Lying and holding secrets comes to us naturally, as natural as breathing and looking on either side of the road before crossing. We all do it to protect ourselves because sometimes the truth can hurt us.Some are harmless little white lies, but some secrets hide horrible things. Those lies will always come haunting those who seek to keep their lips sealed. Follow Caroline, Charlotte, Chloe, and Caleb's journey, as their life is turned upside down as they fight to keep their lips sealed about the murder they accidentally committed.Everyone keeps secrets. Everyone lies. You better make sure no one saw what you've done before making up your lies because all it takes is one person with the truth on their lips for your life to be destroyed.
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Tangkapan kamera beberapa kali memotret seorang pria muda bertubuh tegap. Pria itu memperlihatkan dada bidangnya. Seorang gadis pura-pura tertidur sambil memegang ponsel. Ia bersandar mesra di bahu pria yang tertidur pulas. Di ranjang itu, bau minuman beralkohol sangat menyengat. Gadis bernama Naira, alias 'Cleopatra', ini mencoba melakukan hal gila. Ia melepas pakaian luarnya dan kemeja pria itu. Pelan-pelan, ia kendurkan sabuk celananya, berusaha menciptakan adegan intim yang tampak alami. Hal itu ia lakukan karena sesuatu yang mendesaknya, membuatnya nekat masuk ke kamar hotel milik pria asing tersebut. "Semoga Anda tidak marah, tuan," bisik Naira lembut, sambil tersenyum cekikikan. Ia mengambil dompet pria itu dari balik celananya, dan mengambil kartu identitasnya. "Kendrick Wilson, umur tiga puluh tahun. Hm, CEO PT Golden Energy." Naira mengeja kartu nama di tangannya. "Wow, rupanya benar kata Antony, pria asing ini bukan sembarang orang. Aku beruntung tak salah orang dan tak sia-sia menjebaknya." Senyum seringai Naira menoleh ke arah Kendrick yang tertidur. Tubuh Naira mendekat menatap Kendrick, dan menyentuh wajahnya dengan usapan lembut jari telunjuknya. "Aku akan membuatmu membayar apa yang aku butuhkan saat ini, semoga tuan tampan mau bekerjasama," bisik Naira manja mengecup bibirnya sebentar. *** Suasana kamar yang hening tiba-tiba pecah. Kendrick berteriak. Ia mendapati dirinya tidur di samping gadis asing tanpa pakaian, hanya selimut yang menutupi mereka. Naira terperanjat dan bangkit dari tidurnya, Ia menyadari pria asing itu sudah sadar. Naira pun berteriak kaget, memasang ekspresi wajah seolah tidak sadar berada di kamar hotel bersama pria asing. Kendrick gelagapan mencari pakaiannya yang tercecer di lantai. Ia segera memakainya. Saat tak sengaja memungut pakaian dalam Naira, bola matanya membesar. Ia melemparkannya ke arah wajah Naira. "Anda siapa? Kenapa saya bisa tidur dengan Anda tanpa pakaian?" tanya Kendrick menyelidik. "Hey, harusnya saya yang bertanya, kenapa saya bisa tidur tanpa pakaian bersama Anda?! Anda pasti sudah melakukan sesuatu yang tidak pantas terhadap saya, Anda telah menodai ..." balas Naira terhenti ketika mata Ken tertuju ke bagian tubuh Naira yang tersingkap, Naira segera menutup bagian belahan dadanya dan memasang wajah geram. "Jaga ucapanmu! Saya tidak melakukan apapun terhadap Anda. Jangan-jangan Anda menjebak saya untuk bisa tidur dan siap-siap memeras saya." Tangkis Kendrick menekan sambil mengalihkan pandangannya. Mata Naira membelalak, dahinya mengernyit mengetahui pria di depannya terlalu 'to the point' bagi dirinya. Jangan sampai rencananya gagal, batin Naira memohon. "Hey, bagaimana caranya saya menjebak kamu?! Sementara saya tidak ingat dan mabuk. Saya juga tidak tahu kenapa ada di sini. Jangan-jangan Andalah yang sengaja menjebak saya, meniduri saya, lalu setelah itu Anda kabur tidak mau bertanggung jawab," balas Naira sedikit terisak berusaha memaksimalkan aktingnya untuk terlihat seolah menjadi korban. Kendrick mengusap wajahnya kasar, ia merasa ini seperti mimpi buruk. Bagaimana bisa ia tertidur di hotel dalam keadaan mabuk membawa seorang gadis masuk dan melakukan hal gila semalaman. Sementara ia merasa tubuhnya tidak merasa kelelahan. Tapi melihatnya telanjang dada dan gadis itu pun tak memakai pakaiannya, pikirannya sedikit kalut dan rasanya isi perut ikut mual setelah mabuk semalam. Ia pun duduk di tepi ranjang, tertunduk berpikir dan seketika mengingat sahabatnya yang menemaninya semalam tak ada. "Andrew, di mana kamu?!" gumamnya mulai menyadari. Tangannya mencari-cari ponsel miliknya di antara nakas, kolong tempat tidur, dan di bawah bantal. Tak lama ia menemukannya di balik selimut yang tergulung. Tangannya segera meraih dan mengetik nomor milik Andrew. Naira merapikan pakaiannya sambil berusaha mencuri dengar apa yang dibicarakan Kendrick terhadap temannya. Kendrick yang melihat tingkah Naira yang menyelidik langsung berpaling menjauh ke sudut kamar. "Halo Ken, ada apa?" Suara di ujung sana terdengar santai. "Hey, bajingan. Apa yang kau lakukan semalam?!" bisik Ken menggertak giginya. "Hahaha ... sorry Ken, kau terlalu mabuk. Jadi saya antarkan kamu ke kamar hotel karena saya tidak kuat memapahmu pulang. Semalam kau banyak meracau kemana-mana, saya tak tahan. Kau juga berat, hahaha ..." Andrew terbahak-bahak mengingat kejadian semalam bagaimana Ken sangat merepotkannya. Ken tak terima mendengar suara santainya. Ia mengepal erat tangannya, rasanya ingin memakinya secara langsung. "Kau tahu, gara-gara kau membawa saya ke kamar, saya jadi terjebak dengan gadis gila tak dikenal," balas Ken menekan. "Maksudmu apa? Saya tak paham Ken." Andrew mengernyit, mencerna apa yang diucapkan Ken. "Cepat datang ke hotelmu! Situasinya sangat membuatku ... " Grep! Ponsel Ken di ambil paksa Naira dan menyembunyikan di balik tangannya. Sementara suara 'halo, halo' dari ujung sana masih terdengar sampai Naira yang menutup sambungannya. "Tolong kembalikan ponsel saya, nona!" pinta Ken dengan suara beratnya. Namun, masih terdengar lembut. "Tidak! Saya tidak mau Anda melibatkan pihak lain untuk masalah ini. Kejadian ini hanya antara saya dan tuan. Jadi, tolong hari ini kita selesaikan bersama," hardik Naira mencoba menghindari Ken yang berusaha merebut kembali ponselnya. "Oke, saya akan selesaikan hari ini, tapi tunggu teman saya datang kesini. Karena ini adalah hotel milik keluarganya. Jadi saya ingin memastikan bukti cctv, apa yang terjadi antara Anda dan saya." Mata Naira membelalak, 'Hah cctv? Wah gawat! Aku harus kabur, sebelum semuanya datang dan menginterogasiku. Apalagi berhadapan dengan orang-orang seperti pria ini, tak mudah jika berurusan dengan banyak orang,' gumam Naira dalam hati. Tanpa pikir panjang, Naira melemparkan ponsel ke arah Ken yang tak siap menangkap. Ia berlari keluar menuju pintu dan membalik badan mengeluarkan sebuah dompet milik Ken. "Saya tahan milik Anda! Kalau Anda butuh ini, silahkan cari saya." Senyum manis sambil mengerlingkan satu matanya, Naira memainkan dompet milik Ken sambil berlalu pergi. "Hey, tunggu nona!" panggil Ken menyusul Naira yang cepat menghilang dari balik pintu. Ken yang berdiri mematung dengan pikiran kosong, melewati kejadian sekejap mata hanya mampu mengacak-acak rambutnya. Ia melempar tubuhnya di ranjang, menatap ke langit atap kamar hotel sembari mencoba mengingat-ingat kejadian semalam. "Apa yang terjadi semalam? Siapa gadis itu?" gumam Ken mengurut keningnya yang sedikit pusing efek mabuk semalam. ***A few minutes later, Scott stopped breathing. He’s dead for real.“That’s enough, Ruby. Give me the knife.” Caleb snatched it away from her. It almost has cut his palm in the force.“First of all, how did you even get a knife?”“I found a lot of knives in this room. I got one before Scott came here.” Ruby replied. On the other side, Charlotte was crying so hard.“Please, don’t leave me, Jason. You don’t deserve to die.” She sobbed, hugging him. Jason is too weak to reply to her.“Call 911. Jason’s dying.” Charlotte ordered her siblings. Caleb heard her and took his phone. Will it be too late?“What are we going to do with the body? Should be hidden this murder too?” Caroline asked with fear.“No. The game’s over. There’s no point in repeating the same mistakes again and again.” Ruby said wisely.“Then what are you suggesting, Ruby?” Chloe asked.
Ruby went down the stairs as Charlotte and Chloe followed her. Without having much of a choice, Caleb, Caroline, and Jason followed them. They all ended up in a single room full of many monitors, full black suits in a closet, some electronics like laptops, tabs, cables etc... Caroline stepped carefully without getting trapped in the cables.“Is this Scott’s place to monitor us?” Caroline asked.“What the fuck are you talking about?” Charlotte asked, in complete shock. Her sister hasn’t told the truth yet.“Scott is the threatener, Char. We are sure of it.” Caleb said, without a doubt.“Wow, a teacher is capable of all these things. His death is coming closer.” Ruby surely said. At the same moment, the large monitor in the middle of the room lightened up.“Congratulations, Caleb. You are right. It’s me, Scott. All this time. By the way, I’m not the one who’s going to die. It’s going to be you,
“Scott? Charlotte’s best friend. The one who came to see her in the court.” Caleb asked for clarification.“Yeah, it’s him. How is he related to Becca? What’s his relationship with her? If Char knows something, she would have told us,” Care wondered and saw someone standing alone on the road.“Is it Jason? Am I right? Can you stop the car, Cal?” she asked as her brother did what she said.“Hey, what are you doing here? Is there any problem?” she asked from the window.“Um...yes...no. I’m not in any trouble. I was just lost in thoughts. I was about to reach home. What are you doing here? You both can’t wander anywhere while the threatener can be anywhere.”“We know. We...” Care turned to her brother. “Can we get help from him in searching all this evidence?”“Do you think it’s a good idea? We can’t get him in any trouble again.”“Yeah. I don’t know but I feel like we sho
“So, what are we doing now?” Chloe asked while keenly entering all the rooms in their house and looking for cameras.“We are going to Becca’s house. How many times do I have to say this?”Caleb let out a sign and made his way out of their house.“Without a plan?” Care questioned.“We will figure it out on the way,” He replied. Everyone joined him in the car except Chloe.“Hey, aren’t you coming?” Char asked.“No. We really have to find the secret basement and the cameras. I can’t take my mind off it since Ruby said it.”“But we can’t leave you here all alone. Come with us,” Care said. But Chloe is stubborn this time.“I guess someone has to be with her. It’s time for a split-up,” Charlotte said, getting out of the car.They all agreed. Care and Caleb are on their way to Ruby’s house.“So, what’s your plan? Do you have one?”
I couldn’t believe. That the threatener had a secret basement in their own house. The siblings are ready to find the basement. First, they have to cross the first challenge. Trail in the court. It was pretty rough. All they got to have is hope. The undefeatable hope. The anxiety continues to rule in the court until the siblings heard the most important word ever. The one word that could make them feel happier after an eternity.“.... Not guilty,”The siblings almost yelled in happiness and hugged each other. The lawyer looked at them with satisfaction and he glanced back at Daniel. Who’s the reason for their happiness.Caroline broke into her hug with Char and approached Daniel. “Thank you so much. I will never forget this. Ever in my life. I thought everything’s over.... but then...” she got emotional.“Hey, it’s okay. Everything’s alright now. Hereafter, you all even get to be safe from the threatener.
“Stop your useless argument and warnings. No one’s going to do anything to anyone.” Care shouted from her throat.“Why would you think so less of me?” Char asked.“It’s not about that. Right now, this is not the right conversation.”“I will get to the point. We need help from you, Ruby. And you won’t be saying ‘no’ to that. I’m sure of it,” Care added.“Really? What’s your request? Let me hear it.”“We four of us will be out of prison after the trial in the court. Since the killer is standing right in front of me, we will be free in some weeks. Plus, what Charlotte did was self-defence and we will even get extra protection in our house to protect us from the threatener. The detective is searching for him without sleep...”“Okay. Stop it. Come to the point. I don’t want to hear all your advantages,” Ruby interrupted her.“Fine. Tell me everything you know about MW. Tell
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