My Missing Girl

29. Wish or hope?

For Hannah's sake, James is willing to give anything away. He went to research drugs that could make Hannah survive — Hannah was always healthy and did not relapse. Not only that James also contacted his colleagues to ask their patients who had the same history of the disease as Hannah or who were almost as symptomatic as what Hannah had. Everyone, whatever the point is, the best thing James has to do for Hannah's safety. He didn't want Hannah to get hurt.

As of now, Alex has to go to the very end city in the Vancouver area to see a healer who is said to have a traditional herb that can make his patients recover completely — the healer patient has the same brain trauma as Hannah. James hasn't been one hundred percent sure because he got it from a community on the internet whose members are a very minority. But because James was curious he wanted to prove it himself firsthand, was the rumors from the minority group true. If only that were true, it was his advantage because his intention to get Hannah to stable health would be perfectly implemented.

That was James' wish, he left with so much hope for Hannah's recovery. Hannah has to live a healthy and happy life not knit new wounds, that's what James wants. Since the initial symptoms have been experienced by Hannah, yesterday he got word from Adam when Hannah slept she was deliriously unclear. In her sleep, the girl cries hysterically but when Adam manages to wake Hannah from her sleep, the girl behaves strangely. Because Adam asked Hannah the question, "Hannah, are you a nightmare?"

The girl replied with a very uncanny poor answer: "Why am I crying, Adam?"

This is already quite severe according to James because the symptoms come quickly unpredictably. Because every day, Hannah is still acting normally as usual. Therefore, James must immediately find the right cure and method of therapy for Hannah so that the girl is looking well.

After a long journey, almost three hours James traveled from the center to the city to the very end of it. James closed his car, the address he got from the community on the internet was very concrete, because the maps that James used as a guide to get there escorted him exactly according to the location in the information section. Starting from the shape of the house, the color of the house and the name of the practice of the healer are the same as the information he gets.

Your Wish is my Hope, the name of the place.

James knocked on the door of his house, "excuse me," Not until James waited long, the door was open. There is an old grandfather figure, maybe if James thought his age was almost ninety years old if expected.

"Who are you?" the old man asked.

"I'm James, sir."

"What brings you to an old man like me?" the grandfather looked slightly towards James — the grandfather intended to make sure James was with his inner self if the man had no bad intentions on him. Because so far, the grandfather has always been terrorized by obscure people. So, the grandfather had to be vigilant.

"Is this the host of Steve Waston?"

"How do you know if the person you're referring to is me?" the grandfather asked in a tone that was less pleasant to hear — according to James.

Getting such a response, it seemed that James' arrival was very disturbing to the grandfather. "I got information about the master from a community group on the internet 'Wish to Hope,' so I'm sure if it was you," James replied honestly.

The grandfather snorted, looking once as if he was very upset. James can see that. While the grandfather swears in his heart, 'why is the f*****g group still active, even though he has told the person who made the group shut down the group. Because right now that grandfather was living quietly at his current age, not money like he used to. Because his life is more important. The grandfather wanted his life to belong, even he intended to live to the end ─ until the Day of Judgment.

"You're in the wrong place, you just go." The grandfather kicked James out because he didn't want to get into trouble at a young age.

Seeing the strange excitement of the grandfather made James think if this grandfather was lying, James is an all-around doctor so he knows that the grandfather he knew was named Steve Waston, it was. Therefore James acting is also what the grandfather wanted. "I just wanted to ask about traditional herbs and methods to cure my patients, I've heard you can cure people who have PTSD disorder with your traditional therapy, so please help me."

"Come on in."

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Alex takes Hannah with him, after working with Cindy he can take Hannah in his car. Alex wants to take Hannah to have fun at Queen Elizabeth Park, Alex wants Hannah to have fun when she can let go of the burden of her mind because of her unfinished painting task.

But Alex's intentions did not go smoothly because Hannah was still sulking because of his actions, moreover, this invitation seemed to force Hannah. Hannah was upset because of Alex's excessive actions, even though the man of three-quarters of a century already knew that Hannah was still angry with him.

"Al put me down! Or I'll jump." Hannah exclaimed with annoyance. Because of Alex's actions, he feels he is being kidn*pped by Alex. Shamelessly, Alex forcibly carries himself with Cindy's help. And stupidly, Hannah believes in the man who claims to be her best friend. Cindy tells Hannah to accompany her to the city library to find a new picture reference because there are no other materials in the campus library as Cindy wishes. Hannah believes the lie. After all, Hannah thinks Cindy's idea is very good because Hannah is also in need of new references for some paintings that will be drawings, to fulfill some tasks that she has not had time to collect.

Alex knew if Hannah was a real girl so it was impossible if Hannah would force open the car door and jump from there and drop into the street, it was impossible to happen. So Alex joked, "Just jump if you dare, Hannah."

Hannah clucked and stomped her feet channeling her annoyance, Alex's guess was correct. If Hannah wasn't serious about her words. Alex is back serious with his steering wheel, crashing through the streets of the city that is quite free, not as dense as usual. Because of the location that Alex traveled far enough to make Hannah cluck upset for the umpteenth time. But Alex doesn't care about that, or maybe Alex doesn't understand what Hannah means — Hannah codes by clucking and stomping a few times because she's bored. Hannah wanted Alex to ask her to chat or something, at least the guy told her where she was going to take him.

"Al?"

"Yes? Are you not angry with me?"

My God... Hannah wants to hang herself. Why on earth this big there is a human-like Alex. The man was selfless and shameless when he kidn*pped her by force, then he took her to a faraway place ─ for almost one trip but they did not reach the location. Then Alex also told Hannah to jump out of the car if she wanted to, even though Hannah was just bluffing earlier. Though the answer Hannah wants is "don't Hannah, that's dangerous." Although it sounds dramatic Hannah wants to hear that answer from Alex. Because that means, Alex's worried about her, right?

Instead of being welcome, Hannah jumped. You're a cursed man! Hannah swears in her heart.

"Is that the only answer in your brain?" Hannah exclaimed sarcastically, it felt like Hannah wanted to swallow Alex right now. Moreover, his innocent face was not comparable to his behavior which was very annoying for him.

"You mean?"

"It's up to you!" Hannah who is upset by Alex's pretentious stupid attitude makes him upset and ends up resigned, provided Alex does not kidnap him it is enough for Hannah.

Alex pulled over for a while because he needed to explain something to Hannah so that the girl wouldn't get mad at him. "You stopped? Does that mean I can go down?"

"Please, if you know your way home. I'll let you go." Alex teases Hannah again for the umpteenth time.

"You are so annoying." Alex chuckled for a moment, then he touched Hannah's hand. Alex stroked it very smoothly ─ if Hannah said this was a touch that had affection. Getting such treatment from Alex Hannah's cheeks automatically flushed like boiled crabs.

"Listen to me," Alex sounded very serious with his words, so Hannah answered him seriously as well, although the resentment was still there. "What do you want?"

"I know I'm wrong. So I want to apologize to you for all my mistakes. That's the first one. The second one I want to take you to a place that I think can make you happy. I know you're a lot of thoughts because a lot of baking tasks have not been completed, while the deadline is in sight. I hope that there's an inspiration in that place."

Hannah becomes speechless ─ can hardly say anything if her very high ego slaps her ─ Don't be easy to seduce Hannah, you have to put up with your pride. So what did Hannah do? She is only able to... She took her hand out of Alex's hand.

Because of the high prestige, Hannah replied to Alex's words with, "Whatever, you want to take me where. The important thing is not to go to the afterlife!" although Hannah said in her angry voice, Alex still smiling happily. Because Hannah agreed to his invitation.

"Thank you," Alex replied with a happy smile. Honestly, Hannah was fascinated by Alex's smile. But she quickly realized that she was still angry with the man. "But that doesn't mean I'm sorry you, okay!" Hannah pointed at Alex with her index finger as well as her sharp gaze, confirming to Alex that the man should not be proud just yet for agreeing to his Ni.