I'm Not Him

96

Brian gave the phone to the man who was stabbed. Dila opened it, her eyes were round, shocked by the phone's wallpaper.

"Judi!" muttered Dila.

The photo of Yudi who was embracing Arumi's shoulder became her wallpaper.

"You know him?" ask Brian.

Dila nodded, she looked for Arumi's number.

"Help me talk to him, please!" brian said as he went to take notes and called the ambulance.

Dila gulped, she did not matter if she had to talk to Arumi. But, to inform Yudi of the accident, it makes him doubtful.

"Hallo!" greet Arumi.

Dila hasn't spoken yet.

"What brother? I just fell asleep" complained Arumi.

"Hallo!" Arumi is talking louder.

Brian gave Dila the code to the hospital to be addressed.

"Yes, ma'am, we are from Harvard Clinic Square, the owner of the phone is in our care, he became a victim of stabbing that happened near the restaurant where he worked" said Dila with a change in style of speech.

"What's? Did ya? Oh yes thank you, I will be there soon " said Arumi.

Arumi hung up, Dila lifted her forehead.

"How did he get here?" muttered Dila.

Dila gives Brian a cell phone, but he refuses.

"Come with us, huh? we really need help, our crew is scattered at some point" Brian said.

"oh come on, Brian. I have to go home now!" lamented Dila.

"I beg you just this once, I really need your help" Brian pleaded.

Dila looked at Yudi who was being put in an ambulance, then turned to Brian who was busy contacting his friend.

"Ok, I'll come with you" Dila replied after thinking.

He went into the ambulance and sat down next to Yudi. He wasn't so worried because Yudi's wounds weren't too deep. He just fainted from the cold and looked tired.

Dila looked at her frozen face. He helped her warm up by rubbing her palms.

"This is just because of humanity, nothing more" Dila muttered.

He asserted his heart that he was helping Yudi just out of humanity.

While Arumi is scratching his head even though it is not itchy. He was confused as to how he could get to America in an hour or two. It will take time, not to mention not being able to buy a ticket all of a sudden.

Arumi stood up and paced in confusion, she was worried but panicked more than the solution present in her brain.

Then he saw his picture with Vero on the bed table. He just remembered, Vero was driving Dila to America.

"He must have arrived, it's noon there. I'll call him" Arumi said.

"But, if he would want to see Yudi's situation, he would be quite upset with her" complained Arumi.

But if he tried, there was no other way. Not long after Vero picked up the phone.

"Yes, baby, why? you're canceling your request? I'm glad you called to cancel"

Vero who had just woken up answered without pause because Arumi was happy to contact him.

Arumi rounded her eyes, she did not expect that Vero so badly wanted her to cancel her request to stay away from each other first. He got the idea to get Vero to meet Yudi at the hospital.

"Oh, I'll cancel my request on one condition. Can you?" ask Arumi before saying the terms.

"I can, if I can't, I'll push myself. What'sthat?" asked Vero directly into the bathroom washing his face.

"Yudi" said Arumi.

Vero sighed, he was lazy to hear the name of the brother of his girlfriend.

"He had an accident, someone stabbed him, I can't go straight there. Can you see how he's doing at Harvard Square Clinic?" obviously Arumi stamped.

He changed his clothes and prepared. He thought as if there was something he should look for and find.

"Ah yes, Dila" he said as he remembered that he had to say goodbye to her.

When he came out of the room, he could not be seen anywhere. He called Dila.

"Where?" ask Vero.

Dila was confused, she was still waiting for Brian in the lobby of the clinic after helping Yudi get treatment.

"Me, jogging until the front of the clinic" replied Dila.

"Ouh, don't stop for long at the clinic, hurry home! I'll be gone for a minute, yeah!" said Vero.

She doesn't want Dila to meet Yudi at the clinic.

"OK!" answer Dila.

Without waiting for Brian, he went back to the apartment.

Vero took his car to the clinic. There he saw a new policeman coming.

"Excuse me, I'm a friend of the stabbing victim that happened this morning, can you tell me where she is now?" ask Yudi.

"Oh of course, please come over here" Brian asked Vero.

Brian took her to the examination room and spoke to the doctor. After speaking and listening to all the police sayings, Vero came out and contacted Arumi.

"Darling, Yudi is fine. Fortunately, the wound was not very deep. Police are investigating who stabbed him. But the police suspect Yudi was robbed. Because the wallet is empty on the street" explained Yudi after Arumi answered and immediately asked her brother.

"Gosh, but thank God he's fine" said Arumi anxious and relieved.

"Did I just take him home?" Vero gave me an idea.

"Why? Does he want to go home?" ask Arumi.

"No, he's still sleeping. It's just that his place of work turned out to be close to campus. I don't want to..." Vero did not continue his words.

"Don't want her close to Dila?" Arumy continued.

"Sorry, he's my friend and your brother, but if he risks hurting Dila again, I have to keep him away" Vero said.

"All right, just ask her if she wants to go home!" said Arumi.

"You angry?" ask Vero.

"I love him so much, Vero, as much as I love you, I have to choose right?" said Arumi.

"Thank you!" Vero understood his words.

Vero returned to the examination room and saw that Yudi was awake. He forced himself to sit by enduring his pain.

"Don't get up!" said Vero worried.

Vero looked at his pale face. Nothing has changed, but he is much fresher than his hangovers in Jakarta.

"I won't go near Dila, I promise" said Yudi.

Vero was surprised to hear that.

"You're denger?" ask Vero.

Yudi nodded as he grimaced with the pain.

"Thankfully you are here. I was someone accompanying me. Thank you for coming" said Yudi.

"Sama-sama, should I call the nurse and the doctor?" ask Vero.

"No, I'm fine" replied Yudi.

"Ok, I'll wait for you outside, I have to call again" Vero said.

Yudi just nodded. He looked at his hand that had been rubbed by Dila. His words confirmed his heart that he was only helping because of humanity.

~Thank you for still considering me human, after my inhumane treatment of you~ Yudi said.