Don't Take My Son

Time to split up

"Rafael.ayo we go in, we have to check in." His brother was ready to push the troly with two large suitcases. Rafael was still sitting in the waiting seat of terminal 3 of Soekarno Hatta international airport, many times he saw the watch in his hand, then opened his HP seeing the message he sent to someone still unread by the recipient.

"Sister, I'll call first." He pressed the name on the HP screen that he had contacted several times and connected but not lifted. And this time...

"Hello....El...." Raphael immediately stood up to hear a voice over there that sounded weak and hoarse.

"Risa....kamu where, I've been waiting since, this I've wanted to check in, why don't you pick up my phone?" Rafael looks riled up.

"Sorry El, I can't find you, I have a fever and I'm vomiting, I slept last night because I couldn't sleep, sorry I was El." Rafael breathed a long breath, he really hoped to meet his lover before leaving for America to continue his schooling in the medical faculty of one of the universities there.

"Have you been to the doctor?" ask Rafael worriedly.

"Yet, Mama is still in Singapore , later in the afternoon just come home, most later the same afternoon Mama" replied Kharisa with a weak voice.

"Rapans...Rafael, let's go in, half an hour on our flight." Richan's older brother Rafael invites in to check in. Rafael followed in his brother's footsteps carrying his backpack into door 3A while still talking on the phone with Kharisa.

"Risa I want to check in, I'll close later I'll call again after inside." Rafael closes his phone and stands behind his brother to perform a check in.

After entering the waiting room, the officer immediately directed into the plane, fifteen minutes more schedule take off his plane, while walking into the cabin Rafael aircraft call again Kharisa, Kharisa, but Kharisa did not pick up his phone. He kept his backpack in the cabin baggage above his seat, hurriedly sat down and opened his HP again he wrote a message in the WA Kharisa chat

"Sa..you're okay, right?"

"In the meantime I'll take off, while you can't hub me, after I'll soon hub you, later no cell I change using the number there."

"You're cured well, you rest, don't forget to eat regularly."

"I love you, I'll miss you so much."😘

"I love you."😘

Rafael turns off his HP according to flight rules when the plane will take off all electronic devices must be turned off, he keeps his HP in his pants pocket, then installs a seltbelt. He rested his head while closing his eyes, imagined the face of Kharisa who had been his girlfriend for more than a year, unfortunately he had to leave because he continued his studies in America according to his dreams supported by his parents.

Remembering his last meeting two days ago at a mall, all day they walk, eat, watch, hang out at a coffee shop, strangely they do not talk to each other much, he said, just holding hands so tightly as if afraid to part. The two of them were more at heart, preparing themselves if they could not meet in person for some time, and they had to get used to it, there would be no more watching together, eating together, and getting used to it, go together for a while. Rafael will try to go home every year during a long vacation, the rest of them only communicate via phone, vidio call or just through chat.

Rafael took a deep breath and exhaled, not knowing why his heart was not calm, perhaps because he had heard Kharisa was sick, he became worried about the girl he loved, his first love, his first love, which he must leave for a while to achieve his goals. He kept his eyes closed as if he did not want to lose the face of Kharisa engraved in his mind, his smile, his sweetness, his cheerfulness, his clear reflection as if in front of his eyes. Until finally the plane took off leaving the runway, to a new place, a different country where he studied to become a doctor.

While in a room, Kharisa looks so pale, after receiving a phone call from Rafael, suddenly his stomach feels stirred, he said, he felt nausea so great that he made him walk limped towards the bathroom in his room.

"Sheek....hoek....." He tried to remove the contents of his stomach that only came out yellow liquid, which tasted sour and bitter in his mouth.

"Sheek....hoek....." Kharisa could not help his nausea, but nothing could be removed from his stomach. He cleaned his mouth with a wesbasin tap water.

"Neng Kharis is vomiting again?" the woman went into the bathroom when she did not find Kharisa in her bed.

"Yes bi....Where's Bi Nani from?" kharisa asked in a weak voice. Bi Nani is a domestic assistant who works in the Kharisa family, she worked since Kharisa was two years old, so it has been more than fourteen years she worked in that house including taking care of Kharisa.

"Auntie from the pharmacy bought medicine for neng Kharis, has vomit?" Bi Nani rubbed Kharisa's back. Kharisa nodded his head.

"Come on... Neng Kharis fell asleep again well, taking medicine for his nausea, said the pharmacist drank before eating." Bi Nani led the limp-looking Kharisa towards the bed.

"In the first drink the medicine is yes neng, fortunately there is a syrup drug, so Neng Kharis can take the medicine." Bi Nani gives syrup medicine for nausea in the dose. "Drug fevernya also all of you Neng, his body is still this angel." Bi Nani gives one more dose of heat-lowering syrup that is always available at home. Until the age of 17 years old, Kharisa can not take the drug in the form of tablets or capsules, must come out again or even make him vomit if forced to swallow. Fortunately he was rarely ill, most had a fever due to the flu. Vomiting like this is also only now Kharisa experience it, said Bi Nani probably Kharisa in the wind or got magh because of late eating.

"Auntie bring the porridge first well, Neng Kharis must eat so as not to limp his body."

"But later vomiting again Bi, I do not want.gak good mouth bitter." declined Kharisa, this morning after eating also he immediately vomited again, and his stomach even hurt.

"Can just now take the medicine, hopefully not come out again, if not filled his stomach later vomit even more severe, tried a little bit well, aunty makein warm sweet tea as well." bi Nani said while stroking Kharisa's head, He loved Kharisa as much as he loved his own son, Kharisa also considered Bi Nani like his second mother, especially Bi Nani did not have children, she was a widow who was left by her husband when she was young and decided not to marry again. Bi Nani went to the kitchen to prepare porridge and warm sweet tea for the child she cared for.

While waiting for Bi Nani, Kharisa opened his HP, checking there was a phone call from Rafael and a message in his WA chat, he read it.

"I love you too." he muttered. He clutched HP in his chest, closed his eyes, did not feel clear crystal fell on his cheek, his chest felt tight, pain. Like this it feels like parting with the person we love, even if separated for a while, far apart even though there is a bond of love, still feels pain, still feels anxious whether later will be reunited.

Kharisa opened a photo gallery on his HP, he found his photo with Rafael in a white uniform of ash, a selfie a week ago, during Rafael's graduation, which was taken on the basketball court where their favorite both of them. A week after graduation Rafael immediately went to America to prepare for university entrance there after being declared passed his test. While Kharisa who is still sitting in class XI must be patient to study at his school for another year.

He stared at the photo on his HP screen and rubbed his lover's face.

"Have your dream, I will be waiting for you."

seriate.......

Assalamualaik.....

Hi all reader, greetings to those who have just met. 🙏

Introduce this to my second novel. The theme of the story, plot and character of the character is of course different from my first novel.

The idea of the story in this novel is inspired by a true story that occurs in the author's environment but of course a different story is made, even if there are names of characters, events, the same place is just a coincidence.

May you love the story and give lessons and wisdom to all of us. Take the good, leave the bad.

Happy Reading🤗's