The Former Cassanova
Infected

Deka has performed a complete blood workup procedure. Blood examination is done by taking blood from veins located close to the surface of the skin. Laboratory workers took blood samples from the folds of Deka's elbows.

“Abang if dizzy, good to go home. Let me take the lab results,” said Bella after Deka did a blood check.

“Continue to his doctor how? After there are results ‘kan I have to consult a doctor again,” Deka said.

“But you’re not okay, Bang! Rest first at home. You're so pale. Do not let you fall unconscious here and the doctor told you to bedrest in this hospital,” said Bella.

Deka thought for a moment. As Bella said, she was not okay. His head was heavy, his body was limp, his vision was like spinning. He wanted to meet with a mattress soon, but a comfortable mattress in his room. Not a bed in this hospital.

“You’re right. I went home first," Deka finally broke up.

“Of courses. Later when the results come out, I will deliver the results of his lab to your home. We can go to the doctor again in the afternoon. How?” bargain Bella.

Deka nodded. “Keep you home how?” tanyakanya. Considering they left for the hospital using an office car and were escorted by an office driver.

“Don’t worry about me. I can go home by taxi.”

Bella knocks Deka's arm. “Come, I'll take you to the front,”.

Deka nodded obediently. Bella led him to the lobby door. Coinciding with the office car that brought them earlier arrived in front of the lobby. Bella called the driver to come to the hospital lobby terrace.

Bella leads Deka into the car.

 “Rest, Bang. Get well soon,” said Bella shortly after Deka got into the car.

“Thanks, Bell,” Deka said. Bella responded with a smile.

“Take care,” said Bella as she waved her hand as the car started to go.

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Deka who was asleep, woke up when the phone rang. He saw a phone call from a contact he wrote with the name ‘Calon Istri’.

Today he has not informed Ririn at all. Even just send a chat to say hello ‘good morning, afternoon, afternoon’ or ask ‘what is it?’ he has not been able to, due to his health condition that is not fit.

Deka grabs the phone to receive a call from Ririn.

“Yes, Honey,” greet Deka with a weak voice.

“Assalamualaikum, Bang.”

“Waalaikum greetings, Rin.”

“Abang hurts?”

“Neg. Just less fit aja.”

“That's from his voice sounds really lemes. Brother really sick huh?”

“Sick a little, Rin. Must be cured if you have met you.”

“Ish, Brother.” It must be on the other end of the phone that Ririn's face is red because it blushes.

“Rin.”

“Ya, Bang.”

“Ga patient yes, wait another fourteen days.”

“Makanya Healthy Brother. Do not let fit fourteen days into the future, Brother even sick.”

“No, Rin. It will be healthy later if it is H day. Especially the night after day H, guaranteed healthy fresh fit," said Deka Pongah.

“Ish, what the hell is Brother nih.” Then a moment's silence. Maybe because the two men were smiling blushingly imagining what would happen after the day H.

“Again to the doctor?” ask Ririn later.

“Udah this morning.”

“Keep doctor said What pain?”

“Do not know because I was told to check blood with the doctor, let me be caught sick what.”

“Keep not checked blood?”

“Udah, but due to dizziness, I went home first. Bella who will take the results of her lab.”

“Ooh, so Brother went to the same hospital Bella?” From his intonation, it sounded Ririn was jealous.

“You want to go to the hospital, Rin. So we can not wait for halal and become a family that is sadinah mawaddah warahmah and full of barokah.” It was the thing that Deka remembered most about marriage in Islam that Ustaz Arif had delivered.

“Amins. Allahumma Amin.”

“Amin also.”

“Yes, Brother rest! Don't forget to eat. Brother must eat so that it does not hurt for a long time.”

“You also take care of your health. And pray brother to be healthy."

“God willing, I always pray for my future imam. Best Prayer for Brother.”

“Still yes, Rin.”

“Sama-sama. I hung up on him yes.”

“Ga no closing word, nih?”

“There. Here's the closing word. Assalamualaikum.”

“Waalaikum greetings. Miss you,” Deka concluded before hanging up the phone. It must be there, Ririn was in the middle of flowers with a blushing face.

After receiving a call from Ririn, the door to the room was knocked on and Bi Siti's voice called her name.

“Included, Bi!” exclaim Deka.

Bi Siti went into the room carrying a bowl of chicken porridge and a glass of water in a tray.

“Den Deka eat first, yes. Aunty make chicken porridge for Den Deka,” said Bi Siti.

“I again ga nap*su eat, Bi,” Deka said.

“Den Deka must eat if he wants to heal. Just counting the days of her wedding day.”

“Yes has taro on the table, Bi. I'll eat later if I'm not dizzy.”

“Iya, Den. Aunt taro here yes, the porridge.” Bi Siti put the tray on the nightstand.

“Oya, Den. Just now there was a phone call from non Bella, he said he would soon come here,” reported Bi Siti.

“Iya, Bi .. thanks. Later if there is Bella tell me.”

“Iya, Den.” Bi Siti passed leaving Deka.

Bi Siti's steps just reached the door when Bella came.

“Hai, Brother!” Bella went straight into Deka's room without hesitation. “What do you feel? Is it better?”

Deka did not answer. It still felt the same, his body was still weak and his head was dizzy.

“Loh, this is the porridge not eaten?” Bella took a bowl of porridge, then sat down on the edge of the bed. “I bribe yes!”

“No. I’m not okay. I have no appetite,” reject Deka. His body curled up under the blanket with his eyes closed.

“Don't do it, Bang! You have to eat for Ririn,” persuade Bella.

Deka who was closed, opened his eyes to look at Bella.

“She will be sad if you don’t want to eat,” persuade Bella again.

“Oke, one bribe aja,” says Deka. He woke up and took a sitting position by leaning on the head of the bed.

“Well, that's dong.” Bella smiles. Then he started to feed Deka.

“Udah,” Deka said after successfully swallowing one mouthful of porridge.

“One more bite, please,” Bella said.

“Enough."

“For Ririn, please.”

Hearing the name Ririn called again, Deka wanted to eat again. And so on until it did not taste a bowl of chicken porridge had been used up half.

“Oya, Bell. How, have the lab results been out?” ask Deka after the meal.

“Oh, yes. Wait.” Bella put the porridge bowl back into place. Then, he opened the bag and took out a letter. “This letter from laboratory.” His hand stretched out thrusting out a piece of mail.

“Still, Bell.” Deka received the laboratory examination results from Bella's hands.

“I'm sick what, Bell?”

“I don’t know. I haven't read it yet. The letter is still sealed.”

“Oh.”

Deka opened the envelope and read it.

Instantly his eyes were moving. His body's getting limp. It was as if he was unable to support his own body weight. His world is collapsing. His future is ruined.

The results of the laboratory examination stated that Deka infected human immunodeficiency virus. Hiv.

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