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Chapter 21 He Has Been Leaving

If there is anything that cannot return, it is time that has passed and life that has been separated from its body

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A white man with a bandage on his head looked at a photograph. He was sitting on a bed in a white-gray room. Clear liquid flowing

out in both corners of his eyes to wet the photo he was holding.

A photo of a beautiful girl with her long, unraveled hair. The girl who had been filling the man's heart and mind. The girl who had left him for ever.

Tok tok!!

There was a knock on the door from outside the room.

"Can we come in?" a voice that seemed familiar from outside his room.

The man immediately wiped the tears that had fallen from his cheek and immediately got up from his bed. Then, he opened the door of the room that had been sealed for several days.

"Hey, Bro," said the two men who had just arrived while hugging the man.

They are Alan and Faizal. They had just come to the man's place.

"Where are you, Bi?" alan asked as he looked at Abi's shabby appearance, with multiple bruises on his body and bandages on his head.

"Sit Lan, Iz," said Abi had not answered Alan's question.

Alan and Faizal sat on the sofa next to the bed that Abi was sitting on.

Both of their eyes continued to look at Abi who had been silent and had not answered Alan's question.

"As you can see, I'm fine" Abi said as she lowered her head, hiding a look

her face. However, from his voice can sound a lot of bitterness that is difficult to pin down.

Alan and Faizal looked at each other. This time the words that could normally easily come out of their mouths, now seemed to feel extremely heavy.

Various word choices raged in their minds, yet hesitated for them to take them out. A moment of silence swept through the room..

"Abi, you have to be patient in dealing with all this. God loves him more, " said Alan break up

stillness.

"Yes, I know, but it feels really heavy to me. Why, why doesn't God take my life? Why would I lose her this way?" abi lirih said, but

full of emotion and emphasis on his last words.

"Abi, maybe God has other plans for you. Maybe he's not your soul mate" Alan said

trying to calm Abi down.

"But I was the one who caused his death" Abi lirih said.

"I should have avoided the truck" Abi said, filled with emotion.

"Already, Bi. It's already! It's just that you blame yourself. Nena will not be back. Now you should think about your parents. They are really sad to see how you are

like this, Bi," said Alan.

Hearing Akan's words, Abi only let out a long sigh. He realized that what Alan said had a point. He can't

constantly dissolving in his sadness. Nena, her lover has gone. He has been gone forever and will never be able to return.

"Think about what I say! Rise up! As Abi we know. Abi is great, strong, and not easily subverted by anything" Alan said.

"Surely said Alan, Bi. I'm also sure you can," said Faizal who had been silent earlier.

After saying that, Alan and Faizal patted Abi on the shoulder. They were about to get out of that room.

"We'll go home first, Bi!" alan said, but before he and Faizal were completely out of the room

Abi.

Suddenly ..

"Alan," Abi's low-sounding voice, yet still audible, brought Alan and Faizal's footsteps to a halt. Alan and Faizal turned their heads towards Abi.

"What's wrong?" ask Alan.

" Can you accompany me to Nena's grave, and "ask Abi hanging.

"And what?" alan asked, frowning his forehead

"Taking me with Nena's parents. Are you not close enough to them" said Abi continued his words that were cut earlier.

Abi's request was quite surprising to Alan. Because, he knows quite well what the character of Nena's parents, especially her mother Nena. Incidentally, besides Alan had been in school with Nena during high school, his mother Nena was also a close friend of his mother Alan.

From his mother, Alan also knew that his mother Nena still could not accept the death of his only daughter. I don't know what his reaction would be like if

meet with Abi later. Alan could not guess.

"All right," said Alan to agree to the request of his friend Abi.

"I haven't seen Nena's grave yet and met her parents. Because when Nena was buried, my condition was critical. I was unconscious for two days at home

it hurts, "Obri obviously.

Actually without Abi needing to explain even Alan already knows everything. Because upon hearing Abi and Nena crash, Alan immediately headed to the hospital to see the condition of both of them.

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The flashback

After returning home from college, Alan immediately rushed to the bathroom to clean his sticky body due to sweat. After taking a shower, he threw his body into the bed. Just a moment to lay down, the phone he kept on the table near the television was ringing.

The tone of the incoming call led Alan to approach the phone. He saw the name on his phone screen. A smile adorned the handsome face of Alan.

"Assynolajet.. Hello, Mama is beautiful, miss ya... same son of this handsome Mama?" alan asked the caller. However, Alan's mother did not respond to Alan's question.

Silence momentarily struck the conversation of the mother and child, until a crying sound was heard from behind the phone. Hearing that, anxiety struck Alan, I don't know what happened to the mother.

"Waalaikumsalam," at last the voice was heard, a voice so heavy that it held back the cries.

"Mah, ada apa?" tanya Alan cemas.

"Alan, tadi Mama baru dapat kabar bahwa anaknya Tante Rosi mengalami kecelakaan," sahut Mama Alan

"Anak Tante Rosi? Maksud Mama?" tanya Alan bingung karena yang dia ingat Tante Rosi teman Mamanya itu Bundanya Nena.

"Nena, Aunty Rosi's son. He and your friend, Abi, had an accident and now they're in XXX hospital. Mama's plan is now to go there with Aunt Rosi."

say Mama

"God. All right, Alan's going there, too, Ma" Alan said

"Yes, Mama hang up, baby. Assalamualaikum," said Mama Alan

"Waalaikumsalam" said Alan hung up. After that, he rushed to the hospital.

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Arriving at the hospital

The sound of two women crying was heard in front of a hospital room door. The two women were very recognizable women Alan, one was the Mama, while the other

the other one, Nena.

Mother Nena seemed to be hugging tightly the mother. His face was filled with tears that could make anyone who saw, his heart slashed. And so did Alan.

"Well," call Alan to the mother

Hearing Alan's voice, the two women immediately turned their heads and released the embrace that occurred between the two.

Mama Alan's face looked as tangled as Aunt Rosi's. Many times he tried to wipe away the tears that ran down his cheeks, but it seemed like they were all in vain. Those tears aren't either

it could be missing from the sweet face of the mother.

"He's gone Alan. She's gone" Mama Alan said as she continued to hold back her tears.

Deghs

Hearing the word 'go' Alan's body felt weak.

"What does Mama mean? Who's going?" alan asked trying to make sure that what he was thinking was wrong.

"Milk, Alan. Nena's gone away from us forever" said Mama Alan. His tears flowed hard, he could no longer hold back those tears. He lalubemuk

his tightly knit friend who had similar circumstances seemed even more apprehensive. They strengthen each other.

Alan, he was just fixated, his feelings mixed, it was hard to believe the harsh reality he had just heard. Just this afternoon he met with Nena and Abi at the college. They both looked fine, there was no bad feeling at all. But now what does he see? One, his body was stiff, cold, deathly pale, his heart was no longer beating, while the other, now unconscious. Some doctors are trying their best to regain consciousness.

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