So In Love
EP. 91. Where Are You

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“Hai.”

Someone's gentle greeting hasn't caught Shien's attention enough to respond. The girl was still busy adjusting the light that entered her eyes in the all-white room that was familiar to her.

His eyes looked around. Shien could see and feel the medical devices sticking to his body.

His memory glazed over, scraping past memories of why he could lie back in the ICU room, and he remembered the moment he had a heart attack with excruciating pain. Chief Shien was also filled with questions about what day it was now and what date? Whether it was just his feelings or not, but Shien felt he had been unconscious for quite a long time.

Following which, Shien watched fixedly a Doctor who was smiling brightly towards him. Shien knew even though the Doctor standing next to him was wearing a mask.

“Why?” The Doctor asked who saw Shien blinked innocently and continued to pay attention to him. “Bung if I'm human, angel, or angel?”

Shien blinked again hearing the Doctor continue to chatter. While the nurse who stood beside the Doctor just rolled her eyeballs lazily. It was common to see confidence surpass the limits that some Doctors in this hospital had.

“The answer is third.” The doctor continued, pointing three fingers. “I am a world-famous.” Proudly said.

Shien who still had not found an answer to his confusion as to why he could return to the ICU room and how long he had been sleeping was instead further confused by the obscure chatter of the strange Doctor in front of him.

And from the look in his eyes full of energy, it seemed that Shien knew quite well who he was. Orangish.

“Sister Nathan?” And without Shien noticing, the first person he asked about his whereabouts was that handsome Doctor. Perhaps it was because Shien was not used to seeing Physicians other than Nathan as he awoke from his unconsciousness.

The orange clucked in disbelief. “If Sky knows the first one you ask is another guy when you realize, do not know what he is angry like later.”

Shien didn't bother. He was still waiting for an orange answer to his question.

“Says Doctor Nathan is still in the surgical room. But I also belong to the team of doctors who take care of you.” An orange finally answered, though Shien was still confused as to why Orange had suddenly become one of the doctors on the team who handled it. The reason, Shien knows very well who the team of doctors who handle it, and previously Orange was not included. But Shien did not want to think too much about it, as everyone who entered the team could sometimes be replaced.

“Not you in Korea?” Shien asked with a puzzled frown, his tone still sounding weak. So weak that it sounded like a whisper.

“Three weeks ago me and brother Blue returned to Indonesia.” Answer the happy orange. “Our baby's name is also.” The impact is no less happy. “I went back to the hospital a week ago, if you want to know.” The girl then grinned wide behind the mask, making her eye smile engraved pretty.

Shien fell silent again, his gaze falling on the already deflated belly of Orange. But a moment later, his adorable eyes instantly rounded perfectly. If Orange had returned from Korea and returned to work, how long had Shien been lying unconscious and worried for everyone?

“Then, how long have I slept?” Shien asked finally.

“Say, you went back into a coma more than two weeks after the heart attack back then. Your life chances are very low, but lucky donor came at the right time.” Clear orange short. In any case, it should not make the newly conscious patient think too much.

Shien was even more confused by the explanation of Orange. Nope. More precisely, he was in doubt as to what Orange had just said.

“Donor?” Shien asked to make sure his hearing was not wrong.

Orange nodded and then went back to explaining. “Iya, Shien. Three days ago, you had a transplant. The operation is running smoothly, and it's better because you're awake now.”

Shien looked at Orange with a look of disbelief. But a feeling of happiness enveloped his heart. He did not expect, it turns out God really sent a new heart for him, at a time when he really wanted to live longer with everyone he loved. Shien was truly grateful.

“From now on, you don't have to worry anymore about your illness. Congratulations on getting a new heart, Shien.” Add Orange to say sincere and happy of course.

“Sorry, Doctor. You should have to check the patient first.” The nurse who was standing next to Jingga reminded because from then on Jingga continued to invite patients to talk.

Orange patted his own eel. “Almost forgot. I'll see you wake up, anyway, Shi.” The beautiful doctor chuckled.

After that, Orange began to check on Shien's state. The girl also told Shien that she still had to stay a few days in the ICU room to undergo an opname and some other postoperative screening procedures.

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A week passed, Shien was still in the hospital. Normally, post-transplant patients will have to remain in the hospital for a week or two before staying in a transplant center to undergo monitoring after leaving the hospital later.

Shien's situation is getting better. There is no rejection of the body to a new heart or symptoms of postoperative infection. Mama, Papa, and Sky are always with him.

That afternoon Shien sat in a wheelchair while looking at the scene outside through the window of his ward with the Sky standing behind him trying to tie up the girl's hair.

Shien seemed to be chewing bored of the apple pieces that a while ago prepared Mama. Repeatedly also a soft sigh sounded from Shien's lips.

“Ma . . .” Call Shien turned his head towards Mama who was sitting on the sofa with Papa, making the Sky that had barely completed the tie in Shien's hair fail to return due to Shien's moving head. But he patiently repeated it.

“Why, Shi?” Mama turned her head to reach out her gaze with Shien.

“Kak Shanna is still a long time ya home?” Ask Shien. The same question he always asked after he came to his senses one week ago.

Of all the people who visited him in the hospital, only Shanna had not seen his whereabouts. Shien remembers the last time he saw Shanna was three weeks ago before he had a heart attack. Shanna said goodbye as she was about to go to Pare back then.

And when she asked Mama about Shanna one week ago, Mama said she was undergoing some kind of training for her UK tutoring development program.

“Mama, right, told you that Shanna's been gone three weeks. It's only been two weeks, Shi.” Mama replied as she approached Shien and asked Sky to hand over the hairband, then took over her job tying up Shien's hair. Mama felt her own grumbling because the sky never finished.

“Yes, but why doesn't he call me?” Shien Protest. In fact, he wants to share his happiness that has gained a new heart on Shanna. “And I want to tell you that I am now healed.” He muttered softly, he looked down miserably at the few pieces of apples on his lap that were starting to turn brown.

“You are very busy there. Mama told him first. Your sister said, she's very cool.” Reply to Mama who is now finished clipping Shien's hair.

“Kok Mama did not tell me that Mama called Brother Shanna?” Shien returned the protest while looking back.

“Have another sleep.” Mom nicks Shien's nose fat.

“Should Mom bagunin a–”

“Later too your sister came home.” Mama interrupted Shien's words, then cupped the two sides of her youngest daughter's face while stroking her gently. “You're so weird to know, aren't you? If your sister is there, you must be cute too. Turn is not there, you askin.”

“Not strange. I'm ka–” Shien didn't continue his sentence. After that he just looked at Mama with a frowning face.

Mama smiled amusedly seeing Shien who was still a prestige expressing her feelings. “Kangen? Just ngaku. You miss, right, Shanna.” His nose swiped at Shien's nose.

“Not kangen. I just want to see him.” Shien Correction. Mama just grunted amusedly hearing it.

“Sister Nathan doesn't exist either. He said he was the one who operated on me? But why is he not responsible in my recovery process?” Shien grumbled, then turned his face away from Mama.

“Shien, since when did you become a fussy gini?” This time the sky spoke up.

The man crouched down on one leg in front of Shien. “Continue being asked by another guy again. You don't see I'm still here?” The sky murmured violently, then one hand stretched out to pull Shien's nose hard enough.

“I see, but bored.” Sahut Shien was ignorant while sticking out his tongue after the Sky released a pinch from his nose.

Mama who saw their behavior just shook her head while smiling amusedly. Then he moved with a plate containing fruit from Shien's lap and returned to sit on the sofa with Papa after previously giving a gentle swab at the top of his little girl's head.

“Ihh, ngeselin.” The sky pretended to sulk. Shien just paused no matter what.

“If you are bored, you stay, Shi.”

A person Shien had just asked his whereabouts suddenly appeared.

Nathan walks into Shien's ward with a bouquet of mixed roses in his hand. The man moved towards Shien with a warm smile drawn wide on his lips shortly after he greeted Shien's parents first.

“I have many friends recommended to make instead. Not going to work if you leave him.” The bridge while shaking the head of the Sky from the side, thus making the still crouching body of the Sky a little dazed.

The sky swerved while throwing a sharp glare at Nathan. And Nathan instantly replied to her with a stare full of plagues.

“Don't talk weird lo.” Heaven, standing up.

“Bodo.” Nathan replied, then his gaze turned to Shien who was also looking at him.

“Congratulations, yes, Shi, have a new heart.” Nathan said as he handed over the bouquet of flowers he was carrying. “You won't be in pain again from now on.” The man rubbed the top of Shien's head affectionately.

Shien was silent, still looking at him annoyed. “Doctor is not responsible.” He hit Nathan with a bouquet of flowers. Nathan chuckles softly.

“Sorry. I have a seminar outside the city.” Obviously Nathan, that's exactly what the Nurse said when Shien asked for his whereabouts first. “Lagian, right, there is an Orange Doctor who is a temporary replacement for me.”

“Yes, but he's more chatty than you, Kak.” Adu Shien, sounded a little spoiled to the point of making Heaven swerve back at him. The reason, Shien had never spoken in such a tone to her as long as she knew the girl. Hid.

“So you prefer me, nih?” Nathan asked with a meaningful smile.

The sky immediately glared sharply, but he was made flabbergasted after seeing Shien nod.

“Shi. . .” The sky is stifled. His face scowled with jealousy, especially when Shien answered Nathan's words.

“Slight.” Shien.

Nathan's a little hissing. “Little or many, still only prefer. Here hug first.” The man spread his hands.

Shien glanced at the hand for a moment while glancing at Sky using the tail of his eyes, then smirked faintly before finally welcoming Nathan's embrace.

“Shien.” The sky grew even more flabbergasted as Shien dared to hug the other man before him. But the sky cannot protest either. He promised not to be jealous again. But if this is how can you not be jealous?

Nathan and Shien unraveled their embrace, then laughed looking at Sky's grimacing face.

“Pinter-pinter aja, Shi, persuade his possessive girlfriend.” Nathan raised his chin towards the sky. Shien is just tickling.

Afterwards, Nathan said goodbye and told Shien that they would meet again later that night during a patient visit.

After Nathan's departure, Shien turned to face Sky who was still standing to his left with his face bent wryly, his gaze straight out the window, unwilling to stare at Shien.

“Hei. . .” Shien pulled the tip from the fringe of the Heaven-worn scrub uniform. But the man remained unmoved.

Meanwhile, Shien, the girl did not regret having already punished her lover. Being in the hospital for too long without doing any activities bored him. Shien also has not been able to undergo his physiotherapy which has not been completed because his condition is still not possible to do that.

“Lang. . .” This time Shien gave a pinch on Sky's thigh, thus successfully making him turn his head.

Shien smiled faintly, then with a sinless face he asked. “Why? Jealousy?”

The sky snorted as it scooped up the air a lot to withstand the arrogance entrenched in his heart. A moment later, Sky put on a contrived smile as wide as possible. “No, why should I be jealous? I even look at my girlfriend hugging another guy in front of my own eyes. Next time so again, yes, Shi.” He satirized with great emphasis on the sentence he said.

Shien held back his laughter looking at that contrived expression of Heaven. “Ya already, if not jealous here squat.” Pinta Shien while pulling the edge of the edge of the Sky's shirt once again.

The sky clucked in annoyance, but still obeyed the request of the girl. “Ngapain, anyway?” He said sewot.

Shien smiled amusedly, it had been a long time since he had joked like this with the Sky. He doesn't even remember when to do that. Maybe before the departure of Sky to Yogyakarta a few months ago? Or. . , I don't know, it's been a long time.

Breathe out slowly. To persuade Heaven with words might be quite difficult or would not even work. Shien was also not good at sweet words like Sky that was able to melt his heart with just words, hence his only path other than that was the skinship.

Then the frown of Sky's sulking cheek, long enough, until Shien saw a faint smile rising from the man's sweet lips. “Sorry, I was joking about you earlier.” Whispers slowly.

A warm breath hit the side of Sky's face, and he knew that Shien was currently seducing him. “Kanda you ngeselin.” The sky still lifted a sewot gaze. “I don't like.” His face again scowled like a child who was sulking at his mother for not being given a snack.

“Ya already, sorry again.” This time Shien landed a kiss on the temple of Heaven.

“But that's not enough.” The sky whispered inductive.

Shien rolled his eyes lazily. Instantly he regretted his actions which instead provoked Sky to ask for more. It was not that Shien did not want to, it was just that behind them there was Mama and Papa sitting on the sofa watching television.

“There's Mama with Papa.” Shien turned his head towards his parents at a glance.

“They don't see.” Without asking for Shien's approval, Sky quickly grabbed Shien's lower jaw before then floated a kiss on the slightly pale lips that he had not touched for a long time.

The sky clicked its tongue, clenching with feeling. They kiss each other, looking for other satisfaction.

As Sky's hands crept and began to gently stroke Shien's waist, Papa's loud deheman voice across there stopped their activities instantly.

“Shien, help Mama choose a model bag in olshop here.” My mother half shouted. The woman's head looked slightly to make sure the two young people who did not know the place had stopped the action.

Ck, they really. Mama and Papa could only sigh while shaking their heads. It turns out that the quiet child is not really that quiet in the back, and it may be the quiet child who should be more supervised.

Shien cleared his throat a little, then he said nervously. “I– Yes, Ma.”

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The next day, early in the morning Shien was already sitting in the garden beside the hospital. He enjoys the morning sunshine which warms up everything he touches, including Shien's body.

“Where are you?” Repeatedly Shien exhaled a bored breath. His gaze was fixed on the cellphone that had been grasped earlier. He waits for a call from someone he misses every day, Shanna.

She tried to contact her twin sister dozens of times every day, but her number was off. Therefore, Shien could only wait for Shanna to call him like this.

“Morning.”

Shien gasped as he felt something stick to his cheek. One box of apple juice.

“Blue?”

The man with all his charms smiled warmly. “Can sit here?”

“Actually I prefer orange juice.” Shien ignored Blue's question, but the girl took the apple juice and began to stick a straw to drink it.

“Sorry I don't know. But Orange likes it.” Blue said as he moved and sat down next to Shien. “And I just bought something Orange likes.”

Shien snorted lazily. “Bucin.” Her lips.

Blue smile ticklish. “Kayak who talked about it enggak.” The man did not lose to sneer. He then threw his gaze at a flock of sparrows that perched on the grass in search of food.

While Shien chose not to touch and just put his shoulders.

“By the way, congratulations on his new heart.” Blue said, turning back to Shien. “Sorry late saying and have not had time to look at you.”

“Still, Brother. It's okay, really. I know, Jingga said her husband was busy.” Sahut Shien, remembering Orange told him that Blue was very busy because he had left his job for almost four months.

Blue just chuckles softly. He could have guessed that his wife must have been gossiping herself behind with Shien.

“Ohh, yes. Congratulations to you for being Dad.” Shien.

Blue smiled and nodded. “Hopefully can be quickly followed so Mom is also like Orange, yes.” He said full of hope. “Udah better, right, same jerk Sky?” Blue Taya make sure. He knew what had happened because Sky told him about it after the celebration of his daughter, Winter, some time ago.

“Together jerks, is it good to insult each other?” Cibir Shien was quite poignant, so Blue could not go against his remark. Realize that he was also once as a jerk as the sky. Maybe even more.

“But you guys are better, right?” Blue chose not to respond to Shien's scorn.

“Kepo.” Sahut Shien, make Blue snort.

“I just want a mastiin, anyway. Fear if you break up and do not reverse again, Sky snatch Orange from me.” Blue Speech. “Soalnya, even though Jingga has become mothers now, she is still beautiful and even defeated you who are still girls.” Added arrogance.

Shien glanced. This husband and wife couple, both Orange and Blue, both have an out-of-bounds level of confidence. Hid.

“No I will be biarin.” Shien ketus.

“It's good. If you can, you better get married as soon as possible.” Suggestion Blue. However, he wants his best friend, Sky, to also get married soon and have a child like him.

“Well, thanks for your suggestions.” Shien was not interested. He had not thought about getting married. More precisely, not ready.

“Okay, if so I first.” Blue Pamit after seeing the clock on her wrist. Shien simply nodded unconcernedly. After all, from earlier he himself and did not come here with Blue.

“Oh, yes, Shi.” Blue turned back, but he had just taken two steps forward.

Shien raised next to his brows in response.

“If you need a friend to make a story, you can come with me and Orange. You can think of us as your brother.” Blue Speak was full of earnestness and sincerity, before then the man departed from before Shien.

The girl blinked, then frowned while repeating the sentence Blue said just now to digest it.

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After the day grew more and more hot and the sun grew hot, Shien decided to return to his ward. He walked alone with the help of his wand.

The elevator door opened right on the floor where he was being treated. But as soon as he got out of the elevator, his leg kicked a black leather wallet.

“Nathaniel Euginius?” Shien murmured as he read the name on the identity card shortly after he picked up and opened the wallet. It turned out that it belonged to Nathan.

Shien gave a small smile, lucky Nathan because the one who found him was a good person like himself. He rushes to Nathan's office to return the wallet.

Arriving there, he saw Papa who looked to be talking seriously with the man. The curious Shien paused his intention to enter and chose to eavesdrop through the gap of the glass door he had already opened slightly.

“Until when do we want to hide this from Shien, Om?” Shien frowned confused at Nathan's question. Questions popped into his head. But he decided to finish the show first.

“Om don't know. Om is afraid something will happen to Shien if he knows the truth.” Papa Sahut. There was a tone of worry, fear, confusion, and sadness there. “You yourself also said that Shien should not be shaken.”

“Iya. But we can tell him slowly and carefully, Om. Too long hiding this is also not good.” Nathan's reply. “Shien keeps asking for Shanna's whereabouts and we can't continue to hide the fact that Shanna donated her heart to. .. .”

Nathan did not continue. His voice choked once he reached the last sentence, so his tone just hung.

Shien's chest cavity is in revolt. Right now, he only wished for his hearing to be wrong. Nathan's wallet in his hand just fell off. Even with a stick that he made as a support for his body came apart along with his body that sagged to the floor.

“Wait a minute. Shien's Om's only daughter now. God has taken Shawn and Shanna, Om does not want anything to happen to Shien after he knows the truth.”

Shien covered both ears. Don't want to hear anything anymore.

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To be continued. . . .