Marriage Proposal: Ben & Bima
26 - Disease Transfer
(Five)
I almost threw my phone at Tasya and Riko's yelling at the same time because of the earphones I put up.
“Why can it be, Bim?!” shouts Tasya still in disbelief.
“Bim, what people say later?” added Riko.
“Aduh one-one!!” my yelling. My Bluetooth earphone almost came off. Tasya and Riko were silent. They put on serious and curious faces. The video call I'm connecting to is an urgent call. I need deceptive advice for myself if my two best friends don't agree. So, I have them supporting me.
“Riko! What do you want to ask?”
“Any wind what elo finally accepts her so husband lo?”
“OK, because I love him the first time. There's no harm in me being her husband then I continue my novel?”
“Reason lo crazy.”
“Makanya, after I think back I decided not to love her again. Don't like her anymore.”
“Loh? Aye? Wait, Bim, will you continue? Then why do you marry him?” chirp Tasya.
I'm speechless. Twisting my eyeball. They didn't feel how depressed I was in front of Prof Ben.
“He wants to report me to the police for any unpleasant deeds.” I replied.
“HAAAA!!!??” Riko and Tasya were both at the same time.
“Which one? Which part?” Tasya.
“Because I used him to be stuck in my novel. Apparently he read my novel. Continue..”
“Terus elo assures that the story of the novel lo is true Prof Kai is Prof Ben when fans meet yesterday.” cut Riko. Already know my drama. My problem.
I nodded quickly.
I threw my body into the bed. Weary.
There may be many possible questions from Tasya and Riko. Anyway my news to them is bad news for them. After that they said nothing more.
“Gue waiting for elo to come back here. We just obrolin more detailed.” Tasya tukas owned by Riko.
“Gue wants to marry next month.” I replied sluggishly.
Like being struck by lightning. Riko and Tasya's face was stiff.
After calling them, I fell asleep into the night and went out to the kitchen to eat.
“Mbak, iki have e’ Mas Ganteng Ben left in his room.” Uci went into the kitchen while giving me a small, rather thin purse.
Be left out? Where the hell is he?
“Ya give it to him. Where is he?” ask me while receiving that wallet. I saw the contents. There are SIM and some credit cards, and debit. Of the various banks that seem to be banks in Bangkok and in Indonesia as well. Waw.
“Nothing. I checked out this afternoon.”
“Check out?!” I'm the one chewing the nuggets, choking. He didn't tell me. Going home? Or move to an inn? I gulped down the water in the glass in front of me then stood up and walked towards his room. Right. It's empty.
“It fell or how?” I asked Uci who was following me.
“Ngg. It's under the bed but not too far to the middle. About e pas no broom under it yes out iku.” explained Uci pointed to the thin wallet.
“Still yes Uci.” I said later. I walked back to the kitchen to get some food and I was going to take it with me while watching in the TV room. I saw Papa who had just come home.
“Bim, you are loh, on the phone do not respond. In the chat also no response. Why?”
“Why? Papa call me? When?”
“Ben! Ben contact you.”
Oh yea! I blocked all his contacts and I haven't opened the block yet.
“He finally called to the inn in panic because his wallet was not there.”
“This one?” I showed Papa that thin wallet.
“Iya it may be. He's at the airport. Poor thing. Half dead panic.”
Oh at the airport. Then he went back to Jakarta.
“Mistake yourself. That is the result if you go back to Jakarta do not say me.”
“Ben forget and hurry. You sleep fitting Papa look in room.”
I hit my leg. My mood suddenly changed.
“Papa why defend him anyway?”
“Ih who broke him. Pity that his wallet was left behind and he was busy. You know not?”
“Apaan?”
“She did take the time here to follow you who sulk.”
I was washing my lips. Sit on the sofa and take the TV remote roughly.
(Ben)
I looked at my phone a hundred times. Yayai didn't contact me at all. He hasn't unblocked it for me yet so I can't reach him either.
“Sialan lo.” Levi came from behind. Everyone who was staring at the TV mini screen looked towards Levi.
“Too long anyway. I'm laper!” my anger.
“Why did you miss all your wallets?!”
“My wallet is there, but it's only two hundred thousand. The one that missed it was my small wallet filled the cards.”
I had Levi buy me food and drive her to the set. Actually I could order food online only I was too lazy to look and choose food on the mobile phone screen, because I was busy watching the filming for the first time.
I opened the parcel Levi gave me and ate it voraciously. I don't know the taste of the fried rice Levi bought.
“How's your case?” levi asked while gulping down the mineral water in the bottle.
“Case? What case?!” answer me with my mouth full.
I think my condition right now is the most chaotic condition. I need Yayai right now.
“Ya relationship lo same Bima.”
“Oh... He wants to marry me.” I replied indifferently.
Maybe some crew heard it.
“Got crazy! What are you threatening?”
I saw Levi. Just look at his face. The face I've seen so many times in the last 10 years. The face is full of solutions…
“Oh!!!” I suddenly stirred up by myself. This time, my voice went into the recording. “Eh sorry. Can be recharged again.”
The entire crew returned to the initial scene and fussed for a few minutes and started taping back.
“Apaan anyway, Ben!” whisky Levi.
“Borrow hape lo.”
I snatched Levi's phone he was holding, then looked at my phone screen to enter some numbers on Levi's phone. For a moment I put Levi's phone to his ear.
“Callation.”
“Eh who is this you call??” Levi refused.
“Yayai.”
“Ih for what I called him. What should.. uh yeah hello? Bima?”
Levi was shocked to find that the connection on his phone was picked up by Yayai.
“It's Levi. Eh anu Bim... when to return to Jakarta?” ask Levi's origin. “Oh so? How long? Yes, there are some things I want to talk about and can not via phone.”
Levi glanced at me. He had run out of talks with Bima.
“Wallet?” Levi saw. “It looks like emang elo has to go home, Bim.”
I put my ear to the phone.
“Sent?”
Oh stop!
I took the phone from Levi.
“Yayai, go home now. It's orders! Open all blocks in hapemu.” I said. My voice is like angry but calm. All the crew near me turned their heads.
“Prof! What does it mean to Jakarta not to say?”
“I forgot and rushed.”
“Like that? If I say, I don't want to go home and I'll just send you the wallet, Prof how?”
“Yayai... I warn you..”.
Yayai turned off her phone. Furious I gave Levi's phone to him.
“There are some things I want to ask you elo, Ben.”
I saw Levi. Like an angry man. I wasn't upset with him.
“It's the first time I've seen elo like this.”
“Elo discuss what?!”
My face is like a storm.
“We'll see you tomorrow. Stabilize your brain first.” Levi got up from his seat and left me.
I continued to monitor and interfere with filming that night until the early hours of the morning. In fact, I threw myself in the office instead of going home. Because the distance of the filming with the office is quite close.
“Pak..Pak...” Someone woke me up. I opened my eyes. Apparently Darel. He still wears the last shirt I saw. He's not coming home. Sleeping in the office, too.
“Hmmm...” My answer is still half conscious.
“Editor has taped overnight part.”
“How many minutes?”
“New three minutes anyway.”
I think I just fell asleep for two hours. I wake up and sit down. Taking in a lot of oxygen and resuscitating my eyes and my body. My steps were shuffled, my clothes and my look tangled. I went to the toilet to wash my face. When I came out of the toilet, Darel showed up and gave me coffee in a plastic cup. I took it and sipped it a little.
“Can't ya which scene is cut? Trus replace the same this one?” tanyaku.
“Wasted aja?”
“Taken just a few seconds.”
The 3-minute video I saw for almost an hour. I went back to my room and slept until noon. I woke up when my phone rang and my voice shocked me.
“Prof, I called the pet shop when Chloe was sick.” Yayai's voice opened my eyes.
“Sick? Why?” I sound dazed.
“Vomit and do not want to eat.”
“Last him all right.”
“Prof!! Quickly see Chloe!”
Indeed indeed. I've stood up. Pull my little suitcase and my backpack, then get out of this building.
On the way, I was at first confused as to why did I leave Chloe but who Yayai contacted?
Oh, back then I was just saying that I lived in the house I lived in. It turns out that pet shop owners know Yayai because several times Yayai had to keep fish and always died. It was only fitting that I saw a rather large and empty glass box left in the backyard.
I stepped on the gas pedal to get my car going.
“Chloe is old. Incidentally, I noticed he did not like interacting with other cats.” said the veterinarian who happened to be in the pet shop.
I just nod. Look at Chloe who is asleep. He looks weak and weak.
“I already give you medicine and hopefully improve.” said the female doctor while caressing Chloe slowly. “Maybe he ate wrong or something while here. Or he does not match the humidity of the air here.”
Indeed indeed. Chloe always moves around when she sleeps depending on the temperature. If it rains, he prefers to stay outside and if the air is hot outside, he prefers to sleep in the room.
I brought Chloe home and put her on the couch. Only he walked over and stood in front of the door of Yayai's room. I opened the door to Yayai's room, unlocked. Chloe likes to sleep in Yayai's room, indeed in terms of lighting and the air is good. I let Chloe sleep on the sofa in Yayai's room while I decided to take a shower. My body still feels tired. After the shower I checked Chloe and she was still asleep. I don't know what I think, I turned on the TV and had time to watch some Indonesian TV programs. So, I fell asleep and Chloe by my arm snored.
(Five)
I arrived home at about 8pm. Prof Ben's car was parked in the yard, but the house was dark. I grabbed my suitcase and went inside the house. Is correct. The whole room in the house was dark. Is there anyone or not? But where could the car be at home. I turned on all the lights and went into the room. Darkened. Sure. I turned on the room lights.
Prof's? Why is he in my room? I grunt.
Chloe opened her eyes and the TV was still on. I approached Chloe (rather than approaching Prof Ben), stroked her, and lifted her up.
“You are so skinny, Chloe.” I said slowly.
Chloe let out a raucous voice. I put Chloe in my bed.
“Chloe?!! Yayai?!!” surprised Prof Ben from the next room. “Yayai? Chloe?”
Maybe he woke up because he heard a voice next door because I was doing something in the room. Taking my clothes out.
He was already standing behind me when I sat on the floor.
“Yayai? When did you arrive? Why didn't you say? I can pick up.”
“This.” I gave her purse containing her precious cards without looking at her. He took his wallet. Sit on the floor with me.
“You blocked my number?”
“Iya.”
“You just unblocked when Chloe's sick?”
“Iya. I came home too because Chloe was sick.”
“Chloe is okay. The doctor said he was old and the atmosphere in the pet shop was not suitable for Chloe.” he explained.
“Chloe you've eaten?” I asked Chloe. He turned towards Chloe.
“Not yet. After that he had to take medicine.”
I finished getting my clothes done. When I stood up, Prof Ben stood up as well. Just down. I ignored him until he came out of my room without saying anything. When I came out of the room, I saw Prof Ben lying on the couch in the TV room.
“Yayai? Can you cook porridge for me?”
“I'm tired.”
“Or just order online?”
“Let me order, I want to take a shower.”
There was no answer and I went to the bathroom. I took a shower for a while, when I came out of the bathroom I could see Prof Ben still lying on the couch and wrapping his body around. Like holding back pain.
I approached him. Saw it. Because my curiosity was great, I stuck my palm to his neck. Then forehead. I also stick my other palm to my forehead then my neck. Different temperature. So continue to make sure.
“What's up?” Prof Ben opened his eyes.
“Prof kayaknya suhumu and suhuku different.”
“Yes my throat continues to hurt uhuukk... uhuuuk... maag kumat.”.
Prof Ben was getting his body wrapped up.
The little towel I put on my head to cover my wet hair was pulled by it.
“You can phone Levi send here?”
“For what?”
“To take care of me. Usually he is ..”
Ha's? Last I took care of it. Why did he tell me to tell Levi?
“Who took care of Prof Ben last time fainted?”
“I never fainted.”
“Prof! Scraped on the floor in front of the room.” I'm furious. Pointing towards his room.
“Oh, that time. You?”
“Iya I take care of Prof everything!”
“I asked you earlier to order me porridge..”.
“I just make it!” I took my towel and went to the kitchen.
I picked up all the ingredients, luckily they were still there and cooked in annoyance. Pissed off? I don't know why I'm upset either. I was actually thinking about what my fate would be if I were his wife. Eh? I'll be his wife in a few weeks. From the talk of Mama Prof Ben and Eyangnya, all the wedding preparations were prepared by them. So, I no longer need to think about anything. The money? I'm sure Papa would be very willing to look forward to his contribution to my marriage. I don't know, maybe Papa has contacted Mama Prof Ben to ask what needs to be helped in my marriage with Prof Ben. Meanwhile, I have to explain this to Riko and Tasya.
I don't need to take long to cook porridge. I don't know what I've put as a side dish in that porridge. I put a bowl of porridge and warm water on a small table. Prof Ben still sleeps coiled on the couch.
“Let me eat by myself. Can I have a hand?” Prof Ben woke up from his sleep slowly.
“What?”
“You check Chloe, is she in your room okay?”
I'm shocked. Immediately I ran to the room and found Chloe still asleep at the end of my bed. I breathed a sigh of relief. There are two sick creatures in this house. I lifted Chloe out of the room.
“Where's the cure, Chloe?” my many.
“There's near the cage. In the kitchen.” the answer. I put Chloe near Prof Ben and walked into the kitchen. I tried to give the medicine to Chloe, after I finished watching Prof Ben eat porridge with a lot of pauses.
“There are no good?” I'm curious. I wonder what Prof Ben feels.
“My throat hurts. Stomach hurts. Nausea.” said. Then he coughed. I stood up, already knowing what Prof Ben was feeling and walked towards the small cupboard where the medicines were stored in this house. I took the medicine box and brought it before him.
“Sore throat... may be hot inside because of want to cough, stomach pain must be due to ulcer relapse..” I rummaged through all the drugs in the box. Separate some of the medications I deemed necessary. I checked the expiry inside the drug strip and opened it, gave it to Prof Ben to drink.
Prof Ben without much question took two tablets at once with a single gulp.
“Did Prof not want to check the medicine I love expired or did not?” chirping. Close the medicine box.
“Yayai... uhuk uhuk.
I smiled cynically then took the bowl and sat down next to it. Started to feed him even though the porridge had melted somewhat.
“Is it true that you came home because Chloe was sick?”
“Iya.”
One of them, because I was freaking out was called by the pet shop owner at the end of this residential block.
I saw Prof Ben wanted to vomit but he was still in custody. Maybe the cure reacted or how I don't know.
“It looks like this is because I was late to eat and continued to drink coffee in the morning and had not eaten afterwards. I just ate.”
“Why not eat?”
Prof Ben did not answer.
Levi called me back that night. He sent me home or at least Prof Ben's wallet was sent to Jakarta. When I asked why? Levi simply replied, Prof Ben has no money. I laughed out loud to hear it. I got to say that there is a technology called attaching barcodes to the money-pulling machine from his phone without using a card. Levi just said, Prof Ben never knew about that kind of technology. This is why he did not eat because he did not have money.
When I fed Prof Ben, we didn't talk much. He leaned onto the sofa and closed his eyes. I just watched Chloe.
“Yayai, never block my number again.” he said.
“I'm free to block anyone.”
“I'll be your husband.”
I saw him lazily.
“We can meet at home. We can communicate at home.” I said. I put down a bowl that was almost empty. I stopped to bribe him. I gave her a glass of warm water. He drank. I saw him sweeping his lips with the back of his hand. When I was about to stand…
“Means communicating like this?” He pulled me to the couch and cornered me. She locked. His face is very close to me. My heart beats fast. “You want to discuss, what cuisine will I eat tomorrow for breakfast? Or my lunch? Or will we tell you how my days and yours were?”
“It doesn't need to be that detailed.” I replied.
“Something changed with you.” Prof Ben frowned. “You have dared to fight me.”
Your attitude makes me that way.
“I'm actually a typical submissive woman. Only I get bullied too often.”
I could see Prof Ben smiling slightly at the corner of his lips and swallowing his saliva in his throat while frowning. It seemed that swallowing saliva made his throat hurt.
“I'm just possessive.”
“The same oppressive possessor is different jauuuuuuh once, Prof.” I tried to stand up but Prof Ben really locked my body.
This guy, that's a damn thing. If he doesn't like me try to do what he's like. All men are perverts.
Prof Ben looked at me. I also looked at him while blinking my eyes. Yes, because I need to blink my eyes, right??? So that I don't lose sight of him for long. I could feel Prof Ben's hand creeping down towards my waist. He was the first man who dared to touch my body and forcefully kiss my lips.
“I will not hesitate to kick..” My voice is cut off. Prof Ben's lips landed on my neck. He licked my neck. I gasp. Rigid body. Not move. His hands are still holding my waist. Then his lips rose to my jawbone and managed to land on my lips. He took my lips slowly. As usual, my lips were silent.
My heart beats faster. Again, his lips landed on my ears.
“Yayai, I want you.” whispered. Just then, her lips did not land on my lips again. He's waiting for my reaction. He's coughing. I pushed him until he fell to the floor.
He's a really great playwright. Reteaser. I might be surprised by…
“Yayai He grimaces in pain. Chloe's shocked. He lifted his head and meowed.
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