Roses Are Not in Love
Anxious Response.

"Roses.." It all surprised me. Shocked in the sense of real shock, as well as confused also did not expect if Erik would know where I was.

I was still stuck in my place with strange thoughts about Erik, why, what and what business made Erik come here filled my brain, until I forget the two people who are near me are just as confused as me.

"This is for me, Rose." Mas Karang's words spread my mind about Erik, making me take my eyes off Erik who was walking towards me, while Mas Karang chose to duck to take the lollipop that fell on the ground not far from my feet.

His face was flat when we looked back. However, from the eyes of Mas Karang seemed to ask a lot about someone who made me immediately turn agitated. "It's broken, it's also dirty lollipopnya." Mas Karang Plan.

"Later Roses replace each other, Mas." Said me while grabbing the lollipop from the hands of Mas Karang.

"It's okay, it's sweet too." Answer the Coral.

"War, the phone cave from yesterday where did you go." Said Erik who was already standing between the three of us. And it made the three of us compactly dribble towards the direction of Erik who looked exhausted.

"Silk." Decak annoyed Erik, when his phone suddenly rang. Selflessly, Erik walked back a few steps away from us.

"Who, War.?" Bia's question arrived, and it seemed like it was also what Mas Karang wanted me to do.

"Friends." I replied, Bia. Honestly, I was so unsettled to see Erik. Because, there is no way without an emergency reason Erik will follow me here, especially Kak Melati and Bang Nusa will not tell Erik my whereabouts at my request.

This anxiety really makes me not focus on the situation. Until, when Mas Karang's gaze towards me turned full of questions for an unsatisfactory answer to him, I still could not give clarity to the question that could not be reached by Mas Karang at this time, he said, because there's still Bia beside me.

"I have to get back soon." Saying slowly Mas Karang.

"Yes, Mas Karang. Thank you." Thank you." Bia replied, and I could only continue to look at Mas Karang and Erik in turn, until Mas Karang got into the car.

"Loe's coming home to the cave right now." Erik said without a stale word.

"But, Rik." My answer.

"Better to go in first, Mas. Take a break, we just got home. Ask permission first with the manager." Said Bia trying to mediate, but immediately Bia shriveled as soon as she got a look from Erik who was not friendly.

"What the hell loe, Rik." My sergeant was quite strict, because I think Erik was too much. "Astaghfirohaladzim." I kept repeating my istighfar, so aware of the way I talked to Erik who had followed my emotions.

"Bi, you go in first. I'm following this." Bia.

"But, War. You sure you're not going to what.?"

"No need to worry. Go in first." I said while pushing slowly Bia's body to get inside immediately. Because I don't want to involve Bia, what else about the men right in front of the Pesantren, which will obviously be a problem later.

"We need to get home soon." Erik said again.

"I can't, Rik." Overshipped. "This is not as you wish to go home, or come. Here there are rules, there must also be permission from the Caregiver to be able to go home." I tried to explain it to Erik.

"Bang Nusa will take care of everything. If you don't come home today, you'll regret it forever, War. The cave does not like to come here, all the caves do because it's just for the sake of loe." Erik's eyes were narrowed as wide as the various emotions he was holding back.

"What happened, Rik.?" My tone changed immediately, and I should have believed in my premonition a few days ago, instead of enjoying the day at the refuge and then ignore the sentimental feelings with the presence of Mas Karang.

"Gua doesn't dare to speak up. The purpose of the cave is just to bring you home, so you can see for yourself." Still with a cold tone Erik spoke.

"Kak Melati is fine, Rik. Yes, Rik." Spontaneously I pulled Erik's shirt to shake his body, but Erik remained silent a thousand languages. Until I was tired and sat down with a chest full of regrets.

If I go back to that time, if I believe my premonition, if I do not drive Mas Karang, all if it mingles into one regret that stifles my chest. And there's something I regret even more, if I can take care of my heart more, maybe I can't ignore my premonition about Kak Melati.

"If, the cave becomes loe. Then the cave will hurry." Erik said as he thrust a tissue at me.

"Rose is fine, Rik." I said to convince myself, or I actually just asked Erik for an oasis.

"If there's you next to him, Melati will be strong. Then let's hurry up." There was a soft tone in Erik's words, and I knew it was for my encouragement.

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Leaving a question I can't answer for Bia. I hurried to leave the Dormitory after getting permission from the Manager who was also immediately given permission from Penagsuh. There is not even a difficult process of licensing that as usually happens before.

"Hopefully nothing happened, War. And you'll be back here soon." Bia said as she let go of her embrace as soon as Erik opened his car door for me.

"Hopefully, Bi. Assalamu'alaikum."

"Wa'alaikumussalam.." As soon as I heard Bia's answer, I quickly got into the car and the car was flying away from the Pesantren court.

Entering the highway Erik sped up his speed, and it seemed as if there was no intention whatsoever to invite me to talk about the reason why he had to catch up with me to go home. Although I know the reason behind this must be because of Kak Melati's health. Until, this journey is almost over and Erik invites me to talk by stopping his car at a coffeshop, on the sidelines.

I looked at Erik with no understanding of the direction Erik spoke, and chose to be silent waiting for the word Erik was trying to compile for me. I hope that's not something that will disappoint me.

"The cave failed to keep your secret." Lirih Erik's.

I'm jumped. "You mean.?" I asked with my chest shaking to respond to the secret words spoken by Erik.

"Look at knowing everything." I looked up at Erik's words as I opened my mouth to take in the thinning air.

"Everything." Slowly with slumped shoulders. Thinking about that possibility, it made me not have the courage to meet with Kak Melati.

"But, War's oath. The cave had no intention of telling Melati about this." Erik said slowly. "That's because Melati found your book, and she asked me about it."

"Book, what book.?" My toot.

"Book of the expression of your love for Daffa."

"You didn't burn it that day..?" I asked in a surprised tone.

"Sorry, the cave does not think that it will be like gini. Gua thought loe."

"Rik, you should be able to tell Melati that it's not my book." I said with a tight grip on the tip of my hijab.

"Without the cave saying, Melati's pretty smart, War. Loe knows that." Bela Erik's. "Gua did not know where Melati got the book, which is certain from there, Melati asked the cave from A to Z about how you felt to Daffa kayak. And what makes the cave unacceptable, to dismantle everything in front of Melati, is Bu Mega's humiliation of loe."

I lost all the words I wanted to ask Erik, as soon as I heard Erik's explanation. And everything seems to be increasingly meaningless when it has to involve Mega Bu in it.

"Melati can guess, that the kidneys are in his body from loe. And the cave has no reason to hide that truth. The cave does because the cave cares the same loe. Because of your friend's cave, War." Erik.

A look of disbelief and disappointment, I let Erik. However, I absolutely cannot blame Erik for that. Because, I shouldn't have to tell Erik about the kidneys or anything else. Because I can't keep my mouth.

"After that I don't know what happened, so Melati and Daffa had to have an accident while heading to the Pesantren that you live in."

"Repeat your words, Rik." I said with a trembling tone.

"Yes, they suffered an accident. Daffa is not ap.."

"Take me to the hospital right now, Rik." I said standing up.

"Calm down a minute, War. I'll definitely take you there. But, look at the clock. It's midnight." Erik said as he took my hand to sit back down.

"Rik, I beg you." I said to Erik, then immediately remembered my phone, then my hands were busy dialing alternating numbers of people at home, but there was no response at all. Because my number was intentionally they were Blocks.

"It's free for you to contact them, because everything has obviously been blocking your number for a while now. It was Melati's request before she went into a coma and entered the ICU." My cry broke, the cry that I had been holding back from noon on purpose. The crying I don't want to let out.

Why, all these secrets should be exposed in this way. And why must Kak Melati who became his victim. It must be as thick as my face, to meet Kak Melati, after it was so clear I had tarnished her trust.

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