I and Mrs. Rose came to them. One of Dragono’s hands was put on his hip with arm akimbo, while the other hand rubbed his smooth chin. I felt my body getting smaller in front of him.
Leman’s cell was located at second from the corner before the entrance of The Arena. The cell was tightly closed like a shop iron door, and there was an iron-framed window at the top of the door.
The soldier Codi, who was beside Dragono, opened that small window at the door of Leman’s cell.
Hmm…
Leman the fakir was his nickname, a person who had a high ability to survive, even not eating anything for days, due to loss of self-orientation.
Leman had a self-defense ability resembling animals in both attack and defense.
I remembered a video on YouTube that a fakir had strange powers such as sleeping on nails, eating broken glass and razor blades.
Spooky, but did Leman really have such greatness?
I sighed. The ability and problems of the people on this island were very complex. I wished Leman wasn’t busy us.
“Leman! Hey, Leman! There are guests.” shouted the soldier Codi while opening that small window. And the other hand banged on the iron door with a tonfa, interrupting my mind.
“Gosh, Leman!” suddenly Dragono’s mouth said, his eyes widened when he looked at the window.
I was shocked looking on Dragono’s face. His face had never looked like frightened people.
I followed to look in the window of Leman’s cell. I was really shocked finding a shirtless man, wearing short faded jeans.
His body floated above the floor, as if flying, a pair of legs and hands seemed to float in the air while his head drooped in the air, like someone was doing a kayang or backbend.
Kayang or backbend with floating flying.
Soldier Codi turned the key to open the cell door. Dragono, Mrs. Rose and I went into Leman’s cell carefully.
All of my nape hair was bristling. I had never seen that phenomenon before. In my opinion Leman was experiencing conditions outside of his consciousness.
it was seen even though his condition was floating and his body was drooping, His eyes looked upside down, only the white color that I saw.
Leman like being unconscious. His long hair and rather dreadlocks made his face creepy.
“How can it be?” said Dragono made me shocked.
“Leman! Wake up! Hey!” shouted Dragono impatiently from where he stood.
Leman’s body was still floating, but Leman responded by rolling his eyes. His eyes looked like there was a reddish glow in them.
“How impudent you are! Just slept calmly has been disturbed. What do you want? How dare you all, hah?!” a strange voice came from Leman,
His tone was very angry. His body slowly moved. Slowly his legs that floated landing down to the floor.
Now his feet were setting foot on the floor normally. His stomach was slender with ribs protruding but from the physical still looked tough muscles. His forehead was wrinkled, his long curly dreadlocks covered part of his tanned and gaunt face.
He took turns looking at the four of us slowly.
Dragono raised his hands clenched abreast with his head slowly advancing, he received Leman’s challenge.
“There is no violence. Let me and Moira handle it, ok?” Mrs. Rose was holding the shoulder of Dragono who had prepared his fist. His fist was huge.
“Shh, Moi. Please get a bottle of mineral water. Ask at the guard post.” said Mrs. Rose looked over at me.
“Yes, Mrs. Rose.” I replied immediately.
I came out then immediately returned with a bottle of mineral water that Mrs. Rose asked.
“This is the water, Mrs. Rose.”
“What hope do you have for Leman, Moi?” whispered Mrs. Rose to me.
“Leman back to normal,” I said quite confused.
“Alright. Enter the positive suggestions.” said Mrs. Rose
“What do you mean?”
“Come on. Say positive words to this water media like you suggest to the person you are hypnotic.” Mrs. Rose said.
He handed the bottle of mineral water back into my hand.
“Yes, Mrs. Rose.” I still need time to understand Mrs. Rose’s words.
“Don’t hesitate, Moi. Come on, put the positive suggestion in that water in the bottle, and fill it with your expectation that Leman is back to normal.”
“Grrrr…” Leman growled eerily.
Both his hands made movement such as flapping wings, while one of his legs raised high.
For a moment I was silent, and then focused looking and holding the bottle of drinking water tightly, I gave good hopes and desires into the bottle of drinking water.
“Approach Leman, speak well while you wipe off her face with this water.” whispered Mrs. Rose giving instruction.
“Bhwaahh… what do you want, Gal?” Leman looked at me fierce.
I walked slowly to Leman, my courage began to emerge.
“Mr. Leman, I’m Moira. I want to be a friend of Mr. Leman.”
“Lheman? I’m not Lheman. I’m the hawk.”
I walked around Leman, pouring water of the bottle little by little,
“Come back, Mr. Leman, Mr. Leman who has a body in the center of this water circle. Mr. Leman is entitled to this body, remember Mr. Leman. Your body is Mr. Leman’s. Master your body, Mr. Leman. Come on, wake up. Come back, Mr. Leman.”
Leman’s eyes looked at me sharply. Suddenly Leman fell down. His body floundered on the floor. His hands held his head.
“Ggrrrr… aarrggg… arrgg…” for a few moments Leman continued to flounder and growl.
I’m pounding, was it true that my suggestion was successful in calling Leman to regain mastering of his own body?
At this moment Leman was sitting down. His eyes opened slowly. Her pupils had returned to their proper position. His eyes were reddish like there were embers in them, seemed to fade away.
I almost cheered with relief. The real Leman was back.
I did it!
I approached him and knelt before Leman,
“Mr. Leman, I’m Moira. Please drink, sir.”
I said softly, holding out a mineral bottle which was still filled with a quarter of water.
“Ah, yah… yah…” Leman said absentmindedly. He received the bottle I gave and drank its contents.
“I’m Moira. I beg for permission to become a friend, Mr. Leman.” I said.
Leman looked at me with his focused eyes. His eyes blinked,
“Little girl, you’re in the wrong place. Be careful girl, here is not your place.”
I was stunned. Astonishment covered me, Leman’s voice returned to normal, and the sentence he gave was similar to the warnings I had received before.
“Now I work here, Mr. Leman. Moira gets an official assignment from the government.”
“You’re still so young, girl. Do not just because of money, you go to the wrong way. Go home as possible as you can.” Leman said while looking down slightly.
“It’s ok, Mr. Leman. Mr. Leman can protect Moi, can’t you? There are lots of good friends here to Moi. Moira’s job is only to make notes of activities here. Help Moi, Mr. Leman. Now we will go out first.” interrupted Mrs. Rose while taking my arm to stand up, and then I stood up.
Leman also stood up. His eyes narrowed at me, as if want to talk more.
“See you later, Mr. Leman.” I said.
“Yes… yes…” Leman replied my waving
This noon, my aim to meet Leman was not only to get acquainted but also to record him. but the strange event that had just happened made us have to retreat first.
While Codi and Dragono locked the door of Leman’s cell. I chatted with Mrs. Rose outside.
“Sorry, Mrs. Rose, just now Moi pour the water into the around, not to Mr. Leman’s body. Frankly I’m also afraid.” I said.
“Yes, it doesn’t matter. It’s proven that your suggestion is right and strong, Moi.”
“What I’m afraid is meeting Vicko, Mrs. Rose. I’m really nervous right now.”
“Take it easy, Moi. You are not alone. I’ll keep you company, really.”
“Before meeting Vicko in the investigation room, you are requested to meet Lord Jonah in the monitor room. I’ll prepare Vicko.” Dragono told us.
“Yes, thank you, Mr. Dragono.” I said.
Meeting Lord Jonah?
Gosh…
Unpleasant thing for me, what did that sadistic dictator want from me?
Dragono and Codi walked behind me, as if telling me to hurry and meet his lord.
I speed up my step. I caught a glimpse of Henry’s hand reaching out me when I walked past him.
“Hi, pretty. Stop by here, I miss.” he exclaimed spoiled.
I smiled a little at him. My mind began to heavy remembering that soon meeting the most powerful and also annoying person on this island.
Lord Jonah.
“Sorry Mrs. Rose. Why does Lord Jonah want to meet me?” I whispered to Mrs. Rose
“Maybe a little simple insight Moi. I also don’t know what he wants to say.” Answered Mrs. Rose
We walked towards the monitor room where Jeff used to work there. When we entered the room, it seen Lord Jonah and Jeff were watching the monitor of CCTV.
“Good afternoon, Lord Jonah.” I said, opening the conversation.
Lord Jonah did not budge, as if ignoring my greeting. His eyes remained focused watching the monitor screen.
Dragono approached the monitor. apparently Lord Jonah and Jeff were watching Vicko’s cell activities.
“Hmmm, Vicko is exercising regularly.” said Dragono.
“Dragono, notice his movements. By utilizing his body without tools, the Vicko can maintain his strength and greatness in fighting.”
I looked at the monitor, there I saw Vicko doing push up with a hand clenched fist. How strong he was.
“Jeff, this part you saved for my documentation file, then you email.” ordered Lord Jonah.
“Yes, Lord Jonah.” said Jeff shortly while pressing the computer keyboard quickly.
Jeff was seen to be very obedient to the authoritarian Chimera leader.
My heart was getting disturbed.
Did the status of detainees in Chimera make a person have no privacy?
Lord Jonah was truly a person who didn’t respect for human beings.
“Sorry, Lord Jonah. Is it not excessive, if a cell occupant here doesn’t have privacy?”
I ventured to ask that dictator. For a moment Lord Jonah glanced at me. He took a breath with a glance at his eyes.
He said,
“Kid, what can be expected from a psychopath like him? His brain is still in his head. He should be grateful because I don’t shoot his head.”
I gasped. Lord Jonah always relied on his authority on this island. In fact he was a psychopath, not Vicko.
“He is a human sir. He has privacy right.”
“Kid, remember Vicko is no anyone. He has no identity. He should have been killed two years ago, when he was declared desertion.” the tone of Lord Jonah’s voice rose, while Jeff who sat next to him seemed to glance at me.
“And I observe that you really dislike me, kid. That is your right and you will meet with Vicko soon. I hope you will follow our security advice. Even if you die in his hands, I’m just happy. So, lessen one hater of me.”
I tried to hold back my emotions. Felt my tears came out in the corner of my eyes. I held it in order not to spill by biting my own lips.
“I think Moi wants to obey your words, Lord Jonah. She’s a good girl.” Mrs. Rose tried to intercede.
“Hmm, I don’t care if she obeys me or not, Rose. I ask her at the latest tomorrow at afternoon, to give her report about all the residents of this island including Vicko. If her work is good, so you can give Chimera Project’s secret files to her, Rose.” said Lord Jonah coldly while still staring at the CCTV monitor.
A moment later, Lord Jonah’s head turned towards me, his eyes fixed on me sharply.
“Listen to me, kid! Make sure your report is on my desk tomorrow evening. Presented completely!” snapped Lord Jonah. The look in his eyes was very sharp when he saw me. The whole of my joints seemed to slip from my body.
“Yes, Lord Jon… nah.” I replied weakly and trembling.
At glance I saw Jeff’s face smiling as if he was supporting the behavior of Lord Jonah to me.
“Dragono, you prepare Vicko. Jeff, give the file to that kid, so that the kid work immediately and get out from here.” Lord Jonah ordered firmly.
Jeff gave me a folder, while Dragono swiftly left the room. Mrs. Rose’s Hand pulled my arm after we asked for leave to the arrogant ruler.
We walked hand in hand towards the investigation room. It was felt heavy my steps.
I was also shocked when Lord Jonah said there was a secret file of the Chimera Project, what file was that?
“Hopefully Vicko doesn’t act up, Mrs. Rose. I’m really tired.”
“Come on, where is your spirit? Soon you will meet the god of this island.” said Mrs. Rose teased me.
I nudged Mrs. Rose’s rib slowly. I remembered, I called out Vicko as a god when Mrs. Rose did presentation on campus.
Mrs. Rose laughed.
“The previous personalities were also identical with the god, Mrs. Rose. Their abilities are very rare, but truly real. And you are also a goddess, Mrs. Rose Throw heavy objects only with the power of the mind, while I’m just an ordinary little girl.” I said.
“What is meant by the secret file of the Chimera Project that Lord Jonah said earlier?”