Love In Tragedy
Chapter 39. Excuse me....

Inside his room, Erick continued to hold onto his painful cheeks and began to swell. Using his cell phone camera, Erick glazed over the bruise on his cheekbones.

" Akhh..... Should have been directly in the compress so as not to swell. How's nih? Damn it today....... Where mukulnya use full power again. I'm starting to get crazy about people. Kheh....."

Erick let out a sigh of annoyance at the sight of his handsome face swelling up on his left cheek. With bruises that start to look bluish. Even Erick grimaced a few times in pain, every time he touched it.

But Erick's expression again looked lost, as he pondered about today's events. Today was hard for Erick. Erick realized that it was also felt by his two friends. Even Erick knows for sure, it's tougher for them.

' sory Ga....... If I had to interfere in your business. But I can't just let you do as you please. And about Biqha........'

Erick's thoughts continued to drift on the memories of the past. In the second year of their return on their college vacation. Where Yoga is never absent invite Erick to visit Biqha. At that time Erick had a serious conversation with Rahma's mother.

" Rick..... Why yes...? The more here the mother is the more worried seeing Biqha's closeness with your friend?"

Said Rahma's mother after seeing the departure of her daughter, who was delivered by Yoga.

" Why mom?"

" Mom is afraid of the excessive attention and expectation of Yoga on Biqha, one day it will make him hurt Biqha. If it turns out that in the end things didn't go as she hoped."

" Why can you have such a mind?"

Erick asked again, who was astonished by Rahma's mother's attitude at the time. Then Rahma's mother shook her head.

" Mom doesn't know either. I'm worried about Rick.... You are from a well-off family. While Biqha ordinary women who have many shortcomings. Although Biqha has looked very independent since childhood, she is still a girl. Moreover.... He's got a problem........ "

" Mom don't worry....... Biqha will definitely become a successful woman later. "

Erick tried to calm Rahma's mother. Erick perfectly understood the concern Rahma's mother felt towards her eldest daughter. Who has shortcomings, but for her is also a proud princess figure.

" When it's about Yoga.... He's a good boy, ma'am..... He's also a submissive boy. If you don't believe me, try to tell him whataaa. He'll do everything."

Erick tries to be a little entertaining, with a little joking and his trademark loose smile.

" Yes... But he did it just for the sake of taking Biqha's heart. Not because of the hardness of his heart, not like you. If you want to help mom without you asking and talking to you."

For a moment Rahma's mother fell silent, and then she began to speak again.

" It feels like mom will be calmer if Biqha is closer to you Rick.... I feel you can protect and guide Biqha later, rather than Yoga who always attach importance to her own feelings."

Said Rahma's mother with a bright padangan. While Erick even laughed funny to hear the words of Rahma's mother. Because it wasn't the first time Erick heard me say it.

But before that mother said it with a joking smile, but this time it was different. There is no smile at all. Just a blank look ahead. Making Erick stop his laughter, when he saw the look in the eyes of Rahma's mother implied sadness and deep worry.

" Rick..... If if the mother's life is not long, you want yes..... keep Biqha for mother?! Whether it's as a friend or...... Think of him as your brother. Just like you consider Rendra like your own sister. Please help me take care of Biqha and Rendra yes.......!"

Erick's eyes lit up, remembering Rahma's mother's last words to him. Erick didn't even think it would be his last meeting with Rahma's mother.

' Is this what I was worried about, Mom? Erick is not wrong, ma'am, meddling in their affairs? Although this will make your daughter hurt and sad?!"

Suddenly Erick's tears felt like flowing from his eyes. Somehow every time he remembered the figure of Rahma's mother, his feelings were always filled with tears.With Erick quickly straightened his sitting position and took a deep breath so that his feelings were calmer. So that he can prevent his tears from falling.

" I'd better just go home. There is no job so urgent today either. "

Erick decided to go home. And treat her bruises at home. Rather than keep forcing yourself to work with a mind that cannot focus, and a slightly dizzy head. Either because of the hard blow from Yoga or because of his mixed feelings, think of his two best friends.

While outside the room......

Biqha, who became the center of attention of her co-workers because of her puffy eyes, increasingly stole attention after being seen communicating using sign language with Dawn. Makes her friends more curious about her.

" What are you talking about? Look..begini.... It's suspicious......"

Desi asked as she moved her hand, trying to imitate the movements of Dawn or Biqha.

" It's nothing. I'm just asking about Biqha's situation. Because it looks like he has a problem." explained Fajar.

" Oh....."

Desi's words were accompanied by a nod of the head from two other colleagues. Then Desi stood up and stepped closer to Biqha at her desk.

" Yes Bi.... You why? Coming home from lunch, your eyes are so swollen? You broke up with your boyfriend huh...?"

Attack Desi on Biqha, with high curiosity. Making Biqha instantly flinch and widen her eyes. Biqha forced herself to smile and shake her head in front of Desi and her three other comrades.

" Gho.... Hakhu bhahik-bhaik jhah khokh...." (Son.... I'm all right.).

" If you're okay, why are you crying?"

Suddenly Lina was also beside Desi, participating in the interrogation of Biqha.

" You may not cry if there is no problem." he continued.

" Or were you just mergokin your boyfriend cheating huh....? You never go to lunch alone. Uh.... You suddenly said there was a business for a while, you know going home to lunch even so this? Your previous feelings were fine."

Desi again speculated for himself. And his conjectures made Biqha flinch. Although it is not entirely true, but the allegations that Desi uttered are real.Biqha is unlikely to admit it. Biqha tried to find the right reason, to answer their curiosity.

" Gho.... Bhukhan. Thadhi hakhu khelhuhar mhenhemhuhi hadhikhu. Chumha shepherthinyhah hakhu shalhah. Jhadhi pherhutkhu shakhit shrkhalhi." (Son.... It's not. I went out to see my sister. It just seems I ate wrong. So my stomach hurts so much.)

Finally Biqha made his condition that was experiencing a little stomach cramps due to menstruation, as a reason that he felt quite appropriate. Biqha held onto her stomach and started trying acting out stomach pains. To cover up the real situation, about the condition of his broken heart.

" A period of stomach pain until so cry?" said Lina who was still dissatisfied with Biqha's answer.

" Shebhenhernyhah hakhu shedhang mhenstruhashi shat hinhi. Jhadhi shejhak phaghi pherhutkhu shudhah therhasha kherham dhan ghak nyhamhan. Dhithambhah lhaghi mhagkhkhu jhugha shedhang khumhat. Rhashanyhah pherhutkhu shakhit shekhalhi. Shemhakhhin lhamha rhashanyha shemhakhhin mhenhushuk."

" Then you better go home.... You can go to Miss Diana or Mr. Erick to come home early and rest at home."

Dawn finally came closer after hearing and seeing the state of Biqha, which he felt quite alarming.

" Yes Bi.... You better go home. Don't be forced to work. You will get sick even more."

Doni who was next to him also got up and approached. Biqha's successful acting made all of her division teammates worried about her plight.

Suddenly the manager's door opened. Erick also watched the five partners gather at Biqha's work desk. Erick notices Biqha's condition with his puffy eyes and Biqha's four colleagues. Erick understood, the four colleagues must have questioned Biqha's condition like that.

" What's going on? Why are you gathered in front of Biqha's desk?"

" See, sir.... Biqha seems to be unwell. He said his stomach hurt. So we suggested that he ask permission to go home sooner. So that he can immediately check in to the hospital or rest at home."

Fajar took the initiative to explain the state of Biqha to the manager. Erick and Biqha looked at each other, as if they were communicating via telepathy. Erick knows Biqha is lying to her colleagues, to cover up the real reality.

" God.... Mr. Erick. Father's face why sir?"

Tanya Lina who noticed the bruise on Erick's cheek, immediately made the attention of others turn to the manager. Lina and Desi approached Erick's side, noticing his bruise up close. Erick was a little misbehaved.

" There was a little accident at the restaurant earlier, I collided with someone. And his head hit me hard in the face."

" The clash was really hard.... Can be kayaked like that."

Desi's words suddenly make Erick and Biqha mutually lyrics.

" Biqha you can come with me. I also want to go home. "

Erick immediately turned his attention to Biqha, so that his employees would no longer discuss his bruises.

" You guys please come to Diana's mom, if I and Biqha are allowed to go home early today." he said to the others and then turned back to Biqha.

" Let's....! I'll take you to the hospital."

He said to Biqha, but he knew clearly that Biqha only makes excuses. Biqha waved both hands.

" Thidhak hushah phakh. Shayha phulhang shendhirhi hadjha." (No need sir. I went home by myself.)

" Want to go up with your status like that? Never mind..... Don't insist anymore Bi, Come on.....!"

" Yes Bi.... It would be better if you come with Mr. Erick." said Fajar.

Biqha cannot be evaded. Biqha followed Erick from behind. As soon as he entered the car, Erick began to open the conversation by insinuating Biqha.

" I can't believe now you're lying Bi.... Learn from where?"

Biqha looked cynically at Erick, but after that looked down in annoyance. While Erick drove forward his car while smiling funny to see Biqha's reaction.

" Hakhu ghakh shephenhuhnyhah bhohong khok. Hakhu ehmhang lhaghi kherham pherhut kharnha mhenstruhasi." (I'm not totally lying. I have a stomach cramp due to menstruation).

" Yes.iya.... No need to rent times. Joking around."

The atmosphere was silent between them. Suddenly Biqha asks Erick to stop his car in front of a pharmacy not far from their office.

" Why come here?"

" Hemhang ohrhang khalho khe haphothik mhahu happhain?" (Who would go to the pharmacy to say what?)

Erick instantly pulled both corners of his lips in annoyance, due to the cynical reply from Biqha.

A few minutes later Biqha came out of the Pharmacy. But Biqha did not immediately return to the car, but rather walked closer to the ice merchant in front.

" Said another stomach cramp... Why buy ice anyway....? Your stomach can get sicker later if you drink ice. It should be like drinking warm water again. Here's the ice for me !"

Once in the car, Erick immediately searched Biqha.

" Aww..aw...."

Erick screamed in pain, as Biqha quickly pressed the ice cubes she bought onto her bruised cheek. It turns out Biqha bought ice cubes to compress Erick's cheeks that swell due to the act of Yoga.

Erick was glued to get a little attention from Biqha. Although the way is a little rough but Erick is still tenacious made. Didn't expect Biqha would care about him either.

" Mhahaf..... Gharha-gharha hakhu, khamhu jhadhi bheghinhi." (I'm sorry.... Because of me, you're like this.)

Biqha's eyes turned red again as she said that line to Erick. While Erick was increasingly silent and stared at Biqha's soft face with clinging. He had not expected to hear those words from Biqha. Then Erick smiled faintly.

" It's not your fault. So you don't have to apologize to me. This isn't the first time I've fought with him. Just calm down.... We also get better as usual. Long ago in London, we even fought jotos until battered because of....."

Erick did not continue his sentence, for fear that it would make Biqha's heart back upset and hurt. When you know the events of the past, when Yoga lost itself.

" Forget it.

After a few minutes of compressing Erick's cheek, Biqha began applying the medicine to the bruise on Erick's face.

" Thank's Bi.... "

* Sorry for the delay up again. This chapter should have been finished and author up two days ago. But because there was an incident that made panic, so the writing of this chapter hangs for three days.

Please pray to readers..... Hopefully my mother's broken wrist can recover as soon as it did before..... Ammiiinnn o Allah.

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