Dusk In Moorea

HR#104

"Mrs. Liam! Can I take Arumi to work?" leon asked for permission.

"Of course." Jonathan answered enthusiastically without needing to think for long.

"Dad!" Arumi next to Jonathan screeched restrained. Not agree at all with the idea proposed by Leon and agreed to his father just like that.

"It's okay, Aru! Go with Leon. Maybe there's something I want to tell you!" Jonathan patted his daughter's shoulder gently. Although he can see the annoyance in his daughter's eyes, Jonathan is also able to see that there is a love that Arumi tries to disguise in the hatred.

"Whatever your problems are, I hope you can make the right decision, Aru!" jonathan continued in Indonesian which of course will not be understood by Leon.

"Now, go! You will be late if you continue to linger like this!" Jonathan again patted his daughter's shoulder before instilling a light peck on Arumi's head.

Arumi finally gave up. Now, he was in Leon's car that drove to his boutique which was not too far from the apartment. Both of them were both silent during the trip which made Arumi feel strange.

"Why did Leon suddenly turn quiet like this?" arumi muttered in the heart. Every now and then, he glanced at Leon stealthily.

"You're pale, Leon!" said Arumi suddenly. After several times confirming that her vision was not wrong, the beautiful girl finally opened her voice.

"I'm fine," replied Leon flatly. His eyes are still focused on the road.

Arumi tilted her seat slightly in order to face Leon head-on.

"Stop the car!" arumi's orders.

"Why, Aru? We'll be there soon. I'll keep you in front of the boutique."

"I said, stop the car, Leon!" Arumi exclaimed again.

Leon looked at Arumi for a moment before pulling his car over on the side of the road. The man took off his seat belt and turned his face towards Arumi.

"We haven't arrived yet. Why are you asking me to stop?" leon protested questioningly.

"You're sick, Leon! Lookyyourface! Very pale." Arumi cupped Leon's face and checked the young man's temperature. Chilly. Why is he sweating like this?

"I'm fine." Leon grabbed Arumi's hands. Smacking him with so much love, the man smiled.

"We're going to the hospital now!" said Arumi.

"I'm really fine, Aru!" The young man was still stubborn.

"Down! Let me drive!"

"But, Aru..."

"Leon! Don't argue with me anymore!" hissing Arumi sharp.

Without saying anything, Leon finally complied. His condition is not okay. Pain in the stomach makes him resigned to be taken to the hospital.

"What exactly are you doing?" arumi asked frantically when she realized that Leon was getting pale.

"Just a little bit of an ulcer, maybe?"

"You haven't had breakfast?"

"It."

"Then, why can your stomach ulcer recur?"

Leon turned his head to look at Arumi's face which looked so worried about him. The young man smiled while not wanting to take his eyes off the pretty face of the Asian girl beside him.

"You're getting pretty!" he muttered with adoration.

"A-pa?" Arumi gaping. That's not the answer he asked Leon.

Half an hour later, they arrived at one of the hospitals. Leon was immediately examined and treated by a doctor. After the results came out, the doctor only shook his head in concern.

Leon nodded weakly.

"When?" The doctor asked again.

"Maybe, about two months ago!"

"Your stomach and liver conditions are not as good as normal people usually are. Then, why do you deliberately consume excess salt at one time at a time? You know that it could put your life at risk, don't you?"

"W-what, Doc?" Arumi's approaching. The girl's mouth was open in disbelief.

"Yes, Miss! That's right."

Ever since hearing the doctor's explanation a moment ago, Arumi had only kept a lot of silence. He did not expect that his ignorant actions would produce an impact of this magnitude for Leon's health.

"What's wrong? You okay?" Leon gently stroked Arumi's face sitting next to her safe. The doctor said he had to be hospitalized for several days to monitor the health of his stomach and liver.

"Sorry!" lirih Arumi with tears. He let the man's fingers still gently caress his cheeks.

"You're not wrong, Aru! Don't be sad!" entertain Leon.

"Why do you keep drinking it, you idiot?" Arumi slapped Leon's chest.

"Because I love you! I just want to make you smile. That's all!" answer Leon.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid!" Arumi kept hitting Leon's chest while continuing to sob.

Leon caught Arumi's hand. At the pull of the girl's body until now Arumi fell on his chest.

"Come with me here!" Leon Pinta.

He was hypnotized, Arumi said. He lifted his legs up on the gurney and lay in the arms of the young man who still looked pale. A slight kiss on his forehead and the back of his hand made Arumi even more lethargic. Again, he drifts quickly in Leon's love vortex. The young man always managed to tear down the hatred that Arumi had painstakingly built up in a single jolt.

"Come back to me, Aru! Please!" lirih Leon with a low tone.

Arumi did not answer. He chose to further submerge his face in Leon's field chest and tighten his embrace on the young man's waist.

"I want to sleep!" said it.

Leon nodded in understanding. "Sleep!"

Although a little disappointed because Arumi has not answered his request, Leon still feels happy. At least, now Arumi is not hostile to him anymore. The young man closed his eyes. He hugged his woman who hopefully will soon be able to take it back.

"I love you, Aru! Long ago, now and forever," muttered Leon quietly.

Arumi was silent. Actually, he didn't sleep. His eyes were still open with all the doubts left in his heart. He still loves Leon. However, he knew that the father of the young man would be the biggest stumbling block in their relationship.

***

In the afternoon, Arumi is distracted by the ringing of her cell phone. The girl woke up and saw Leon still sleeping in his sleep. Slowly, he moved Leon's arm that was coiled around his stomach. The girl then came down from the top of the gurney and reached into her phone from inside the bag that was on the nightstand.

"Yes, Dad?"

"You haven't come home yet?"

"Leon in the hospital. I accompanied him here!"

"Go home now! There's something I need to ask you!"

Arumi frowned in wonder. Jonathan's voice sounded angry. I don't know, because of what things, everything will be answered if he comes home now. Not wanting to wake Leon up, Arumi decided to stick a memo on the drinking glass above the nightstand.

...*I'm home! Don't forget to eat dinner and take your medicine! I'll be back tomorrow."...

...~Aru*...