In the morning, around 09:00 AM,
In the medical room, a thirty-seven-year-old woman was looking at a parchment that had been rolled up neatly and was being held in her right hand. The atmosphere in the room was quiet because no one had come to visit, even though it was already morning. “Why do I even remember Drena, huh? Is she okay?” Madame Ethnia muttered, turning towards the door, which was still tightly closed.
A blonde girl appeared to come out of a room behind the Senior Healer. Menka strolled as if afraid to make even the slightest sound, especially since she saw Madame Ethnia there.
What was wrong with my senior? Why does she seem restless? I want to ask, but I am afraid of disturbing you, thought the girl, whose full name was Matmenka Maviestha.
When she arrived near the target, the woman, who still looked youthful, began to greet her in a low voice. “Madame Ethnia. May I help you?”
The name’s owner looked behind her, and there was already her assistant. Ethnia felt she had to tell the person she was talking to as soon as possible, even though the grey-eyed woman did not know what was causing this. “Menka, if a red-haired girl comes here, do not forget to inform me.”
“Sure, Madame. I will tell you as soon as possible if she comes here.” The girl had made a promise to her senior. However, Madame Ethnia was not sure that Menka would be able to carry out this promise.
“Okay. I will go inside first. I have to send my report to Madame Magthianth.” After finishing this message, Madame Ethnia, without further ado, walked towards the room, where only Healers, including the two of them, could enter. Menka stared at the senior’s departure without commenting. A thousand questions arose within the blue-eyed woman, but she did not dare to say these things openly.
When the person in charge of the health room moved away from there, he even entered another room. Menka remembered the senior’s message. “If I am not mistaken, the red-haired woman is Madame Loiston. There is no way she is the one Madame Ethnia is referring to. If that were the case, she would have mentioned her name first. Is there someone else she is waiting for?”
Menka could not think of anything else because he needed to learn about who the person the senior Healer had mentioned was. The woman, who had a height of one hundred and sixty-four centimetres tall, could only shake her head because she did not want to speculate further on this matter. “I would better just open the door to the medical room. Who knows, someone might come here for treatment.”
That slim girl walked to the designated spot, and when she arrived at the area, Menka opened the door as soon as possible. A woman who had been Madame Ethnia’s assistant for a long time looked to the right and left, but no one was there. The atmosphere was very relaxed because most of the children in the orphanage were studying in their signed classes. A gentle breeze touched Menka’s face and hair, so she felt at home there for a long time.
“Help.”
Menka was stunned when she heard the soft voice, so the girl spontaneously looked around. However, she could not find the person who said that. “It is weird. Did I just imagine that I heard a voice asking for help?” she muttered, frowning.
“Help me.”
The same voice was heard again, so the thirty-six-year-old woman immediately stepped out of the medical room and remembered to close the door so that no one would sneak in there without permission. Menka looked back towards the front, but there was no one there. The same thing happened when she turned her head to the right and left. Confusion reigned in the Junior Healer’s mind because she had not found the owner of the mysterious voice.
“Have I been dreaming? No, I am still conscious. But I have been hearing the voices of people asking for help. The problem was I could not find her.” Menka still did not understand what had happened, but she did not want just to give up. She kept trying to look for the source of the sound, even though the girl did not dare to leave the medical room area.
“Somebody, please help me! I can’t breathe.” The same voice was heard again, and Menka still needed to find out where the person was because she did not find anyone there.
In the midst of his confusion, she suddenly remembered a message from Madame Ethnia. “Menka, if one day you hear a strange sound, but there is no one there… do not panic! Just close your eyes, then calm your mind completely. If you have done this, use that opportunity to connect to our lady. You have to ask Goddess Erie for help so that she can give you instructions about this strange sound.”
“Thank Goddess, I can remember my senior’s words at the right time,” said Menka slowly.
Without hesitation, the blonde woman did as Madame Ethnia said. In the midst of the silence, the virgin focused her attention on an immortal goddess whom the Healers worshiped. “Goddess Erie, this is Menka. I am a Junior Healer. Please give me guidance. Whose voice have I been hearing? Is the voice’s owner a human or a spirit that only wants to disturb humans?”
“The voice belongs to a young woman with red hair. She is in a period of frustration because of the harassment she always receives while serving her sentence in the underground detention room. You have to tell Ethnia because the female ghost always bothers Drena quickly; in fact, it is always inciting, so the girl wants to end her life.” Goddess Erie’s voice sounded so clear in Menka’s ears that the blue-eyed woman was stunned.
“Thank you, Goddess Erie. If I may ask, where is that girl now? If I know the location of that girl, it will make it easier for me to tell Madame Ethnia, and she can get there as soon as possible.” Menka asked politely, knowing her position as a Junior Healer.
“Tell your senior that the girl continues to be disturbed mentally. She keeps being told to jump from the top floor of the girls’ dormitory. Ethnia definitely knows where that place is. Do not delay any longer, or there will be great danger in this orphanage!” Goddess Erie answered firmly, so the person she talked to became very afraid.
“Well noted, Goddess. Thank you for the answer. I immediately conveyed your message to Madame Ethnia.”
Without further ado, the beautiful woman opened her eyes, and then the cold wind blew against her face and body. However, Menka got goosebumps, as if the immortal Goddess had created this. The virgin lady immediately turned around, then opened the door to the medical room, and entered the room.
The quiet room increased Menka’s fear, especially since Goddess Erie had warned him to convey the message to Madame Ethnia as soon as possible. The girl continued to walk quickly and managed to reach another room; only Healers were allowed to enter.
Menka knocked on the door, feeling anxious. “Madame Ethnia. May I enter this room?”
Madame Ethnia turned towards the source of the sound, and she heard the assistant’s voice. “Yes, you may. Come in, Menka.”
Without wasting any time, Menka opened the door and saw the confused face of the person she was talking to. “What happened, Menka?” Ethnia asked, full of curiosity.
“Madame. I have received a message from our lady,” Menka thoughtfully answered. Her heart beat faster because she had to immediately say the message from the Goddess of Healing and medicine.
“What has Goddess Erie told you?” Madame Ethnia, as soon as possible, stood up from the chair, and a lousy feeling emerged in her heart again.
“She said that Madame had to leave here quickly because there would be great danger. It would be-”
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