Still In Love's
EP. 61. Just a Dream

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The sky that was laughing at Blue's face that was bent for scaring her with the younger girl who was more likely to be interested in the handsome om-om, instantly stopped her laughter as soon as her phone suddenly rang.

Sky grabbed his phone that he put on the table, he frowned when he saw the incoming message in the form of a video sent through an electronic mail application.

“Jingga?” His eyes widened perfectly as he read what the name of the sender was. But when he was about to open the message, along with that his phone again sounded a sign there was an incoming call.

Sky was forced to undo his intention to open a message from Jingga because he got a call from the hospital that conveyed the blue code and stated there was a severe accident bus group PAUD children.

“Code blue's. To the hospital now.” The sky grabbed his jacket that was draped in the chair while moving from his seat.

While Blue just nodded his head and immediately went to join the Sky to the hospital. Though this is their holiday, but the emergency call requires both to prefer to run the task as a doctor. Because basically, their work is not just about money, but more primarily about humanity.

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The next night, after Blue helped deal with the children's patients who had the accident, he decided to stay at the hospital because it was already late at night.

Blue, who was sleeping curled up on the sofa in the study, suddenly woke up from his deep sleep when he felt a hand caress his face. He slowly opened his eyes until they opened perfectly.

Blue was stunned when he saw who was lying next to him with his hands gently stroking his face.

Blue was speechless looking at him, he really could not believe the Orange was in front of him. Even the girl was now lying next to him while watching with a gaze that Blue could not read.

The guy blinked repeatedly to make sure his vision was not wrong. It felt like Blue wanted to hug the girl who missed him so much. Yet as if his body was frozen, he could only remain silent in his position.

“Jingga.” Call Blue shrewd.

The beautiful girl who was called by her name revealed a faint smile towards her, then she looked at Blue with a sad look.

“So afternoon I was with Sky talking about you. Ehh, now you come to my dream.” Blue felt her eyes begin to fog along with the feeling of longing piled up in her heart towards the girl. His throat was choked and his chest felt tight along with the cries he was holding.

Sighing a long breath, without dampening the smile on his lips Orange said softly. “You must be very upset, yes, same me until I come to your dream?”

“Now even I can hear your voice.” Blue smiled bitterly with her sad look. “What is so fun about your European vacation that you do not want to go home?”

“Circular Europe?” Ask Jingga while frowning her forehead. Blue just nodded weakly.

“You're cool, yes, leave me like a gini? Since there is no me by your side, are you happy?”

The orange did not answer Blue's question, the girl just stared straight at Blue with a faint smile. His hand was then stretched out to grasp Blue's hand, then gently stroked the back of his hand using his thumb.

“Nggak.” Leaning orange quietly, almost like a whisper. “It's not fun at all, I'm not happy.”

“Why? Is this not what you want? Off me?”

Orange shook his head weakly, looking at Blue with a sad look. “Cause I can’t stop thinking about you. I miss you, all day, everyday.”

“Haha. . .” Blue cried out laughing as if in disbelief with the speech of Orange. “Do not make me laugh.”

“I love you.” Say Orange then while cupping both sides of the face Blue. The guy was stunned and stared at the orange in disbelief.

“What?” Blue asks Orange to repeat his words.

“I love you, very much.” Repeat Orange while removing the tears that wet the Blue cheeks with a gentle swab.

Blue wants to ask Orange to repeat it again. But his voice choked and he started crying.

“Long. I know you don't want to be by my side, because when you wake up, you'll have to go again.” Say Blue with a voice that is increasingly heavy. He then smirked his face in the recess of the orange neck, poking his cries there.

“You are evil, Orange.” Later connections. Actually Blue wants to say that he loves Orange more, but somehow his mouth speaks without control. “Please don't go again.”

“Sorry me. I'm not going anywhere anymore.” Orange Legs while gently stroking Blue head.

“But in fact, you are still not back.” Blue Chirps accompanied by cries that began to sob.

“I'll be back soon. With all my heart, I will return with you. You know why?”

Blue only shook his head weakly, waiting for Orange to continue his sentence.

“Cause I’m your home.” Speak soft orange to then immerse a kiss on the top of the head Blue. Pretty long.

Blue closed her eyes, feeling a kiss on her head that was so soothing and felt so real. If he could ask God, he might not wake him.

“This is what dream, anyway, Ji? This is too sad for me?” Blue wondered with a trembling voice along with her tears that continued to scatter through the corners of her eyes. “But it's okay, I can see you like gini. I'm happy to see you, even if it's just a dream.”

“Please, don’t cry.” Orange clutched Blue whose body was increasingly shaken more tightly along with the sobs of his increasingly becoming.

And at the same time, Blue felt his body getting shaken even more, as if someone was trying to wake him up from the subconscious.

“Bi, Blue.” The sky shook Blue's body which was seen crying in her sleep. “Blue, wake up. Get up quickly.”

The sky grimaced, his expression between bewildered and pity. This was the first time in his life that Heaven saw people crying while asleep.

Once again, Blue woke up from her sleep. He opened his eyes slowly. But this time the first appearance he saw was the sky that was frowning.

Closing eyes. Blue realized that his meeting with Orange earlier was really a dream. This is the first time that an orange has appeared in her dream during the time that the girl is gone.

“Langit?” Blue with a hoarse voice typical of people wake up, he then woke up and moved to sit. Blue felt his head slightly dizzy, maybe it was the effect of crying in his sleep earlier.

“What dream did you get to cry like that? Wet dream?” Ask Sky to get uproar while handing a glass of water to Blue.

Blue whipped. Just getting up, Sky had already thrown a silly question at him. Without answering the Sky's bad questions, Blue sipped the water the guy gave her to the toilet. Her dry throat felt very relieved now, she was also a little calmer.

“Lo what is here?” Blue asked after she placed the glass on the table, feeling astonished that the Sky had suddenly entered her room.

“Gue want to show this video.” Sahut Langit who is now sitting in front of Blue while fiddling with his phone to show the video that was sent Orange for him.

After the sky cleared in his room, the man almost went to sleep before then remembered that this afternoon Jingga sent something to his email. Then he immediately woke up and took the phone he put on his desk, then downloaded the file that Orange sent.

The sky grumbled between happy and annoyed at once, because the new Orange contacted him again after a long time. The last time the girl sent him a message four months ago, it was as if she was lost to the earth.

Orange only always contact his parents once a week, even at night, not long, and only tell him that he is fine. According to the words of Father and Mother. Just make everyone worry, though,

Not wanting to see her alone, Sky decided to see her with Blue. Sky thought, maybe Blue would be happy with that.

“Gue is still sane to not watch blue videos, let alone the same elo.” Sahut Blue is lazy and wants to re-spill himself. The sky snorted in annoyance, how could Blue think cheaply like that? After all he also did not want to dirty his holy eyes with such things.

“Till there contact me.” The words of the Sky make Blue gasp. Instantly his words made Blue undo his intention to go back to sleep.

“Mana? I want to talk to him.” Enthusiastically, Blue raised her hand, asking Sky to hand over her phone.

“Not a phone, he sent a video by email. I've tried to call him, but as usual there is no answer.” Clearly the sky while exhaling his breath.

“Why by email?” Ask Blue wonder. The sky just spread its shoulders.

“Gue haven't seen the video yet. Come see together.” The sky then moved to sit next to Blue. The two then focus on seeing the video sent by Orange after Sky began playing the video.

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Meanwhile, Mr. Jingga joined MSF after four months in Pakistan to provide medical assistance to war victims. Now the girl is moving to Yemen. Today was exactly one month he was there.

While in Pakistan, Jingga felt fine and her courage was still high, where she was only faced with many refugees in very bad conditions, especially small children who are acutely malnourished. Orange enjoyed his duties as a doctor there.

But his guts shrank a little while he was in Yemen. Yemen's condition, which is much more dire because the war is still raging, is very testing its commitment as a medical worker.

“Hiks, I want to go home.” Whine Orange in the heart when knowing that the distance of the hospital where he works with the war area is only about five km. Especially when he found out that one of the hospitals assisted by MSF was hit by a missile and killed and injured several hospital staff, it made him more hesitant to continue his charitable activities.

But seeing the many refugees who flocked to come asking for help, making the heart of Orange filled. He will survive, at least one month.

In that case, how could he not forget Blue? Every day Orange thinks only of herself and prays for herself to be given salvation and still be able to live at least until tomorrow. He believes, when returning to Indonesia, Blue will be completely lost from his heart and mind.

Indeed, initially Orange made heart gymnastics every day every time he heard and saw the sky suddenly change color to red sign the bomb was being detonated. But after a month he was there, his ears and heart could already adapt to the sound of bomb blasts and gunfire. With such circumstances, Jingga felt like Kang Mo Yeon in the Korean drama series she had watched, because almost every day faced with a stressful situation.

“I want to go home, this is enough.” Orange muttered softly as he was on the hospital roof while watching the red light in the night sky. The orange thought it was a big fireworks effect.

“Back there. You are scared and not calm every day, maybe it is karma because you do not tell your parents. Even if you are carrying out noble tasks, it is still wrong because you do not get permission from parents.” The Yemeni doctor who was his age always reminded him of this whenever Jingga complained uneasily.

“You are, Ameera. I think I should go home.” Sahut Orange while exhaling a heavy breath.

“You're weird part. Time yes want to move on, but healing it to a place like gini.” Ledek Ameera was inexhaustible with an orange mind.

Because if he were to become an orange, he would probably choose to go to a place more beautiful than to a place like this, it would be tantamount to suicide. Does Jingga really intend to leave her future husband to the afterlife?

“Yaaa I don't think it will be this scary.” Orange Speech. Ameera snorted amusedly watching the grimacing face of the adorable looking orange.

“Now, did you manage to dunk him after going so far?” Ask Ameera later.

For a moment Orange fell silent, then turned his gaze in any direction, thinking of the answer to Ameera's question.

“I . . .” Orange again fell silent with a blank look and hung his sentence just like that.

“You’re still in love with him.” Ameera clucked small while slowly elbowing the arms of Orange.

Orange shook slowly. “I don't know. But clearly, my heartache is still much greater.”

“Do not hold grudges. Did you forget what an apology is?” Ameera again counsels Orange.

“Keep what you said just now?” Ameera looked at the full-fledged orange.

“I mean, I'm sorry about him, but that doesn't mean my heart is fine.” Elak Orange.

“That's the same way you still hold grudges, you fool.” Ameera chuckled in annoyance.

“Ish, already, deh, don't talk about him anymore. You ruined the atmosphere to know, didn't you? See, the fireworks exploded again.” The orange diverted the conversation by pointing at the sky that was burning red. Ameera herself just snorted.

For a moment they were silent, immersed in their thoughts while staring at the sky with a red light and a bang as if they were at a fireworks festival.

“Ameera.” Call the Orange to break the silence between them.

“Hmm.” Ameera turned her head towards Orange with one eyebrow raised.

“Ikut go home with me.” Take Orange really seriously. He has decided to go home soon. “You can exist all your dreams and ideals if you follow me.”

Jingga remembered the moment on a whim she asked about dreams and ideals to Ameera. However, Ameera's reply made the orange crisp. Ameera said that in a state of war, there is no time to think about dreams in the future. All he thought about was the worry that they would become the next bomb victim.

Therefore, Jingga wanted to take Ameera home with her so that she would not have to worry about her life again, and began to think about her dreams.

“How important are those who still need me here?” Ameera. Orange was silent, there was no reply to it.

“If you want to help me, just send a lot of prayers for the safety of me and other friends.” Continue Ameera while looking at Orange with a sad gaze.

For the next time, the orange hugged Ameera. There were no words he could say anymore.

“I can meet you.” Said Orange who felt lucky to meet the girl. Ameera's existence greatly helped him who felt difficulties at the beginning of his arrival.

“I too. Come home safely, and don't go back to this kayak, Jingga.” Reply Ameera while rubbing the back of an orange.

“And I will advise you as a friend . . .” Ameera said as she let go of her embrace. The orange looked at him with its eyebrows linked together. “If later your future husband asks for a chance, you have to give that.”

“Why?” Ask Orange with a look of protest, making Ameera roll her eyes lazy.

“Because everyone deserves a second chance.” Sahut Ameera while poking gugas tip of the nose Orange.

The orange hissed irritated, then refuted. “But not everyone can love it.” Resist Orange.

“Ish, do not let you be a stubborn person and end up hurting yourself later. Remember well what I said!” Ameera.

“Hmm.” Reply Lazy orange.

“Jingga.”

“Iya, Ameera.” Sahut Orange full of emphasis. Ameera smiled anxiously at the making.

After chatting with Ameera, Jingga returned the place reserved for medical staff to rest. Every night it would be difficult to sleep like this. How not? Every night is a night of death for him.

Recalling he would be home soon, Orange recalled the Sky. He would give the guy a surprise return and thought of giving the spoiler first. Thus, he hurriedly took his cell phone and recorded a video of himself for him to send to the Sky.

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“Hai, Sky. How are you doing? Long time no see. You must miss me, right? Eits, don't sprain first, I don't mean to worry you. Just, I had too much fun here until I did not have time to chat or phone you.” The sky presses the pause while the video is running.

“Sialang. You know, no, how worried am I? Here I'm worried and you're having fun?” The sky grumbled in annoyance in front of the video which still showed the face of the Orange.

“Lo can be put first, no, anyway?” Blue Protests snorted in annoyance as the Sky stopped the video. Then without the permission of the Sky, Blue presses the play button to continue.

“Dengein I used to talk and don't nag anymore.” Orange seemed to know what would happen after Sky saw the video.

“Before, sorry I never wanted to tell you where I was and how long. I just need some alone time and a quiet vacation. And it turns out, vacation alone without you like gini is exciting.”

“Many beautiful and fun places that I have visited, especially places that are now. Know, no? So good this place, my heart beats every day. I want to enjoy all this alone, eat it I did not tell you because I do not want to share.”

“Ohh, yes. I have a lot of new friends here too. And most interestingly, almost every day I see a lot of handsome and sexy guys (soldiers) here, that's one of the reasons why I don't want to go home. So, you don't have to worry I went far alone, because I really have fun and can take care of myself well.”

“But the Sky, I think it's been too long. I think it's time I went home. See, I'll give you a surprise later. You know what the surprise is? My return.” The orange exclaimed happily as it pointed at itself.

“You're ready, yes. We'll do a lot more fun after I get home. I promise, if you want, I will nemenin you around to 10 malls at once to replace our lost time for 5 months.”

“Udah first, yes. The point is, I just want to tell you that. I’ll be back.” Pungkas Orange ended the video.

Blue put on a sad face as she watched the video from Orange. Envy infiltrated his heart. Blue is jealous of Sky getting a video from Orange, and she is sad because throughout the video, Orange does not even mention her name once. Why only the sky? Blue is also waiting for his return.

“Sorry, I don't mean to make you jealous, Bi.” The sky is not so good. He's not stupid to not be able to read the change of the blue face. At once Sky regretted not seeing the contents of the video first alone.

“I’m okay. I'm cool, really, because I have news that Orange will go home.” Blue with a forced smile. At least hearing Jingga say she will soon return makes her heart happy. That means, his dream will come true.

“But, it's a pity that he didn't say exactly when to go home.” The sky was weak.

“Gue please as soon as.” Lirih Blue slowly.

Sky nodded. “Gue please do too.”

“Yes already, if so you come out now, continue to tell me if Jingga there call you again.” Remove Blue later.

“Ish, ngeselin lo.” The sky snorted in annoyance as it moved from its seat to leave the Blue room.

Blue himself just stared at the back of the sky until it disappeared behind the glass door. His feelings were mixed between joy and jealousy. Glad to hear that Orange is coming home, and she is jealous that she is giving Sky news, but not herself.

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The next day, Blue came out of the hospital and went to the coffee shop to meet his friend while at the Medical School who happened to be on vacation in Indonesia. You remember, right, Blue's best friend at the American Medical School named Amber?

This morning the girl called and asked him to meet. Amber said she would give him a wedding invitation. Blue asks Amber to meet at the coffee shop in his hospital.

“Amber.” Sapa Biru with a smile expands as he approached and rushed to hug the hazel-eyed girl.

“How are you, Bi?” Amber asked after taking off her arms.

“Good news, you yourself how are you?” Blue asked and took a seat opposite Amber.

“Better.” Amber answered with her best smile.

Blue chuckled little, then mocked the girl. “Clearly, you will soon be getting married.”

“Haha. Here, later come your girlfriend.” Amber hands Blue her wedding invitation.

“By the way, where is he?” Amber asked, making Blue furrow her brows clueless.

“Who?” Ask Blue.

“Same girl you were at an Italian restaurant back then.” Answer Amber. Blue thought for a moment to remember. She recalls, a few months ago meeting Amber was when she had dinner at an Italian restaurant with Luna.

“Ohh, Luna? I told you she's not a boyfriend, she's my friend.” Sahut Blue firmly.

“Yaa yes, just friend.” Amber rolled her eyes in disbelief. Blue just grunts.

“So, in three weeks you will be married?” Tanya Blue switched the conversation while reading the date listed on the wedding invitation. It's still a long time, but Amber has already given him an invitation so soon.

“Bali? You got married in Bali?” Blue was a little surprised as he read the place.

“Iya. That's because my future husband is Balinese.” Answer Amber was happy.

“Wahh, I didn't expect you to be Indonesian.” Blue is happy. “But who else is it for?” Ask later, curious because there are still two invitations near Amber.

“Ohh, yes. This is for my doctor friend who used to work at John Hopkins. Know, no? Turns out they also work at the same hospital as you, Bi.” Answer and clearly Amber is enthusiastic.

“Ohh, yes? Who?” Blue eyes sparkled quite happily, this world was very narrow.

“Langit. . .” Amber waved her hand when the doctor's friend who turned out the sky was walking toward her.

“Amber. I miss you very much.” The sky approached and hugged Amber.

“I also.” He answered while tightening his embrace.

“Amber?” Call Blue who is trying to digest the situation. Hearing that Amber immediately withdrew and shifted her attention to Blue, even with Heaven doing the same.

“Amber, so the doctor friend you said it was Sky?” Ask Blue to make sure. As with Blue, Sky was also surprised to find Blue sitting with Amber.

“Haha, the world is really narrow, yes. You guys know each other? Ohh, yeah, don't tell me you know the same Orange too?” Amber asked back.

“We are good friends.” Blue nodded his head. The sky is tickling. Still feels strange in his ears whenever he hears the word “good friend” from Blue mouth.

“Yes good if that's it. We will not be awkward if we want to gather again like this.” Amber smiled happily.

“By the way. Hasn't Orange returned from Yemen?” Amber asked later because she did not see the Orange coming with the Sky.

“Ya–Yemen? What do you mean, Amber?” Sky asked who failed to digest what Amber said.

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To be continued . . . .