Missing Rose Trace (Part 6)

Written by : Linda Herliantina
Translated in English by : DS. Utomo
Published by : Mizan Publishing House, Bandung, Indonesia

Twilight sun began to peek in between the hills around the lake, when four teenagers were excitedly set up a tent. Meanwhile, near the lake, uncle Samin was watching their activities while at rest and enjoying cigarettes he was carrying. When finished setting up camp, Iqbal dropped to sit on the grass. He then reached into his backpack on the side, pulled out a book reading.

The evening began to cover the Grass Valley when they sat around the campfire. Meanwhile Jalu and Iqbal was busy preparing a simple dinner for them. The cool evening breeze began to bite the bone to make them close up jacket respectively. It’s silent everywhere. Peace and silence blanketed the Grass Valley . The soft sounds is only heard from crickets and the occasionally from wild beasts in the distance.

The night wore on; and the night air was getting cold. Thick fog began to fall over the lake. Aryo and Iqbal tried hard not to sleep, though it seems their eyes began to feel heavy to hold off. Half an hour ago uncle Samin went into his tent to sleep. Soft snoring sounds broke the silence of the night.
While in the distance a flash of shadow watched them, perfectly camouflaged in the dark of the valley ... ...

"Dul, wake up ...! "Shaking Dul’s shoulders, Iqbal tried to wake him from his beautiful dream.
Meanwhile, Dul seemed not to budge and still asleep. For several minutes, Iqbal tried to awaken him again, but it failed, too.
"Well, it should be woken up by violence ...” Iqbal thought as he walked toward the lake.

"Wake up...wake up! "Iqbal splashed Dul’s face with cold lake water.
"Tsunami ... tsunami ...! "Shouted Dul. He woke up with great shock, and thought that the water splashes came from a tsunami waves. And Iqbal smiled. His mission to wake up Dul had been successful.

The night passed without anything happening. The next day there was little new excitement in the tent of the Four Teens. After breakfast, Jalu found a threatening letter, tucked at the top of their tent. The content of the letter was short, written on a small paper-sized business card. This warning letter was sent without the name of the sender and without the address to whom, too. .Hastily Jalu called his friends.

"Let me see, Lu" Aryo grab soon the letters from Jalu, then read it loudly: - " DO NOT INTERFERE ... ...., IF YOU WANT TO BE SAFE ... .. !!!" -
"Uhh ...., This obviously fake ... I thinks there were young children who happened to pass by here tonight." Aryo sniffed her fingers as he tore the paper into small bits, and then threw it into the furnace cooking fire…..

(To be continued)