Cidro (Between Love And Wounds)

Chapter 9

The image lay weakly on a bed in a hospital room. In his right hand is threatened with a needle infusion. The sweet girl's eyes closed. His face was pale and his body was very weak.

Aminah ma'am stroked her daughter's hand gently. The woman seemed very worried about the state of the child.

"Be healthy fast, son. I always doain the best for you" said the woman.

"Assalamu'alaikum" said someone.

Aminah turned her head and answered her greetings. A faint smile spread across his face.

"Mom eat first. I had no breakfast yet" Wiwit said. He put a packet of rice on the table near Citra's bed.

Bu Aminah shook her head. The woman was not interested in eating. Even breathing was not interested.

"Eat ya Ma'am. Let me take care of Citra. Don't let Mom get sick too" Wiwit said.

Bu Aminah took a long breath. It felt hard on his chest. His eyes looked towards Citra who was lying weakly there.

"Mom's not hungry Wit." Bu Aminah said in a soft tone.

"Mom." Wiwit approached the mother. The girl held the mother's shoulder.

"Eat yes. I bribe ya," said Wiwit.

"If you don't eat it will hurt" said Wiwit again.

Bu Aminah took a long breath. The woman stared at the pale face of Citra with a stickiness.

"Mom" call Wiwit.

"Mom eat first. Let me take care of Citra. If you don't eat. Later I'm sick, you know," persuaded Wiwit.

After previously insisting on not eating, finally Bu Aminah wanted to eat too. The woman forced to swallow the rice.

Meanwhile at school, Azwan seemed to not concentrate on learning. His mind drifted everywhere. He thought about the condition of Citra who was currently lying weakly in the hospital.

"What is Anne's current state of image?" ask Shintya. Both of them are currently in the school garden. Enjoy the rest by admiring the flowers that grow there.

"Gue doesn't know Shin. I'm going home from school and I'm going to take her to the hospital" Anne replied.

"Gue come with ya. I want to look at him too." Shintya said as she looked expectantly at Anne.

Anne looked at her best friend and smiled. "Yes. Let's go with Azwan and Arga to that place" Anne replied.

Shintya smiled and nodded her head. The girl seemed very happy when Anne allowed herself to visit Citra.

Elsewhere, Azwan and Arga are seen sitting opposite each other. In front of them was a glass of drink that had half stayed.

"I'm going to the hospital at school" Azwan said.

Arga stopped his activities from sipping his drink. He looked at his friend with a surprised look.

"Get to the hospital?" ask Arga.

"Partner in the hospital." Azwan replied with a long sigh.

Arga was shocked to hear the news brought by Azwan. His face turned worried when he heard the news.

"What's the situation now?" ask Arga to panic.

Azwan let out a long sigh before answering Arga's question.

"Gue doesn't know yet. But Anne said she had fainted" Azwan replied.

"I want to go straight to the hospital" he said.

"Gue's coming. I want to look at him too. I want to know how he is" said Arga.

"Haha...." The sound of laughter interrupted the conversation of the two of them. The two young men turned to the source of the voice.

"Why are you guys up to that shit?" Sasha.

"Chick like that you worry about. Mending beautiful. Well this, it's kind of p****r," sneered Sasha.

Arga's chest went up and down hearing the mocking tone from Sasha. His emotions seemed to be in the crown to hear the girl of his puja despised so by others.

"Eh I told you yes. Tuh most girls also get venereal disease because often give rations to om-om," taunted Sasha again.

Both Arga's hands were clenched tightly. He couldn't accept Sasha insulting Citra that way. While Azwan reddened his face because he held back anger.

"That's very strong. At best, girls get disgusting diseases. Uh but any guy who wants to sleep with him. Except.. for free," taunted Maria.

Laughter echoed throughout the canteen. The three troublemaking girls seemed happy to see Arga's and Azwan's crimson face holding back emotions. They knew the two young men would never dare to take anarchist action.

PLAQUE!!!

A loud slap landed on Sasha's smooth cheek. Both of Sasha's friends looked surprised as a smooth hand slapped Sasha's face violently.

"Before insulting people mending you do not read first" Anne joked.

Sasha held onto her sore cheek from Anne's slap just now. He looked at Anne with a deep hateful look.

"What right do you have to regulate us?" karin Sentak.

"Well, what is your right to regulate us? Want you to invite people to throw themselves into times is also not your business," said Maria.

"It is my business. Because what you hate is our best friend" Shintya said loudly.

Maria smiled obliquely at Shintya's words. "It's very hypocritical of Lo Shin," he said.

"What do you mean?" Shintya asked with a fierce face.

"Yes. It's a hypocrite to be a person. You used to say you hated Citra and Anne. But now... You're b**u both of them, "attack Karin.

Shintya glared her eyes at Karin and Maria. He doesn't like anyone talking about his past in front of other people.

"Just talk to him. He will not hear your words. Mending we get out of here." Sasha said as she left the canteen. But before leaving, Sasha still had a chance to whisper something in Shintya's ear. Then his gaze turned to Anne who was standing not far from Shintya. The look in his eyes implied a deep hatred for the beautiful girl.

Same with Sasha. Karin and Maria looked at Anne and Shintya with hateful gazes. After that the three of them immediately passed from before Anne and Shintya.

Azwan and Arga could only go silent watching Anne's anger at the trio. Neither of them dared to come closer to them.

"Rese is a real person" grumbled Anne after Sasha's gang passed away from there.

"Yes. Very nice to rese." Shintya chimed in on Anne's grunts.

Anne slightly glanced towards Shintya. Now he became a little wary of the sweet girl after hearing Karin's words earlier.

"Back of school we want to look at Citra. You two want to come?" arga asked the two girls sitting in front of him.

Anne and Shintya nodded their heads together. Arga who saw that revealed his smile.

"Yes already. We got together in the parking lot after school broke up" Arga said.

"Lo is the same as me and Anne" Azwan said.

"Tumbens? Usually also ogah lo bonceng me," said Anne. His eyes glanced at the brother.

Azwan clucked annoyed at the words of his twin brother.

"Lo's afraid Citra is jealous if you're bickering with Shintya?" anne said again.

"What the hell lo? Yes, it is not. Imagery is not a jealous type of girl" Azwan said.

Anne smiled obliquely at Azwan's words just now.

"Udah. Hitherto. How the hell you two fight," said Arga mediate. Shintya only smiled at her mysterious smile.

"My chance is wide open dong," Shintya thought.

*****

The day has changed. The sun is already in the western horizon implies a beautiful orange color.

A young man with a sturdy body seemed to be standing on a cliff on the beach. The sound of the waves did not make him feel disturbed. He stood up to challenge the sea.

A woman appeared to walk up to the young man. He stood beside the young man who was challenging the sea.

"When do you think you're gonna keep going?" he told the young man.

"Why do you keep hiding your feelings for her?" smith again.

The young man seemed to take a long breath. His eyes were still staring at the sea. Both of his hands were originally folded in the chest, now he put them in his pants.

"I don't know." The young man answered the woman without looking at her side.

"I don't know until when I keep hiding my true feelings."

"Maybe I will never reveal my feelings to him" said the young man in despair.

The woman seemed to catch her breath and exhaled slowly.

"Why? Don't you want her to know that you love her?" ask the woman.

Now it was his turn at the young man who let out a long sigh. A moment later he shook his head.

"I don't want to ruin his happiness. I don't want to ruin his mood right now."

"Look at him smile I'm happy. Even if he smiles not because of me" he said.

The woman looked sad to hear the young man's words. He stared at the handsome face that had always filled the space of his heart.

"If you knew how I felt. If only you knew that someone really loved you." The woman said inwardly with eyes that looked towards the handsome young man.

"If anyone sincerely loved you, would you accept him in your life?" ask the woman.

"You mean?" The young man asked the woman.

The woman let out a long sigh before answering the question from the young man.

"If there is a person who is sincere love you. Do you want to accept him in your life?" The woman repeated her unanswered question.