CORONAS
3. TRAGEDY IN FRONT OF THE KALDIER CENTER
“Oh, hey Bang,” my bro and Yuva together.
“Yes, there seems to be a slight problem with the caldier Yuva,” I explained. Forehead Bang Auron shriveling.
“That's. I helped people three times today. But I only get one point a day from every help I do,” Yuva added with a sad face.
“His power is no longer lucky. Sonoh checked with the technician. Cuddle him again empty tuh,” advice Bang Auron. His hand pointed towards one of the technicians in blue uniform with a red “plus” mark on the part of his arm that was sitting in the receiving seat.
My hand shot into Yuva's arm to immediately pull her towards the technician Bang Auron was referring to. The technician greeted with a warm smile. With a brief and dense explanation, the man in blue uniform took Yuva to a special chair on top of an electronic device on which there was also a small dome with a metal slab at the base. Yuva is welcome to sit there. The device was turned on, then set the number according to Life Point that Yuva had as a record. This device emits a dier wave as well. Then Yuva's caldier was removed from her neck to be examined. The function of this tool is to keep the caldier user from receiving the dier wave on a person when the caldier is taken for repair. Because if this caldier is released directly from the wearer, it can cause death because the wearer no longer receives the wave.
Yuva's test is still ongoing. I waited back in the waiting chair while still chatting with Yuva through social media on the smartphone so that Yuva did not feel bored. I occasionally chatted with Bang Auron who was also sitting next to me. When I'm busy chatting, Yuva will make my gadget vibrate. My eyes glanced at him, his face pouting. Bang Auron and I laughed at her attitude.
Half an hour passed until Yuva's caldier was checked. The technician came to Yuva's place waiting. Bang Auron and I also joined – to know the cause. According to the technician, no damage or interference was found. All components inside it are functioning normally. Yuva's face slackened again. He's getting moody. Then, the technician re-attached the caldier to Yuva's neck. Yuva's occupied tools are disabled and Yuva is welcome to exit them as soon as the caldier is attached.
“That means you have to fight even harder, Yuva,” Bang Auron said without further ado.
Yuva. “All day I help three people and only get 1 day per person. 140 plus 3. My Life Point is back to 143. Maybe I was unlucky today,” complained with a sour face. “I envy you, Eldan. You seem to have high luck.”
I'm not commenting. I grabbed him from the side while stroking his upper arm with my left hand.
“Sorry also during this rather lazy collecting Life Point. Life is only 143 days away. It's natural that I feel scared, right?” continued the girl who was still drooping in my arms.
From the beginning it was so. Sedating words are not as powerful as a helping hand that is able to grab another hand that is about to fall into the abyss. Yuva will not be free from her fear if only hear the words “sabar”, “sangat”, or other words that are just support. While holding her with one hand, I whispered something in her ear. “If the angel of death comes to you, I will kill him in front of your eyes.”
“Pfftt ...,” heard a short sound from Yuva's lips. “Absolutely you're a god?” the grin landed on Yuva's lips while pinching the tip of my nose. Laughter followed too. Bang Auron also chuckled while patting his hand on my shoulder. I have no intention of joking at all.
Bam! The loud impact sound coming from the front of the Kaldier Center landed quickly in our ears. The boisterous, rowdy, chaotic voice of those who were outside the mouth-to-mouth. My gaze pierced through the glass door of this room and found someone lying helplessly on the asphalt. Bang Auron and I rushed towards the front leaving Yuva without warning. The figure that was lying was already almost mobbed by many people.
“Gio!” I shouted hysterically after knowing who exactly the figure lying on the asphalt with his head spitting out a large amount of blood.
With reflexes, Bang Auron immediately raised Gio's body. But before he raised the whole body, Bang Auron's hands trembled violently. His eyes glanced at me with a paled face. His left hand that was near Gio's head seemed to be washed away by Gio's blood in a considerable amount. I squeezed in for a moment. Both of my knees immediately smelled the asphalt.
“See he was speeding without a helmet. And suddenly the big truck also drove towards him from the opposite direction. They collided until he crashed here from across there,” said someone from behind me explained.
However, that explanation could do nothing. Gio died in a place with severe head injuries. My sluggish eyeballs were fixed on the caldier he was wearing. The Life Point listed on Gio's calendar is 7546 days. However, such a large Life Point was also meaningless. Kaldier is not programmed to heal bruises and accidents.
I was awakened by the stuffing of a girl who was suddenly next to me. Yuva shed tears while sticking her palms together on her lips and nose. And the group of other caldier users who were originally in the center of the caldier flocked to enliven the crowd. One of them called an ambulance. Bang Auron took part in delivering the body to the hospital. Two people from the caldier center approached the crash truck driver who had been secured by several people who were there. They will try to take care of this problem.
This is the second time we have lost two people we know in a relatively short time. For some people, life is hard. For the caldier users, life is much heavier. Although it can delay death from the disease we aspire to, death can still pick up in other ways.
