought was a citizen." He said while laughing out loud.
Three people laughed, but the man who had lowered his head, clenched his hands tightly. He could not imagine what his parents would do.