BETWEEN YOU AND HIM
The Part 38
" www...!" peekik Syifa's.
Syifa thought she had fallen into the water. But in reality, now his body is in someone's arms.
" Dear, heart - heart. Your hobby is really running away!" Reyhan.
" Why are you here?" syifa said slowly.
" You want to go up?"
" Iy. yeah, Mom."
Yep. Reyhan was looking for Syifa earlier. When he was with his father and mother, Syifa suddenly disappeared. Reyhan feels Syifa purposely shunned him to give him time with his family. From her remarks earlier this afternoon, Reyhan understood that Syifa wanted everyone to make time for her parents.
Reyhan could clearly see the look on his girl's face that looked sad and exhausted. After helping her up the reef, Reyhan invited her to sit facing the ocean.
" Is this what you want?" whispered Reyhan.
Reyhan sat behind Syifa and held the girl tightly. He knew his girl wasn't okay.
" What?" ask Syifa briefly.
" You want us all to come together with our families. But once that happens, you're not happy but sad like this. I know you miss mom and dad. I miss them too, so much."
" I'm fine, Mom."
" Cry, I know you need a backrest right now."
Syifa again shed her tears in her lover's arms. He vented his longing for his parents by crying on Reyhan's chest which made him comfortable.
" Why did they leave so soon? Is it my fault that they left me like this?" isak Syifa's.
" Dear, this is all fate. You have to be sincere, right? He will always be with you, he will love you forever. You should know, a lot of people love you. Papa and Mama love you too, never feel alone again."
" After all, I'm not who - who. I don't want to ruin your happiness, I will try to be strong in this solitude."
" No, sweetheart. You're not gonna be alone anymore. We'll be together forever."
Reyhan held Syifa tighter as the girl cried louder and her body shook again.
" You're all too kind to me, how can I repay you."
" Enough you're happy, that's enough for me. Never cry again, my parents are your parents too. Their love is the same as the love your parents gave us."
Reyhan rubbed his lover's dark hair softly until the girl felt calmer and stopped crying. Without them noticing, Ardan and Sony were standing behind them. Listening to all Syifa's outpouring of heart, seeing her weeping bitterly in Reyhan's arms.
Ardan and Sony also realized that when Reyhan left his parents, they did not see Syifa. Sony knows very well how Syifa, she always tries hard in front of others when in fact her heart is very fragile.
Ardan and Sony sat to the right and left of Reyhan who was still holding Syifa's body which now looked calm and no movement at all.
" Are we interrupting?" said Ardan.
Reyhan turned to his two best friends and smiled when he found the smooth snoring of his lover.
" No, I'm just glad the four of us can murmur like this. Things we haven't done in a long time. Look, we've been very selfish all along. We never know what Syifa's life was like when we left it. And we know, at that time he was in a state of slump and devastated with the departure of father and mother. I can't imagine how sick our girl is when she's driven out of her own house."
" Yes, Rey. I'm sorry about that too. We shouldn't have left Syifa at the same time" Sony said.
" Surely he was very sad, only the three of us were close to him. There were no relatives beside him, they even had the heart to drive out Syifa who was grieving" said Ardan.
" Simil seems Syifa is sleeping?" Sony observed the girl in Reyhan's arms not moving at all.
" Just leave it, he's tired of his heart. Let him sleep comfortably for a moment." Reyhan said slowly.
The three men stared at the ocean with the waves getting higher and higher. Wind gusts are a little strong because the day is getting dusk. Ardan took off his jacket and pinned it on Syifa's body which began to feel cold.
" Thank you, Dan." said Reyhan quietly.
" No problem, she is a jewel that must be guarded even if it cannot be owned. I'm sure you deserve to be by her side, Rey. You have everything Syifa wants, you understand her feelings, you can accept all her anger. Happy for the sake of our friendship." said Ardan.
" Yes, Rey. You see, I'm also not sure Syifa can be happy if you choose Ardan." said Sony.
" What's wrong with me?" ketus Ardan's.
" We all know your behavior since Junior High, try to count how many girls you date." said Sony.
" Fuck you! I've never dated them, we're just walking. Never have I expressed any love for a girl except her" Ardan glanced at the girl in Reyhan's arms.
Hearing the noise beside her, Syifa wriggled at Reyhan's chest field and opened her eyes. He was shocked because the three men were looking at him strangely.
" Aaakkkkhhh.." cried Syifa.
" Why are they here?" Syifa.
" What's why? Not yet muhrim can not be alone." pouted Ardan.
" Who is the two? Old brother who changes girlfriend every day." said Syifa.
" Uyeah, dear Syifa. Don't be horrified by Ardan's babbling, here's your hair neat." Reyhan said.
Reyhan slightly edged back so that Syifa could sit up straight. She combed Syifa's hair with her fingers.
" Your face is pale, honey. Are you sick?" tanya Reyhan stroked Syifa's cheek.
" I'm fine, Mas." replied Syifa.
" Here I check for a minute!" sony.
Sony checked Syifa's pulse and placed the back of her hand on her brother's forehead.
" You're just tired and you're thinking too much. Get enough rest, eat a lot. Tomorrow I'm sending vitamins home" said Sony.
" Sony's sister is like a doctor." Syifa whispered to Reyhan but still heard by Sony.
" You think I'm a shaman!" Sony ripped Syifa's hair into a mess again.
" Hahahaa... child shaman." said Ardan.
" Abjectly! I'm a heart specialist!" sony.
" But there hasn't been a patient whose heart is pounding - pounding when he looks at this handsome Sony Doctor." ledek Syifa.
" Not yet, I'm still busy serving the community." said Sony.
The atmosphere became increasingly crowded with the jokes of the four of them. Not feeling the twilight began to show its golden yellow light a sign of the sun will soon sink and day changed with night.
" Mum, look!" syifa shouted pointing towards the sunset.
" Want a photo?" ask Reyhan.
" Yes, the four of us?"
" Yes, baby."
The four of them seemed to be the most excited among the other visitors. Sometimes Syifa screamed to release the burden on her heart. Reyhan and others actually feel embarrassed to be the object of view of other tourists. They did not expect Syifa to be this kind of freak, but she was usually very gentle and shy.
" Fa, quiet! You're not ashamed to be a spectacle!" furious Ardan.
" What the hell, Bang! Syifa again enjoys the beautiful atmosphere of this beach." exclaimed Syifa.
" Dear, sit here!" Reyhan's Word.
Syifa was silent as Reyhan called out to her. He immediately sat leaning on Reyhan's shoulder with a smile.
" Dad, come here again tonight, huh?" whisky Syifa.
" What do you want, baby?"
" Syifa wants to spend more time with Mas Rey."
" Okay, but not for long. I don't want you to get sick, I won't relax working there."
" Yes, Mas. Just for a minute, but alone." whined Syifa.
" When you're both mending in the room, baby." Reyhan teased.
" Ohh... You pervert!" sumpul Syifa.
The four of them enjoy the atmosphere of the beach to Maghrib. Cheerful smiles were seen on their faces. This was the first time the four of them had come together after five more years of separation.
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