The Choice of Old Man
Courtroom

"All the evidence has been collected. Tomorrow, you can both hand this over to the complaint table. Oh, yeah, one more." Regan told Alexa and Keenan. The man turned to look at Ilona who was sitting in front of him, precisely next to Alexa. "Lo's the first witness, so, you have to tell me what the chronology is."

Ilona turned her head towards Alexa, one hand holding a wound on the corner of her lips. "Lo sure you want this, Lex? I know from Mr. Regan. If ... Alex temen our classmate, twin brother lo."

"It's okay. Anyway, I already know Alex's crime." replied Alexa.

Ilona sighed, until she finally explained how the chronology of the murder Alex committed. Regan put the phone on the table, second by second, minute by minute, on her screen. Yes, Regan recorded it to be used as evidence, later the recording will be transferred to a mobile phone so that it can be submitted to the complaint table.

"Alex's writing can be solid evidence, it'll be copied to the indictment" Keenan said, putting a piece of paper on the table.

After hearing Ilona's testimony, reading a piece of paper bearing Alex's confession, Alexa held her breath as she moved to the empty seat behind her. He then breathed out through his mouth. Sadistic and cruel. That was all he could think about his twin brother.

Keenan got up from the chair, then clutched Alexa with a standing position. Calming his wife to stay strong accept the fact that Alex is a serial killer. He hopes that once the matter is resolved, there will be no more murders or sexual harassment in his city.

"Ilona, where's my jacket?" said Regan flatly staring at Ilona. He collected his jeans jacket which was hit by the girl's vomit, as well as breaking the atmosphere of night silence.

Ilona grinned, then turned her gaze toward Alexa and Keenan. "This problem again ... Hmmm, I washed my jacket."

"Yes, continues? Now where?" Regan held out a palm in front of Ilona.

"But ... Mr.'s jacket faded." After saying that, Ilona gave her lips. Close your eyes, prepare yourself if Regan will scold him for the jeans jacket case.

"Heh, Upil Elephant. Do you know the price of this jacket? 500 thousand! Bayangin how hard I worked for three months just to buy the jacket. Yes, you can buy directly, but I also have to send money to nyokap me in Surabaya, not to mention pay my sister's school." explained Regan at length.

Ilona opened her eyes, daring to look at her interlocutor. Don't think girls don't seem to understand Regan's words. He understands it very well. It is not easy to buy everything, let alone buy it using your own money.

"Too so ... I'll get redress, double." Ilona supported her chin with one hand. "As of today I'm officially a waiter at Lexa's Coffee Shop."

Alexa gawked at hearing it. "Seriously? Want to work here?"

"Serious cave. Importantly, the matter of this meeting was over." replied Ilona, her eyes constantly staring at Regan.

Keenan drew closer to Alexa, whispering in the girl's ear. "Are you sure he can?"

"Maybe or not, let's just trust all the same Ilona." Alexa smile. But for a moment, his expression returned flat.

*****

A few weeks have passed. After handing everything over to the grievance table, awaiting the court's verdict, finally today arrived as well. Substitute clerks, public prosecutors, legal counsel and court visitors, especially Megane and Athifa entered the room.

Shortly after, a substitute clerk loudly shouted. "The judge/judge's judge enters the courtroom, the audience is requested to stand!"

The entire audience immediately stood up, as Sofyan Wijaya and the judges walked in and sat on their respective benches. The substitute clerk also allowed the audience to sit back. Sofyan ascertained whether the public prosecutor was ready to present the defendant, the question was asserted by the public prosecutor.

Before long, police officers took Alex to the courtroom and let him sit in the examination chair.

Sofyan. "Defend Alexander Wijaya, is he in good health and ready to take part in the trial?"

The audience was quite surprised to hear Sofyan mention the defendant's name. Few of them were unexpected, some of them just reacting mediocrely.

"Can, Your Majesty." Alex replied as he nodded.

"I remind defendant Alexander to pay attention to everything that is heard and seen in this trial." Sofyan sighed for a moment. "Is the defendant accompanied by legal counsel?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Alex turns to Ricky, a legal counselor who will accompany him during the trial.

Sofyan as the presiding judge asked Ricky. "Is it true in this trial that you acted as the defendant's legal counsel?"

"Right, Your Majesty." replied Ricky.

Sofyan asks Ricky to show a special power of attorney and a lawyer/advocate practice permit card. Ricky gave what he asked for, observed the letter, and then showed the documents to the member judges and the public prosecutor.

Then, Sofyan asks Alex to listen carefully to the reading of the indictment. "Please read it."

"Good ... ."

The entire audience, including Alexa and Keenan turned their heads towards the entrance. The whole room became silent, the prosecutor did not continue his sentence anymore. From outside the room came the sound of shots slowly approaching. Everyone stood up in a bit of panic.

Two wooden door leaves were wide open, a man dressed in a gray hoodie appeared with the sound of consecutive gunshots filling the room. Keenan pulled on Alexa's body and squatted under a bench. The whole audience hid, closed their ears tightly. Bullets spewed out toward them, the clean floor had now been dirty by the splashes of blood.

Satisfied with the bullets, the man forced Alex out of the courtroom. Alex thrashed, but the man whispered something in his ear until he resigned to come with the man.

Alexa stood up, approaching her father and mother and grandmother. He checked their pulse one by one, whether there were still signs of life or not. A moment later, the girl was stunned, her body sitting on the floor. All three were bleeding in the stomach.

"Good mom can see you again, hopefully this isn't our last meeting, huh!"

Alexa's cries spilled instantly. This was the meaning of the mother's words at that time. He felt his palms that had just held the skin of his mother, father and grandmother. His chest rose and fell with roaring breath. His heart ached looking at their lifeless faces.

The body slowly falls. Luckily, Keenan immediately caught the girl's back. He looked at Alexa's face, then wiped the tears on his wife's cheek. Keenan looked around. The walls and chairs are already in the splashes of liquid that smells of rancid.

"Send an ambulance now!" keenan said half screaming in panic. He called the medical team to bring all the victims of the massacre. Keenan hung up on her phone and saw a man's leather wallet lying near the victim's feet.

Keenan took out a rubber glove in his jacket pocket, he put Alexa's head on his thigh. Keenan put the glove on both hands, then grabbed the wallet and opened it.

"Gavin Sanjaya?"

TBC.