Between LOVE or MONEY

Stockpiling

"Why doesn't anyone hear me.." lia said with the rest of her struggle. He was sitting limp in a wet shirt. Several times Lia tried to jump that there he hit the tap and tap water soaked himself.

Lia was desperate, she ruffled her wet hair. Wet because sweat and water mixed into one, it is not clear what it looks like. He just wants to get out of here. But how. Nothing changed, the ventilation wire seemed to not move even though Lia had hit many times.

Click!!

The lights lit up, making Lia soar awake.

Apaakk!! SIR!!

Lia banged on the door with all her might.

"Whoever is there!! Please open the door!!" Shouted Lia shriek. 

"TOLOOONG OPEN THIS DOOR!!" Lia cried out once more.

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Max glanced at the watch already at nine p.m. Max glanced at his phone screen. There was no discussion in his class group, no one discussed about the cafe party, and no one asked about the key mini market. Max was astonished by himself.

He grabbed the jacket zipper and closed it to the end of the neck. The weather tonight is pretty cold. Max plays his car keys. He left the classroom and turned off the lights. That guy was the last one to leave the tutoring room tonight. He felt so lazy to go home. 

"I think something's wrong here." Max rushes into the car, he turns the contact and turns back.

There is no word for campus. Some art children and other majors are still fun chatting together, just chatting jokingly or hanging out with gadgets in their hands. 

Seeing Max's luxury car enter the parking lot, some students got up and greeted the man.

"Hay, Max! Tumben you're on campus at this hour!" Max opens the car's glass. He waved his hand.

"You guys have an event?" Max got out of the car.

"Sneaking out and enjoying the night!" The others greeted Max's hand.

"Is there a major throwing a party tonight?" The others did not answer Max's question, only answering with a look of astonishment.

"There's no party or anything. But that's a good idea Max, how about we plan on next week?" Max chuckles at the answer from his college colleagues. The young man was astonished. Then the key must be removed from Mr. Bellen. The young man plays the key to Mr. Bellen's shop.

"Do you hold the key to the mini market?" A colleague noticed the key in Max's hand, the young man nodded with a small smile.

"Then can I get a few cans of beer?" Max thought for a moment, then nodded.

"Then, hayoo.."

His partner, two people followed Max's steps. They're headed for the Bellen mini market.

"Why did Bellen give you the keys to his shop?"

"I just wanted to ask the same sentence to Mr. Bellen" Max wondered

"It's worth closing the shop, maybe something's going on"

"That's it" Max said, not quite understanding.

The three of them walked into the dark shop.

"Why doesn't he set the lighting in his shop, it's all automated with timers, but he's still using the old way." A colleague of Max's was babbling and looking for a light socket. He turned on the lights, so the whole room was clear.

"Whoever is there! Help me!!"

The three of them were stunned and exchanged looks with confused faces.

"Did you hear that?" Asked one, the two nodded including Max.

"Akk! You're just surprised!" His grunts were upset, snapping jackets.

"Basic of cowardice, where there is such a thing!" Another upset but Max just listened and shook his head. Rather than fearing that he was curious. Where is the direction of the sound.

"YAROSHEN!!"

"Did you hear that?" Ask the coward with a pias face. He turned to the brave, precisely the brave pretentious, both of them exchanged looks with faces of fear.

"Have you ever heard the story of a college student who committed suicide while pregnant, by gulping poison in the bathroom?" The coward trembled with his own words. He won't think anymore. The young man immediately fled taking a thousand steps. 

"Max! Can you get us a beer. I really can't believe such a strange thing" Max nodded in agreement. The sentence just now made his partner look cowardly.

"Yes, good then" Max said with a smile.

"But I'm just a little worried about Theo, he, he-yes, you know he's quite a coward" Max tried to examine the words of his friend, the brave voice had turned trembling now. Not to mention the cold sweaty fur began to appear on his forehead. Max shook his head holding an amused laugh.

"All right!" Max raised his hand lightly. He seemed to understand.

"I'm going to take you to your barrel" yes, he's lazy to go home, maybe this is one of the right reasons for him to buy time. Max hopes Pauline will accept the reason tonight.

Max's alone in the store, okay. He is a realistic young man and thinks ahead. But the sound from inside made Max tremble as well. The man stepped heartily with a face of alert.

"Hallowoww.." said Max trying down the hallway to the back room.

"WHOOPIN'UNN!! PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR!!" The female voice was clearly screaming. And the pounding sound of the door leaves Max stunned.

Max tried to vent. He cleared his throat and arranged the sound.

"Ehem! Hello.." Max's voice sounded heavy even though he was trying to cover up his fear.

"You!! You in front, can help me!!"

Max tried to vent, he tried to be sure if the voice was not as expected of his two colleagues. That human?

"A, what, are you inside?"

"Yeah!! Please open!! I'm locked!!" Wait, it looks like the shrill voice inside there is no stranger. Max tried to remember.

"What are you, you-"

"Are you Max?" Ask Lia, "Ah, whoever you are, I hope you help me. I was so hallucinating that I wished that man would help me!" Lia chattered to herself, whether consciously or not, she was already tired and desperate.

Max widen the lip angle. He clearly heard everything. Instantly the fear disappeared. Max held a small laugh. Somehow his fear instantly turned happy.

Wait, this is not the time to smile let alone laugh. Surely Lia would be upset if she saw Max's current look on his face. But rest assured he's not laughing at Lia's destiny. Okay, fate until they meet.

"Ehem, are you Lia?" 

"Yes, yeah!! I'm Lia!!" He was quick with a loud voice. Max's lips immediately smiled again.

"You!! Whoever you are, help me.." lirih Lia, immediately his spirit was present again.

"Do you know which key to use?" Max raised the key in his hand, there were many options in his hand.

"I don't know exactly, can you try it?" Lia Pinta.

"One by one?" Max was hesitant to see that there were so many key children he had to try. It's gonna take a lot of time.

"I hope you're still keeping a patient stock." said Max, Lia can only resign, how else. Than he'd stay the night in the bathroom.