Chooses

Episode 2

Hoshs. Hoshs.

The sound of heavy breathing roared from Ratih's tiny lips. Sometimes he looked back to make sure no one was following him.

He ran in an indiscriminate direction in the small alleys. He wanted to go for a while to buy a box of milk at the nearest supermarket from school while walking alone after school. But, who would have thought he would meet and be bullied by street thugs. He ran from those thugs. Fortunately, he brought pepper spray.

Brucks.

He hit something until he fell. No, it's someone. Grab a direct look. A guy in uniform just like him.

"Where's the girl? Goddamnit! My eyes are still sore."

"Eh, look at the girl."

Hearing their voices Ratih instantly rose in fear. He looked at the guy in front of him.

"Please.." he said lihir in between the tight breathing.

The cowo went straight ahead.

"Go!" his word in a low voice threatened the thugs who were chasing after the girl.

"Well, somebody wants to be a hero, man!"

Pointing with his chin, beckoning to attack. "Horn!" Excite the thugs.

Tubs. Buk. Tubs. Buk.

Only a loud noise was heard. Until the two thugs gave up and sprawled on the ground. 

"Ma-thank you." Said Ratih to the guy in front of him.

"Hm."

Ratih then fell down. Withstanding the pain in his stomach. The cowo turned around again as he was about to leave. He was still standing petrifiedly observing the girl in front of him. Seeing the girl's deathly pale face, the guy finally crouched down.

"Lo gapapa?"

"Kh. Ma-afs. B-bis-sa min-ta t-to-long an-terin sample.. de-pan gang?" The young man helped Ratih stand up and led him slowly. "Sorry. Ngerepotin. By the way, what's your name? My name is Kamaratih" asked Ratih in a voice that was still moaning stingingly withstanding the pain.

The man looked at Ratih for a moment, then replied, "Izriel."

Train then smiled still with his pale face. "Your name is good. We're one SMA. What class are you in?" Practice pleasantries with breath that is still boring and pain that is retained.

"XII IPA 1."

"Oh, huh? I'm a XII language class. Maybe that's why we never met."

"It's over." They're already standing in front of the alley.

"Thank you, yeah." Train smile. His face grew so pale that Izriel could not bear to leave him.

"Where's your house?"

"My house is in Pattinum Palace Recidence. Wh why?

"Gue anter."

"Oh, don't be. It was also picked up."

In front of them, the latest black luxury sedan suddenly stopped. 

"Miss! Miss from anywhere?" A man in a black suit got out of the car approaching Ratih. "I'm looking for it at school. Miss don't run away from the bodyguard anymore. Miss's health is taken care of, too, please."

"Sorry, mas Rendi." Patih apologized while smiling.

"Non! Miss's face is pale! Miss didn't forget to take the medicine, did she?"

"Not really, mom." Ratih looked back at Izriel. "Thank you.. I took it from those thugs and took me here."

"Hm." Izriel turned around to leave.

"Pull everything back and forth! Miss has met." heard Rendi speak by phone.

Izriel had no idea who this rich young lady was. They're one force but, why never meet.

Brucks.

The sound of something big falling. Izriel hurriedly turned his head and found the girl had fallen unconscious.

"Miss!" Rendi panicked Nonanya suddenly fainted. Izriel looked worried. "Thank you for helping my lady." Said Rendi to Izriel and went to lift Ratih to the car.

Izriel is still not out of thought with this strange, fast-paced event. Rather than dizzy, he continued his path to his destination. 

***

"Lo's a long time ago."

Izriel walks into a small workshop inhabited by several children of his own age and the same uniform. The workshop was filled with graffiti on the walls, tools and motor parts, not to forget with expensive sports motorcycles. The 12 children included Izriel. Some were playing chess, some were taking care of the motorbike, some were just sitting while hearing music from headphones, some were sleeping on the sofa with blinders, others were sitting while chatting. 

"It's being asked even diem." 

"Lo's not being chased by predators, is he?"

"Predators? Rom, you're there. Where there are wild animals in the middle of the city."

"Haha.. Predators." Others laughed at Romi's nickname for Izriel's fanatics.

"Lex," call Izriel to one of his friends. 

"What?" A young man stroking his motor body turned to Izriel who was sitting down.

"Is there anything called Kamaratih?" Suddenly everyone stopped their activities and turned to Izriel. 

"The cave's not wrong, is it? Izriel nanyain girl!" Romi asked Bayu and Bima who were sitting in front of him.

"Is this the 8th wonder of the world?" Sahut Bayu's.

Alex walked over and sat down in front of Izriel. "Kalo who you ask Kamaratih Puspita Kamecwara temen my class, obviously I know. What's wrong?"

"So. It's just because I'm curious."  

"After I'm Kamaratih that sweet, pretty girl, her eyes are bright brown, right?" Ask Billy to Alex. 

"The most beautiful girl at school, right? I don't forget that she's the only girl who doesn't fall into Billy's mouth." Ikhsan. 

"Woi! Whose mouth you say crocodile. Same time as you." 

"Yes. Not only Ratih is immune to the mouth of Billy's crocodile. But also his friends. Mariza, Shella and Tiara." Answer Alex.

"Did? There's a rich girl gang too?" Izriel asked with her eyebrows raised, as if in disbelief at their words.

"Cewe kayak they are very rare in our school. But, honestly calling them gangs is not right." Alex corrected. "They are really friends who have different personalities. They don't have social status either." Alex continues.

"They are also famously the opposite of the Queen and the gang. They do not have bad repuation and are always friendly to everyone. But, Ratih is the most difficult to guess. No one knows what his family and social status are. Students in our elite school, where conglomerate children gather will not accept the peace of being carelessly disputing. For 2.5 years, no one knew who Ratih was. Even his friends seem to cover up who Ratih is. They are also the sons of conglomerates and nobles in Indonesia." Added Billy. 

"Somebody said Kak Kamaratih was an ordinary scholarship student who happened to be lucky to be in our high school." Rezha was one of 4 11th graders.

"Scholarship? I'm getting curious." Izriel grinned considering the incident earlier, it felt impossible if this Kamaratih was a scholarship student after seeing the incident earlier. "Did he have some kind of illness?" Izriel asked Alex again after remembering one of Ratih's bodyguards alluded to the drug.

"Disease? I don't know. But he used to take part in basketball and entered the first team. But, suddenly he came out at the beginning of the school year ago. He said he wanted to focus on UN. But since then he has rarely participated in sports because he said he was sick. The gym teacher never told me what he was sick of. But, because now you nanyain it, I became curious. Why is it that suddenly nanyain Ratih?"

It took a long time before Izriel answered Alex's question. Until Romi first.

"Lo likes it with Ratih? Or just interested and curious?"

"So, I broke him out of the thugs, and then he fainted. Thankfully, someone picked him up." Izriel didn't tell me the details because he was lazy. And also it seemed like he had to hide what he had seen earlier. It is not his right to reveal what he knows. Gossiping is not his hobby.

Romi immediately embraced Alex. And take her away. "Lex, she's rarely a girl. We're a matchlangin, yuk!" he shouted while whispering.

"Pokonya don't nyoblangin Ka Ratih same bang Billy. The cave is not willing." Rezha suddenly joined in.

"Gue really want to help. But, if later Izriel angry or his friends Ratih angry me who bothered. After all, the Queen and the gang may be looking for the same problem as Ratih. I'm kasian. He's his son that's so good."

"That's it, I'll help you."

"Gue also bang. Ready to help."

Romi and Rezha do hi 5 signs of agreement. Alex just shook his head.

"don't you try anything stupid!" Izriel's exclamation made the three tiptoes shocked.

"No-no. What the hell?"

"Oh, that's so fucking lo, bang? Hehe.. Hehe.."

Alex clapped his eyes at the stupid behavior of those who can't lie.

***

Meanwhile, Rendi was pacing the corridor of the hospital. Guarding his nona, contacting his boss, and administering the hospital.

"Doctor, how's Miss doing?" asked Rendi to the doctor who was middle-aged but, still staying young.

"Miss, scheduled to dialysis tomorrow morning. But, it seems to have to be advanced. Ren, have you called the lady?"

"Already, doc. Maybe we'll be here soon. Just prepare the blood wash. Madam would agree."

"All right then."

After exiting the doctor's room, Rendi's phone rang.

"Yes, madam. Miss is already in the ward in the internal medicine section. West building rose pavilion room. Yes, madam."

Rendi immediately returned to Ratih's room. In front of the door already stood 2 thick-bodied bodyguards, dressed in black.

He entered and looked at the young lady he was serving. Very young, but already suffering. Her parents' divorce was just a few months ago.

A few moments later, the door opened. A beautiful and fashionable middle-aged woman entered the room. He immediately ran towards Ratih's ward and clasped Ratih's hand.

"Train." call him soft. Train her to open her eyes slowly. "Darling, Sunday dialysis is advanced today, dear yes.. The strong. Mama's got a kidney donor as soon as possible. Hang on together, baby.."

"Mama calm down. Train gapapa." Trainy smiled gently towards her mother. My mother immediately shed tears. "What a cry, anyway? Train gapapa."

The mother immediately hugged her beloved youngest daughter. "You still don't want to tell your sister? Mama won't protest if you want to hide from your papa."

"Mr.. Enough of us to know. They don't need to know." He smiled at his mother again. Her beautiful and calm smile made her mother feel even more hurt. Heartache with her ex-husband. How could the man still doubt that Ratih is his son.