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REIJI

Almost 4/5 hours I was in a heart hospital, together with my three best friends to accompany Irly who seemed to be shaken once by the condition of Argan that must be treated seriously enough because of the pain that adorable boy had, which I just knew today.

So did my other three best friends, because Irly never told me that Argan had a congenital heart defect.

O Allah, such a small child, why was he given such a severe disease?...

I was really upset when I heard about that one fact, and why didn't Irly ever share it?

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I don't know if people suffering from congenital heart defects can be cured or not, but if Irly's story-at least I and three other male friends can exchange ideas to find a solution to Argan's condition.

If it's like this, then, where Argan to collapse-hadik also menggelos and was wary of waiting for the boy who I had considered as my own child even had also considered me as his father and was very close to me before Irly withdrew for some time-finished in the handle.

I thought of Lia and wanted to preach to her if I would be late to see her.

But for a while I had to make up excuses about me being late, so I did not directly contact Lia.

It was impossible for me to tell her the real reason for my wife, because Irly was related to the reason I was going to be late to see Lia.

Ngamuk sure Lia could.

But until I arrived at the hospital where Argan was taken, I had not found the reason I would tell Lia. And again, my phone is completely dead. And stupidly I didn't even bring my phone with me, because I hunted to see Abbas who just got out of his car where I quickly got out of my car to call Abbas.

Then I completely forgot my appointment and show with Lia, because then I was made to focus on following Argan's handling procedures to be done immediately with my three other male friends.

Irly herself seemed to lose focus because she had been wracked by her fear as a mother whose child had a serious illness, so I-Abbas-Irfan and Aldo were moving more and more until then Argan's decision to do what he called cardiac catheterization was taken as one of the help options for the adorable boy.

Where I and all those who were waiting for Argan to be treated, the Doctor and his assistants were not long relieved to see the Doctor who was treating Argan, coming out of the room where the boy was handled.

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A lot of things I did in the hospital where Argan was treated for his illness, until time passed and I knew I realized it was around 3 am.

I can remember my promise to Lia when the time I saw was an hour past my show and Lia. But I didn't have time to contact him, because I didn't have time to go to the car to pick up my phone.

Until I was distracted again by Argan's affairs, then fell asleep in Argan's room after he was transferred to the ward.

And after I woke up that I really cursed myself because I had ignored Lia.

I can't imagine Lia's wrath on me, who broke her promise not even to tell her.

Which Lia's wrath was not until I heard her yelling or scolding me, but disappointment clearly read in her tone when I had contacted her.

Merely, I maintained my lie by not telling her the real reason why I didn't come. For the sake of kindness, because I don't want to fight anymore with Lia.

Later.

I'll tell Lia the truth.

But the mood of Lia who collapsed, made me increasingly stop telling her about the reason I did not come to our event that Lia had prepared so nicely.

Until the truth remains I keep it tight. And so on, I quietly looked at Argan in the hospital, until he was allowed to go home by the Doctor who handled it.

It was wrong for me to have this attitude towards Lia, but once again I thought that my lie was for the good. Besides I love Argan, I also sympathize with Irly who somehow she once contributed to me.

Argan's condition, and Irly's financial instability, keep me from being too careful to stay away from them right now.

So I secretly asked the news and visited Argan and Irly by stealing the time when I was about to leave or go home.

Like today.

I told Lia I couldn't pick her up, too, so I thought I could steal a minute to look at the boy again and bring him a toy to induce the boy to take the medicine so that Irly would have no trouble persuading the boy who was hard to ask for a drink the cure.

But if I persuade him, Argan will without difficulty.

Yesterday I brought Argan chocolates, and a bouquet of flowers to comfort Irly whom I saw burdened with her face.

Just for that reason I bought her flowers. And also I gave the flower as a birthday gift that fell on the same month as me.

Just that extent.

Just sympathy for a friend.

To be sure, Irly feels heavy living life as a single parent without a close family. Plus having to face reality with a child who has an alarming illness and costs extra.

Only a pair of om and aunty that Irly has, but the state of the economy is standard.

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Irly single parent who is strong, so I sympathize with my girl friend that I hope to establish a good relationship with Lia.

But Lia had already made it very clear that my wife was very dislikeful of Irly, just because she was in frequent contact with me.

I suspect that Lia is jealous and may also worry that my long lost feelings for Irly will grow again, which I've made sure won't happen.

But Lia was really hard to believe.

How to believe, if I try to invite Lia to get to know Irly more, Lia always refuses raw.

So for now, my decision is not to tell Lia about this first. I didn't have an affair with Irly, either.

I only helped my best friend in his difficult times. But considering Lia was so antipathetic to Irly, I was forced to hide this from her.

But later, I'll tell Lia about this.

I'll find a good time to talk about this to Lia.

So that if Lia can accept.

And maybe, Argan can cultivate sympathy in Lia's heart and then be able to accept my friendship with Irly.

Or better yet, as with Irfan's wife and fiancee Aldo, Lia can also befriend Irly.

Which is, I'm sure it will never happen after what happened.

“Oh, your airline office has now moved to the widow's apartment one child yes, Mr Reiji Shakeel?.”

I froze in my place, when the voice was heard following her figure that appeared after Irly's room door opened rather violently.

A voice and a figure I know very well.

Lia.

The jaws tightened, staring hostilely at me and Irly.

“Y-Yang..” I said with nervousness, because indeed I was very surprised by the arrival of Lia.

Then the words that made my heart pinch came out of Lia's mouth.

“Male hypocrites.”

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