The Conspiration

How do you feel trapped in a situation where all you could do was nothing but looking dumbfounded? It must take such a hopeless moment when we wanted to bang the head to the wall. 

So that was appearing to Ariel now when he could not think of anything at all. His whole brain was freezing and along with his muscles. So, when Mandala snatched him to the main living room, he just followed him like a fool. 

Artemis, who witnessed the new chaos of his wrongdoings, did not do anything to admit. He kept on his position, although he shouldn't have to.

Miraya and Marcella also followed their father when Mandala excitedly introduced and examined Ariel.

"So, how's about last night?" asked Mandala to dumfounded Ariel. Ariel could not utter any words and glanced at Artemis to ask for help. But when he strode, he froze because of Mandala's words after.

"I have called your father, and he told me that you such a respectable man in the business. I'm glad that you're not like what I've been heard before, as a motorbike rebel racer," he added that made Artemis held his reason to speak. Ariel slightly smiled at Mandala and has glimpsed to each of the three in front of him. 

Miraya could see her father glistening orbs towards Ariel. As if he wished so much for her happiness with the right man on her side. She glanced at her mother that also has the same cast. She smiled tenderly but auspiciously. 

She has a vast disappointment in her boyfriend, Dylan, right now after the last night incident. So, Miraya took a high risk on her confession.

"Yes, Daddy, he is Artemis Brajamohan. He's the one that we met last night, isn't it, Marcella?" Miraya suddenly spoke added more strings to complicate the situation. Ariel stared at her with a frown on his look. He could not believe that Miraya drowned him more into trouble.

Marcella turned her head towards Miraya but stared at her in disbelief at what she heard. How could Miraya tell their father about the lies? She wanted to protest, but Miraya shook her head to her to make shut her up. Miraya begged with her blurry eyes, and she almost shed a tear. That made Marcella swallowed her words through the throat.

Meanwhile, Artemis kept freezing in his place. As if he chained by the reality that he's too coward to help his friend to explain. He couldn't because he's the motorbike rebel racer Mr. Katto intended to. He could not show himself because he's too self-centered.

Mandala showed his dimples of deep smiling face to her daughter and nodded. Then he talked to the police to close the case.

"Since your daughters are home already, we will close this case if there's no indication of abusive, kidnapping, or any other criminal acts!" the officers tried to do their job by making sure that they were not involved in scams. 

"Of course, officer. Please take your time, and I'm sure that both of my daughters and Artemis will answer your questions!" Mandala claimed his thought of his girls. 

The detectives nodded and smirked when he turned his head to the real Artemis, who stood one step behind Marcella.

"If that is Artemis Brajamohan, then who are you, young man? That will be my first question!" the police asked Artemis to the stern, confusing thing. 

Ironically, Artemis was the one who created the idea of switching places to Ariel so he could get away doing the illegal racing. Somehow, his wish came true. It was so severe that he could not get away but trapped.

"Uhm ... I ..." Artemis could not utter anything to disguise himself. He has few glimpsed at some officers before, and they looked at him like a criminal. He has to think harder to cover himself up. He could not let this state ruin his reputation. 

Unfortunately, he thought that he might able to get through this problem sometime later. Thus, he decided to hide his identity. So, he made a big step by grabbing Marcella's arm and admitted something.

"My name is Ariel. I'm Marcella's boyfriend ... " Marcella instantly widened her eyes and glared at the dumb Artemis. She could not believe that Artemis was playing along with the lies. Artemis, who also turned his head to see Marcella's fire but adorable glares, then revised his statement.

"I mean her next future boyfriend, we just met last night at the club!" Artemis oddly chuckled and let go of his grasp. 

At this moment, Ariel wanted to bang Artemis's head to the wall. Instead of helping, he put more tangled into the problems. 

"So both of you met the twins last night, I may assume?" said the detective summarized the situation.

"Kind of ..." both Miraya and Artemis replied at the same time. They're a bit jolted but then could hold themselves back. 

"Can you describe to us what happens last night? Where do you go after the date?" The police seemed did not let things happen fluently. They were trying to find something that suspicious. 

Miraya took her step to explain everything based on her part. Meanwhile, Marcella did not say anything unless she sat together with Artemis and listened.

"Why do you investigate us like this? I mean, the girls already home safely. There shouldn't something to worry about, right?" asked Ariel after he reserved for such a long time.

"Last night, we have an operation to red-handed the illegal racing along the abandoned highway. We caught a few suspects started from the motorbike racers to the spectators. But some of them successfully ran away." Artemis grasped his back hair and scratching it nervously. He tried to bow a few times, and that almost made one of the officers suspicious.

"So, how this related to my daughters?" The police officer grinned.

"One of the bikers admitted that he knew Miraya Katto. He even said that he's a boyfriend, special boyfriend!" the police admitted while staring at shocking Miraya. 

"Dylan Steven?" Miraya muttered quietly but still recognized.

"That's right! He said that last night he was with you, that's why we searched all of the places, but we couldn't find anyone. We also searched to the club that your father mention, but you weren't there either." Miraya gasped for the air to breathe because of that. Now how could she take off the trap herself now?