Chapter 14

Zara's POV
I deliberately did not answer my father's call. I felt that I didn't need to answer because if I did, it would increase the duration. Father would definitely tell me to accompany Orion. Meanwhile, I was sure that Orion would definitely ask for more time to just chat. I didn't like it when Orion always took advantage of the situation to fulfill all his egos so that he would stay with me for a long time.
"Ah, maybe Zara is asleep." I heard my father's voice passing by from outside the bedroom door.
I found that my father had started to leave again and move away from my room, I could hear his voice. I also started to feel relieved, especially a few moments later, when I heard the sound of Orion's car engine. That meant he had come home from my house. I also continued my phone call happily and calmly with Doctor Leo. I don't know why our conversation became more exciting. He turned out to be quite a fun person and smart. I even got a lot of knowledge from him through this chat. Until I didn't realize the clock had shown almost zero o'clock. But for some reason, I didn't feel sleepy at all; in fact, I felt fresher than before.
"You're not sleepy yet?" Asked Doctor Leo.
"Umm... Not yet. Why?"
"We have to wake up early tomorrow and wake up in a fit state. Aren't we going to hold a meeting with other colleagues to continue the next research plan after finding several reports that have been found in the field?"
"Oh yeah, you're right. Umm so?"
"Let's go to sleep, and reluctantly, we have to end our conversation on the phone for tonight because it's already late at night."
"Umm... Okay then, even though I still want to talk a lot with you. But the reason is like that, I also can't close my eyes that tomorrow we have to work early and be in a fit state to prepare everything."
"Of course, then... Have a good rest, Zara."
Huh, he just called me by my name? He didn't add the prefix doctor to my name as a form of respect and formality in appreciating the profession. Teg, I feel like there is something different between us. I no longer feel like he is a work partner but more than that. Maybe... Either a friend or... Ah, I've been daydreaming too much lately. Finally, the phone call was hung up. Suddenly, for some reason, I just wanted to smile to myself. Imagine his handsome and sweet face. Imagine the atmosphere when we were together, especially when we were on the motorbike. A moment later, I took his jacket and hugged it. I'll wash it tomorrow, I thought. Then when it's dry, I'll return it to its owner.
For some reason, I became melancholic after the incident where we were alone a few hours ago. For a moment, the burden of work fell away. In my mind, there was only "Leo, Leo, and Leo." He was so adorable and made me always beat my heart.
Unconsciously, my eyes began to dim and suddenly closed. My position was looking up on the bed while hugging Leo's jacket. I almost missed the curfew tonight and fell asleep soundly. But....
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaa." I spontaneously screamed and woke up from my sleep immediately in a sitting position.
I looked left, right, up, back, and in front of me. I felt something scary around me. Was I just dreaming? I felt like there was a strange creature stalking me. The creature that... Yes, the creature that was similar to when I was almost unconscious this morning when I was in the broken escalator room. I saw it again, the creature came to me here. It entered my room through my window. A moment later I spontaneously woke up and was shocked from my sitting position and stood up from the bed. I walked towards the window. I tried to check the condition of the window, but I saw that my window was still tightly closed. I was stunned and daydreamed for a moment. "Hmm, it turned out to be just a bad dream.”
I immediately walked back to bed and continued my sleep. Forgetting the nightmare that had entered my sleep earlier. Hoping that the dream would not happen again. When I was about to close my eyes and a few minutes after my eyes closed suddenly my ears heard a strange sound and a loud noise from the bedroom window.
Creak, creak, creak.
The sound of the wind blowing hard.
"Hmm, maybe it's just my mind."
I thought that I was too melancholic and thought about everything too much. Until the fear in the dream was carried into the real world and manifested as if I felt I heard something suspicious was going to happen. I forgot about it and tried to sleep again. Over and over again I still heard the sound. I immediately put the blanket on my body; I covered it all over my body, leaving only my head outside. My sweat started pouring, I felt hot, and I had trouble sleeping. But I kept my eyes closed. I felt like there was an evil creature that had been stalking me now. Maybe I was too caught up in the suggestion. A few moments later my eyes felt dazzled by the light.
I began to feel uncomfortable with the light shining into the gaps in my eyes. Until I slowly opened my eyes while rubbing them.
"Huh? It's already afternoon. Damn, I woke up late." While slapping my own forehead.
I immediately ran to the bathroom to get ready to go to the hospital. Just as I was about to leave the room I saw my bedroom window was slightly open. But I didn't have much time to think about that. I immediately left my room after getting ready with my work uniform and work equipment. I was in a hurry to walk.
Until I bumped into my own mother.
"Hey, hey." My mother said in surprise.
"Mom, why didn't you wake me up."
"I thought the weekend was a holiday."
"Huh, weekend?"
"Yeah, didn't you look at the calendar?"
"Mom, I've been in a hurry lately, I don't have time off. I'm leaving...." Running towards the garage.
"Hey, don't you have breakfast first?"
"No! Later at work."
"Hmm, okay." Exhaling.
I immediately unlocked the car and got in. I started the car and then immediately drove off at high speed. I drove the car fast. To get there faster. Because I was almost two hours late. I should have arrived at the hospital three hours ago but I didn't realize it because I was too sound asleep. This was because of that damn dream early in the morning. I felt silly for being a cowardly person until finally my work time was wasted just because of that trivial thing.
Finally, I arrived at the hospital. I went straight to the place that had been promised as our meeting place. I walked quite fast. But they were still waiting for me very faithfully. Although they looked a bit lethargic, maybe because they had been waiting for me for a long time.