My School Days Were Full Of Enemies!
Chapter 43. Grief

"Miss, I'm coming" said Maxwell after opening the treatment room door, bringing along a bag full of cake and Rika's favorite snack.

"Thank you Maxwell" Rika said, taking over Maxwell's bag.

Maxwell had not yet moved from where he stood. He stared at Roman's weak face on the bed. "Miss, what's wrong with her?" ask Maxwell.

Rika looked towards Roman. "His shoulder was pierced by a sharp knife by someone, which made him lose a lot of blood" he said, clenching both hands.

Maxwell then took out a piece of paper and a pen that had been in his grasp. "Did Miss remember the name of the culprit?" ask Maxwell who is ready to land the tip of the pen to the paper.

"Joan," said Rika.

"Hmm ... What about the features?" ask Maxwell again, having written a name in his paper.

"I don't know exactly what his face is. What is clear is that he uses a sport bike, wears a helmet, wears a black leather jacket complete with pictures of fire behind him, and wears blue jeans and black leather shoes" Rika said at length.

"Hmm ... okay! I'll be right back, miss. Call me if there's an emergency" Maxwell said as he walked out the door.

Maxwell rushed to his car, which was parked on the basement floor of the hospital. His hands never stopped clenching firmly, ever since getting up and down from the elevator.

After finding Maxwell's departure, Rika was suddenly reached into the contents of the food bag, which had been brought by her bodyguard. "Waaahh!! There's melon cake! There's a pudding cake, my favorite drink too! Maxwell is indeed perha—"

"Ssthttt!!!" Valentine admonished Rika not to get too excited in the room.

Rika silenced her mouth with one hand. "Valentine, let's eat!" rika Exclamation while offering Valentine's favorite strawberry cake.

Valentine turned his face towards Roman's. "No! I won't eat, before Roman wakes up" Valentine slapped as he wiped tears from his cheek.

"Valentinesse! If you're sick, Roman will be sadder later!" reprimand Rika while pulling Valentine's armpits, so that her best friend away from Roman. "Let Roman rest for a while" he said.

Valentine finally obeyed Rika's orders. He then opened the plastic wrap of his strawberry cake, and plucked the cake with lethargy, which was very clearly displayed on his face.

"Hmmm!! This is a cake that pwaaling delicious dwuniaa!" Rika spoke while chewing her favorite cake with excitement.

Valentine also had a laugh to see the funny behavior of his friend. He smiled, though tears still dripped and fell down his thighs.

...*** First Floor Maintenance Room ***...

Valerie regained consciousness from her stupor, and found herself lying on a patient bed. He also saw the whereabouts of Andrea, who had been sitting beside his bed. "Andrea, what has happened?" valerie asked as she lifted her foot off the bed.

"You ask me? I should have asked you why Valerieeee. Why did you faint?!" ask Andrea again while shaking Valerie's shoulder.

Valerie finally pensively. Ewaaat! I hope it's just a dream! his inner self still maintained his sense of disbelief, over what he had witnessed before.

"Vallery? Don't contemplate! You're okay, aren't you?!" reproof Andrea.

"Sorry! I'm just a little tired" Valerie said as she touched her forehead.

"Well then." - Andrea stood up from the chair - "You rest here. Let me report Joan to the police myself" asked Andrea, who had intended to leave Valerie.

However, Valerie held her hand. "Andrea, there's one important thing I told you," he said with a very serious look.

Andrea again occupied her seat, after hearing Valerie's words. "Whatis that? Is it about Roman?" asked Andrea who was starting to wonder.

"Yes! It concerns his family. But, promise me, not to tell Roman directly, before the boy fully recovers from his coma" Valerie said, staring intently at Andrea's face.

"good. I got it,"

"Mother and sister Roman ..." Valerie had not yet finished her words, her tears suddenly dripping.

Andrea who witnessed it was surprised, seeing the change in Valerie's facial reaction. "What's Valerie doing?! Why are you crying?!" asked Andrea who was starting to get more curious.

Valerie was finally unable to continue her words. She hugged Andrea sobbing, imagining how sad her heart was, remembering the faces of the mother and child.

"Calm down, calm down Valerie. Calm your heart" Andrea stroked Valerie's back. He then let go of his old friend's embrace. "Take a deep breath, and let it out slowly" said Andrea, staring at Valerie's face, whose eyes were too fast to pry.

"T-burned?! You're not making this up, are you, Valerie?!" How do you know?!" asked Andrea who was already unable to release her body from Valerie's embrace.

"I saw it with my own eyes, Andreeaaaaa!" Valerie said as she sobbed in her tears.

Andrea was stunned for a moment. He then tried to escape from Valerie's embrace. "Where did you see him? If it's true, we have to take care of it. You already know, right? If Roman only lived with his mother and sister?" Andrea tried to calm Valerie down and convince her to stay firm.

"Hmm .. I already know that. But I was confused, how to tell Roman. I'm takuut! I'm afraid Roman's reckless again!" valerie complained as she wiped the tears from her two eyes.

Andrea also shed her tears, when imagining the fate experienced by Roman. After he was stabbed by a knife, and had to go into a coma, his beloved family had left him, in a terrible way, thought Andrea who began to show his sad face.

"Andreaaaa!" - Valerie embraces Andrea- "Kasian Romaan. I can no longer imagine how sad Roman would be if he knew his mother and sister were gone." - Valerie tearfully, who fell down Audrey's back.

They were drowning in sadness and a deep sense of empathy for Roman. The two women really felt, how bitter the suffering the young man was going through.

"Valerie, let's go to the place where the Roman family is," Andrea exclaimed as she wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Hm ...." Valerie also wiped her tears as she moved out of the patient's bed.

They then moved out of the treatment room, and rushed towards the identification room of disaster victims. Valerie becomes Andrea's guide in stepping, before her best friend, sees with her own eyes.

Valerie stopped her footsteps in front of the victim's identification room. "Andrea, I really can't take it anymore. You're the only one who went inside. And tell me you're their family, too" Valerie said, standing at the door.

His heart beat very hard, before opening the door. "Excuse me, can I come in?" andrea asked, looking over from behind the door.

"Yes! Enter Madam," exclaimed the female SAR Team officer, after finding Andrea peeking out from behind the door of the room.

Oh my goodness, Ya Tuhaaan! Why they had to suffer such a fate, Andrea's inner self stared at the writing on an information paper, which hung on each back of each corpse bed.

Andrea then walked in and closed the door tightly. His attention was immediately drawn to two orange body bags, which lay on each of the body cots. "Can I see his face?" asked Andrea curiously in her heart.

"Good!" The female officer stood up from her chair, then unzipped one of the body bags.

Andrea was stunned. His eyes widened, his mouth was gaping, as he looked at the faces of the bodies of Angelina and Natasha, which had been charred blackened no longer formed.

"Yes Tuhaaan!!" Andrea dropped her knees on the floor, silencing her mouth, not believing what she had with her own eyes.

"Mistress?! Relax, relax! Does the Madam recognize them?!" the female officer asked as she tried to wake Andrea up.

Andrea finally tried to stay firm, though tears started to flow down her cheeks. "Yes. I was a partner of one of their surviving families" replied Andrea, who never took her eyes off the two faces.

"What is his family still alive, can be contacted?" ask the female officer.

"No. One of their families was the first child of this mother's body. And the boy was in a coma on the second floor," replied Andrea, with a full throb in his heart.

The female officer patted her on the forehead, after hearing Andrea's reply. "Goddessa ..." he said. He also felt empathy, for all the misfortune that had befallen the family, of the two bodies. "Is there any other family?" ask the woman again the SAR Team officer.

"No. As far as I know, only the child who is in a coma is the only one in their family" replied Andrea.

"Then, all you have to do is wait for the child to wake up from the coma. But, I reiterate to Madam, to inform her as soon as possible! Because this concerns the whereabouts of the body of his family," the female officer said, writing on a sheet of paper, which was on the table.

"good. Thank you for all the help" Andrea said, lowering her head.

"Together."

Andrea then opened the door, and walked out of the room. He then found Valerie leaning behind the wall, pensive. "Valerie .. let's go to Roman's place now. We must pray and hope as much as possible, so that he quickly awakens from the coma" suggested Andrea while holding tightly Valerie's hand.

"Hmm ..." said Valerie as she followed Andrea to the elevator.

They felt pain from all the misfortune that had befallen Roman and his family. Now, the child lives a day, because he has no one else in the world, who wants to take responsibility for him.

~To be continued~