ALDEBY
|80.| Neo Chossarang

"Oh, so this is why you couldn't be contacted this morning? Busy with your ex?! Good, Sky! CONTINUE ON!"

Arka who heard that suddenly looked confusedly at Beby and Aldef. Beby seemed to not care.

Aldef entered the Arkan nursery. The man grabbed Beby's wrist, intending to drag the girl by force.

"Follow me."

"Eitz! Don't be rude, dong," said Arka as she brushed off Aldef's hand grip on Beby's wrist.

"No need to interfere," Aldef said as he glanced at Arka. He looked back at Beby. "Follow me!"

As soon as he got Beby's wrist, Aldef dragged him out. However, the girl was reluctant to move from her position. Beby standing. His eyes stared intently at his girlfriend.

With all her might, Beby jerked Aldef's touch. "Deliver!"

"Gue wants to talk to you, Sky."

"What's? By what?" Both of Beby's eyes turned red. Aldef found a flash of anger as well as pain behind the girl's gaze. "Lo want to kill me? Because what? Forgot your birthday?"

'Deg!'

Aldef's eyes were rounded for a moment. What the hell does this mean? So, Beby remember that today was his birthday? Why is that girl even here?

Or maybe ....

Aldef picked up the phone tucked in his jacket pocket. The man thrust out a mobile phone screen that showed a photo of Beby and Arka inside.

"This is actually lo?"

Beby glanced for a moment at Aldef's phone. Three seconds later, the girl snorted loudly. "If so, why?"

"Why did you say? The sky! I'm here desperately trying not to go back there! I really want to stay there, but you refuse! And after seeing this photo, 'why' you say?!"

"Can I see the picture?" The voice of Arka interrupts. But Aldef ignored it.

"Our photo is in the photo studio" Beby said. Answering Arka's curiosity.

"I think Aldef misunderstood, huh."

"DON'T INTERFERE!"

"No need to scream! This is a hospital!"

"So? You think I care? No, Sky! I didn't think, yeah. You can look like this, Sky. When I'm worried about you, you're instead—"

"Are you sure you're worried about me?" cut Beby. "So I saw it in the apartment, you were like fine-fine."

One more statement left Aldef dumbfounded. In that instant, Aldef realized something. The cake ....

"Sky, it—"

"What?! I can't look both Arka, while you're free in Celine's same apartment? THAT WAS?!"

"Not so—Celine just ...."

"Just hugging the same? Yeah, right?!" Beby laughed wryly. "Lo thought I didn't know all this time? You often go with Celine. Invite him to watch. Give more attention. Returning home from the mall until he did not go home at home. And you know what's worse?"

Beby grabbed something from inside his jeans pocket. A pinch of sunflower Aldef's gift. The girl threw it right into the chest of the boyfriend.

"Lo gave me an item that obviously it's Celine's!"

"Sky, dengerin first—"

"Oh! One over. You even use the same 'me-you' as Celine. The call you said was more when I asked."

"Sky—"

"ARGHHH!!!"

The ringisan made Aldef and Beby compactly look back. Beby, who saw Arka cupping his head, approached the man.

"bah? Why you?!"

Arka is unable to speak. The pain so intense in the head made the man could only grimace in pain.

"Let me call the doctor" said Aldef who then went out.

"Please. Please, I'm sorry, Ar." Beby hugged Arka who still looked in pain. The girl's hand spread softly on Arka's head.

Beby could not help but cry. This is all his fault. Arka must be in pain because of Aldef and Beby's quarrel. If only the girl was willing to be invited out by Aldef earlier.

"Sorry, Ar."

"Sa-sickness, By."

In that instant, Arka's consciousness disappeared.

***

Beby's vision was staring blankly at the skyscrapers before him. The wind that blends with pollution seems to make the two humans even feel at home sitting in the rooftop area.

"So, Arka's sick?"

Beby nodded briefly.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Gue has only found out lately. That's from his ex Arka who helped him perform in front of me."

"Who's ex?"

Beby looked over for a moment. "Daughter."

"Ohh ... Put—Princess?!" Aldef. "My sister's daughter?"

Again, Beby nodded. "Gue also just found out that the Princess' boyfriend you mean is not Arka."

Aldef. Understand the storyline that Arka strung in such a way for the happiness of Beby. Honestly, Aldef felt a salute to the former Beby. "Pantes reaction time you meet Princess like that strange."

There was a heavy sigh coming out of Beby's respiratory tract. The girl is silent. Both of his eyes narrowed, dispelling the dazzling sunlight. This is the reason Beby prefers small stars at night to the sun, the rays are painful when viewed directly with the naked eye.

"Sky, about Celine ...."

Beby who suddenly turned his head made Aldef sentence cut off. For some reason, his tongue suddenly twitched as their eyes skimmed. "Why diem? Proceeds. I want to be horrified."

"Soal Celine .. I—"

Aldef's phone is ringing. As Beby glanced at the source of the voice, Celine Anastasya's name was clearly plastered there. Beby thought Aldef would pick him up, but he didn't. The man pressed the red phone symbol.

"Why not get caught?" ask Beby.

"Because I want no one to bother us both."

Beby laughed wryly. "You can say that. In fact, you're the one who let Celine disrupt our relationship."

Aldef grabbed both of Beby's shoulders, then twisted them until they faced each other. "As for Celine, I'm sorry, Sky."

"Why? Why are you even apologizing? In fact, I wish you could. I hope all my accusations to you are not true."

The man breathed a heavy sigh. He took off his touch on Beby's shoulder. "Honestly, Sky. I feel confused about my own feelings. I don't know whose heart I have."

"I guess your heart never got to me, Al."

"Kok, you say that, anyway?" There was a tone of protest behind Aldef's sentence just now.

"But, you're worried, aren't you? Now I ask you, what makes you like me?"

"Because ...."

Aldef's phone rings again. This time, a call from the Princess. Just like the phone from Celine earlier, Aldef chose not to ignore it.

"Gue likes it because—"

Again. That bibih thing cut out Aldef's sentence. Makes the owner snort loudly.

"Have aja. Important times," said Beby.

Aldef was forced to answer the third call from the Princess.

" .... "

Aldef's expression changed immediately. The annoyed look on her face that had originally framed her face, had now turned tense.

"OKAY. I'm going there now."

"What's wrong?" ask Beby.

"Arka want to see you."

***

Celine twirled the phone in her grasp. Since a while ago, his head was full of Fahri's words. Celine was doubtful.

In the midst of that doubt, a call came in from Fara. Celine pressed the answer button.

"Yes, Far?"

"It's me."

Celine's back, which was leaning on the sofa, straightened. He knew very well who the owner of this voice was.

***

The ICU room is indeed a more terrible place than the mortuary. The life of a person on the verge of life and death, the sound of a heart detection machine, and various life support devices as far as the eye can see.

Yep. Arka in ICU. The news made Beby who was originally on the rooftop with Aldef darted quickly into the ICU room. In the hallway in front of the room, there was already Chika and Princess who were sitting in a doldrums.

Seeing the arrival of Aldef and Beby, the Princess stood up. "Go in, By. I look forward to Arka."

Beby sighed for a moment. Then, he nodded. His feet slowly entered the ICU. Do not forget to wear sterile clothing first.

The figure of Arka who a while ago had a warm conversation with him, now lies weakly on the ICU room gurney. There's an oxygen hose clogging his nostrils. Both of Beby's eyes were heating up. It's all his fault. Had he not argued with Aldef in front of Arka, he would have been fine by now.

Beby's fingers moved gently touching Arka's cheeks. To make the eyes of the man who was originally closed open. A drop of Beby's tears hit the surface of Arka's cheek.

Arka smiled. And it made Beby's cries even more broken.

"Sorry, Ar. I'm sorry."

"Ssthttt ...." Arka's hand wrapped in infusion moves to concentrate Beby's fingers on the surface of her cheek. "Don't cry, By. I don't like it."

The man can speak well. However, his voice sounded soft and weak.

"You ... You think it must be because of me, huh?"

A thin smile came back to Arka's lips. "Gwenchan."

In her tears, Beby laughed discordantly. This arka really ....

"You're sad because you're sorry, aren't you, By? Not because you still love me, right?"

Beby shook his head strongly. "I'm niesel, Ar. I used to kill you. I love my heart completely to others. I can't love you anymore. I—"

"Can't say that, By. You can't regret anything that happened. Everything you've experienced, it's destiny."

"But, Ar ...."

"By, horrifying. Whoever's the guy who's with you later, promise me, yeah, By. You should be happy. You have to create your own happiness. You're a martial artist, aren't you? Wear it if there is a guy who dares to hurt you. Including Aldef.

"Beby, I asked you to come here, just want mastiin. You really did move on from me, didn't you?"

How should Beby answer now?

It was true, Beby's heart had been completely taken over by Aldef. But, Beby did not want to hurt the man in front of him with that reality.

"By, answer ...."

Finally, Beby nodded. That made Arka smile again. A clear smile signals a broken heart in it.

"I've moved on, Ar. But, I've loved you that deep. Neo chossorang." (You were my first love).

"Fra. I know I love you first. The same thing happened to me." (I know).

Arka's eyeballs dive into Beby's bead's eyes deepening. His fingers moved slowly wiping away the trail of tears on Beby's cheeks.

"Thank you, yeah. I've never loved me."

***

It took me a long time to finally decide to go home. He wants to be with Arka there. Beby wants to make up for all the time and all the misunderstandings. If Beby could control the pace of his heart, he wanted to re-emerge towards Arka. A man willing to sacrifice his own happiness for Beby.

The girl stepped foot into her room. Time showed at 22:26 at that time. Both of Beby's eyes felt like the shedding of adhesive glue. The pillow on his bed had waved spoiled. But, Beby decided to clean up first.

Before that, Beby picked up a change of clothes in the closet. As soon as Beby's hand opened the door, her bead was fixed on the sky blue hoodie of Arka's birthday gift.

Beby smiled thinly. His fingers moved to grab the hoodie. Beby's gonna wear it tonight.

It didn't take long for Beby to finish cleaning up. Just coming out of the bathroom, the sound of knocking on the door of the room sounded along with the voice of someone.

"By? You're inside, right?"

That's Miko's voice.

"Yes, Brother. Just come in."

The door to Beby's room opened. Showing the figure of Miko in a blue dongker shirt. The man approached the brother who was sitting on the bed.

"Why?" ask Beby.

"Gue's already heard everything from Aldef."

"What?"

"Arca. And lo."

"Certainly? You know, right, you knew it from the beginning."

"I don't think that's the answer you want from me." Miko stared fixedly at Beby's eyeballs. "There's something else I don't know yet, huh?"

"Aaa .. uuummm ...."

Beby's words were stifled. Honestly, Beby wanted to express all his heartbreak to Miko. About Celine, who Celine is, how Aldef feels now, what happened this afternoon. However, his tongue seemed reluctant to let Beby do that.

"What?" ask Miko.

"Nothing. Sono out, ah. I'm sleepy." Beby took a lying position with his back to Miko.

"Related?"

"He'em. Don't forget to close the door."

"okay."

Shortly afterwards, the door was shut. Beby then looked. A heavy sigh came out of his respiratory tract when Miko's figure was unattainable to the sense of sight.

"Oh, yeah, By."

The sound of reflex made Beby turn towards the door. Miko's figure was popping her head.

"Wae?"

"So I saw Aldef coming out. Where's he going, huh, gini nights?"

In that instant, a name flashed through Beby's brain.

"Bodo. I'm sleepy."

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