Waiting For Life's
CHAPTRE 9
“Hmmm, the smell of her cake”Ray who was prepared with her casual clothes stepped up to Meli who was still preparing some birthday cake decoration Rani.
“Iya dong, more delicious than pandan” ballsMeli quipped pandan sponge made by Tia which actually does not taste that bad.
Ray laughed softly at Meli's words that satirized the sponge cake. “Not necessarily, have not been tried”bals Ray deliberately teased Meli.
Meli stared intently at Ray, “Yaudah kobain tuh small plate”ujar Meli pointed at a small plate with red rose ornaments containing two pastry cakes.
“Wahh. Sus”ucap Ray cake after seeing a medium-sized cake with cream in flake oeh two pastries.
Meli stared at Ray smiling thinly, “That choux pastry”
“Iya sus kan” cake
“Choux pastry”Meli who is fussing at his answer.
“Kue sus”ray who also retains his answer.
“C-h-o-u-x, choux pastry”Meli spelling each letter of choux.
“Yaudah same time, you consider this a coux pastry, I consider this a sus”ujar cake Ray who wants to end the debate between sus and choux pastry, which actually both mean the same, susu cake is just another name for choux pastry.
Meli who also did not want to extend the debate just nodded and refocused on her activities decorating Rani's birthday cake. “Later, anyway must make Rani happy again ya”.
“Hmm”Ray just cleared his throat briefly while playing his mobile phone.
After putting the cake in the refrigerator for a while, Meli also made Rani's favorite dishes which will also be taken by Ray to the hospital to celebrate Rani's 15th birthday.
“Assalamu’alaikum”ucap mas Fad in neat casual clothes and an item wrapped in newspaper entered Ray's house, indeed, the front door of Ray's house was left open because it was still early in the morning so that fresh air entered his house.
“Wa’alaikumsalam, is it ready mas?”Ray stepped towards Fad's mas sitting on the sofa. “Loh mas, what is this?”ray asked when he saw the newspaper package brought by Fad.
Mas Fad smiled briefly as he pointed to the newspaper package he was carrying. “Kado”answer mas Fad short but clear.
“Kado?, for whom?”
“Piye toh Ray, he said Rani birthday, time is not given gift”.
Ray who realized because he had not bought a gift for Rani also woke up and stepped into the kitchen. “Mel, Rani again need what huh?”ray asked with a look on his face between confusion and panic.
“Mmm. What yes?.”Meli stopped stirring the dishes she was cooking to think. “Oh how about a school bag, he will want to enter SMA”saran Meli while smiling at Ray.
Ray smiled hearing a pretty good idea from Meli. “OK school bag”Ray then go leave the kitchen to buy gifts.
“Ray!”call Fad who woke up from his seat. “That's cooking, Meli?”ask Fad in a voice that is slowly whispered and only embraced by Ray. “Where are you going?”ask Fad when he sees Ray taking his wallet and motorcycle keys.
“You bought a gift mas”answer Ray who stepped away.
Mas Fad who saw Ray go followed him. “Wait, come with me Ray”mas Fad directly riding the motor just behind Ray.
“Obviously, do not need gini”Ray open both hands Fad mas hugging his body.
“Loh, let's get Ray” allotments
“Ya ga so too lah”.
After a small debate, Ray finally turned on the motorbike engine and then went to the destination.
*****
At the hospital, Ray and his friends immediately approached Meli's nursery on the third floor without Rani's knowledge. Arriving at the door, Ray and his friends did not enter.
“Mas, here”Ray tells Fad mas who is standing right in front of the door to switch to sit on the bench in front of the room. “We readyin first”Ray take over the cake box brought by Sahat.
“What?”asked Rafli who was confused by Ray's helping hand on him.
“Lilin”
“Loh, mas did not tell me to buy candles loh” replied Rafli with a little panic on his face.
“Ey. For a long time you guys”timpal Meli who appeared beside Sahat who still holds both gifts, hers and Ray's. Meli did enter first to ensure the situation in the room.
Ray who saw Meli was shocked for a while, “This is a candle no”ujar Ray who looked at Meli.
The evil one who saw Ray talking towards him pointed at him to see if Ray was right to talk to him. Ray shook his head as Evil pointed at him.
“OK, briefly”mas Fad direct
pass away to find a candle to enliven Rani's birthday.
After a few minutes, Mas Fad returned with a large white candle that is usually used when the lights are off and a small packet of fireworks. “Nih”mas Fad handed over all the items he brought to Ray.
“This,”not finished Ray talk mas Fad who already knows what will be said Ray immediately nodded his head quickly.
“Sini here”mas Fad took over the cake that was on Ray's lap.
“Wait mas. If you use the candle later the cake can not be eaten dong, danger kan”sanggah Rafli when mas Fad want to put a white candle on the cake.
“Yes too anyway, how to go?”ask Fad confused.
“Gini aja”Sahat took over the wax in the hand of Mas Fad and coated it with a clear plastic that he found inside the food bag, then he stuck the plastic-coated wax onto the birthday cake.
“Well, this smart”praise Ray while clapping quietly. Meli who saw it also immediately smiled and gave both fingers of her thumb for what the Evil One did. Similarly, Fad and Rafli are smiling because they are impressed with what Sahat is doing.
“It's usual that”ucap Sahat humbled himself while smiling with a hand that scratched his head that actually did not itch.
“Keep, what is this for?”ray asked, holding up a packet of fireworks in his right hand.
“Sini”mas Fad takes over the fireworks then opens and coats the fireworks tip with
plastic pieces then stick some fireworks on the cake like
white candle. “Let's fit dinyalain so it's good pull”sobung mas Fad seraya
she smiled proud of what she had just done.
Ray, Sahat and Rafli just nodded in understanding with what Fad said. After the preparation is finished, Meli goes back into the room to turn off the lights while Ray and his friends wait for the cue from Meli.
They waited for the cue while lighting candles and fireworks on the cake. “Happy birthday..we say.”they entered the room when Meli turned off the lights. Rani who was opening her cellphone to turn on the flashlight was shocked to see Ray
and friends entered while carrying a cake with beautiful fireworks on top of it.
“Ka Ray,”ucap Rani
when I saw Ray's face after the lights were turned on. Rani who was moved then sat down and covered her face which began to be soaked by tears.
“Loh loh, ko nangis”mas Fad directly blew all the fire that was on the cake.
“Rani,”call Ray after handing the cake to Evil's hands. “Why?”her question while patting slowly Rani's shoulder that vibrated due to her crying.
“A..me, I'm just moved, I'm, I think my birthday this time will be lonely without mba Mel and mas Hen”ujar Rani while removing the remaining tears that stick on her cheeks.
“Rani..we are now here with you, so don't be sad, today we should be happy with Rafli who feels sorry for Rani who always accompanies Meli every day alone from morning to morning again.
“Iya ka”ansi Rani smilingly looks at Rafli who then alternately looks at Ray, Mas Fad and Sahat.
“Now let's cut his cake”tajak Sahat to create a new atmosphere. Ray and the others nodded enthusiastically.
“Good use fireworks”wordan Rani make mas Fad the owner of the idea was immediately cleared his throat to show that he was the owner of the idea of fireworks.
“He who has an idea to install fireworks”Ray who knows the code from the Fad mas also directly pointed to the Fad mas.
“Oh, nice loh ka, cool, thanks ya”Rani smiled at Fad mas who returned Rani's smile with a wide smile that showed her rows of teeth. “Oh yes,
you guys can tell if I'm birthday today?”ask Rani
curious.
Rafli and Sahat look at Ray who is looking at Fad mas. “Mmmm..so Meli once told me about your birthday date”ansi Ray who made up the story, Meli who heard it nodded slowly while giving her thumb to Ray.
They have fun by telling stories with Rani, playing games, eating dishes made by Meli with joy. Rani looks very happy to get a gift from Ray and friends. Meli who sees it also has fun and is happy even though her existence is not known by everyone except Ray.
*****
Meli decided to breathe fresh air outside the room but her steps stopped when she saw someone wearing black clothes plus a hat as the color of her clothes. Meli followed someone then she stopped in front of her nursery door.
Someone peeked for a moment from the glass that was on the side of the entrance. “Ngapain she ngintip?”muttered Meli who continued to pay attention to the person in black clothes.
Shortly a call came in from the person's cellphone, he immediately answered the call while walking, Meli who was still curious continued to follow the steps of the person.
“Iya. There are many people in his room bos” replied the person slowly.
“.......”
“Iya boss later malem, the cave will come back here and send tu girl to the afterlife” replied the person still with a soft tone of voice. Meli who heard that also immediately felt weak all over her body.
“Who would he kill?”ask himself with a position sitting on the floor.
“Rani”gumam her slowly then return to her room to talk with Ray
about what he met.
*****
“Who wants to be killed?”asked Ray in a soft tone for fear of being caught by others. Meli who does not know the answer must have sat in a closed closet while shaking her head.
“Does he want to kill you?”ray's words made Meli even more worried. “Gini aja, let Sahat same Rafli here all day long nemenin Rani and ngejagain you, or later I will make plans to be found out who has bad intentions with you and Rani”.
Meli who listened to Ray's words immediately nodded in agreement without any objection, this time she gave up completely to Ray, someone she trusted very much.
“For so long”ucap mas Fad when he saw Ray coming out of the bathroom after almost twenty minutes had passed.
“Yes, there was a problem earlier” replied Ray smiling awkwardly. “Mas, Hat, Fli, join bentar”Ray telling them to follow her out of the room for a while because there are things to talk about.
Ray talked about
the plan that was put together by her and Meli to find out who the person who
will do bad to Dri Meli and her sister. “Can you?”ask Ray on the third
friends who look at each other.
“Kalo I can not bang all day, because later in the afternoon I have a promise with my friend who just came from Medan” replied Sahat.
“Oke, you can come with her malem, can you?”
“Yes. Hopefully bang”papan Sahat make mas Fad and Rafli staring in his direction. “eh no, ready me for the night bang”sok Sahat continued after staring at the intimidating gaze of him.
“OK, thank you all”talkan Ray get nods and smiles from his three friends.
*****
“Mas where the hell is it going?”ask
Meli follows Ray to pick up her motorbike at the parking lot with
be in a hurry.
“phrase Tia”answer Ray brief.
“Mau napapain?”Meli had started to ride the apoplexy when Ray mentioned Tia's name.
“I promised to take him to aquarium”Reported Ray while wearing his helmet. “You what?”ray asked as Meli rode on her bike.
“You come, I have never been to the aquarium” replied Meli who sat in the back seat of Ray.
“You come, Tia will sit where?”
Meli pecked annoyed, then switched to the front of the bike. “Dah, can Tia ride her motor”.
Ray who saw Meli's behavior laughed softly while shaking his head several times. “You actually ya”ucap Ray who then turn on his motor machine. Actually Ray also does not want to just go alone with Tia, if only Tia is not the son of a person who has been good to her he will most likely reject the invitationbTia.
After arriving in front of the dormitory gate, Ray stopped and waited for Tia who was walking towards the front of the dormitory. Meli is also waiting for the arrival of Tia with a pretty bad atmosphere.
“Gapap it is important that Ray did not stand with the child”batin Meli while cupping his face in both palms because too long menggu Tia who never came.
“Sorry for a long time yes Kak”ucap Tia who came with pink clothes, her pants are black and shoes that are the same color as the pants.
Meli who saw it laughed softly, “Salah style nih kayak nya”gumam Meli still with her laugh. According to Meli outfit used by Tia is less fitting or suitable with Tia.
“Oya, her helmet?”tia asked as she was about to ride Ray's motorcycle.
Ray patted his forehead, “Aduh I forgot to bring two” helmet.
“Judah I take first ya”ulus Tia.
Meli shook her head in disapproval of what Tia said. “Mas than add a long time, mending pinjem helmet security guard aja, tuh”saran Meli pointed at the helmet in the provos post.
“Oh yes”Ray stop step Tia and meghampiri pos provos to borrow helmet.
“Iya, let's not add long”ansi Ray smiled briefly then rode his motor back.
“But..”papan Tia stopped when Ray gave the code to quickly go up, without long Tia was obeying Ray.
*****
“You gapapa?”rafli asked worriedly to see Rani who continued to grimace pain in her arm.
Rani smiled then nodded her head, “Iya, I gapapa”ansiya while massaging her shoulder slowly to relieve her usual pain.
“Kalo you why say aja ya”
“Yes, thanks ka”Rani nods her head and smiles sincerely at Rafli sitting in front of her.
‘Tok..tok’ sound door knocked by Karin, then he entered the room while smiling kindly at Rani and Rafli. “Excuse”.
“Iya dok”Reported Rani to return Karin's smile.
“Oh, there was a guest”ucap Karin when he saw Rafli, Rafli who heard it could only smile without saying anything.
“Iya, ka Rafli this meeting ka Meli on campus”abut Rani explained to Karin who was sitting on a bench next to Meli's bed.
“Rani. Starting tomorrow you have to chemotherapy ya”
Rani nodded slowly and then smiled, “Iya dok”.
“You are calm, we humans can not determine the age of other human beings, Only God knows”Karin gives encouragement to Rani to keep the spirit of running the treatment process.
“Iya doc, I must be eager”bala Rani cheerfully.
“What pain?”inner Rafli upon hearing the conversation of Rani and Karin.
“Yaudah if so, tomorrow do not forget yes, ten o'clock in the morning”
Rani nods her head, “OK dok” she replied cheerfully and smiled.
“Sangat”Karin gives spirit to Rani.
“Sangat”bala Rani still with her bright smile.
After Karin came out of the room, Rani re-knit the scarf she was making for Meli. The curious Rafli did not immediately ask he just looked at Rani with a sad look.
“Rani, you why?”rafli asked frantically when he saw Meli who was suddenly short of breath. Rani simply pointed towards the table beside Meli's bed. Rafli immediately looked at the table in question and found a package that contained drugs without asking again he immediately took the package of drugs and gave it to Rani who was still trying to regulate her breath.
“Alhamdulillah, thank you ka”ucap Rani after her shortness of breath began to subside
Rafli nodded in response. “Where now? Have you been mendingan?”ask Rafli with a look
an anxious face saw Rani's condition drooping limp on the sofa.
“Alhamdulillah, now you've been listening to Rani replied as she closed her eyes to calm herself. Rani has long felt something disturbing like tightness
breath, numbness/freeness in the arm but now feels pain and pain in the area around the arm and pelvis.
Almost every night he sweats a lot when he does not do any activities that are able to produce dryness, he also often gets a fever that is sometimes quite high. As well as his weight is getting lower even though he has eaten a lot of food.
However, Rani never told anyone because she was afraid of troubling others. He ventured to do the examination since he often shortness of breath suddenly. He was also afraid that he would tell his two brothers,
her brother so not focused on work and college, Rani does not want to make her loved ones become burdened by her circumstances. As much as Rani could
strengthen themselves to fight against the disease in his suffering
without anyone else having to worry.
*****
“He wants to do the task, where daritadi just around aja not realet anything”gumam Meli who walked behind Ray and Tia.
Ray looked behind him and looked at Meli for a while then turned around while developing his smile.
“Why ka?”tia asked who saw Ray smiling.
Ray pointed to the aquarium where a stingray was swimming in the aquarium. “Funny pari nya”.
Tia nodded in agreement hearing Ray's elation. “Iya yes, wooow it is also funny ya”Tia pointed towards the jellyfish swimming around the stingrays.
Meli who looks into the aquarium also her smile expands. “Woow, so beautiful”Meli looks at the aquarium without fading his smile. Ray smiled briefly when he saw Meli beside him who looked happy to see the scenery in the aquarium that was beautiful and spoiled the eyes of anyone who saw her.
“Ka, we go there yu”ajak Tia pointed her front direction at Ray. Ray just nodded in agreement to Tia's invitation.
“Ishh, again exciting here also”Meli who was upset was stomping his legs slowly then following them still from behind.
After being satisfied around the aquarium, they decided to end their journey by eating together at a restaurant near the aquarium. Meli can only shut up and follow Ray.
“Ah males cave nih, they eat, must be cave ngeliatin doang this”batin Meli while alternately staring at Ray and Tia.
Because lazy to keep quiet and do nothing finally Meli decided to walk around the restaurant, see everyone who is eating with girlfriend, family and friends.
“Gia. Dony”pekik Meli when he saw Gia and Dony who were eating food at the restaurant.
“Try Meli ya Don”ucap Gia with sadness.
“Iya, he would like to squirm this big aquarium”bala Dony while putting one medium-sized cake into his mouth.
“Cave here guys, same y'all”timpal Meli while smiling looking at her two good friends.
“Lu eat his usual aja why”
“Lah why eat gua”
“Kayak people greedy lo”
Meli who saw her two friends as usual, there is aja they fuss, “kaga changed ya lu on”gumam Meli with her laughter. “Eh, but if you look around you are suitable also so couple”Meli cupped face with both palms.
“Eh Gi, you still deket same as Roni?”asked Dony who made Meli smile looking at Dony.
“Wah really this”gumam Meli who noticed Dony and Gia with a smile.
“Emang why?”
“Yaaa gapapa Just nanyabaja, but he said he's his son rough”
“What matters ama I kaga”
“Gi. We do not know in the future, besides you just know a week more than three days ama him, so where do you know his true nature how”
“Dih, you calculated how many days the cave knew Roni, Don?”pekik Gia who immediately put the spoon did not enter into his mouth that was already open.
Hearing that Dony immediately took his orange ice and drank it until it was not left. “No, Just..”.
“What's free?”
“Ah, have not been discussed males cave, have continued to eat aja kita”Dony trying to stop his conversation with Gia who makes himself nervous. Gia who heard that was actually upset but she continued eating until it ran out.
“Eyyy, kayak it really alleged cave, you must like it same Gia?”Meli stared intensely at Dony who returned to eating his cheese chocolate toast slowly.
“Ehemmm”dehaman Ray makes Meli, Gia and Dony turn towards her who is standing next to Gia while looking down, where Meli is.
“Why yes?”ask Gia who thinks that Ray is there a need with her.
“Oh no earlier I fell my stuff around here so want me to find, excuse me ya”ansi Ray who immediately crouched pretending to look for items that he never dropped there.
“Let's go home”whispers Ray while dealing with Meli who is still looking at her expressionlessly.
“Oh, it's finished her date”
Ray glanced at Meli with a sharp gaze, while Dony who was in front of Ray also stared at the direction that was stared at by Ray.
“Ga is here it turns out, maybe already cross kali”ucap Ray while standing from his seat and passing away, Meli who saw Ray go also directly follow Ray. “Bye guys, take care”ucap Meli before catching up with Ray who is getting further away.
*****
The clock stuck on the wall of the nursery Meli showed at 22:40, Rani who was already asleep after being compressed by Rafli because of Rani's body temperature which was getting heated since shortness of breath this afternoon. Meli sat waiting for Rani who fell asleep while rubbing softly Rani's fine hair with affection.
“Tomorrow we return again ya”ujar Rafli on Sahat who just came out of the nursery Meli calmly.
“It's bro, Kasian Rani alone keep Meli”sahut Sahat playing her phone, sending a text message to Ray who is still hiding in the bathroom.
Ray and Mas Fad hid quietly in the bathroom while watching the condition of the room from the ipad that was connected to the camera. Ray and Fad have previously installed hidden cameras in their approximate places to see who people are
who wants to do evil to Meli and Rani.
Shortly after the Evil
and Rafli passed away, a man in all-black clothes with a hat
the color was in line with her clothes entering Meli's nursery. Once inside the room, the man takes off his hat and pretends to be the one who
visit Meli.
The man sat beside Meli's bed holding Meli's hand, Meli who saw it immediately approached the man and noticed his face then he
shaking his head slowly. “I don't know this guy, who is he?”ask
her on herself.
Shortly after, the man pulled out an injection containing a clear liquid and then injected it into Meli's wrist, Meli who saw it went straight to the bathroom to tell Ray and Mas Fad.
“Mas the..”.
“Iya, I already
tell Sahat with Rafli to call the doctor, soon he will come back and Ray said when he saw Meli was scared and her body was shaking.
“Why you?”whispered Ray while cupping the body of Meli who suddenly drooped limp. Fad is watching
Ray was like restraining one's body just speechlessly understanding.
“Ga tau mas, I'm hard to breathe and, lemes” replied Meli who was in the range of both large arms Ray.
“Ray, he's gone”mas Fad told me what he saw on ipad.
“Rani?”asked Meli slowly because of her weak body.
“Rani mas?”
“She did not say Rani Ray, Just Meli aja”
“Sahat same Rafli ko has not come?”asked Ray who was increasingly worried when he saw Meli's body that was getting faded longer. “Mel...Meli”pekik Ray who was worried while staring at his empty hand without Meli in his arms.
“Why Ray?”asked Mas Fad who was also worried about Ray who looked pale and looked at his hands blankly.
“Meli. He suddenly lost” replied Ray limp. No longer waiting for Ray directly out of the bathroom and approached Meli who was lying on her bed but her body convulsed.
“Excuse me”poke doctor Andi who suddenly entered the room with a sister and Rafli and Sahat who followed behind.
“How long?”ray asked with emotion and worry.
“Sorry, we just waited for his doctor to check the lab first”ansi Sahat who felt guilty to Ray. Ray did not reply to anything and still waited for the doctor who handled Meli anxiously and hoped that Meli could still be saved.
“Yes Allah, protect Meli, hopefully she can still feel normal life back”batin Ray pleading perlumpus from Allah for Meli.
Ray is increasingly worried when the nurse runs out of the room to pick up items ordered by the doctor. “Dok, how's he doing, is he okay doc?”asked Ray who was very worried about Meli's condition.
“The poison dose is quite high, until it interferes with the respiratory system and nerve cells in the brain”ucap doctor while wiping the sweat on the forehead with the back of his hand. “I will try to provide relief with emergency and surgery measures, you have to do a lot of prayer”, continued Dr. Andi.
Ray who felt his body was weak to hear the explanation of the doctor also chose to sit on the sofa near Rani who woke up from her sleep.
“Why is this ka?”asked Rani who just woke up from her sleep while rubbing her eyes slowly.
“Mmm..”Rafli was confused to answer how.
“Mba Meli why doc?, what happened?”asked Rani who was memorizing Meli's bed anxiously.
“Saudari Meli. There is poison in his body” replied the doctor Andi successfully made Rani sitting limp on the floor with her hand still grasping Meli fingers.
“Rani!”pekik Rafli who immediately helped Rani, trying to help Rani bangung from sitting on the floor.
“All are ready doc, this”a nun handed a tool to Andi doctor and directly used Andi doctor to help Meli.
After that help, Meli was brought in an operating room to clean up the poison that was still in her body. Ray who was anxious with Meli immediately followed the doctor to the operating room, he waited for 2 hours of surgery on the waiting bench available in front of the operating room.
“Sabar Ray, may Allah protect Meli”mas Fad trying to calm Ray who looks confused while waiting for Meli to come out safely from the operating room.
*****