The Tippingback of Rania's World
Episode 35 - Mystery of the Secret Room

"What did you say? Qiandra's missing?" chloe said in a rather high voice.

"Yes, Madam. According to Jupri and Rudi, he was home at about eight. Then after that it is no longer seen at home. Felix is checking the CCTV" Sania replied.

"God... What's the kid really, anyway? The more days the attitude gets naughty," complains Chloe.

"Patience, dear. Don't get angry just yet. We still don't know where he's going. What is the reason and the cause" Geffie said.

"Yes but this is too much, baby. Already deprived of social activities, HP was turned off all day, went to parties without permission and now even disappeared," said Chloe.

"But he was home, and there's no look out yet, right? Maybe he has a problem with his friend and wants to be alone. Now we focus on finding him first" Geffie said.

"But..."

"Sst... I know you're actually worried. Later when it is a bit quiet, we ask slowly to him," reply geffie patiently.

Huhh... Chloe sighed. How can her husband be this patient, yet still be the wisest?

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Uhuk! Uhuk! Uhuk...

"Geez, it's so tight" whispered Qiandra.

"God! It's dark where is this?" qindra murmured in panic. He felt his surroundings muddy and damp.

"Please! Anyone, help me...!" yell Qiandra.

No sound was heard, other than the echo of his own voice. The cold and moist air increasingly embraced him.

"Please! Help u! It's me, Qiandra," she cried again.

Still the same as before, he only heard the reflection of his voice. Where is he now? It was pitch-black, the air was moist and stuffy, the floor was muddy, somehow more like the atmosphere inside the cave.

Qiandra's heart was pounding so fast, was she not kidnapped?

She felt her whole body, "Ah, it turns out that I still wear party clothes yesterday. Then I remember, the last time I was in a room was last night."

Suddenly the feathers of Iud Qiandra stood. He remembered the figure he saw last night. Originally the teenage girl in front of him had a face very similar to her archenemy, Rania. But slowly, that beautiful face turned into an extremely frightening one.

The woman's sweet smile turned into a sharp grin, her face slowly paled and her eyes blackened. His head was pouring fresh blood. His limbs are no longer intact. His increasingly raucous voice called out the name of Qiandra.

"God. What did I see last night? Am I dreaming? Or am I still dreaming?" said Qiandra while holding up sobs.

"No. This isn't a dream. Feels very real. But why is Rania like that. Like. the undead," his mumbling goosebumps.

"Please! Helpme! I'm stuck in here" cried Qindra. His breathing is getting congested due to moist and stuffy air.

Plashing! Plashing! He set his feet according to the eyes of his heart. The texture of the floor he was treading on was soft and sticky, similar to mud.

"Ughs...Smell," he murmured. Again he regretted, at a time like this did not bring HP.

Cracks! His bare feet were treading on something hard and sharp. With the tip of his toe, he felt the foreign object.

"I-this isn't a skull, is it?" qiandra said to herself.

"Young...! Help me!" yell Qiandra. He felt his entire bones wither, like a boiled vegetable. Unable to support his body weight.

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"Hey, have you heard? He said Qiandra had disappeared since last night" whispered one of the students.

"So the news is true? I think Qian's having more overseas activities than usual?" reply other students.

"really. Nurul Sama Dewi has been called a teacher. They were wondering because yesterday abis party with Qian," said the other.

"But he said he came home last night. Nothing else appeared until morning. Even though the gatekeeper did not see him coming out," said Anggit, the class leader.

"hee? Really? How can? Where'd she run?" alvi said follow nimbrung.

"Don't he get lost in the house? The house is very big," said Anjani.

"Ih, not funny to know. Home time itself is not terrible," said some students.

"Yes, tuh. He must have run away secretly. It's not active, is it?" sahut Anggit's.

Rania was pensive in her chair, "It's only natural that she didn't have any household problems. He was just in that house. But it's still impossible to just disappear, isn't it?" thought Rania.

"Ehem!" Bu Atun's voice made the students compactly return to their respective seats.

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"Where, baby?" chloe asked while swallowing the ulcer medicine. Her stomach acid is rising due to the stress of thinking about her daughter's news. He had not slept since two o'clock in the night.

"Felix just sent out CCTV, and there's one gaffe. Look here" said Geffie.

Chloe shifted her seat to approach her husband. He watched the CCTV footage carefully.

"God! Sweetheart! This is impossible" chloe exclaimed as she watched the tape in the twenty-second minute.

Chloe clasped her husband's fingers to relieve his uncontrollable heartbeat. He watched the video over and over again to be sure.

"Well, yeah. I think it's weird too. What don't-don't." thought Geffie.

"The hell, 'cause of that'? All this time no one knew but the two of us, Mrs Rohaya and Mr. Yahya. And access to it has also been closed. It doesn't look at all out of the ordinary way" Chloe said.

"really so. But it doesn't hurt to try, does it?"

"Is it not dangerous?" chloe hesitated.

"It's even more dangerous if our son is not found" Geffie said.

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"Udah sent?" ask Sania.

"Udah" Felix replied.

"What are the responses of the ladies and gentlemen?" ask Sania curiously.

"There's no word yet" Felix replied.

"But this is really weird. Look, Miss is seen through the hallway in front of room eleven. But he did not show up again on the next CCTV," said household assistants who also gathered to see the CCTV footage.

"Rubber. Miss is also not seen through room eleven. The hallway is a dead end. There were no other windows and doors, other than room eleven. That means Miss disappeared around here," Felix said.

"We checked. There was no damage around the place. Room eleven was also last night inhabited by Sena and Maria. He didn't see Qiandra go into his room at about eight to nine" Wilson said.

"Is this house haunted?" say some assistants.

"Hey, where possible," refuted Felix. Although he himself was not sure after seeing the video.

"Felix, your phone's ringing. It seems to be from the master," cried Wilson.

"Hello, yes sir" Felix replied.

"Well, we will ask for help from the gardener" Felix replied.

"What's he saying?" ask the compact assistants.

"We were told to dismantle the land in the side garden" Felix said.

"That's weird. Why are we being told to dismantle the park?" muttered them.

Without waiting for long, they immediately did as Geffie commanded. Just below the two-year-old mango tree, they found a secret door leading underground. It took about an hour to disassemble and dig.

Some people rushed down. And sure enough, they found the young Miss unconscious, deprived of oxygen.

While Qiandra was rescued and treated by doctors, they combed through the entire 4 x 5 meter room, as Geffie directed.

However, several times, no other way was found, other than under the mango tree that was dismantled earlier.

So how did Qiandra get in there?

(Connected)

Thank you for reading. See you around.