HATRED
The Followers of the Saints

A middle-aged man appeared agitated in a room at the police station. Sweat also flows from his temple which is occasionally beside him.

Shortly after, the door of the room opened and a woman entered it.

"What's my fault, why was I arrested?" dani said to the woman.

"Because you have given false information to the police," Sandra replied approaching Dani.

"What false signs?" ask Dani nervously. "I've told you what the truth is."

"She said that the victim called her when she didn't go to work because she wasn't feeling well?"

"It is so."

"But according to someone's info, you told the victim to go somewhere that day. Where did you tell him?"

Dani looked surprised to hear Sandra's words. "No, I never told him anywhere. Who said that?"

"I can't tell you who it is. Just tell me where you told him to go?"

"I never told him to go anywhere. He called me couldn't get to work because he wasn't feeling well" Dani said insisting on his words.

Sandra began to lose her temper and angrily she said to Dani, "Would you tell me the truth, where did you tell Citra to go and see who?"

"Sorry Mom, but Mom has cornered me. I can file an objection suit like this."

Sandra was silent for a moment and thought that it was possible that Yuni was lying to her. But Dani looked uneasy like a confused person, like a person who was hiding something. It wasn't Yuni who lied, it was Dani.

"Do you have children?" ask Sandra later. "What if the incident that happened to the victim happened to the father's child?"

"But it wasn't me who killed Citra!" dani immediately shouted.

Sandra looked at Dani but Dani turned her face away trying to avoid eye contact with Sandra. "When I get back, I want you to tell me the truth." Sandra passed by leaving Dani alone in the room.

Sandra walks towards her study and there she meets Arya and Alisa who are already waiting for her.

"Well, are you guys here?" sandra asked who made Alisa and Arya rise from her seat.

"We need my sister's help" Alisa said.

"What about?"

Alisa approached Sandra and whispered, "Abraham's family."

"Oh he's about it" said Sandra nodding. "So, have you found him yet?"

"Not yet" replied Alisa. "We've questioned all the kids at Gilang school but it doesn't seem like he's there."

"Maybe he didn't go to school there" Sandra said.

"We thought so too" said Arya. "Therefore we came here to ask Big Brother for help to find the person."

"I actually want to help you, but I'm working on a very important case. So, can I leave this job to you?"

"But we don't know where to start" Arya replied confusedly.

"Well, I'll tell you where to start, come with me."

Arya and Alisa follow Sandra walking down the aisle of the police station past people who look busy with their respective jobs. Shortly afterwards, Sandra entered a room filled with cardboard and paper. For a while Sandra sorted through the pile of paper and pulled out a document.

"You know the victim was a thug, right?" Sandra looked at Arya and Alisa, they nodded.

"I suspect this is the revenge of those who once quarreled with them. So start from here," Sandra thrust the document at Alisa, "question the people who are at odds with them."

Alisa retrieves the document Sandra is proposing and opens it with Arya. They looked at photos and lists of names of people who had quarreled with the victims.

Sandra looked at Alisa. Maybe he could ask Alisa to help him open his mouth. Sandra knows this is forbidden but maybe she can persuade Alisa.

"Alisa, can you help me?"

"What help, brother?"

"Sister is handling a murder case. There's a suspect we've arrested, but he won't open his mouth. Can you make him talk?"

"Yes, I know, but this is different. The victim was a very young woman and left her elderly grandmother alone. I just want to give him justice. So just this time, I beg you, "forcibly Sandra.

Alisa was silent for a moment and lowered her face not daring to look at Sandra then she said, "Sorry sister, I can't do it."

Sandra smiled cynically at Alisa's reply. "So you would rather seek justice for those thugs than this young girl who has been treated unfairly?"

"Sorry Brother" Arya argued, "we do not seek justice for the young men. We were just looking for Abraham's descendants who might have killed the young men. And if it turns out he didn't kill them, then we won't interfere."

"Yes I think you're right, I'm wrong" Sandra said. "But if I had a power like Alisa, a power that could affect the human mind, I would have already managed to uncover all the evils and put them all in jail. Giving justice to the victims, so that they can live quietly there."

The atmosphere was silent for a moment, then Alisa ventured to say, "Sister don't forget if we are followers of Saints?"

Sandra looked at Alisa who made Alisa again lower her face. "Yes, you are right, we are indeed followers of Saints" Sandra said patting Arya on the shoulder and passing away.

"Why is Sandra acting like that?" alisa asked as they left the police station.

"Maybe because of his work" Arya replied. "Every day he has to deal with murder cases and not all of them can be solved. Therefore, maybe he felt depressed."

"Yes.., maybe you're right," whispered Alisa.

* * *

Sandra returned to the room where Dani was and reintegrated her. But until nightfall, Dani didn't even open her mouth.

"I want to call a lawyer" said Dani, who looked tired of Sandra's question.

"No, there's no need. You can go home now" Sandra said very upset.

"So I can really go home?" ask Dani for joy.

"Yes please."

Dani rushed out of the police station driving her car. Sandra follows him, thinking Dani will meet someone, but Dani turns back to her restaurant.

Sandra pulled out her phone. "I need your help, right now," she told someone on the phone line.

Moments later, a car appeared to stop under the dim light of a street lamp. A large man got out of the car, walked up to Sandra's car and got into it.

"What help?" ask Gibran.

"You have to help me catch someone" Sandra replied.

"Who?"

"Suspect murder the other day, the restaurant owner." Sandra pointed at the restaurant across the street.

"Well, let's go there, you've got the warrant, right?"

"Had been arrested earlier but he won't open his mouth, we'll have to use another way."

"Then what's our plan?" ask Gibran.

"We'll take him with us. We'll wait till he gets home."

They waited in the car and ate ready-to-eat food.

"You didn't tell Heru, did I tell you to come here?" sandra asked as she continued to chew her food.

"No, I said I wanted to go home."

"Good, if he knows he's gonna try to get in my way."

About an hour later, the restaurant was closed. The workers started to go out and go home. But there was no sign of Dani. Just half an hour later, he got out of the restaurant and headed to his car. In a hurry Sandra and Gibran approached her.

Gibran held Dani's arm and pushed Dani's body into the back seat followed by Sandra who immediately covered Dani's face with a bag and handcuffed her hand. Cars also left the area.

"What do you want? You want to kidnap me" Dani said in a panic. "Are you not cops?"

Gibran and Sandra were silent which made Dani even more panicked.