The Last Love of My Life
Rifki was unconscious

Nadhira and Rifki are sleeping for so long that they do not realize that the sun is now setting, and it makes the forest look more silent and creepy followed by the sound of animal sounds that can weaken a person's mentality.

Not long after Nadhira finally began to open his eyes, and he was so surprised when he was already pillowed Rifki's lap, while Rifki who felt the movement of Nadhira immediately opened both eyes.

"You've woken up Dhira, I think you'll wake up tomorrow and wait for the sun to rise" Rifki said.

"How could I have fallen asleep for so long in your lap, your legs must have ached and cramped right from holding me back? I'm sorry Rif".

"It's not a matter of Dhira, I don't have the heart to wake you up either, you must be so tired that you can sleep that long even among a bush like this".

"No Rif, it looks like we're going to be stuck in the woods again tonight, why don't you build me up before Rif, if I wake up earlier, we can continue on the way again".

"Your face can't lie to me Dhira, in sleep alone you look so exhausted then how can you say that you're not exhausted?".

"Did you notice me when you fell asleep? I must look ugly, right?" Nadhira asked in surprise.

"No, I only noticed the face of a beautiful angel in front of me, an angel who was able to make my heart feel calm even with just a smile".

Nadhira felt embarrassed when praised by Rifki like that, to make him immediately turn his head and throw his face from Rifki with both cheeks that began to blush red and feel hot.

"Why is his face hidden like that?" Rifki asked as she held Nadhira's cheek and turned her face to him.

Nadhira did not care about Rifki's question, and pretended to take his eyes off Rifki's face towards the sky which slowly began to look dark, with a thin smile from his face.

"So Dhira no longer wants to see my face?" Rifki asked in a seductive tone.

"No, bosen keeps seeing your face"

"Are you really tired of seeing my face?".

"Yes, very bored".

"Akhs..." Rifki's sigh of pain arrived.

"Rifki why are you?" Nadhira asked and immediately turned to look at Rifki's face with worry.

Looking at Nadhira who turned towards him with worry made Rifki smile with a wide arrived at Nadhira, and it immediately made Nadhira feel annoyed.

"Riffy! what a bummer we are!" He said while pinching Rifki's arm.

"I'm sorry, did you say you didn't want to see my face again? Why are you still seeing it?"

"No, I didn't see your face".

"You're funny when you're crashing like this, Dhira, I remember when we were kids"

"What do you remember? You even said before that your memory was a little problematic, right?".

"It's hard to remember anyone other than you, how I could forget about a little girl pushing me in front of the school gate just because of her sore leg".

"You remember? How come?" Nadhira said while throwing his face away from Rifki.

"How could I forget? And even that expression had not changed at all until now, and even the girl had been taken to the school office like a prisoner by a sports teacher, he said, but the girl instead said that her sports teacher wanted to make herself a son-in-law".

"Riffy! Don't talk about it anymore, the mood really makes people upset".

Rifki immediately laughed at the funny behavior of Nadhira, for a long time he had never teased Nadhira and made him more upset with him, tonight he felt satisfied to tempt Nadhira to make him laugh.

"Dhira look, there are so many fireflies coming to this place" said Rifki while pointing in one direction.

Nadhira immediately turned to the place where Rifki showed where the firefly was, it looked so beautiful because of its brilliance, and it made Nadhira stood up feeling amazed by the beauty.

"This rifle is so beautiful"

Nadhira immediately ran towards the firefly and danced nari happily to see the beauty of the firefly, seeing Nadhira happy to make Rifki smile happily.

"Rifki look, isn't this very beautiful?"

"Yes Dhira, you look so beautiful".

"Not me, but the firefly".

"Yes yes, but I heard that fireflies are the nails of the dead".

"really? But it's so beautiful, even so beautiful".

Nadhira seemed to be fused with the beauty of the firefly, Rifki saw Nadhira as if he would not want to lose it, and Nadhira immediately ran towards Rifki happily.

"Rifki I've never seen fireflies, it turns out they are so beautiful" Nadhira said as he looked into Rifki's eyes.

"You are right Dhira, be a light that can illuminate the darkness that is in my life Dhira, like that firefly".

Nadhira smiled at Rifki and rubbed Rifki's cheek so gently, "You are the light in my life Rifki, as long as there is you in my life then everything will be fine".

The two also joked to fill the silence in the forest tonight, when Rifki felt his stomach was very sick, to make himself stop his laughter and hold his stomach while growling in pain.

"Rifki why are you?".

"It's so cold Dhira" Rifki said.

"Awhile I will look for firewood first yes, make a bonfire, so that your body feels warm later" said Nadhira then stood up.

"No need to Dhira, just stay here" said Rifki and immediately held Nadhira's hand.

"Your hand is so hot Rif" Nadhira was surprised when Rifki's hand held her.

Nadhira bowed before Rifki who slowly closed his eyes, he immediately turned the back of his hand to check his body temperature.

"You have Rif fever? Your body is so hot".

"Dhira don't go".

"Rifki, I'm here, I'll never leave you, what am I supposed to do now? Why is your body suddenly hot like this"

Rifki was unconscious by holding Nadhira's hand tightly, seeing it made Nadhira feel sad and did not know what to do now.

*****

Members of the Gengcobra who heard the order from Haris immediately rushed to the forest to find out about the whereabouts of their Young Master, Haris said that Nadhira and Rifki were in the nearby forest of Nadhira's house, Haris sees Rifki and Nadhira entering the forest.

Haris could not do anything to help the two, because he was unable to defend himself so he decided to return and ordered the members of Gengcobra to immediately rush to find the two.

Members of the Gengcobra are divided into several groups to explore the forest, each led by Bayu, Reno, Vano, Andra and Dawn.

They burn groups and each consists of 15 people in each group, Bayu leads its members to the deepest forest that has never been visited by anyone, he said, Reno leads its members to the outer reaches of the forest.

Vano led his men towards the reverse of Bayu, Andra led his troops to the other side of the forest a little far from the village of Red Rose and Dawn led its members towards the surrounding village of Red Rose.

Fajar felt that Rifki was there because Rifki had previously invited him to come to the village to look for Nadhira in it so he decided to look for it.

"Dhira! A rifki! Where are you" Shouted Bayu.

"It looks like we have to get more into the forest, sir, the night is coming soon".

"Alright, we will go inside, prepare yourself each who knows there are venomous animals in there" said Bayu.

"Good Sir".

Bayu stepped into the deepest forest, hoping that he would soon discover the whereabouts of his two best friends, and he hoped that both would be fine until they came.

"Dhira! Riffy!".

"Young Master!".

"Master Bayu! It seems like the road has been passed before, is it possible that Young Master was there" said one of its members while pointing towards the bush that had been stepped on.

"Let's go find it there".

Bayu immediately led his members towards the direction indicated by one of his men, night came to make their view so short that they could not see the streets in that place.

"Dhira! A rifki! Where are you!" Shouted Bayu.

A few meters from them, Nadhira was collecting firewood around Rifki to warm Rifki's body, initially with Nadhira did not have the heart to see the unconscious Rifki until he was slow to release the handrails.

Nadhira was trying to light a fire using the rocks around him, it was very difficult to do that, but he did not give up on trying and trying, although his hand is now swollen due to the stone.

The failure did not make Nadhira give up, he continued to try and hope that the fire will soon burn, after failing many times finally a fire began to burn and it made Nadhira feel happy.

"Rifki look, the fire is already on" Nadhira said happily and he looked at the severed Rifki and it made Nadhira instantly feel sad, "Rifki, I know you won't voice my voice this time, but you have to hold on for me, you can't leave me"

Nadhira held Rifki's hand and hoped that Rifki's body temperature dropped, Rifki's eyes closed so tightly, Nadhira looked at Rifki's face with tears, that night was very quiet for Nadhira and only the sound of animals that are very scary in that place.

"You have to endure the Riks Rif. You once promised me that you will always accompany me, if you have to go then let myself go first.. you're the man who meant the most to me after Papa left me Rif, you're all I have"

In the middle of the sparkling firefly spreading in the forest, Nadhira cried before Rifki, because Rifki who was unconscious, Nadhira biting her own lips so that the sound of sobbing can he endure.

"You know Rif, when we first met, got acquainted and even today we are still together, growing up together, and even going through grief together, when my family hurt me you were there as an encouragement for me to heal the wounds in my heart,

And even when my family doesn't consider my presence you're always there for me and consider me so precious to you, if it weren't for your presence in my life, I might never have had the encouragement to live on, and maybe I've been dead a long time, too,

To me you mean so much to the Rif, when Papa wanted me dead, you were there and protected me, and when I was so critical that I almost lost my life, you've always accompanied me and encouraged me to continue to hold on until this very second Rifki,

It's just your face that I see when I open my eyes, I think that when I'm past my critical period I'll see my parents' faces, but in fact it's just you that I see, you held my hand so tightly, you kept me going all this time,

I was strong because of your presence in my life back then and even until now, you must be the same Rif, you must be strong and survive for my sake, you must not leave me like this Rif, you must not leave me like this, you are the second man after my Papa whom I love the Rif the most, I don't want to lose you

You are here to create a laugh for me, your presence makes my life much more meaningful, you color my life like a plain white canvas without any graffiti, when I thought about ending my life, you were there and gave me warmth".

Nadhira held Rifki's hand tightly, and attached it to his cheek, the hot hand began to feel cold because of the tears Nadhira kept flowing wet Rifki's hand.

The sobbing from Nadhira's mouth sounded heartbreaking, and whoever saw it would cry, so many memories that Nadhira could not bear to tell, about how he was able to survive because of the presence of Rifki figure in his life.

After he was injured by a man he called 'Papa' only Rifki was always there to accompany him in joy and sorrow, where everyone destroyed his life only Rifki who fixed everything.

"You are the lantern of light in my heart, you are my candlestick when I feel lonely, when my life feels in the dark you are present as its light, you teach me about a firmness, sincerity, goodness, and goodness, and even about the meaning of life, Rifki.you're one of my reasons for living, if you leave me then take me with you, it doesn't mean I live without you".

Nadhira looked at Rifki's face that shone because of the light of the campfire that was near them, it looked so peaceful and calm, it was so beautiful, although closed but still looks a thin smile on his face.

Nadhira immediately dropped his head to Rifki's chest and hugged him tightly as if he would lose Rifki for a long time, the moment was decorated by the sparkling fireflies flying around the two.

"Rifki, I love you so much".

Rifki did not respond to Nadhira's words at all, Nadhira felt comfortable when leaning his head on the field Rifki, he closed his eyes and hoped that Rifki would welcome him when he began to open his eyes.

"Oh Allah, take my life, I will not be able to lose the one I love the most again, just take my life to take his place, let him live".

Because of the fatigue of crying, Nadhira finally fell asleep by hugging Rifki's body very tightly, tonight is the toughest night for Nadhira when he could not do anything for Rifki.