My Old Star
#21 Shadows
Arfan received information from Siska that is not much, because Siska also does not have much information about what Arfan is asking him.
Arfan retreated to Siska, he is very tired today. Arfan decided to return to the club, his heart and mind were completely out of sync. If he goes home to Grandma, then the same question as yesterday will surely be heard, Arfan feels if the club is the most comfortable place at the moment to hide. On the way to the club, Arfan meets Arman who is waiting for a taxi.
Arfan ordered the taxi driver to approach Arman, unknowingly Arman directly into the taxi that Arfan was riding when the taxi stopped.
"Generic!" how surprised Arman was when he saw Arfan in the same taxi as him.
"Where are you going?" Arfan asked after the taxi drove back carrying the two of them.
Arman seemed hesitant to answer Arfan's question, "I'm going to Zaki's club."
Silence adorned the two, there was no more talk between them until the taxi arrived in front of the club that Zaki led. Arfan decided to take Arman first to the destination in question.
"Thank you Fan for driving me, I'll visit you sometime" Arman promised Arfan before getting out of the taxi.
"I'll wait for your arrival!" answer Arfan.
Zaki who saw Arman coming closer towards him, "Arman finally you came too," Zaki hugged Arman as a welcome.
Arman welcomes Zaki's embrace, "There's Arfan in the cab" whispered Arman in Zaki's ear.
Zaki let go of his welcome hug, "Fan you can stop by first, it just so happens that we've got together, let's talk as a man."
Arfan did not answer Zaki's call and told the taxi driver he was riding to leave the place.
Arman patted Zaki on the shoulder, "believe that one day we will definitely gather like we used to!"
"You're right Man, let's go in!"
Arfan is a stubborn figure who will not be that easy to change his decision, he will always be on his stand. No matter how hard he would face everything even though he was alone.
Arfan is now at the club and ready to head to his room, "Boss you finally came too!" Dio welcomes Arfan.
"What's wrong?"
"A few days ago Brother-in-law came here looking for you boss!"
"What did you tell him?"
"I'm just saying if you're not here, boss,"
"All right, I'm resting, I'm so tired."
Arfan left Dio, "Sister-in-law seems to have come out crying because she can't find you here!" Dio added what he saw when Mentari came and managed to make Arfan stop his steps.
"I'll call him later!" Arfan continued his steps towards the room.
Meanwhile, Mentari was in the hospital accompanying Ilyas who was waiting for his mother in the operating room. Ilyas' mother had sudden heart failure which caused her to go into the ICU room, now Mentari's father is handling it in the operating room hoping to help the middle-aged woman's life by taking immediate action.
Ilyas paced back and forth in dismay, "Yes you calm down, your mother will definitely be fine!" Mentari tried to calm Ilyas down.
"He's the only family I have, I can't afford to lose Mom."
"Yes.believe that your mother will be helped!"
"So if my mother leaves then I will be alone in this world, promise me you are the one who will accompany me to live my life forward, I beg Mentari,"
Mentari was about to answer Ilyas' statement along with the operating room lights that were extinguished indicating that the operation was complete. Mentari got up from his seat, greeted his father who came out of the operating room.
"How's Dad, was the operation successful?"
Mentari's father smiled, "Yes Mentari's surgery was successful, just waiting for the patient to go through his critical period tonight,"
"Thank you Dad" Mentari hugged her father.
Ilyas approached the two, "Thank you Om" said Ilyas.
"Together son, you go home first. I'll be here again tomorrow!"
"I'll accompany you here" kekeh Ilyas.
"There will be a nurse to look after your mother, you better go home to rest!"
Arriving in front of the house, Mentari was like seeing Arfan's car parked not far from his house. Mentari got out of his father's car and asked his father to enter first because there are things he wants to buy in the minimarket not far from home, the reason Mentari to his father.
"Don't be long, 'cause it's night!"
Mentari nodded, "Okay Dad,"
Mentari out to make sure if in front there is Arfan with his car parked near the minimarket. Mentari was disappointed when the car was no longer there.
Mentari kicked the street pebbles to neutralize the taste, whereas at the dark end of the road the person he was looking for was observing himself from behind the wheel of his car, Arfan noticed every movement of Mentari from a distance, I want him to run and hug the girl. However, the words of Bu Kartika reverberated in his mind which made Arfan repeatedly have to undo his intentions.
The longing for his little Mentari is really explosive, but his body is not able to just hold the girl who has slowly stolen his life. Right now he could only stare at his Remark from a distance, his cold heart back covered in snow.
Mentari decided to go into the minimarket to buy something to bring home so that no one would be suspicious of him.
Arfan slowly drives his car to make sure that the girl has entered his house.
The next morning, Mentari left for campus as usual. Take a class and finish it well.
"Dari wait!" Siska called out to Mentari who was about to leave the classroom.
"Where are you going?" Ask Siska.
"I'm going to the hospital again Sis,"
"You care a lot about Ilyas apparently" Siska teased her best friend.
"Isn't he our friend?"
"Yes you're right Dance, can I come?"
"Of course, let's go!"
Siska and Mentari do not know if Arfan is outside the classroom listening to their chat like a spy, currently Arfan is only able to be a shadow of Mentari. Watching him from afar, then hiding when he heard footsteps coming out towards the exit.
"Oh yes Tar, yesterday I saw Mr. Arfan!"
"Where is Sis?" Enthusiastic mentari.
Siska told Mentari everything, "Why he's not looking for me, isn't he back!" Mentari.
"Sis we just go home to the dorm, yeah, I'm suddenly not feeling well."
"Aren't we going to the hospital?"
"Tomorrow we'll get the impression of Sis,"
While laying in bed, the girl repeatedly checked her phone if Arfan contacted her. Mentari also tried to send a message and call Arfan number but still can not connect.
"You're evil!" the Mentari plan.
Arfan is now located not far from the Mentari dormitory, looking from a distance at the activity in the Mentari room. Visible Siska pacing mandir but Mentari not seen at all.
Siska felt panicked because Mentari was really not feeling well, her body temperature continued to rise. Siska had tried to compress it with warm water, but until the hot night did not want to go down even Mentari kept his eyes closed.
Siska tried to find help to be able to take Mentari to the hospital, he tried many times to contact Mentari's parents but not connected. Arfan is still outside the dorm. He only wanted to see his little Mentari before leaving even from a distance.
So long Siska did not manage to get a taxi even via online he did not manage to get it, if you wait until tomorrow Siska worried if Mentari would be okay. Across the street, Siska sees a car parked, and he comes to her for help. Siska tapped on the left side glass of the car.
"Excuse me, may I ask for help?"
Arfan who saw if it was Siska Mentari's best friend who knocked on his car glass with a panicked face, then lowered the window of his car.
"What's Siska doing?"
"Pak Arfan happens to be here, Mentari has a fever and I did not manage to get a taxi to take him to the hospital!" lang Siska's.
Without thinking again Arfan got out of his car and into the dorm, this is easy he did with his identity as a lecturer.
Arfan went inside Mentari's room, grabbed Mentari's body and carried her out of the dormitory.