Fear Aida

The Unexpected Guest

After listening to Rachel's story and getting to the fact that it was my words that motivated Daniel to go this far, I felt weak instantly. I walked in a daze as I approached a chair not far from where I was standing, and there I began to rack my brain to think hard about recalling all my memories with Daniel, "which one of my words made Daniel this?" I asked in my heart but I really did not find an answer at that time.

I tried to recall how when Daniel came to me in the village where I lived, I forced all my brains to work to find answers to Rachel's questions as well as myself but nil. I can't find any strangeness in the actions that Daniel did.

Rachel walked over to me and patted me on the shoulder for a while to calm me down, whereas I was silent at that moment. Until a while I heard Doctor Robert's voice calling my name as if he was looking for me from a distance, from his voice I felt that Doctor Robert sounded happy.

"Doctor Lee!!" doctor Robert shouted, I turned my gaze to look at Doctor Robert from a distance and saw him running small towards me.

"About General Simon" he said, holding his breath in a gasp

"I've known Doctor Robert, Mr. Simon." I haven't finished saying, Doctor Robert cut me off.

"He survived, I'm not talking about the explosion but I want to tell you, General Simon survived!" doctor Robert's timpal in a tone that sounded so happy, hearing the good news made Rachel and I look at each other.

Unbelievable with such a great fire that Mr. Simon survived, I asked Dr. Robert where the news came from and Robert's doctor said Mr. Simon was being interviewed on television. Rachel and I ran back to the patient gathering place where the television was still on and aired a news show about Mr. Simon's house fire live.

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"...We will continue to look for it, it is a structured and planned attack" said Mr Simon, who was interviewed by reporters at the time

"Is this a network attack******* Mr Simon?" ask the reporter

"I can't confirm now, we will investigate it first with Interpol and various related institutions" replied Mr. Simon

"Okay, General Simon, we're glad you're safe, thank you" the reporter closed the interview and Mr. Simon left the reporter escorted by several other policemen looking very tight.

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My heart was relieved to see Mr. Simon seemed fine - fine from the television screen, my legs seemed to lose their strength and make me kneel at that time but Rachel tried to hold me so as not to make me fall.

"Doctor Lee!! you okay?" rachel asked as she continued to look at my face

"Yes, I'm just too relieved, thank goodness Mr. Simon survived." I replied with great relief.

I've lost so many people who were so important and meaningful to my life, the trauma of losing made me feel scared for it to happen again. Right now the existence of Mr. Simon is like a substitute for Mr. West and doctor Han for me, the father figure he gave me will not be ready to lose him.

"How can********do that? mr. Simon's housekeeping is divided into four layers, isn't that the work of an expert assassin?" doctor Robert chirped in a curious tone and there was an impression he was terrified at that moment, I could understand his fear.

A reasonable question to ask, the contents of my head are now also filled with many questions and in part the same as what Dr. Robert asked. But what's even more disturbing is, is it true that all of this series of events is because they were the last ones to be seen with me? Is this the effect of the death that befell Celline because after that I chose to disappear from this city? Or is the mafia network starting to feel threatened by my existence? Could it be if Aida was their main target?

Strict guard at Mr Simon's house alone is able to be penetrated by the perpetrator, what if it's us who have no guard around us? of course we will be very easy to finish at any time, but why is this time their target is Mr Simon? wouldn't it be if they wanted Aida, it would be easier to just kill me? why do they bother like that...

"You're right, the culprit is definitely not a random person. I'm sure the perpetrators are used to doing the same thing" I replied but this eye is still focused on staring at the television screen with live news of Mr. Simon's fire

In the middle of my focus on the television screen, Rachel suddenly gave me my phone because there was a call from Mr. Simon, as I received the phone, Rachel signaled that the one carrying the phone was Aida who was standing at the far end of the hallway. I saw the look in Aida's eyes which implied a fear of approaching me, I knew it wasn't a good experience for Aida. But I'll think about it later, knowing Mr. Simon's current state is all that matters.

I received the phone from Rachel's hand, and I immediately picked up the phone.

"Simon sir, are you okay?!" ask me in a panic tone when answering his phone

"Of course, the explosion only had a slight burn effect on my back but I managed to save myself to a bunker inside my house" the answer sounded so relaxed.

"You sound very calm to the size of someone who just experienced such an event" I was relieved, but I also implied that I was so worried about him.

"No, I'm not calm, but I'm used to this kind of murder. I don't know how many shots I've had when I was younger, but thank you Andrews, you've been worried about me" said Mr. Simon at the time.

"Then where are you now? what the hell is going on?" I asked Mr. Simon, I pressed him a little bit back then so that he would not hesitate to involve me in resolving this matter.

"Andrews, I'm gonna go back to remind you of this. I don't know if this is just my perception or if this is reality, I feel Daniel is behind all this" he replied again - again mentioning Daniel by name

If Daniel was the mastermind, I felt like I was intentionally not given time to think about his involvement. Surprising events are still happening around me. If it was Daniel, it could be that Daniel did this on purpose so I wouldn't have time to figure out Daniel's true reason.

Then if it was Daniel, why would he come back to me and take Aida for me to take care of with me? Damn argh, I can't put together all these puzzles well. I was too panicked or indeed my sanity was still unstable but clearly this would be bad for me who was determined to treat Aida.

"It's not your fault, it's all on Aida. I'll immediately order Rick and Shane to serve as your bodyguards and Aida, don't take your eyes off her" Mr. Simon said in a stern tone

"I understand Mr. Simon" I firmly accepted his words without the slightest hesitation

"From now on you will stay with Aida in the Institution with strict guard, pack your things as soon as possible. Thirty minutes to go, there will be a police escort who will take you home so you can pack" Mr. Simon said, mr. Simon seemed very serious this time and did not want to take any risks unlike when I was on my way to the capital.

"Understand, thank you, Mr. Simon" I replied, and I did not want to talk any more, it was out of my control.

"Well, I'll call you later" Mr. Simon hung up

Then I stared briefly at the screen of the phone and then slowly I turned my eyes to look at Aida, I moved from my knees and walked closer to Aida who was still standing at the end of the corridor. Although Aida was silent at the time to see me walking towards her but Aida's frightened eyes made my heart ache, Aida slightly retreated when I was close enough to her.

"You're afraid of me Aida?" as I continued to look into her eyes, the look in her eyes implied a fright at that moment but Aida shook her head several times to answer my question.

"I know you are afraid...but not a single bit in my heart will do evil to you, I just panic a little because of some things that happened to me... Are you willing to forgive me?" I asked gently as my hand wanted to grab Aida's shoulder but Aida took a few steps back.

Rachel, who was standing not far behind me, pulled my shoulder back and walked up to Aida, and then Rachel grabbed Aida by the shoulder to take her back to her room. I don't know why I felt like a failure at that time, first Celline then Daniel and now do I have to experience my failure with Aida?

This time I had to rely on Rachel for my relationship with Aida to improve again, I had no idea what to apologize for and I had actually failed to become a doctor for Aida. But I can't just let Aida out of my sight, something bad as if waiting for the moment to kill me, Aida, or even the people in our circle.

I turned around and walked to the lobby, where I sat in one of the seats available to wait for my escort, which Mr. Simon said came. My eyes kept staring at the sky - the sky of the building and trying to digest the various events that I had passed in the past few days.

Every now and then I try to recall what I said to Daniel but not a single word - I say that I remember that moment can motivate him to commit evil acts to this extent. In the middle of my daydream, not long after several policemen with complete equipment entered the building and met me in the lobby.

"You're Doctor Lee?" ask one of the officers

"True" I answered briefly

"We were sent by General Simon to pick you up" he said

Without further ado, I immediately moved from my seat and walked out to one of the patrol cars parked right in front of the exit of the building according to the direction of the officer who was beside me, I saw four patrol cars and two tactical cars that made me feel so safe coming out with them.

Iring - my escort immediately drove to my house, a few minutes passed in a safe and smooth journey without any obstacles. When we got to the front of my house, I got out of the car immediately and some officers were immediately on standby around the house to perform sterilization of the area. The neighbors seemed to be quite distracted back then but I paid no heed, I immediately walked into the house and went to the room on the second floor to bring some clothes into a suitcase in the room.

I also put some toiletries in the bathroom and also did not forget to bring some files on the table. After a while passed I felt that my preparations were done, when I heard a small commotion as I was about to bring my suitcase down. I immediately ran to get down to the ground floor and opened the door to see what was going on outside the house, what I found was a figure I would never have expected until whenever he would come here.

"Charlotta?!" in a surprised tone I said it when I saw his presence in front of my house,

Charlotta saw me emerge from behind the door and immediately smiled, a worried look on her face looking at me. I took a good look at the figure of the woman before me and it was true that the woman was Charlotta. But I had nothing to say at the time other than surprise and wonder, how could he have gotten here and where my house was until he came to this place.

"Hey... Andrews, it's your home" Charlotta chirped with relief

"But.but where and why.." I haven't finished saying Charlotta approached me and hugged me tightly, the officer there immediately wanted to separate us but with a hand gesture I told him I knew this woman.

Of course I did not return his embrace back then, I was too shocked by his presence in this city. The journey from the village to the city is very far and quite difficult to take for some people who rarely visit this big city. His coming that only looks alone makes it even harder to believe what I see.

"I read the newspaper about the Molotov shots and throws, I was so worried about you and looking for information you might have left at your house about your whereabouts in the capital" obviously Charlotta sounded very worried about me

"But why are you here? you know I'm in danger" I asked in a worried tone for his safety

"I know you're in danger, that's why I'm here to ensure your safety" replied Charlotta, who was still holding me tight at the time, I let go of her hug by pushing her shoulder with a little I squeezed so she knew this wasn't all play.

I hope Charlotta understands a code of movement that I make, I worry about her and I fear that her presence near me will cause her to be struck down like everyone else. Although all of that is only based on my mind because every incident that happens to the people closest to me always have a reasonable reason from others.

"No! you can't be here, you can get involved if you're around me!" I said it firmly and looked into her eyes sharply, I knew she understood what I was saying but she only smiled at me at that moment

"I was expecting you to say that to me on my way here, but what can I do to protect you?" he said, still throwing his very sweet smile

Charlotta's arrival broke my composure, why did she come? why did he meet me? isn't everyone near me always in danger? What I went through these endings made me never think of Charlotta, but now she is here to accompany me and say she wants to protect me. What am I supposed to do? how to get rid of him so he understands I am not mean to be evil but I want him to stay in a safe place while waiting for me and Aida to come home.