The Poison: Stories Of The Number 27
Epiphany

Xennora woke up when she heard a heavy sound typical of adult men coming out of the room speakers. He looked at the authoritative figure of the man on the screen. His appearance was very formal, he came out of his room when he heard someone's footsteps.

The man approached the man he was looking for. He slapped the girl in front of him. Beyond expectations, instead of crying, the girl just looked at him casually as if the slap was something she was used to. Or maybe it just looks like it.

“You can be a judge, but why?! Why do you want to be a prosecutor?!”

“From being a singer right?” The girl smiled slantedly.

“Basic don't know yourself—”

“Why? Papa's angry that I'm a prosecutor just because Papa feels guilty about Zenara? Or Papa is even more angry if I become a singer just because of Mommy? Papa is aware? If I go, Papa will be more fucked up than now. Mother and even Zenara, are not on Papa's side anymore. First mother and second Zenara. Or the... Haha... I think Papa expects me to be third?”

A zenara? It seems Xennora had heard of that name. The way the pronunciation is almost the same as the name Xennora, maybe that makes it familiar.

But I don't know, hearing that name made the pain re-emerge in his head. All his dreams were playing out as if they were the scenes of the movie he had seen. So complete, so complete, so complicated, so clear, and so arranged for a dream.

Xennora felt like she had gone around a museum or read a book about a person's personal experience with hundreds of pages. About a person named Zenara Annisa Fachrunaldo, Deandra Callena Pyralis, Kirania Aliya Pyralis, Reydevan Arga Pyralis, Leo Ellery Fachrunaldo, Nazril Arkatama, Edwin Dery Facrunaldo, Julian Matteo Kayden, Antha Ayslyn, Carissa Princess, Rafael Haidar Fachrunaldo, Herina Zuanshi Annora, Sofia Raneysha Kayden, Eireen Hera Delvina, Vinca Ismene Haiqa, Ervin Ghazi Emilio, Revanea Emilio, Fadhil Auliansyah, and Narissa Agnella Arkatama are transformed into Fachrunaldo.

Xennora's body collapsed on the floor, she was drowning. But Xennora remembered everything now. Zenara, yes... It happened half an hour ago too. It was a scene where Xennora found Zenara in her room, and the girl's body collapsed after smilingly staring at Xennora. The last smile she got from her twin sister. Xennora stood up, patting her slightly dirty white pants softly, her heart relieved now. It turned out that this was the reason why Xennora always felt guilty that even she did not know for whom she felt guilty.

The answer is Zenara. Xennora survives to avenge Zenara's death, he builds a tall fortress to focus on continuing his life only to make Zenara calm there. He lives to this day to avenge what has not been avenged. Delia, Xennora remembered him again. There is also a monthly therapeutic effect in the hospital.

Wait a minute, Edwin. Yep... That cop was named Edwin, wasn't he? What if he was Xennora's older brother? So obviously Edwin's intention was to bring him here. Because all of this was planned to make Xennora's memories come back. Using scenes in real life, and through documentaries. Don't forget the piano.

Suddenly, the lights went off, everything was completely dark, making Xennora smile faintly. It's true, all of this was planned. The good news is, he is not afraid of the darkness because of one room with Silvana who really does not want the lights of his room to light up while sleeping. “Kak... Edwin?” Calling Xennora softly, he attempted to leave the row of chairs. When he was on the steps of the theater, the lights in front of him lit up, revealing a smiling man staring at him on stage.

Xennora looked at him expressionlessly, it felt like the old Xennora had returned, she then went down one rung of stairs, and the lights were back on highlighting a man with a face similar to Edwin's. The man also smiled at her, looking at her,

Leo Ellery Fachrunaldo's.

One more step he took down, the lights then highlighted a man in a neat white suit, someone he had known before.

Nazril Arkatama's.

Xennora went down one more rung, the illuminating lamp was on. A woman with lustrous silver hair was exposed to the light of that lamp with her aesthetic.

Herina Zuanshi Annora's.

Xennora believes that this one upperclassman has continued his relationship with Edwin to a more serious level. Or maybe new. One more step, the lamp on the other side came back on, another woman. The straight black haired woman was on her back with her trademark smile.

Eireen Hera Delvina's.

I don't know if Eireen's connection is here, maybe there will be Sofia and Julian. The sixth step, a woman who already looked mature and elegant.

Carissa Princess.

Xennora was now smiling bitterly, now just missing the last step made Xennora feel a little astonished. Isn't there Sofia? Will anyone be absent now? Xennora thinks this last man is between Julian, Sofia, or Antha. Well, the last step, it turned out to be not in accordance with his expectations. A middle-aged man was standing there.

Irfan Jiro's.

Carissa's husband the new Princess. But that fact strangely did not make Xennora undo her intention to go on stage. The girl approached Edwin who was closest to her, the old Xennora had indeed returned, but it did not rule out the possibility that the new Xennora also united with her.

“You miss me huh?” Ask Edwin slowly. Xennora simply replied to him with a nod, recalling the incident earlier this afternoon when Xennora just calling Julian made the girl grimace, feeling guilty.

“Sorry..”.

“For what?”

“Everything.”

“It doesn’t matter. The most important thing is that I found you, we found you..”

“Ra... Brother sorry..” Leo's words with his sad face made Xennora let go of Edwin's embrace. Xennora looked at her brother flat, but then she smiled and spread her arms. Leo approached and hugged the girl guiltily.

Everything was clear, the owner of the cigarette was one of Rafael's private drivers, he dropped it when he found out that Rafael had gone home. Rafael hates cigarettes, I don't know why. Hence all the workers of the Fachrunaldo family no one dared to bring cigarettes into the house.

“I accept apologies sister.” Xennora said complete with her smile after letting go of Leo's embrace. It seemed like they had to get used to the friendly Xennora. Whoever taught Xennora this attitude, Edwin and Leo should thank you later.

Xennora slightly gasped as she looked at Carissa who was standing behind Leo. The famous singer Carissa Putri is her birth mother? This was a little surprising because what Yuna said a few days ago turned out to be true. “I-it... Seriously? Mother... my bladder...?” Xennora asked doubtfully. If it turns out wrong, it's shameful.

Carissa who realized that she was smiling also nodded her head as she approached and held Xennora tightly. For the first time in twenty years, Carissa was able to hug her daughter again. After four years, Carissa could see her daughter again. The reason Rafael and Carissa divorced is because Carissa is a public figure, so her life will not be separated from the camera.

Rafael does not want his children to feel uncomfortable. So one day, he asks Carissa to stop in the entertainment world, but Carissa does not want to give up her career that is increasingly resounding. Eventually they divorced, and due to the presence of their children not being exposed to the media, custody was taken entirely by Rafael. But still, Zenara wanted to stay with her mother, waiting for the time for the media to know her whereabouts.

And now, it was Xennora's turn that she wanted to take over custody. Carissa promises to stop in the entertainment world, yes although it does not seem to be entirely. But he promised to eliminate his selfish nature this time. After all, Xennora was his biological child, he was still responsible for the survival of the girl.

“Maaf—”

“Stop, please no more apologies after this... I'm bosen..”

“Hahaha, okay... Oh yes, know Ra, this—”

Once again, Xennora cut off her mother's sentence. What a very devoted child.

“Uncle Irfan Jiro, owner of JCBA television station. I know.” Xennora replied to Carissa's husband's smile. “Nby the way... Brother Julian is not coming?”

...***...

“What's Ra?”

“Times to TKP this afternoon, there are women who returned the knife had victims, but you know not?” Xennora asked while opening the handle of the knife easily because she had already dismantled it before.

“Blood?” Nazril. There were blood spots on the sidelines of the split blade handle.

“I want to ask you to check if this blood is animal blood or human blood... And if more specifically, whose blood is this? Is this the victim's blood?”

“Oke, I take ya? Tomorrow morning I think it's done.”

“Please Na, you want to go home?”

“No, I have to go to the hospital again, there is a task.”