FROM ANOTHER WORLD TO YOU (Sistery Story Group )
Chapter IV - Cosmetics 3 (The Musician ) - First Round

That night was the peak night that Baladewa Music Group achieved its career as the best music group in the world. After the performance, most of the audience was satisfied with the performance held by BALADEWA.

The positive assessment rolled up to the ears of Ratna, one of the Baladeva members who was assigned by Pak Yudhi as a violin holder and sitar picker. Before Estefanny and Febiola joined Baladewa, he became the most reliable music player by Pak Yudhi, the leader of Baladewa Group who is also an expert in playing various musical instruments.

Ratna walked towards Estefanny and Febiola's room, as soon as she got to the front door, she knocked on him and without waiting for long, the door opened and Febiola appeared welcoming him kindly.

"Eh, sister Ratna, come in, we think you're asleep" he said.

Ratna smiled as she stepped in, "Your performance tonight was amazing, almost all the audience gave a positive assessment of the performance of the two of you in playing the song 'Sarahbande'," he said while sitting in a chair.

"Sir Ratna, don't overdo it. Without the accompaniment of sister's violin, our song feels tasteless" said Fanny. Ratna's smile adorned her pomegranate-red lips, "That's it. I really salute you guys. How can you play the flute and harmonica so well ?" ask with interest.

"Come away.maybe because we were too washed away in the atmosphere. Um, actually we really admire the violin and sitar brother. Even if we can play both instruments, sister's play is better than ours" Fanny said, presenting a drink to Ratna.

"True, sis.." said Febi, "Pak Yudhi also said that without the three of us, Baladewa is like bland cuisine," he continued.

"I'm really impressed. Defend your achievements. Know, there were many people who wanted to meet you, some of them gave flowers as well as various gifts for you. The gifts were in Mr. Yudhi's room. He asked me for help, calling you in the training room. Now, you know," said Ratna. Estefanny and Febiola nodded their heads and while walking behind Ratna they left the place.

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In the training room, Mr. Yudhi stood looking at the bouquets placed on the floor. The flower bouquets kept coming until there was almost no place to display them. All the bouquets contained "SAVOR AND SUCCESS FOR THE BALADEWA GROUP CHARITY CONCERT". There were various small parcels aimed at the Estefanny Silver Flute Holder and the Febiola Purple Harmonica Holder. The middle-aged man smiled as he shook his head, "The pair of orphans, have enormous potential in the field of music arts," he said in his heart.

"Good night, sir," Ratna's voice rang out from behind. Hurriedly Mr. Yudhi turned his body, he smiled at the 2 women standing behind Ratna, "Good night, also my children," greeted Pak Yudhi while hugging the three of them.

"You, look at these garlands and these luxurious parcels, the audience gives us all this. Especially you two Fanny and Febi. The concert was a huge success because of you guys" he said.

"Not really, sir." said Fanny, "This is all the result of our cooperation, especially Mr. Ratna who has guided us. Please share all this with our seniors, sir," he continued.

"Hey, are you rejecting Mr. Yudhi's kindness ?" ask Ratna.

"No, sis. It's not fair if this is all for us. We just entertain the audience no other purpose. So, please help us share all this, brother ?" sahut Febi's.

"Hmm, your hearts are really good" said Mr. Yudhi then turned to Ratna and said, "Son Ratna..."

Ratna nodded, "Thank you Fanny and Febi. I beg you not to refuse this gift of mine, yea." saying so he reached into his pocket and took out a small box and gave it to Fanny and Febi, "This is a gift from me cosmetics, this is a gift from me, maybe you guys are wearing it. This cosmetic is special, you .... in a short time can penetrate the international market,"

Estefanny and Febiola accepted, "Thank you, brother. I'm glad we can work together to raise the name BALADEWA" said Fanny.

"Ha. ha. ha.. ha. let's now take a photo together for dinner. You're hungry, aren't you ?" mr. Yudhi said while embracing Ratna, Estefanny and Febiola a moment later he asked several photographers to take photos of the four of them.

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"Hey, have you gone crazy giving those cosmetics to them ?" gatot asked one of the members of the Baladeva band to Ratna in a room quite far from Estefanny and Febiola's room. Ratna smiled, "What do you know about those cosmetics, Sister ?" tanyakanya.

"According to the current issue ...who wears the cosmetics ... will he be able to see the Jin people or the like ? Why did you give them that precious thing ?"

"Listen .. I don't like Estefanny and Febiola. Even if I'm being nice to them, it's just lip-splitting. I even want to get rid of them from this BALADEWA,"

Gathoth was stunned to hear Ratna saying, "Why would you do that to them Ratna ? Aren't they our friends too ?"

"Huh !! Didn't you see Mr. Yudhi's attitude change for me ?" ratna said ketus, "I used to be the favorite child of Mr. Yudhi, but, now after 2 girls whose origins are not clear among us, what happened ? Didn't you see it ?"

"You're wrong, Ratna... Mr. Yudhi loves us more than anything. He never ignores us his adopted children. Without him, we might be homeless. Throw away your negative feelings, or you'll hurt yourself,"

"That's it, Brother Gatot. Brother does not need to follow her flattering, I'm even more upset. Know !!!" ratna exclaimed as she walked away from the place towards the room of Estefanny and Febiola.

The two sisters looked puzzled looking at the cosmetics Ratna gave her at her dresser. They never know how to wear cosmetics. Their daydreams were scattered when they heard the door of the room being knocked and the sound of Ratna coming from outside. "Hello, good morning..have you guys woken up yet ?"

Febiola hurriedly opened the door and said, "Good morning, brother.... Thank you brother came.... Can you help us wear the cosmetics that you gave yesterday ? Because, we don't know how at all,"

Ratna smiled, "He. he. he. well, I'll help you guys," she said as she deftly began to apply Estefanny's makeup. When he finished applying Estefanny's makeup, he put on Febiola's face in about 20 minutes at the end, "Well, look at you guys looking prettier, look at your face in the mirror. And I just add powder and lipstick on your face," he said while guiding the 2 twin brothers in front of the mirror.

The two brothers looked fascinated looking at the reflection of their faces reflected in the mirror, "I feel.

"Ah, that's just your feeling. If not your shadow, whose shadow ? You guys are really beautiful," Ratna's tease.

"Sister," called Febi, "If we ever need your sister's help with makeup .. will you help us ?" tanyakanya.

"Of course .. we in Baladeva are sisters living together, right ?" sahut Ratna, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you whenever you want. I'm not going anywhere, really,"

Until one day, the Baladeva Music Group was invited by a high-ranking official of the Solo city government to enliven the anniversary of the city. The concert was held in one of the Government Buildings built in the Dutch Colonial Age. Estefanny and Febiola who had been able to apply makeup well that day looked restless. When they first set foot in the courtyard of the building, they saw terrifying alien figures.

"Sister, we felt uncomfortable being here for a long time. Whether we are hallucinating or what, clearly when entering this place we see many figures fluttering around. Now one of the figures is playing with clothes hanging in the corner of the room" said Fanny.

Ratna turned her attention towards the direction Fanny was referring to, she saw nothing but, at first glance, she could feel the cold coming down her nape and it made her hair stand up. "There's nobody here and the clothes hangers are in place. You guys don't make it up, you know. If you feel unwell, let me tell Mr. Yudhi,"

Estefanny and Febiola looked at each other, now in front of them was a long-haired, black-clothed, tangled woman standing behind Ratna. Their faces looked terrified, "Sister .. one of the figures was standing behind the older brother," Febiola said.

Hurriedly he turned his face away and on his nose already appeared the pale face of a woman with dark circles on both eyes. The women screamed in fear and then came out of the room with little light. The shout was heard by all members of BALADEWA Music Group who were practicing in the training room, including Mr. Yudhi

"What the fuck, this ? Why are you screaming like scared people ?" tanyanya. As a result of the screaming the training stopped. In a stammering tone, Ratna explained what she had just experienced with Fanny and Febi.

"ghosts ? You're saying that you saw a ghost ? Don't you mind your other colleagues ? As a senior you should set a good example for your brothers" Yudhi said. His gaze immediately turned to Fanny and Febi, "The two of you, don't tell me that you also saw ghosts,"

Estefanny and Febiola bowed their heads, they did not pay attention to all the eyes that looked at him, his gaze was fixed on a large tall figure standing in the corner of the room, "Ma," Febi.

"Here you go, you two better come with me, there's something I need to talk about" said Mr. Yudhi.

In the private room, Mr. Yudhi sat looking at Fanny and Febi, "Tell me, is it true Ratna said ?"

Fanny nodded her head, "Sir, frankly everywhere we saw foreign and monstrous figures. We don't know suddenly being able to see things that other people can't see. We're not lying, sir,"

Mr. Yudhi smiled, "Yes. All this time you've never lied to me, and you're not good at lying. But, what I want to ask you now is, are you guys ready for tonight's show ?"

Estefanny and Febiola looked at each other and Fanny said, "We're not sure, sir, because, this is the first time for us to play some songs without any other musical accompaniment,"

"Why are you not sure ? Believe in the abilities of both of you. Thus, you can set an example for your senior brothers. Whether or not this show succeeds now depends on you. In the past, Ratna became our mainstay, now .. You are our mainstay,"

"We'll try our best, sir,"

"good. Rest, tonight is the greatest moment of your life,"

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The show begins, Estefanny and Febiola perform for the first time without the accompaniment of other musical instruments and make the audience amazed, amazed and when the last song titled 'SO SAD' the flute and harmonica were played with a standing ovation from the audience. After Estefanny and Febiola withdrew from the stage and were replaced with Ratna's group, the originally booming audience filled the building gradually left the room and the remaining was no more than half of it. This made Ratna's self-esteem feel trampled.

When the show was over, Ratna was furious, "Fuck !! Because of the 2 brothers the songs we play like there is no price in the eyes of the monkeys in fancy uniforms and striking those eyes !!"

"Then, what are you going to do, huh ? This is the reality, the 2 brothers are the stars tonight" said Rini.

"I'll teach them a lesson. But, I need your help," Ratna said as she gestured for her companions to approach. A wicked plan has been drawn up.

Meanwhile, in Estefanny and Febiola's room, the sisters had also heard rumors about how the members of the Baladeva group had behaved towards them. Fanny sat pensively on the edge of the bed looking at Ratna's cosmetics, while, Febiola looked agitated, he walked around with occasional long sighs and looked at Fanny.

"Sister, it seems that our performance has been good and the audience is satisfied. But, it seems .. Our friends do not like our appearance. Where is his mistake ?" ask Febiola.

"We're innocent, it's just a matter of us trusting the wrong person" Fanny said.

"What does brother mean ?"

"Well, we should leave this place immediately. Since we joined BALADEWA, the seniors seem to dislike us. And, what I'm sorry about is that we put our trust in THE WRONG PEOPLE. Febi, pack your things, tonight we have to leave this place" Fanny said.

"Then, where are we going ? We have no one left, our parents are dead and there are no relatives,"

"The world isn't as wide as moringa leaves, Febi. Cuisine ain't no place for us to dock ? Come on, pack your things, quick,"

As Febiola was about to finish packing things and putting them in his suitcase, the pair of siblings jumped in shock when their bedroom door was smashed. 3 female co-workers were standing around with their waist ruffled, one of them was carrying a bottle of water. "Sadly, because of you, we were rebuked by Mr. Chairman," saying that the woman carrying the bottle threw the bottle towards the face of Estefanny and Febiola, who was carrying the bottle, while others ruffled the suitcase placed in the corner of the room and damaged the contents of the suitcase including silver flutes. The silver flute was broken in half and thrown to the floor.

The bottle floated and landed on the face of Estefanny and Febiola.The bottle broke and the liquid inside it splashed everywhere.Estefanny's right cheek and Febiola's left cheek seemed to be burned by embers. Smoke billowed out from their cheeks and the smell of burnt skin filled the room. Fanny and Febiola shouted loudly waking up all the members of the Baladewa Group. They immediately headed to Fanny and Febiola's room, where they gaped as Fanny and Febi clamored, rolling on the floor of the room, their hands covering their faces, from between their fingers they were billowing reddish white smoke.

The commotion that occurred in the room of the two brothers was heard by Robert, one of the BALADEWA members. "What happened to them ?" ask Robert. His steps were stopped when the bottle-throwing woman confronted him, "I was commissioned by the Chairman to examine the room of each member and warn them not to forget to turn off the candle. Incidentally Fanny and Febi were still lighting candles, they refused and were about to hit me but, instead, his hand accidentally grabbed the candle until the fire grabbed their faces,"

Robert looked at the woman with a hesitant look, "Ratna, is it true that you said it ?" the question then however, the woman did not answer and instead made everyone confused and anxious, "Hurry, give them help ! I'm scared !" Robert said nothing more, hurriedly reaching out his hand to try to help, but, Fanny shook Robert's hand. Whimpering in pain, he grabbed a broken silver flute and lay on the floor not far from him, after which Febi took a step to leave the place.

Shortly before leaving, Fanny stopped for a moment in place of the bottle-throwing woman who was none other than Ratna standing up, she opened her hands covering her face, Fanny's face blistered, and she was not, from her eyes to her right jaw was destroyed, her lost beauty was always praised by people. Fanny looked at Ratna's face with her left eye that seemed to glow sharply with anger, "See what you've done. What's my fault ?" he said softly, after that he stepped away with Febi who also looked at Ratna's face no less sharply with Fanny's gaze earlier, while Ratna just stood indifferent, indifferent, on his face was a triumphant and guiltless light.

Everything in the room was just staring at Fanny and Febi's back, which was getting farther and farther away until it was swallowed up by the darkness of the night. From that moment on, the names of Estefanny and Febiola, while the greatness of the name of the Baladeva Music Group, increasingly degenerate and eventually, disappear altogether. Mr. Yudhi, the leader of the music group felt lost, every day his work day daydreaming while looking at photos of Estefanny and Febiola. His appetite waned and eventually fell ill. Shortly thereafter, the man died.

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