Canticles

176. Men with the crown of Biawak

That night Elvira again could not close her eyes because she remembered the words of Ustadz Akbar.

Elvira seemed anxious because she was worried that the man she believed to be the demon lizard would come to her again. Elvira was worried that the man would harass her as ustadz Akbar had said.

As Elvira once said, the man with the crown of a lizard now dares to appear in front of him in real. If usually the man with the crown of a lizard just met him in a dream, now the demon is acting desperate. Even the last time Elvira was surprised to see the figure of the man standing in the corner of the room while observing his activities.

Elvira was scared, of course. If it was an ordinary human like himself, he was sure that it would easily cripple him. Moreover, he mastered martial arts. But because the face this time is a demon, then Elvira does not want to be rash and die silly.

Elvira was still awake while circulating her gaze throughout the room. After a while of observing, Elvira breathed a sigh of relief from not seeing the demon around her.

Slowly, Elvira's eyes began to sleep. Shortly after, Elvira fell asleep. It was so quiet that he did not realize the presence of the man with the crown of the monitor lizard in his room.

The man with the crown of the monitor lizard appears to be approaching Elvira. He stretched out his hand to touch Elvira.

Elvira's head was the first point she touched gently. Then the man's hand went down to Elvira's forehead, rubbing her gently as she untangled Elvira's two eyebrows that looked wrinkled.

" It's as scared as you are until both of your eyebrows are furrowed, ., '" the man muttered with a wry smile.

After rubbing Elvira's forehead, the man's hand went down to the cheek and then to the lips. It was then that Elvira's head seemed to move to the right and to the left in agitation. And when the man touched his head, Elvira again looked calm.

" Even sleep you still look beautiful. Don't blame me if I love you Elvira." the man murmured as he looked at Elvira full of longs.

Suddenly Elvira's breath seemed to hunt as if she was running fast to avoid something. The man drew his face closer and whispered in Elvira's ear.

" Be calm, Elvira, I'll take care of you. Ignore everything and believe in your heart only I am worthy to be with you. Only I am Elvira, forever." whispered the man over and over again.

In his sleep Elvira nodded as if to hear and understand what was said by the lizard-crowned man.

Seeing Elvira's attitude made the man smile again. Then he observed Elvira from head to toe. As if just realizing the beauty of Elvira, the man seemed to wet his lips. The man's hand was stretched out again, but this time it wasn't Elvira's head or face that was his goal but Elvira's body.

When the other end of the man's fingers touched his body, Elvira suddenly woke up. And as Elvira opened her eyes, the man crowned with the lizard vanished without a trace.

" O God what is it. I dream, must be a dream..," muttered Elvira while hugging the bolster tightly.

Then Elvira looked around her room as if looking for something. Out of fear, Elvira grabbed her phone and immediately contacted someone.

" Sir...!" call Elvira loud when the phone call is connected.

But Elvira was shocked when she heard Rex's voice across the phone. Elvira looked at the screen of her phone and was surprised to see the name of Captain Rex there. Elvira closed her eyes because she realized she had misdialed the number earlier.

" Assalamualaikum Bu Elvira. What's up, why are you screaming...?" ask Rex from across the phone.

" Alaikumsalam. Sa... I don't yell Captain.." -" said Elvira nervously.

" Related...?" ask Rex in disbelief.

" i. yes, sure. Does the Captain not believe me. Oh yes, actually Sa... I'd like to nelephon Pakde I'm not you. I'm sorry, '" said Elvira and ended their conversation.

Rex seemed to stare at the screen of his phone while frowning because he knew something had happened with Elvira.

" His voice is usually rich. He looked scared again. But why...," muttered Rex.

Elvira was surprised to hear the ringing sound of her phone. When he saw the name of Captain Rex there, Elvira also seemed hesitant. But as if there was an invisible force that forced him to ignore the Rex call, eventually Elvira turned off her phone.

Rex was visibly riled up when Elvira did not respond to his call.

" It's weird. Didn't-don't something happen to her.., '" muttered Rex.

Then Rex got out of bed. He walked out of the room and sat in the middle room.

" Why haven't you slept, son...?" greet Ramon from behind the sofa Rex occupied.

" Eh Dad. I just woke up Well,." Rex said quickly while upholding his body.

" Wake up...?" ramon asked with a meaningful smile.

" yes. Father himself why leave the room...?" ask Rex.

" Dad to grab a drink. Just open the door and even squirm you sit here. Honestly, what is it, son...?" ramon asked, patting the boy on the shoulder.

Feeling the need to talk, Rex finally told him what had happened.

" Just now Ms. Elvira telephon me Well..," said Rex.

" This late...?" ramon asked while glancing at the wall clock.

" Yes Well..," said Rex quickly.

" Well why, did he say something that made you anxious...?" ask Ramon.

" That's exactly what's weird. He even said the wrong number because actually he wanted to call it Ustadz Akbar Yah..," said Rex.

" How could he contact Ustadz Akbar at this late hour. Did he not know if Ustadz Akbar is very careful to establish communication with the opposite sex. Moreover, she is a young woman and calls in gini-rich normal hours" said Ramon a little upset.

The father's words made Rex smile. He remembered that he had not told Elvira's relationship with Ustadz Akbar.

" Ustadz Akbar the Pakdenya Bu Elvira Well. He was his father's older brother Bu Elvira, " said Rex.

" Oh so. Continue if Elvira contact Pakdenya why are you confused ?. That means he's contacting the right people, right" Ramon said.

" yes. I just feel like something bad has happened. I was confused Well, I was called to help but I also remember Miss Elvira's rejection and my own words.

Ramon smiled at his son's words. He is proud of the child's concern for those around him.

" Consider your heart. I know you care about Elvira's safety. Risk is always present in every action, but prioritise safety. I'm supporting you to help the girl" Ramon said, patting the child on the shoulder several times.

Ramon's words made Rex smile. In that instant Rex decided to help Elvira and put aside the worst risk he would bear later.

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