A Rose for The Volunteer

ex.part 14

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Los Angeles...

After returning from the office, Bayu took the time to stop by the restaurant where Clara worked, but when she got there Bayu did not find Clara, according to a friend of Clara, it had been almost 2 months clara stopped working, and she did not find Clara, clara moved to Malibu, a small town near the beach in northern Los Angeles. The distance from Monterey Park is about 57 km, and when taken at an average speed it takes approximately 45 minutes.

According to an employee of the restaurant there, Clara stopped working because she was sick, Bayu who heard her immediately asked for Clara's new address, and luckily the employee even had a new number clara's phone.

Without a second thought, Bayu gas to Malibu. The journey feels very long for Bayu, all this time he almost forgot Clara, but somehow Bayu suddenly wanted to stop by Clara's place of work, and Bayu got a fact, that Clara has left Monterey Park. The stucco girl even lived alone, supported herself, survived, and now she's sick.

Bayu's mind flashback in the days of Clara became the only person she shared when she had to be in a foreign country, Clara is humble, Clara is good, and Clara is also a victim of her love story with Reva. If Deka can forgive him, then Clar can. Bayu hopes so.

Malibu at night, the air in malibu is not so cold even in other cities the temperature can be minus 0°. Bayu close his coat, Bayu easily find Clara's residence, similar to the boarding house if in Indonesia, a building on the left right there is a bedroom, and Bayu walks in the hallway, and, until it reaches the room number listed on a piece of paper given by Clara's friend at the restaurant earlier.

"Tok..butt..tok". Bayu knocked on the door of room number 202. There was a coughing sound with a continuous rhythm from inside the room.

Not long after that the door opened...

The brown haired girl had a pale face, her body was thin dry, her eyes were usually widened when she saw Bayu, now looked sunken and narrowed.

Clara leaned herself against the door.

"You Bay..." Clara walked in, Bayu followed her.

"Why are you, Clara, I hear you're sick, have you been to the doctor?".

Clara nodded.

"You came here by yourself? Where's wife?". Clara was still narrowing her eyes, she was laying herself down on the small bed, Bayu was sitting next to her.

"Reva's at home, once again I'm sorry Clara". Clara smiled wryly.

"For what? even my age won't be long". Clara said, Bayu looked at the honesty of Clara's eyes.

"Don't tell me like that, you'll get well Clara, let me take you to the hospital".

"I'm tired of Bay's hospital, and you don't have to come back here, come home, it's night, pity your wife's child".

"But I don't want you to get sick like this Clara, and you're alone, you alone...please Clara, follow me...!!" Bayu saw Clara smiling again, a smile that looked so painful.

"Do you care, Bayu, you killed him 2 years ago".

Clara's words pierced Bayu's heart, again making him think of Deka, so sick they, even an apology is not enough to cure every scratch that Bayu and Reva have made.

Bayu stood up from his seat.

"Tomorrow morning I'll be back, I'll take you to the hospital".

Bayu leaves Clara lying behind him, Clara is too tired to shed tears, and Bayu again forces her to cry. Bayu, the person he once loved so much, and still loved.

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Bayu's front room lights are dead, it's 10 pm and Bayu just arrived home, Bayu opened the door slowly, when he was about to go up to his step room stopped by Reva's call from the kitchen.

"Where did Mas...?".

"Claras". Just a word of it and Bayu continued his steps up the stairs.

Reva was a little surprised, she rushed to follow Bayu. Bayu went to see Clara, why?

"Ow... So come home tonight because of Clara?". Reva sat on the sofa, looking at Bayu who was changing her clothes.

"Here you go, I'm tired, don't make a fuss, I want to rest".

"You have the heart of Mas". Reva approaches Bayu who has laid down his body.

"I have no idea why, I'm even talking honestly I went to see Clara".

"But Clara's your ex-boyfriend?".

"yes, then who is Deka to you?". Bayu tries to reverse the word.

"Okee..I was wrong about the time at the airport, I'm sorry". Reva now rests herself at the end of the bed.

"Unfortunately I don't believe". Bayu turned his back on Reva.

"And you retaliated by going to see Clara?" Reva emphasized her tone.

"Clara's sick.you can come see her tomorrow". Bayu immersed himself in the blanket, he no longer wanted to argue with Reva, and Reva did the same, but Reva's mind was still talking about clara, about Deka, about her papa company, about her, too much Reva thinks, as if Reva is getting greedy again, wanting to have it all.

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Reva is jealous, every Deka is looking friendly Sekar, even when Deka is in one room with Sekar. "I should". Reva thought about it last night.

And when I got a chance to get close to Deka at the airport, Reva said, "I still love you, and I will continue to love you". Reva wishes Deka back to her old feelings, her only love for Reva.

Dear...Bayu heard it, and it became a similar fruit to Reva, Bayu who also began to change, Bayu who seemed to stay away from him.

But Reva was still unaware of that, for Reva she was everything, she was more than Sekar, even Clara.

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Bayu did not wear his office clothes, he was deliberately on holiday to return to meet Clara and pay money to the hospital.

Bayu quickly finished his breakfast, then approached Nesya who was still being fed to Bik Siti, Reva who observed the gestures of her husband finally spoke up.

"I'm coming to Clara's house". Reva got up from her seat, then went into her room.

Bayu just a glance at Reva, then back to tease Nesya who is getting fluent, her English began to be fluent, Nesya very similar to Deka.

Reva came out of her room, and went to Bayu. After saying goodbye to the Siti's bik and leave Nesya, Bayu and Reva immediately leave for Malibu.

The journey is quiet, because each of them is reluctant to make a sound.

50 Minutes later, Bayu has arrived at the parking lot of the boarding house Clara.

Bayu went straight to Clara's room, knocked on her door many times but there was no reply from inside, Bayu tried to pull her door knob and it turned out to be unlocked.

And how surprised Bayu and Reva were when they saw Clara's body lying on the floor beside the bed, blood coming out of her nose and the tip of her lips, with a little hysterical Bayu repeatedly called Clara's name and shook her body, Clara opened her eyes, Bayu immediately carried Clara's body, ran through the hallway to her car, Bayu's mouth kept on rummaging, ask Clara to hold on. Reva who is still surprised can only follow Bayu and help Bayu hold Clara in the car.

Clara was still in the emergency room, Bayu paced back and forth while occasionally biting her fingertips, Reva tried to calm her down, but unsuccessfully, Bayu's panic could not be ignored by anything, including the presence of Reva.

"Miss Clara's family?". A nurse stood in front of the emergency room door. Bayu hurried over. The nurse told Bayu and Reva to come in.

Bayu saw Clara still closed her eyes, Bayu approached, rubbed her pale knuckles, slowly Clara opened her eyes.

Bayu glanced at the electrocardiograph connected to Clara's body, the pressure getting weaker. Without a sound, Clara took a piece of paper from her pocket, handed it to Bayu, then looked at Reva, smiled, then closed her eyes again, not until a matter of minutes, the electrocardiograph connected to Clara's body rang out loud, then closed her eyes, the graph that originally went up and down now only shows a straight line.

The doctor approached, patting Bayu on the shoulder, who immediately realized that Clara was dead.

Bayu's body drooped, Clara had not even forgiven him, and now Clara left him for good, Bayu tergugu, smacked his hands into the wall many times, all the feelings became one in his feelings. Reva embraces Bayu in her arms, for the first time Reva sees Bayu so shaken. And it's scary.

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After Clara's funeral, Bayu shuts herself in her study, Clara stays too short in her life, but Clara's every kindness is one of the best gifts Bayu has ever received, Clara who sincerely loves her.

Bayu opened Clara's handing paper slowly.

Heeii Bay's...

I'm glad you finally came back to look for me, but I'm too sad about the feeling I could never hate you. I forgive you Bay.I truly forgive you.

I want to feel like one day back on the beach with you, unfortunately, leukemia kills me first.

Thank you for ever being a part of my life.

You were my first love Bay...

And you are also my last love...

Clara.

Bayu squeezes the paper, then holds the face on both knees, Bayu again sniffed, Clara...

The shadow of the brown-haired beautiful girl came back dancing in her mind.

"Peace up in Clara's paradise, forgive me".

a trace of regret came back in the little heart of Bayu who was too injured when he had to lose Clara.

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(connect)

still waiting for her like yes..

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