Waiting For Life's
CHAPTRE 11
Three days passed quickly, Ray always visited Meli when his work schedule was empty. Ray is happy because Meli's condition has stabilized and started to normal, but on the other hand he still feels sad because Meli's spirit is never present.
He misses his time with Meli. Ray held Meli's hand gently, stroking her with a feeling, “Will he forget me?”inner Ray stared at Meli softly.
“Loh mas, when dateng”tegur Rafli and Rani who just entered the nursery of Meli.
Ray who saw Rafli and Rani immediately released his hand grip on Meli. “Ah, new ko, new aja”.
Rani and Rafli nodded in understanding, “Mas there is a lot of food, eatin aja”ujar Rafli pointed to a table filled with snacks, fruit, and heavy food.
Ray looked in the direction pointed by Rafli at a glance then nodded his head, “Iya Fli, later if I want to eat” replied Ray with a smile. “Ohya, where are you from?”.
“Oh, we abis,”Rafli confused to want to answer Meli's question, because Rani asked to keep her disease a secret. “Abis streets bentar mas”.
Ray looked at Rani and Rafli alternately then nodded in understanding. “But next time don't get Meli left alone”.
“Iya ka, I told you to Rafli to take care of mba, uh but instead followed the intention to join” answered Rani to make Rafli open his eyes and glance at Rani who looks relaxed while opening one of the snacks. While Ray ruffled his waist and looked at Rafli.
“Sorry, I'm just curious that ko”Rafli defended himself.
“OK, next time, Meli ga can be alone”
Rafli straightened his body, “Siap boss”ucap his while respecting Ray. “Oh yes, I have activities today, so I am going home Dan”.
“What activity?”
“Company service and uh social service work, campus duty”Rafli tried to behave normally, he was worried because of wrong talk.
“Oke, go home later if empty activities can come back here again right?”
“Siap, can boss, right I jomblo”Rafli glance Rani at a glance and then say goodbye to go home to the dormitory carrying out filial work activities.
“He was kind to Ran”Ray's speech made Rani wrinkle her eyebrows.
“Iya siemang”
“Jomblo again”add Ray with a smile.
Rani who heard that smiled faintly, “Terus?”.
“Yes. Who knows, soul mate ”
“What the hell you are, I just want to enter SMA loh”Rani blushed embarrassed when Ray like match her with Rafli.
*****
Mas Fad who was walking leisurely in the hospital corridor to visit Meli and Rani suddenly stopped his steps when he saw his lover, Sarah. “Loh really, is he here?”mas Fad followed Sarah secretly.
“Loh, orthopedic doctor room?”mas Fad read the inscription in front of a room. “What pain, why he never talked toh”gumam mas Fad worried about the condition of the lover.
Mas Fad peeked at Sarah entering the room from the window, actually the window was covered by curtains but there was still a gap to look inside. “Aduh, ga kemengeran anything”mas Fad tried to paste his ears on the sidelines of the window.
“Mas?”scold Sarah who just came out of the room. “Mas what?”asked Sarah when she saw Fad's back to her.
“Ngintip”answer mas Fad casually, “Eh, ngga max,”ucapan mas Fad stopped when looking back and saw Sarah who stood folding her two hands in front of her chest.
“Eh, de”mas Fad instantly pretends to be looking for something in the window.
“Udah mas do not pretend”Sarah who knows the fake mas gelagat Fad directly pulled the flag. “Mas why here?”.
“What are you doing here?”
“I want to give this gift to my cousin” replied Sarah while releasing her hand grip on the arm
mas Fad's.
“Oooh, your cousin is sick?”ask Fad while smiling sweetly at Sarah.
Sarah nodded her fist slowly, “The sick one was her, mba, and this gift for her sister who is always there to accompany her mba who is still lying weak” replied Sarah with a sad feeling remembering her two poor cousins.
“His parents?”ask Fad who is curious why there are no parents when his son is sick.
“Ah, papah was super busy with his business, if his stepmom, evil was anyway”jawaab Sarah held back emotions.
Sarah stopped in front of Meli's nursery, “This is her room”Sarah pointed to the door of the room that is no stranger to Fad mas.
“This?, your cousin was treated in that room?”
Sarah who heard Fad's question only nodded then opened the room door. “Asalamu’alaikum”ucapnya when stepping into the room.
Mas Fad, who wanted to make sure what he was thinking, stepped in front of the door, peeking at who was being treated in the room. “Aduh, really again, this is Meli” roommumam mas Fad after looking into the room.
“Mas, let's go in”tajak Sarah who is already sitting on the sofa of the room.
“I.iya bentar”
“Loh, Ray?”sarah screams in shock when she sees Ray coming out of the bathroom.
“Mba Sarah knows Ray?”ask Rani.
“Know, Ray's his cousin mba fiancee Ran”
“Halo all”sof Fad who decided to go inside after staring at Ray.
“Eh mas”Ray approaching mas Fad hugging him. “Ko no mba Sarah?”ray asked as he hugged Fad just smiled like nothing had happened.
“Halo to Fad”sapa Rani after Ray and Mas Fad finished hugging.
“Loh, Ran do you know Fad?”ask mba Sarah confused, because at the time of Sarah's fiancee, Rani and Meli could not attend so they did not know what the face of the future husband mba Sarah. Rani and Meli only know if Sarah's future husband is a soldier.
“Know, wait, mas Fad's fiancee mba?”rani asked staring at Fad and Sarah alternately.
Sarah who heard Rani's question also nodded her head, “Iya, she's a future husband mba”.
“Means, mas Fad army dong”
Sarah nods her head back while Fad makes a clumsy smile at Rani.
“Continue, ka Ray?”rani's question made Ray flinch in shock.
“Sama, Ray is also an army, one battalion” replied Sarah who was taken by Fad.
Ray nudged Fad's hand with his elbow, “Piye iki mas?”ray asked frantically fearing that Rani would be angry if she found out they had been lying by claiming to be Meli's college friend.
“Ka, means you guys are lying yes the same I” Rani's words make Sarah more confused by what is going on. “I want you to clear the truth, why you can know mba Meli”.
Ray looked at Fad who was also staring at him while shrugging his shoulders, Fad was confused and did not know how to start telling stories with Rani. Ray tried to catch his breath.
“I will tell you all about it, honestly”ucap Ray who then sat on a chair with a bed Meli.
Ray recounts his encounter with Meli while in the hospital until the last time Meli tried to be lost by someone. Rani and Sarah who heard the story Ray had no confidence but because Ray gave a clue about Meli who only the closest people who knew it.
“Tomorrow, I bring proof of a copy of his recording”ucap Ray ends the conversation.
“So, all this time Mel always there is the same I”gumam Rani slowly then stare softly at Meli's body which is still lying in a coma.
“Yes, so he told me to make it always there when you need”, Ray replied.
“It just doesn't make sense, like in the movies, but. Maybe really what you are experiencing Ray”mba Sarah is trying to accept the story told by Ray.
*****
“Ray”call Karin from the front of her room when she wants to go home.
“Oh, Karin”
“You, why go to the hospital?, you are sick?”asked Karin with a feeling of concern for Ray's health.
Ray shook his head slowly, “Ngga, I just abis jenguk aja”elak Ray while smiling thinly.
“Ooh, kirain you are sick”
“Ngga ko, thank God healthy”Ray smiles widely to make sure nothing happens to him.
“OK, ohya, yesterday how was the food?, good?”asked Karin curious about what Ray felt when eating his cooking.
Ray nodded, “Ya, good ko yummy”his answer was quick. “But still delicious cuisine Meli”batin Ray sad. He missed the presence of Meli. “Ohya, I say there is more business because”.
Karin nodded, “Iya, be careful ya Ray, do not forget to eat and rest enough”.
*****
“So, that guy was Lani's errand?”ray asked a middle-aged man who was sitting on his side.
The man nodded then sipped his coffee. “From the search results anyway, why Ray?, why suddenly nyeledikin gini” case.
“Why?”ask the man curious.
“Ga papa om, just the person who is the target tuh, can be said as a life changer I”abut
Ray was still staring at the coffee inside his cup.
“Ooh, the victim is the person you love?”.
Ray stares at the man, “Maybe”replays slowly.
“Good Ray, you should have moved on the same old”
Ray smiled briefly, “Om Farid. Who is lani?”ray asks who does not know who Lani is and what her relationship with Meli is.
Om Farid put down his coffee cup after drinking some seruput. “Second wife Sastrawirdjoyo”.
“Sastrawirdjoyo?”
Om Farid nodded, “Conglomerates, who have SW Group”, said Farid.
Ray was speechless, “So, the man who wanted to kill Meli, his stepmom”batin Ray. “Yes Allah, very nice Meli with Rani”.
“Om, please help me gather evidence of Lani's crimes, can you please?”
Om Farid was silent for a while then smiled, “Oke, can be set”.
Ray who heard it immediately developed a happy smile, “Makasih om, pantes om can wake up
top private detective offices in Indonesia”.
“Can you”om Farid smiles happily because of the compliment Ray gave.
****
“Ran, here I bring the fruit”ucap Rafli with fruits that he carries in his right hand.
Rani is still upset because she was lied to by Ray and friends if they are Meli's college friends. “Taro aja there” replied Rani indifferently.
Rafli who saw Rani's unusual attitude immediately approached her and asked, “You why?, sick?”ask Rafli who is worried if Rani really is sick.
Rani shook her head and switched to playing her phone, she opened her Instagram to see the posts of people she followed. “Ka Rafli is still in college right?”rani asked a quick glance at Rafli who was peeling an apple for Rani.
“Y...ya, I am studying his friend Ray” replied Rafli who did not know if Ray and Mas Fad had told him all, the real story.
“Oh, not army ya”
Rani is confused by Rani's unusual attitude. “Sa. I”
“Honestly, I already know all ko”
“What?”
“I know everything, ka Rafli, ka Ray, mas Fad and bang Sahat army right?”
“Aww”pekik Rafli when his finger sliced the knife while cutting the apple, because he did not focus on what he did.
“Ka..”.Rani who saw blood coming out of Rafli's finger panicked and led Rafli to the bathroom sink to wash the blood on Rafli's finger.
Rafli who saw how panicked Rani was just smiling, there was a sense of pleasure when he saw Rani panic with him. “I ga papa ko”ucap Rafli by continuing to stare at Rani who frantically cleans the blood on her finger.
“Apaanya ga papa, this also must be cepet diobatin, ayo”.
After clean blood in Rafli's day, now Rani invites Rafli to sit on the sofa and then he takes a box of P3K to treat Rafli's fingers that still bleed a little, maybe because it sliced deep enough.
“Aaaw”pekik Rafli when Rani smears betadin on her injured finger.
“Hold, briefly sore doang ko”Rani tried to gently smear betadine so that Rafli did not hurt. “Udah deh”.
“Still ya”ucap Rafli sincerely and smile.
Rani also smiled when she saw Rafli fell on her, “Iya, equally” replied Rani while cleaning up all the traces of treating Rafli.
“Udah is angry?”rafli's question made the fluffy smile on Rani's face fade away.
“Still, who the hell likes to be lied to”
“Yaa, me and the other mas-mas will have no bad purpose”ucap Rafli feel guilty to Rani. “Lagian if we say what it is, would you like to believe?”
Rani shook her head and returned to sit on the sofa close to Rafli. “Engga sih”.
“Everything we do this is just aimed at helping aja ko, sorry ya”ucap Rafli gently.
Rani who heard soft words from Rafli also smiled knot, “There are conditions if you want to be forgiven”
“What are the terms?”
“Buyin thirty ice cream”
“Hah, thirty escrim?”
Rani nodded with certainty, “Why?, don't you want?”.
“Ngga, would you like, but what ga most?”asked Rafli who was only smiled back by Ranii, who,
Without speaking again Rafli also bought 30 ice creams to get sorry from Rani.
*****
Ray after meeting Farid decided to go back home. He must prepare for tomorrow's preparations, as there is a riding exercise with Denkavkud (Riding cavalry order). In the middle of the trip Ray stopped to buy a hammer.
Arriving at home, he rushed to take a bath after which he prepared all the needs of tomorrow. Ray was shocked when he found that he bought only 4 more pieces left. “Loh, ko stay this way, the feeling I touch aja ngga”gumam Ray staring martabak confused.
“Sorry yes, abis smells really good, so I ate deh”
Ray looked back at her and how surprised she was when she saw the person she had longed for. Yeah, Meli was standing right behind Ray with her beautiful, sweet smile. “Kamu”pekik Ray slowly then immediately clutching Meli's body tightly.
“Ooo, why?”asked Meli who was confused by Ray's sudden embrace.
“You know ga?, I think you will already appear rich gini again”Ray let go of his embrace moved to hold Meli's shoulder card.
Meli who saw it immediately smiled, she felt very happy if Ray expressed all his feelings as long as he was not on his side. “Now I'm back again”ucap Meli smiles happily.
Ray nodded, “You've been going anywhere?”asked Ray who was curious why Meli did not appear
all along.
Meli shook her head slowly, “I. It just feels rich to sleep and dream so” replied Meli while sitting on the sofa followed by Ray.
“Terus?”
“Yaaa, keep me awake rich gini again”ucap Meli while taking one piece martabak telor. “By ya?”
Ray nodded, “Iya, eat everything”
“Serious?”Ray just nodded in response. “Mas again nyiapin what?”
“Ngga, this is for tomorrow's activities, replied Ray who re-equipped his official clothes.
“Ooh, what's tomorrow?”
“Riding training”
“Wooow, equestrian training?, wow must be exciting this”seru Meli happy. “Aaa”Meli feeds a piece of telor martabak on Ray.
Ray looked at Meli for a while then opened his mouth, accepting Meli's mouthful.
“I'll come tomorrow”
“Do not, interrupt later”
“Ish, no loh, I just want to see aja” riding mas.
Ray nods his head then smiles, “Kalo so there is sayratnya”
“What's the terms?”ask Meli who is enthusiastic.
“Cooking for me, now” replied Ray with a slanted smile challenging Meli. Meli who heard that without saying anymore immediately rushed to carry out the easiest conditions from Ray for her.
Ray who saw Meli so enthusiastically can only smile, honestly he was also surprised why when he saw Meli his body immediately moved to hold Meli tightly, there was a sense of pleasure, fear, longing mixed. For now Ray is happy again even though he knows that everyone's happiness must have its limits before it turns into sadness.
Just as the torrential rain stops being bright and when it is sunny it turns into cloudy and finally rain. Such is life, no one will be fine, no one is not tired and no one is constantly sad. All there is time, if not time, want to try anyway yes, will not be realized and vice versa even if not trying it will be realized when it is time.
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