That one guard is still having trouble recovering his balance. Meanwhile, a woman's voice keeps giving orders from the communication device attached to his ear.
[Don’t let them leave! We don’t want them to tell about this place to anyone else]
“It’s not going to be easy to capture them,” replies the guard while holding the mic in his right cheek. “You should’ve already seen what that girl is capable of.”
[Exterminate them!]
The guard tries his best to get up. He looks up to the second floor balcony, and sees the two guards up there are already getting back to their feet, albeit by holding the fence.
“Hey, get down here! We need to look for those kids!”
Those two jumps down. But they immediately lose their balance as soon as they land. But the one guard who received
It’s a fuck-up situation. And he can’t make any decision about it, while he is already strayed away from his leader. It’s clear that this fat dude never does things by himself without Andrew’s instruction.Mike takes them directly to Arifin’s house. Just like any other day, if there’s any new people coming in, those people will have to meet with the one who has the authority first.“Yo! I bring you new friends here!” says Mike nonchalantly as a greeting to Arifin.Arifin then sees Hannah and Ronald’s awkward faces coming out of Mike’s car. And of course, his face is immediately contorted because of it.“New friends my ass? You’re just picking up garbage and bringing it home.”Mike's face is slightly wrinkled mixed with an amused expression at the outspoken response from Ari
Minda is still observing them. Until someone calls for her and shakes her attention.“Hey, what are you doing? Peeking someone?”Minda averts her attention, and it’s just Silvy who happens to stay in her house along with Cindy.She finds Silvy’s face looking a bit annoyed by something. She then averts her attention to another direction, and finds Cindy with Tony in the coffee shop.It’s clear that Cindy’s relationship with Silvy has gotten worse recently. And Cindy has never said a word to Silvy no matter how hard Silvy tried to apologize.For whatever reason, Minda always finds the obligation to reconcile those two. And right now, she also finds the need to help Hannah and Ronald to integrate and adapt with the life in that housing complex.She mistakes that they have been accepted by Ar
Hannah looks at Ronald waiting for his answer. While Ronald himself is just looking down pondering his option.It’s an option that wouldn’t bring any fun in his life like how he spent it with Andrew. And he suspects that Arifin won't make their life here to be an easy one. But then again, what better choice do they have now?“Okay, I’ll accept the condition,” replies Ronald. “But can’t you stop acting so arrogant in front of me. I’m still your senior, and it irritates me every time you talk to me that way.”“Still having a face to bargain, huh?” Arifin chuckles. “Now why don’t I add another condition for you two. As long as you are here, you need to address me as “older brother Arifin”. Despite how I look, I’m actually eight years older than you.”Both Ronald and Hannah look confused. Ronald slowly averts his attention to Tony, and Tony immediately takes them away from Arifin.“What was he talking about?” whispers Ronald.“Well, that’s how it is,” replies Tony by restraining his voice
Entering the gym, Dr. Cohen asks the smart tablet that Naomi holds, so that he can examine Andrew’s condition. He takes a glimpse, but his face just looks flat.Andrew’s stat is not that bad. But for an awakened person, that statistic is not that special either.He stands there right in front of Andrew, who is currently looking so pissed off while doing weight lifting with dumbbell 24 Kg. He seems so uncomfortable because he can only do it with one hand.“You have good endurance and strength, but not so good with speed. I'm even doubting your IQ,” comments Dr. Cohen which only makes Andrew even more annoyed.Andrew has been burdened with the thought of being a useless man since losing one of his arms. And now, he is on the edge of doubt by the one whose trust he needs the most.He pumps his confidence, and then begins to heat his hand while holding the dumbbell. In less than two minutes, the metal grip of that dumbbell begins to turn red. It then melts, until the two weights of the du
That night around 8 pm, that truck takes Andini to the LuminPark housing complex. They stop quite far from the gate, about 700 m away.The two mercenaries get down and see what happens next. They were told that they only need to do that far, nothing more.But oddly, Andini just sits silent in the truck, still like a girl being hypnotized. Her head moves slightly and rigidly with an uncertain pattern, but she is not getting up.Truth to be told, Dr. Cohen gets a problem in controlling this puppet of his. He loses the ability to move her body, even though he still gets to see what Andini sees, and hear what Andini hears.“Either the distance that is too far, or my condition that is still too weak,” grumbles Dr. Cohen.“What’s wrong?” asks Naomi.“I can’t move her body. Well, at least I can whisper something to her to plant some suggestion in her mind,” replies Dr. Cohen.He closes his eyes and heightens his concentration. For the next few seconds, he begins whispering something in a low
Arifin deliberately makes it quiet for the time being. He takes Andini to one corner of the housing complex, to the furthest spot from the other residents.But that girl with the great observation skill, always finds interest in every move Arifin makes. Minda appears with her curiosity, until she sees Andini's face quite clearly from a distance.“No way!”She quickens her pace, but Arifin immediately gives a sign for her not to approach any closer.“Um, Minda! Can you prepare a few blankets and a mat?” asks Arifin.“A plastic mat would be great,” Andini says to Arifin.And so, Arifin conveys the request for a plastic mat, and then escorts Andini to a block that still has a few unoccupied houses.“You said my mom and dad are here,” says Andini.“I need to prepare something before letting them know that you are here. If I tell them now, it will be hard to prevent them from seeing you.”“I understand.”Andini voluntarily goes to the corner of that empty bedroom. Arifin opens the window,
The next day, Arifin gathers all the residents near the house where Andini stays. He just wants to make clear about Andini’s problematic situation, and gives them a warning to not go near that one house.And somehow, it leads to some heated debate after a few of them voice their concern. And the one who sparks this disunity is none other than a woman from that toxic group that Arifin let in recently.“Are you going to risk the lives of nearly 50 people for one girl?”“There’s no risk if you stay away from that house,” replies Arifin.“But, what about the kids?” asks the other woman from the same group. “You can’t always watch over them? And who can give guarantee that girl will stay in that house forever?”“The more reason for you to listen to whatever I said,” replies Arif
Arifin is silent for a moment. Prof. Irwan pats Arifin’s shoulder as he intends to take his leave.“I'll check the house next door in case you really want to use it later.”“Uh, I’ll join the professor,” says Tony as he follows the young professor out.When there are only the two of them there, Andini turns around and shows her flat face.“Did you forget about the incident when we were in fifth grade?” asks Arifin.“There’s no way I can forget that,” replies Andini curtly.“You prevented me from committing suicide. And that was the second time you did it.”“Yeah, I just found it funny to see you trying to slit your hand with a razor blade. Do you still remember what I told you at that moment?”Arifin nods once with a solemn face. “If you have the courage to hurt yourself, you should use that courage to pay them back,” Arifin quotes Andini’s words.“I said it half jokingly,” Andini continues. “But the next day, you send all 14 of the boys from grade 6 to the hospital. You even let me,