Murder In The Old Castle
270. First Morning
The night passed quickly, drowning the inhabitants of the isolation house in a deep sleep until early morning. However, there seemed to be an unflagged eye that night. A pair of eyes that remained awake while staring towards the dark window. His brain kept on plotting something. Yes, that pair of eyes belonged to a figure who held a grudge on his chest. In his mind, it only occurred to him how to finish off the other residents in the isolation house.
"My plan must not fail. I have to wait for their negligence" he murmured.
Again he saw a note containing a list of names that had been partially crossed out. He wanted to cross the name 'Romeo' there, but he ignored his intention. He had to make sure that Faishal was really dead. So far he has not been convinced that the actor has met his end. He thought there was something strange about all this. Though he had put cyanide on the pizza, but why has there been no news that Faishal was killed? Or is there no TV to report his death?
Soon, the night will be over, replaced by the morning. He did not want to sleep, he just lay down while contemplating. He recalled the memories of the past. The first victim he killed was Daniel Prawira. The famous director accidentally snapped his neck when he was in the toilet alone.
"He had to pay for it all because of his lies to me. Yes he deserved it," he murmured while gritting his jaw.
Apparently, he still felt a heated grudge in his heart. Then his memory turned to Anita Wijaya. The young girl was also killed by hanging in a durian garden.
"You deserve to die too. Your presence will bring disaster, so you deserve to die" he murmured.
In succession, the shadows of Ollan and Renita appeared in his mind as well. He smiled a strange smile, as if he never regretted all his evil deeds. He continued to look for ways to finish off the next victim.
"Your turn will come to the Queen of Dandy!"
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The night changed by morning. Golden sunlight had already broken through the cracks of the leaves, forming irregular shadows. Some residents of the isolation house have been awakened, but some are still at home in their rooms.
Rianti has been outside the room since dawn to enjoy the oxygen-filled morning air. Air like this he never enjoyed in the city. He felt his mood returned well, while walking around the house, while observing the collection of ornamental plants owned by Bu Mariyati. The atmosphere like this was almost similar to his villa, only in this isolation house was quieter, and a bit away from the city.
Accidentally, he met Henry who was also outside the house to enjoy the chirping of birds perched in the trees. The cold war between lasted a bit long, after Rianti learned of the affair between Henry and Laura.
"I didn't think you'd wake up this early" said Henry, after learning of Rianti's nearby whereabouts.
"I think the same of you. You're not usually this early you're out of the house. A good change of attitude, right? There may be good things you get from Laura" Rianti said.
"Why do you always associate with Laura? Don't you feel sorry for him? He is very depressed about your treatment. If someone is to blame, then blame me. Yeah, I'm interested in Laura, even though Laura doesn't really like me. He even tends to reject me. Don't blame him for this!" said Henry.
Rianti only smiled cynically while shaking his head. She did not believe her husband's words. He continued to assume that what Laura did was a mistake. He threw his face out of Henry's sight.
"Then what do you want? I'll take care of our divorce as soon as the case is over" Henry said.
"Divorce? It's not that easy, Hen!"
"Then what do you want? I'm obviously not going back to you. No Rianti! Enough of this pretend marriage, and we have to end it. You are no longer a holy pretender. Everyone knows your dark past. So don't pretend to be innocent in this" Henry said.
"You .. You don't understand what I'm feeling, Hen. You are insensitive to my feelings!"
"Stop makes drama, Rianti. I'm bored" Henry said firmly.
"OK Hen. It's up to you. Because honestly, maybe I won't last long in this world .... "
"What are you talking about?" ask Henry later.
"I ... I'm scared. Last night I heard a strange sound knocking on my wall. I thought that the killer might be after me, Hen. I was afraid that maybe I would die" said Rianti.
"I understand Rianti. I advise you to report immediately to Mr. Reno so that you get maximum security. Anybody can be a suspect in this, and don't trust anyone. I suggest you report immediately," suggested Henry.
Rianti just nodded while muttering softly, "Thank you."
***
Since morning, Ms. Mariyati has been very busy in the kitchen, preparing breakfast for the residents of the house. He used to do that alone, but this time tightened the type of ingredients he wanted to cook.he made sure vegetables and other foodstuffs were washed thoroughly before cooking. Even to be safe, he deliberately kept groceries in his own house located behind the main building. He was worried that if storing food in the refrigerator located in the main building, it would be sabotaged by someone who was not responsible.
Widya, who had just taken a shower and dressed up, accidentally went to the kitchen to get a drink. Bu Mariyati was busy preparing breakfast for the residents. As a woman, she could not let Ms. Mariyati work alone like that. she immediately picked up some vegetables on the table, then prepared to slice on a cutting board.
"Oh, can't! Neng can't help. Let me do my job. Neng should not help, and please just go in," said Ms. Mariyati a little panicked as she took the knife in Widya's hand. Of course, that made Widya surprised.
"Sa-I just want to help" Widya said.
"No need, Neng. I can do this all by myself. Neng better be back. Mr. Reno also forbade anyone to help me with my work" Ms. Mariyati said.
Widya could say nothing more. He also did not want to argue, considering his current position was only a guest. He just can't understand why Mr. Reno forbids someone to help Bu Mariyati's work. Widya did not want to think further.
"I'm sorry, Mom. I don't know" Widya said.
Ms. Mariyati didn't want to say anything. He does not care about Widya's presence, while continuing to cook. Widya felt awkward being in that place, so she decided to enter. This morning it started with something strange. He hoped everything would be okay.
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