DELUSION

chapter 5

The story of friendship is over, but the story of revenge has just begun.

Yuda's return to school was a torture. No friends approached him, only cynical glances could be seen in the eyes of his schoolmates. No one wants to discuss why the tragedy of Mario happened, but everyone just wants to hear that Yuda should be in prison just because he was there as a witness to the loss of life of Mario, the school idol.

Not content with talking bad in front of Yuda, some friends who said they did not accept Mario's death came and intimidated Yuda after school.

Garbage, cow dung and sewer water once got into Yuda's mouth. The boys' volleyball team and the boys' futsal team at his school really made Yuda live like hell every day. Then they took him to the backyard of the school to abuse him. All because they felt they had lost the great Mario in their team.

The fear every time I go to school makes Yuda depressed. Complaining to the teacher without proof is just a trap for himself.

"Who else are you going to fight with? You want to kill them too, just because they expressed their frustration after Mario died because you killed him," the principal said.

At home, it's not much different from any other hell. His mother's attitude changed after his father had an affair with a young woman. His mother tried to commit suicide every day, just to get his father's attention back. She was in the hospital for a week after drinking liquid floor cleaner. After the hospitalization, his father came to visit his mother cynically carrying flowers. For his mother, this was all she could do to keep his father from marrying another woman.

No one cares about the loss of Yuda's teenage history. There is no place to express the pain and sorrow in his chest.

After 2 weeks of not attending school, no one wants to know how Yuda is doing. Even his mother did not ask Yuda anything, when at home his mother just locked herself in the room.

Looking for food outside, playing in Internet cafes and then returning home to lie in bed accompanied by his cell phone.

The trauma was at school, so Yuda did not finish his education in high school. Every day is filled with sadness and loneliness.

Delusions were created one after another. He named him Nathan, a student of the same age as Mario in Yuda's eyes. Yuda created the character of Nathan, who is energetic, smart and a loyal friend.

1 year, 2 years and 3 years have passed. It is now October 23, 2019. There is more than one fantasy, various other things and characters are created in Yuda's mind.

Until one day, a mad thing whispered in his ear every night. The raging feelings of sadness and anger never went away, even though the days changed into years. That crazy thing was taking revenge on the people who made him lose his precious time.

His first victim was called Ebit. At present, Ebit is no longer a student of Bina Bhakti School, he is no longer the captain of the volleyball team of his school. Currently, Ebit is just an unemployed person who has a hobby of climbing mountains. Hearing that Ebit was unemployed sounded funny to Yuda's ears the first time he heard it.

Students who pretend to be good at school only spend their time drinking and gambling after graduation. Yuda watched him from a distance for almost 2 months before his first action.

For Yuda, this is like an exciting new job. Lurking around, making trouble for potential victims so that they will always feel unlucky, and then in the end... death picks them up hastily.

Meeting again after the events of 3 years, Ebit and Yuda met eyes in an agreement. Earlier, Ebit got a call from a number he didn't recognize, then talked about a loan with 10% interest. Now Ebit really needs the money. Ebit's house caught fire, both parents had to be treated in hospital, nothing of value was left after everything caught fire at 1 am. The time when everyone was resting peacefully, but was shocked by the burning kitchen room, after that the flames filled the whole house. Ebit lives with his parents as an only child. When the fire happened in his house, Ebit was busy playing with his friends in the bar.

Ebit's parents were badly burned and needed surgery. However, because Ebit was often in debt and never paid, in the end his father and mother's families could do no more than rent a simple house while the Ebit family lived.

It costs Ebit $3000 to pay for his parents' care and also to pay his debts to his friends, who are currently threatening him.

The unknown phone number made Ebit curious. Up to make a meeting. Ebit didn't realize that the man in front of him was Yuda, his old friend who had been bullied by him.

The meeting took place in Yuda's old house, which had been abandoned because after his father and mother's divorce, his mother invited him to live elsewhere, while the house of memories was abandoned until it was filled with weeds. Initially, Yuda had given Ebit a 5% loan through his account, so that Ebit would trust him and finally be curious about the next money.

Sure enough, Ebit, whose eyes were currently blinded by money, came to the old house alone, following Yuda's instructions on the phone.

Yuda gave Ebit a bag full of money, and Ebit smiled happily when his bad luck found a way out this time. Ebit even prostrated himself before Yuda, who was wearing a black jacket and mask.

Brakkk....

When he turned around, the punch hit Ebit in the back of the head, knocking him unconscious. Yuda smiles, then takes his bag from Ebit's hand. He drags Ebit's body into his house. Ebit's bloody body was dragged through the weeds that closed the front door of the house. For a moment, Ebit's eyes stared at Yuda with his mouth open. Yuda immediately put the baseball bat into Ebit's mouth, tearing off Ebit's lip.

Arriving at the empty house, Yuda bound Ebit's body with rope and handcuffed his hands and feet. Yuda had prepared black and smelly sewer water and poured it on Ebit's body. Then he pulled the baseball bat out of Ebit's mouth and hit Ebit's body repeatedly, blood gushing from Ebit's body.

With reddened eyes and a heart filled with pitch-black revenge, Yuda seemed to have lost his mind as he abused Ebit.

Gasping for breath, making Yuda stop. His body lay in a pool of blood from Ebit's body which he formed on the floor. Yuda's eyes stared at the dim lights above him, then tears came out non-stop.

With a limp body, climbed the stairs and arrived at his old room. Pulling back the worn out curtains and lying in his old bed covered in blood. His eyes closed for a moment, reminiscing some emotions and happiness in a room full of memories with his best friend Mario.

Gasping for breath, Yuda stopped. His body lay in a pool of blood from Ebit's body that had formed on the floor. Yuda's eyes stared at the dim light above him, then tears started to flow.

With a limp body, he climbed the stairs and reached his old room. He pulled back the tattered curtains and lay in his old bed, covered in blood. He closed his eyes for a moment, remembering some emotions and happiness in a room full of memories with his best friend Mario.

Starting with playing PlayStation together, sleeping together when tired from homework, reading favorite comics together, and other things that make Yuda feel emotional when he remembers them and ends up crying.

"It should be me who is the most miserable to lose you, not them," Yuda said quietly.

After a long time of nostalgia, Yuda took the clothes that were in the wardrobe, his smile widening again. All his clothes were still neatly arranged just full of dust. He stared at several small boxes, the boxes that had contained the cards that Yuda and Mario had played.

Something new came to Yuda's mind, Yuda took out all the cards and put several boxes into his bag.

Yuda went back downstairs and saw the blood in the living room. He stared at the dead Ebit for a moment, then approached him. Yuda took a knife from his jacket and cut off Ebit's left big toe. After that, he put the first collection in the box and left the empty house.

Yuda returned to his house. Then he rushed into the room. He took out all the money in his bag and washed the bag in the bathroom. After that, he took off all his clothes and enjoyed the warm water coming out of the shower. Breathe in slowly to return to normal.

After the shower, he lay down on the bed and looked at the black box on his study table. The smile slowly widened, there was no regret in it.

'I will have sweet dreams tonight,' Yuda thought.

The next day, the beautiful morning was ruined by the sound of breaking glass on the first floor, which woke Yuda up.

Damn it! Yuda thought angrily. Then he came out of the room to see what was going on.

This morning Yuda saw another drama. Whenever his father came, there was no peace in the house. Even though his parents were divorced, his mother begged for attention so that his father would come.

His mother pulled his father's feet when he tried to leave the house. His mother restrained him, saying that his father should eat before leaving the house, but his father refused and threw a plate of rice that his mother had brought, as could be seen by the grains of rice scattered on the floor and broken plates lying on the floor.

"Hey you, take your mother away!" his father said to Yuda when his eyes saw him standing on the stairs.

Yuda was silent and turned around as if to ignore his father's call.

"Damned child! Take your mother away, I'm late!" his father shouted this time. Yuda remained silent and returned to the room. After a few moments, Yuda came out of the room again and went down the stairs. Slowly, he approached his mother.

"Mother, wake up!" Yuda said, pulling his mother's hand, but his mother was still unmoved, and prostrated herself while pulling his father's leg.

"Damn it!" his father snapped, then pushed Yuda's mother's hand.

"Yud, tell your father to eat first, son, ask your father to be here soon," his mother said, this time looking at Yuda with wet eyes.

"What can you two do but make other people miserable? Luckily, I was kind enough to come here to deliver the money. If not, you will be homeless," Yuda's father said, getting ready to leave.

Yuda, annoyed by the insults, immediately took out a knife from his pocket and stabbed his father in the back.

"Noooo ....," his mother's scream echoed.