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UNUSUAL GALLERY IN PENGADEGAN

            Barbara Austen was a student of The Pengadegan Art School near STBA LIA. She was a really young talented painter. Everything that she drew look real. She had her own gallery in front of her school and she also lived there because she did not have enough money to buy or even rent a house. She lived alone because her parents had already passed away when she was 10 and she was the only child in her family. She grew up to be the most mature and independent woman in her age (she was still 18 actually). She fulfilled her need by make a picture of someone and then she sell it, but there was one picture that she never wanted people to buy it, no matter how much money she would get, she never wanted to sell it. It was the picture of Fredrick Clark.
            Fredrick Clark was certainly wonderfully handsome, with his finely-curved scarlet lips, his frank blue eyes, his crips gold hair. He also helpful, he always help anyone who need his help. He was really kind like he never made a sin before. There was something in his face that made one trust him at once. That was why he became the most honorable person in that area. All of that things also became the reason why Barbara and every woman in that area admired him and wanted to be his wife. Unfortunately, the problem was he seem like, he never showed his interest to woman, but that was not mean he was gay or something, he just never showed he want a serious relationship with someone. So that was why Barbara never gave that picture to him because she was afraid if he would not accept it.
            Luckily, because of all people always talked about that picture. Fredrick also heard about that and curious to know who was actually the great painter who could draw his face as gorgeous as the real him. In the following day, Fredrick came to Barbara’s Gallery and he really amazed of that picture.
“Woah...I have heard about how amazing this picture is but I never expect that it is really...me...it is me...it is...” Fredrick really speechless, he could not describe how amazing this picture with word. Look Fredrick that way made Barbara smiled and proud of herself.
“Do you really like this picture?” Barbara asked.
“Yeah of course...I like it, I look really handsome in that picture” Fredrick smiled.
“You are really handsome from the inside and outside, that is why I like you” Barbara said it with a faint blush colored her cheeks for a moment.
“Thank you but I hope I can be that picture” Fredrick smiled.
“What do you mean?” Barbara confused.
“I mean, look at me now... I’m 23 and I’m getting old year by year, so I can be ugly someday, but this picture...this picture will remain always young. It will never be older than this particular day of January” Fredrick explained.
"You are not jealous of material things, arent you?"
"I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die."
“But like I said before, you will always look handsome from the inside because of your attitude”
“Well said, thank you”
“You can have that picture if you really like it”
“Are you sure? Can I bring it to my home?” Fredrick surprised.
“Yeah of course” Barbara smiled.
“But...I heard that you never wanted to sell it, no matter how much money that you would get...but how come you give it to me?” Fredrick confused.
“Yeah because it is your picture. It is you, you are the model. And actually I want to give that picture for you but I’m just afraid you do not want to accept it” Barbara explained.
“No...how come you thought I would not accept it? I will accept it for sure. Thank you” Fredrick smiled.
***
            A few days later, there was a rumour about Fredrick. Fredrick was accused of rape a woman from other area. Absolutely, no one would believe her because all of people in Pengadegan believe that Fredrick was a really good person who would never do that and blame that woman because she just wanted Fredrick’s attention by did that and wanted Fredrick to marry her. But Barbara thought differently, as we knew Fredrick never wanted a serious relationship, so it could be a good reason why he did that because he just wanted to had sex with that woman and he also did that far from Pengadegan, that was why people in Pengadegan never believe that rumour, but Barbara knew she should also check, if that woman really told the truth or not so she should check the evident in that area because everything had two side of story, right?
***
            In the  following day, Barbara came to the woman’s area and she found out, there was Fredrick who was talking to that woman.
            “You should never come to Pengadegan and spread that rumour!” Fredrick pointed to that woman.
“BUT THAT IS NOT RUMOUR! IT IS A FACT!”
“SHUT UP BITCH!” Fredrick pushed her. Barbara shocked, how come Fredrick became so rude like that. It was not like Fredrick that she knew.
            “IF YOU SPREAD THAT RUMOUR AGAIN, I WILL NOT AFRAID TO KILL YOU, GOT IT?” Fredrick said and walked away. That woman just cried on the floor. And Barbara too shocked to moved, so Fredrick saw her.
            “Woah what are you doing here? Are you following me?” Fredrick said. But Barbara still could not say any word.
            “What? Are you afraid of me? Am i ruin your imagination that Fredrick that you see now is not as good as Fredrick that you know before?” Fredrick smiled.
            “S...so that is why...you said in my gallery that you are afraid if you get old, so you will not handsome anymore? Because you are not handsome from the inside like I said to you before?” Barbara said.
            “Do you still remember that? Yeah yeah that was what i mean” Fredrick said that with laughed.
            “...but I never expect that you would do that...I never imagine...how come...I should never draw you...I should never love you” Barbara started to cry.
            “HAHAHA I DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR FEELING, BITCH!”
            “I WILL INFORM ALL THE PEOPLE IN PENGADEGAN TO NOT BELIEVE YOU ANYMORE! I WILL SHOW THEM THE TRUTH!” Barbara screamed.
            “YEAH...AND I WILL HELP YOU TO DO THAT!” That woman came and held Barbara’s hand.
            “Of course you should help me to avoid any others woman become the victim!” Barbara said.
            “Well well well...are you two crazy? Are not you two afraid of me? I can do anything to hurt you or even kill you!” After said that, Fredrick took a gun from his pocket and shot Barbara and that woman.
***
            When Fredrick arrived at his home, he saw Barbara’s picture in his room. He shocked...how come that picture became ugly and did not like him at all. He really hate that picture, so he took a knife and destroyed that picture, but unfortunately it killed him. The ugly person (Fredrick ugly version) moved from that picture into real life and he grabbed the knife. Fredrick really shocked, he was too shocked to moved, so Fredrick ugly version could kill him easily.
***
When Fredrick's maid went to his room, the maid saw that there was an ugly man died, but surprisingly the picture became handsome again and it still looked good as it used to be.
***
Fortunately, when Fredrick went after shot Barbara and that woman, there was a woman who help Barbara and that woman. She called the ambulance and ambulance came immediately, so the doctor could save them. After that, the woman asked what happen to them, who did that to them. They told her the whole story.
***
The following day, that woman went to Pengedegan to search Fredrick, but there was a news that Fredrick had gone. The people in Pengadegan never knew that Fredrick was killed.
But now, all of people in Pengadegan knew what actually Fredrick did to Barbara and that woman. All of the people in Pengadegan felt guilty to that woman, so when Fredrick came someday, they did not want to accept him to live there anymore. But what they actually did not know is Fredrick will never came anymore.

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