RED MAPALA
Chapter 21 - The Stupid Target

Chapter 21 PMM

Without a second thought, Lani got up. Even though he stood with trembling legs. Lani then went up to the rooftop without thinking anymore. His feet ran up the stairs.

The closure of both iron bars leads to floor access on the roof of the building. Then, Lani locks in by hooking her latch. Then with great difficulty, Lani locked the iron padlock that was quite large and heavy.

"Gue hope he won't be able to come here" said Lani who then breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Lani did not expect that the relief she felt only lasted for a moment.

"Damn! I am scolding myself! How am I gonna get out?" Lani began to pacing back and forth in confusion.

Lani pulls out her phone and calls Rara.

"Lani! Where are you now?!" Rara and Briana's voices were heard screaming at the same time.

"Gue doesn't know, Ra. I'm confused .. and I think my fate will be very unlucky like Raisa and Ajeng." Lani begins to answer Rara's question with sobs.

"What do you mean, Lan?" ask Rara from inside Lani's phone.

"Gue was sure that Dikta had encouraged Ajeng and Raisa. Look again, I got to the rooftop, nih! Later I will be pushed also like," lirih Lani.

"Lan, you must fight Dikta! Don't give up, Lan! You have to hold on! Fight him!" Briana grabbed Rara's phone and exclaimed for a moment, "Don't let you give up!"

Briana pressed the loud speaker on Rara's phone.

"Gue's scared, Bri…."

"Lan, it's me King." The king grabbed Rara's phone.

"Ja.. please help me, Ja! I'm afraid…." Lani is sobbing.

"Tyo again tried to ask the children and look for you, Lan. Gini, deh... you want a cartoon that was told to watch with a hilarious lecturer, Ms Maya?" ask King.

"Ummmm, is the title if not wrong, Adit Sopo Jarwo?" ask Lani.

"Yes, you want to?"

"Yes, I want to. Why mother?" ask Lani.

"Well, I thought I was Adit. Close your eyes! You keep wondering if you're a superhero. You can fight the villain Dikta!" exclaim King

Lani finally nodded. He replied in a weak voice.

"Well, you can fight Dikta!" exclaim King.

"Yes, Lan! You know what the king said, right? Yeah, although it's weird. Fight Dikta if you're anything! Don't lose, Lan!?" Briana called out.

"Yes! I can fight Dikta!" Lani nodded again.

Lani begins to be convinced and optimistic that she will dare to fight Dikta. The woman with wavy hair then closed her phone. Shortly after, Tyo contacted him.

"Gue knows where you are now, Lan. Wait, don't go anywhere!" exclaim Tyo.

"Gue a key tau in the rooftop. How can I go anywhere! But, if Dikta comes later, I will fight him desperately!" sahut Lani's.

"DON'T!!!" tyo shouted blaringly.

"Why?"

Suddenly the courage of Lani who had been developed to shrink like a deflated balloon.

"You don't volunteer! Don't challenge the Dikta! Eo can be abis, Lan!" exclaim Tyo.

"Huh!?" Lani immediately froze.

A second later, Lani began to panic.

"But, if I don't fight, I can have the same fate as Ajeng and Raisa!" peekit Lani's.

Suddenly, Lani heard the sound of iron being knocked on metal. He looked over and lang-sung gaped. Dikta had been standing behind the iron bars door. Dikta then signals Lani to close the phone connection.

"La? You're still there, right? Laaaaaaan?!"

Tyo's voice was still heard from Lani's phone, but there was no answer from the owner of the phone. As hypnotized, Lani obeyed Dikta's orders.

"Please open the door, honey…." Dikta painted a smile on her cold face.

"I-I, I don't have the key," Lani replied softly in a trembling tone.

Both of Dikta's thick eyebrows shot up. The young Thai actor, Bright, with a shaggy version of his hair, was shocked.

"You fool too, yeah! You purposely kissed yourself there, right? Come on, my dear.it's hot out there. Later you items," said Dikta then laugh amusedly.

Lani just kept quiet by retreating slowly.

"Darling.You wait a minute, yeah. I'll be back later. I'm gonna go find the key. But inget..," said Dikta restrained.

Both of his eyes sharpened and his laughter disappeared.

"Don't call anyone again! Knows Baby?" Dikta started grinning.

"D-yes." Lani quickly nodded.

"Here here first! Don't stand in such a hot place. I don't want you to burn!" pinta Dikta's.

When Lani did not move from her place, Dikta immediately brought her body closer to the iron bars door. Dikta raised a sharp gaze like an arrow full of poison towards Lani.

"Darling..I'm serious, you know! Don't argue with me" he said very sharply.

Dikta then turned around and walked down the stairs. As soon as Dikta's back was out of sight again, Lani took a deep breath and complained softly.

His legs felt weak. He stepped up to the terrace of the stairs. The only place that is protected from sunburn. His body dropped there, fell down. Lani did not want to pick up her phone that kept ringing.

Lani feels defeated, she is afraid of Dikta or even he is hypnotized by the young man. He felt that there was no point in lifting his cell phone. It was in Lani's mind about Tyo's words. Perhaps, he indeed had to follow what Dikta's will was then.

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Dikta returned when Lani was sitting on her back to the stairs. The girl huddled between the iron bars door and the narrow wall that formed the terrace. There was a little land there that was free from the sunlight.

Lani's phone kept ringing, but the woman had no intention of picking it up. Dikta looked at that very sad sight. A girl is determined by her destiny.

Or he can also think of a girl who submits to her true love. The future wife of a beloved writer husband later. Dikta to smile himself imagining a small family with Lani.

However, the possessive nature of Dikta at that time even looked at Lani with different eyes. Dikta loves Lani very much, but the way is wrong. Dikta felt that he had shown great love from his deeds and words to Lani. So she felt that what she should have received was the same reply from Lani.

Dikta did not expect that Lani could bravely like others and play behind him. Dikta again began to growl. He kicked the bars and made Lani flinch.

"Duh, surprised huh? Sorry, my dear…."

Dikta then opened the lock

Lani who was surprised, looked up. However, the woman made Dikta so stunned when she found Lani was crying. Soundless crying was more precise and more suffocating for women.

The iron bars behind Lani. Little by little Dikta sat behind Lani and hugged the girl. As Lani was in his arms, with her fingers, Dikta wiped away the tears without speaking.

For some reason, Lani instead buried her face in Dikta's chest. He was resigned, stupid, and weak. Meanwhile, Lani's phone keeps ringing. Briana's name was on the girl's phone screen.

"Here's your hape! I'll answer if you don't want to" whispered Dikta.

Lani really felt hypnotized. He handed me his phone.

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...To be continued, see you next chapter!...