The Mystery of Black Rabbit Lake
Chapter 18 - Mistress

- In a villa in the hills.

“Hallo, good afternoon, Sir. Madam's condition is getting worse, sir. Even the Madam today threw all the items in her room and chased away Doctor Erick who had just come to her room, Sir. The madam seems to dislike Doctor Erick very much. Would you be willing to replace Doctor Erick with a new doctor so that Madam would not be angry and willing to be treated by a new doctor? I'm afraid if I keep asking Doctor Erick to come here, the condition of the Lady is worse and not getting any treatment at all, Mr.” said a woman on the phone.

“Ya.. yes... Alright, I will replace Doctor Erick with another doctor. May the Lady accept this doctor. I'll tell you later, when will the new doctor come to the house" said a man who sounded a little anxious after hearing his servant's report.

“All right, sir," said the waiter ending the call on the phone.

The waiter then walked towards the Madam's room. Take out a key from the pocket of the servant dress she wears and insert the golden yellow key into the keyhole.

The waiter then pulled the doorknob and looked into the room. He saw the Madam, a red long-haired lady sitting on her bed. Her eyes were blank, her eyes not glowing at all, like a dreamy person living in his own world.

“Thank God, now the Madam has calmed down and is sitting on her bed. It is better that the Madam be quiet and daydream like that, than cry, scream in fear, and pass out like she has just seen a ghost. If this is going to be good, I can rest for a while before dinner time arrives," said the waiter, locking the door of the Madam's room again.

The waiter went to the kitchen and had lunch. Her stomach is already very hungry because this session Madam messed around. It was forcibly he who apologized to Doctor Erick for mistreating the Madam to his own doctor, and then he cleaned and tidied up the Madam's room, putting all the stuff that the Madam had thrown away back into place. Taklupa also informed his Master who must immediately bring a new doctor for the Madam.

*

*

*

The next day…

The waiter has finished feeding the Madam. This morning Madam finished a bowl of warm chicken porridge. Madam's appetite this morning increased, maybe Madam is hungry because last night only ate a little.

“Mistress, I'm really happy that Madam ate it out. What will the lady eat later in the day? I'll have Chef cook lunch according to Madam's request" the waiter asked.

The madam just kept quiet, not answering the waiter's question.

“Yes, already if indeed the Madam does not want to answer my question. Then I'll have the Chef cook the soup asaparagus, huh, ma'am? So that Madam would eat it. Fruitful food seems suitable for the Madam at this time," said the waiter again.

The madam remained silent, not accepting or rejecting the advice of the waiter about his lunch menu. Suddenly the servant's phone rang. The maid immediately left the Madam and walked out of the room. You have advised me not to take any calls in the Madam's room.

“How's the Madam doing today?" ask Master.

“They are calmer now, sir. Just more daydreaming than usual" replied the waiter.

“I've asked a new doctor to check on Madam immediately. Maybe the doctor will be here any minute. His name is Doctor Roy Surya" said his Master.

“Good, Sir. I hope the Madam fits in with Doctor Roy. Thank you for sending a new doctor to Madam" said the waiter.

“Yes, if there is any other need regarding Madam, please notify me immediately," said Tuan ended the phone call.

The waiter made sure his phone connection was over and immediately went to the kitchen to meet the Chef.

And ups. he forgot something.

He forgot to lock the door to Madam's room.

*

*

*

“Hallo, Doctor Roy. Welcome back to Indonesia, "greetings the driver is warm, get out of the car and put Doctor Roy's big suitcase into the trunk of his car.

“Thank you so much, Mr. Driver," said Roy with a sweet smile showing a row of white teeth. Roy got into the car immediately, and after Mr. Driver cleared his suitcase, the car immediately drove into a luxurious house on the top of the hills, the home of an important client.

*

*

*

- In a villa in the hills.

“Good morning and a half in the afternoon, Madam," said Roy as he spread a warm smile on a beautiful red-haired woman he met on the balcony of the east house. The woman glanced at him for a while then remained silent, speechless and went back to enjoying the beautiful scenery before her. The view of the green rice fields is arranged with terracing system that flowed water from a small river nearby, covered with a little thin fog. It is beautiful and soothing to the eyes and heart of anyone who looks at it.

Roy did not speak much anymore because the Madam was not willing to answer his greetings. But Roy did not move from his place, staying faithful to accompany the Madam enjoying the view. For a long time they were silent and overwhelmed. That was the first step that Roy took, he had to put himself as a friend to the Madam, not as a Doctor who talked too much and asked her various questions. If later the Madam had begun to be comfortable with Roy, then Roy began to lend a hand to help the Madam.

Roy had read the health report of Doctor Erick and found out the reason why Dr. Erick did not continue his consultations with Madam. So Roy had set up a strategy before he came to this house to meet Madam.

When Roy's eyes were fixed on the Madam's eyes, looking at the Madam's defensive gestures at the sight of new people around him, Roy began to make a new assessment for the Madam, which was different from Doctor Erick's analysis. Roy chooses to gain the trust of the Madam first, so that the Madam trusts herself as a friend who is willing to be used as a place to share feelings and even bad memories that have come in the life of the Madam. Then slowly, as a good friend, Roy will begin to provide inputs that are easy to understand Madam.

Note: This defensive attitude is also usually used as a shield to protect yourself and maintain your self-image.

People who are used to being defensive will be very difficult to accept criticism or even just input from others. Criticism or input will instead sound like an attack on the ears of a person who is defensive.

*

*

*

The Flash Back On

The maid looked confused and very anxious when she found out that the Madam was not in the room, because she had forgotten to lock the door of the Madam's room. Doctor Roy has come to the Madam's room escorted by Mr. Satpam, but now even the Madam who disappeared somewhere.

“Sorry, Doctor. Missing madam. I'll be looking for Madam soon. The doctor just wait here, me and Mr. Satpam will immediately find the Madam and bring her back to the room if the Madam has been found," said the anxious waiter.

“I will also help to find him. Than to sting here. What if we split the task, so that it's faster. I'm going east of the house, you're going west, and you're looking up on the first floor and the garden" said Dr. Roy, remaining calm and authoritative.

“Good, Doctor. Ready to do so," said Mr. Sattam.

“Thank you, Doctor. I'll search the west side of the house" the waiter confirmed Doctor Roy's suggestion.

Roypun immediately set foot to the east side of the house. Looking for the figure of the beautiful woman he had seen in the photo, went into every room on the east side of the house, and then saw a red-haired woman standing staring at the view from the balcony.

“At last I managed to find you, Madam," said Doctor Roy pleased.

 The Flash Back Off