TWILIGHT IN MEIRA'S HEART
Episode 20's

It was almost 01:00 in the morning, Meira had not been able to close her eyes. He sits on the bedside. His clothes had long been replaced with a nightgown. Meira swung her legs. He looked down at his swaying toes.

Meira is looking for a way to get herself to sleep fast. Then he remembered the unfinished novel he had read. He picked the book up on the table, then leaned back and put his foot on the bed. At times of silence like this, there is no activity he prefers to do but lie in bed reading his favorite romantic genre novel. Previous romantic love stories have never failed to grab his attention so far, but now there is something more important torturing his mind.

***

The next day Meira maen to Farah's boarding house, many things he wanted to tell on his sabahatnya.

Farah's boarding house is quite comfortable. The yard is quite spacious overgrown with grass and green pepohohanan and various kinds of flowers. On the left there is a spacious garage where boarding children store their vehicles. On the right there is a side door that can go directly to the kitchen and is usually used daily by the residents. There is also a ladder to the top floor.

Meira climbed the stairs to Farah's room. As soon as he reached Farah's room, he immediately threw himself on the bed with a breath of frenzy. There is a sweat that splashes on the forehead and neck with a tishu.

“You why Mir, your face looks pale” Farah panicked

“Nothing Far, I just ran up the ladder” Meira smiled

“You drove yourself?” Ask Farah.

“Ngak, males jammed” replied Meira.

Farah went downstairs briefly and shortly afterwards she returned to her room with a tray of two glasses of melon-flavored syrup and a plate of fried pastels, then put it on the table that he had cleaned of books and paper.

They eat while talking.

“Ehh...do you want to tell me what was Mir?” sue Farah

Meira shrugged her shoulders, as she remembered Julia. Then he abandoned his intention to tell a story.

“Why Mir? Must be about Julia huh?” ask Farah bertilubi

Meira nodded slowly.

“Let's story” urged Farah

Meira tries to set her mood, which is already a mess when remembering Julia.

“It turns out he did like Deni since college and continues to pursue him until now” said Meira slowly

“Hahhh!!……still chasing Deni until now?” Farah jerked

“Truly his veins have broken off the Julia it” Shouted Farah.

Meira nodded weakly. Cold sweat splashed all over his body, his heart pounding and his breath gasping. Drowning, he went to Farah's bed.

“Mirrr...you why mir?” Frantically, Farah called Meira

“You have a fever, your body is hot Mir” Farah fingered Meira's forehead

“You want me to buy you medicine?” Ask Farah pity.

“No need Far, I want to sleep, from last night I did not sleep. I borrowed your bed ya” Meira asked Farah's permission in a weak voice. Then he broke his body.

“But you have to eat first Mir” prevent Farah

“Let's go, if you wake up Far” said Meira

“ Okay..Now sleep” pinta Farah while enveloping Meira.

In this helpless state all Meira could do was lie down while closing her eyes. His strength disappeared and his head began to throb. Then Meira fell asleep. Meira opens her eyes again, she hears Farah's voice outside the room talking to someone over the phone. His voice sounded vague.

Farah was done calling. Meira's eyes closed again.

When the sound of knocking on the door of the room, Farah turned to look at the bed, seeing Meira still asleep. To prevent the knock from being repeated, Farah immediately opened the door. In his dream Meira, he faintly heard Deni's voice. Then his name was mentioned, then why did Julia's face suddenly appear in front of him. Meira awoke from her sleep breathing heavily. He felt his hands clasped tightly together. He opened his eyes. Deni and Farah were beside him. Deni smiled at him.

“You're nightmare Mir?” Deni asked as he continued to shake Meira's hand.

Deni fingered Meira's forehead. “Her temperature has been somewhat down” he said

“You eat first yes, I have bought your favorite chicken porridge” Deni said while thrusting a bowl of chicken porridge on Meira.

Meira nodded. He then sat on the edge of the bed, the headache he had felt we had disappeared.

“If you are still dizzy, just back up Mir” advises Farah

“Not dizzy when Far” Meira shook his head.

“Why are you suddenly here Den?” Ask Meira

“Farah told me” Deni said as he glanced at Farah

Meira looked at Farah. “Please ya Far, I've been troubling you”

Farah shook her head. “None of them bothered by Mir”

“I was so worried, you had a high fever and not long after you slept you were delirious, I wanted to tell your parents, but I doubt it, fearing that they might be worried, I said, that's why I decided to tell Deni just” Farah's story.

“I'm delirious?” Meira was surprised

Farah nodded.

“What's delirious?” Ask Meira curiously

Farah turned to Deni, then they looked at each other.

“You spent the porridge first Mir” Deni command

Meira scoops the chicken porridge from the bowl, then puts it into her mouth slowly. When it was over, he again demanded Farah to answer his question.

Farah looked back at Deni as if asking for approval. Deni nodded his head.

“You are delirious to mention the name Julia, Mir” replied Farah

Meira jerks. “Is that Really Far?” ask Meira

Farah nodded.

“Already, now the medicine is taken by Mir” Deni said

Farah offered Meira a glass of water. Meira is still stunned. How ashamed he was to remember he was delirious to say Julia's name. So powerful did Julia affect life, heart and mind even to her subconscious.

Never before had Meira's heart been this sad. He had never been this jealous of Deni either. There were some women who liked Deni, but they chose to withdraw when they found out that Deni already had a girlfriend. Unlike Julia, who still continues to approach Deni despite being rejected and knows that Deni already has a girlfriend.

***

Deni drove Meira home.

“If you are still not feeling well tomorrow, you just permit, do not need to go to the office first” Deni suggested

Meira nodded.

“You also do not have to think too much about Julia, she has absolutely nothing to do with me,” Deni advised.

“You know the consequences if you keep thinking about him” Deni said again

Meira nodded back. “Yes, not only my mental health is compromised, but also my physical health”

Meira turned to Deni with a smile, they looked at him. Deni rubbed Meira's hair. “Nah... that you know.”