Hollow May [English Version]

7) Choices

It was already 6:00 on Reina's alarm clock, the clock had been ringing 20 minutes ago and it was still ringing. Shee deliberately wants to get up early. She began to wake up from his deep sleep.

Reina fell into a deep sleep, she felt it was a way to escape from the reality which had now changed 180 degrees.

Still wearing the pajamas her parents gave her, she walked slowly toward her parents' room. She walked very slowly so as not to wake her aunt who was still sleeping in the guest room. She also settles into the room at the end of the hall which 'was' used by her parents.

She opened a brown door that was taller than her tiny body. She tried not to open it too hard.

When she entered the room, she saw a bed with a king size mattress and a large cupboard, beside her mother's makeup table next to a work desk.

She walked around and checked the room while remembering some memory with her parents. Like when Reina saw a pillowcase in a closet, she remembered the memory of a pillow fight with her parents on her parents' bed when she was 2 years old and still didn't dare to sleep alone.

In the closet she saw a box with a certain key code to open. The box is small and made of copper. Reina didn't know what the code was but at their dinner a week ago, Reina remembered something. Her parents were panicked, she remembered his mother screamed on the top of her lungs,

"The code is OAL002, QUICKLY BEFORE HE COMES!"

Reina remembers her parents often shouting the code when they were together without Reina, especially at night in their room.

Reina once asked but her mother just answered,

"There are some things you don't need to know, Rein, this is because I love you"

She also tried the code. The box door opened. Inside is an ancient camera and a compass. The color is golden and worn. Beside it was an old piece of paper that said,

'Lilies and Aditya, this is for you, please take care, this is a symbol, that is our identity'

Beside him was a paper that looked much more recently written,

'Please!!!!! He is getting crazier! We can be the next victims, he escapes and the police don't know anything about him'

Reina was stunned, shuddered, and confused. Lilies is her mother and Aditya is her father's name.

"Reinaa ,auntie just woke up, here are your friends coming to find you,"

"Aunt, will leave your friends in the guest room, okay? Auntie want to take a bath"

Reina was shocked, she almost forgot the promise.

"NO I HAVEN'T TAKE A BATH!"

However Reina must greet guests with a messy form. She also met them in the living room. Seen there sat Callysta, Zayden, Alya, and Faiz. They look much fresher than yesterday, and they can smile again.

They also hugged together, as a sign that they complement each other and can support each other.

"Reina is okay, you haven't showered because this is more important than that," Callysta said, her face immediately serious.

"We have an important mission, I began to be suspicious of yesterday's incident after my uncle's conversation with Zayden last night before the incident he looked panicked and tried to calm down I did not understand what he meant, he often mentioned the code OAL005 ... and this I had time to tour in my uncle's room coincidentally me and Zayden lived in the same house with another large family ... And I found this, "Callysta said at length. Suddenly she took out a camera and a gold-colored compass that was just the same as Reina's.

" Wait hold on !? This is the same as mine!" Reina offered the same thing.

"I knew this wasn't coincidence," Callysta thought more.

"If the situation is like this, let's just say I have no choice, my parents used to talk about OAL-OAL, I did not understand and they made a fuss in the room when I tried to sleep in the room directly above my parent's room. My parents they are always rude to me suddenly my parents have become more aggressive towards me since a great debate that makes me unable to sleep and of course the topic is OAL. Since then my parents often physically abused me and yell more than usual to me. One day when I approached 6th grade level, they disappear, I mean disappear, like literally disappear, the neighbors don't see them, my maids don't see them either, the police are desperately looking for them. But now I live peacefully with my aunt, I don't really care about them either. "Faiz's story at length with cold tone and gaze.

"This is the first time I've heard Faiz talk at length" Said Alya a little surprised. "But indeed the situation is forcing"

"Alya, did your parents or even your close family ever offend about OAL?" Callysta asked firmly.

"Not at all, but they often work out of town so I'm not too close to them, every time they go home they are always exhausted so it's hard to talk to even though I know they still love me and I still love them wholeheartedly, even today they were working in Jakarta and departed this morning, their job is I don't really know, obviously they work in the IT field," Alya said.

"Hmmm.. "

"Ooh, I remember something, every time they work, Dad always carries an old gold camera worn around his neck, but it looks more modern than you guys hold, so I doubt it" added Alya

"I knew it was not a coincidence that we were brought together at this school for a specific purpose," Callysta said, her gaze sharp, she looked intently at the two compasses in front of him. "I'm afraid your parents and my uncle not only died, Rein, but were killed"

All were silent, frozen. Reina wanted to comment but her mouth felt stiff.

"Okay, we will investigate all these things thoroughly, because this will lead us to something more" Callysta added

"More dangerous" Faiz added, cold. "But I'm coming"

"This is a choice"

"For the sake of my parents and uncle, I will go, the headquarter for investigation is here," Reina said, now her face was full of hope.

"I'm coming" Add Alya.

Suddenly Aunt Reina came with a tray of tea and some cookies.

"Sorry, I'm late, auntie had a shower first, please enjoy it" Said the aunt with a radiant face while lowering glasses and bowls filled with tea and cookies to the table in the guest room. "Aunt will say goodbye to the room"

"Thanks auntie"

Aunt left the living room and the others smiled while nodding their heads slightly.

When Auntie left, they continued their discussion.

"Okay, don't tell anyone about this later. I will make the group on LINE. Now your first task is to simply search for as much news as possible about yesterday's events or yesterday's political conditions. Cut it from the newspapers, or even print it out of internet. Every single tiny detail of information will be very meaningful " Callysta's orders are more firm, firm Callysta is much different from when she was on school.

"Oh, I just got the news from the teacher tomorrow, school is off until a week until the situation is more conducive, so there is time for us to investigate all this," added Callysta.

"Now please just eat, I'm hungry," said Zayden with a smiling face breaking the atmosphere. Others also smiled too. Reina was happy that cheerful Zayden had returned.

Until all came home there was no talk about the topic anymore, but only jokes and laughter illuminated the living room. This helps them to feel better at least after yesterday's incident. Because they know, they're not alone in this situation.