That morning I had waited for Mrs. Rose in front of my room. I was sitting on the steps of my bedroom door, when the attractive woman picked me up as usual.
“Good Morning, Moi.” She greeted.
“Good Morning, Mrs. Rose.”
“This morning we will evaluate Ariesty and Curly. I’ve provided the files. All you have to do is fill in the data based on the questions.”
“Hmm… the psychology team has prepared everything, while I am dealing directly with them. Is it right Mrs. Rose?”
“Yes. I think you will be helped by this, Moi.”
I tried to smile, felt a heavy burden haunted me. Even I thought that Mrs. Rose kept a lot of things, and my trust oscillated to her.
But, if I didn’t believe her, whom should I believe?
Recording Risty, a pre-cognition girl, a seer of the future, as accurate as what she saw in the future?
Then, recording Angel alias Curly a clairvoyant, a past seer.
I thought they were the time explorers. It was so interesting and challenging my curiosity.
“Well, I like your smile, beautiful. Surely you had a beautiful dream last night?” Joked Mrs. Rose broke my mind.
“Oh… even I didn’t dream anything last night. Last night I had thought. Everything that happens in this place is out of our control. What we can do is to do the best for our tasks. My hope is in six months. I can go home, reunite with my family. Is it right, Mrs. Rose?”
Click!
Mrs. Rose snapped her fingers.
“It’s right. Come on, let’s have breakfast first.”
Mrs. Rose walked while holding me.
Mrs. Rose didn’t know that on the one hand, my spirit arisen while undergoing today, because last night I got a new ally, Henry.
The shadow to escape immediately from this terrible place really made my spirits arisen.
I knew. I wouldn’t be able to if I had to witness the victim like Degardo again. Human soul such as worthless.
I also was so fed up with the cold-blooded face of Lord Jonah and his greedy behavior, justified any means for one’s own benefit.
“Today the first visiting is Risty, continue to Angel and then Rado, Moi.”
“Hopefully their psychological problems aren’t severe.” I said choked.
“Waah… it’s more severe, hahaha…” Mrs. Rose laughed.
When I watched Mrs. Rose in this place, she often laughed.
Was there no feeling of horrified in her?
Was there no fear in her mind?
Was there no desire to escape from this place?
Was she so sure of the safety of this island?
And also she was very confident in her telekinesis ability.
Moreover there was not… ah,
Was there no family who will wait if she went home from Chimera someday?
We met Dragono at the dining room door. Mrs. Rose let me to take my meal first, while she chatted with Dragono.
The big tall bald man, his face looked bright and soft-spoken when talking with Mrs. Rose. Hard and ferocious impression only appeared when escorting Vicko a few days ago.
I was thinking,
“The sweetness of love. War general famous in the Samkok era, General Cho Cho lost the war because of a woman. The Prophet Salomo who was famous for his policies fell also because of woman. So is the strong Dragono.”
“Good Morning, my friend.” a voice infiltrated, interfered my thoughts.
Henry!
I was surprised, and then tried to focus my mind, sending sentence by sentence to Henry, while my hand moved my plate out to the soldier on duty.
“It’s been greeting me at this early morning. Have you had breakfast, Hen?”
“I have no appetite. The menu is boring, even though every day is delivered on time by soldiers, all I think about is leaving this terrible place, Moi.”
“Do you want to eat delicious food? You can volunteer to duel replacing Vicko, Hen. If you win, you will get delicious food.”
“Hah? What? You’re so mean, Moi. I thought you’re my friend. How could you tell me to fight in a duel like that? Huh, I’m angry. I don’t want to be friends with you anymore.” Henry’s voice sounded curt in my mind.
“Gee, why are you angry? I’m kidding, Hen.”
Henry didn’t respond.
“Knock… knock… yahooo, Henry… Henry… Henry…”
Finally I heard Henry speak.
“Yep, Moi?”
“Eat your breakfast. Being in a place like this, it’s important to keep our body’s stamina. Try eating the food that is here, no need to be picky.”
“I’m usually not picky about food either. Only this morning I’m no appetite. I woke up earlier, remembering you. Want to eat, remembering you too… what will I do, always remembering you, Moi.”
This Henry, how humbug he was. I could not hold my laughing, I laughed out loud. My laugh stopped, when I realized something. The thing made the entire dining room were silence for a moment. All the eyes of the people in the dining room were fixed on me who was laughing loudly by myself.
Damn Henry!
I forgot that I was having a conversation using mind telepathy, not with my mouth. The man who claimed to be a ‘friend’ made me act silly and bore shame in front of people.
I cleared my throat, amassed my broken self-confidence, then lifted my dining tray that I hadn’t done eating, and placed it on a corner table, where other dirty dishes piled up. And I rushed out of the dining room. In my head was heard Henry calling out my name.
***
Right now I and Mrs. Rose was standing in front of the room where Ariesty was cared for, Ariesty’s or Risty’s room was located in the middle room, in a row with Ronald’s room, Risty’s room at the end of the front.
When we entered, it turned out that Doctor Stephan was doing his routine check on the girl. Risty looked lying on her bed. I walked slowly toward her lying down.
“How is Risty, Doctor Stephan?” Asked Mrs. Rose
“Risty is in a bad condition than when she first arrived. Blood pressure elevates, and heart rate is faster. Her body temperature right now has a fever, it’s almost 39 Celsius. Head enlargement also increases. Within a maximum of 3 months she must be operated immediately. If not, bleeding can occur in her head, and she will die.”
“Poor Risty. I hope she stabilizes quickly and can be operated immediately. May we talk here? Is she disturbed?”
Dr. Stephan,
“It’s okay girl. You can talk light that can make her happy.”
Risty was so skinny, the bones stand out here and there, bone cheeks was bulging, neck bones was also seen its segment. Her hair looked very little above the head that was enlarged. Her hair was thin and sparse, probably because often had high fever make her hair fall out.
Sister Reina was slim with a pair of agile eyes, beside Risty’s bed, near Risty’s feet, replacing Risty’s infusion bottle.
Risty smiled and reached out her hand slowly,
“I know, one day I will definitely meet you, Moira.”
Huh, I was surprised, one day would meet me?
Had Risty seen me in the future, so she told me that?
I welcomed Risty’s hand. The girl’s hand was so thin. It almost bony, and felt very light when holding my hand. Her feverish palm left a warm mark on my palm.
Whum… Whum… whum…
The sound of a helicopter was coming closer to the Chimera.
Sister Reina sighed,
“Will anyone be pitted again, Mrs. Rose?”
“I do not know.”
“That’s my guest, also Curly’s guest from the police.” said Risty, making Mrs. Rose and me looked at each other.
Did Risty use her ability to see the future, knowing that what was coming was guest for her from the police? Hmm… the ability to see the future before that event happened. Its accuracy was undoubtedly.
Mrs. Rose looked out of the room. She gave me the code to follow her steps out of Risty’s room. From the front guard aisle looked a group of people coming, and the sound of several pairs of shoes approached the center room where Risty’s room was.
It was Lord Jonah accompanied by several soldiers and two uniformed police officers. One of them was a familiar figure, Mr. Iskandar, the officer who brought Degardo the other day.
Mrs. Rose welcomed them,
“Do Lord Jonah and these our guests want to meet Risty?”
“I want to go to Angel first, continue to Risty.” said Lord Jonah, followed by Mr. Iskandar. They Passed Mrs. Rose and me who were standing in front of Risty’s room.
“Come on, Moi. We also go to Angel first.”
“I will go, Risty. We will visit again later.” said Mrs. Rose following the group of guests immediately.
It turned out Angel’s room was next to Risty’s, exactly between Risty’s room and Ronaldo’s room.
“Angel must be treated patiently.” It was heard the voice of Doctor Stephan from the middle room.
I looked into the room. I saw Angel alias Curly with curly hair sitting on the floor. Her body seemed small surrounded by large-bodied men from the army and police.
“Curly, how come you’re sitting on the floor? Wake up, sit on the bed.” said Mrs. Rose after breaking through the men, and then sat cross-legged approaching Angel.
Angel alias Curly was not budge. Her eyes looked blank staring at the wall in front of her, Mrs. Rose gently raised Angel’s chin to talk to her.
“Curly, we need your help.” said Mrs. Rose while looking at Angel’s face alias Curly.
“I’m fear Mrs. Rose. What other assignment will be given to me?” it was heard Angel’s voice softly.
At that moment I inched forward so I could see Angel’s face clearly. Angel’s skin was brown rather black, her lips were thick, with small curly hair like sticking to her head and her chubby cheeks looked shiny in the light, big black eyes with curved eyelashes and thick eyebrows.
Angel looked sitting on the floor while holding a doll on her chest. The doll was like a dark brown ape, with arms and long legs looked dangling between her cuddle.
Mr. Iskandar gave a smile, came forward, handed a large parcel who was wrapped in wrapping paper and beautiful ribbons to Angel,
“This is a gift for you, Curly.”
Angel changed her sitting position on the floor. The long dress she wore was tidied up over her thighs. Then from her sitting position, her hand reached, accepted a gift and placed it on her lap.
“Mr. Iskandar, what other case should I help?” Angel’s eyes blinked, her curved eyelashes were down slowly followed her blink, and it looked doubt there.
“This is what happened and who is the culprit?” Colleague of Iskandar gave a piece of cloth, maybe a torn of clothes from someone to Angel.
“Another murder?” Asked Angel sighed.
She brought the torn to her chest. Her eyes began to sway. The movement of her eyeballs was faster to the right and to the left.
“The… the vibrations are very strong. Gosh, he started being persecuted… huh, beaten by two people. His legs were tied. He… sat on the chair. The two men hit, using bat. Aaarrgh… they hit right on the head.”
Angel alias Curly’s body movements became uncontrollable, the brown doll and the gift she had just hugged looked to be threw away until it bounced off the wall.
I was stunned to see Angel’s body lying around the floor, both of Angel’s eyes rolled up to just white, it seemed to turn upward.
The sound of Angel’s body pounding on the floor resembled beatings. Bam, boom. It seemed that Angel could no control herself. Her hands were flung to and fro, while her feet stiffly kicking.
“Mrs. Rose, she… she could die. We have to do something.” I exclaimed in fearful see Angel was convulsive on the floor.
“It can’t be, Kid. Wait a little she will calm down.” hissed Dragono coldly while glancing at me.
“He fell from the chair. Ouch… one man took the rope from his pocket and twisted it from behind. Ah… oh… aaarrghh … hahahaha… the rope was twisted very strongly. Ah… ah… Ouch, my breathing is hard. Ouch…” Angel writhed on the floor while holding her own neck. At that time Angel spoke and seemed to demonstrate the events she told.
“Mrs. Rose, Angel strangles herself.” I began to cry, fear ran through my mind.
Lord Jonah gave a sign with his hand. The police officer next to Mr. Iskandar took out a photo album while approaching Curly. The sound of his shoes squeaked on the floor, adding to the environment of being strained.
“Aaarrghh… aaarghh…” Angel was still writhing on the floor.
“Calm down Curly. I’m here, calm down Curly… calm down…” consoled Mrs. Rose while trying to hold Angel’s head alias Curly, so that she didn’t stumbled the floor.
My eyes looked at Lord Jonah with hate. When Angel was experiencing conditions in pain on the floor, Lord Jonah just casually took advantage of Angel’s weak condition. I thought that Lord Jonah wasn’t human.
I knew he looked at Angel, just as he looked at Degardo. He did not care what happen to others, as long as his aims and satisfaction were achieved.
Angel could manage her breath. Her chest seemed to go up and down, still breathing hard. While from the arms to her wrists appeared to shine, indicating sweat that was gushing out.
Dragono bowed alongside Angel.
“Curly, this is a photo album of the police suspect. please show the two people you saw earlier.”
Still breathing hard, Angel observed the photo by photo shown by Dragono. Her hands move,
“This is the person who traps with a rope and this is the person who holds the leg.”
“So, one of my members is involved. Of course he ran away from his official home.” said Mr. Iskandar in annoyance.
“Now we find out where he is.”
“We’re going to Risty’s room now.” Lord Jonah’s voice was heard commanding.
“Thank you, child. I will go first.” Dragono got up and followed Lord Jonah’s entourage to Risty’s room.
I helped Angel to stand up. In the room of the three of us, there were me, Mrs. Rose and Angel, while the entourage had gone to the next room, Risty’s room.
“Thank you, what is your name?” Angel asked, breathing slightly. Angel’s big eyes with thick eyelashes looked at me.
“Me, Moira.”
“Nice name, and you are really lucky, you have mother who loves you very much.”
“You know? Where do you know?”
“The orange scarf you wore. It was hand made by your mother.”
“Oh yes, that’s right. It’s an old scarf, but I’m happy to wear it. “
When Angel looked at me, she smiled faintly
“After seeing my face… you keep smiling… why, Angel?”
“You really are a lucky girl. Besides your mother there is also a handsome man who loves you.”
“A man? Do you mean my dad? Unfortunately my dad disappeared two years ago. My dad is an army too. He is a marine captain… Either my dad is still alive or…”
“Not your daddy. I do not know what his name is… he’s a funny guy, nosy and he presented you the pink lipstick that you are wearing now… I am a little jealous of your life. I’m… not… Nobody loves me. “
Oh, that guy who loved me meant Adrian.
“Ah, Angel.”
I hugged the girl’s body that was covered in sweat. It was felt Angel’s body was a little fat, not like the skinny Risty.
“Another time, bring something that your father used. I might be able to help you find out, your father is still alive or…” Angel said slowly while her face looked down.
“Ok, Angel. Thank you very much. Then these many gifts, why don’t you open them? May I help you to open it?”
Angel alias Curly shook her head,
“Moi, Moi you know. I can penetrate the past time. I know the history of those gifts. Those gifts are not sincere. It’s different from my gonzo doll.”
Angel grabbed the monkey doll that had been thrown earlier. The small brown, had arms and long legs and hugged her back tightly.
I noticed that the gonzo doll was very simple, made from knitted wool yarn, even some of the knitting had come out.
“Who did give you gonzo, Angel?”
“She… Angel’s mother gave me this gonzo. She knitted this gonzo herself. But she was deceased. Then my father remarried and this is the only legacy of my mother. When I missed mom, I hugged my gonzo. My happiness, the past of the affection of sincere Angel’s mother will appear, Moi.”
My tears did not feel flowing again,
“Angel. You can trust me. We can be friends.”
“Yes Moi, from the touch of Moi, I know Moi is a sincere girl. The past time of Moi, Moi goes through with sincerity. Unlike those people, there is nothing sincere.”
“Every time I return to the past, I bear the suffering of that person. That hurts so much. Why in this world is filled with hatred? Why does no one love me?”
Curly’s words seemed to pierce my heart, Curly was a figure thirsty for love.
I hugged and rubbed her back.
“Angel… Tomorrow Moi will accompany you. Tomorrow night we sleep together, ok. If this night I can’t. I have to do a lot of work tonight.”
Curly tried to smile, her big eyes blinked, curved eyelashes such as dolls. I noticed there was a bit of hope there, I must often comfort her. I promise in my heart.
I took off my orange scarf and put it on Curly’s neck.
“Moi… this?”
“Just use it. This is a gift from me. I’m sincere… Angel knew that Moi sincerely give it to you. Maybe you also know, Moi still has another orange scarf in my suitcase in my room, only the pattern of the lines is rather different. Tomorrow Moi will use the other one. Oh, Angel, you look beautiful with this orange scarf.”
I was not lie. The bright color of the scarf made Angel’s face shine. The girl’s face seemed to glow when smiling.
“Thank you, Moi. You are very kind.”
“See you later, Angel.” I said.
“We’re going first, Curly.” Said Mrs. Rose continued.
We left Angel’s room. I turned my head and saw poor Angel holding Gonzo and my orange scarf over her chest.
***
“The longer I get crazy, Mrs. Rose.” I said curtly.
“This is a challenge, Moi. But is it interesting, isn’t it?” Said Mrs. Rose glanced at me.
“In my opinion, Moi can hypnotherapy Angel so that she can relieve the fear and bitterness of her past.” I expressed my hope.
I shook my head to relieve the burden of my head. I entered Risty’s room and saw what Lord Jonah wanted from her.
When we arrived at Risty’s room, the girl was hugging a photo on her chest. It was surrounded by Lord Jonah, Dragono, Mr. Iskandar and the other men.
“I want to catch the culprit in a condition of life without victims and injuries.” said Mr. Iskandar to Risty.
“Grrrr Hhgregg…” Risty’s voice was like a growling person. With cue, Risty asked for a ballpoint and drawing paper, sister Reina deftly gave it.
Risty’s skinny hand moved, drawing with paper was held by sister Reina, while Risty’s big head was propped on the pillows and looked up the ceiling.
“Why does she use stationery, Mrs. Rose?” I whisper softly.
“Yah, her media is that. Later the results will be in the form of symbols. Look, she is drawing without looking at the paper.” Whispered Mrs. Rose to me.
“Grrrr Hhgregg…” Risty continued to draw while growling.
Her head propped on the pillow facing the ceiling. Her head was looked little shaking. It seemed she also experienced in pain.
I remembered Angel again, the girl was in pain too when went through time in the past. Both Angel and Risty suffered when asked to exert their abilities.
The possibility of exploring through time both into the past and into the future required excess energy.
Risty’s condition was very weak and pathetic. Her head was large with veins bulging on her forehead, her hair was almost bald. I thought Lord Jonah didn’t care about that.
What he pursued was the case given to him must be immediately revealed, the bright spot of the solution.
I thought maybe in the eyes of Lord Jonah, Angel, Risty, Vicko, and we were all just people who could be blackmailed, exploited to the end, no matter how their life bet even killed by him, like Degardo, while Lord Jonah got a lot of money from betting.
Henry was right. I must leave this hellish place immediately.
I took a deep breath, many times, trying to calm my feelings.
Risty’s hand stopped drawing. A picture was finally handed over to Mr. Iskandar. At first glance a simple picture, there were a picture similar to the Swastika logo, birthday bread, sun, and some other pictures, the pictures that might have to be interpreted further by the police team.
I didn’t know who would interpret it.
“What does this mean? You coordinate with your force, Iskandar. Your men are involved in a murder. Embarrassing your unity!” Lord Jonah’s voice sounded loud.
“Yes, I will condition it Jonah. He won’t be able to run away.” said Mr. Iskandar flatly, while rubbing his mustache and the other hand was holding a picture of Risty.
Lord Jonah, Mr. Iskandar and his partner rushed out of Risty’s room. Leaving Risty who was weak in bed, her energy seemed to be drained on her journey to the future.
“Doctor… is Risty fine?” I asked.
Sister Reina massaged Risty’s hand, while Doctor Stephan looked at the computer panel connecting to the cable in Risty’s body,
“She fainted. Running into the future spends her energy. The situation is not so bad. Please you can visit Curly, so that she can also be entertained.”
“We just met Curly.” Rose explained.
My tears dripped when stared at Risty’s pathetic condition.
I remembered the voice of the girl who came in my dream and asked me for help. She has said to ask for help… not for herself, but help us. We meant more than one person.
How many people should I help?
And who were they?
And… How could I help them?
Could I do it?
Risty still drooped, her eyes seemed closed. Her breathing seemed to fluctuate regularly in her thin chest. Both of her hands, which remained leather wrapped in bones, were lying on the right and left side of her body, with a few cables and an IV tube there.
Ah, Risty. Open your eyes… give me clearer clues again, a clue that I can understand. What can I do for you and other friends, Risty?
A tear dripped from the right corner of Risty’s eyes!