My Old Star
#39 Dancing with the Rain
On the first call Bu Kartika was connected to Mentari.
"Hallo Ma'am, what's wrong?" Ask Mentari.
"Where are you now, Mentari?!"
"I-I'm in.., uh...,"
"In the dorm, ma'am, yes in the dorm...,"
"You're with that old man, right?"
"Mom and Dad already know everything about Mentari because Ilyas has told you all about your behavior behind Father and Mother!"
"Mom???"
Arfan who saw Mentari was receiving a phone in front of him, Arfan heard the mockery that was thrown from across the phone. Arfan took the phone in Mentari's ear.
"I'm in charge of mom's daughter!" arfan's heavy voice answered the curse of Bu Kartika.
"You...!"
"What have you done to my daughter!"
"You are indeed an old man who does not know himself!"
"May we meet tomorrow aunt, I want to have a serious talk with om and aunt."
Bu Kartika did not answer Arfan's request and immediately closed his phone connection.
Currently Ilyas feels the upper hand because it managed to influence Mentari's parents, especially his mother who from the beginning did not like Arfan who was considered by Bu Kartika as an old man and inappropriate for his daughter.
"How is this Brother?" Mentari is worried.
"I'll deal with it, you don't have to worry about this matter. It's time to rest!"
Mentari went into the room that had been prepared for him, tonight he really could not sleep. Her mother was furious, she knew that if her mother found out about this, she would be angry. But Mentari did have no other choice but to face it.
Arfan and Mentari are now in front of Mentari's parents' house. They decided to come immediately on the advice of Grandma Wijaya so that the problem did not get protracted.
"Sister I'm afraid," Mentari was nervous to meet her own parents.
"Aren't they your parents, the one who should be afraid is me, try to see me if there's a look of fear on my face!" Arfan laughed a little, he tried to break the atmosphere in the midst of his nervousness, Arfan tried to overcome it. Not that he was afraid of dealing with Mentari's parents, just meeting the parents of the girl he loved was not an easy thing.
Arfan was welcome to enter by Mr. Mahendra, while Bu Kartika looked very indifferent and put on a hostile face at all.
"Let's have a seat, please!" mr Mahendra's Order.
"Thank you, um,"
"Sir Arfan earlier we were indeed shocked at what Ilyas told us last night, we wanted to hear it directly from you so as not to misunderstand."
"Why ask for an explanation, Ilyas can't possibly lie to us!"
"Our mother didn't do anything as you imagined!"
"Content on going to your room now!" bu Kartika's orders began to sew.
"I'll be here Mom!" reject Mentari.
"Mom says go to your room now!"
Arfan nodded to Mentari so that he would obey his mother's words.
"What have you done, quickly explain to us!" Kartika Bu has started to be impatient.
Arfan explained all the events that happened to Mentari the other day, until the incident yesterday afternoon carried out by Ilyas to Mentari. Bu Kartika with his eyes closed did not believe the words of Arfan at all.
"Trust me I will never go over the line before we get married,"
"Well, you said, don't ever expect to marry my daughter. I will never bless you!" Ms. Kartika left Arfan and her husband, and then the sound of a room door slamming was heard.
"Fan quickly met Mentari in his room, he might be sad now because of his mother's words, all this time he had never been scolded by his mother's stuff even once!"
"But om,"
"Om trusts all your words. I'm sure you're the man in charge."
"Alright, comfort him." Mr. Mahendra invites Arfan to go to Mentari's room.
Arfan climbed the stairs slowly and knocked on the door of the girl's room.
"Can I come in?"
Mentari let Arfan into her room, "I'm sorry Mentari, you got scolded by your mother because of me."
"I'm good Brother, I'm worried about you!"
"From now on stay by my side because I will never let you go, we will fight together."
Arfan hugged Mentari, "I love you Little Mentari, no matter how sick I'll hold him as long as you stay with me. Will you fight with me?"
"Never cry again!"
"promise!"
The mentor simply nodded, "I'll be back at the club, dream of me tonight and I'll dream of you too."
Arfan went outside from Mentari's room, said goodbye to Mr. Mahendra and then left the residence of Mentari's parents.
Arfan arrived at the club, there seemed to be a commotion. Arfan saw Tomi sprawled with some bruises on her face. Some children are helping to clean the wound, Sania seemed to cry to see Tomi's condition.
"What is this, huh?" Ask Arfan.
"Manager fights Boss," replied Rafi who was standing near Arfan.
Arfan ripped through the crowd, "Sania you better take Steven in, I'll take care of it!"
Sania reluctantly leaves Tomi, "I'll stay here!"
"Sania please don't be so stubborn!"
Arfan with the help of children to bring Tomi into the car to be rushed to the hospital, Tomi had to get medical treatment immediately because of his injuries quite a lot, Arfan was worried something happened to his trust manager.
Arfan, accompanied by Rafi and Dio, heads to the nearest hospital. That afternoon the streets were quite jammed because it coincided with the time people came home from work.
"How is this boss, the streets are so jammed." Dio who drives looks worried about Tomi's condition, while spinning is not possible.
"We'll wait a little while, hopefully the road will be smooth again."
The streets are getting crowded with vehicles, the sound of horns sounding alternately. Plus the rain fell very heavily, "The boss in front of the landslide that partially closed the shoulder of the road causing a long traffic jam!" Rafi reported the traffic jam incident after searching for information to other riders.
"Just make sure this jam does not break down quickly,"
"Officers are cleaning up the avalanche material, it's likely to be finished soon!" Rafi explained.
Arfan turned to look at Tomi, "Hold on Tom, there's Sania and Steven waiting for you to always be by their side!" Arfan held Tomi's hand.
"I'm sorry Fan," Tomi said softly and very weakly.
Slowly the queue of vehicles began to be able to move, although slowly but surely. Now that they were free of congestion, Dio immediately drove his vehicle to the hospital.
Tomi was taken to the emergency room for help. Arfan does not know who really fighting Tomi until helpless. At the same time came Arman who seemed to have just bought mineral water to go to the patient's room.
"Fan what are you doing here?" Ask Arman who saw Arfan first.
"You're the Man?" Ask back Arfan.
"I accompanied Zaki, he just had a fight this afternoon. He got to the club almost passed out so I brought him here for treatment."
"Zaki fighting?"
"Who was he fighting with?"
"I can't confirm Fan yet, Zaki hasn't told me anything even though he's conscious at the moment."
"Can I see him Man?"
"I think it's best not to now Fan, his condition is not stable. I'm afraid if you guys meet it'll make things worse."
"Okay, next time."
Arman again stepped into the treatment room, while Tomi was also quite stable condition and will be transferred to the treatment room which happens to be located adjacent to Zaki's nursery.
"Tom you're here accompanied by Dio and Rafi first yes, I'll be back tomorrow with Sania and Steven. Tonight I have business, so I can't keep you company."
Tomi just nodded, his strength had not recovered enough so it was still heavy just to talk.
"You two take care of Tomi tonight, look out for you no one dares to make a fuss here!" arfan's message to Dio and Rafi.
"Well, the boss doesn't have to worry." Dio replied convincingly.
Arfan drives his car away from the hospital, Arfan has an assumption that Tomi is indeed fighting with Zaki. However, at this time he could not confirm the truth of all that. He still had to ask Tomi directly, because from yesterday Tomi was like keeping something from him.
The streets are still flooded with heavy rain just like before when they want to go to the hospital so that the streets are quite empty. The rain also reminds Arfan of Mentari who likes to play under the rain. Arfan smiled to himself when he remembered the agile movement of Mentari to and fro as if he was dancing with the rain.
"What are you Mentari for? Are you still sad? I wish you could always smile, for you are my energy to keep moving wisely." Arfan was monologuing in his heart.
While crossing the corner to so many, Arfan saw a middle-aged man walking barefoot and an umbrella in the middle of the rain. Arfan's pity made him stop the car he was driving.
Arfan stopped and lowered his windshield, "Where are you going?"
"I'm looking for an inn near here young man" replied the man.
"Then go up uncle!"
"Let's trouble you, son,"
"Come uncle, uncle's clothes are wet later in the wind," Arfan continued to persuade.
The middle-aged man named Mr. Mahmud finally received Arfan's goodwill.