The Girl Next Door's

Awkward

The night finally came. Doctor Stephen's family has been back to their home for an hour. Deril's body still feels floating because it's so happy. Many times Deril glanced towards the window he had left open, just in case he could see Mika once more.

Deril deliberately decorates his study table in front of the bedroom window that leads to Doctor Stephen's house. Which man can miss that beautiful face even for a second? Since his meeting with Mika, Deril feels grateful that he moved into this house, even though this house is far from modern.

Boredom finally hit Deril a few hours later. Because he was too happy, he was not sleepy at all, even though the clock had shown twelve o'clock at night. Thankfully, tomorrow is the weekend. He could wake up more than usual.

The laptop in front of Deril lit up, letting the two jokers clash their mouths with laughter from the audience. Suddenly, Deril wants to find information about where he lives. Since there was Mika, the most beautiful woman that Deril had ever seen, it was possible that the place where she lived was quite famous.

Deril's fingers moved crazily over the keyboard. His eyes moved enthusiastically, capturing whatever information was on the screen. However, the more information he found, the stranger he felt.

'A BOY DISAPPEARED WITHOUT A TRACE'

The news headline caught his attention. The news came out about ten years ago. However, it does not get much attention from the online community.

Deril read it slowly. From the written description, the boy called disappeared was a vagrant who had just been left dead by his father. The boy's father was notoriously rude and drunk. He was quite unsettling to most of the residents in the village where Deril lived. The higher-ups in the village had warned many times that the boy's father would change his behavior, but the action was nil. He eventually died and left a child. Surprisingly, the residents have not yet decided how the fate of the child, he even disappeared. No one can find him.

"Wow, this case is quite interesting," murmured Deril. There had never been a problem in the residence before, in contrast to where it is now. For a moment, Deril forgot the angel who lived next door.

"Let's see what news is up" Deril's index finger quickly swept through each timeline that caught his eye. Apparently, it is not only the case of the disappearance of the boy that makes this village excited. There is one more case of the disappearance of a village flower in Deril's residence.

"This case is deadlocked?" Ringing Deril wrinkled. "'The woman is a lucky person because she has a husband who works as a doctor. Her daughter has a face that is no less beautiful than her. However, that woman named Xiao Ying disappeared without a trace. The police did not find any clues because of the lack of witnesses and the absence of CCTV cameras.'"

Deril looked out the window. He looked around. In his former residence, CCTV cameras scattered in all directions. "Gee... There really are no CCTV cameras on the streets."

Later, Deril's eyes lead to Mika's house. There is a CCTV camera installed near the front window. No wonder, Doctor Stephen must have at least one or two CCTV cameras in the house.

"Is Xiao Ying Doctor Stephen's wife?" deril muttered.

***

"Mom" Deril tried to open the conversation.

The sun is high to say it is still morning. But, Deril just ate his breakfast now. Although he wanted to sleep even longer, his stomach did not think the same.

"Yes?" serena replied without retaliating Deril's gaze. Serena was busy stirring the dough for the ingredients of her bread.

"Mom knows the neighbors around here?"

"Surely, dong!" Serena proud. "It's gonna make some bread to take to the arisan tomorrow."

Deril finished his breakfast while thinking. "How many doctors are here, ma'am?"

Serena looked at me. "You mean around our house?"

"Are you familiar with the village?"

Deril walks past Serena and helps Serena wash the dishes. "Did you know there used to be a missing persons case here?"

"Lost people?"

"Yes." Yeah." Deril put the dishes on the shelf. "Maybe you heard from another neighbor?"

"Nothing is." Serena opened the refrigerator door, then put the cake batter in the refrigerator. "That's such a scary story, where might be told the initial time of introduction, right?" the answer. "Where do you know that story from?"

"Internets."

"Maybe the story isn't that important. Even your father didn't say anything to me."

Deril thinks there's a point to what his mother said. If the case of the disappearance of the man is something Deril should know, surely Alex had already said it before they moved here.

"I went back to the room" Deril closed the conversation.

"Oh, ya! Apa kamu sudah memutuskan akan dijadikan apa loteng itu?"

"It has. I'll paint there. The view from the window is great."

"Don't forget the time, yeah! Remember, you still have schoolwork to complete!"

Deril smiled at his mother's advice. He couldn't promise that he would remember the time when he was holding a brush.

'Oh!' Deril remembered something when he started climbing the stairs. Deril recalled the incident the other day, when he saw Mika's cheek exposed to paint. 'Did Mika also paint?' his inner. She felt there was little hope for her to be close to Mika. Although it was impossible to invite a girl into such a narrow attic, it was possible that she could paint with Mika in the garden.

Deril tried to open a half-body window, which became the light source in the attic. The lights there don't work when Deril presses the switch.

"Hhh... This window also needs repairs," murmured Deril. At the same time, his eyes caught something strange.

Saying, Deril can hear the piano from Doctor Stephen's house. The second-floor window of his house was left open, allowing Deril to look inside freely.

Doctor Stephen was sitting in front of an old piano. His hands look shrewd in pressing piano keys. Face beaming. A wide smile. His eyes narrowed, as if to reassure anyone who saw that his mood was really good at the moment. Several times he turned to Mika who was sitting next to him.

Unlike Doctor Stephen, Mika's face is far from happy. Highlight his bitter eyes. Her beautiful face was pale. Let alone a smile, her red lips even quivered like she wanted to cry.

Deril moved from his position. She knows that Doctor Stephen or Mika will not see herself in the attic there, but Deril chooses to hide. Deril can't be found out right now. His curiosity was too great to stop paying attention to the father and son.

"Snack."

That was all that was on Deril's mind at the moment.

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