Loving You in My Way
CHAPTER 2

After spending the chicken opor given by Alysa's mother. Shata and Tara decide to tour the village. They used to walk around the village at night. Other than for safety reasons, this is their way to get rid of boredom.

"Tumben is very quiet tonight" said Shata began a chat with his best friend who had only seen the left right.

"Yes, it's usually not this quiet. So, it looks very horror this village" replied Tara.

Not long after, there was the sound of a woman screaming from a house not far from their current standing.

"I...!!Wake up...!!Wagner...!!Wigwag....!!" The woman's scream broke the silence of the night.

"You hear?" Said Tara

"It looks like from that house, let's get there quickly..!!"Shata answered by running towards the house in question.

Arriving at the house in question. They were shocked to see a sprawling man with a large, deep incision scar on his wrist and neck. This is what makes blood everywhere.

"Why is this? What's up?" Ask Tara.

"Please my husband..!! Hurry up..!! Pleaseggg.."The woman's voice, now starting to sound soft as a result of holding back the tightness in her chest, saw the husband she loved was dying.

On the other hand, Shata just shook his head. He signaled that the man had died.

"Simmon... !!! Couldn't possibly... !!! Sayang....!!!! Why....!!!" The woman's screams were heard again.

The atmosphere that night was very tense. However, strangely none of their neighbors came out of the house to help the woman even though the woman's screams sounded very loud.

While holding the man's hand, Shata finds a paper in his hand that turns out to be a suicide letter with a black rose on each side of the paper. Then he handed the paper to the woman.

After helping clean the man's body, they went home. Not a word was said during the trip.

Arriving home.

"What a strange thing, did no neighbor hear the loud scream? Absolutely no one's out of the house, is their humanity gone?" Ask Tara.

"Come on, but when I held the man's hand, I found a suicide note with a black rose on each side of the paper and I gave it to the woman. After reading the paper, then the woman fell silent which astonished me instantly. In fact, you also know that he was crying and screaming like that" replied Shata.

"A suicide note with a black rose on each side"? Didn't people say anyone who helped clean up the bodies of people like that would have the same fate?" Tara answered looking at Shata with a glare.

"Is there any chance we're gonna end up like this guy? Ih.. I do not want, tonight I will pray continuously to God to be avoided from such things" Tara continued.

"Husssta.. There-there you are. It's just a rumor, the proof I haven't been papa all this time. This isn't the first time I've seen a suicide note with a picture of a black rose on each side. I saw him a few months ago with the exact same incident as the man, there were incisions on his wrist and neck" Shata replied.

"Huh? Seriously you? Why didn't you ever tell me?" Answer Tara.

"Why am I telling you? I don't think that's important. Now what makes me curious is why the suicide letter with the rose picture is only on the death of the rich merchant? Is it a coincidence or...." Answer Shata.

"Or is this actually a planned murder case?" Tara Sahut.

Shatapun just fell silent thinking the same thing with what Tara said.

"Have it, don't think too much too, it seems like this is really a curse not a case of premeditated murder. We better go to each other's rooms and ask God for protection, I don't want us both to die like that man" Sahut Tara.

Then, they went into their own rooms. In accordance with his words, Tara immediately offered prayers throughout the night to ask for protection from the Gods. As for Shata, she was still curious and thought of Tara's words which she thought made more sense: a case of premeditated murder.

A few days later, everything was back to normal. As usual Shata went to the market to buy groceries that were starting to thin at home. He bought a sack of rice, some eggs, vegetables, and fish. He always gets extra discounts from traders due to his fame as the Arrow Eye.

*braakk....*

Suddenly a middle-aged woman wearing royal-style clothes bumped into Shata very roughly. Then the woman said, "Based on the ungodly child, don't you know how much your father has suffered? As a result of the carelessness you have done your father has to endure the pain in this world". After finishing her words, the middle-aged woman left Shata. Shatapun was silent and confused by what the middle-aged woman had said. There was no rain, there was no wind all of a sudden someone he did not know scolded him so violently.

Shatapun continued on his way home, during the trip he just kept silent and pondered the words of the middle-aged woman. "What have I done? Didn't you decide to leave me alone? Hasn't it been my father that I didn't want to see?" Inner Shata.

Arriving home, she rushes to tidy up all her groceries, gives them to Tara and goes to her backyard to practice archery, even though she has earned the nickname "The Arrow Eye", he remained diligent in training and improving his archery abilities.

"Now, shopping.. You cook, I want to practice archery in the back" said Shata.

"Aren't you good at archery? Why should I keep practicing? Do you want to win 100 million? It's only 1 week away" replied Tara excitedly.

Shatapun went to his backyard without answering questions from his best friend that made Tara feel very annoyed at him.

While he was engrossed in archery, he suddenly recalled the words of the middle-aged woman wearing royal clothes. The words that he did not know what he meant and why he said such a sentence, when this was the first time they met. He intended to tell this incident to his best friend, but he thought about whether this kind of thing was important to tell.

Not felt 2 hours have passed, the fragrant smell of Tara's cuisine has been smelled to the back of the house. Making Shata's stomach become rumbling. He ended his archery practice and rushed towards the kitchen.

When Tara was about to open the back door, Shata suddenly appeared.

"Ohhh..!! Damn you, just be surprised.. I just wanted to call you to eat together, it's already here" Tara said spontaneously.

"Hehehe.. I'm sorry, it's fragrant your cooking came out. I'm so hungry" replied Shata.

They also eat simple dishes that have been made by Tara. On the sidelines of eating, Shata tries to tell the events she experienced in the market to her best friend.

"Eh bro's.. When I was hit in the market by a middle-aged woman, she was wearing royal clothes" Shata said, chewing her food.

"Like you maybe, you said you were the most handsome man who must be number two after me, hahahaha" replied Tara.

"Yee.. Not grandma too time.. But strangely the woman suddenly called me an ungodly child and made my father suffer in the world" Shata replied.

At that moment Tara looked towards Shata.

"Seriously?? Why would he say that?" Tanya Tara was astonished.

"I also don't know, after saying that to me, he immediately left, I also did not have time to ask what he meant" replied Shata.

"If she wears royal clothes, she could be living in the kingdom. How about you.." Answer Tara.

"Sstttt.. I never thought I would enter the kingdom let alone be a part of them. That's not going to happen" Shata said.

"Yes rather than die of curiosity, better ask" replied Tara.

"I can ask my father, I'll see him before the race starts, I'll try to persuade him to see me" Shata replied.

They continued to finish their food. Then, walk around the village as usual. They go around late at night and the village is more crowded. After traveling around they went home to rest their bodies and minds. Though in fact, Shata's mind never rested because he always thought about why his father would not meet him plus the words of the middle-aged woman he met in the market. It made his mind more crowded.