Missing In The Heart
Chapters 17.Figuring Tofu.

Dirman, the name keeps ringing to Rachel's eardrum. A name that had turned itself into a cold figure.

Last night Rachel thought of Raya and Bryan's words. He could not understand why the two closest people were actually defending the person who had been rude to him.

So insensitive are people with what he feels?

Bryan's question last night seemed to echo repeatedly in his ears.

"Actually what makes you hate her so much?"

Rachel herself could not interpret the overwhelming hatred she felt for Dirman.

A flash of memory after memory came in his memory, filling all his head.

Rachel closed her eyes, trying to piece together the fragments of memories she had long thrown away. The fragments of memories that once were as hard as he tried to forget. But in the end those pieces of flakes could only be buried and rooted in his heart.

The deep heartache was felt when the shadow of Dirman's face trying to touch her reappeared in his memories.

Still remembered clearly the shadow of the man's hand that tried to open her dress until her upper body was exposed and exposed before her. As much as he tried to fight back but eventually fell unconscious due to the influence of drugs that he gave.

When he woke up in the hospital room room he was hysterical so many times he had to be given a sedative injection.

Slowly his parents told him that nothing had happened to him, and that made him very grateful. Repeatedly Daddy and his mommy explained that Dirman was not the culprit but he never wanted to believe it. All he believed in was what his eyes saw at the time of the incident.

An overwhelming sense of disgust and hatred mixed with his inner whack when his brain imagined the man was trying to harass him.

Every night his sleep was overshadowed by nightmares that made him have to undergo Healing Trauma for a full year. Since then no one has dared to discuss or mention the name of Dirman in front of him.

Remembering it all made his heart even more fragile.....

Rachel bit her lower lip hard trying to hold back the tears that had filled her eyes. But the pain and resentment of his heart could no longer stem the clear granules that had begun to fall down his cheeks.

He finally opens up his past trauma, along with himself who begins to want to find out the truth that may just be unknown to him.

When her brain returned to thinking clearly Rachel gathered all her strength and strengthened her heart. He quickly dialed the mobile number of Raya who had been in his save last night.

Not how long to wait, a soft and cheerful voice sounded from there.

"Hello, Rachel."

"Ra, do you have time? Can we meet now?"

"Rachel Sorry. If I'm still practicing in the hospital now, but it's a long way off."

"When can you?"

"Maybe around 2pm this afternoon."

"Okay, I'll pick you up. In which hospital?"

"We'll meet outside, because I'll take the car with me."

"Ok, then I chat you his place huh?"

"Okey, I'll see you soon, dear Rachel." Speak Raya in a cute tone.

Rachel closes her call and rushes into the bathroom and gets ready, after which Rachel exits her room to Bryan's room.

Rachel paced out in front of Bryan's room door, slowly opening the door and peeking inside.

"You what?" Bryan's reprimand on the door made Rachel surprised.

"No, what do you want? From back and forth like an iron." Bryan looked at Rachel who looked neat. "You out?"

"Yeah, I want to see Raya."

"Wait, I'll take you to brother."

"No need, let me go alone, where's Vir's car key?" Rachel Pinta.

"Sister Vir can't get out on his own! I'll drop you off, brother wait a minute, I'll take a shower." Bryan went into the bathroom.

Rachel stepped into Bryan's room with her eyes looking for something.

As soon as the sound of water came from the bathroom, Rachel slowly crept around looking for the car keys. Run around, at the study table, on the bookshelves to the bed, but neither did he find the key. Rachel almost resignedly waiting for Bryan, immediately her eyes saw the jeans worn by Bryan last night hanging behind the door. Rachel ransacked the pants pocket and finally found what she was looking for.

Rachel quickly rushed to leave the mansion. Drive the vehicle to the cafe where the agreement with Raya.

Along the way, Bryan called Rachel's phone many times, but ignored it. Rachel remained focused on driving the vehicle until it reached its destination.

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At 2pm, at a cafe not far from the capital city center. Rachel and Raya had been sitting opposite, in front of them each had 2 glasses of cold drink available.

"Ra, please tell me everything you know about Dirman!" Rachel asked for an explanation with the look of her face so serious that it made Raya a little afraid and wrong.

"But Rachel...." Raya still hesitates a little

"I'm fine, I'm ready to hear it. Tell me everything you know."

"Ehm, I don't know where to start, but I'm sure it wasn't Dirman who did it."

"Therefore, Ra, please explain..what is the reason that you can be sure?"

Raya stared fixedly at the face of her best friend, afraid it would make her shaken.

"That night, when our school Promnight is about to end you suddenly disappear. Me, Reta and Sheza were looking for you everywhere but you didn't meet, we thought you were home by then. Shortly after the promnight was over, I was still in the hotel lounge waiting for an invitation. I saw Dirman hurriedly running into the hotel hall looking for someone, his face looking so panicked. Then I saw him borrow a phone at the reception and call someone. I was just about to approach her but she ran straight into the elevator and headed upstairs. I ignored him because it was completely unthinkable to me that something had happened. About an hour later my invitation just came, when I was just about to get into the car, suddenly the ambulance came and parked in front of the hotel entrance. As my car passed through the ambulance I saw someone covered in blood being lifted up into the ambulance. I can't see his face clearly. But I'm afraid that he....." Raya's speech stopped, afraid of mispronunciation.

Rachel was still listening, but her face looked unfriendly as if she could not believe what she was hearing.

"Tomorrow there's a rumor going around that Dirman was trying to harass you at the hotel. Hearing that I just realized the possibility that that night was actually Dirman was looking for you. He's running around in a hurry trying to save you from someone. That's why I'm sure it wasn't him who did it. I come to your house looking for you every day to tell you what I see, but your house is empty. Until suddenly there was news that you had been to London."

Rachel simply fell silent, her lips unable to say a word. Raya pulls Rachel's hand and grabs her.

"Rachel......" Raya said, be sad.

"Raya. My brain accepts your explanation, but my heart simply cannot understand and understand it."

"Rachel... It's because your hatred for Dirman is so great that it makes your heart freeze."

"I can't afford Ra... Long before this incident, I hated him. So it's hard for me to accept your explanation."

"It's up to you, Rachel, whether you accept it or not, for sure I tell you what I see." Raya said as she patted Rachel's back.

"It looks like I still need to make sure of everything first. Although I may not be ready to see it, but it would be clearer if I could face him directly and ask for an explanation."

"Facing with whom?" Tanya Raya Wonderful.

"With Dirman."

"But....." A little bit of a doubt

"Why?"

"Just like you, since that incident Dirman also disappeared like swallowed by the earth. No one's ever seen him. I guess...." Raya clenched her lips unable to continue her words.

"Thou.. Dirman probably died that night. It's possible that the person I saw bleeding that night was him." Raya.

"That's impossible."

"Why is it impossible?"

"Because his best friend met him so often, he must know where his friend is."

"His best friend?" Raya stared in wonder.

"OK, Ra... I walk first, I want to make sure with one more person." Rachel got up from her seat and left.

"Ehh... Wait for Rachel...!!" Call Raya.

"A.. I follow.. " Continue Kingdom, then following Rachel who had already come out first.

The white Porsche car driven by Rachel drove quickly followed by the Red Mini Cooper owned by Raya behind. A few minutes later they arrived at Hotel Calister.

"Who are we looking for here, Rachel?" Tanya Raya who just followed into the hotel lobby.

"His best friend Dirman." Rachel then walked towards the receptionist.

"How many floors is Mr. Reynolds' room?" Rachel asked the receptionist who was on guard.

"Sorry for making an appointment?" Ask the Receptionist.

"Not yet."

"Sorry Mom, but you can't go straight to Mr. Reynolds' room if you haven't made an appointment before."

"Then please call me."

"I'm sorry to know what needs are there?" Ask the Receptionist.

"Say that Mr.'s wife. Mahavir Alister is looking for her." Rachel emphasized her tone of voice on Alister's name.

Hearing that, the receptionist was shocked and bowed in apology.

"Sorry Mom, they don't recognize mom. Let me take you to Mr. Reynold's room." One of the hotel staff came forward and greeted Rachel with respect.

The three of them entered the elevator which took him upstairs, stopping just one floor below Mahavir's office.

On the floor there are several office rooms, and a large room for meetings.

Not yet had the staff invited in, Rachel immediately waltzed in with her leisure followed by Raya behind. Rey who was talking on the phone was surprised.

"Mrs Rachel..." Sapa Rey without disconnecting her phone. Hearing Rachel's name someone on the phone was also shocked.

"You??" I was surprised to see Rey.

"The.. Please sit down, Miss Rachel" Rey invited. "Let's go on again." Whisper Rey on her phone, but the guy on the other end ordered her not to turn off the line.

Rey is ready to face her friends.

Rachel and Raya sit on the guest sofa of the room, they both stare at Rey, Rey getting wrong with the two women in front of her.

"What do you need Rachel's mom to see me?" Rey mince words. He put his cell phone on the table in the reverse position.

"I see you as a friend, not as your superior's wife."

Rey scrunched her forehead,

"Surely about Dirman again...!!!" Guess Rey in my heart.

"I wonder where Dirman is now?" Ask Rachel straight to the point.

"Why are you looking for it, don't you hate it so much that you don't want to see it?" Rey asked back.

"Rachel just wanted to ask the person directly in question." It helps to explain.

"Raya said that she saw Dirman that night running hurriedly into the hotel. I just wanted to know if it was him who saved me." Rachel.

"It's good that if you know, you know enough, you don't have to bother him anymore. You are so ilfeel see it, you always feel not as close to him. So don't look for him anymore." Rey is a little upset given how they treated Dirman first.

"Rey!!!" Raya yelled at Rey. "Say where is Dirman now?" Further.

Rey fell silent, not knowing what to answer. Two pairs of eyes were still staring at him sharply.

"Why silence?"

Rey bowed, brain-winding for answers.

"He's not here anymore."

"Where's he?" Tanya Raya glared at Rey.

"Until every time you look for Dirman you will never see him again."

"The Dirman is no more!!" Inner Rey.

Rachel and Raya are determined to hear Rey's words.

"You mean Dirman.... Is...??" already...??" He tried to guess. "So right did Dirman die that night??"

Rey surprised herself with Raya's thought. Actually that's not what he meant.

Raya gets up close to Rey, and shakes Rey's shoulder asking for an explanation.

"Achen??" Tanya Raya's.

Rey felt cornered and wrong. His eyes were on his cell phone. Unknowingly her head nodded and made Rachel and Raya think that was the answer.

Rachel and Raya were in shock at the same time, while Rey was still not aware of her carelessness, her eyes still continued to stare at her phone lying on the table. "Bosses... What else do I have to say??" Inner Rey.

For a moment the three of them were silent. Each one was busy with his thoughts. Rachel finally spoke again.

"Well, thanks for the information, Rey, sorry for taking your time."

Rey just pecked, still unaware.

"Yes, Same." Rey still looks confused.

Rachel and Raya moved out of the room. Rey escorted them to the lobby. Rey eyes stared intently following the figure of the woman beside Rachel, Raya... Love is clapping one hand.

Long Rey looked at Raya, until she remembered the phone from Mahavir who was still connected. He quickly rushed to his room

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