Trapped in Ramadhan
Part 20 - Friendship

...The friendship...

14 Ramadan. Afternoon.

In the atmosphere of this sunny afternoon I filled the time by running on the asphalt tailed Rossa and Adam who drove with a motor in front of me. Our goal is the homes of orphans who will receive a box of rice along with an envelope of the care of Mr. Haji whose home is near the Al-Alim Mosque.

I continued to follow Rossa and Adam who stopped from one house to another. The children we went to were about 7-14 years old. And they were seen sumringah while receiving rice boxes along with envelopes. And when I look at not just the kids, but Rossa and Adam look happy, too.

The children also seem to know Adam well.

"Why not Bang Rian?" Ask a girl.

"Bang Rian is coming home." Answer Adam.

"But it's still a long time." Said the boy again.

"He's got family business. He said he'd come back later if the business there was done." Adam explains.

The girl also understood.

"Cieee... Bang Adam with his girlfriend!" The boy in the other house.

"Whisper!" Adam said, silencing the child's mouth with one palm.

The child's mouth was indeed silent, but his eyes lit up ignorantly.

"Next time to think about it!" Said Adam, who answered the nod of his head many times.

"Yes. Pity Bang Adam to be ashamed of the same thing." Say Mother of the child.

Then Adam took his hand off from the boy who still smiled ignorantly. After giving the rice box and envelope to the child, Adam went back up to the back of Rossa's motorbike. But only a few meters away came the sound of screaming from behind them.

"Don't forget the fire, Adam!" Excited Mother the child who was still standing on the front porch of her house.

Mother's voice was loud enough that it could clearly be heard some neighbors around who happened to be sitting outside their homes. And because of that, Adam's face turned red, almost as red as my Jin skin.

"Sorry about that, yeah." Adam said to Rossa who continues to drive at moderate speed. "Mother and Child are so ignorant." Added.

"Not a problem." Rossa said with a smile. "That's a sign they're happy." Further. "But I was curious. How many more houses do we go to that are like family?"

"Hopefully it's just them..." Said Adam nelangsa. "If there's one more, I can lock myself up for a year in the mosque's toilet in shame."

Rossa laughed at hearing that.

After visiting several more houses without any incident that forced Adam to shut himself up for a year, Rossa and Adam finally finished distributing the rice boxes along with the envelopes entrusted to them to all the addresses on the list.

I followed Rossa and Adam back to Al-Alim Mosque. Everything was as smooth and smooth as a newly paved highway, until problems appeared right before our eyes...

Not far ahead, I witnessed a mugging. The bag of an Adult Woman standing alone on the sidewalk was quickly grabbed by a motorcyclist wearing a black helmet, jacket, jeans and motorcycle. Rossa who saw it immediately increased the speed of his motorbike to chase after the Snatcher. So did I who ran chasing.

The snatcher was a pretty good biker. He drove quickly and weaved through the other vehicles that filled the crowded streets as it was entering time for people to return home from their workplaces. But Rossa is the Black Gem, one of the best wild Racing Jockeys in town. By riding his motor matic, Rossa can still compensate for the shrewdness of the Snatcher. And my experience in following the Wild Race over the past few days is also useful in situations like this. Neither me nor Rossa were far from the target in front.

We raced on the straight and took a sharp turn around the corner. And a few meters later, Rossa and I had flanked the Snatcher from his right-hand side. Adam, who was hit by Rossa, starts to act by trying to snatch the bag held next to the Snatcher's hand. A scene of attraction also happened.

While I'm running on the left side of the snatcher's motorbike also do not stay still. I turned the key and pulled it. The snatcher who was confused after realizing his motorbike engine was dead, used Adam to seize the bag. As soon as Adam succeeds, Rossa shoots gas ahead of the snatcher. And the Snatcher motor whose engine was off lost control and turned down the asphalt to the sidewalk on the road.

At that moment it just so happened that there were two boys walking on the sidewalk in a position that turned their backs to the Snatcher's motor that quickly led straight to them. It happened quickly, but fortunately I was still able to react and move faster. I ran up to the two boys and pushed them a little to avoid the Snatcher's motorbike which eventually slid into a waterless trench as wide and as deep as one meter.

I checked both boys. They are fine, unharmed. Just looks shocked and confused. Well, it was a natural reaction after realizing you shifted a few steps by yourself and there was an uncontrollable motor sliding from behind you that almost hit you but instead went into the trench. After being sure they were okay, I hurried to check the trench.

The black snatcher crawled from under the ditch and tried to escape with his limp leg next to the crash. But Adam immediately ambushed and dropped it hard on the pavement. And Rossa also approached the Snatcher to open his helmet. It seemed that the two of them who had been racing fast after successfully seizing the bag snatched turned around after seeing what was happening behind.

"You're the Jungle!" Strangled Rossa after opening the Snatcher's helmet.

I also recognized the Snatcher's face from the party the night before at Rimba's headquarters and his flock. He was one of the humans who spoke to me while being heavily drunk, a young man named Rok.

"You know him?" Ask Adam.

Rossa nodded her head and said, "The whole story."

Adam seems curious, but he doesn't press Rossa to tell a story.

Meanwhile, from the body of Sk, there was a black aura that flowed the pieces of memory to me. It turns out that the members of the herd Rimba who Overdosed that night was Jo, a friend of Rok who had been beaten by Rimba. And because of the incident, Rimba refused to pay for the care of Jo who is still hospitalized. Rok also took the initiative to help his best friend by finding funds. That's why he got snatched.

I can understand Sk's desire to help Jo in the name of friendship. But they have both chosen a rocky path, and must be prepared if they fall as a result of their own decisions and actions. Friendship is fatal.

We were on the sidewalk on the side of a crowded highway in the afternoon today. So without waiting for a long time there were already many people gathered at the scene. There are some humans who intend to beat up Skirt after knowing what happened. But thankfully Adam and other clear-minded humans could still prevent them from going on a vigilante. In the end, Rok was taken to the West Police along with Adam, Rossa, and Adult Women whose bags were snatched to be questioned about the new incident.

At the police station, everything went as it should. The adult women whose bags were snatched, Adam, and Rossa took turns giving their testimony as victims and witnesses. So is Rok who was interrogated as the alleged perpetrator. The interesting thing is that Rok is not entirely honest when asked why he snatched. But when the thick mustachioed Police asked if He was a member of the Two-wheeled Gang, a black aura immediately emerged from the body of Skirt along with his great hatred for being exiled from the Jungle.

"Do you know where they're gathering?" The police asked in thick mustache after seeing the reaction of the silent Skirt.

I can assume that this cop can find out that Skirt is indeed one of the members of the Two-wheeled Gang, but he does not know which part of the group.

The black aura of the growing Skirt made me able to read the contents of his mind, He will tell the headquarters of the Jungle and Herd. But if Skirt reveals that, Rossa's identity as a wild racing jockey named the Black Gem will also be revealed. I can't let that happen. So it's time for me to do the most basic thing for the Jin Nation, Whisper the humans!

"Don't say!" My whisper. "If you say, it's not just the jungle that's being dragged, it's Jo too."

Skirt's expression instantly changed, as did his emotions. Now he can think clearly. "There are a lot of gangs." Answer finally. "They gather everywhere. There's the Cafe, there's the Garden, there's the rented house, there's a lot more somewhere else." Reciprocity.

The thick-moustached policeman seemed surprised to hear the most reasonable answer coming out of the mouth of a snatcher like Skirt.

After about an hour, Adam, Rossa, and the adult female victim of the mugging named Jamilah are welcome to leave the police station. The skirt stayed for further processing. Before the split, Jamilah thanked Adam and Rossa. He also invited the two of them to come to an iftar together which will be held at his home in a few days.

Nightly.

After breaking her fast and performing Maghrib prayers at Al-Alim Mosque, Rossa prepared to leave. That's when Adam gave Rimba's cell phone to her and explained what she knew from me about the story behind the phone.

At first Rossa looked confused, but after he unlocked the phone with the password that Adam had told him and found the Video file that Rimba had been using to blackmail and trap him, his expression changed completely. The combination of disbelief, surprise, and happiness.

"Where did you get this?" Ask Rossa quickly.

"From a friend whose identity he wants to keep secret." Adam replied as we had previously agreed.

It took a few seconds for Rossa whose eyes were glazed over to nod in understanding. "Please thank him if you meet." Finally spoken.

"You have a good friend." Said Rossa.

"Just as good as you." Reply Adam. "Your friend is also lucky to have you as his best friend."

"Yes." Yeah." Rossa said, rubbing her eyes, then looked up at Adam and said, "Thank you!"

The video on the phone means a lot to Rossa, because in addition to freeing her from things she does not want to do, it will also help her female friend.

"You heard it yourself, right?" Adam asked after Rossa left the mosque on her motorcycle. "She said thank you."

"I heard everything." My solute.

"He also said you were a good friend." Adam Say.

"Don't be happy with humans." My restrain. "You think I want to be in the same position as you? I'd rather assume this relationship between Master and Subordinate."

"Oh, you want to be my subordinate?" Cut Adam.

"Just kid!" My serge. "You should be my subordinate." My welcome. "Don't forget, I'm a Dark Jin who has superpowers that humans don't!"

Adam turned towards me with a serious expression and said, "You're not the Dark Jin!"

I stared at him sharply. "What do you mean human?" I said with emphasis. Perhaps he did not realize it, what Adam had just said could be considered an insult.

"I'm serious." Adam Say. As if I didn't realize it from just looking at it. "You said the Dark Jin had his eyes glowing Dark red, that the Bright Jin was the golden red. From the beginning I saw you sitting alone in that tree like a monkey lacking association..."

"Just in a minute, what are you saying?" My insistence.

"I was just about to say!" Adam Excited. "Don't cut it first." Say again. "From the beginning I saw you sitting alone in that tree like a monkey lacking association..."

Yep, he did repeat the same sentence. The more days this Marbot gets the more annoying.

"Your eyes are dark red." Keep Adam. "But now... It's golden red. That's what I was trying to say."

"If you're kidding..." I started talking with a annoyed expression. "It's outrageous!"

But I recognized this expression - not the time - joking-me-seriously on his face.

"You're not conscious, are you?" Said Adam. "Just like the time the bandage on your hand came off. Now the bandage on your leg is off too." He said while pointing at my feet.

Reflexively I looked down and found the bandage that had wrapped my legs until the soles of the feet were now only left below the knees and showed my red lower legs. What Adam said is true.

I immediately ran to the bathroom of the mosque and saw my reflection in the water that filled the water reservoir inside. Just as Adam said... My eyes are changing color! Now the light is golden red! It's a nightmare!

--

I need a place to be alone after the change in identity. So I ran around the city looking for the right place. But when I was in the Central District, I accidentally bumped into Rossa riding her motorcycle. My initial intention before the conversation with Adam that ended up messing with me was to follow Rossa and see what she would do after mastering Rimba's phone. So this time I will ignore my personal problems and follow the original plan to keep an eye on Rossa until she is completely free from the Jungle.

I kept following Rossa who stopped at one house in the housing complex. From inside the house came a familiar girl who welcomed Rossa by hugging her tightly. The beautiful curly haired girl is the same girl who was on the Video with Rimba. From Rossa's conversation with him there were some interesting facts I heard.

So this girl's name is Dara, and she used to be a member of the Two-Wheeled Gang. And it turns out that Dara had not known that Rimba trapped Rossa by using a video of his past mistakes.

"Why never tell a story?" Ask Dara.

"I don't want you to be thinking." Answer Rossa.

"But you shouldn't have gotten in trouble because of me." Dara said.

"It's okay." Rossa said as she shook her head slowly. "I just want to help."

Dara thanked me while hugging Rossa once again. Then he called someone to see him.

--

Right now I'm re-entering the mansion where the Jungle and Herd are gathering. But this place isn't as crowded as it was at the party. Rimba was now only together with the bespectacled Youth and the other three Young Men. Why am I in this place? Because I followed Rossa who came with Dara who brought with him the boundless Youth who was none other than the Leader of the East Division of the Two-wheeled Gang along with his two male friends who were members of the Gang. This meeting between the Eastern Division and the Southern Flocks was aimed at solving the Black Gem problem.

"Sit down!" Rimba.

"Necessary. We won't be long." Sahut Dara who immediately pulled out her phone and played the video footage shown to Rimba.

The content of the video is Dara who plays Rimba's phone before putting it on the asphalt, before one black-painted motor drove and crushed the phone to pieces. The jungle that saw him was clearly shocked.

"You can't force Rossa to race anymore." Said Dara in a sharp tone. Then he shook his head and said in a tone that turned to disappointment, "I don't think you're taking advantage of our friendship." And finally it closed with a soft tone that was almost inaudible. "You have changed."

"It was my fault." Rimba said in a strange tone that sounded full of regret. "Sorry." He said, which made everyone in this place flinch. The jungle does look more lethargic and chaotic than the night before.

"Come on! I'll take you guys." Said Rimba later. As his friends followed behind him, he turned around and said, "You guys wait here."

"But Boss..."

"Wait here!" Press Rimba. Then the Southern Flock Leader escorted Rossa, Dara, and the Eastern Division to the entrance in front of the courtyard. Obviously they suspect the jungle is very calm. But nothing strange happened until they left.

I followed them to keep Rossa at home, just in case the Jungle contacted her flock scattered in the city to ambush Rossa and the others. It was hard for me to believe a man as vast as the jungle would still sit sweetly in his house. And at that moment, after several meters of running following Rossa away from the Jungle, I felt a great deal of hatred and anger behind me. When I turned my head, I could see a black aura that extended like a wavy line in the night sky illuminated by the light of the full moon. The horrifying sight emerged from the place I had just visited. That was the black aura of the Jungle!

--

...Decalogue...

The Two-wheeled Gang was the largest gang divided into several groups spread across the entire city. And the largest and widest group is the Southern Flocks. Although it is centered in the Southern Region, but its members are spread in other areas.

In the North, there were some members who were eating old leg meatballs.

In the West, there are members who follow bets at wild racing locations.

In the East, there are members who are doing drug transactions.

And in the center, there was a group that was clashing with the group that was hunting them.

They all received Video messages shared to online chat groups on their phones. The video was sent from the South. It was their Boss, the Jungle, who gave his Order.

"I know I asked you guys to hold back all this time." Rimba. "But now I give you a new command." Further. "For those of you who think of yourself as a Two-wheeled Gang and regard me as your leader: now you are free to go berserk. North, West, East, South, and Central, you are free to beat anyone who is not part of the Two-wheeled Gang. Our city is the wild. And the rule is only one; Attack or be attacked. Release your savagery!"

After seeing the Video of their Boss, starting that night the Two-wheeled Gang started a riot in many places in the city.