JUDITH

IRENE ESCAPED

Sundays. Irene's family came without telling her first. Actually the problem is not that. A free day of visits, the arrival of the families is certainly welcome. At most it only needs to report to the door picket officer and the employees on duty.

However, Irene was a special case because she never wanted to meet her family. So, confirmation in advance is very, very important so that the hostel can prepare Irene's heart. Otherwise, the consequences can be fatal.

At ten o'clock, Bu Magda and Bu Duwina were escorted by a picket officer who entered the inner area of the foundation complex. Not all visitors have the privilege of entering the complex as they do. Again emphasized, Irene is a special case.

While passing by the street near the courtyard of the Kindergarten school, they saw Irene swinging with Eva and the others.

"That's Irene, ma'am," said the officer who drove them.

Before Bu Duwina and Bu Magda could call Irene, Eva had seen them and told Irene, "Irene, your sister's mother came."

Irene stood up as well. Ms. Duwina who thought Irene was enthusiastic about welcoming them, waved and called out, "Here, Honey."

Irene's face was deathly pale, instead of approaching, the girl instead ran away from the algal ridges.

"Irene, where are you going?!" Eva screamed and immediately caught up with Irene who instead ran home, but instead headed to the gate.

Bu Duwina and Bu Magda accompanied by door picket officers rushed to chase. They were clamoring for anyone to head off Irene, but in the frenzied atmosphere of the visit, where many people and vehicles were coming in and out, the little body of the girl was like a piece of paper flying in the wind, tucked between rows of books lined up on a shelf.

It was so agile and nimble that when the people in the front area of the complex heard the sound of yelling to head off, Irene had already managed to break through the gate. The fastest door picket officer only managed to secure Eva.

"Home home, same report from the hostess and her nurse," the officer told Eva.

Not wasting any time, Eva immediately ran back into the compound. Meanwhile, Bu Duwina and Bu Magda were already driving the car out of the gate.

"Mom Yuli! Mum Yudith!" Still away from the dorm Eva was already screaming.

Ms. Yuliana and Yudith who were in the middle of working to wash and hang the sprai behind the dormitory rushed to the front.

"What's up, Va?" asked Ms. Yuliana while rubbing her lower hand into the apron.

Yudith immediately realized that Irene was not with Eva and felt that something must have gone wrong. "Where's irene, Va?"

"Run ...." His breathing was dull, Eva had trouble speaking. "Kabur ... out the gate ...."

"Huh?! How, can!" Ms. Yuliana exclaimed in shock.

"The mother with her sister came, Irene was frightened and ran away."

Oh God. Yudith's knee was instantly limp. "Mom Yuli, I want to find Irene."

"Wait for me." Ms. Yuliana rushed in and not long after had returned. "Eva, don't go anywhere, yeah. Come on, Dith."

They left in a hurry until it was unthinkable to change into work clothes with ones more worthy of being worn to get out.

"Don't report Sister Davince first, Ma---"

Yudith did not continue her question because when she turned her head, it turned out that Ms. Yuliana was making a phone call.

"Yes, Sister. I know." That's all and then the connection was cut. "We must quickly find Irena, lest they find her first. Sister Davince the mosquito, Dith."

While walking, Ms. Yuliana continued to speak explaining, making her breathing even more gnawing. Yudith did not respond because it felt unnecessary as well. The orders are clear.

Once at the gate, no officers stopped them. Both of them had heard someone say, "Pity, until I had time to change clothes."

Ms. Yuliana and Yudith were like running a race on the sidewalk. The attention of road users is no longer concerned. However, before they went too far, suddenly there was the sound of running footsteps approaching. As soon as they turned around, Irene hit Yudith and cried out.

"Yes, God, Irene ...." Ms. Yuliana was caught between the relief and disbelief Irene could be found so quickly.

Ms. Yuliana realized that they had become a spectacle of passers-by, immediately saying, "Come, go home first. Talk at home again."

Without speaking, Yudith held Irene down, and walked with her. Entering the gate, they again became a concern and more and more were the messes.

"Juliana!"

They stopped and turned to the door of the foundation office. The headmaster sister stood there and waved. He also took a step there.

The headmaster's sister let them in, after both of them sat down and spoke, "What's wrong? Why don't you want to meet your mom and sister? Do you know that it is dangerous outside? What if you were kidnapped? Where are you looking?"

The way the headmaster nurse spoke was actually ordinary, but her voice was large and tended to be high-volume. Of course Irene was scared. The girl immediately hugged Yudith and hid the face in her chest.

Yudith did not want Irene to feel uncomfortable and have a worse impact on her psychiatric condition. So she ventured to say, "Sorry, Sister. He still doesn't want to talk. If Sister doesn't mind, let me talk her into the dorm."

"Yes, take it home" said the school's principal. "You stay here, Yul. We need to talk to Irene's mother."

They also agreed without a word. Yudith rushed out of the office with Irene through the inner door, and Ms. Yuliana remained seated, while the principal's sister called.

Telephone conversations last only a few seconds. After that, the headmaster sister sat beside Bu Yuliana.

"Actually I've told Mr. Heru to come to Irene's family at the address they love," said the principal sister in a trembling voice. From the look on her face, Ms. Yuliana could guess that the principal's sister was trying to contain the anger.

"Then, what did Irene's parents say, Sus?"

Suddenly the headmaster sister hit the arm of the sofa. "Bad! It's not their address!"

"Huh?! How, can?! Then whose address, Sus." Ms. Yuliana looked up in shock.

"Oblank house. Neighbors said it's been almost two years empty."

"Yes, God."

"That's them coming."

Ms. Yuliana turned her head towards the dark glass wall, and it was true that their car was entering the gate. Not until five seven minutes later, they were already sitting opposite each other on the office sofa.

"Irene ain't no papa, is she, Sus?" Bu Duwina's face looked very worried.

"He's fine, Mom." Miss Yuliana answered.

"Look, Miss Duwina and Miss Magda. I've already said," the headmaster sister stared intently "if you want to visit please inform first. Don't suddenly come like this. Do you know how Irene is?"

"Yes, Sister. We're really sorry."

Suddenly Ms. Magda mimpli very ketus, "Have paid a lot, would not meet freely. Must have confirmed everything."

The headmaster sister had already opened her mouth to speak, but Ms. Yuliana nodded. "No disrespect to the patient's family, I asked Ms. Magda. Why did the confirmation rule first apply to Irene? And I need to know, for now only Irene gets that privilege. Why?"

Bu Magda was about to reply, but Bu Duwina prevented him by squeezing his hand. Afterwards, Ms. Duwina said, "I'm sorry---"

Suddenly Bu Yuliana's anger exploded. "Sorry, yes, Mom! Make you after saying sorry it's all done. But as with us? Yudith totality nurtured Irena and managed to turn her into a more cheerful child even though she still did not want to talk. But with today's incident Irene returned terrified. We need your cooperation, not to think we're interfering and threatening to transfer Irene to another foundation. What exactly is going on? How can a child not meet his family? Even get scared and run!"

"Yuliana, already. It's already." The headmaster sister immediately patted Bu Yuliana on the shoulder to win it over, as the more talk her tone got higher and sloughed.

Bu Duwina and Bu Magda who did not seem to expect to be fired, just fell silent and occasionally glanced at each other.