Trapped Life

The Beginning

It was a delightful day when a boy named Syahrul went to school. He's just an ordinary high schooler. His life went by like any other of his schoolmates until one day, he encountered two guys waiting for him with a scary look. They yelled at him and asked for his money. Syahrul attempted to ignore it and out of a sudden, they pull his shirt and forcefully seized his money. He got pushed away as if nothing happened.

Before they left, he was warned not to tell the principal or anyone else. If he does so, Syahrul would not only put himself but his whole family in a tight position. He went back home as usual but he felt an eerie feeling that he was being followed. As he tried to dust it off his mind, he was able to feel their presence. However, he didn't see any of them.

During his class, he tried his best to hide his bruises so no one would figure it out. During his Physical Education class, he also tried his best not to include himself in any sports activities. Though it was challenging, he managed to bypass all of the activities.

When he returned from school, Syahrul once again encountered the two guys who forcefully took his money. When he met them, those guys introduced themselves. Their names are David and Dhani. They were also twins. After they introduced themselves, Syahrul asked them why they did such horrendous things to him. They cracked up because they assumed he knew the main reason why they asked for his money.

"Why are you still clueless as always? Didn't you know your parents owe us a million dollars?" explained Dhani in a stern voice.

"My parents owe money? I think you got the wrong person so please, excuse me..... I need to return home."

David blocked Syahrul from walking away with his arms and said to him.

"I really don't want to go further but it seems you left me with no more options. We as lovely children took your money so we can help YOUR parents pay their debt." David answered fiercely.

Syahrul hastily ran back home after learning about the incident. He cried as he just only knew about his parent's unpaid debt.

When Syahrul got back home, he immediately asked his parents about their debt.

"Mom..... dad... is it true that you guys owe one million dollars and can't afford to repay it? Why didn't you guys tell me about this?"

Immediately, his parents asked him to eat his dinner while ignoring his question. Syahrul was puzzled that they said it with a smile on their face. He went to wash up and changed his clothes before sitting at the dining table.

"How's your day at school, Syahrul?" asked his mom.

"Yeah, how's your day at school? Was it alright?" added his father.

Syahrul knew that they were not telling him so he would quickly finish his dinner without asking anything about their debt. After finishing dinner, he went back to his room with curiosity.

"I must figure out a way to get an answer to all of my questions. Why wasn't I given an answer? How am I supposed to deal with those two guys who bullied me at school?" Syahrul gazed out of the window as he thought to himself.

When Syahrul was in his bedroom, his parents felt uneasy because they were afraid about him discovering their debt.

"I think Syahrul encountered the debt collector... those twins," said Syahrul's father.

"Wait, that's impossible because we never gave them any information to him about our son," Syahrul's mother said with an uneasy look.

"Let's just take a nap and figure out about it tomorrow," responded his father.