A World Without Seams

18

Bram and Cecil are back and can't find Rachel anywhere. They checked every room while calling out to him but there was no answer. Cecil remembers Rachel often spent time in the study, so he took Bram upstairs.

Rachel's office door was open and dark. He turned off the lights. Bram and Cecil rush in and turn on the lights and see Rachel asleep on the floor with a shivering body.

"Geez, Rachel!" screech Cecil, he clenched and put the back of his hand on Rachel's forehead. The heat was high and even occasionally the girl muttered indistinctly.

"We're going to the hospital!" Bram's orders. Cecil nodded and helped Bram lift Rachel up. Then they got down and went to the hospital.

Two hours later Bram and Cecil were sitting in Rachel's nursery. The girl lay with two bottles of infusion. One regular large infusion, the other a small infusion for heat-lowering. The doctor's diagnosis is fatigue.

"He was why he could have a severe fever gini yes, but it was fine in the office," said Cecil.

"Did she meet anyone else?" ask Bram. Cecil doesn't understand Bram's direction. But he shook his head.

"Nobody met anyone. Most with office friends. We didn't have lunch" Cecil said.

"Did she eat something from someone else?" ask Bram. Cecil's forehead again crinkled strangely with Bram's question. But he suddenly remembered his superior.

"There, Mr. Andre had come to his desk and gave him food, but what a strange thing. I don't think that's the cause" Cecil said.

"We don't know people's intentions and I know who Andre is" Bram said.

"What's wrong with Andre? I saw the guy was really nice" said Cecil.

"Don't praise someone before you know what their true nature is" Bram said.

"I'm sure Mr. Andre isn't that bad," Cecil said.

Before long a small infusion has been removed by the nurse because it is exhausted, there is still a large infusion of fluid that is still running slowly. Rachel's body temperature has also dropped and now the girl is flooded with sweat. Bram wiped Rachel's face with a handkerchief.

"Enak is Rachel" said Cecil. Bram looked up at her.

"Why?" ask Bram.

"He can make a friend as good as you" said Cecil with a bitter smile.

"I can also make you special, even more special" Bram said.

"We've discussed this before" said Cecil, Bram chuckling at it.

"Yes, I'm just reminding you. Whenever you want to open your heart, I'm ready we start over" said Bram, grabbing Cecil's hand, but was immediately pulled back by Cecil.

"Hhhmh.," Rachel started to wake up but her eyes were still hard to open.

"Hel, are you conscious?" cecil asked, Rachel nodded but was immediately stopped because her head was throbbing painfully. His throat was dry but to speak it was very difficult.

"Would you like a drink?" ask Bram.

"Yes" he replied briefly in a very slow voice.

Cecil takes the water and bribes Rachel.

"Thank God you're conscious, drink a little more" said Cecil, Rachel refusing with her hand. Then he went on to sleep, his head was heavy.

"He does have to rest a lot" Bram said as he watched Rachel fall back. Cecil nodded.

All night Bram keeps, he tells Cecil to sleep and rest. Because tomorrow Cecil has to get back to work. Bram waited for the two while watching television.

At dawn, Rachel woke up again when she felt her back was hot. Then seeing Cecil lying on the sofa and Bram sitting not far from the sofa, they fell asleep. Rachel wanted a drink but no one heard.

Rachel forced herself to sit down and grab the water. Someone helped her hold the glass and Rachel drank it. It's not very clear who that is. It's not Cecil or Bram. Because both of them are sleeping. Rachel smiled and closed her eyes again.

***

Warm rays of the sun pierced through the blanket at his feet. Rachel opened her eyes and it felt like her body was getting better even though she was still weak and her head was still heavy.

"Well, where's Cecil?" ask Rachel.

"Went to the office, would you like some breakfast?" ask Bram.

"Yes" answered Rachel.

Bram prepares food for Rachel and soon Tania comes bearing fruits for him.

"Thank you for coming" said Rachel softly, as her throat was still a little sore.

"Hopefully get well soon" Tania said.

"Here breakfast is ready, eat first," said Bram while bribing Rachel.

"Rachel!" squealed his bunda as he was opening his mouth and mother immediately ran towards him and hugged him.

"Mother" whispered Rachel slowly.

"Are you okay?" ask her to hold both sides of her face.

"What a bun,"

"What did the doctor say?" ask Bram.

"Fatigue bun," replied Bram.

"No, you said don't be tired. Stay together Mother everything is sorted you stay to work. It must like staying up late too, right?" namel mother long wide.

"Mother sit down first, Rachel wants to eat" said Bram.

"Here let you go," she grabbed the plate from Bram's hand and sat down before Rachel and painstakingly fed her daughter.

"You have breakfast too" Bram told Tania.

"I already, you have breakfast first so as not to follow the pain," said Tania.

"Who? there you? I'm sorry, you didn't see that" she told Tania.

"Mother..know?" ask Rachel.

"Yes, Tania is Resty's aunt's son. Who often invite the mother of the street, only now rarely meet. How's your mama doing?"

"Good aunt," replied Tania.

"Send aunty greetings to your mama well, oh yeah you're Rachel's friend huh?" ask mother.

"Yes, Rachel and Bram," said Tania staring at the misbehaved Bram.

"Oooh Bram is also a friend or girlfriend?" mother goda. Tania's face flushed hearing that.

"When can you go home? let your mother take care of you at home" said the mother.

"Not to get lost" said Rachel.

"Why? you don't want to be taken care of by mom? did you not come here? not kangen?" mother's question made Rachel unable to answer.

"Not bun,"

"Certainly? already! there's no reason. Mother stays with you for a while until you recover. Mother right from the beginning did not agree you live far away on your own like this. If it hurts all alone," mother's nag. Bram chuckled at Rachel's pouting face as she continued to care for her mother.

And it turns out Rachel had to stay one more night in the hospital until she was strong. That night they gather in Rachel's room even though Cecil looks uncomfortable but he tries to enjoy the joke that night.

Rachel felt instantly recovered surrounded by the people she loved. He hopes that he can go home soon and enjoy the cuisine of his mother.