I'm Not a Bet

Hospital

Selyyynnnn....!!!

Suddenly the voice of a shout that Arindi was familiar with, the voices of Vivian and Nadine together. Rendy and Joe call Tristan. The four of them were trying to hold onto the increasingly crazed Celyn.

The pain crept through Tristan's body quickly. His grip on Arindi weakened, he felt calm hearing the voice of his friend who came. He released his hand grip on Arindi. He turns to his friend, asking for help to take care of Cellyn.

Joe and Rendy are holding Cellyn, Nadine calls security. Vivi attempted to snatch the handbag and knife that Cellyn was holding. They worked hard to keep the crazy girl away from Tristan and Arindi.

"Let us take care, you go to the hospital," said Rendy from a distance.

Tristan just nodded, he was about to collapse, his body has been in pain ever since. Luckily Arindi rushed to hold both of her hands. Tristan tried to strengthen his body, he looked at Arindi.

The girl was still sobbing in tears, her body was trembling, she was trying to hold back her crying voice while trying to hold Tristan.

Arindi grew sobbing looking at the blood-soaked Tristan on her shoulder.

"Sister. da-rahnya..," said Arindi lirih.

Tristan also straightened his body that began to feel like slashed, with the rest of the energy he had. Then...

The greep!! Tristan hugged Arindi's body which was still trembling in fear. He wrapped his big hand around Arindi's waist. One other hand slowly leaned the girl's head against her field. He gently rubbed Arindi's hair trying to calm her down.

"Don't see, I'm gapapa. Don't cry anymore." He hid the girl's head in his arms. He did not want Arindi to see him hurt even more so he did not want Arindi to see him helpless as he is today. Arindi just closed her trembling mouth, her tears kept flowing.

Tristan's warm embrace finally made Arindi calm. Tristan gives Arindi a little space after he believes Arindi is better. Arindi raised her head slowly staring at Tristan's face.

Tristan finally let go of his embrace, his eyes could not be separated staring at Arindi who was still slightly sobbing. Tristan wiped away the tears that kept flowing uncontrollably on the girl's face.

Tristan's two hands clasped Arindi's little face. Arindi could feel the warmth from Tristan's hand. Arindi's blood-soaked hands slowly held Tristan's hands on her face.

"We have to go to the hospital" Arindi said slowly.

Tristan simply nodded in agreement to the girl's request this time.

"We're going to the hospital, don't cry anymore" he said, calming Arindi.

Arindi nodded too. The ambulance arrived shortly. Arindi and Tristan rushed into the ambulance and the car sped towards the hospital.

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Arindi waited anxiously in the waiting room of the patient. His eyes were still puffy, his nose was still red. His head was bowed withstanding the pain after crying for a long time. He refused when the doctor asked him to lie inside to be examined.

The kreeek! The door of the doctor's office was open. An old man in a white suit came out from inside the treatment room along with Tristan walking behind him. The doctor approached Arindi.

"His wound was already sewn up, but it wasn't too dangerous because the stab wasn't too deep, but he lost enough blood, but it's okay that I have prescribed medicine for Nak Tristan" he told Arindi. Arindi nodded and thanked the doctor.

Arindi and Tristan were still sitting in that waiting room. He looked at Tristan's shoulder covered in a shirt with dried blood on it. The incident still haunts him. He said nothing while staring blankly.

"Rin... Arindi..," Tristan called Arindi's name several times and his attention turned to Tristan. He looked in shock at Tristan's face. He felt so guilty seeing that face.

His guilt is huge. He felt himself very selfish. He always brushed off Tristan's sincere feelings for her, he ignored Tristan's phone call that night just because of an unclear misunderstanding, he did not even appreciate how Tristan voiced his heart when performing on stage. He always decides things unilaterally. And now he's hurt just for wanting to protect her

"Ooh,, sis..," his voice stuttered.

Arindi also tried to smile even though she could not smile widely. Smile is very flat. Tristan returned Arindi's smile, a genuine smile from a tired body.

Arindi looked at that smile. It hurt as if his heart was slashed by a knife.

"Why, why can you still smile at me at a time like this, you should be angry, it's better. If you smile what can I do?" inner Arindi. Arindi lowered her head, not daring to look at Tristan.

"It's better to smile than cry" Tristan said trying to melt the atmosphere.

"Why cry, why? Ugly squirm?" he held back the vibrations on his lips, his heart ache kept pushing something inside him out.

"Ga really pretty," replied Tristan slowly.

But for Arindi the voice of her last words was like a pressure capable of breaking into all her defenses. And without a fight, warm liquid flowed across Arindi's cheeks once again.

Tristan panicked to see Arindi crying again. He didn't know what to do this time. He only wondered if his words were wrong. But he was sure that was not the reason for crying this time.

Tristan said nothing more. He knew he had to give Arindi time to vent all his feelings. He moved to sit closer to Arindi and hold Arindi's left hand with his right hand and in silence he let Arindi cry.

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After a while the sound of Arindi's cry left only a small sobbing that was barely heard. Tristan knows Arindi is better now. He tilted his body to face Arindi, waiting for Arindi to raise her head.

After better, Arindi ventured to see the face of Tristan who had not let go of his hand to her. Finally their faces were tied.

Tristan took off Arindi's hair stuck to her cheeks as it dried with tears and gently hooked it behind Arindi's ears.

Deg deg!!

Arindi who had just stopped crying so stunned, she suddenly felt another feeling, for some reason she seemed to be able to listen to the sound of her heartbeat moving faster. The touch of the man's hand sent thousands of butterflies flying into his stomach. A strange shock flow spread throughout his body.

"Why did her cheeks become red too, did anyone hurt Rin?" tristan's voice echoing in Arindi's ears made Arindi realize that their faces were so close at the moment.

Tristan became panicked to see Arindi's cheeks blushing suddenly.

"Oh," said Arindi pulled her hand from Tristan's grasp and rushed to hold her cheeks, she felt her cheeks warm. He was even shocked by the warm feeling that suddenly came.

"There's a brother," he shook his head awkwardly.

Arindi just bowed while holding her cheek. He did not dare to look at that face. I don't know why now he's ashamed of Tristan.

"On yesterday, I'm sorry" Tristan said suddenly. He knew Arindi was feeling awkward.

"Yesterday?" arindi asked as she quickly looked at Tristan. He was trying to remember what happened yesterday. "Oh about that? That message? Gapapa kok sis, if Arin in the position of brother will also definitely believe, the evidence is also clear...."

"Silver believe it, but you don't believe it was Arin who sent it" Tristan replied quickly.

"Lied, yesterday why was his face so?" Arindi was shocked by Tristan's reply but considering Tristan's expression yesterday she immediately pouted.

"Why? A nyeremin? It's innate" Tristan teased Arindi. Arindi's pouting face looks funny in Tristan's eyes until he smiles to himself.

Arindi smiled at Tristan's reply just now. Seeing the face that could smile again made Tristan could not bear to not touch the girl. He rubbed Arindi's hair gently.

Arindi who received strange treatment and warm attitude from Tristan felt that her heart was beating faster.

"Udah do not think, yok go home, it's already malem," said Tristan later.

Arindi and Tristan stood they walked side by side. Arindi is still thinking about the little things that Tristan has done since, the things that make her feel warm, the things that make her like it.

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They also arrived at the parking lot. Nadine and Vivian have been waiting in the car Arindi was brought by Nadine earlier. Seeing the arrival of Arindi and Tristan, these two friends rushed down from the car and rushed towards Arindi.

"Arin dear," said Vivian hugging Arindi tightly. Change into Vivian who's crying now.

"Iih Vivi, hot know, anyways why use cry everything," said Arindi who felt hot because of Vivian's embrace.

"What is the state of Elo Tan" said Nadine looking at Tristan who smiled at the behavior of the two friends.

"Oh Nad, well I'm good really," said Tristan.

"Gue don't know what to say, but I thank you very much to Lo Tan, the cave can't be imagined if...." Nadine who had always been strong all this time became weak thinking about the incident earlier.

"You don't have to think about it, it's all good now" Tristan replied, hitting Nadine's shoulder quickly.

"Yes yuk yuk we go home, it's late at night too," said Arindi melted the atmosphere. "So let's come, later in the anther," asked Arindi.

"Oh no need, you can take a taxi from here" he told Arindi.

"But brother... Brother's still hurt, if what's on the road?" Arindi was really worried about Tristan's decision this time.

"Iyya Tan, come with us... Calm down later safe in the anter until home," said Nadine who followed Vivian's nod.

"Haha... I can't take a taxi, I've taken the taxi anyway."

Before long a panned light moved towards them. A silver-painted taxi car approached. Tristan checked his phone to make sure it was the cab he ordered.

"Yes the taxi has come, you go home" Tristan said later.

"Nad Vi first to the car, I have something to talk about first," said Arindi slowly. Nadine and Vivian just follow what Arindi wants.

"So, don't you really come home alone?" arindi said approaching Tristan.

Tristan looked happily at the face that looked so worried about her.

"What's wrong, Rin," Tristan replied gently as she looked at Arindi's face.

"It's not like Arin can help my brother go home, Arin is confused what to say, thank you and sorry, but you should not do that anymore, Arin does not like to see brother continue to have trouble because of Arin," said Arin who was confused to say what else.

"So, I never feel difficulties and I'd rather not see Arin hurt," Tristan said, making Arindi confused.

"What's? Why?" ask Arin who is still not sensitive.

Tristan did not immediately answer, he knew his heart was racing from earlier, but he had to endure his feelings. He also looked into Arindi's eyes with a very shady look.

"Because.... Go home first, yeah." He rushed to guide Arindi to get into his car. "Later on the phone"," she whispered softly in Arin's ear making a strange sigh in Arindi.

Arindi could not resist, every action and word Tristan like a hypnotist that made his body follow Tristan's orders.

Tristan closed the car door. Nadine and Vivian wave at Tristan from inside the car. Arindi who was sitting in the back seat could only stare at Tristan who had entered her taxi in silence.