
“Happy Afternoon, Miss Eva. Sorry, I'm a little late coming to pick up Aika. On the road it jammed.” Arumi smiled kindly to a teacher who was in the classroom.
“It's okay. Coincidentally I still take care of other children who have not been picked up by his parents,” replied the woman.
“Ah yes, thank you, Miss.” Arumi's gaze rotated around. Among the few children left in the classroom, Aika did not appear. The middle seat used to be occupied by his daughter was also empty. Aika's bags and stuff were not there. “Then where is Aika?”
“Didn't he come out a while ago? He said his mommy had come,” obviously the woman. Less than 5 minutes ago, Aika did ask for her permission to come out. The classroom door that was directly facing the corridor, allowed Aika to be able to see her mommy walking from a distance.
“But I didn't see it out.” Arumi immediately turned her body. Highlighting every corner of the school yard in search of her daughter. Maybe Aika was playing with the other kids. But, after observing the playground, Aika was completely invisible.
Miss Eva went through the classroom door. Then spread the view to all directions. “Then where did he go? Though not yet 5 minutes asking permission to leave class.”
A sudden sense of worry filled Arumi's heart. But he tried to be calm. Arumi and Miss Eva walked through some classes and asked the children or adults around. But no one claimed to have seen Aika.
Panic soon dominated. Arumi immediately reports Aika's disappearance to the security guard. Everyone is looking around the school.
“Where is my son?”
Arumi began to worry after 15 minutes of searching and found no sign of her daughter.
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“What do you mean Aika is not in school?” Rafli's voice was heard squealing behind the phone. Arumi just called her to tell her about Aika's disappearance from school. “Have you checked the playground? It's possible that she was there with the other kids.”
“I and some people have been looking for her, but Aika is nowhere.”
Rafli could clearly hear Arumi's panicked voice mixed with sobs. It made him panic and worry.
“Try to calm down, Arumi. I'll be there soon.” In the midst of worry, Rafli tried to calm Arumi. “Now ask for help from the school to check CCTV footage.”
“Good. But please come quickly here. I'm so scared.”
“Iya, I'll catch up now.”
“Osman, I just got information that Aika disappeared from school. Have your men split up to search!” his command shortly after the call connected.
“What, Little Miss disappeared? But how can it be?” reply Osman, sounding very surprised.
“I don't know the exact cause yet. Please move immediately look!”
“Good, Master!”
Rafli disconnects the call and gets into the car immediately.
It only takes 15 minutes to get to school, as he drives at high speed. From the front of the large gate where he parked the car, he could see Arumi who was crying at the security post.
“What happened?” ask Rafli.
Arumi immediately stood up leaving her seat when she saw Rafli coming. "I don't know, Aika just suddenly disappeared." He hands his phone to Rafli.
There is CCTV footage from various angles that has been moved to his cell phone. The footage shows Aika leaving school in a hurry. Dipped his little body among the passers-by.
"But why did Aika go alone. Didn't she know that you were going to pick her up?"
Arumi's getting powerless to stem the tears. Guilt as well as fear so strongly bent his heart.
“So heading for class, my veil got loose when it collided with someone. I think Aika accidentally saw my face and was scared,” said Arumi, believing what was the cause of her daughter leaving school.
Rafli instantly drew a sharp gaze. His mind was suddenly confused and filled with fear of his daughter's whereabouts. Aika is still too small and being alone out there is very dangerous for her.
“Why can you be this reckless, Arumi?”
The question made Arumi's entire body bristle. He dared to look up to look at Rafli. Rafli's raining gaze made his entire body bristle.
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