Not an Ordinary Night Woman
CHAPTER 10 The Sacrifice of Mirna
"Elisha, you just ran out the back door. Let me distract them" said Mirna.
Elisha shook his head quickly, he disagreed with his friend's idea.
"No, I don't want to go out on my own while you try to protect me" Elisha refused.
"We don't have much time, I'm sure we'll meet again in D city. I'm not their target, so you take it easy" Mirna tried to convince her best friend to leave quickly.
"I can't, I don't want to leave you alone,"
Elisha's eyes began to tear. He could not accept such a sacrifice. They could have tortured Mirna if they got caught.
"Look at me, Elisha. You have to go, your parents and children need you very much. I promise I'll see you again, later" said Mirna.
Elisha could not hold back his tears anymore.
"Yes, I'll be waiting for you in town D. Don't let it not come" replied Elisha.
They hugged each other for a moment, after which they separated. Elisha crept slowly through the back door. Mirna tries to attract the attention of Kiya by deliberately showing herself nearby.
"Hey it's Mirna, hurry up and chase him" Kiya's mom said.
Mirna ran as fast as she could through the crowd passing by. He was increasingly untraceable when he was united with people who were going back and forth in the terminal.
"How, did you see it?" ask him to his men.
"He suddenly disappeared Boss. But she was alone, Elisha was not with her" replied the man.
"Unfortunately, we're fooled. He got off the bus heading for D, which means they're going to get to that town,"
"Boss right, looks like the target is going to D city,"
The woman seemed to think for a while, before deciding to go home.
"Yes let it go, then we look again," said Bu Kiya.
"But instead of it being very dangerous, almost the entire Boss family was there," the thug replied.
"Yes you're right, we have to find him. Tomorrow we go to city D, you get everything ready" he said.
They returned to the car and did not continue the search.
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A few moments later.
Elisha has just arrived in D. He slowly got off the bus, spreading his gaze in all directions. Once in safety he stepped sitting in the waiting room of the terminal.
"Gosh, where's my phone?" He reached into his pocket, but it was empty. His bag did not escape he searched as well, but only clothes and some important letters there.
"Don't anyone pickpocket on the bus?"
Elisha tried to remember. Indeed, the bus was quite full, there was a woman and a man who was always nearby earlier. But he did not feel suspicious at all. The corner of his lips formed a smile, but seconds later it turned into a heart-wrenching sedu sedan.
"Why is my fate like this, Lord? What's my fault?" ask in tears.
The money is gone, the phone is gone. He doesn't know anyone in this town, somehow he has to start. Nor does he know how his friends are helping him now. His mind is chaotic, he wants to die if he does not remember the people he loves.
He walked towards the terminal musholla. He wanted to rest there while fulfilling his duty as a Muslim. It is filled with tears. For a long time he was afraid and asked his Lord.
"Sorry Mommy, is there a problem?"
A woman braved herself to greet him. The woman accidentally heard Elisha's complaint when he was praying. He looked at the woman, he was afraid of getting to know the wrong person again like his former boss. He chose not to tell stories.
"No, I'm fine" she wiped her tears.
"It's okay if you don't want to tell a story. God never tested his servant beyond his means. Rest assured, there is no problem without a solution. I go first, yes" The woman rose from her seat, leaving Elisha still stunned by her words.
"Wait!"
Elisha got up after the woman. The woman smiled while waiting for him.
"I'm Elisha" After shaking hands, the two walked together. Lavana's house is located behind the terminal.
"Sit down, what do you want to drink?" ask Lavana.
"Just give it up, thank you, yeah,"
Moments later Lavana appeared with two mouth-watering glasses of iced tea as well as a snack.
"You must be thirsty, let's have a drink,"
"Thank you, sorry for the trouble" said Elisha.
"Look down, Elisha,"
Both of them drank the iced tea at the same time. Because of seeing Lavana's kindness, Elisha finally told the incident that happened to her in outline. But he did not tell me about his boss who wanted to eliminate him.
"I happen to have a salon, if you want it before you get the job you want, you can help me there" Lavana said.
"Seriously? You're not kidding, are you?" Elisha was in disbelief, as he began to lose hope, this woman came to give her heart.
"Yes, you can also stay here with me. I'm just with ART here,"
"Thank you yes. It seems that your words were indeed true, God will not test beyond the limits of our abilities,"
The two looked familiarly chatted for a while before they rested.
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Next day.
Elisha woke up early. He could not sleep well last night. Apart from missing her parents and children, she thought about Mirna's fate. He felt very guilty about getting the girl into trouble.
"Pamali loh, early in the morning was daydreaming," Lavana said disperse her daydream.
"I was confused to contact the people closest to me. I don't remember anyone's number" Elisha said honestly.
"Just pray for them, slowly we will look for. There's gotta be a way, patience, yeah,"
I don't know why that girl could always make her heart feel at ease.
"Thank you, I'm grateful God sent you to help me" said Elisha, sincerely.
Lavana takes Elisha to her salon early in the morning to teach herself the basics of the candidacy.
"Well, it turns out your salon is quite large, yes, it must be a crowded customer," praised Elisha.
"Thank God, I can pay for my own life without having to ask my parents" Lavana replied.
Lavana is actually the son of a conglomerate in the city. But because he wanted to be independent and did not want to live in the shadow of the success of his parents, he chose to build his own business.
Although he has several businesses in various fields, his life is still simple. Even the house is not too big. Lavana is very generous to anyone and has a humble nature.
"You help the cashier, yes, I teach you how,"
He began to guide Elisha slowly until he understood.
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A few moments later.
"Mu later our loyal customer from B city will come, yesterday he has a reservation," reported Sari, one of the salon employees.
"Oh yeah, it's been a while since he came. Let me handle it later" Lavana replied.
Elisha was amazed by the Lavana salon that was always crowded with visitors, alternating entering the salon.
"Hi Bu Kiya, welcome back to my salon" Lavana said.
Elisha turned his head to make sure if his guess was wrong. His eyes were perfectly rounded when he saw the woman he had been avoiding being not far from him.
