Bella's Script
He's the one who's sick

“Van, just a moment, strong. We go up bentar.” Bella pulls Devan's hand around her shoulder. While one other hand holds Devan's body so as not to fall.

Bella kept trying to walk, towards the stairs. Retracing them one by one with trembling steps as the weight supported Devan's larger body from him.

“Defend ya Van, just briefly nyampe.” Bella was panting almost out of breath for the next rung of stairs.

“One more Van, one more rung.” His murmur cheered on himself and Devan.

“Huh!” Bella breathed her rough breath when she was able to pass one last rung of stairs.

Slowly he laid Devan's body on the bed while he sat on the edge.

“Jeez, driet lo much bang.” Bella sweats on Devan's forehead with the back of her hand.

The man was already drowning, not making a sound.

Seeing Devan like this Bella became worried for herself. He also regretted ignoring Devan to not know that this man was sick. Whereas when Bella slumped, only Devan was always by her side. If only he was still determined not to obey Saras to go to Devan's house, then what will happen later?

Nope, no. Bella didn't even dare to imagine any of that. Now he is passing by in Devan's room looking for a way to cure Devan. Yeah, he has to help this guy.

Bella went around the room, opening one by one the existing drawers to the closet door to look for drugs or the like. But it looks like Devan didn't provide such a thing in his house.

“Gue how to do thishh?” Bella is confused by herself seeing Devan's condition. He scratched his fingers while thinking.

“Mamah, yes call mamah.” Bella quickly turns on her phone and searches for Saras's number.

One ringing has not been answered by Saras and it feels very long. Bella paced back and forth unsettled.

“Assalamu ‘alaikum deck..” The voice of Saras was like Oase in the middle of a dry desert. There is hope, he thought.

“Mah, Devan fever. Very hot body. I think he fainted. What is it?” Ask Bella streak. He panicked until he forgot to answer his mother's greetings.

“Wa’alaikum greetings.” Finally Saras himself answered his greetings.

“Iya wa’alaikum salam.” And Bella followed.

“Adek calm down first. Now try to measure the temperature first.” Saras tried to calm down. He knew exactly how his daughter panicked.

“There is nothing here mah. Drugs are also not available.” Again Bella opened one by one drawer in Devan's closet and still found nothing.

“Yes, later send me the same drug thermometer. Adek try to compress Devan first. Make sure the clothes are not too thick and not in duvetin.”

“Iya mah, do not long yes mah. Devan is hot. He also does not wake up. Adek scared Devan why-napa.” Bella's voice began to stammer and her tears just dripped.

“Iya darling. Mamah tell ojek subscription mamah so that cepet-cepet nganterin medicine yes.”

“Iya mah's. Thanks mah.” Bella Barren.

After ending her call, Bella immediately did what Saras instructed earlier. He took a small towel from Devan's closet and ran down the stairs. He took the water in a fairly large container, filling it with hot water.

“Cepet dong, cepeett.” Taps also get nagged because they fill the container too long.

After filling half the container, Bella ran back towards Devan's room. Put a container of water beside Devan's bed while he sits next to Devan.

“Sorry yes Van, I take off his shirt first. Let's not get stuck.” Bella's permission on that helpless man.

Starting from taking off Devan's sweater, this alone takes a lot of effort. Bella tilted Devan's body, then took the back of the sweater that overcame Devan's body. After he got out, he laid Devan back. The heat of Devan's body immediately felt rattling.

Continued by taking off one by one buttons shirt with keep paying attention to Devan's sleeping face. Dots of sweat filled her face even though Bella had already wiped it.

“Sorry yes Van, I don't mean anything. Sorry very.” Bella muttered during removing one by one button Devan shirt.

This time only the remaining singlet shirt that was already wet with sweat and attached to his body. Clearly Devan's body is athletic.

“Sorry, I don't see kok.” This time Bella averted her eyes and closed her eyes.

He was breathing heavily because he was nervous and panicked. The hot air was not only in Devan's body but his face also warmed and flushed.

Bella didn't open anything anymore. He left Devan in his trousers and singlet shirt on the bed.

He took the small towel that he had soaked in water. Squeeze it out for a while then compress it over Devan's forehead. He deliberately did not blanket Devan, AC temperature was lowered so that the room was cooler.

He saw the face of Devan who is now sleeping. There is a sense of not having to mix with worry when he saw the face of the sangar turned soft.

“Lo nawarin I oil wind but instead lo the sick.” Bella muttered sadly as she recalled Devan's message last night.

He remembered, this morning Devan he ignored and even impressed he avoided. Though he knew, the incident that night was not purely Devan's fault.

“Gue sorry ya Van. I even blame you for my pity that ended the embarrassing incident. Aduuhh, yes Allah...” Bella cupped her own face.

But Devan did not budge, he remained asleep and occasionally seemed to shiver.

“Van, why?” Bella panics when she sees Devan shivering and clenching her teeth. His hands even clenched as if enduring the pain.

“Lo cold?” Bella asked, which Devan did not answer.

Bella touched the compress, it turned out to be very dry. He immediately replaced it and installed a new compress. Devan's sweat is getting dripping and his singlet shirt is wet with sweat.

“What is it that makes Devan shiver?” Bella touched the end of Devan's singlet shirt that was even wet with sweat.

“Gue released only once. But, to argue.I should have asked my brother to come here and he who ngawat Devan. But my brother is sick too. I don't have the heart to see brother Ngerawat Devan. They are equally sick.” Bella spoke to herself.

Already he considered but in the end he decided he would take off Devan singlet shirt.

“Van, this time I'm really sorry. Sorry really..” Again Bella apologized while removing Devan singlet shirt slowly.

He tried not to see Devan's body bare-chested. Quickly he pulled Devan's shirt up and took it off. At a glance looking at Devan's exposed chest, he immediately pulled out the blanket and immediately covered it.

In the past when he worked in the artistic department, it was not strange to see men who were casting show off the chest that became the pride of this adam. But when he saw it straight away, his eyes immediately felt stained until he closed his eyes with both hands and made sure Devan's body was not too open.

Aah is just there.

Not long after the bell. Bella goes down immediately, she believes it's her mama's ojek.

“Malem neng Bella..” Greet driver ojek Saras subscription when Bella opens the door.

“Malem sir. You brought the medicine?”

“Iya this neng.” A goodie bag he handed to Bella.

“Please yes sir.” Bella immediately took the goodie bag out of the driver's hand in a hurry and rushed to Devan.

He forgot to stop and closed the door. Luckily the father understood, before he went and said his greetings, he closed the door tightly.

Bella unpacked the contents of the goodie bag. There's a thermometer in there with the drugs. Bella immediately measured Devan's body temperature by placing a thermometer on her armpit. While waiting he prepared the medicine.

“He how to take his medicine huh?” Bella thought for a moment.

“Oh yes, in gerus aja.” the idea just appeared.

He immediately went down to the kitchen, took a spoon and began to grind out antipyretic drugs. When he finished, he took it back to Devan's room. He heard the thermometer sound.

“Gosh, 40,2. Van, uh,.. Take medicine first yes..” Bisik Bella in Devan's ear.

He helps Devan to wake up, then rest Devan's body on his shoulder.

“Okey, hold for a while Yes Van, kinda hook bit.” Bella slightly opened Devan's mouth and then fed a spoon filled with medicine to her mouth.

Seen Devan effort to open his eyes though very difficult. His eyes gnawed heavily and re-closed tightly after swallowing the medicine in his mouth.

“Telen yaa telen.. Let lo cepet heal.” Bella subconsciously rubbed Devan's chest to help him swallow the medicine.

Devan is back in the drown. He leaned against Bella's shoulder and Bella let him go until she was sure the medicine was getting into Devan's stomach. He looked at the reflection of his reflection and Devan from the large mirror before him. Devan who rested his head on his shoulder and he who sat upright with a confused face mixed with anxiety. It felt like he could not see Devan lingering in pain like this. It was better to see the annoying, strange, stiff and cold Devan than to see a weak Devan like this.

“Mah, mamah..” Lirih Devan with a sad voice. Like this man was holding back his tears.

Bella could even feel tears dripping from the corner of Devan's eyes.

“Van,,, It's me, Bella.” Bella reflex grabbed Devan's hand and clasped the hot hand tightly.

“If there is no mistaking you, but you are not alone. I will take care of lo.” One other hand rubbed Devan's cheek gently.

He could imagine how difficult Devan would be to get through his days without his parents especially, without a mother. How was he when he was sick, was he alone all this time?

Bella continued to speak with her mind while looking at Devan's face in the mirror reflection.

And that night, he took care of Devan. Change the compress every few minutes and measure the temperature every hour.

By early morning, Devan's body temperature drops. Bella with tired eyes was finally able to sigh in relief. He lifted Devan's blanket so he wouldn't get cold.

He lets Devan fall asleep in his bed while he sits in Devan's work chair while slapping his face over the surface of the Mattress right next to Devan.

One hand remained over Devan's head, to make sure it was possible to dry the compress and he had to replace it immediately.

Like that Bella and Devan went through tonight together. The night was long and made him tired to sleep.

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