Detective A v1 prologue

h.e.l.lo there here is another new project based on webnovel created by : Shaskya Dwi
Translated by : Exicore

================================================ Prologue

Sound of the doorbell disturbed her sleep. C’mon, it’s still eight and a half in the morning and there is someone that wants to get into her house.

She is now questioning where the person she usually call ‘Big Brother’ goes. She is not the type of person who usually speaks to someone that comes to their home. Usually, her big brother is the one that going to speak with the ‘guest’.

Is it now the time she must go open the door and hear something that should be heard by her big brother? Ah…, How troublesome.

“Yes?” She said when she opened the house main door, with a sleepy face to welcome the guest.

She can see an old woman that holding a paper bag on her hand. That woman probably forty years old, she is wearing some luxurious clothes and a jewelry that used excessively on her hands, fingers, neck even her ears. But not only that woman that come to visit, but there is also a teenager that turn his back on her.  His short hair is arranged neatly with a s.h.i.+rt that has a black and red checkered design that dominated by red color, he is also using a navy blue colored jeans and a shoes that somehow look expensive on his long legs.

“Ah, we just come from Germany. Mm… Is your parents’ home?” Ask the old women that make her frown.

My parents? She thought with a bitter smile.

“They’re out of town.” She said with a smile.

“Oh, you’re the only child?”

So many questions…

“I have a big brother, but he is also not at home right now.”

The old woman only responding with an ‘Oh’ and her head is nodded a little.

“Ah, my name is Berlina, and this is my son, Arfan.” She said with a soft smile, “Arfan Tamawijaya.”

After saying the full name, the boy called Arfan turned around to see the host.

No smile. No expression. He is only seeing the host flatly. And that was the girl that age around 16 years old with a recklessly tied hair, a sleepy face and a yellow pajama that has no motives with a shorts and a sandals.

“Oh, also, we’re a neighbor from that house.” Said the old woman as she pointed into a house that was exist on the right of her home.

She only nodded, not wanted to see the boy beside her. She only look on him for a moment with ‘I see’ eyes.

“This a little gift from us. I hope you’re happy being our neighbors.” She said with a smile.

“Ah, I have another child, a girl. Her name is Erica Tamawijaya, she is now taking care of her school business, now she is on eight grades.” She said.

She is nodded and mumbling ‘Thank you’ when receiving the Gift that was exist inside the paper bag.

“Ah, well, excuse-“

“Re-“

That unfinished words is cutting off the woman words. Ah, it was her big brother. Carrying a bag with purchased items inside.

“Ah, I’m sorry, I was Af-“ Again. His words is stopped when the girl see him with a death glare. Then her big brother is laughing forcefully “My name is Petra, Petra Abratama.” He said as he greet the old woman.

“Berlina Tamawijaya.” Answered the old woman that greet the big brother of that girl.

Her big brother then greet the boy that was have the same age as the girl.

“Petra.”

“Arfan.”

And then, done.

“A, why you don’t welcome the guest?”

“Eh, we will be going now. We still need to visit others neighbor.” Berlina said.

Then they go.

The girl shook her head then takes the transparent plastic bag from her big brother hands. She is taking the transparent plastic bag after seeing it’s contain so many snacks. The girl is running as she climbing the stairs.

“Afrea Tiffany!” Shout her big brother from below.