Peak of Worry

"Tomorrow we continue the search for Nusa, it's already midnight, you guys just go home because tomorrow is school."

"But Nusa?"

"That's easy, I'm also sure my little sister isn't in any trouble, she's fine."

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Just like the previous days, the arrival of El and his two friends is the thing that the school colors have been waiting for the most. Moreover, they came when the school bell rang. Oh besides, which makes the attraction even bigger, they are also now wearing messy clothes, it seems the girls' hearts are starting to burn.

"YOU THREE ARE AWESOME!"

"REZA, I WILL HELP YOU FIX THE TIE ON YOUR UNIFORM!"

"YOUR HAIR IS A MESS, I CAN COMB IT FOR YOU, YOU ARE VERY HANDSOME THIS MORNING!"

And many more screams. To be honest, El, Reza, and Mario were not at all uncomfortable. Apart from being used to dealing with situations like this, as long as they didn't do anything strange, they felt fine.

They walked through the corridor, many girls were imitating Reza and Mario, but not El. Maybe they are afraid? Yes of course afraid, because that one person is very scary. But still, his aura made the girls admire in silence for being so mesmerized.

El walks with a straight face, his mind wonders if Nusa has come home and now he has come and sits in class like usual days?

The three of them arrived, and immediately entered the classroom. His mind was blown when he saw Nusa's empty chair, he sighed. But wait, there are three more seats that are still empty because usually, the owner of the three chairs comes very early.

"Dammit, wanted to be interrogated but they weren't there."

Yes, from the night El arrived at Priska's house, but the girl's mother said that she was not home. Priska said she would go with her two friends, and at that time El insisted on examining all corners of Priska's house politely and with the permission of a middle-aged woman who incidentally was Priska's mother. And yes, what you are looking for is not in the house.

"What's the matter with you, El?" Mario asked while patting El's shoulder, he and Reza stood beside the boy.

"Has anyone seen where Priska is?" El asked loudly to everyone in this class, he stared intently at one by one so that the previously chaotic atmosphere of the class immediately became quiet, some even swallowed their saliva with difficulty.

Everyone in the class shook their heads.

"I don't see Priska, El. Since earlier, they have three empty seats, plus the Nusa bench." answered one of the men who were not very well known, but his name was confirmed to be Seno.

When one of the schools found out that Priska and Nusa were in trouble, they exploded because of the bullying that happened to Nusa while in the women's restroom.

El, Reza, and Mario immediately suspect Priska and her friends.

"Of course, I'll finish it," El muttered in a sarcastic tone.

He had been holding back his emotions since last night so as not to accuse anyone of being Rehan's 'suspect', now he can't help but believe that what he is thinking at this moment is the truth.

Reza nudged El, disagreeing with what the man said. "El, no, they're girls."

But now Mario made a sound like 'shhh' he denied Reza. "El is right, Reza. Priska is going too far if this is their doing,"

Ring!

Ring!

The class bell rang, and the first lesson was swimming class. All of them in class immediately rushed to get their things to go to the toilet and change their uniforms into swimwear, for the girls' swimsuits with knee-length pants --but combined with tight-fitting clothes-- instead of the swimsuits they were wearing, with a V-shaped bottom.

El, Reza, and Mario finally did the same thing. The difference is, both of them only carry a bag because holding a swimsuit looks troublesome.

"Can you guess where Priska and her friends are?" Reza asked Mario, they were walking behind El because they wanted to protect the man who looked very annoyed, afraid to vent their emotions on anyone who passed.

Mario turned to Reza, then nodded his head. "You know what I don't know about everyone?"

Hearing Mario's answer, Reza was a little doubtful about the man. Never believe what Mario says because the content of a guy's anger is only about something funny or rarely serious. "If you know, where are they?" He asked.

Mario laughed like he was belittling Reza. "You've never seen a movie, have you?"

"Huh, why talk about movies?"

"In the movie, a girl like Priska is a kind of supernatural being. What is certain is that this afternoon she was hanging out on the frangipani tree at the cemetery."

Gotcha! Besides believing in horror-smelling bales, Mario's answer also sounds ridiculous.

Reza hit Mario on the head annoyed. "I'm asking seriously, idiot."

"Did I say something wrong?" Mario asked with a small smile.

"It's your fault that when the brain is split from God, you don't protest when you only get half your brain,"

El ignored the conversation of his two friends behind him, then looked at the cellphone screen that had been in his hand for a while. Looking at the chat room with Nusa, the last hour the girl saw was written :

Yesterday, 01.03 pm.

This was the perfect time for the girl to tell him.

"El, don't be angry, we're still looking for Nusa. There's no way a girl as beautiful as her suddenly disappeared unless she was kidnapped by a pedophile."

Instead of convincing, Mario even innocently said that. Reza quickly covered the boy's mouth while patting his head slowly.

"You have friends but their brains are crazy, you'd better cheer up El than talk nonsense!"

"Geez, I'm being tortured by you all the time. Where are my human rights..."

Dramatically, Mario made an expression as if he was hurt even though it wasn't like that in reality.

El sighed and chose not to respond to his two friends, he was confused about where else to look for Nusa because they had just met, not to mention he didn't know much about the girl.

They were already in the corridor leading to the swimming room.

Reza saw El, they walked side by side, always like that. "Hey, we're here El. We're going to look for Nusa, together. You don't have an expression because your face is so flat but I know you're worried."

"Noisy, keep your mouth shut."

El has high prestige, and Reza understands the nature of the man. He patted El on the shoulder twice. "Your prestige is great, yet you look stiff," he said with a chuckle to let it all go.

"PLEASE, SOMEONE IS TRAPPED IN THE LOCKER, SHE'S A GIRL WHO'S KNOWING OUT! SHE'S LIKE A NEW STUDENT, HER FACE IS STRANGE FOR ME, GUYS PLEASE!!"

Hearing that, El immediately put his cellphone in his pants pocket and ran as fast as he could to the swimming room.

"I know it's you, Nusa. I'm coming for you, wait."

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