The night is a pleasant time for humans because they can rest after a day of activities. Some people use the nighttime to unwind, others make the night a place to stay up late.
But now what Nusa feels is not so sure, whether she is on the side of the first or second choice.
She was lying on the blockchain in the locker, she couldn't lie on the floor because it must have been dirty and had stained her clothes on the floor.
"There's no one cleaning the school area, if there was a cleaning worker, I would get out of here."
"El must be mad at me because I didn't tell him, suddenly I just disappeared without explaining."
"I miss you, Rehan, I don't want to be alone in this scary-looking locker. I'm scared..."
That's how Nusa muttered to fill the silence in this room. She was afraid, very afraid of being alone. Luckily, the light didn't go out and it was still bright.
However, it is undeniable that if the eerie air continues to greet Nusa's mind, which creates fear that spreads throughout the body, who is not afraid when alone in the school building? Moreover, trapped in a locker, there was no one but her.
She had tried to comfort herself for several hours, but couldn't. Finally, tears started to fall and run down her cheeks. It was only 7 pm, luckily she was wearing a watch that could tell her the time.
"Didn't anyone notice that I was missing?"
While on the other hand…
"Why is the door still locked?"
Rehan just got home at exactly half-past eight in the evening, a pretty busy day as a working man, so he's been working overtime to help with the afternoon shift this afternoon.
He raised an eyebrow when he managed to open the door, but didn't see the Nusa shoes the girl used to put on the shoe rack.
"Where is this child? Hasn't he returned home yet?"
Too bad, Nusa never comes home late at night, especially since it's not too late. He thought his beloved little sister was with El, but in his mind, he said otherwise which led to negative thoughts.
Finally, he went deeper into the house and then climbed the stairs one by one to get to Nusa's room. He needed to check first before calling El and asking where Nusa was because he was afraid that his sister was sleeping.
Nusa's bedroom door was open, and nothing could be seen there other than the layout of the room which was still very neat, and predictably the owner had not landed on the bed.
He came in and closed the door again, then plopped his ass on the bed to call El.
Call connected…
"Hello, young master," said Rehan who said hello to the point so that their conversation would not be too long.
What older brother wouldn't be worried when he found out that his little sister who usually came home on time hadn't come home tonight? Must be worried. Moreover, he is the only one owned by Nusa, Rehan must have worried many times.
There is a small gasp on the other side, but there are other sounds that are very loud, like playing PS because of Reza's voice and maybe Mario too? It's fun to pass the ball.
"What is it?" El answered from the other side, of course, his tone was always flat.
Inhale deeply, then exhale slowly. He had no idea where his little sister was. The thing is, the man on the other end of the phone seems to be home. "Where's Nusa? Until now he hasn't come home, is Nusa at your house?" Try to think positively.
After a few seconds of silence, there was no more sound from the phone, but the voice of the soccer MC confirmed Rehan's suspicion that someone was playing the Play Station. Reza and Mario's voices stopped.
"Hello, I asked and why is no one answering, huh?" he continued, increasingly worried, that's why his tone also became firm.
"Oh, h-hello... It's me, Mario."
Mario's normally cheerful voice now sounded nervous. Rehan raised an eyebrow, okay, if the conversation is skipped, there must be something wrong.
"ANSWER MY QUESTION!" Rehan didn't want to beat around the bush, he didn't care if the other person was someone of higher materiality than him.
"Calm down, relax. You asked where Nusa was, right? Se's gone home. Did you answer that earlier?"
"No, I'm serious Rio. Where is El? I want to talk to him, I don't want the conversation to be diverted like this. I ask for your responsibility, WHERE IS MY SISTER?!"
Frustrated, Rehan's eyes immediately turned red. He clenched his fists tightly, then stared straight at it as if El's figure was in front of him.
There is a sigh on the other side. "Sigh instead I got scolded by Rehan, you are scary." Still, Mario did the talking. "El wants to go to your house, don't be angry first. Honestly, the three of us don't know anything about this, we swear, Reza and I are also there to talk to you."
"How can I not be angry? My little sister hasn't come home yet and all I know is she's only close with the three of you!"
"Yes Rehan, we will help you find Nusa's whereabouts. Don't accuse each other, El is not wrong."
"Then hurry up, help me find her."
"Yeah, don't get emotional, remember? It's already late, you calm yourself down while praying."
Rehan nodded his head reflexively as if the person he was talking to was right in front of him. "Thank you, I will be very indebted to you." He says.
"I told you to calm down, you have us. And yes, I will come with Reza later, but it seems that El came to your house first."
"It does not matter."
"Okay then, see you, happy clown."
Sometimes, 'happy clown' is a nickname for the three of them when they are joking.
Still joking, it's true Mario can't see the tense atmosphere a little, he must immediately intervene to fill the atmosphere.
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I was so angry, Rehan immediately hung up unilaterally. He put his phone on the bed, then exhaled slowly to get rid of the anger that was in his body at this time.
"Damn it, the only thing of value in my life just disappeared." He ruffled his hair roughly. Feeling like a failure as an older brother, he becomes increasingly helpless so he neglects to lose news of Nusa's whereabouts.
Rehan looked up at the table, where there was a photo frame with a portrait of Nusa smiling at the camera. So beautiful, but also looks innocent.
"I failed to take care of you, I'm sorry that I didn't keep my promise..."
Now, it's time to wait for the arrival of three friends who will help find Nusa. Well, if that was the case, all he had to do was wait because even searching for Nusa alone was impossible… because he never knew Nusa's favorite place to allow her to be there or a place that was familiar to Nusa but not to him.
Yes, Rehan just realized that he doesn't know his sister well.
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