“Ana, you think that Julia involved?” Vivi turned around with hands lifted. I nod my head in excitement. Hard to believe, I know, but I'm a thousand percent sure, plus I have proves. She hates me and Andrea got their pictures. I just need to question Julia.
“Don’t fucking kidding me, Ana” she rolled her eyes.
“But I told you.. the…picture.. I sent to you” I stammered. “Urghhh”
“No enough prove, Ana. You can’t just blame that b*tch with this picture. She will never admit it just with a single picture as a prove” she leaned by the wall with hip jutted out and arms folded on her chest.
“So, what should we do?” I rolled my eyes. “Ana, I ..” she walks towards me slowly. “I guess we have to find another prove, we can’t just blame that b*tch” she rolled her eyes up, “And I am so sorry cause sometimes I might be so busy with my office works, you know”
“It’s okay” I said.
“But if you need anything, contact me. I’ll help you out with the clues. I know some guys”
I nod my head, so happy that Vivi finally agrees to help me out, my lips lifted upward I can’t hide a smile. I rose from the dining chair and hug her tightly. “Umm.. what is this for?” she asked.
“For being the best sister ever” I said with a giggle. Vivi gave a low and soft chuckle. “Don’t be silly”
Inside, Vivi been thinking, "I thought her case is simple. Accident, mom killed, and therapy to make her forget about it. I was wrong. They are way more serious than this, and it kept me headache"
***
I leaned on the bed facing the ceiling of my room, I’ve been stop working with my tablet for weeks, reader might have left my story behind, or maybe un –favorite my story. I know works are also important, but I need to figure out my own accident and I have no spirit to continue my works. I am working on a murder mystery comic by the way, that’s why I can’t think further about other’s puzzling mystery. Mine has pressing my brain hard.
But wait, I rose from the bed, sitting down with my palm on my forehead, my style of thinking. If I am a writer and the antagonist hit the protagonist, that car must be thrown away, or.. sell it to the dealer, because they won’t take risk selling it to the official showroom right? Am I right?
I stood up, and grab my bag. I have to find out myself.
I maybe need to find out the detail of the car. How stupid, I should have asked Hugo about the complete descriptions.
I know where Hugo is, I have to go and see him myself. If Julia involved, Jason will not believe l me, except I can prove it to him. Then he, himself will put that b*tch on the jail.
“Mr.Adiputera, Ms.Alana is here”
The secretary pushes the door for me. “Thanks” I said.
Hugo gave me a smile.
“Hi, Jason’s friend, Alana”
He still sounds pervert.
I gave him the best smile I have, thus I have to ask him a lot of question.
Hugo sat down on the couch and let me seated in front of me.
“Snacks and drinks here, Ms.Alana”
“Thanks” I need to rehydrate myself since the weather is so hot today.
“So, Ms.Alana. Is there anything..”
“Oh..” I said, stop gulping the water. I almost forgot, the water is so refreshing to me right now.
“About this” I rummage my bag and pulled an envelope out, scattered the picture on the table.
“Can you give me the detail of this car?”
“Oh.. I forgot to give you the details” again, that cheesy laugh. He really does sound like my grandfather.
“This is Toyota Fortuner year 2015. Black color, the plat number was still the same”
“Oh.. do you have your dealer’s phone number?”
“I have” he stood up and walks to his desk, taking his phone and write on a piece of paper.
“Maybe this might help you, a lot”
I give him another smile, the best smile I had, “Thanks Mr.Hugo”
“My pleasure”
I stood up and shake his hand firmly, about to leave but..
“Ms.Alana.. I will help you whatever it is. Maybe a dinner after you solve that accident?”
What a pervert, I am not a wh*re. Stop talking to me like that. I tried to remain calm, I give him another smile again. “Sorry Mr.Hugo. But I’m engaged”
“Oh” he smiles awkwardly.
Thus, I’ve got what I wanted. It was your fault you asked after I got the information from you. My bad of leaving and abandoning after I got everything.
I feel the soft panic that can grow or fade depending on what I do next. It triggers my emotion.
Car Dealer
David
0831-XXXX-XXXX
This might help. A small showroom huh.
But…
THE WRECKING YARD will be my first stop.
Today the sunshine is in our bones, its heat radiating outwards into the bright day. The ground smoldered and sent up a disorientating haze. I parked my car in front of the wrecking yard’s gate, got myself out and slammed the door as a security with untidy uniform came out.
“Anything important, ma’am?”
“I need to find my husband’s car” I show him the picture printed from the CCTV footage.
“Oh… do you have the permission letter?” ah I just remember, this wrecking yard owned by the government. Damn it.
I give him a smile, walk slowly towards him and gave money “I think I have to treat you” I said.
The security guy looked up for the CCTV, but then he looks at me with smile on his face. Pretty sure that the CCTV didn’t caught him taking the bribes.
“Oh okay, ma’am”
What a douche… people were right about money. I feel irritated by a person like them, but I have no choice. Still, money is their priorities. The security let me tour around myself. I walk past stacks of cars, broken cars. But they must had divided the the car based on the time they thrown.
Salty droplets flow down my face like soft summer rain, dripping onto the concrete as I sit above a rock to regain my breath. I’m not tired walking, I'm really get used to it, I just feel exhausted standing under the sun. I took a tissue out from my bag, wipe my sweat off my forehead.
*Black Toyota Fortuner*, they have a lot of Black Toyota Fortuner but not with plat number 11BB.
Should I go back? Thus I found no cars like what Hugo described.
Second trip, heading to the car dealer name David.
“Hi. Miss Alana. Are you interested with this? This is new BMW 2018”
I sniffed a smile and say “Are you Mr.David?”
“Oh.. I am”
“Can I talk to you?”
I gave him the details of the car with the plat number.
“Ah.. this car has been sold around 1 and half year ago”
“Can you give me the exact this has been sold?”
He took the stack of files, flip the pages and stop by a yellow paper.
“1st March 2018” he said. That person actually bought the car for his or her personal use, then he or she is too emotional that day?
“Can you give me the data of the buyer?”
“Julia” he shows me the file with her picture on the top of the paper.
I feel the whole world of mine sank, I feel grief and sad and anger at the same time, like I’d probably slap that b*tch until she dies. I know it. Now it even makes more sense. She saw Andrea took her picture, afraid that I figured it out, afraid that Jason’s parents will hate her forever.
“Give me the copy” I said.
He mumbles, “Can’t, miss. This is confidential”
I rolled my eyes and took a deep breath, rummaging my purse again.. I have to pay for this.. “Oh..okay” he smiles. Damn it!
***
“THAT’S IMPOSSIBLE!”
Julia yelled inside the police interrogation room. I was standing in front of this big glassy room, I can hear her speaking to the detective and see her very clearly from here. Detective Rumaja talks to her slowly, persuades her to speak the truth. Julia was acting like she’s innocent, this woman is a good actor, why was she wasting her talent?
“I DIDN’T! THIS IS INSANE!”
I want to slap that bitch really hard right now, can’t hold myself anymore.
“Ana!” Vivi hold my arm to stop me. “There’s no use to go and deal with it yourself. You are in a police officer” she whispered angrily.
“Where’s Andrea?” I asked straightforward.
“He is busy”
All of sudden, someone click the entrance’s handle, and Jason came in.
“Jason?” I and Vivi speak together.
“This is crazy, Alana!” he frowned.
I scoffed, “What? You want to save her?” I caught his eyes, turned into the scary looking Alana.
“That’s not possible.. I.. Urghhhh” he moaned, hitting the wall once.
I made a painful smile, this is the right time for him to admit his fault, “You were with her that night?”
“You lied, we got married, and then we divorced 11 months later. That’s insane. You could just be honest with me and everything would be fine” anger boiled inside me, I feel hot lava grew inside my stomach.
“Ana..” Vivi pats my back. I feel tough in my chest, I can barely breath properly, my eyes glimmered with watery tears and I feel as if whole world was about to crumble. “Ana..” he said, trying to touch me but I moved away.
“I don’t understand why you have to do that to me. I don’t even know who cheated first” I added. Jason pulled me closer to him, he gave me a hug, patting me softly, pressed me tightly in his arms, the warm and protective hug I will never forget. “I am so sorry Alana..” He took a deep breath, was getting ready to tell the truth. A feeling of fear, worry, and uneasiness, my heart beats faster. The truth hurts they say, but I have to accept it whatever it is. Life goes on they say, surely I can figure out a way to move on from this awful memories.
“In our fourth year of dating when I am getting bored of our relationship. I and Julia became close…”
“That means, you are the one that cheated on me” I sobbed on his shoulder. It was more than crying, it was the kind of desolate sobbing that comes from a person drained of all hope.
“I am so sorry, Ana.. I don't know that I could make Julia pregnant. It's a- ” he inhales a deep breath.
“Vivi doesn’t know about this.. but is this okay if we talk here?”
“I..I..will pre…” Vivi stuttered, about to cover her ears with headphones.
“It’s okay..” I cut her off. “Say it”
“Your mom got million debts with my parents. When you were in college. Your mom lied to you about paying it herself. Since she was pretty sure we will get along..”
“How much? I have money after I graduated..”
“Never be enough, Ana.. your college was very expensive. But it was actually okay if we really broke up. I just think you are nice enough.. until-”
“I was so stupid, I want to take the scholarship..”
“Ana, plus you are going to waste your time”
He's right, I failed the scholarship test that year, I plan to try again next year but my mom said she has money, so I don’t need to wait for another year. She told me it wasting my time.
I pushed him away and look at him at the eyes, demanding more,
“I thought I could just forget Julia and marry you instead. But it was my mistake that I make her-” he throws his face away. Somehow it hurts me a lot when he said that. How could he be so honest. But Jason is an honest man, I know him very well. He will never ever lied to me. Now, he concludes me hesitation, how could he be so sure about Julia’s innocence?
“Then, what are you about to say earlier about Julia?” I wipe my tears with my hand. I don't care the whole story about him and Julia and the kid inside her belly. I only care about my previous accident that killed my mom.
“She was with me during the night of your accident..”
And then it makes me more.. peeved. They drive me crazy like roller coasters. What the f*ck is going on with my life?
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