Black Pen On White Paper
Chapter 15 [Fever Only]

“apa? What the hell's going on? why did this happen?” petra thought to herself.

Strictly, the mother told him to look for items in Lia's bag. Who knows, in Lia's bag there is one information that helps a little.

Until finally, after Petra searched for a few minutes, she found the identity card belonging to Lia papah. On the card, Petra found that Papah Lia worked in the mining sector to be one of the chief coordinators. In the card is written the name, address and telephone number.

Spontaneously he gave it to his mother and told her to call. In the end, he went downstairs with his identity card. The mother then called using her old Nokya phone and wanted to tell Lia's condition to her papa.

Petra who was in her room with Lia was never stopping to look at Lia's paled face. The color on her lips disappeared, her eyelids were so wrinkled, her eyebrows were often twitching and Lia was unceasingly letting out a soft sound of pain.

When Petra saw the thermometer installed in Lia's mouth, it seemed that Lia was in a state of high fever. His body temperature reached 41 degrees Celsius and it was a temperature that went wrong. Petra pulled out the thermometer, wiped Lia's mouthpiece using a swab of alcohol and then put the thermometer back in place.

Petra had a moment to think while staring at the face of Lia who was lying weakly on her bed. “what is possible, this is my fault?. Is it possible, these are the consequences that have been known to me in the future? are these the consequences that have been written on the paper? perhaps the paper knew my future. No, it's not the paper that knows my future, but it's me in the future that knows his past. He said that he never did what I do now and I have done what he did not do in the past, but he knows the consequences of this, me in the future never invited Lia to go to the bazaar? Don't don't, Lia in the future never met with mamah and grandma?. I in the future have never done this but know the consequences of this, so it can be concluded that I in the future know Lia better until I in the future know if Lia is sick. at least that's what I have to believe for now” thought in his heart.

Not long after that, there was a knock on the door from the door of his tightly closed room. After Petra opened it, she was a little surprised to see that Lia's papah had come in front of her room.

“pa-fapah? Papah Lia?” he said with eyes that began to look glassy.

“what is Lia doing okay? what happened to Lia?” ask Papah Lia to Petra.

Petra could no longer bear the sobs of tears of regret. He regretted not following the letter. He regretted not doing what was written in the letter. And he was very sorry for not trusting himself in the future.

With his wet hoarse voice, there was only an eyeball that resisted the fall of the tears. Petra looked into Lia's eyes and Lia's papah also looked into her eyes. With regretful words, Petra said the outpouring of my heart to Papah Lia.

“forgive Petra, papah. It was Petra who invited Lia to go shopping. It was Petra who invited Lia to cook together at home. It was Petra who invited Lia to play here. It was Petra who had made Lia's hand scratched with a knife. It was Petra who did not think about Lia's health. And also, Petra was the one who made Lia to get sick like this” he said with tears that were no longer strong to be dammed.

“you are not wrong. Lia was sick because of Lia's weak body. Everyone wants to have time together and play together. You are not wrong, Lia is not wrong either. You two want to play together and want to have some time together, but Lia is a weak child. Lia's body couldn't force herself to have a fever. Next time, you should be able to set the right time and see the conditions. Papah does not blame you two if you both want to play, papah just advised that you two should be able to read the situation and see the time to play. Until here, Petra understand?” ask Papah Lia with a genuine smile at him.

Spontaneous Petra hugged the body of Papah Lia who was facing directly and looked at her face. Petra hugged him so tightly. “That's why, just this time I felt that I had some advice for my biological father. It felt like just this time I felt how a child my age was lectured by their papah.and I felt, I was a little happy”.

“forgive me, pah. I'm sorry I let Lia get sick” Petra rubbed her eyes.

“Lia will be fine.she is just a normal fever” he replied while stroking Petra's head.

“what papah will put Lia in the hospital?” ask Petra.

“ba-good reward, thank you very much”

He let go of his embrace and let Papah Lia talk to his mother.

Before speaking, papah Lia had held onto Lia's eel using the back of her palm.

“Lia has been too severe once, this is past the limit” muttered papah Lia.

“ehh? Why om? Unclear voice” asked Petra to close her ear.

“just relax. Lia's fever is not so severe kok” he replied with a genuine smile.

At that time, Lia's papah along with her mother went out of the room while closing the door from outside. At that time, Petra took a seat at her study table and then sat down in the chair.

“sorry, Lia. I actually know that you are sick, but why don't I return you the same as the order in the letter” Petra thought inwardly.

Petra breathes in the air deeply and exhales it slowly through the mouth. He tried to lift his mind and heart so as not to be so asleep in the emotions for a moment.

“tadi mornings, you often go back and forth to the bathroom. Until noon, you even enter the UKS. I should have known that you were sick, but why did I invite you to go to the bazaar. Basic Petra stupid” Petra said as she held onto Lia's left palm and closed her eyes.

“iya. Basic Petra stupid” said Lia with a soft voice.

When Petra heard Lia's voice saying that Petra was stupid, Petra spontaneously opened her eyes and stared at Lia's face. Petra saw no sign that Lia was awake.

“turns out I just misheard. To be honest, I hate being hated by you” Petra thought inwardly as she sighed so deeply.

Petra was unceasingly holding Lia's left hand. Inexplicably, she remembered Lia's words while she was in the UKS with him.

“I'll hold your hand until you sweat. Until then, you will wake up from your consciousness and wipe both palms of sweat using tissue” he told Lia who was still unconscious.

In the end, when Petra sat beside Lia holding Lia's hand for a few minutes, it made her a little sleepy. And finally, he fell asleep beside Lia who was fainting.

- SERIATE