EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 327's

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As soon as the emergency staircase door was opened, it was very quiet to make the sound of our shoes sound more gripping.

But I was lucky because Lucy and Dika took care of me carefully. Their attitude is nothing excessive and in accordance with the portion.

We who went down the stairs in the middle of the darkness felt longer and longer.

BRAAK!

Someone suddenly opened the door of the emergency staircase on the 4th floor. Lucy's reflexes backwards blocked me and Dika who was ready with her hands behind her back.

“Oh my goodness! There are people also turns.” It was the voice of the woman with the man behind her.

Then I heaved a sigh of relief because that woman turned out to be beautiful with her husband. The woman who had a chat with me during my partama week arrived here.

“Eh Icha.”

“Halo bu Indah.” My greeting.

Beautiful and her husband who each held a flashlight on their phone highlighted us. “Icha also want to go down?”

“Iya. We're heading outside the building.”

“Wah same dong. Come together.” It was beautiful to come straight to me and embrace my hand.

Finally the five of us continued our journey, Beautiful husband who followed us from behind then asked, “bu Icha, Pak Bayu is overtime tonight?”

I glanced at my husband Bu Indah, although not as tall as Bayu, but he has big chest muscles and arms.

“Iya happens to be overtime. But is there a power outage schedule tonight?” My toot.

“Snow we are interested, yes ‘kan, pah?” Beautifully asked her husband.

“Iya. There aren't. Although there is a power outage should jenset immediately turn on.” As I thought.

“But why is the mobile phone network missing huh?” I intend to confirm that it's not just me whose cellular network is missing.

“Yaa right! Why is the network gone?” It was beautiful to exclaim, remembering that.

I nodded slowly, somewhat relieved that everyone here as well as their mobile networks were gone, not just us. That means this weirdness will be revealed quickly.

It didn't take long, we were all finally able to get to the outside of the building. The dark atmosphere is very different because it is quite noisy here.

People are also questioning why their mobile networks are missing. Many of them had already lit the flashlight, so I felt relieved and somewhat calm.

When Beautiful's husband started leaving us to seek information, Beautiful and I decided to stay near the exit gate with Dika and Lucy.

“What has this happened before?” ask me about Beautiful.

“There has never been an incident until everyone's mobile network is gone. Is there a natural disaster soon?” The beautiful voice shrinks at the end of the sentence.

I frowned, feeling Beautiful conjecture was not impossible. It makes my concern for Bayu getting bigger.

Then shortly after, Indah decided to find her husband, now Dika and Lucy stay with me. The two did not lower their guard even though there were some people who had invited them to speak.

I was still wondering what had happened, until the cries of some people around me roused me from daydreaming.

“Mistress, mobile network is back.” Lucy said accompanied by the sound of notifications that are mutually unpretentious around me.

I also check the phone, it's true that the network is back. And before long the electricity around us suddenly lit up making me close my eyes because of the blinding light.

Everyone murmured in gratitude as everything returned to normal, as well as me, exhaling a sigh of relief.

As everyone was busy walking into the door of the apartment building, the familiar sound of the car engine in my ears distracted us for a moment.

My smile expanded as soon as I saw the jeep car that Bayu used to bring into the front parking area of the building.

“She said the power went out in this area? I can't reach you guys.” Sayu walked over to us.

“In addition to electricity, everyone's mobile network disappeared briefly earlier.” My answer.

There is a frown of wonder on the forehead Bayu heard my answer, “but nothing happened ‘kan?”

“No.” I smiled a little, calming him down.

“Well, if that's the case, Dika, Lucy, you guys come back, rest. Thank you for accompanying Icha until night.”

“Good sir!” Answer them compact.

“Oh and, before you guys come back.” Bayu's voice shrank, almost whispered and continued, “please check the CCTV footage in the area here before the power outage. Report tomorrow.”

“Good sir!” the two nodded, saluted for a bit and they parted, leaving us.

“Do you suspect something?” I asked, still staring at the backs of the two people who were getting away towards the security post,

Next to Bayu's hand was holding my shoulder, his chin leaning over my head and answering softly, “Wendy, have you heard their report ‘ right? Today we did hunt catch his organization but Wendy has not been found.”

“Are you overtime for catching Wendy?”

“Yes. We took turns arresting him, it's a covert operation and only a few people were involved.” He said this time whispering in front of my ear.

We walked in tandem into the apartment building, so that the lobby, it turns out there are still many who queue in front of the elevator.

Some people had greeted Bayu and invited him to talk stale, while I who had felt an awkward atmosphere, noticed around me.

If it was a regular power outage, I wouldn't be suspicious, but to the point of shutting down or blocking the cellular network?

But my mind suddenly thought of Nadya and Mr. Baron, I slowly pulled Bayu's arm, making his attention to the people who were discussing in front of us, distracted.

He looked down with a questioning look.

“So I didn't see Nadya with Mr. Baron. What could they possibly be in the room—”

“AAAAAAAARGGGH!!” The screams of some people stopped me,

Everyone in the lobby went silent hearing screams from the top floor of the building.

“What's up?”

“Who's screaming?”

“Are they making jokes?”

“No way, his voice was like a scream of fear.” People began to wonder vigilantly.

“AAARRRGGHHH!!” The scream continued, this time the sound moved with the noise of footsteps running along the emergency stairs, as if peacocks were being chased.

Bayu clasped my hand tightly, as if he was ready to take me running away from this place. My heart skipped a beat, nervous, waiting for the sound of the footsteps of those screaming people to get closer and closer to the door of the emergency stairs.

BRAAK!

The door opened and scattering of people running with their fearful faces filled the lobby. The adult women and men there were even some little children who also joined in that frightened scream.

Before he could see what was chasing them, Bayu immediately dragged me away from the crowd, towards the exit of the building made of glass.

But the people behind us also ran towards the door, wanting to get out of the building as quickly as possible, but the small sting on my back shoulder made me jump in shock and scream.

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It will continue on August 08, 2022.

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