Not a Curse
5. Beca's Story
"Already, let's all go home first let Vio rest. Pray for him from home, Papi is sure he must be strong"
Who is the father who was not destroyed the day saw his daughter full of wounds all over his body. But Dito kept trying to calm down in front of his wife and eldest son. He is the oldest, so he must strengthen everything.
"You go home, too Er, take your wife home. Om didn't blame you for this. So you don't have to think about this problem on your happy day" So wise Dito, even though his heart also felt disappointed over the problem that his son had been hiding, so far, but Dito remains a father who does not want to see from one side only.
"Once again forgive me Om"
"What's wrong, go home. Take your mother home" Erland nodded, but before that he saw Vino who continued to stand in front of the ICU room glass, staring at his sister inside there.
Even since then his best friend did not want to look at Erland again.
"We go home first, Jeng" Pamit Gendis told Via.
With a limp nod Via replied to Gendis, the woman of two children was no longer able to let out her voice.
They all started to leave the ICU. Leaving Vio inside there alone.
Beca followed Erland and her family from behind. It felt like there was something he had to tell Erland.
"Sister Erland!!" Call Beca who's still behind Erland.
Erland turned to look at the woman who had come with Vio to his wedding party.
"Can I talk to you for a second??" Erland nodded despite a slight hesitation.
"Wait for me in the car with Mom and Endah, I'll be right back" Erland told Sarah before Erland followed Beca to the hospital park.
In the dark garden, only Beca sat on the bench with Erland standing on her back.
"I'm sorry to ask Erland for time to talk to me here" Beca said.
"No problem, what do you want to say??"
"Alright, my name is Beca Kak, Vio's best friend since Korea. Maybe what I'm about to say does not mean at all bangangi Brother"
Beca breathed in to start telling Erland about Vio.
"I don't know what's called Erland's sister. A man very much loved by Viola. Because ever since Viola mentioned Sister's name 10 years ago, Viola had never shown me a picture of Sister at all. Until I finally saw the face of Brother Erland for the first time is in the frame of your prewedding photo that was installed at the party"
Erland still silently listened to Beca without turning around though.
"Kor Erland know why?? Viola lost all his money and his phone to a property broker. All the money was taken, even the scholarship form was taken by the man. Since then, Viola has been living in my little flat. We both shared a room, even though it was just a small room. From then on, Viola worked odd jobs, became a part-time worker, washed dishes, and even became a street sweeper. All that he did for his tuition fee there"
Erland began to be interested in Beca's story, until finally Erland chose to sit on the bench at the very end although not too far from Beca.
Beca smiled slightly as she looked at Erland who was listening to her story despite not giving the slightest response.
"At that time I thought Vio was an unwanted child like me because he lived on the street. But in fact I was wrong, after 5 years together I just found out that Viola is a son of a conglomerate. I was angry at that time, Brother, and when I knew the reason, it made me more angry with him. Because he did all that just to prove his love to the man he used to tell me about named Erland"
"What did he tell you about me?"
The first sentence from Erland after so long a sentence came out of Beca.
"Everything, without exception. But I just found out about the deal you made after those 5 years. Before I only knew that Viola loved her sister's best friend so much. Ten years he's struggled to prove himself worthy of being your companion Kak, becoming independent, separated from his wealthy family" Beca shed her tears when she remembered Viola's struggle to get up alone at that time.
"When I asked him why he didn't ask his parents for help. The answer is only one, he doesn't want to let you down"
Beca was getting sobbing by herself, if only a lot of people were there, surely Erland who was thought to make her cry.
"If you want to know how much you love him, I'm his brother. I am that proof. Even I was the first time to see Brother Erland and directly faced with Brother Erland who was with other women, I felt the heartbreak of Vio Kak. Because Viola's story about you every day, makes me feel what Viola feels for you"
"I don't dismiss the short thought of Viola who chose to crash himself earlier" Erland immediately turned to Beca.
"Why would you think that??"
"Beca because if I were in Viola's position, I would do the same" Beca looked at Erland with confidence even though her eyes were filled with tears.
"Ten years, brother, everything is in vain, devastated, destroyed. I don't even know what the right words describe all this. In vain, everything is meaningless at this time. So for what else, because the goal that Viola wants to achieve is no longer there"
Erland was silent. After Viola's departure that time, Erland felt a sense of freedom, not being pestered by the little girl. His life went well, his career from the bottom. He sent his younger siblings, made his mother happy, built his own company, and finally found his love, Sarah, his wife. But it turns out that behind it, there is a woman who is struggling to achieve the love of Erland without Erland remember even in his life all this time.
"Sorry Brother, it's not like I want to instigate Brother with all my stories about Viola. I also did not ask Brother to sympathize with Viola because he had known about Viola's struggle all along. But as her best friend, I also felt a deep pain at this moment. I'm just to tell Brother, that something that we think is just a joke or just an entertainer can be taken seriously by people who put their hearts on us"
"That's all I want to tell you, brother. Sorry for wasting your time with this unimportant story"
Beca stood up from her seat leaving Erland still sitting pensively on the park bench.
"Is that so bad I??"
To be continued...