"I wanted to call my mom, but I was afraid that mom would be worried and her heart disease would come back again. I also don't want to make my brother anxious. I don't want to add to the burden on his mind, which is already difficult to take care of Papa's company. Besides, I heard that my brother just won the tender, so he should just focus on that, without having to worry about me."
"As you say before, If we had made a report to the police station, our two families would surely panic and worry about us, and we both don't want that to happen, right?" Malika asked.
"Yes, you're right. The problem is about reporting to the authorities, which we can do later. Now let's think about what you want now. It's almost midnight and your mama will be worried," Indra replied and reminded Malika again.
"I'm going to borrow your cell phone and I'm going to call mom and say I'm going to stay at my friend's house tonight," Malika had a brilliant idea.
