At Least I’M Free
I

Thursday 07:10 WIB. Among the officers in red uniforms who were busy tidying up the hose reels, SMK students Tunas Nusa gathered to jostle each other in front of the old school building. The remaining smoke was still billowing from the English Club room on the second floor of the easternmost tip.

"Everyone please step back!" One of the officers shouted with both hands.

Ignoring, no one complied, the disciples even stepped forward while staring at the horror of the charcoal-black room above. Never minded if this incident could happen in his beloved school. Whispers full of speculation were floating to form a pseudo-echo. Despite entering the learning hours, not a single student was about to leave the place.

Amidst the confused commotion, Arvin yawned. The 11th year pharmaceutical student casually looked at the expressions of those around him. It captures many expressions of fear as well as anxiety which is the natural reaction of someone who has just witnessed an incident. But there are also people who are fun to take photos and videos through his phone. Predictably they plan to immediately post it on their respective social media to enliven the virtual universe.

Arvin put both his hands into his pants pocket while continuing to circulate his gaze around. To him, studying the expressions of those people was far more interesting than calling out grief and guessing the cause of the fires. Because everything will be revealed on its own. How thought.

However, it is undeniable that there are some things that disturb him. Like the fate of club members in the future.

'Moving camp or being cleared?' In Arvin's heart wondered. I don't know why disappointment approaches him.

Waving one hand in front of his nose, Arvin tried to brush off the smell of a squeaky hanky, and to shift his mind he began combing the expressions of the people behind him.

For a moment, Arvin found no significant difference. But as soon as he looked back, the figure of the black-haired, shoulder-length girl standing lethargic beside the pillar of the mechanical engineering lab caught his attention. The girl seemed to be hiding, though her clear eyes were staring at the burning room.

Arvin is fully captivated, not to mention that he also recognizes the girl as Ersya the exemplary student who won many essays and English speech competitions at the national level. As a member who has lost the club room naturally sadness and anger will dominate, but all that is not visible on Ersya's face. Even there is only expression....

'New?' Arvin shakes his head, feeling it is not the right expression because no matter how academic success the girl will definitely be affected by this incident.

Unconsciously Arvin so continue to look at Ersya, seconds to minutes he flinching. Until finally a tall athletic man came to Ersya and hugged her tightly. Arvin reflexively turned around while smiling wryly. "Tololum...."

"Who's a moron?" Suddenly Lilya came and grabbed Arvin's shoulder until his balance collapsed and almost fell.

"Eitz! be careful!" The girl with the level body swiftly held Arvin's body so as not to collapse.

Arvin turned his head and looked at the "Lu idiot came-dateng immediately snarled!"

"Grand bet ahahaha." The girl who claimed to be an indo-swedish crossbreed chuckled furiously to attract the attention of people around.

Arvin restrained himself, trying not to curse his best friend. "Where are you from? in the parking lot suddenly run away so it's just a cave."

"Oh my friend Arvin." lilya intensely embraced Arvin and whispered. "You know what kebelets are..."

Arvin quickly distanced himself. "Ih! your thinning huh? all the way there!"

"But! who is also flaky? you slanderer, I'm not peeing!" Lilya folded both hands on the chest while inflating the cheeks.

"Just like!" timpal Arvin then turned his gaze towards the charred club room. "Have you seen, right? what do you think?"

Lilya looked up there. Instantly his expression turned serious. "Worse yet if ampe generalized cause gegara electrical short circuit. Because judging from anywhere, obviously it's something that burns on purpose."

"You're where you from?" asked Arvin who had been very upset with the habit of overanalyzing his best friend.

After thinking for a few seconds, Lilya cleared her throat. "From the more severe conditions on the east side, the possibility of an electrical short circuit is large and the section is still renovated, right? so maybe there's a broken cable or the insulation is less tight."

"Yes, so many times" said Arvin.

Lilya shook her head in regret. "It's not that simple, buddy, because it happened early in the morning and mediocrely the same time the children came, because, I so think if there are people who deliberately burn and benefitin thinker simple kek lo so that the alleged short circuit of electricity is more convincing."

Arvin laughed amusedly. "Mostly watch detective movies? where there might be people joining me. You don't think you have any proof."

"You want a bet?" Lia grinning.

Arvin took a long breath. "Heh, that's what burned down the clubroom of ye people. Do you have any sympathy for the members? Even made a joke."

Lia chuckled, then slit her eyes. "How was Lo himself? feeling sympathy?"

Arvin replied but his voice was muffled by the noise of police car sirens coming. Everyone's attention was distracted including Lilya who was cheering with excitement.

"seen right? There's no way the police are acting so fast if it's just a regular fire incident."

Arvin was speechless observing the car with its red-blue luster parked at a crossroads near the mechanical engineering lab. Simultaneously he found Ersya and the athletic guy he had seen had disappeared.

"Eh buset, they do not understand the function of the parking lot in front of what? that's even the way." The Lilya protest was half emotional.

"You all disperse!" Suddenly a voice cried out from the front of the building. Suddenly all the students turned back and found Mr. Danu - as the head of the business - standing up while sticking a portable megaphone into his mouth. "Everyone goes to their own class and no one goes outside!"

Arvin's eyes immediately sparkled like he had just found a treasure. The figure of Mr. Danu who is famous for being assertive and full of authority has now strayed far from his character. The nervous mingling shown by the 50-year-old man had attracted Arvin rather than fanning the arrival of the police.

"It's kenape again Danu?" Sindir Lilya while holding back laughter.

"Basic maniac expression, is it weird lo vin!" Lia Cibir.

While Mr. Danu repeated his call, the people began to disperse without knowing what was really going on. So did Arvin and Lilya, they had no choice but to move on.

In the middle of the journey, they had passed by two black-clad police officers who passed with wide steps. In that instant, Lilya realized that they were no ordinary police.

"Well, how could the police send a detective if it's just an ordinary fire!" Komen Lilya deliberately raised her voice.

"Don't be too skeptical. Free. Later there will also be an official announcement," said Arvin who had been following Lilya.

Hearing that, Lilya turned her head and smiled. "The one who doesn't know me is you."

Arvin sighed resignedly while Lilya quickened her pace and disappeared at the turn of the crossing.

Maybe Arvin is less able to take this situation seriously like Lilya, but everything will be different if in this incident found casualties.

...* * *...

After the TKP was secured and a police line was installed, two official detectives from the city police who had just arrived immediately entered the room with great care.

After getting the report and the details of the\-details, the head of pinpinan decided to directly send them both to the scene. The reason is simple, because the TKPnya has been damaged and contaminated by water sprayed by fire fighters. They successfully swept away the fire as well as evidence that might be left behind.

Before being touched by more people, the two detectives were sent to look for clues as much as\-many.

"Lumayan severe turns out," said investigator Ridwan while observing lagit\-ceiling of the room carefully.

"so. But at least this place hasn't been brained\-tinker people, who came in here are also new firefighters and TU teachers that's it." Huga who is a senior investigator showed a calm attitude while paying attention to the puddles under her feet.

"You're right. At least 'he' is still in his original state." Rindwan walked to the middle of the room, then squatted in front of a charcoal-like body lying face down among the water surrounding him.

Everything looks solid black. His clothes and skin had fused together, even his face was already unidentifiable.

Huga approached and observed the dead body was clingy\-sticky. "90% yes..."

The 38-year-old man turned to one side of the wall, which burned worse than the other side. There, there is a hole with the remains of\-cables protruding from the sidelines of the concrete\-sela.

"That's strange" said Huga who was immediately greeted by a nod of her junior head.

"Indeed that side looks as if\-as if there has been an electrical short circuit. But from the severity of the bodies and the traces of soot on the floor, it was clear that this fire was accidental." Obviously Ridwan while Huga was listening while surrounding the room.

"Although it has been splashed by water, the smell of the substance is also still smelled.."\suddenly Huga stopped his steps in line with his eyes that caught something on the sidelines of the ruins of the ceiling. He waved his hand for his junior to approach.

"What's wrong?" Tanya Ridwan who a second later swerved. "What does this mean....?"

"Prepare\-prepare." Huga looked at her junior while smiling with satisfaction. "This case will be far more troublesome than any case you've dealt with before."