Destiny Love Maira

Painting On Green Lake

Ervan sat down and looked at Erika who was painting. They are currently in the city park. Sitting on the edge of a green lake filled with lotus plants.

Erika was painting the view of the lake right now. His face looked serious and was completely focused on his painting. And he had not looked at Ervan at all since then.

True indeed, if Erika had changed so much now.

"Why do you know I'm here?" ask Erika.

Ervan was a little surprised to hear that.

"So I went home, Akbar and Ayu said you were here" Ervan replied.

Erika frowned and immediately turned to Ervan.

"You came here to see me? What's the need?" ask Erika. Quite surprised.

Ervan immediately sighed and leaned against the big tree where they were staying.

"I have a need with you. The day after tomorrow I want to take you to the Princess' wedding" Ervan replied.

Erika was silent, even she seemed to be staring at the green lake before them at this moment.

"You are Van" said Erika.

Ervan looked at Erika in confusion.

"Why? Aren't you invited too?" ask Ervan.

Erika nodded

"But I don't feel good about coming. I...embarrassed" said Erika sounding soft.

"Then why?" ask Ervan

"Shamefully. You know how I relate to them. Especially there will be other friends. I really wasn't ready to meet them" Erika replied.

"Don't do that. They've forgotten that. You must go, at least do not break the friendship with them. Have they not been kind to you" said Ervan

Erika bowed while putting down the brush and paint that she had been holding.

"But I'm really ashamed of Van" said Erika who now looks at Ervan with a soft look. She was really not ready to meet her college friend. Especially with Maira and her two best friends. What if Danar's doctor was there, Erika was afraid that the handsome doctor would bring up her illness later.

"You've changed for the better, there's nothing to be ashamed of. They must be happy to see you coming" Ervan said.

Erika nodded slowly.

"No. I'm not ready to meet them" Erika said.

"Why?" ask Ervan again.

Erika just nodded and nodded.

"You go with me Erika. Not alone" Ervan said again.

This time Erika looked at Ervan softly.

"Are you not ashamed to go with me. You will be gossiped by everyone later Van" said Erika.

"No problem, the most important thing is coming. Who dares to gossip, most also speaks in the back" Ervan replied casually.

"Here you go, not many excuses, the day after tomorrow I'll pick you up. We go together later" Ervan said again.

Erika sighed heavily and looked back at that calm green-looking kedanau.

"You forced it" Erika muttered.

"Remember, you still have a promise to me to fulfill all my requests during this month" Ervan said.

Erika pursed her lips and looked resentfully at Ervan.

"Van's only painting, but why the calculations once" asked Erika.

Ervan sniffed his shoulders indifferently.

"It's wrong of yourself why not ask permission first" Ervan replied.

"Indeed, if you ask permission, will you give?" ask Erika.

"Depends" Ervan replied.

"Depends what?" ask Erika again.

"Depends on my mood. Why did you stop painting it. I'd like to see. Who knows I can paint too" Ervan said.

"Try it.." replied Erika.

"Can you?" ask Ervan.

Erika nodded slowly

"May, try" Erika replied as she handed Ervan the brush and paint.

Ervan looked pleased, she even immediately accepted it with pleasure. But when going to apply the color, he was again confused.

"What color, and what should I paint" he murmured. Makes Erika laugh. The new laugh this time Ervan saw.

"You can draw the lotus flower here. Later the other components let me" said Erika while pointing to a place on her canvas.

"Ah is right.. But what if it's ugly and unsavory" Ervan asked a little doubtfully. Erika painted to sell again.

"It's okay. I can save it" replied Erika who is now mixing the colors she needs.

"Alright, don't regret it" said Ervan, who began picking up colors and applying them to the canvas.

Erika smiled and shook her head.

Although ugly and irregular, or even beautiful though maybe he will not sell this painting later. Because without Ervan knowing, Erika's heart is very happy Ervan came to her here.

Even though he was afraid because the pain was getting worse, so he went out of the house to look for fresh air and calm his heart. And who would have thought, Ervan even came here and accompanied him to paint.

Erika was very happy, because this was a moment she could never imagine long ago.

"What's this?" asked Ervan who looked so focused on her painting.

"Lookin?" ervan asked while following Erika's direction.

"Yes" answered Erika

"Jeez, this is not like a flower, but instead like a straw leaf" said Ervan who was grim looking at her own painting. But it instead made Erika laugh again, until Ervan immediately looked at her with a thin smile.

The laughter behind the hijab looks sincere and beautiful..

"It's okay, it's good. Try to adjust the white color to make it more alive" said Erika as she who took the color white and slightly smeared on the painting Ervan. Their position was quite close at the moment, maybe Erika was unconscious due to the focus on her painting, but Ervan who looked awkward until she shifted a little.

"It's beautiful" said Erika

"Beautiful" Ervan replied.

"You're good at painting. Why not just for a long time?" asked Ervan who returned to make lotus flowers there.

"Papa can't, he says this is just a waste of time" replied Erika.

"And now you can produce with this painting" said Ervan.

Erika smiled and rubbed her hands with the tissue that was there.

"Alhamdulillah. I don't know what to do" Erika replied.

"That means you haven't worked in that cafe in a long time?" ask Ervan.

Erika nodded slowly.

"I'm spoiled once, can no longer work too hard. But thank God, with this painting the money I get is more than enough" replied Erika

Ervan smiled faintly and nodded.

"You sent Akbar to school too, right, is that enough?" ask Ervan.

"Enough. Akbar also went to school in an ordinary place. So I can still save for their future" Erika replied.

"Why think of them. Why didn't you just. You can still go to college" said Ervan while looking at Erika.

Erika shook her head slowly and smiled faintly.

"I don't want Van anymore" replied Erika.

"Why?" ask Ervan.

"none. But it is better like this" answered Erika.

Ervan sighed and looked back at the painting in front of her. There were already two lotus flowers that he had painted there.

"You're afraid of your illness, aren't you?" ask Ervan.

Erika was immediately stunned hearing that.

"If you can still recover with treatment" said Ervan again.

Erika sighed softly and bowed sorely.

"What can I expect. You know best how my life is now" replied Erika, sounding so bitter.

"You can expect me" said Ervan.

Erika snorted a smile and shook her head.

"I don't want to trouble people anymore" replied Erika.

"Erika.." call Ervan. He looked at Erika so seriously. Even Erika was awkwardly stared at like that.

"As long as you can try, you have to try. If you are sick, what about Akbar and Ayu? they must be sad" Ervan said.

"I know, your pain must not be an ordinary pain" Ervan said

Erika was silent and lowered her head with a heavy sigh. Who doesn't want to be healed, he wants to be. Healthy again and continue to live without a shadow of fear about this disease.

But how, the cost of treatment is quite expensive. Washing blood, donating kidneys, and all of them, definitely requires a lot of money.

Who's gonna pay for that?

Old folks?

Even they no longer wanted to see Erika, let alone treat her.

Ervans?

Not likely. Erika would rather die than trouble him again.

It was enough before that he always made Ervan difficult and uncomfortable. Not anymore now.

Ervan just like this has made Erika so happy. And this is enough for her. It's fine that he endures the pain that's getting more and more biting, as long as he's no longer bothering people.

"You're gonna get well, right?" ask Ervan again.

"Van. Don't make me feel guilty and inferior. I am okay with my illness. I just wish it could be so much of my sin. To expect the good of others again. I don't want to" Erika insisted.

"Why are you selfish?" ask Ervan.

Erika smiled faintly and shook her head.

"I'm not selfish. Who does not want to be healed. You have no idea how much it hurts me. I don't want to trouble anyone else. Now, I just want to enjoy the rest of my time to be of benefit to others" Erika replied.

"You think I'm someone else?"

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Erika was immediately stunned to hear Ervan's words.

"Why not answer?" ask Ervan. His face was serious.

"You've always thought of me as someone else, right?" answer Erika.

And this time Ervan was instantly stunned.