BETWEEN YOU AND HIM
The Part 22
" Rey, where's Syifa?" ask mama Salma.
" Syifa? How did you ask Reyhan?" reyhan was confused.
" Rey, aren't you coming home with Syifa?" ask papa Hendra.
" What do you mean papa and mama? Reyhan confused why Syifa should go home with Reyhan?"
" So you didn't meet Syifa in America?" ask mama Salma.
The middle-aged woman looked at Reyhan with glassy eyes. His feelings were increasingly uneasy because in reality Syifa was not even with her son.
" Syifa to America? For what, Ma?"
" Mama told Syifa to come get you home." mama Salma looked very sad.
" Rey, are you sure you didn't meet Syifa there? His phone couldn't be reached either" said papa Hendra.
Reyhan remembered Cathy's words yesterday. Could it be that what Cathy saw yesterday was really Syifa?
" Yes, papa and mama don't have to worry. Reyhan will be looking for Syifa."
Mama Salma immediately left the child and her husband and ran to her room to lock herself. The middle-aged woman was crying so much - she regretted her actions.
" I'm sorry mama, Fa. Mama shouldn't have asked you to find Reyhan."
" Ma, open the door! Reyhan must be looking for Syifa, mama don't cry anymore." cried Reyhan from outside the room.
" Already, Rey. You must be tired, rest first let papa talk to mama." said papa.
" Reyhan's gonna get people to find Syifa, Pa. Reyhan promised to look for Syifa until he could."
Reyhan went into his room and fell asleep to unwind. In this room, the scent of Syifa's perfume was clearly smelled.
" Is it possible that Syifa has always slept in this room? Was I wrong to leave him?" Reyhan murmured.
Reyhan sent a message to Ardan and Sony to meet soon. He immediately changed his clothes after taking a shower then rushed to the garage.
" Where's Syifa's car?" Reyhan murmured.
Reyhan went back into the house looking for his father. He saw his father sitting in the living room alone.
" Pa, Syifa's car isn't in the garage?"
" The word Deni is borrowed from a friend who works as an OB in the office."
" OB? Syifa's friends with OB?"
" Papa doesn't know, just ask Deni."
" Rey borrowed papa's car? I'd like to see Ardan and Sony."
" Look, Rey."
# # #
At ten in the morning, Rey was in the hospital where Sony was working. Sony is not on holiday today but because it's Saturday, so there are no outpatients.
" Rey, when are you coming home? We can pick you up?" ask Ardan.
" Just arrived this morning." replied Reyhan.
" You're gonna stay here, right? Poor aunt Salma to have Syifa pick you up." said Sony.
" Oh yeah, Syifa didn't come here?" ask Ardan.
" That's what I want to talk to you about, I didn't meet Syifa there."
" Whata? You're not kidding, are you, Rey?"
" Why am I kidding, I just found out from papa earlier."
" May God, Fa. Why does bad luck always come to you." murmured Sony.
Sony repeatedly contacted Syifa's phone but was inactive. The girl he had considered his sister was never good.
" Rey, are you sure you didn't see Syifa in your office?"
" No, but my secretary said she saw Syifa there. But how can I trust while my secretary has never seen it directly."
" You should go find Syifa, Rey" said Ardan.
" Yes, Rey. How Ardan got married without Syifa." - Sony.
" Are you getting married?" ask Reyhan to Ardan.
" Of course, I'm getting married next week. So, you should be able to find Syifa before my wedding day arrives." replied Ardan.
Reyhan is very sad and disappointed because Ardan will soon marry the girl who has been residing in his heart. His mind is really messed up right now, between looking for Syifa or just letting it go for the marriage to fail.
" Rey, you don't turn off your phone! If it's this hard. What if Syifa called you there?"
" My phone is active again now. I've also asked people to look for Syifa."
Before long, Reyhan receives a message from Steven about the cctv recording at the gate of the S.A Properties building. Her heart was so claustrophobic when she saw Syifa in the recording.
" I'm sorry, Fa. I should have believed Cathy's words yesterday." - Inner Reyhan.
" A minute, I want my phone in America" Reyhan said.
Reyhan came out of Sony's room and leaned against the hallway wall. He immediately contacted Steven for the latest information.
" Hello, Stev..."
[" Hello, Boss. What should I do now?" ]
" Have you asked the security forces about Syifa?"
[" Already, Boss. Syifa came when we left the office yesterday. Security said Syifa did not carry any identification cards because she was the victim of a robbery in front of the S.A Properties building. Security didn't let him enter the building for an unknown person and without a clear identity." ]
" Walk through the streets of the city, find Syifa immediately!"
[" Good, Boss. I've scattered our men all over the city." ]
" Continue reporting your search results, I'll be back there as soon as possible."
[[Good, Boss." ]
Reyhan closed his phone and went back into Sony's room. His face looked lethargic and there was no spirit at all.
" Have you heard, Rey?" ask Ardan.
" Not yet, but my people have been searching all over the city" Reyhan replied.
" Rey, could it be that Syifa left on purpose?" said Sony.
" sthat mean?" reyhan did not understand.
" Before leaving for America, Syifa had talked to me to stay away from the Aditama family after you returned. Syifa's greatest wish is to see you happily living with your parents."
" What about Ardan's wedding?"
" Just think Syifa, there's no need to worry about my marriage."
" I'm leaving for America tonight. May Syifa be found soon, it's all my fault."
" In such a big city it must be very difficult to find him, Rey. Syifa also turned off her phone from the moment she got there" Ardan said.
Reyhan hesitates to tell her what really happened to Syifa in America. They must be worried if they know the true state of Syifa there.
Reyhan felt more guilty for making Syifa's life suffer because of him. Syifa had been very kind to her, her parents too. For the sake of obeying the request of his mother, Syifa willingly went to the land of people without a clear destination.
" Rey, I'll come with you to find Syifa. I can leave until Ardan's wedding day" Sony said.
" Aren't you only six months of work here?" ask Reyhan.
Plaakkkp!
Sony patted Reyhan's pawn with the map in his hand. He was astonished by Reyhan who had suddenly become a fool.
" www!" ringis Reyhan's.
" This hospital is mine, I'm free to leave at any time."
" Oh yeah, sorry to forget."
" Rey, you should be able to get Syifa before the wedding" Ardan said.
" God willing, I will get Syifa." Reyhan said confidently.
# # #
Elsewhere, Syifa was sitting on a chair near the window of the room overlooking the garden. His body was still a little weak from not eating and drinking yesterday. He was dehydrated and unconscious for several hours.
" Miss, are you awake? Eat first let your strength recover." said a middle-aged woman with a smile.
" Thank you, she."
" My name is Theresia, the caretaker of the orphanage here."
" I'm Syifa, thank you for helping me, ma'am."
" Where are you from and where are you going?"
Syifa sighed softly then looked at Madame Theresa with a smile.
" I am from Indonesia, looking for someone who has long left home. I want to bring her back into that house so that the burden of my life doesn't get heavier."
" Who are you looking for? Maybe I know him."
" He_..."
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