The Long Night of Amelia
Chapter 2: The Old Man in the City Park

Thas..Dig..dug.amelia's heart was like racing at that time. But.the assumption is wrong. The old man in a shabby appearance only saw him smile and he turned away from the crowd in the garden. He walked up to his gonorrhea bag and walked down the sidewalk right next to the city park.

Slowly Amelia's heartbeat slowed down. He thought the old man knew he was in love with him. Amelia felt ashamed of herself. But he was still suspicious of the old man.

The man seemed to know but pretended not to know.. Wasn't it like he was smiling looking at Amelia ? it was like a suspicious storm.

Ah.but never mind.you're too suspicious..maybe the man smiled because at that time his eyes and the old man's eyes clashed with each other for a moment and maybe he wanted to look friendly to him as one of the visitors of the city park there.

Amelia was busy with her camera. He glanced at the old man walking. He began to look away down the sidewalk across the park.

Amelia turned her eyes back. Hot weather stings make Amelia tempted when she saw a young pair of women who were dating eating a bowl of ice mixed together. He also approached the ice merchant who was not far from where he sat.

Until when he was enjoying the mixed ice, the sound of police car sirens echoed. Several police patrol cars crossed the road.

Maybe there will be an office car through this road, he said.

But not for long the traders around the city park whispered to each other which was then followed by the visitors who were around there. It was like a chain message, slowly forming a crowd of people whispering to each other. Amelia was also intrigued by the atmosphere.

He rose to his feet and returned the empty bowl that had been exhausted unceremoniously to the ice merchant.

"How much bang ?" tanyakanya.

"Ten thousand aja, Neng.." replied the merchant.

"That's a lot of what's going on bang ?" amelia asked to open a conversation back with the ice mixed merchant.

"Don't know, he said there was a robbery and a housekeeper was killed "the merchant replied.

"Huh ??? seriously bang ? today is it ?" reply Amelia stunned. The beloved bud tub came suddenly. When he needed a writing idea, suddenly something happened before him at this time.

"Yes.he said...Noh.makanya police car passing by, Neng.."answered the ice trader mixed with Sundanese dialect mixed betawi.

Amelia rushed out of the park.

In the vicinity of the city park where the mangkal does look lined with rows of luxury homes. But.in the middle of the day gini bolong there are people who dare to rob the luxury home area close to the public area.

It feels unbelievable. But for Amelia this might be her luck. Goddess Fortuna seemed to know what she needed at that time.

He walked down the road that was passed by a police car.. But he did not hear the siren. But his feet were like letting go without any certainty. He put his ears sharp. Maybe he'll hear the sirens again. But nil. He wanted to turn back towards the city park, but it felt lazy to go back. The stinging heat was the main reason. It has gone far enough. Probably more than 100 meters from the park where he was sitting. It goes in no direction. Up to two men who were sitting eating a plate of ketoprak said to his friend :

"Heh, there was just a robbery...blocked there ? that's why the rame was a police car on the way there ?" said a young man in a shirt with knee-length shorts and sneakers eating a plate of ketoprak in his hand.

"huh seriously ? I thought it was a convoy car to nganter the office passing by." said his next friend who was chewing while vertical a bottle of mineral water in his hand.

Amelia who heard the conversation of the two people, like getting a fresh breeze in the middle of the raging sun. The heat was incredible that afternoon.

"Excuse me. ..So see the police car passing by huh ? which way are you, mama ?" he asked politely to the two young people who were busy eating his food.

"Eh yes mbak...mbak who is it ? what is the need ?" ask one of them with a series of questions that want to know Amelia's interests with that question.

" Eh...no I happened to have passed by just now heard rumors here and there.mau know.curious aja mas.." replied Amelia sekhenya.

"Oalah.kukira mo reporters looking for gosipan material "the young man replied back.

"That's mbak said he also sich.I don't know also the truth.there was a robbery a few blocks from here..It's a straight mbak.then there's a power pole turn left..trus straight.mentok turn right.nah block area there he said.but don't know also true or not.." he replied back.

"Oh.g that's it already mas.takat there is a president mo passing by.lumayan want to see directly.maklum mas.." said Amelia while grinning.

"You know, I'm sorry mas.thank you.." continued Amelia back.

"Object.mbak..mbak ..Yo wis, be careful on the street.." said the young man. After Amelia passed they looked like they were talking about themselves while laughing.

"Coupier !! thought himself a journalist gosipan crossroads..!amelia said in memory of the young man's answer to her.

He walked to the place shown by the young man.