365 Days Towards Halal

66# Friends

"How's my son doing, Doc?" Raka asked with a worried face, after the Doctor finished checking on Raka's state.

"The bleeding from his nose has stopped. Jonathan's in no good shape. The conditions are getting worse."

"How did my test result? Does fit? If suitable, immediately in the dock operation.. I'm ready, even today I'm ready." Raka.

"The results will come out tomorrow Sir. Please patience. We do everything in detail, so there are no mistakes and really fit in. If it's appropriate, we'll have an operation as soon as possible." The doctor's light.

"Tomorrow? I wait doc. Thank you," Raka said in a trembling voice.

Raka was really worried about Jonathan. Same with Lala. He fell silent in the corner of the room while holding the hand of Jonathan who had fallen asleep.

Tears kept dripping down Lala's cheeks. He had a tired face on his face. Raka also felt sorry for Lala who certainly tried to toughen up to face the reality if Jonathan experienced a very small disease is likely to be cured.

Raka walked over to Lala, she touched the woman's shoulder.

"Sorry, because of me...."

"It's okay, I'm used to dealing with things like this. That's why I really need you to be together again with Jonathan."

Raka was speechless, she felt regretful with her attitude.

"Go home, it's night. Let me be here waiting for Jonathan" said Lala with a face that looked clear.

"No, I'll be here waiting for Jonathan." Raka Teas.

Lala secretly smiled with satisfaction, that was the purpose of her putting on a clear and stale face, telling Raka to go home.

"But you will be tired.."

"No, there is no tired word for my son" Raka said.

That night, Raka stayed at the hospital. With Jonathan and Lala.

The night was getting late, Lala looked at Raka who was asleep on the sofa of the room. He approached Raka and rubbed the man's hair. Then, he kissed Raka's lips gently.

"I'm sure we can get back together. Without any more bullies between us, including your mother. Once you're mine, I'll slowly get that peyot woman out of our lives." Inner Lala, while smiling with satisfaction. Then, Lala went to sleep in the patient's waiting bed. He continued to smile with satisfaction, as if one step away he could have Raka completely.

...

"A really big tangle?" Tika chirps who just put a cup of coffee on the guest table, for her best friend, Queen.

The Queen swallowed her saliva and looked at Tika closely. He had just read the invitation paper for himself that Tika had given him.

"So, next week?" Queen asked, diverting the question from Tika.

"Yes, I ended up marrying her. Didn't think I was!" Said Tika with a face that looked so happy.

"Congratulations..."

"Later dong said his congratulations. I'm not married yet,"

"Safe, another week it's fixed Tik... Not like me, just planned, already broke up."

Tika let out a long sigh when she heard the words that came from the Queen's lips. He understood very well, if Queen is facing problems at this time. All are visible from the unusual look on Queen's face. Tika has known Queen for almost 20 years. He knows Queen.

"What else is it? Raka?" Tika asked without much ado.

Queen smiled slightly while lowering her face.

"Why Raka? Doesn't live up to my expectations and yours?"

"No,"

"Continue?" Tika asked curiously.

"Raka is too perfect to be a man. But... Her mother.."

"Waith! The kid?" Tika's face looked surprised, her eyes were round and her mouth was agape.

"Where's the child?" Ask again.

Queen raised her face and looked at the ceiling of the living room.

"She already had a child with her ex-boyfriend who lived together in Boston long ago, when they were in college."

"He lied to you?" Tika asked with a face that looked annoyed.

"No, but he also just found out."

"Where's the story?" Ask Tika again.

Queen gave a long sigh, she began to tell about what Raka and herself experienced after returning home from vacation from South Korea.

Tika could only be dumbfounded to hear the stories that were rolling from Queen's lips. He doesn't think about what happened. Including about Raka's mother.

"There are still such parents in this age? Gosh...." Tika Chirps.

"There's, uh, Antoni's parents," Queen Sahut.

"Hahaha, yes yes.it is difficult if you are arrogant. Oh, yes.. Antoni news how? Should I invite him to my wedding?" Tika asked who did not know the news about Antoni.

The Queen swallowed her saliva and looked at Tika meaningfully.

Tika returned the Queen's gaze carefully. Slowly, he frowned at the sign he was trying to guess what the Queen was going to say.

"Why the hell?"

"Hmmm, Mouse..."

"Antoni is out of his mind."

Tika laughed at Queen's words.

"Hahaha I guess why, if not sane right, indeed he has not sane since your acquaintance. Until now he is also not sane nguber-nguber you again."

"Sir, I'm serious. Antoni's been admitted to a mental hospital."

Tika's laughter suddenly stopped, now changed with a face that looked serious.

"Aren't you kidding, Queen?" He asked, trying to convince himself of what he had just heard.

Queen shook her head.

"Seriously?" Ask Tika again.

The Queen nodded her head confidently.

Tika massaged her temple which felt dizzy. He really did not expect Antoni's fate would end like that, only because he could not get the Queen.

"Oh my God, how I feel sorry for Antoni."

"I did too, but what else."

Then, Queen recounted the incident of her being almost raped by Antoni.

Tika could only be dumbfounded and shake her head. It was as if he did not believe what he heard.

"Yes God... You serious?"

"Yes..." Queen with a serious face.

"Please.... Antoni's..... Very sorry you... Uh, but thankfully you're okay Queen. Crazy isn't that kid either...! Damn you!"

"Alhamdulillah, I'm not okay. Just a little traumatized. It was a crazy experience in my opinion. I don't want to experience it anymore. Stress, paranoia, and so on. Good thing there's Raka...."

Queen stopped her words when she mentioned Raka's name. I don't know why he keeps remembering the almost perfect man in his eyes.

Tika sighed and grabbed Queen's hand. Then, Tika grasped her tightly.

"Don't you like Raka?"

The Queen turned her head and looked at Tika closely. Then, tears began to pool in her eyes.

"Why the hell? Is there a barrier to my happiness? What mistakes have I ever made, so that happiness is not worth my feeling? Tik, I've been patient and patient all this time. I always try to respect myself. Why Tik? Is it because it's karma, because my biological father used to play tricks on women, including my Mother?"

Tears flowed profusely on Queen's cheeks, he felt no longer strong with the misadventures that had been approaching him all along.

"Queen.. You are patient..." Tika tried to calm Queen while rubbing the back of her friend who was crying.

"Gue was sure this was the karma of Gunawan's father..! But why should I bear it? What's my fault? Why is God not fair with me...? My sister is still in college and is getting married. I'm me!" Queen complains while sobbing.

"Can't you pull the positives out of what you're going through Queen?"

"Gue always attracts positives Tik...! But I'm human! Sometimes, I have questions and sometimes the feeling of complaining is there!"

Tika let out a long sigh, then she hugged Queen tightly.

"Queen, sometimes if we want to win a game. Kudu labor, kudu struggle, kudu limp, kudu desperately."

"But why aren't other people Tik? Same as me?" Queen again.

"Queen, I'm not a wise man like your parents. Simple gini deh, you if you want to dapetin gold, you have to mine in a certain depth of land. If you stay nyerok doang mah get his trash. Like a trench!"

Queen raised her face and looked at Tika closely. Then, he wiped his tears with the back of his hand.

"Your parable is not very!"

"Well yeah.it's a lot of trash in the ditch in front of my house."

Queen smiled and pushed Tika's forehead with her index finger.

"The oneng..."

"That dong lu smile, spirit...! To get gold.. Mas Raka's..!"

Queen smiled as she grabbed the tissue in front of her.

"Lu mah, people are venting seriously, your answer even makes you laugh..!"

"Huhahah, uh, but really I am? Do you like Raka?"

"What the hell you..."

"Honest......" Tike poking Queen's waist.

Queen smiled and looked at Tika.

"Like it, not love!" Firm Queen.

"Was.... Queennnn Queenn...! I think I just knew you!"

They both laughed giggling.

"One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understand." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

(One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is understanding and being understood)