Under The Rain's
Chapter 31—Koma

A middle-aged woman welcomes the arrival of Reva and Kris in a modest house located inside an alley. The woman looked very friendly and meek, although the look of the boils radiated markedly on her face that was already wrinkled here and there. He is Bi Uma, the only parent figure Kris has known since childhood. Bi Uma's husband had died a few years ago, which made Kris even more so with his alcohol consumption.

Bi Uma invited Reva to rest, tidying up her small room to be as comfortable as possible to live in. He also immediately made a warm ginger tea that was given honey because Reva looked pale. It was already before dawn, and Bi Uma started struggling in the kitchen to make chicken porridge.

Kris had brought Reva several times to stay at Bi Uma's residence before that day. The reason, the six children of Bi Uma almost all migrated and only one person lived close to him. Bi Uma always received Reva very well every time the woman visited, and she also knew the whole story of Reva that was always told by Kris. Therefore, Kris dared to entrust the existence of Reva in his hands.

At that moment, Kris looked very agitated. Many times he contacted several people through his cell phone and always ended up with a clash and rampage. He seems to want to cancel all his work agreement that has been established. Kris really felt that he could not leave Reva. His condition is very dangerous. He thought that it was possible that the police were chasing him for what he had just done to Rafael.

The last phone connection was cut off, and Kris slammed the phone into the bed where Reva was sitting for tea.

“Kris, you can't possibly leave ..” said Reva after witnessing how frustrated the man was after failing to get what he wanted. “You don't want to be branded unprofessional, ‘kan? This cooperation is important for you, please.”

Kris sat down next to her lover, trying to be calm. He began to take deep breaths after he had lost control, with a bang kicking objects around him. “I can't leave you,” firmly brush.

“Because what?”

“Va, if it's just a job problem, we can find another opportunity. Your business is much more important to me!”

“But this is your dream, Kris. It took you years to get to this point. The film project is in sight. And you want to back off?”

“I can get another job.”

“They can't give permission! This afternoon you have to go. Where can they find a replacement visual designer so quickly?”

“I don't care—”

“Why? Why did you get to kayak gini?”

“Because I don't want you to do anything!”

“I'm fine, Kris. I can stay here with Bi Uma, just like you want. I promise not to go anywhere until you return.”

“Bi Uma is not enough to make you safe, Va!”

“Why? You ask me to get out of my own house, fine, I'll do it. He said you were calmer when I was with Bi Uma. Now why?”

“Va, maybe you should come with me to Sumba.”

“What's up? Why should we run?”

“I might just put you in danger.”

“What do you mean?”

Reva who had no idea about how the end result of the fight had initially seemed confused, but he soon realized that Kris must have crossed the line. “What do you mean? What have you done?” he asked in agitation until he made the last word sound trembling.

The man just looked down, not daring to answer. Along the way to Bi Uma's house, he was silent with his gaze that seemed very empty. The trip was only twenty minutes from Reva's apartment, but it felt like hours because Kris was so anxious that the police might be chasing her.

Kris realized that he had made a fatal mistake, but the burning fire in his soul could not be extinguished. Seeing Rafael who was already resigned drooping in his grasp was not able to make Kris stop. He felt so much satisfaction at punch after punch all over the man's body that he could no longer move. As Rafael stopped responding, Kris soon came to a realization from the darkness that enveloped his mind, to the point where his soul was completely empty.

“K-kris .. please answer ... a-what happened to him?” Reva could no longer stem the fear that could have ripped her from within. He felt a great tremble begin to re-clad his entire body. What happened to Rafael? Whahuh? Why did Chris behave like that?

“K-kris .. how is the condition? Please, answer me. Please ...”

Kris was still petrified, bowed deeply as Rafael's bruised face flashed through his mind. And Reva knew she would receive some very bad news if Kris opened her mouth. However, the woman was not calm thinking about the possibilities of what could happen to Rafael. Did the nightmare really come true? Have the things he feared in his head long ago become reality?

***

That's where Rafael lies, in an ICU room with a variety of aids attached through small hoses on his body. Rafael suffered a severe brain injury. The clash in the head that he received many times caused bleeding inside his brain which made the organ swell. His skull was fractured due to a head slam that was so hard to various sides. The fracture itself inflicts severe damage to the cerebral cortex, which eventually sends it into a non-responsive vegetative phase known to the person as a coma.

Fluid from his brain came out through his ears and nose even before the ambulance came. The bruises and bruises that were scattered on his body were allegedly as a result of the impact of very hard blunt objects. In addition, Rafael also suffered back injuries and pelvic bone shifts, as well as fractures in the nose, jaw and left arm. So, it is very risky to transport it without the help of professional medics, because if the wrong position, bone cracks in various parts of his body can tear the muscle layer and internal organs.

Nadia was crying at the time. For the first time in her life, she finally cried for her husband. Rafael really looks lifeless, although his heartbeat can still be detected by the monitor placed next to his bed. Previously, the act of intubation to hole his neck has been done, so that the man can still breathe through a ventilator. That was all that could make him survive at that time, a small tube to deliver oxygen so that his heart still beats. It's been. That'sallthatis.

Outside the ICU room, Erin waved her hand at Nadia who was lamenting the condition of her husband inside. Nadia looked with her eyes and then immediately approached her friend.

“Rin! We have to report to the police!” charge Nadia with a guilty look. “This is an attempted murder, Rin. That guy is totally crazy!”

“Nad, relax first—”

“I really feel a big block why can-can even ngunci themselves in the room! I'm freaking out, Rin. I'm afraid! At that time all I thought about was Kaia. I didn't expect him to be that brutal.”

“Nothing, Nad. We understand. The situation is really bad. Not everyone can think clearly at that time. And you really, really, by protecting Kaia. We know what happens if you also interfere, ‘kan?”

“But I should just go down call security, Rin! Uh! Very cowardly, anyway! I shouldn't have missed him when he was wearing a knife! I think they're fighting over a minor misunderstanding, a job problem or something. Why is it this bad, Rin?”

“Nad, he was again held in grudge. Dark heart. We do not know, you know, maybe he can also hurt you the same Kaia.”

“Defend? What revenge?”

“That's why you calm down, Nad. You heard me first,” pinta Erin worriedly while removing an object from her bag. “You read this, his diary Reva. I took this thing in her suitcase. Please, you read! After this, you will surely understand everything.”

Erin immediately handed the black-coated notebook into Nadia's hands. And they were sitting next to each other in a waiting chair not far from the ICU. Nadia had doubts because she did not know what relationship Reva diary with Rafael's condition at that time. However, he finally began to open the first page of the book.

“Here, Reva write it all down. Everything, Nad. Things that have made us wonder, where for the last nine years he disappeared.”

Nadia nodded in understanding. A second later, he was swept away by every word written in the book. He turned page after page while occasionally wiping his face which started to tear apart. Several times he had to stop to take a breath because his chest felt very tight. The more he read, the more claustrophobic he became.

There are times when Nadia feels that she is not strong to continue. Then, he would sip water in his drinking bottle whenever his throat was hot. He did not expect that the contents in the book turned out to be very shaken. And he had to gather his strength back to continue reading the contents in the book until it was finished.

“Jeez, Rin .. i-this .. seriously?”