Longing Memories

Office Elevator #2

Pov Author.

Sarah is very frightened at this time because the ghost of the woman is right behind Sarah. The atmosphere in the elevator turned gripping, plus only Sarah and Joseph were in the elevator with the female ghost.

"Sarah darling, why is this elevator down for so long huh? Usually sneak from our floor downstairs." Joseph asked Sarah. It was evident from her facial expression that she was also being frightened like Sarah.

There was no answer from Sarah's mouth so that Joseph also faced his body before Sarah who was on his right side.

"Loh Sarah, yey why? Still not feeling well?" Ask Joseph to come back. He was astonished to see the look on Sarah's face that became a little pale with a squat that was giving off a lot of sweat.

"I'm okay." Sarah answered with a stammer.

The ghost was still behind Sarah's body, with her face slightly lowered and her long hair agape, the ghost smiled grinning as if mocking Sarah who was so frightened to see her.

"Rare you okay? But how is that a big face? Jidat also pinched." Joseph said as he wiped the sweat off Sarah's forehead.

Triggs.

The elevator doors opened after reaching the ground floor. Sarah hurriedly came out of the elevator leaving Joseph still looking in the mirror to tidy up his appearance.

"Eh darling wait J'lo, the running is so perfect it's like it's in the devil's chase." With a grunt Joseph followed in Sarah's footsteps by running small while carrying his backpack.

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Sarah POVS.

I was terrified to see the ghost standing right behind me. With a creepy smile, he slowly moved his head toward the back of my ear and said, "dead."

I was so surprised to hear that. My knees are weak. Sweat on the forehead more and more are falling exactly like people who have finished doing heavy exercise.

Fortunately, not long after that the elevator door was wide open and we reached the ground floor of the office. I hurriedly got out of the elevator and did not care about the glassy Joseph improving his appearance in the mirror in the elevator.

The atmosphere outside the elevator felt back to normal as usual. The gripping atmosphere that I felt while in the elevator had become completely lost, only the remnants of my fear were still visible.

"Well, Mom Sarah why? How boring?" Maya asked, one of the interns in my office who happened to be standing close to me.

"It's okay." I replied with a smile and tried to show a "I'm fine" face".

"Eh darling wait J'lo, the running is so perfect it's like it's in the devil's chase." Joseph's voice in the back seemed to be chasing me.

Maya and I looked up at Joseph who was running towards me.

"Why the hell were you in the elevator so weird on his face?" Ask Joseph to me.

"I'm okay, maybe because I want to come by the moon times it's like this." My answer gave a reason that made more sense.

"OK deh then, yuk cuss we samperin Mr. Supri." 

"Corn."

Joseph and I walked toward the back garden of the office which also served as a gathering place for drivers and office guards during their break. 

Arriving at the park, Joseph immediately looked for Mr. Supri the office driver, who was, while I was sitting on the park bench while sending a WhatsApp message to Andre's number to inform him that I was going to the station and going to Bandung to go on errands.

"Auntie."

I was surprised because suddenly someone spoke to me exactly. I straightened my head and looked behind me to find out who was calling me.

"I'm here auntie, behind you."

I was surprised again, I immediately stood up and paid more attention to the situation and finally found someone who had called me to be standing under a frangipani tree in the garden and looking at me with an expressionless cold face.

"Aldi."

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Flashbacks.

"Assynolajet. Asih, Asih." There was a voice of a woman who called the name Asih from the direction of the beautiful courtyard of her house.

"Walaikumsallam, yes for a moment." Asih answered who immediately opened the door of his house and saw Imas, his neighbor was standing waiting for him.

"Loh Imas, why?" Ask Asih

"Emmm, yes. Can I say something to you?" Imas replied while squeezing his own hand a sign that he was feeling agitated.

"By, by the way. Please sit down."

"thank you. Emm, this is Asih. I want it to you, can't I just minjem your money?" I asked Imas while lowering his head.

Emas comes from an incapable family. When compared with Asih, it is far more than the Asih family. Asih's father worked as a principal at the area's primary school. Although his income is not so great, but still enough to meet the needs of his family, and because of his father's profession makes his family considered as one of the most distinguished families in the village.

While Imas' parents only work as freelance day laborers in rice fields who only work if there is someone who needs their energy to work on their rice fields.

"If you can tell, what do you want a minjem for?" Ask Asih back.

"You make my mother's treatment the same for the cost of me going to the city, huh. I'm trying to find a job there." Imas replied in a slightly trembling voice as it held back the cry.

Silence does not give an answer. It was not that he did not want to give help, it was just that he was dissolved with a sad atmosphere when he heard the Imas story just now.

"Current."

"Ah, yes. How much do you need, how much do you need?"

Imas also mentioned the nominal he needed to meet his needs. Not long after, Asih went into his room to take his savings which would be loaned to Imas.

"Here's money. Replace it later if you get a job. By the way when do you want to go to town?"

"Lusa, Hush. After I anterin, I'm on medication first."

"Oh yaudah, I hope you can work there. I hope you heal too."

"Amin, thank you Asih. You are my best friend and neighbor." Imas said moved while holding Asih's hand.

"Together, as neighbors and as friends we must help each other."

"Yes, then I say go home Asih. Thank ye. Assalamualaikum."

"Mosell." After returning the greeting, Asih then entered his house and closed the door.

Hahaha, basic. You are still easily fooled. Asih Asih's.

Imas said from within his heart while smiling cynically.