A Handful of Love for You
23. Still Sick

Alena POV's

“Later if you lie down, sleep using a higher pillow and do not open your eyes too much, you just close your eyes so as not to feel dizzy."

He fixed the pillow so I could comfortably lie down.

Wait a minute, I go to the kitchen to get some water. You should drink plenty of water. By drinking lots of water can reduce headaches.”

There was a loud noise from the kitchen. Maybe he's looking for a glass or something I don't know. Shortly afterwards he went back into the room with a glass of water.

“It's drunk first the water.”

He helped me sit down and put a glass of water to my lips. After I pressed the water in the glass, he kept the empty glass on a small table beside the bed.

“Oh yes, if you need my help and it is difficult to call, just call to my phone.”

“Ya,” says I'm clean.

“This hape you, I save the hape here.”

He put my hape on my bedside table.

“Sorry I opened your bag to take the unit key and have it. Hopefully you are not angry with me,” he said.

“I will go home if you feel better and may be able to expel me.”

He came out right after saying that.

After she closed the room door, I immediately opened the hijab and clothes and I changed it with the pajamas she had taken. I put my body back on a soft, comfortable bed.

Half an hour I fell asleep when I woke up wanting to go to the bathroom. I tried to get up but my head was still very dizzy with the sight still swirling.

I closed my eyes and slowly drew and breathed out. I held onto the small table beside the bed. Nahas, the glass that was on the table nabbed my hand and broke with a loud sound.

Not long after I heard the door open.

“Why ... Oh sorry, I..”.

I saw him surprised to see me and closed the door again.

Astaghfirulloh, I don't wear a hijab. He has seen me not covering the aurat. Immediately I took the instant hijab and put it on.

After a while, he opened the door again by closing his eyes.

“Sorry, I just opened the door because I heard something broke. I was worried and spontaneously went into the room. You're all right, right? This I can already open my eyes yet?”

“Ya,” I replied.

Turns out he's a gentleman too. He respected me by trying to keep his eyes on me. But it's funny to see her close her eyes when she saw me without a headscarf. Ish, he's seen my aura. How'this?

“I first clean the glass shards in order not to hit your feet.”

He came out of the room and shortly re-entered with a broom and a pengki. After finishing cleaning up the glass shards that were spreading on the floor of the room, he squatted down near me.

“What did you want to do?” tanyakanya.

“To the bathroom. But I was dizzy because my view was still circling, making me dizzy.”

“You want to pee?”

I hit his arm because he said frontally like that.

“Why hit me? You're embarrassed to pee?”

I hit her arm again because she didn't stop teasing me.

“I carry yes. I'm sorry, I'm authorized to carry you.

After arriving at the bathroom door, I opened the door handle and allowed her to carry me and sit next to the bathtub. Then he opened the toilet.

“I helped you until here because at this time I can not help further.”

Not allowed yet? I mean, can you do that later? Basic sucks. I cursed it in my heart. What the hell does he mean talk like that. Didn't she realize my heartbeat was back to normal. Uh, how could he hear my heartbeat.

After I finished urinating, I took my wudu because it has entered the dorm time. After I finished the wudu ritual, I heard the bathroom door being knocked from the outside.

“It's done?”

I opened the bathroom door and saw her standing looking at me.

“Why is his shirt wet like that?”

“Once wudu,” answered me.

“Can the road itself or need to be carried again?”

Without answering her question, I tried to walk even slowly with my eyes closed.

I feel my body floating. Turns out he was holding me back.

“Danger if you walk while closing your eyes. You will stumble. Don't be proud to ask for help. I told you that I will accompany you to be healthy.”

I just kept quiet and didn't want to respond to her words.

“Salat while lying down. Where's the mukenya?”

I show you where I keep my face with my index finger.

He took my face and helped me wear it.

After I finished the prayer, I did not release the mucus because it was difficult to release it lying down. I still can't get up on my own.

“Have the prayer?”

I'm nodding.

“You got off the face?”

“No need,” I replied.

“Is there a family I can call to accompany you? I feel bad if I have to stay here. Let me help you contact your family.”

“My parents are out of town. They are on vacation with their grandchildren. I don't want to make them worry. I have an older brother who lives in Bandung but their older brother and his wife are on holiday abroad. I can't call my sister. If you want to go home, go home. I can do it myself.”

“Cih..”.

I heard him snort.

“If you want to go home, go home quickly. Don't snort like that. I thank you so much for helping me. Please you can go home.”

I closed my eyes again because I still could not see the room that looked swirling nor did I want to see her annoying face.

I felt no tears seeping from my closed eyes. I don't understand why I'm crying. Whether I was too upset to cry, I don't know either. But clearly my tears came out after hearing her grunt. He sounded unreserved and helped me. It disappointed me to the point of tears. Why do I feel this disappointed just because I heard her grunt.

“I'll feel like a bad person if I leave you alone when you're still sick like this.”

I've tried to hold my sobs but it still seems like my sobs are coming out.

“Eh, are you crying? Why cry? His head hurts again? Nausea stomach? Want to vomit or why?”

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to be continued....