Canticles

194. Want to Kill Yourself ?

After successfully repelling the black creature that resembles a giant walrus, Rex returns to the brother's inpatient room. Then she went into the bathroom to wash her face. Afterwards, Rex lay on the sofa.

Rex's gaze was fixed on the ceiling of the room. It was then that he again remembered the threat of the big black creature.

" Hopefully the threat of the creature is just a bluff..," muttered Rex expectantly.

Rex rubbed his face a few times. And soon Rex slept well.

Lilian was seen sighing in relief when she saw Rex asleep on the sofa.

" Why haven't you slept...?" ask Gama when he comes back from the bathroom.

" I am again thinking about Rex..," Lilian said.

" Why look around, is he really ngigo or talking about something...?" asked Gama while lying down next to his wife.

" That's not it, honey. If you want Rex to sleep well, what does it mean that the creature that made us lose our baby is gone...?" lilian asked as she looked at Gama.

" God willing..," said Gama quickly.

" You can go back again no. Honestly, I'm afraid of the times I lost my little one" Lilian said in a trembling voice.

Gama smiled then grabbed Lilian into his arms.

" Don't think of anything that's out of your reach. The important thing now is that you rest so you can recover and we can take a trip home.", said Gama.

" Yes yes, I never won a debate with you." said Lilian, pursing her lips to make Gama laugh.

" Don't bother that. Ugly..," said Gama while ruining the wife's hair.

" What the hell are you.." Lilian protested while brushing Gama's hand off his head.

" Ssttt.., it's night. Sleeping yuk..," Gama invited while pulling Lilian into his arms to make the wife not wart.

Soon a soft snoring was heard and it was from Lilian. Gama seemed to smile, shaking his head knowing his wife first fell asleep.

" So the protest didn't want to sleep. Uh, hugged for a while even directly pules..," muttered Gama with a smile and then kissed the wife's forehead gently.

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Rex was on his way to his unit when Ustadz Akbar contacted him via telephone.

Rex pulled over on the side of the road because he was a little distracted by the ringing of his phone. Then Rex grabbed the phone from his pocket. He seemed to frown when he saw the name ustadz Akbar on the screen of his phone.

" Ustadz Akbar, what's wrong" muttered Rex while pressing the green button.

" Assalamualaikum Mas Rex..," said ustadz Akbar from across the phone.

" Alaikumsalam Ustadz. What is the horror of panic that Ustadz...?" rex asked as he scanned his surroundings.

" Where is Rex now...?" ask ustadz Akbar.

" I'm again on Ustadz street, coming to the office. What's up Ustadz...?" ask Rex.

" Elvira is missing...!" sahut ustadz Akbar's.

Hearing Akbar's reply made Rex choke and barely laugh. If in Africa he believes Elvira is lost because there is a foreign place. But when Elvira goes missing in the homeland, Rex feels the news is too far-fetched.

" Hello Mas Rex...!" call ustadz Akbar because he feels he has no response from Rex.

" Yes Ustadz, sorry. How's Ustadz...?" ask Rex.

" I have to do what Mas. This is not ordinary. Elvira has never been rich in gini before, " said ustadz Akbar anxiously.

" Sorry Ustadz. But if I told you this wasn't the first time Miss Elvira disappeared, would Ustadz believe it...?" ask Rex.

" When we were on duty in Africa, Bu Elvira also once lost Ustadz. Kidnapped more precisely..," said Rex to surprise ustadz Akbar.

" The Mas Rex. How do...?!" ask ustadz Akbar.

" It was me and the team that picked up. It turns out that Miss Elvira was kidnapped by civilians who wanted some money for ransom. It sounded sad because it was just that we were trying to help them escape from hunger..," Rex said with a wry smile.

" But I was worried that the disappearance of Elvira had something to do with the supernatural creatures that once terrorized Elvira was Mas. I nelephon Mas Rex because I believe only Mas can sniff out the existence of Elvira who disappeared due to being bullied by supernatural creatures.", said Ustadz Akbar worried.

Hearing the words of the ustadz made Rex pause for a moment. He remembers his promise to help Elvira. Apparently because of his busy life Rex forgot his promise.

" Gini and Ustadz. I go to the office first yes, later I try to go home quickly so that I can help run Miss Elvira..," said Rex finally.

" I'm waiting for you, Mas. Sorry to bother you again..," said ustadz Akbar.

" Don't tell me that's Ustadz. God willing I will keep my promise to help Miss Elvira. Now I say yes. Assalamualaikum.., " said Rex at the end of his sentence.

Rex rushed to put his phone in his pocket. But when he was about to start his motorbike, suddenly Rex heard a commotion not far from where he pulled over. He also spread his gaze and saw the crowd where the noise was coming from.

Initially Rex wanted to ignore the commotion but his little side of his heart held him back from leaving. Rex followed his heart and stepped into the crowd.

Getting closer to the crowd, Rex knew that someone had attempted suicide on the street.

" Don't be upset, Ma'am !. It's dangerous for other people too...!" said a man.

" It's true sir !. He feels good to die immediately, it is what hit dong who will have a long business. Can be caught by the police, jailed anyway. What would be the fate of his family if he was imprisoned...?!" said a woman with a ketus.

" yes. I am still young and want to commit suicide. Istighfar Mbak, istighfar...! " the other citizens said to each other.

" Please...!" said a woman's voice loudly.

Rex was startled and rushed into the crowd when he recognized the woman's voice. It turned out to be the voice of Elvira, the niece of Ustadz Akbar who was rumored to be missing.

" Mrs Elvira...!" call Rex loud to make all people including Elvira turn to him.

" Captain Rex..," muttered Elvira as she stared fixedly at Rex.

" So the army knows him...?" ask the woman who scolded Elvira earlier.

" Yes Ma'am. This is my theme..," Rex said as he approached Elvira.

" Didn't he have a Mas family?, or is there a problem again ?. How can-can run in the middle of the road the same rame vehicles that pass. Good thing to be arrested by residents, if it is not dangerous Mas..," said a man.

" yes. Sorry for my comment, sir, Mom. Thanks for helping out, '" Rex said politely as he stroked Elvira's arm.

The citizens who had originally held Elvira released their checks on Elvira's hands. They seemed relieved when a soldier took Elvira. Slowly the crowd of citizens was unraveled leaving Rex and Elvira.

" What's up Miss Elvira ?. Why is it like this ?. Ustadz Akbar is worried about you. I'm taking you home now yeah, come with me.." Rex said carefully.

" Please I'm Captain. I can walk on my own" said Elvira ketus.

" Yes yes. I'm loose but don't..," Rex said disconnected.

Because when he released his hand checks, it was Elvira immediately ran to the middle of the highway to block the speed of the night bus that passed quickly.

" Elviraaaa...!" call Rex loud to the surprise of everyone.

" Work...!"

The sound of collisions and squeaks of vehicles being braked filled the highway at that time. All eyes stared at the road suddenly jammed because of Elvira.

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