Rania's Invisible Search
PART 233 WHERE'S MY BEST FRIEND?
I was a little late in the morning going to the office. Because I was worried about Petter too much, to the point that I had to prepare the files that I had to bring. Arriving at the office, I waited for the queue of people who were waiting for the elevator to open. Aunty Ivanna had just darted from the top floor, telling him Petter was not back yet. And he doesn't usually disappear for too long like this. I just nodded my head, and asked Aunty Ivanna to find Petter. Because I'll be watching Silvia in the office. Not long after that he darted away somewhere, I immediately entered the elevator. But the elevator door actually opened again because there was someone who pressed the button from outside. Wening smiled flatly while nodding his head. Turns out he was late just like me, even though he was still an apprentice here. There was no chatter in the elevator, until we were both out on the fifth floor.
"Lu tumben Ran late?"
"Yes, it was a bit complicated this morning. How do you know where I grow late? Do you care about me often, right?" I looked at Wening seriously.
"Lu is famous among journalists, so I often see you in the staff. And I know you are never late to come to the office, if you do not come to the office even often. Yeah right?" Answer by raising the eyebrows.
"Hehehe was also Wen. Why are you late too? Not afraid of reprimanding Mr Arya? She's that emotional person, be careful of her Wen!"
Wening chuckled, he explained that he had received permission from Mr. Arya so that he did not get into trouble at the office.
"So I have to stop by somewhere first. I have something to do before I go to the office. Maybe starting tomorrow I should go early, so I'm not late again."
"Do you have to leave early every day? Not tired of that?"
"No, I'm starting to get what I wanted first. Although the process is slow, I can do it all." He walked to his work desk.
From behind my back, there was the sound of Mbak Rika yelling calling me repeatedly. He seemed to be in a hurry running towards me.
"Where's the file I asked for yesterday? I want to make a presentation!" Ma'am Rika exclaims with a loud breath.
"I'm sorry, ma'am, I was late. You must have been waiting from earlier, I just took the duli file in the backpack."
"Of course you're a Lu Ran!" Brother Rika's chirps while pushing my shoulder.
Immediately I took the file in the backpack, and gave it to Rika Ma. Then he ran to the meeting room quickly. Silvia waved to me, telling me about the incident last night when she made chocolate milk for Petter.
"You will wait until the apocalypse will also not be finished Sil! Lha wong she enjoys her milk by being inhaled by her scent. Where there are subtle creatures eating and drinking something. They just enjoy the treat yes by breathing the doang. Therefore, food or drinks that are served to people who already do not exist will certainly not have a taste. If we eat or drink, it will be bland. Try it in your village if there is a thanksgiving for people who have died, surely the food you are given will not be able to make you full. Yes, because they enjoyed it first!" Obviously I took things out of my backpack.
"Oh that's Ran. Just at that time my late grandfather never wanted to eat any gifts from the family of someone who just died. He said he still stinks of dead bodies, just got me now." Sahut with mangosteen.
There's a file coming in from the staff in the promotion section, I have to help him finish the report that should be given to Mr. Arya. I started focusing on the computer screen, and working on the report. I ignored the people around me, until my focus was split when I heard the sound of people humming. The tone of the song was often sung by Petter, even though only the humming sound I was very familiar with the tone of the song. I raised my head to look for where the sound came from. The people near me were focusing on their desks. There's nothing humming here, and then where the sound comes from. I got up from my seat and walked forward. Some people are waiting in front of the photocopier. Seen Wening was standing by holding a stack of files while humming a little. I touched his shoulder from behind, Wening turned his head by hooking the two eyebrows together.
"What's Ran?" Her question tilted her head.
I just asked him where he knew the rhythm of the song he was singing from earlier. Wening immediately chuckled at my question. Maybe it was funny to him, but not to me. Because all this time I've only heard the chant sung by Petter. Even Aunty Ivanna never sang that song near me.
"Seriously Wen! Do you know where that song came from?" My answer is a bit panicked.
"Just relax Ran, just let me copy first."
Wening was busy inserting some sheets of paper into the copy machine. After that he explained to me, if he heard that song from youtube. He said he had aspirations to go to the Netherlands, so he often heard Dutch songs, and find out the culture in the country. Hearing his explanation I can only scratch the head that does not itch. Either the answer from him makes sense or not, but I can't say anything to him. Until Aunty Ivanna came with tears. He returned with grief, unable to find the mere existence of his son. Wening left this place, then returned to his desk. Then Aunty Ivanna said something that worried me.
"Rania lest the evil creatures that are after your friend have caught Petter. Didn't he intend to arrest her?" It definitely got me stuck.
My heart beats suddenly, if that happens. Petter must be very scared right now, because he does not like the evil energy of the creature.
"Didn't Aunty be around Silvia last night? Didn't Aunty feel the presence of the evil creature?"
"Nee. There was no sign of the evil creature. There were hardly any invisible creatures fluttering near Silvia. It's possible that Petter himself came out of Silvia's room. And Aunty didn't realize that Petter was leaving. Something must have happened after that, and Petter couldn't come back. No one is stopping her from coming back. Aunty sure must be because it's Rania!" Clearly standing floating with a sad face.
I hooked both eyebrows by propping up the chin. I'm thinking about what really happened last night. Maybe Petter disappeared because of the creature that was after Silvia, or because of something else. I think my head would break, if I thought about it more deeply. I decided to go back to the desk, seen at the end of the room. Silvia was sitting at her desk with a grinning smile. He looks like someone else, if he is smiling with a face like that. I ignored him and returned to my desk with mixed feelings.