ALDEBY
|28.| Want, No?

"It's me."

'Tut!'

The phone connection was cut off after those two sentences. Aldef tried to call back, but no one answered.

Now, what should Aldef do?

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Hari—Singgu—Three Beby in hospital. There is always wisdom behind the disaster. Perhaps, that was the right sentence to describe Beby's current mood. While in the hospital, he had plenty of rest and leisure time with his family.

The doctor said this afternoon Beby was allowed to go home if his condition stabilized. Billy and Maya go home today. Indra and his wife had gone home first yesterday afternoon.

"Are you really okay, Mama's staying?" asked Maya while looking at her daughter anxiously.

Beby smiled broadly. "It's okay, Ma. Kan, there's Kak Miko who's ready to be Beby's driver for twenty-four hours."

"The mouth" said Miko ketus, making everyone in the room laugh.

"Sorry, yes, By. Mama equally papa can not nemenin you longer. Papa has to work because of it," said Maya sincerely.

The girl smiled broadly again. Both of his hands tightly hugged the mother's body. "It's okay, Ma. Beby knows, really. Beby promised, this semester holiday, Beby will return to Surabaya."

"Jinjja?" Maya takes off her embrace. His eyeballs looked at Beby brilliantly.

"Yes, dong," Beby replied with a big smile.

"Owhhh ... My Beby ...."

"Ekhem!" Billy cleared his throat, making Maya and Beby's gaze point at him. "Can I change, Ma?"

"Oh, yes." Maya smiles very hard. He hurried away from Beby's side. Give the husband a chance to hug Beby.

"I love you, By," Billy said on the sidelines of their embrace. "You'll always be 'Beby' to Papa. Cepet's cured, yes, dear."

Billy is the kind of person who talks the way he needs to. But once he voiced, his words were able to make the interlocutor full—or vice versa—because Billy always threw a word from the heart.

"Nado saranghae, Appa." (I love you too). The girl hugged the father tighter. His eyeballs that somehow since when it was hot, could not hold a lump of tears there.

"Lho, what, crying?" billy asked shortly after he took off his embrace.

Beby just shook his head quickly while curling back in his father's arms.

"Such a cry, anyway," Miko sneered suddenly. Make Beby then take off his embrace, then apply a clear liquid flowing from his nose on Miko's arm. "Bebys! Slovenly, uh!"

"Bodo!" reply Beby while sticking out his tongue.

"If there's anything, tell Mama, will you?" Maya. "Mama's phone often. Eat on time. Pray in time. Keep health. Get enough rest. Arraseo?" ( Understood?).

Beby smiled broadly. "Arraseo, Eomma." (yes, Ma).

Then, Miko and Beby kissed the backs of her parents' hands in turn.

"Assalamualaikum," said Billy and Maya simultaneously.

"Getishalight." Beby and Miko answered at the same time.

Shortly after Billy and Maya's departure, Miko's phone rings. The man looked at Beby after seeing the name plastered on his phone screen. "Gue pick up the phone first."

Both of Beby's eyes squinted. "From who? Gebetan, huh?" god Beby.

"Nhd!" reply Miko while moving out of the nursery of the sister.

"From girlfriend, huh?!" beby exclaimed before Miko completely disappeared behind the wall. The girl chuckled amusedly at the reaction of her brother earlier.

'Tok tok tok!'

Just now Beby was going to grab his phone and continue the Korean drama that since yesterday he watched, the unclosed door knock undoes his intentions.

"Assalamualaik."

Beby was fixated for a moment looking at the figure standing in the doorway. "Getishalight."

"Can I come in?"

Still with a surprised look, Beby nodded slowly. A tall man in a moss-green hoodie enters Beby's ward. Both corners of her lips were drawn upwards, forming a charming smile that forced Beby to smile.

"Gue Denger, today you can go home, huh?"

The one asked just nodded.

"That means you're cured, dong?"

Again Beby nodded.

Aldef smiled broadly. "Only alone? Where are you going? Miko?"

"Papa-mama is home." Finally, Beby could speak fluently. "Sir Miko again received the phone."

"Do you want to go for a walk? You must be bored, right, here?"

"Where?"

"Garden?"

Looking at Aldef's non-suspicious movements, Beby nodded after thinking for a moment. Getting a nod from Beby, Aldef hurriedly took a wheelchair in the corner of the room.

"Wheeled in a wheelchair?" beby asked with a frown.

"Let's not tired. Come aboard!"

"No need to time, Al."

Aldef stared at Beby's goal. "Can you please?"

Beby sighed for a moment. "Yes-yes."

After making sure Beby was sitting properly, Aldef took the girl out of the room. Arriving at the junction of the corridor, Beby felt astonished because he did not find the figure of Miko anywhere. Who is someone Miko calls so she has to go far away?

Uh! Stupid time with Miko. Maybe it's true, her brother is in a state of romance. Beby grinned himself imagining how a Miko Algahfa is doing while bucin.

One more thing that astonished Beby: he had not heard Aldef's voice at all since he came out of the room.

"Al?"

"Why, hm?"

Beby felt like fainting to hear Aldef's low and deep voice. Really make you drunk.

Beby cleared his throat for a moment before answering. "On brother lo ...."

"Udah, Sky," said Aldef before Beby finished his sentence. "Gue doesn't want to talk about that."

The long haired girl became even more astonished. It felt like there was something Aldef knew, but Beby didn't. I don't know what it is.

Arriving at the hospital park, Aldef stopped pushing Beby's chair right in front of an iron chair. Aldef positioned himself sitting there, while Beby was right in front of Aldef.

"Al, can I have something?"

"If it's about the princess, it can't be."

Beby chuckled softly. "No. Not about your brother."

One eyebrow Aldef raised. "Ask what?"

"Why didn't you come here yesterday? Busy, huh?"

Honestly, it was like there was mountain water flowing through Aldef's mind when he heard the question coming out of Beby's mouth. The man squinted his eyes, looking at the girl before him full of probes. "Lo kangen, yeah, same me?"

"Ck!" Beby clucked in annoyance. "GR lu!"

Aldef laughed a little. "Yes. I'm busy. Sorry I didn't come yesterday."

Actually, that's not the answer to Beby's question. In fact, Aldef had nothing to do yesterday but go to college. After college, he immediately returned to the apartment, not approaching Fahri to the studio FS as usual. Yesterday, Aldef spent 90% of his time thinking about a decision he would make today.

"Sky, I have something for you."

"What?"

Aldef took something from inside the old brown backpack that had been stuck on his back. A sky-blue box, with white clouds on the lid. Aldef held out the box to Beby.

"What, anyways?" beby asked as he scanned the box in his hand with a curious look.

"It's open."

One eyebrow Beby rose, his hand ready to open the gift box from Aldef. However, Beby unbundled his intentions just as the box was already slightly open.

"Wait, my God," said Beby.

"Why again?"

"Lo give me a gift in what order? It's not my birthday."

Aldef laughed lightly. "Emang if you want to give a gift to someone I love must be on his birthday doang?"

The deg!

The series of sentences that came out of Aldef's mouth successfully made Beby's heart beat fast: 'the person I love'. Uh! It is very desirable that Beby rejected the fact that the affection that Aldef meant was in the context of friendship.

"Sky?"

"H-huh?"

"Why bengong? Open, dong," Aldef said, glancing at the box in Beby's lap for a moment.

Beby nodded briefly. A maroon hoodie with a finger love symbol on the left chest greeted Beby's vision once the box was open. The girl looked up, looking at Aldef who was smiling towards her.

"Likes?" ask Aldef.

"Like," Beby replied with a sweet smile. "Thank you."

"Together." Aldef said that while patting the top of Beby's head.

Damnit damnit! swear Beby in the heart. The reason, the small movement of Aldef's hand had a big effect on his heartbeat.

"Gue got another one for you." The man took something from his bag. A black color box with a blue dongker ribbon that is much smaller than the first box.

"What else is this, Al?" beby asked as he took over the small box that Aldef had delivered.

"Open."

Beby sighed for a moment. That girl really can't penetrate what's in Aldef's heart and mind. That guy is really mysterious.

If it is in the position of Beby, what will you do, O women?

"I ...." Reflexes, Beby smothering his own mouth as soon as he saw the contents of the small black box Aldef gave him. How not? A star-studded gold necklace with a touch of light blue gem that looks very stunning.

Aldef who had been observing Beby's expression chuckled softly. The man who was originally leaning on the back of the chair is now leaning over. His index finger gently raised Beby's chin. Make them meet each other.

"Al ... this ...." Speechless. That was the right word to define how Beby was currently.

"Sky." Still in the same position, Aldef called the name in a serious tone. Really am. Beby's heart rate is getting more and more unconditioned.

Mucus! I could really faint if Aldef kept on like this!

"Sky."

It seemed, Aldef wanted Beby to make a sound.

"Yes?" Only that word could slide out of Beby's mouth smoothly.

Aldef's eyeballs dived into Beby's brown eyes deepening. For a few seconds, the two just stared at each other. Speak words from the heart that do not escape the sense of taste.

"Beby Skyla Amanda, will you be my girlfriend?"

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