[TLS#1] Senior
SENIOR 8

All the members of The Lion lined up neatly with a downcast look at Alka's apartment. Alka stood before them with a gripping aura.

"Why did this happen?" Alka asked in a low voice but could make the Lion child's feet tremble in fear of the anger of an Alka.

Everyone was silent, no one dared to answer a single word. Even Bagus and Devan were silent.

Brak!

Alka kicked the innocent table that was there to make the members of The Lion gasp in shock. The man's gaze was so deadly to anyone who looked at him.

"THE RING!!" Alka walked closer towards them. "Did I ever teach you to attack them without my cues?" the members of The Lion shook their heads.

"SO WHY?!" alka's anger really peaked, no more typical calm look of hers. It felt like he was betrayed when his members moved without direction from him. Which leader is not angry?

Devan took a step forward before Alka.

"Gu-gue will be clear" he said nervously. Alka nodded.

"Last noon we were playing online games together. But suddenly Hp Adnan sounded, he asked permission to pick up our phone permission, but Malik said Adnan's behavior was a bit strange, he seemed scared when picking up the phone. At first I said maybe Malik's feelings, but Malik remained convinced that something was wrong with Adnan. Finally we sentin to follow where Adnan picked up the phone and Malik's guess was right, something was wrong with Adnan. We heard him report to Petra about our revenge plan because Petra put Gilang in a coma." Devan paused his words for a moment.

"What else did Adnan say?" tanya Alka flat.

"He also said... If there is a girl who deket same lo," Devan seems hesitant to say it, but nevertheless he does not want any more lies between them.

"Who?"

"Meira." Alka gasped in shock for a moment but quickly the guy returned to his normal attitude.

"Continue?"

"Gue Denger Petra wants Meira to use as our bait. Da-"

"Why should Meira?!" sentak Alka's.

Good to take one step forward in front of Alka.

"Without knowing Meira had entered into the world of The Lion, even long before we knew Meira had entered our world." Alka looked at Nice with frowning brows.

"You mean?"

"Since the first time lo nolongin Meira from the children of the Wolf Gang who kroyokin lo at that time, you have accidentally dragged Meira into our world."

Alka. He doesn't know what to do now. There was a hint of guilt in him for subconsciously having dragged the innocent girl into his dark world.

"Now what you have to do is..." Devan hung up his words and patted Alka on the shoulder. "...protect Meira!"

***

The aroma of the medicines filled the sense of smell of Alka while inside the nursery of Mama. The guy sat on the sofa with a straight look as if thinking of something.

Adnan's treachery succeeded in making his mind chaotic, not to mention the condition of his mother and also the safety of Meira who was threatened due to his careless actions to help people. But what if Alka didn't help Meira then?

A rough sigh escaped from his mouth. Alka put her head to the back of the sofa. One more thing that has not been resolved to date.

Retaliation will Gilang who is in a coma due to Petra! Gilang is Alka's best friend as well as the Lion's children. And do not forget also that Gilang was the savior for Alka.

The flashback:

"Aarrgghh!" Little Alka closed her eyes tightly with her body curled up in fear as the tiger leaped towards her.

1 second...

2 seconds...

3 seconds...

Little Alka felt nothing. Slowly the black eyes opened little by little until they finally widened when they saw the tiger lying helplessly before him with two arrows stuck in the body of the tiger.

"You're not-papa?" Little Alka turned towards the voice. At the door of the hut was a 10-year-old boy who walked towards him with his right hand holding a bow.

"Who are you?" little Alka asked a little scared.

The boy smiled and removed the rope that tied Alka's hands and feet. After which Alka moved away, her eyes staring fearfully at the boy.

"Why are you afraid? I'm not a bad person anyway." slowly the look on Alka's face turned a little calm.

"Who are you?" ask little Alka.

The boy walked up to Alka and stretched out his hand as without any introduction to Alka.

"I'm Gilang Abraham, you can call me Gilang." He said while smiling. Alka hesitantly returned the hand of the boy named Gilang.

"A-alka..."

"It's nice to meet you Alka, little sister!" Gilang laughed and ruffled Alka's black hair.

"You want to meet me?" Little Alka nodded innocently.

"Why are you tied up here? Were you kidnapped?" Little Alka nodded back.

"Just so! You come with me yuk? We're running now!"

Alka nodded then followed Gilang who had managed to save her from the attack of the tiger and the demon cage.

Flashback off

Alka breathed back. The guy walks toward his mama's gurney. In her eyes was that slumbering face. Alka brought her face closer and kissed her mother's forehead long enough.

"Alka pamit."

***

"Aren't you going to May's hospital?" Meira turned her head towards her Mama who had just sat beside her.

Meira shook her head and then looked down.

"Meira was not strong Ma.." the middle-aged woman smiled and stroked the top of her son's head.

"Why baby?" Meira hugged her mother.

"Every Meira jengukin her heart Meira always sick Ma. Meira made him that way."

"Sttts... Don't talk about it, honey. It's not your fault, he's just saying it's because he loves you."

Meira's tears came out of the corner of her eyes.

"Also Ma, Meira is not strong enough to see him..." Hanin– Mama Meira, peeping the top of her son's head.

Meira nodded.

"Meira, you want to promise me one thing?" the 12-year-old boy looked at the girl in front of him who was about 6 years old.

"What promise?" ask the girl.

"You never feel sad? You also do not ever blame yourself if there is a problem that nimpa you! Okay?"

"Why should that be?" the boy ruffled Meira's hair in a fit of rage.

"I love Meira! I don't want Meira to be sad!" Meira smiled happily and hugged the boy.

"I love you, brother..."

"I love Meira too..."

Meira releases a hug from her mother and wipes her tears away.

"Entar malem I look at him. Mama want to get me?"

Hanin smiled then shook his head.

"Mom has to go to the wedding of Temen Mama entar malem nak."

"Jaudah Meira went alone."

***

As she said to her mother, tonight Meira is going to visit someone in the hospital. The girl is ready with a knee-length white dres and also flat shoes and thin makeup.

"Meira saying goodbye to Ma?" Meira kissed Hanin's back hand.

"Be careful honey!" Meira nodded and then walked out of the house.

The luxurious black car he was wearing tonight drove out of his yard to CITRA MEDIKA hospital.

A few minutes later, the car arrived at the hospital parking lot. Not wanting to waste any more time, the tiny white leg swung into the hospital.

Meira seemed to have a little chat with the hospital receptionist and then continued her steps towards the room of the person she was going to look up to tonight.

"Room number 102!" he muttered as he was already in front of the door of the room that the receptionist had told him.

The tiny hand carefully turned the door knob. Suddenly his heart beat fast when the door was slightly open to reveal a handsome man who was lying weak with a breathing apparatus on his nose.

Meira took a breath and stepped in. The sickening aroma of medicine was inevitable again in Meira's nose. With a bitter smile the girl stepped closer to the man's gurney.

"Ha-hello Brother... How are you?" Meira sat down on the side seat of the man's gurney and held the man's hand.

"Sister of Meira, right?" a raucous voice followed by dripping tears, Meira stroked the back of the man's hand.

"Ma-maafin Mei Brother... Mei has been the cause of a sister like this..." Meira sobs on the back of the guy's hand. Her tears had somehow washed her cheeks.

It was quiet for a while before Meira spoke again.

"Wake Sis... Meira loves Brother..." Meira wiped away the trace of her tears and then a small smile looked at that handsome and peaceful face.

"Cepet wake up, brother? Meira is waiting for Brother here. Meira wants to tell a lot of brother, especially after my move to Garuda. I really want to tell everything to Brother, but Brother is not awake yet. So, jaudah! Mei wait till you wake up."

Meira stood up from her seat and then briefly peeked at the guy's cheek.

"Well, Brother, I know you must hear my sweet voice." The girl chuckled at the end of her sentence then stroked the guy's hair a little bushy.

"May pamit yah? At home there's only bi Lastri and Mr. Anton later they'll be alone again if there's no May."

Meira fixes the guy's blanket and gets out of his nursery.

***

"Lo why the hell Al? From that moment on the cake of an emotional person like this! Even you can't punch a samsak without a punching cloth!" Good sighs in frustration as Alka continues to hit the samsak without hearing his words.

"You have a problem with our story Al! Don't even cake gini, and this is not you really know? Alka we know is always calm and unemotional like gini!" devan was a little upset.

Alka stopped punching the samsak and turned to look at Bagus and Devan in turn.

"Gue isn't Alka!"

Good and Devan were surprised at the same time when the heavy voice was different from the heavy voice of Alka, although only slightly different but they could still know the sound of Alka which had its own distinctive hoarse.

Alka took one step forward in front of Devan and Bagus. Again the two guys were surprised as they looked at Alka's very black eyes different from usual. Nice quickly looked towards the back of Alka's left hand, and there was the mysterious scorpion tattoo.

"L-lo who exactly?" Good and Devan retreated as Alka got closer walking towards them with a terrible grin from before.

"Get out lo Jin! Lo jin who entered Alka's body right?! Answer?!" Secretly Bagus patted his eel when Devan innocently thought Jin was the one in Alka's body.

"Al's? Th-this is us, my friend! I'm good and this is Devan." Alka did not comment on Good words, the guy stepped closer.

Bugh!

Bugh!

Each of Bagus and Devan gets a raw bogeman from Alka.

"ALKA'S AWARE!!" Devan yells. Fear surrounded the two as Alka grinned sharply at them.

Bugh!

Good was knocked down by Alka's kick as she tried to advance in front of Alka.

"It can't be destroyed!" with remaining courage Devan attacked Alka as well. Not that he wanted to hurt Alka, but he was aware of something that was wrong with Alka lately.

Good to rise and then beat Alka to help Devan who had been defeated by Alka's blind attack.

Bugh!

Alka slumped to the side as Bagus kicked her arm. With a horrible oblique smile Alka got up then replied Good.

The fight of the three men lasted quite a long time. Until the time Alka complained of pain, they stopped.

Alka seemed to be holding onto her suddenly aching head. Dark events in the past flashed through his brain. It was obvious when Megan tortured him in that dark hut and in his barn mercilessly.

"Lo okay Al?" tanya Good panicked.

The next second Alka collapsed onto the floor with her eyes closed.