Love in Mystery

The other side, Mr. Fathan

Holding both of my shoulders, Mr. Fathan asked, “Fir, what's wrong? Who earlier? What did he tell you? Fir!”

I who still feel afraid can only be silent with a body that is still trembling.

Seeing me like that, Mr. Fathan immediately said, “Come. Better take you home.”

Mr. Fathan immediately asked me to walk to his car and then shortly after, he immediately drove his car at a rather high speed.

Arriving at home, I who was still trembling was finally carried by Mr. Fathan to the room and sat me on the bedside.

With a look filled with anxiety, he looked at me. I don't know what he was thinking, but at that moment I could feel his anxiety.

“Pak, I don't know if this is a warning or just a prankster's job but..” I stopped my words for a moment and then, “but I was worried that it would actually happen,”.

Hearing my words, Mr. Fathan sat down next to me and said, “Iya. I-i know. From this moment onwards, you will no longer be alone. There is I who will always accompany you.”

I nodded when I heard Mr. Fathan. Even though I don't understand what Mr. Fathan says, my body always reflexively gives an answer.

Mr. Fathan who got such a response from me suddenly smiled and then leaned my head on his shoulder.

That moment somehow my body felt much calmer and did not tremble anymore.

“Pak, thank you,” I said and he nodded.

“Ya. You rest. I'll go out for a minute. There's something I need to take care of. If you're scared, go find your aunt and talk to her. Ok?!” he said it and I nodded.

***

Shortly after Mr. Fathan left, I again tried to dare to look at the photo I had found. Looking much more clearly, I felt that the person in the photo was very familiar.

I look at it again and again. Until one day...

“Dia! He is from the same school as me. But what is his name, yes?!.” my murmur that felt unable to remember his name, “then what does that have to do with the person who called me and me?! I feel not close to him.”

After a while, I put the photo back and looked for Auntie.

“Bi,” my handkerchief after seeing it.

“Eh, Non Fira. Already home, Non?” tanyakanya.

I nodded and then asked, “Auntie is cooking what?”

“Oh this, Non. Aunty is cooking your favorite meal, Mr.”, said Bibi.

“Oh. Auntie knows Mr Fathan well, huh?!” my spoken.

“Iya, Non. Aunty has taken care of Mr. Tuan is still a child,” he explained.

“Oh so,...” sahutku, “Then did Mr Fathan also often bring a woman to this house?”

“Jeez, why am I asking stupid questions like this?” I murmured in my heart to curse myself.

Getting such a question from me, Aunt smiled. I don't know what he's thinking. But a moment later Auntie said, “For this long, Master never once brought a woman into this house. Only Non who you brought to this house.”

“Hah?!” I was surprised in my heart.

“Oh so,” sahutku while misbehaving.

After hearing Aunt's reply, I was pensive while helping Auntie in the kitchen.

“Eh Yes, Non. But aunt is happy you know, Non is here,” said Bibi.

“Happy?! Why?” many confused.

“Happy because Mr is no longer a quiet person. You also started to smile again,” said Bibi.

Hearing Auntie's words I became curious about something and then asked, “Indeed before this I rarely smiled?”

“Oh,” sahutku.

***

In the afternoon while watching television, my phone suddenly rang again. Afraid I saw him and after knowing that Mr. Fathan was the one who called spontaneously I immediately picked him up.

“Halo,” my word.

“Halo, Fir. How are you doing now? Is it okay?” tanyakanya.

“My situation is better, sir. Where is your father now? Kok already this afternoon has not reached home,” said.

“I might be home a little late, Fir. You go to sleep first. Don't forget, your phone just turn it off, yeah. So that your sleep is much calmer,” the message.

“Iya, Sir,”.

And then the phone turns off. I don't know what Mr. Fathan is really doing. But I hope everything's okay.

***

At night, maybe because I was thinking too much, I was sleeping too late suddenly...

“Please!! Help u!! Help!!”

At that moment I felt that I was running in a dark hallway. From behind came the sound of an iron punch being deliberately done.

The voice came closer like it was chasing me.

The terrified me could only run as hard as I could while screaming for help. But even so, no one came to help. Until I was cornered in a dead-end hallway and at the same time...

“Hahaha. But it's okay. Now I can freely arrest you because there is no way for you to escape anymore. Hahahaha.”

“Ja—ja—don't approach! Jangaaaaaaan.!”

And with spotan I immediately woke up and sat down.

“Hhaaahaaaa.”

“Fir, why are you? You're having nightmares again?” asked Mr. Fathan who was out of nowhere to sit by my bed.

“Pak!”

I also unconsciously hugged Mr. Fathan's body tightly and did not want to let go.

Mr. Fathan who might see me in this condition finally decided to let me hug him and he stroked my hair while saying, “Have not been afraid anymore. There I am here.”

After a while later, I don't know why my feelings have calmed down and I unconsciously fell asleep while hugging Mr. Fathan.

The next morning when I woke up...

“Aaaaaaargh!!” I shouted when I found out that Mr. Fathan was sleeping next to me in a position where I was hugging him and he was also hugging me.

Hearing my screams, Mr Fathan finally woke up and then said with a distinctive tone of people waking up, “Fir, you are awake? Shouts are so loud, Fir.”

“Ba—ba—bapak how can I sleep here? Te—te—terus this? Why is our position like this?” many confused.

Mr. Fathan who has not fully awakened was just saying, “Aih. What do I think is it?”

Mr. Fathan who just called himself by the name of me was immediately asleep again without explaining anything to me.

While I...

“Oh noaaaaak!”

Seriate...