14. Wake Up

They have been looking for me for several days, but have not found me. Although they were looking for me using sniffer dogs, the dogs couldn't detect my whereabouts. In the end, Leni proposed a strange idea.

Leni said, "Sorry Mr. Jos, the sniffer dogs couldn't detect Ela's whereabouts. What if we search with the help of Google Earth? As far as I know, many people nowadays are looking for missing people with the help of Google Earth."

Suddenly all the police looked at Leni, like, "What happened to this policewoman?"

Leni realized that everyone was looking at her, and she tried to explain it in more detail.

"I mean there's nothing wrong with trying to open this program site on the computer, or smartphone. In addition, I also know that this process cannot be guaranteed, but may be able to help if the victim has been missing for too long. Because Google Earth Satellite Imagery will record every place on Earth, and we can explore it slowly. How about it, Sir, is my idea good or not?" asked Leni, who believed that her idea was worth a try.

Mr. Jos was silent and thought that maybe Leni's idea was worth trying because he had not found me for several days. However, when he was about to answer and agree to Leni's idea, Layzal suddenly spoke first.

Layzal said, "In cases where searching for missing people cannot be done quickly, we have to be patient in searching, do not give up trying to keep trying.

"Many people try to find missing people by searching on the internet with the keywords "Search for missing people using GPS, cellphone numbers, photos, and so on. Not all incidents and cases can be handled with something like that."

Hearing Layzal's words, Mr. Jos thought twice. He didn't have a solution or idea about what was the right way to look for missing people.

Therefore, Mr. Jos said, "Well, let's just continue the search today. If today we still can't find Ela, we return to the city of Archipelago. Besides, we can't stay in Lago Village for long. We are asking for help from the residents of Lago Village to contact us if they find Ela's body."

Everyone was silent for a moment, then they agreed. After negotiating, they rushed to look for me again one last time. The bright morning atmosphere supports the steps of those who know enough about their search for today.

***

"Ele, wake up darling!" Mother's gentle voice and caress that had been missing from me were suddenly here again. I opened my eyes slowly to see Mom sitting beside me and smiling.

"Mommy?" I said smiling looking at Mother.

I felt happy to be able to meet Mother again after a long time she left me. I woke up and sat in her arms. I remember the last time Mom hugged me. It was when I turned 21. After that, Mom left me alone.

Now Mom is back home and beside me. I felt that when we met again and hugged like this, it was as if we were returning that initial hug with all the affection and love accumulated over the years gone by. A hug that was so warm, and I didn't want to let go. Then I asked her because I was curious why Mother suddenly came back after being away for so long.

"Why is Mama suddenly here, and why am I in my room?" I was confused when I realized I was in my house in the wilderness.

Wondering who had brought me home to the wilderness. Because as far as I remember, I was stuck falling into a garlic hole. At that time, a man was standing at the edge of the garlic hole. I was silent for a moment and tried to remember who that person was.

"Could it be that I saw wrong?" I thought. I looked at my mother hoping she would tell me what happened, but she just smiled at me.

"My dear Ele, life goes on. So, wake up!" Mom said to me.

Hearing Mother's words, I became even more confused. Why does Mother keep telling me to get up, even though I'm sitting in her arms on the bed?

"I'm awake Mom," I said, smiling and looking at her.

"Not yet, darling, you are not awake yet. You give up. Dear, remember if you have a goal to achieve in life, then the process of achieving it is like an adventure journey. Some days will be easy, and some days will be hard.

"Some days you will feel happy and some days you will curse yourself for starting this journey. Even though you try to think positively, it is not uncommon for you to get discouraged and feel that you have to give up this journey.

"It's clear, you want to give up before achieving great success. But if you give up, everything will be finished, and this will be your failure.

"Therefore, Mother will explain why you should not give up now because it is to save yourself from this danger. So wake up dear, and never give up hope because life without hope is meaningless.

"Bad things happen because that's the way it is, and without hope, there is no will to continue living. Darling, you are my hope, the reason now you have to wake up from your sleep with the certainty that everything is as it is for a reason.

"My dear Ele, if the life you live seems difficult, remember it must be difficult. If life were easy, no one in this world would suffer. If you are afraid of failure, remember that you learn more from failure than success.

"If you cannot tolerate the pain, remember that the pain is temporary, but the achievement will be forever.

"If you doubt yourself, remember it is clear; Most people doubt themselves before achieving great success. They don't even know that they will achieve success.

"Whatever the situation, giving up is never an option because even if you fail, at least you will be satisfied that you tried.

"Now wake up!" Mother asked, then she stood looking at me and smiled. After that, she kissed my forehead. She slowly walked back and waved her hand. I saw her smile and shed happy tears before she disappeared somewhere.

"Mother!!! I called and stretched out my hand towards her, hoping she would stay beside me. However, it was all in vain.

I became increasingly sad because my meeting with Mother was in my subconscious. Yes, it was all just a dream because, in reality, I was still lying in bed. Then I opened my eyes as wide as possible, and to my surprise, I saw Ammar pointing a sharp wooden sword at my chest. It was as if he was ready to pierce my heart with his sword. Not only that, the look on his face was like a bull wanting to charge a person. His eyes were glaring and who knows, what the meaning of that look was?

This time, I woke up from my sleep. Now, what should I do to face Ammar? Right now, I'm helpless.