Your Soulmate

Lost

"Didn't he tell me to wait here?" Laura muttered, looking everywhere, hoping to see the owner of the number she had been staring at.

She had been waiting for half an hour, but the man had not come. Even the message Laura sent via the green app had not been read.

The girl thought, how could there be any hidden bad intentions? She trusted Evan one hundred percent to dare to come here and was determined to violate her brother's curfew. There it was written, at 7 o'clock meet at the intersection of the housing complex.

Bored, she often stared at the cellphone screen hoping that the gray one tick turns two blue. Paddling under the streetlights, she occasionally fended off the winged beasts swarmed around the light.

Soon it will rain, and watch the sky turn black and cloudy.

She hates moths the most, for her these winged insects are not only disgusting but also annoying. Her nature is still trying to reach the light with high hopes, then fall and lose wings later.

'I shouldn't waste the opportunity to live a good life just because of hopeless results,' she thought, looking thoughtful for a moment.

“Come on… Evan, where are you?!” Laura said, sitting straight on the pavement, her feet numb from the cold.

'Could he be taking revenge because I rejected his love? But we agreed to forget all that.' Her mind spoke in disgust.

The phone rings and a name appears on the screen. Laura answered the phone and put it to her ear with a surprised look. Through the speakers came a voice full of panic and restlessness.

"What's wrong, Ness?" she asked slowly.

[Laura, where are you?!]

"Near the house, so what?"

[Fortunately... you have to look for research in other libraries, not at school, just don't.]

Laura's brow furrowed.

[There was a murder at school, Ra! In the warehouse near our class. Tomorrow if you want to give an assignment directly to Mr. David's office, don't hang around!]

She was shocked, but she tried not to panic. “Ah, yes… I'll be right there later. It's been a while, okay?"

The phone line was cut off, she hesitated to open the chat room with Evan's name again. The message hasn't been read yet, afraid that something might have happened to the man.

"No way, he's a strong man, he can take care of himself!" Reassuring not to worry.

"Why don't I ask who the victim is? This afternoon Evan seemed to have lost the key, he must have gone back to class to get it. Arghh ...." Restless.

"Hey!" A motorbike stopped right in front of her, making the girl gasp and almost lose consciousness from the shock.

Who's that?

The man took off the red helmet without further ado, then looked intently at Laura.

"What are girls doing sitting here at night, huh?!" His anger soared to see his sister sitting on the street like a night butterfly waiting to be picked up.

“I told you, didn't I? Clothes like this are thrown away, not worth wearing! You really don't have any money!" Delova said firmly, throwing his jacket at Laura.

With a groan, the girl stood up and tied the sleeves of her leather jacket around her waist. She was forced to climb in the passenger seat, not wanting to provoke her brother's emotions.

She thought she would not meet like this because her mother said Delova went to meet his friends so he came home late. Finally Laura dared to wear her favorite clothes which were considered lacking in materials.

"Don't tell me you're here waiting for a boyfriend, huh?" Delova began to accuse indiscriminately, it was a habit.

"Of course not! I'm waiting for a group of friends to do the assignment because tomorrow is the collection deadline!”

"Lies, tomorrow is Sunday."

"Jeez, I'm speaking the truth!"

"Try to call your friend, I want to talk to him!"

“Oh my gosh, believe me…!”

***

Luckily, even though she has an older brother who is overprotective and can't control his emotions, he can still be relied on at critical times.

Because the night breeze would make Laura catch a cold, that was the reason Delova was angry.

David's research assignment was already in order. Were it not for seeing his younger brother out at night, he would be reluctant to help finish it because it can be used as an object of ridicule if the value of the younger sister is low.

"She said there was a murder at the school. So after collecting the assignments straight back here, I'll be waiting! Just watch out!” Delova sat on his motorbike while glaring at the girl.

"What now? The police have secured the location, so there is no need to overdo it!” said Laura.

Embarrassed, she walked briskly trying to avoid people's gaze. What do they say about seeing a 17-year-old girl treated like a child by her older brother? Very funny.

“That news is true apparently…?” Staring intently at the warning sign in front of the stairs leading to her class.

The hairs on the back of the neck when passing through the road. At noon the police took a break, so the alley was quiet. Feeling that someone was watching her, Laura immediately stepped forward, her heart was about to burst at that moment.

Arriving in front of the office, after looking around she went inside.

However, the statement from David disappointed her. The assignment is not accepted if it is not collected with a group of friends. With a broken feeling Laura returned outside, in front of the door she was silent for a moment.

Where to look for Iaoel?

She doesn't even know the house or the cellphone number because the man was so secretive that no one knew anything about him.

Laura decided to head to the parking lot before the school was overcrowded because Delova was screaming for her.

"Brother," she called.

"Hah?" Delova who was on the phone was confused about who to answer first.

Finally, being scolded, he sent Laura home by bus or taxi. Apart from his sister, there is something more substantial, namely his girlfriend.

In her heart Laura was so grateful, without having to argue the man left so that she could be free. Not one hundred percent because the messages kept coming into her phone.

She also went around the school and asked several people about Iaoel.

"Ra!" A student dressed in casual clothes approached, saying that she saw Iaoel near the cafeteria a while ago.

Without thinking the girl went there, there was no suspicion in her mind even though the student was lying to him.

Many people didn't like Laura's presence and wished she were gone. The reason was that Evan was so infatuated with her that there was no way for other women to get close.

However, in the end the girl regretted lying. With the remnants of confidence she had in reassuring himself that nothing would happen to Laura, the police had made sure the whole school was safe.

While walking, Laura reads the latest news on the high school website. It was written that the victim yesterday had not been identified because his face and parts of his body were torn apart, an anonymous published on the web said.

However, to reduce the students' fear, the teacher decided to cover up some of the facts of the case. Then, confidently said it was the work of a beast.

There is a forest behind the school, often used as a deer hunting ground. Even though an iron cage is installed, there is still the possibility of being intruded on by animals.

"The principal's post makes me doubt, if there are animals there must be a tamer party coming here, but why only the police?" Laura muttered.

Already close to the cafeteria, she closed the cellphone screen and quickened her pace.

No one.

Of course, how could she immediately believe it when she knew that all extracurricular activities were closed today, so the canteen was closed.

Holding back her fear, Laura closed the door to the room and started walking again. She cursed himself for trusting others too quickly, life couldn't be that smooth.

“Anyway, how could Winter come here, Sunday. He sleeps in class,” said Laura, annoyed.

The phone vibrates as an incoming message. At first Laura let it go, thinking it was just her brother who couldn't let herself be free. Naturally, his girlfriend often sulked, and the man couldn't focus.

However, her cellphone kept ringing.

"Who else?!"

***