Never Not
Ch. 14: Constantly Suspected of the Buyer

Everyone who is away from home, sometimes one of the scariest things is to receive a call that leads to news that is never expected.

It had been almost five years away from home, Nada had never been this wrapped. Several times he heard that his father was ill. However, only this time his father had to be treated at the ICCU. Even her mother's voice shook when she gave the news.

The first time Nada set foot in Yogyakarta was a hospital. He even just brought his clothes. Tone to Yogyakarta with the last flight. She was grateful that Natya was there and immediately drove her. The car keys he entrusted to Dhito so that they could be given to Frinta. Lucky Nada is still overtaken to it.

In the waiting room of the floor, Nada saw the figure of her mother and her two younger siblings. Tone immediately ran to hug his mother. No crying came out of her even though her mother had started hugging her tightly while crying.

Both of his sister's eyes were already puffy.

"I'm sorry, Mama just said it now." said her mother, sobbing softly.

Tone took off his embrace slowly. "But, Papa, is that okay, Ma?"

His mother nodded slowly too. A sense of relief possessing Nada. He was already very scared when he heard the news that he did not want to hear. It's the third day his father's been treated. The operation itself was completed yesterday. His father had several heart problems and this was the worst. This still grateful tone does not include a heart attack. But whatever it is, it still worries me.

"Today my brother is watching Papa, Ma."

"No need, brother. Just got here. Just rest... " His mother rubbed Tone's arm slowly. Nada refused because she believed her mother was much more in need of rest.

"Father, Ma.. Mama rest with Nira. I'm with Nauva, Papa." Nada turned to Nauva, his second sister. Nauva gave her thumbs up sign ready to accompany her eldest brother.

After going through several persuasion processes, his mother finally agreed to go home with Nira.

Nada and Nauva sat in the waiting room side by side. Time's in at nine o'clock. The people who had to wait for their families and the people closest to them gathered in the room.

"Have you eaten, Va?" tanya Soft tone.

"Sister, safe. Brother already?"

Nada nods. He had eaten on the plane.

"Fearful, Brother. Fortunately it's done..."

Nada grasps Nauva's fingers. He squeezed gently as a sign that he was proud of his sister who had remained with this condition of theirs. Nada and Nauva had a short chat before Nauva fell asleep first. Tone looked fixedly at his younger brother's face in silence before finally breaking down and sighing deeply.

It was one of the toughest Saturdays he had gone through. So many things are happening today. Though this morning he was still laughing cheerfully with Frinta when driving her to the mall. He did not expect that a few hours later he would return to his city because of the shocking news.

Tone checked his phone and there were some incoming messages. From her boss, Frinta, and also a message from Natya.

Have you arrived, Nad?

A simple sentence that somehow made Nada suddenly want to cry loudly. He was used to being the most powerful and powerful figure in his family. A figure who will say 'it's okay', 'don't worry', as well as the sentences of other reinforcement and entertainers. At this time when reading the sentence Natya also imagined how very kind Natya had been to really accompany him until the day of departure, he said, making him suddenly feel that there was such a place for him to at least feel it was okay to not be as strong and as firm as usual.

The tone wiped away the tears that had suddenly descended onto his face.

He must be strong. Must.

••••••

Kay's birthday celebration today did not make Natya also feel the overflow of joy. His mind was still fixed on Nada as well as his current condition. Nada had already given news that his father's condition was improving.

Natya imagined how the face of Nada's death at that time. But even the girl did not cry. Like holding back but Natya knows that Nada like not stepping on the earth at that time. He was in a daze when they just got off at the airport departure gate. It felt like Natya was hugging Nada to share her sadness at the time.

"Dreaming of lo."

"The turn of the young isn't it?" Natya heard her mother already smiling meaningfully.

Natya can't give it up. Kay was very accepted by her family. Even her mother seems to have considered Kay like her own child. Plus, both of their parents are familiar because their father is both an alumni and friendly.

"What's the Tone, Nat?" ask Dhito.

"Good... His father's condition has improved as well... "

"Thank God..." Dhito glanced at his friend for a moment. "And I also want to say, your face is so tangled. Si Kay took it to me you why."

"Hm?" Natya was only half listening.

"Lo if you're worried like that, hang on. Si Kay took you to Singapore from Bangkok. Jakarta the same Jogja doang, susullah." Dhito proposed an idea that suddenly came to his mind. He himself was shocked by his thoughts.

Natya was silent before finally turning to Dhito. He opened his mouth to say something but was finally restrained. Eyebrow Dhito raised wonder mark. Natya's brain is inevitably digesting and weighing the words of Dhito.

True, what is the distance between Jakarta and Yogyakarta compared to Bangkok and Singapore?

But, was it because Kay was the closest person to him? However, Kay is someone who can not be denied has its own meaning and special in Natya's life.

And Nada...

The look on the girl's face returned to Natya's mind. The tone with her bated cries had a different sadness to the tone that was curled up in the middle of hundreds of people in the stadium that day.

"Dhit."

"Yes?" Dhito waited for Natya's words to follow. And he can guess what that is.

••••

"Chicken soup split Mr. Min ya." Nada spoke to Nauva on the phone. Nira has classes this morning and Nada proposes that her mother will go to the hospital. Plus his father can't be picked up either. Nauva is going to the Hospital before her afternoon class.

This morning Nada had filled her stomach with bread and suddenly she wanted to taste her favorite Pak Min chicken soup.

Tone stretched his body muscles. I also slept in a chair for three days. He patted his shoulder so that at least the soreness was reduced.

Nada decided to go around first while waiting for Nauva to come. It seemed like walking near the garden of this Hospital could refresh him a little. Tone walked down the stairs while straddling behind his black hoodie. His face was now definitely no longer strange.

Drrr... Drrr...

His phone was vibrating continuously which signaled there was an incoming call. Once in the hospital lobby, Nada reached into her pants pocket and saw Natya's name on her phone screen.

"Hello, Nat?"

"Nad, it's at the Rapture Hall, right?" Without further ado Natya asked.

"Yes, Nat. Because... pa?" Nada's voice was immediately swallowed by the earth when he saw the figure of Natya already standing not far from . The man smiled and lowered his phone from his ear.

"Hello, Tone."

For the first time that week, Nada's cry broke.