"Wait... wait, this isn't the time,"
Elsa quickly got up. She gripped the album and put the photo in her hand back into the album. She crawled out of the room, then out of Adrian's room. Elsa climbed back onto her bed. She placed the album on her mattress. She immediately looked for a way to make her bed turn back.
"Try to remember, where did I hit earlier? Calm down, Elsa, don't panic," Elsa said, staring at the wall.
Her eyes darted back and forth, staring at the wall, thinking hard. "Thump," she tried hitting the wall, but it didn't work. Then she thought again, and "thump," she tried next to it. Since it still didn't work, she observed the wall again, trying to remember.
"My position was like this earlier,"
Elsa moved forward and leaned against the wall. Her left hand went up, then "thump," "shreeg," the wall rotated, and Elsa, along with her bed, returned to her room. "Haaaah," Elsa's heart immediately felt relieved. She sat weakly on her bed, then she turned and poked a hole in the wallpaper on the wall. It turned out there was a wall that was slightly different in color from the next, and that was the wall she had hit.
Elsa got out of bed. She crawled to the table and climbed onto her chair. She took a marker from the table and returned to the bed. She made an 'X' mark on the torn wallpaper hole.
"Don't ever press this button again," Elsa thought to herself.
After that, she leaned back on the bed and reached for the album beside her. She opened the album once more and looked through the paintings and photos inside.
"Wait, could Uncle be next door? (thinking) But could he be a high school student? Or maybe that high school student is Uncle and Auntie kid? (thinking again) But Auntie said she was angry with her husband because they didn't have children, and they fought and divorced. Could it be an adopted child? Oh, my thoughts are going everywhere," Elsa thought to herself, looking at the album.
"Driiing... driiing," suddenly, Elsa's smartphone next to her rang. Elsa picked it up and answered the call.
"Hello, what's up, Yuni?" Elsa asked.
"Sa, where are you?" Yuni asked.
"At the apartment, why?" Elsa asked.
"Keep me company. I'm at your apartment's mall. Sinta, Erik, Toni, Monica, and I are here; we're just missing one person, hehe," Yuni said.
"Oh, I haven't done anything yet. Besides, are they already open? It's still morning, right?" Elsa said.
"Already. I'm at the cafe near the entrance, having coffee. Come here, okay?" Yuni said.
"But I have to shower first; it'll take a while," Elsa replied.
"Relax, we'll wait," Yuni replied.
"Okay then, wait for me," Elsa replied.
"Alright, we'll wait," Yuni replied.
Elsa hung up her smartphone, then hugged her album and got off the bed. She stored the album in the closet, then crawled out of the room, carrying a towel to shower.
******
Meanwhile, at the school, in front of the foundation head's office, Adrian stood with a school staff member.
"This is the room. Just knock," the staff member said.
"Okay, thank you, ma'am," Adrian replied.
As soon as the staff member left, Adrian knocked on the door. "Come in," a woman's voice was heard from inside. "Creak," Adrian pushed the door open and peeked inside. A beautiful woman wearing a red blazer, seemingly the same age as Dr. Kelvin, was sitting behind a desk, looking at her smartphone and adjusting her glasses.
"Excuse me, ma'am," Adrian greeted as he entered.
"Yes, how can I help you?" the woman asked.
"Well, ma'am, I want to ask about this," Adrian replied, showing his deed of gift.
"Let me see it first," the woman replied.
Adrian approached and handed his deed to the woman. She opened it and read it, then after she finished,
"You're Adrian?" she asked.
"Yes, that's right, ma'am," Adrian replied.
"Oh yes, yes... please have a seat," the woman replied kindly, standing up and motioning him to sit.
After Adrian sat down, the woman stood up and brought him a glass of mineral water, then sat back down.
"What do you want to ask?" the woman asked.
"You're the one who signed as a witness, the one named Grace Kristianto," Adrian said, pointing to the open deed.
"Yes, that's right. My husband and I signed, but we were just witnesses," Grace said.
"Yes, I understand, ma'am. What I want to ask, ma'am, are you knew the previous owner?" Adrian asked.
"I don't know them," Grace replied.
Adrian saw a small screen suddenly appear above Grace's head, then he read the text on it.
[Hmm, Kelvin didn't explain this to this kid, did he? What's wrong with him?]
"Do you know Dr. Kelvin in Singapore?" Adrian asked directly.
"Oh, he was my college friend. But I didn't finish because I got married. You're his patient, right? He already told me and asked me to enroll you in this school," Grace replied.
"Oh, so you're the one he asked for help to get me in here. Thank you, ma'am," Adrian said.
"You're welcome. Didn't Kelvin tell you anything?" Grace asked.
"No, he said the apartment was from my mom and dad, so I initially believed it until this letter arrived this morning," Adrian replied.
"Hmm, Kelvin asked for my help to arrange it at that time. That's why you were kept there for 6 months, because the processing of a gift deed based on inheritance and name transfer takes about that long. It's normal, the bureaucracy at the land office can sometimes be slow," Grace said.
"Oh... yes, ma'am," Adrian said, though he didn't quite understand but knew the reason why he was kept in the hospital for 6 months after the operation.
"Alright, I'll explain as best as I can. When I was handling your apartment, I had a chance to read a bit of the will. The deceased couple didn't have children, and whoever received their heart donation was considered their child, and they requested that their inheritance go to the donor recipient, whoever that person may be, whether old, young, male, or female. They didn't seem to care, so you should be grateful," Grace said.
"Is that so, ma'am? I understand then. So... this is my good fortune?" Adrian asked.
"Yes, that's right, it's your good fortune, so just accept it and be grateful," Grace replied.
"Alright, I understand," Adrian replied.
"The first time I handled it, I didn't pay too much attention to the will because I was very busy dealing with this new school. The second time, I was curious and happened to have time, so I read it," Grace said.
"Wait, ma'am, the first one? So there were two?" Adrian asked.
"Yes, but I forgot the unit's name at that time; I was too busy. I even hired someone to handle it," Grace replied.
"In the same apartment complex? Or the same tower?" Adrian asked.
"I think so, yeah. Sorry, I really don't remember because it was hectic back then. It was also about a year or a year and a half ago," Grace replied.
Adrian glanced at the screen floating above Grace's head. It turned out the screen had no text at all, meaning Grace wasn't thinking anything and truly didn't remember.
"Do you remember whose name it was, ma'am?" Adrian asked.
"Hmm... I forgot, but I think that apartment belonged to the wife. I also forgot the wife's name," Grace replied, thinking.
"Alright, ma'am, no problem. Thank you for the explanation. Oh, can I have Dr. Kelvin's number?" Adrian asked.
"Oh, of course. I think he'll be fine with you. Here's his number," Grace said, showing him her smartphone screen.
Adrian wrote Kelvin's number on his smartphone, then he looked at Grace in front of him once more.
"Do you know which patient received his wife's heart donation?" Adrian asked.
"Oh dear... Kelvin told me once, I forget the name, but I think it was a girl," Grace replied.
"Hmm, alright, ma'am, I understand. In that case, I'll excuse myself now," Adrian said, standing up.
"Yes, don't you worry. Kelvin already told me about your condition. Just accept it and be grateful. You start school in two days, okay?" Grace said, extending her hand with a smile.
Adrian shook Grace's hand then walked away. As soon as he was outside the room, he immediately called Kelvin, but Kelvin didn't answer. Finally, he sent a message to ask and introduce his number to Kelvin.
"Soon, Uncle, your wife will meet him. Just be patient a little longer, Uncle," Adrian said with a smile.
Adrian immediately ordered an online motorcycle taxi and went home. When he arrived at the apartment and entered his unit,
"What is this?!" Adrian shouted, seeing his closet shifted and the secret room in his bedroom exposed.