My Crush

Chapter 18

Yushraf POV

I was now in front of the house after trekking for more than a hour from station since I was not having any money with me to climbed bike.

I said my taslim gesture but got no respond I repeated it twice again but got no response. So I open the front door which was not lock to my surprised.

I enter inside and search the whole house looking for Reedah but could not find her anywhere. I was roaming my eyes in every corner of the living room to see if anything has change, but what caught my eyes first was the dust everywhere.

I became scared seeing dust everywhere just mean Reedah has not been at home too.

Where will she be, after all she don't use to even interact much with people again.

"Oh ya Allah! What should I do,where will I start searching for her." I thought quietly.

I enter inside kitchen again this time and realized the charcoal she use to cooked earlier today was still wet from the water she use to quench it.

That was when I calm my nerve and thought she might be in some where around or maybe to visit a friend

I open the food flat that was on top of the cabinet and saw spaghetti inside. My stomach grumble at the aroma and it hit me that I haven't eat anything since after that breakfast.

I took a plate and serve myself some, before keeping the rest for Reedah.

As soon as I finish eaten, I took the plate to the sink and wash it. I quickly went to the bathroom and had a long shower since it been days I had one.

I came out after performing ablution then change into a pair of faded jeans with T-shirt, and left for mosques. I said my magrib prayer and left only after I finish Isha'i prayer.

Immediately I left the mosque, I hurriedly walk back home. Reedah was not yet back home and I couldn't wait any longer because I was so tired, I lay my mat on the floor and sat down to hear any creak of the door open until I slept off unwillingly.

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I wake up the next day feeling body pain all over, I check my golden wristwatch for time and discover it was already past 9am, through the window i could see sun dazzling into the living room.

I stood up quickly and perform ablution and said my missing prayer subh and open the holy book that was beside me and recited Suratul Yusuf, my favorite. Immediately I was done reciting I fold the praying mat and lay the holy book. That was when it dawned on me that I haven't seen Reedah since I came back yesterday.

I stood up to her room and say a taslim but did not get any respond, again I creak the door open a little to see if she's still asleep but saw the room just the way I met it earlier yesterday with her trolley open. I open her closet and found it empty that was when it dawned on me that we are suppose to be leaving for school today according to our plan, since school has resume last week, but we are still struggling for more money that will last all for the whole final semester that why we haven't go back. I knock on the bathroom door but got no respond again, so open it wide and check every were but she was not inside

Sweat started forming on my face. I did not know what to do next I just sauntered out of the house and began entering neighbors house one after the other asking if they have seen my sister around there, but they all keep nodding there head, telling me they haven't seen her, some even said they don't know her.

When I enter Alhaji Sanusi house, the house we were very familiar with, I asked about my sister and they told me it been four days since they last saw her too.