Love for the Mentari

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Without looking back again, Riri galloped into the forest through dense branches and trees along the way. He ignored the pain all over his body due to the friction of sharp branches around him. The soles of his feet should also be released punctured twigs and sharp pebbles repeatedly.

After Riri felt the distance was safe, he stopped and chose to sit behind a large weathered tree trunk. Gasping for breath, he turned on his phone. His hand seemed to tremble, occasionally he rubbed his right hand which was getting sick throbbing due to hitting Hadi's jaw.

Lucky earlier he still had time to take his phone that was placed carelessly on the nightstand by Hadi. While waiting for his phone to turn on he was seen taking a deep breath to win himself over.

He then tried to contact Damar. After the first ringtone rang he heard Damar's cry

"Dance!!!!..."

"Sister" I replied in a whisper

"Are you okay?" tanyanya was worried

"I'm fine, for a while I'm safe. The trekker app on my phone has been re-enabled"

"OK, you wait in a safe place, I'll be there soon"

"Ok brother" I answered and switched off our phone.

Riri watched his surroundings, he realized at this time he was still not completely safe. Soon Hadi and his men will definitely look for him. He had to find a safe hiding place.

Before hiding he ran around a bit away from there to blur his tracks. As he recalled from the action films he had seen, they would usually pay attention to the footprints and broken grass around the forest to find their quarry. Fortunately, the weather was clear, so his footprints were not too visible.

After a long time Riri was looking for trees that are quite dense and easy to ride. He pointed his cell phone flashlight at some trees. The flashlight was good enough to help his eyesight in pitch-black conditions. And the universe seems to be helping him right now. He finally found a tree that was easy to climb. His branches were piled with trees next to him.

Without wasting time he climbed very carefully, keeping his branches from breaking. Several times Riri appeared to stop because he was out of breath while climbing the tree. His legs and hands had started shaking, plus the pain in his feet and all over his body. He felt unusually tired.

He did not care anymore about the possible threat of snakes or dangerous insects that could have occupied this tree. Riri is more afraid of reckless humans like Hadi.

Riri also arrived at one branch that was quite high and lush. He hid his feet in the leaves. With a sitting position that is actually less comfortable he seems to hug tightly the branch that is beside him so as not to fall.

His mute cell phone he put in his shirt. The edge of his shirt was already tightly tied around his waist so that his phone was safe inside.

Meanwhile, Damar is in contact with Sugi. From the location of the tracker on Riri's phone, the location of the island was close. They agreed to meet the island secretly by boat. The helicopters they prepared were sent back for fear that the noise would make Hadi and his men wary.

A few moments later, Hadi was conscious. He was surprised and tried to get up. But his legs and hands were tightly tied at the edge of the bed.

"Bad!!! I could v frd

He also shouted to his men.

"JON!!!! JON!!! JONNN!!! .....BR*NGS!!! Shouted

Hadi's voice was drowned by the dangdut rhythm that was being played by his men. They seemed to be having fun while drinking.

"Our boss seems to be enjoying the catch hahahaha.meaning we will soon be splashed bonus!!!" Said Jon while dancing to follow the music

"Hahahaha.. let's just enjoy tonight..hajarrrrr!!!!" Answer another

Hadi started screaming back to call Jon. I don't know how many shouts but finally heard also by his men who just entered to take liquor in the refrigerator.

He ran and entered the room, how surprised he was when he saw his boss was tied to the bed

"GB*W*H!! Where have you been!!! Quickly untie the tie. That cunning woman may have run away from here"

He rushed to Hadi and helped untie his hands and feet

"Sorry our boss is careless" he said weakly

"Info to the others we're in the woods tonight. We have to find him until we can!!!"

"Good boss" he ran to find his friends

Hadi twirled his achy wrist. He looked up at the nightstand, Riri's phone was no longer there. With a grouchy face he rushed out.

His men appeared to be ready with flashlights, rifles and sharp weapons in his hands. They were waiting for the cue from Hadi to start the search.

"Jon, point your flashlight around the building. Find the footprints first. It should not be difficult to do, the soil around this place tends to be soft. And we've all been here all day, just a few spots ahead"

"Good boss" Jon also slowly checked around at the help of two other people

A few moments later, Jon was heard screaming

"Boss, his footprints are headed for the forest over here!!!"

"Ok, we're heading that way. Watch for footprints and broken branches. Or it could be a thread stuck in the bushes anyway anything that can be a pointer!!!".

"Good boss" they answered in unison

They also began a search into the forest.

In the course of Hadi accidentally contacted Riri continuously. He knew Riri's phone must have been on. The light from his screen could have been brightly lit in the darkness tonight, and it could have helped his search. His ringing tone continued to sound and was never lifted by Riri

On top of the tree Riri is trying to withstand the pain and itching due to being bitten by red ants. He patted all over his body to let the ants escape from there.

The phone in his shirt was still shaking, he had a peek from the neck of his shirt. An unknown number was contacting him continuously non-stop since half an hour ago. Fortunately, he remembered to dim the screen light of his phone, so it was not too bright at this time.

"Surely that crazy guy called me, he's been on his way here since. He'll be here soon" he whispered in his heart with a pounding heart.

Moments later, he heard Hadi's voice shouting his name from a distance.

"Come!!!.... Tariiii!!!! Where are you!!!?? Tariii!!!"

Hadi's voice made his hair goosebumps, he recalled everything that happened in the room with nausea in his stomach. Riri had to catch her breath several times to calm herself down.

From the top of the tree he could see some flashlight flashing around and around illuminating every crack in this forest. They're on their way here. But Riri could feel a little relieved because they chose to look for him on the opposite side of the tree where he was hiding now.