My Missing Girl

17. Roller coaster

After Jordan calmed Jessica down, he went to Fred's room to see how things were going. Jordan knocked on the door, but there was no sign from there. Finally, Jordan immediately opened the door of Fred's room. He saw Fred on his bed. His son was seen curled up, his back shaking once he was crying.

Jordan approached Fred, he sat on the edge of his son's mattress. Jordan held gently to Fred's back ─ so that Fred wouldn't be surprised. “Fred, this is Dad.”

Fred responded to his father's touch, he turned around and looked at Jordan with his sad look. Fred is waiting for his father's return (Fred thinks Jordan will be home in a few days because this morning Jordan said goodbye to there will be a job out of town). Fred hugged Jordan tightly, he vented all his emotions. “Dad, don't go anymore, please?!” Fred continued to hug him.

Jordan returned Fred's hug, holding his son tightly. “What exactly happened? Can you tell me a story with Dad?”

Fred's answer remained the same as when his mother asked him a silence him. Jordan sighed, “If you've even told me?”

Jordan smiled as Fred replied to his question with a nod. “Okay, now what do you want?”

“Do I want to go to home school? Can I?”

Although Jordan was a little heavy on Fred's request, he still allowed it for the good of his son. “All right, Dad's going to ask the school to send the best teacher.”

“Dad I want to learn to paint, too.”

“What? Why are you suddenly─”

“I want Dad.”

“Okay, Dad would say also to send the best painting teacher for you.”

Fred took off his arms, then he held his father's hand and said “I've found the painting teacher I want, can you get it for me?” Fred pleaded with his voice.

Jordan responded by gently stroking Fred's head, “Whatever it is, I'll give you, boy.”

“Thank you, Dad.”

           ***

Arriving at Adam's house was already in a frenzy himself, after he parked the car he was driving to pick Hannah up, Adam quickly went into the house to make sure Hannah was in shape — if the girl was really in good condition.

“Lily you're fine, right?” Adam spoke in an anxious tone. So anxious, Adam called Hannah by her little name 'Lily.' A name Hannah had not listened to for a long time.

“Ad, I'm good - all right! You can see me in one piece.” Hannah was a little resentful of Adam's overblown attitude. Hannah let go of Adam's hand which gripped tightly on her shoulder. “Let go of your hand, Ad!” Hannah exclaimed, echoing.

“I'm in pain, your grip is very tight.”

“I'm sorry.” Adam let go of his grip, but the man didn't want to end this quickly, and Adam turned it around by tightly hugging Hannah.

Hannah?

She was tired, and let Adam do anything to him.

           ***

Alex decides to go it alone to ascertain whether what Little Fox says is true or not. He hadn't been to that place for a long time, a place full of bad memories in his youth.

Alex came to the base, seen from the display of the base was not occupied for a long time. The headquarters was no longer activated after Liliana's incident at that time. Mr. Fast deliberately did so out of respect for his daughter who was considered dead. But Alex couldn't believe it, he was still trying to find a bright spot where Liliana was. Even though it was ten years had passed, the girl still hadn't found the good news. But still, Alex had to try even harder to find Liliana.

Alex entered a room, where it was his workplace at the time. A place that left many happy memories with Liliana.

“Dyo, look! What do you think of my picture?”

“Does it look beautiful? I made it for Daddy.”

“Dyo, why are you always busy with your computer? Didn't Dad ask you to take care of me?”

“I brought you lunch, I know you haven't eaten yet. Eat first.”

“Dyo! Are you deaf? Why don't you answer me?”

Unconsciously, Alex shed tears when remembering the moment, this place saves many of his beautiful moments with the girl. It's long gone, but the memory is still well preserved. Alex wiped away his tears, “I haven't heard that name in a long time, Dyo.”

Alex continues his mission, he dismantles several places in the room in search of some evidence he might be able to get.

“When serious about the action, suddenly his phone rang. Alex picked up his phone and opened his voice,’ Hello?’”

           ***

As usual morning, Jasmine's routine is to cook for her husband and daughter. This morning Jasmine accidentally made Liliana's favorite honey pancake for breakfast. While Jasmine was busy mixing flour and refined sugar, suddenly her husband's big hand grabbed her from behind. “What are you doing, Babe?”

Jasmine was a little surprised by her husband's actions, she was angry and pinched her husband's burly arm. “Get out of the way, or I'll hook you up.” He said with a little annoyance.

“I don't want to!!” Her husband even more action, he increasingly tightened his embrace on Jasmine. Because the husband did not want to step aside, as a result Jasmine bit her husband's stocky arm.

“Ahh, are you a cannibal, Babe?” her husband complained in pain, but Jasmine didn't care and came back seriously with her pancake batter.

“Babe, answer me!” he exclaimed with annoyance.

“Don't you see? I'm making breakfast, Jo!” Jasmine replied that she was no less loud with her husband who deliberately raised his voice.

As if not deterred, Jasmine's husband remained relaxed about jasmine... He wiggled the body left and right and did not let go of his softening. As a result Jasmine who hugged him also swayed in rhythm with her husband. Tired of arguing, Jasmine let her husband do whatever he wanted. As long as it doesn't bother him.

           ***

“Excuse me.” Hannah conveyed her greetings to the middle-aged man who was in front of her now. This morning, Hannah's phone rang and there was a foreign number. However, Hannah who was self-conscious about her status answered the call. Hannah has several part-time jobs to meet her needs. So the number he advertised on a piece of advertising to offer Hie services.

The man was surprised when he saw Hannah who was already in front of him. The man was silent and did not make a greeting from Hannah. So that makes the girl repeated her greeting. “Excuse me, is it true of Mister Jordan Fang?” asked Hannah to be sure.

Because based on a message from Mister Jordan who said that today's meeting at more café and table number 25. Upon Hannah's arrival there turned out to be someone waiting, didn't that mean the person Hannah was called right now was Mister Jordan.

“Mister Jordan, right?”

“Yes, that's me,” Jordan replied slightly jolted by Hannah's call.

“Are you Miss Hannah Petter?”

“Yes, I am Hannah Petter.”

“Please sit down, miss.”

“You can call me Hannah, mister. That's my nickname.”

“Ahh, all right. You know why I called you?”

“It's mister,”

“Since you already understand, when can you start?”

“Whenever I can, but I have some conditions. Can I tell you?”

“Of course, please.”

Hannah presented some conditions to facilitate herself when teaching later. She didn't want her college hours and work at the hospital to be disrupted. So she had to put forward some conditions for both sides to be equally comfortable.

“If that's the condition I'm proposing, mister. If you don't agree, I also refuse to teach mister's son.”

Jordan stared intensely at Hannah. He was slightly amazed by Hannah's confident and confident gaze. This girl in front of him looks once as if she's a tough girl. “I don't mind, I accept the terms.”

Hannah's smile expanded. “Thank you for your trust.”

Hannah's paras and smile style reminded Jordan of someone. “How are you now?” muttered Jordan, but his soft voice was able to catch Hannah. “Yes, mister? What's wrong?”