Fear Aida

Officer Rick and Officer Shane

The blast burned down and destroyed the West family residence, I ran up to the house and looked for the possibility that Mr and Mrs West would survive but my heart said "There is no possibility". I ran back to a public phone booth not far from there and called the fire department, people who became neighbors of the West family began to frantically run out of their homes.

The panic was clearly very pronounced that night, honestly I could not control my panic so I did not feel I was crying and sitting in a public phone booth at that time. From inside the public phone booth my eyes stared at the West family home still engulfed in flames, I didn't expect tonight to be the last day I could meet Mr and Mrs West after our memories together all along. I couldn't think anymore because of my deep sadness at that moment, "why is it that people are as good as they get such a tragic calamity?" that's what I keep thinking about.

Is Mr West's desire for God's forgiveness a premonition? if yes ...how foolish I am not to realize it all.

Not long after someone knocked on the door of a public phone booth, I was not aware the police and the fire department had reached the scene. I stood up from my seat and slowly opened the door of the public telephone booth, still with tears streaming down my face I looked at my old friend from the fire department.

"Doctor Andrews, are you okay?" ask Carlos

"I'm fine, Carlos" I replied briefly

"You're hurt? need treatment?" carlos asked again while watching my body, but I replied with unnecessary gestures

Still with a very heavy sense of shock, suddenly someone in a police uniform came to me. Of course they met me because I was the first eyewitness to tell about the explosion that day.

"Doctor Andrews, how did this happen?" ask a cop who knows me

"I don't know, I drove Mr. West home and just a few steps I was about to leave - there was an explosion" I replied briefly

There was no more information I could give because I was in mind full of questions about the incident, all too coincidental or indeed an accident. That cop didn't come after me, I'm sure he knows I'm still in a state of deep shock.

My eyes felt cloudy - firefly, my body was limp and full of sweat that soaked the clothes. I don't know if there's a wound on my body, I don't even care about it because the contents of my head are just a question of why and what's the matter.

"Doctor Andrews seems you need treatment, I see you bleeding from behind your shirt" Carlos said, leading me to sit in a chair he had set up not far from the phone booth. I just followed Carlos' will to make him feel calm, I still don't know what to do at that time.

I don't know how long I've been around the blast site, which I know Carlos has handled my injuries really well. The blood no longer flowed but now the pain was just felt. The darkness of the night seemed to have passed with the brightness of the sun that had just emitted its rays and I found the fire at Mr. West's house also beginning to go out.

The crowds gathered at that moment witnessed the intense fire that had just occurred. The sound of crying and boisterous people talking at that moment did not sound clearly in my ears, I felt daydreaming and could not believe we had all lost Mr. Benson West and Mrs Lucille West.

"Doctor Andrews, can we talk?" ask a policeman I didn't realize was in front of me

Surely they will come to ask me more questions, with a focus that is still not good I prepare to talk to the police.

"Well, how's the officer?" I turn back while shaking my head

"Someone said last Mr. Benson West was with you, right?" tanyanya returned

"Yes, we had a drink at the Winchester bar until midnight or maybe early in the morning. I was a little drunk at the time" I replied

"There's no sign Mr Benson West has a problem with anyone or anything?" ask again

"No.. no.. It just happened, there's an officer's lead?" I looked at him and he took out a plastic clip, inside I saw a classic gas match in the open and it looked charred.

"We checked the scene and found a gas leak in the grill, which looks like Mrs West failed to close the gas pipe back. Then Mr. West was probably smoking with this lighter right in the kitchen before the explosion" he explained at the time, I then picked up the lighter and noticed

"Mr Benson West doesn't smoke and Miss Lucille West never fails because I admire her meticulousness. It's unbelievable" I muttered, still looking at the match

I let my prejudices only I know, a situation like this is impossible to convey what I know. I chose to pretend to take that explanation from the police for granted. But my heart is still convinced that what I have heard is wrong.

"Master and Mrs West are good people, we're all lost here." the officer told me.

"We can take you home Dr Andrews" said another officer and I agreed with their call.

I came home to two police officers in the city using his service car, along the way I just daydream and stare at the trees until a while I arrived at the clinic. I went out and thanked the two officers, and soon the policeman left me and Charlotta was seen running to welcome my return.

"You're hurt! what's up?" charlotta asked while trying to see the wounds I had.

"It's okay, I've had treatment" I replied

"What's going on? the explosion was so loud that it was heard all the way here and the fire...." Charlotta hung up her sentence for a moment while looking back at the entrance of my house

"What's wrong?" manya curious.

"After the explosion arrived - Aida woke up from her sleep and ran out, Aida and I saw the big fire and she asked me what it was? I'm not sure what to answer, but I know it's right at Mr. West's, right?" she asked in a tone confirming something to me, slowly Charlotta's eyes returned to me

"True... the explosion was right when I delivered Mr. West.." I replied, not feeling my tears break again.

I closed my eyes with my hands and Charlotta hugged me and let my chin rest on her shoulder while patting my back. When I opened my eyes, behind Charlotta I saw Aida standing by the entrance and looking at me blankly. He stood sculpting by grasping the pendant given by Mr. West and then suddenly sat down. I let go of Charlotta's embrace and ran to Aida, near her I was determined to wake her up from the trauma she had returned before me.

"Doctor.. mister and mrs West save. I want to see him." he said softly,

Listening to her request made me very sad, I stood up, got close to the wall of the clinic then slightly banged my head against it. My tears I can't bear anymore even if I want to, I'm sorry this has to happen when Aida is already very comfortable with West's master and mistress.

"Doctor... I want to go there.. Can I go there? do you want to take me there?... I'm not going to cry.I'm a strong boy said Mrs West and Dream Catcher will continue to give me beautiful dreams said Mr. West, I'm a good doctor.... I just want you to take me there...!!" her voice was soft, my heart was slashed at that moment

I haven't prepared anything I can explain to Aida, to be honest I hope Aida won't find out about what happened to Mr and Mrs West. I was still not ready with Aida's lament, all of it hurt my heart which also still could not accept the departure of West's master and mistress.

"It's okay Aida if you want to cry, it will strengthen your heart" Charlotta said as she hugged Aida

"Yahoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!" Aida shouted loudly along with her cries, her voice really slashing my heart.

Aida cried for a while and she fainted, I immediately carried Aida to her room and put her to bed. I took the Pendant that from then on he held until it stuck in his soft hand, put the pendant next to his head and left it in the room.

"It's not good, is it?" charlotta asked then when she saw me walking towards the living room

"The boy had just met a sense of togetherness from a warm figure" I replied

"How did that happen?" she asked, Charllota approached me and directed me to sit with her on the sofa

I wanted to avoid that question, but I knew it was not something that could be avoided. My existence as the last person to accompany Mr. West before the explosion must have made anyone ask the same question. But can I tell you if I still wish this was just a dream?!

"Said the police, the incident happened because Madam West forgot to turn off the gas from her grill and at the same time Mr. West lit the lighter, but I'm sure it was a coincidence. I don't know who, but my heart says it's not the fault of Mr West or Mrs West" I replied with confidence

"Do you know anything?" tannya

"Daniel.it must have something to do with Daniel" I answered and leaned on the couch and looked up at the sky.

A name that might be unfamiliar to Charlotta he heard from my mouth, but from the look in his eyes it was as if Charlotta wanted to hear a lot of stories from me. Charlotta's whereabouts made me want to tell you everything that bothered my mind, I'm sure Charlotta was the right person for me to share the burden of my thoughts back then.

"He said that Aida was the child he saved from child trafficking but yesterday there were two police officers from the capital who searched for Daniel's whereabouts by saying Daniel was one of the mobsters. These two policemen wanted to take Aida but were blocked by Mr. West and then this unexpected happened" I told Charlotta, I wanted her to help me analyze what I was expecting.

"An ominous coincidence huh" Charlotta chirped in doubt as to what I was guessing.

"No Charlotta, this is no coincidence. Don't you understand the pattern? this must not be a coincidence" with a somewhat pressing tone I said that.

In the middle of our conversation, suddenly there was a sound of door knocking. Charlotta and I then walked to the examination room to open the door and from behind it I saw Officer Rick and Officer Shane visiting my house, so my emotions rose when I saw both of them.

"Good morning Doctor Andrews" said officer Rick

"Would you guys come here?" ask me with a high note

"The incident that befell Benson's head is unfortunate yes, now there is no responsibility for the expert witness..." Officers Rick spoke, I hit him right away until he fell down and kept trying to beat him but my actions were stopped by officer Shane

No need to explain I already understand the direction of the conversation, my anger peaked and I just vent. No more bad things to happen next, Aida I have to protect.

"Stop Doctor!! I can arrest you for your actions!!" officer Shane snapped while locking me up and dropped me on the ground and tried to handcuff my hand back

"You must be the mastermind!!! I'm sure of it!! I'm gonna kill you assholes!!" my snapping with an overflow of emotions was already at its peak, I lost my composure back then.

"What do you mean?! what mastermind?! you must calm down Doctor!!" deny officer Shane who had managed to handcuff both my hands from behind at that time

"You are the mastermind, I'm sure of it" I said, banging my head against the ground several times.

"Take him off, you don't know what!!" bela Charlotta while running towards me, pushed officer Shane and protected me

"We will release Dr Andrews on condition that she can calm down" Rick said

"He will be calm, I will vouch for it" Charlotta said at the time, as Shane approached me and sat me on the ground, opening her handcuffs

"I had to bring the boy in accordance with legal procedures" Officer Rick said

It's true that I thought, Aida was the reason they came back to see me. Those two cops I'm sure aren't good cops - well, I have to protect Aida no matter what. And I'll investigate all these cases slowly.

"No way, the child's mentality is broken. I'm his personal physician and I reserve the right to forbid you from doing that" in a calm tone I told them, I'm trying to gain the understanding of these two officers.

"If so tell me where is Daniel? I just need that information" officer Rick approached me and sat right in front of me then asked in a pressing tone, I looked at Officer Rick's face right in front of me.

"What does this have to do with Aida?" ask me for wonder

"This kid seems precious to Daniel, I don't know but I'm sure Daniel will definitely come back for this kid and when that happens I'll catch him where I'm securing Aida. You know Doctor? that will ease our work. He's a slippery bad guy" he said in front of me

"We want you to hand it over nicely - well, Doctor Andrews, we don't want anyone to get hurt here" Shane said, pointing out the gun was still attached to his holster right at his waist

"You threatened a doctor?! where is your ethics as a police officer?!!" charlotta snapped while pointing at Shane at that time in an angry tone

"Is there any other way you can't take Aida? the situation is really shaken at the moment" I asked them

"Sorry doctor, nothing" Rick said

Along with what officer Rick said, I saw officer Shane enter my house even though Charlotta seemed to continue nagging him while following him into my house. I was petrified and didn't know what to do, I just heard a commotion going on inside my house. The sound of Aida's cries and Charlotta's screams seemed so clear in my ears that they were all outside with me and officer Rick.

"Stay calm like this Doctor Andrews" said officer Rick and then stood up and headed to his car to open the car door.

I heard Aida's voice for help and she called out my name but I couldn't move my body. My head feels like it's going to explode, my eyes are going firefly, it looks like I'm going to faint at the moment.