ALINEA LOVE

19

Sky and Aga were standing next to a gurney where Sora was lying in a small ER hospital not far from the hotel where actmedia was holding the event. They are awaiting the diagnosis of the doctor who is examining Sora. A nurse was busy looking for a vein to attach an infuse needle to the back of Sora's hand. Sora's breath is seen faster than ever before until an oxygen hose is attached to Sora's nostrils to aid his breathing.

"Please do the examination with the details of the doctor, because he has trauma with the pool." Pinta Sky's.

"I'll do my best, you can just wait in front. I'll let you know if the results come out." Doctor says.

"Please help, doctor." Pinta Sky's.

The doctor nodded giving confidence if he would give his best to Sora.

Sky and Aga go out the ER room. They find Marko and Zia walking down the hospital corridor to approach Sky and Aga.

"Where is Sora?" ask Marko worried.

"The doctor's still checking her condition, Oom." Answer Sky.

"Why did he fall into the pool, Sky?" ask Zia.

"Salah Sky, aunt. Sky shouldn't have made it too close to the pool."

Marko patted Sky on the back so as not to blame himself too much.

"Your father and mother are already on their way here." Marko.

"Om tellin' papa to mama?" Sky surprised.

"Well, your son is doomed not to be told."

Sky seemed to be thinking of something, yet he sighed resignedly.

The four of them sat in the waiting room. There was no conversation between them, everyone was silent in their minds.

"The family of Sora's patients!"

A nurse screams at the ER door, looking for Sora's family. With Sky, Aga, Marko and Zia approaching the nurse.

"Patients will we move to the treatment room, one family representative can go to see a doctor and the other can take care of the administration" said the nurse.

"You go see the doctor, Oom takes care of his administration."

Sky nodded then followed the nurse who was going to take him to see the doctor.

"This is the patient's family, doctor." Said the nurse when he arrived in front of the doctor and immediately rushed away.

"How's my sister, doctor?" ask Sky.

"There's nothing to worry about physically. Everything is normal. It may have an impact on the psyche for a while, but we can only monitor it after the patient is aware. If indeed there will be no obstacles, tomorrow afternoon the patient can go home." explained the doctor.

"Thank God then, thank you for the doctor's help." Said Sky.

"Together."

Sky left after having the doctor.

Aga was already waiting for him outside the room, "How is Miss, young master?"

Sky patted Aga on the shoulder, "He's fine, you don't have to worry." Answer Sky.

Aga nodded, "I'll take you to Nona—'s room"

"You can go first, Ga. Stay with Sora, I have a little business." Pinta Sky's.

Although curious, Aga remained silent and obeyed Sky's orders. He left Sky after his adoptive parents who had already gone to Sora's room.

***

Sky sat at the end of the long chair of the ER waiting room that was not too crowded. Two meters beside him was a young man in wet clothes sitting waiting for an explanation that was able to dispel his anxiety.

"Sora had a bad experience with swimming pools as a child." Sky opened the conversation, his eyes straight ahead ignoring his interlocutor. "Because of someone's bad intentions, he had almost drowned in the pool of the house. And that made her very traumatized."

Almeer as Sky's interlocutor just silently stared ahead.

"He'll be fine, the doctor will take care of his condition. It won't last long." Sky continued, "Does that answer take away your worries enough?" Sky looked at Almeer.

Almeer straightened up and looked at Sky, "Yes, that's enough."

Sky looked straight ahead. "I can't let you visit him now. But you can visit him if he's back home."

Almeer just nodded his head. "Inshaa Allah my brother and I will visit him. Thank you for meeting me. I'll go first." Almeer stood up from his seat.

"Sora has a wish to wear a veil,"

Sky's sentence held Almeer's foot to a step.

"What do you think?" ask Sky.

Almeer was still silent, not because he could not answer but he knew what Sky meant to him.

"He's got a lot bigger ass than before."

Almeer looked at Sky, "Tell him, if he wants to go in the hijab, it's better because God isn't for any other reason." Answer Almeer.

The views of the two meet, the two read each other's minds through the eyes of their interlocutors.

"Tataaap teruuus, until falling in loveaaa..," Marko's voice makes Sky and Almeer distract.

"Why, Oom? Sora is dead?" ask Sky.

Marko shook his head, "Yet, Oom wants to get wind." Marko replied, He looked at Almeer and remembered something. "I want who you are. You're my man-to-be, aren't you? who has a cafe in front of Sora's house?"

"Oom, what the hell!" Sky Protest.

"I'm Almeer, sir. And I'm just friends with Sora because we happen to be working on a project." Answer Almeer.

"Oh yeah? I almost misunderstood you. Haha."

Almeer smiled, "Then I'll go home, sir."

"Yes, okay." Marko Sahut.

"Thanks, Skys. Assalamu'alaikum...,"

"Needles...,"

Almeer leaves, Sky invites Marko to return to Sora's room.

"Without rain, why is he soaking wet, huh?" ask Marko.

"He's the one who nolongin' Sora in the pool, Oom."

"Oh yeah? you should have said that from now on, Oom can say thank you."

"Give me, it's gone too."

Marko smiled at Sky.

***

Almeer was seen rushing into his house. The wind on his wet clothes made him shiver with cold.

"Assalamu'alaikum.," when he entered the house.

"Needles...,"

"Well, Daddy, is Mama here?" almeer asked when she saw Hiko and Ruby were relaxing enjoying a movie on the sofa in her living room.

He approached his parents and kissed their hands.

"Astaghfiullah, Al. Why get wet gini anyway? what are you doing?" Ruby got up from her seat checking Almeer's wet clothes.

"There was a little accident, Ma. Al nolongin the man who fell into the pool." Almeer.

"Nothing happened, right?" Ruby's still worried.

"Alhamdullillah, it's okay, Ma." Answer Almeer.

"Cowok what chick, Al?" ask Hiko.

"Girl, Pa. Ituloh, Actmedia's first daughter who a few months ago Al ever helped. The family is now a regular donor to the Abi and Oom Iqbal pesantren. Inget, right?"

"Yes, that beautiful one, right?"

"Yes Pa, that's right!" Almeer snapped his finger.

"Hmm, really want you Mas if the same is beautiful." Sindir Ruby.

"Lookily, as beautiful as any woman out there will not be able to match the beauty of my Tabina Ruby Azzahra." Hiko hugged and kissed his wife's forehead.

"Well, there's an adult scene. Teenagers have to go..." Tempted Almeer by pretending to close his eyes.

"Where are the kids from?" Ruby hit Almeer's arm, "Well, it's time for marriage, but don't want marriage? what is Ta'aruf's CV for?"

"Now, Ma. But nothing has matched yet...,"

"It goes on until you have a dozen children." Add the new Genta coming.

"You want to be single just like him?" tanya Hiko pointed at Genta.

"Sorry yes, Pa. Al is an honorable singles. Al chose for himself, yes. Not because.., not selling. Haha." Almeer immediately ran away leaving the middle room.

"Heh, you chickpeas have no morals! Every day that old man mulu!"

"Lo said I was chickpeas? but I also sell chickpeas, already have children pinak. You become a human being alone. Take a breath for now, Ta." Hiko Sahut

"Lo told me to die?"

The voice of the debate Papa and Oomnya made Hiko laugh as she walked up the stairs to her room. But the smile disappeared just as he closed the door of his room. The face turned cold, the look in his eyes showing a sense of indecision.

"Astaghfirullahaladzim,"

He hesighfar repeatedly, closed his eyes and repeatedly exhaled heavily to throw off his heartbreak.

"How shall I be responsible in the future, O God?" Mumbled.

***

The sound of the dawn made Sora open her eyes slowly. He repeatedly opened and tapped his eyes to adjust the light into his cornea which made his head dizzy. His breath returned to hunting when he remembered the incident that had happened to him.

"Itsas...,"

Sora looked at the woman beside him, her mother was already there looking at him full of worry.

"Maaa..," Sora woke up and hugged her mother. "Sora's scared, Ma..."

"You're safe now, calm down..." Dusk rubbed his daughter's back.

Hearing Sora and Dusk's conversation made Sky, Sky and Mina wake up from her sleep. They approached Sora.

"What are you feeling right now, son?" ask Sky.

Sora released himself from his mother, his hand still showing a fairly strong tremor. Seeing that, the sky immediately clasped his daughter's hand.

"What do you want me to do to the man who has made you wretched?" ask Sky.

Sora shook her head.

"Papa should give vengeance over—"

"Maaas..," Dusk reminded, she looked at her husband and shook her head slowly.

"He's got to learn a lesson, baby! Look at our daughter..."

"Sora doesn't want it, Mas. You should respect his opinion." Dusk instead of calming her husband.

"Let God give his recompense, Pa. Sora did not know why a calamity like this happened to Sora. Not necessarily the one who was wrong, maybe it was Sora who was wrong and God gave Sora a rebuke through that person."

Silent.

There was no sound in the room. Maybe the air molecules there are also reluctant to move to hear the sentence coming out of Sora's mouth.

The sky hand instantly pressed the emergency button repeatedly to call the nurse. Sky rushed out of the room and looked for the doctor who was handling his twin brother.

"Why, Pa?" Sora was confused to see his father and brother suddenly excited.

"Darling, how do you feel now? Head hurts? Dizziness?" The sky was holding both cheeks of Sora.

Sora shook his head, his still shaking hand pulling both of his papa's hands.

"We moved to a big hospital, yeah. You should get better treatment than this."

Before long there was a sound of footsteps entering Sora's room. Sky came with a doctor and nurse to Sora's bed.

"Can I help you?" ask doctor.

"Doctor, how's my daughter's CT scan? did my daughter have a bump on her head?"

"The CT scan results Miss Sora are all normal, sir. His physical condition has nothing to worry about, sir." Answer doctor.

The doctor then approached Sora and checked on Sora. The nurse checked his blood pressure.

"What do you feel now?" ask the doctor about Sora.

Sora showed her trembling hands, "I'm still scared, doctor." Sora.

The doctor nodded, "I'll prescribe medicine." Said doctor.

"You sure my daughter's okay?"

"Maaass," Twilight drew the hand of Heaven.

"I dare to vouch for it, sir."

"But he just woke up and became a different person, doctor." Sky has an opinion.

"Look!" Sora Protests.

Sky looked at Sora who was angry then he breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank God, it turns out he's still the mustard seed."

"We're monitoring the situation eight hours down the line, yeah. If there's no problem, by noon the patient can go home." Doctor says.

"Good doctor."

"I'm sorry, if you need help, call us." Pamit doctor.

"Thank you, doctor." Sky Speech.

The doctor and nurse came out of Sora's room. Dusk hugged his daughter.

"He's so mean, Ma." Sora complained about Sky's treatment of her mother. "Papa too!"

"Papa's worried, baby." Sky Sahut.

"Yes! We're shocked, you said something like that. Your life's the same as someone else's." Added Sky.

"I think Sky likes to see Korean dramas, huh?" Mina laughed a little.

"Ih, what the fuck are you, Deck. Yakali brother look drakor." Tampik Sky's. "Father, time."

"Sort of, um this is Oom Marko." Sky Protest.

"Have it, don't make a fuss." Dusk pruned the seeds of an unimportant debate between a husband and his child.

"Sky, Mina's. You guys go home, yeah. Let papa and mama take care of you here." Pinta Dusk.

"Yes, Ma." Sky and Mina.

"Let's ask who's gonna make Sora's change of clothes, Dek." Pinta Dusk on Mina.

"Yes, Ma. Beret." Mina nodded.

"We'll go home first, Pa, Ma." Pamit Sky's. She and Mina kissed the hands of papa and her mother.

"Papa come ahead first, baby. Find the air first." The Word of Heaven to Sora.

"Yes. Pa." Answer Sora.

"Assalamu'alaikum,"

"Wa'alaikumsalam,"

Sky, Sky and Mina left. Sora looked at his bag that was on the nightstand.

"You want what, baby?" ask Dusk.

"Please hape Sora, Ma."

Dusk reached into Sora's bag and found her daughter's cell phone, "It's a darling."

"Good thanks, Ma."

Dusk smiled and sat in the chair beside Sora while Sora immediately opened his whatsapp, looking for Almeer's name there. He remembers Almeer getting soaked last night.

/Assalamu'alaikum, Al. You helped me last night? Thank you for always helping me./

Just as Sora wants to put down his phone, there's an incoming call from Almeer. Sora hurriedly rubbed the green button on his phone screen.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Al." Sapa Sora's. "Did my message disturb your sleep?"

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Ra. No, Ra. I've been up since, it's going to dawn." Answer Almeer. "How are you doing?"

"I'm better, I'll be home by noon."

"Alhamdullillah, later Afternoon inshaa Allah I and Meera will visit you."

"I'll wait for you."

"Hahaha, yes. I went to the mosque first, yeah. See you later, Assalamu'alaikum."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Al." Sora hung up.

The smile on the lips and the crimson hue on Sora's cheeks attracted the attention of Dusk.

"Al's? who's that baby?" ask Dusk.

"Temen, Ma." Sora replied timidly.

"What is temen?" tanya Dusk grew curious about Sora's attitude.

"Temeen."

"Where are the people?" ask Dusk.

"Ntar Mama see for yourself. Mama would have liked." Sora's smile grew wider.

Dusk smilingly rubbed Sora's hand, "Mama became curious as the person who spoke on the phone alone can tell tremors and your fear."

"Sora was curious all the time, Ma."

"Hmm, who's in love again..."

Sora laughs shyly at the temptation of Dusk.

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