Love The Way You Lie
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What's with him why does he look so angry, when it's my body and.. how can I just be quiet while to pay the hospital with a room as luxurious as this I have money from where ? Ria was astonished in her inner grumbling resentfully at Dafa's attitude.

Ria was only able to look at the face of Dafa who was also still staring at him with a view like a husband who was upset to see his wife was sick but did not want to undergo treatment

What is this ? does he not understand that I have no money? Ria continued muttering in her heart until she finally asked Dafa “me - why me sir?” asked the real Ria also wanted to know what was with her body.

“You are sick, have you experienced this symptom often before? Do you know what diseases are in your body?” Ria shook her head slowly as if answering her ignorance.

“ada problems with your kidneys.” Brief and dense explanation of Dafa about his illness is enough to make Ria surprised, all this time he had never checked his body when sick.

What else is this God, father alone is not fully healthy why now coupled with this disease in my body? How can I help my mother in finding money.

Long Ria was speechless, As if her silence became a force after realizing her very unfavorable position was Ria trying to wake up from her sleep.

“It's okay sir, I'll be fine. Emmh.. but if I may ask you please sir?” ria asked with a troubled heart, she wanted to ask the man before her who she knew was her Lecturer.

“What do you want?” her face firmly made Ria slightly undo her intentions.

“I will help as much as I can.” Quickly Dafa replied to Ria's disobedience.

“Ap-can I ask for help for hospital fee paid first sir? When I salary I will replace it I promise.” Ria face hopes anxiously waiting for an answer from Dafa, he hopes Dafa will help him and believe that he will replace the money.

“I will take care of everything, but you must remain in care until the next 2 days at least your body will be observed to see your disease.” Revealing Dafa gave a little relief to Ria.

“sa-I have to go home sir, my parents are definitely looking for me.” Ria was speechless considering what if mother knew that she was sick, and certainly not an ordinary disease that could be healthy with just stall medicine. Mother would definitely be sad and Ria did not want to add any burden to her family.

“sa-I also don't want them to know about my disease.” Ria exhaled her breath, her chest tight as if the burden in her life had never lessened.

“can't!” say Dafa firmly.

“you must remain in care” Dafa eyes look on Ria with a standing position and Ria who is asleep on the hospital bed, strong enough to bully someone.

“ Please understand me sir, I cannot to continue here. I'm going to go on road treatment, so I have to go home and please help me.” Ria begged that this lecturer would be kind enough to help her.

“oke well, I'll try talking to the Doctor. But you must continue to seek treatment in this hospital under my supervision. And tomorrow, tomorrow you have to meet me on campus.” Said Dafa trying to find a solution of the stubbornness of this girl before him, Ria nodded her head in a sign that she agreed with her Lecturer's proposal.

Finally Dafa tried to talk to the Doctor who handled Ria, who was, by giving assurances that Ria will continue control to the Hospital finally the Doctor allows Ria to go home by prescribing drugs that must be consumed.

The flashback

“Quick! Please help bring him into.” Say Dafa to the nurse who just arrived with a wheelchair to transport Ria inside. After arriving at the ER room Dafa asked the Doctor who was on guard to check on Ria.

“He's okay just tiredness and lack of fluids. He also looks like malnutrition in his body. If you see, it looks like the stomach is often left empty.” Said the doctor who was on duty in the ER room.

“Really? Check it again and can you help me?” asked Dafa with a face that was difficult to understand, The doctor also looked at Dafa's face with a doubtful look, who does not know Dafa ? the son of the owner of the hospital where he is currently working.

Whether what plan was being made by Dafa, was the plan related to Ria who was coincidentally being examined by the doctor?

Flashback off

All the way home there was only silence in the Dafa car, occasionally Dafa looked at Ria who was sitting next to him.

I don't know what's on his mind, but it feels like Dafa is starting to go crazy for Ria, and he doesn't understand why it's going so crazy for a girl he just met. And maybe it would be more sad if Ria knew a big secret in her life after meeting Dafa.

“i go down here sir, my house goes into a narrow alley will be difficult to park there. Thank you for helping me and delivering me.” Ria's voice speaking at length broke the silence in the car, Dafa pulled the car over, Ria immediately let go of the seatbelt, hurried to open the car door until her hand was prevented by Dafa as she was about to get out of the car.

“Wait” Ria silently looked at the adult man who was now touching his arm.

“Si*al! what is it about me” Dafa gripped the steering wheel of his car, then bowed his head as if he was contemplating what he had just done.

He began to think and looked back at the figure of the girl who was walking limply into the narrow alley, how unfortunate and sad he was when he found out something that had been very destructive to his life had just been done by Dafa.

Ria set her foot down the small road to her house. Back, on this road he always walked while contemplating the fate of his life.

Kidney failure? Ria was smart enough to know that it was a dangerous type of illness and cost her quite a lot of money.

But his sense he did not want to know more, for what to know that he himself could not treat his illness.

Arriving at home, Ria went inside and for the simple size of the house she could immediately find the whereabouts of her mother who was in the kitchen.

“Assalamualaikum load.” Inka immediately turned her head as a voice she recognized greeted her.

“Waalaikumsalam dear you are home?” said Inka with a smile, but the smile on her face quickly disappeared after seeing her daughter who looks so limp, as if knowing her son was in trouble Inca also began to ask “There is Ria why your face is sad?”

But not the name Ria if she wants to share her troubles with others, even if it is her own parents. “It's okay mom I'm just tired, I'll see dad first.”

Ria rushed straight to the room where her father was. His eyes began to condense, when he was in front of the door of his father's room as if Ria's feet were unable to just step in, let alone to tell him about the suffering he had just received today.

His chest was tight, his heart was fragile when the place shared his usual story. Now sleeping weakly on a shabby mattress, he no longer knows where to divide his burden even if just to tell a story.

The shoulder that had strengthened him so far, the hand that had wiped his tears, grasped his hand tightly and always made him happy, now weakly drooped even to just move his finger the father was unable.

Yes, Ria's father suffers from total paralysis as a result of her stroke.

“Ayyyaah.” Call Ria in a quiet voice, even though the father did not open his eyes but he was sure the father could hear his voice.

“Dad Ria stopped by before going to the cafe, Ria had already redeemed father's medicine.” Ria clasped the hand of her father who still did not want to open her eyes, while Ria's eyes had condensed and the flowing water droplets were unable to bear every look at her father's condition.

“Ria is fine dad, son of our strong father is used to living with trials right dad? Dad always said if Ria was patient Ria would be happy later.” Ria spoke as if the father could hear her and made her calm.

Trying to smile, even if the father opens his eyes, the father will know that his son is lying.

“Ria will be strong and patient, Ria will make dad healthy Back and prove to the world that we can Happy dad.” His eyes continued to look at the face that was being closed.

Ria lowered her head, immersing her face into the body of the father. Tears are shed, freefall. Ria's feeling can't anymore, she needs her father, she wants her happy life.

But she realized it was impossible, Ria closed her eyes, trying to forget all the bad memories that hit her after the father fell ill.

“Ria go again father, soon Ria has to work in the cafe. father quickly healed Ria waiting for father.” Ria wiped her tears rough, she tried to smile while kissing her father's hand and forehead.

Ria rushed to leave her father's room, before her steps away from Ria turned her gaze back on the father. Hoping that the father suddenly opened his eyes.

“Mother.. Ria go again yes.” Inca welcomed her daughter's hand out while looking at her with a hard-to-read look

“Ria.. shouldn't you stop working? Your body now looks skinny son.” Ria then looked at her mother with the smile she gave.

“This mother says what, if Ria does not work how do we get extra money anywayan skinny Ria not because of fatigue. Ria deliberately diet bu, now again body trends like Ria.” A smile continued to be etched as long as Ria spoke to her mother.

“really you didn't lie to mom? In fact, if the diet is correct do not overdo it too. You look more beautiful if your body contains a little.” Ria smiled back at her mother, and immediately rushed out of the house to go to the cafe.

Yes, Ria did not rest at home according to the orders of Dafa. But he still runs his daily life by going to work in a cafe after going home from college.

TBC🌝