My Missing Girl

4. shoked

Adam had a dizzy head because he had heard his little sister's unheeded rant. Moreover, what Hannah said was something ins not important, because all she discussed was her DJ Alex.

 Adam's tired of listening to Hannah's story about Alex every day. Adam once said if he knew Alex. Alex used to be his senior, Alex was also an assistant lecturer in anatomy studies. That's why Adam knew Alex, even though he didn't know him very well. Because Adam never had a face-to-face conversation with Alex.

 But something he almost forgot about, now remembered again because of a person named Hannah Liana Petter his sister. Adam can't remember anymore because as he recalls, it's been two years since Alex had not continued his doctorate. There's a lot of rumors that Alex's out because of his hoopla. Besides, Adam doesn't know any more about Alex.

 "I don't know, Hannah." The most perfect answer to any question from his sister.

 "You lie to me, Ad." Hannah still insists on her stance.

"I'm not lying to you, Hannah."

 "I haven't heard from senior Alex in a long time, nor do I remember much about him either. I think so it's been two years after he got."

"But you said you knew him, Ad."

 He'd love to pinch his sister's lips. Why Hannah's memory is so annoying, Adam did say that he knew Alex, but that was five years ago. When he was a freshman. And Hannah's only in the final grade of high school. Adam and Hannah are twins, but they're not one batch. Because Adam was an acceleration when he was in junior high school. as a result, they were different a year in school.

 "I've never said anything like that, Hannah." Adam tried to avoid all of Hannah's statements.

"But Ad –"

 "Come on Hannah, let's stop all your nonsense." Adam made it clear.

 "All right. But let me ask you one more question." Hanna asks with a hoping expression.

 Okay, Adam exhaled his tired breath. "Okay, what do you want to ask?"

"Do you have a photo of DJ Alex?."

 The unexpected question Hannah had just asked, he did not suppose if Hannah would ask that. Because all this time Hannah never asked about the true form of a man named Alexander Dyo. Since the incident two years ago, Hannah has forgotten her desire to get to know Alex's true form. Because for Hannah she got to know Alex only with the sound of him be enough for her. But why now, she's asking that? Adam had to dig deeper before he got to guess it wrong.

"Why are you asking me that? Are you hiding something from me, Hannah?" Ask Adam full of intercessor.

 Hannah is a bad liar, she intends to hide a meeting with a figure who is considered Alex by Hannah but without Adam knowing. But she was unlucky because Adam immediately understood that she was lying and hiding something.

 "Tell me the truth, Hannah," Adam said firmly, and it made Hannah wake up from her silence.

 Well, I think Hannah should be honest with Adam. Hannah doesn't want to be honest for fear of being scolded by Adam. Because Hannah knows that Adam doesn't like Alex very much. Adam hates that guy, but when asked why he hates Alex. Adam never answered if he had to answer. Surely the answer is I don't want to deal with invisible people. Adam's words that Hannah never understood during her time with Adam.

"I-- "

"Let's say, otherwise I will --

“Okay, I'll say it"

Adam nodded, then "let's just say, I don't have much time"

 "Ck, you're busy, Ad." She squeaked, overwrite Adam's words.

 "Hurry up Hannah, otherwise I'll go." Adam was about to stand up from his seat. But Hannah quickly prevented him by pulling Adam's wrist.

 "Okay, I'll tell you. But I beg you to sit down first."

  Adam returned to his seat, in his heart. Adam had hoped – please be anxious but also curious.

"I just met Alex at the hospital."

Adam was shocked to hear Hannah say, spontaneously Adam said "Stay away from him, Hannah."

***

Alex is still on his show persuading James not to get mad at him. It's been two hours since Alex was in James' room, but during that time he's been silent like a lifeless buddha statue. He'd love to cuss his friend. But what power, all this happens by its fault.

"James, I'm sorry."

 "Are you listening to something, Coky?" James said to his turtle and ignored Alex's words.

 Damn it, Alex's swearing in the heart. Why is he likened to a turtle?

"James!" calls Alex in his weld voice.

 "Are you listening to him again? And look at my fur goosebumps from hearing the sound but it doesn't person exist."

Tak,

Alex was not thrilled with James' behavior, with all his might he is hitting his friend's neck. "You think I'm a patient person. James?" said Alex with a flushed face as he held back his emotions.

 James stroked his neck results a punch from Alex is hurting him. James stared sharply at Alex, he didn't accept being beaten like this.

"Yak, you're out of your mind, Al." James scolded Alex with all his might.

"Wasn't I just a gust of wind for you? Why now you can see me." Alex was annoyed, and he was satisfied to hit James' neck. Here, he's the wrong one, but Alex has apologized to James. James should have excused, instead of making something like this.

Alex sits back in his original place on one of the sofas in James' office.

 James stomped his feet in annoyance, he held his chest and stared intently at Alex. "What do you want, Al."

"I want to meet him, you have to help me find him."

"I'm no longer a detective, now I'm a doctor."

"Come on, I'll pay you anything."

 "I'm sorry, my salary as a doctor is enough. And let me remind you, I'm richer than you are now,"

"Ck, what a snob."

 "But right? Your pay as a radio announcer is only enough to buy you a meal. So you don't feel more get rich from me."

 "James, please help me. I need to make sure something happened two years ago and what happened ten years ago."

 James exhales tiredly, he hates Alex's coercive attitude like this. Alex, if there's a will at the moment, has to be fulfilled.

"What do you want?"

 "Help me find out the identity of the girl who had an accident two years ago, and match Lili. I suspect they are the same person."

 "Al, please. Lili died ten years ago, she was washed away in the river. The investigation team searched all angles but there was no sign of Lili there. So they pronounced Lili dead and her body declared missing."

 "I'm sure she's not dead, Jam," Alex said he still insists on his opinion.

 "Don't get too hopeful, Al. Just Lili's shoes covered in blood the one you found, it's a sign that she's gone. That could mean if she was eaten by animals--

"Cut you the crap, James," said Alex yelling at James, he didn't want to hear James say a blank.

 "Al, you have to be sincere. Lili is happy there." James lowers his intonation, to calm Alex down.

"I'm sure Lili is still alive James, the girl I saw two years ago has the same mark as Lili."

 "But the one with the birthmark isn't just Lili, Al. James' voice is getting low, he's sorry for his friend. It's been almost half his life like this because he hasn't accepted Lili's death.

"Do I have to go back to that world to find Lili, James?."

 "You don't go crazy, Al," James said he jerked Alex off because Alex had started digressing.

 Alex rests his head on the back of the sofa, he closes his eyes. She reminisces about her past with Lili. The five-year-old girl who dared to ask him to marry her,

"Lili will marry Dyo when Lily grows up."

Alex wants to go back to those days, where he could still enjoy his little girl's sweet smile.

                ***

 Hannah's big smile ushered in her brother Adam's departure from today's night watch. This afternoon, Adam just came home to take a shower and eat afterward he'd be back in the hospital for a night watch.

 "Be careful, Ad," Hannah said goodbye to Adam.

 "Hmm, you're also careful at home. If anything happens call me right away."

"Ready, my boss."

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