HATRED
Very Slow Steps

Vin walked to his school after getting off the bus he was riding. From a distance he saw a car stop in front of the gate of his school. Shortly after, a man got out of the car.

"Deliver," murmured Vin.

It looks like Gilang talked for a while with Alisa who was in the car before finally the car passed leaving Gilang.

Vin hurried to follow Gilang into his school area. Vin believes Gilang must also have the same strength as his friends. Vin wants to know what power he has.

Cross the stairs and walk in a hallway. Vin was still following him from a distance.

"Plots." A hand landed on Vin's shoulder.

"Why are you here?" Turns Hendi.

Vin looked at Hendi. Maybe it's time to repay Hendi for all this time. Vin looked around, what he could use to beat Hendi.

But Vin suddenly remembered the incident back then, when Hendi fell from the window because of the flying pot, Hendi complained to the principal. If now Hendi is injured again when he is nearby, Vin is sure Hendi will accuse him again.

Maybe this time he had to put off giving Hendi a lesson.

Vin looked at Gilang.

Or maybe he could use Hendi.

"Do you want to know who my friend threw the pot at you at the time?" said Vin.

"Who?"

"He." Vin pointed towards Gilang.

"Aren't you lying?"

"Of course not, how dare I lie to you."

"So it turned out Gilang, how brave he was to me," furious Hendi who seemed to know Gilang.

Hendi took two of his friends to see Gilang. Seen they chatted for a moment, then Hendi began to push Gilang's shoulders as well as with two friends. Vin watched it while hiding behind a wall from a distance.

"Come on, show me your strength" murmured Vin.

Hendi patted Gilang in the face and slapped him, but Gilang did not reply. Then Hendi hit Gilang's stomach but Gilang still did not reply.

"Stupid," murmured Vin.

A few seconds later, Hendi's face turned to the left and to the right by itself, like being hit by someone. Then Hendi's body was slammed like a strong kick, as well as what happened to two friends. They were beaten by someone. Someone who is invisible.

Vin's eyes glared at the incident and thought maybe Gilang did it. But Vin's mind changed when he saw Gilang's face which also looked confused as he was.

Suddenly, Vin heard something. The sound of very slow footsteps. The longer it gets closer to him. But he saw no one but Hendi and his friends who were still moaning in pain in the distance which was now even helped by Gilang.

"Deg deg deg."

Vin's heart was racing as he felt that someone standing next to him was breathing very slowly in his ear.

Instantly Vin ran away from the place to his class. His heart is still beating fast. Could it be a ghost, or someone who had the same power as him.

If the person has the same strength as himself, it means that the person can make his body invisible.

Could it be he who killed those thugs. There are actually how many people like him.

* * *

The night is getting late, the streets already seem deserted by people who pass by. Likewise, with the mini market where Vin works, not many people have been in and out of the mini market since the incident of killing thugs some time ago.

"Lattles." The door to the mini market opens.

"Vin, where are you?"

Vin looked at the front door after hearing someone call him. Near the checkout table were two young and tall men. One has a pretty face and the other has a fierce face and is black.

Vin stopped his work and met them.

"Don't need anything?" vin asked the handsome-faced man.

The man is Heru, the son of the owner of the mini market where Vin works. Therefore, Vin already knew him well.

"No" answered Heru. "We're here to ask you something."

"What about?"

"Formerly introduce this colleague Brother his name is detective Gibran." Vin looked at the fierce-looking man for a moment.

"Tuesday night, were you there during the murder of the young men?" continued Heru.

"You mean the thugs' brother?"

"Yes right."

"Yes I'm here, I never skip work."

"Yes Brother knows you are a diligent child" said Heru. "What time are you home?"

"Of course not, we're just gathering evidence, so we're asking everyone in this neighborhood. After all this place is quite close to the scene," explained Heru.

"Why Brother went to great lengths, instead of the scrappy thug surviving the incident. Why didn't you just ask her?"

"He was dead last night, someone killed him after coming home from the hospital."

"Well! that's very good news" exclaimed Vin.

"Hey boy, watch your talk. We could've put you in jail for what you said" Gibran said.

"Then you have to include everyone in the neighborhood because they are all grateful for the deaths of the thugs" Vin said.

"YOU!" snapped Gibran.

"Hey come on," said Heru calming his companion. "Vin, Brother ask for your cooperation in this matter. So, what time did you come home that night?"

"As usual, I'll be home by 11."

"That means he was still here when the murder happened" Gibran told Heru.

"Didn't you hear something, maybe there's a suspicious person passing by or even stopping by this place?"

"No," replied Vin quickly.

"Think before you answer!" snapped Gibran.

"Let's think about it, did you see anyone suspicious around here, maybe when you came home?" added Heru.

"I said no. And even if I knew who the killer was, I wouldn't tell you."

Gibran rises in blood and wants to hit Vin before Heru catches his hand.

"Here you go, we better go home. We'll continue this work tomorrow."

Heru looked at Vin before leaving the mini market. "Vin, careful. Maybe the killer's still hanging around here."

"Truly bratty kid, we should have taken him to the police station. From his words it seems he knows who the killer is or maybe he's an accomplice" Gibran grumbled after exiting the mini market.

"Oh, my son is so. The only person he respected was my father,"

They drive their car away from the place while Vin continues his work.

After 11 p.m., Vin closed the mini market and went home. When he got home, he found his father was at home and was calling someone.

"Please, just a few days," Vishnu said to someone on the phone.

"Yes, he, I'm going there now." Vishnu hung up his phone and rushed to the room packing his belongings.

Vin came out of the house and took out his new cell phone which he bought with the money he took from his father.

"My dad's home" Vin told someone on the phone.

Vin went back inside the house and sat down on the sofa. Vishnu did not care about Vin's whereabouts and rushed to the front door with a bag containing his belongings.

"GRAND GREK." Vishnu tried to open the front door but could not.

"What's wrong with this door" murmured Vishnu.

Vishnu forced the door but still could not be opened.

Vishnu rushed towards the back door but again the door could not be opened. Vishnu became angry and kicked at the door. Then he headed for his room intending to get out of the window that he thought was being broken by Veronika back then.

Hurry Vin looked at the door of the room and instantly the door closed. Vishnu tried to open it but could not. Vishnu was astonished and looked at Vin who was sitting on the sofa. Vin looked at him.

"Tok tok, Vishnu we know you're at home" a voice came from behind the door.

Vishnu gagapan tried harder to open the door of his room.

Vin looked at the front door and the door opened. Two men who arrived yesterday were standing there. They looked at Vishnu whose face was pale.

"You want to run away!" shouted one of them as they approached Vishnu.

"It is not so," said Vishnu.

"Boss wants the money?"

"Yes I know, this is also I just want to meet the boss," said Vishnu.

"Yes already, then come with us."

They also took Vishnu with them. But when it was outside, Vishnu pushed them and fled.

"Wait!" they chanted after Vishnu.

Vin stood up, closed the front door, headed for his room and slept.

It seemed like he was going to sleep well tonight, as the two unexpected people in the house would never return again.