JANUARY AND MAHENDRA

29. You Are No Longer Alone.

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The day has changed, this morning it looks the entire house bi Mina and Tejo package is busy packing. They're going back to town today.

Gantari who was ready with a suitcase that he put in the corner of the door and then went out of the room briefly while waiting for Laras and Keshwari who somehow, his permission was to go around first. Gantari also just realized that Keshwari and Laras turned out to be disciplined and weaned it, they had been packing first last night.

His eyes were still circulating his gaze looking for something, namely Mahendra. The girl stepped into the room of a fat-haired man but all she found were three friends of Mahendra who were also busy with their respective activities.

The girl turned her head for a moment after she peeked into Mahendra's room. He saw the room that was right in Mahendra's room slightly open. Gantari slowly walked towards the room because there was a slight sound of Mahendra's voice.

Mahendra is seen helping Nathan pack his goods, accompanied by a small chat. Sometimes Mahendra will grumble because Nathan always forgets to put his important things. Like now, Nathan forgot to put his camera when he remembered he had put it in the camera bag but when he returned from the bathroom, the camera was no longer in his bag.

"Where's that lo narohnya???" Mahendra asked with a gig at Nathan who was still pacing back and forth looking for the camera in every corner of his room. I don't know what question I asked.

*Bang, if I want to, I will not be confused gini!" Nathan replied no less geget, presumably this man also began to careless with Mahendra's question that did not help anything.

So Mahendra got up from his sister's bed, with a bad feeling he began to help Nathan look for him. Because if he doesn't intervene, his time will be wasted just waiting for Nathan to find his camera and it's certain they'll be late for the city.

Nathan paused trying to recall where he had put his camera. Until finally the attention of the man caught someone who was in front of the door of his room that was slightly open.

"Cantry?" Guess Nathan, Mahendra who heard that also immediately changed his gaze at the door following Nathan's view.

Gantari who was in front of the door was only the shortest before he finally snickered, he felt guilty because it was not polite to eavesdrop on the two brothers' conversation.

"Eh, sorry-sorry. I accidentally passed by earlier" he was even though it was very clear he was looking for Mahendra.

Mahendra chuckled understandingly as Gantari's pretty eyes glanced at him slightly. "Lo enter!"

Gantari shook her head, "no, I went back to my room. Sorry, it's Nat."

But before he sauntered away, the door to the room opened wide Mahendra who opened it. "Help Nathan's camera"

"Huh?" Gantari clearly did not want to look at Mahendra and Nathan alternately.

Gantari had not had time to say yes, Mahendra had first tinkered his hand to enter Nathan's room.

The room is dominated by pastel green, and in the corner of the room there is a piano and three computers not yet with a laptop lying on the bed and study table. It is very similar to an electronic store.

In addition, also in the glass cabinet hanging a lot of hoddie collections from famous brands, and next to it there are still some collections of shoes that may also be from famous brands. Gantari did not know because he had never bought or had such expensive items.

"Well, the child was told to help even dumbly" Mahendra reprimanded Gantari who had since circulated his gaze to the corner of Nathan's room. The girl was obviously upset with Mahendra who could only bother her.

"You're the last camera where's Nat?" Tanya Gantari on the sidelines of himself searched the contents of the room of the pitch black haired man.

Again Nathan sighed, "in the bag"

"I've been there until 3 times" Nathan interrupted when he saw Gantari began to check his camera bag.

The girl poked her lips, then turned to look on the bookshelf beside Nathan's study desk.

The three are still struggling with the activity of looking for Nathan's camera, has counted almost 1 hour but they did not find it too. They chose to stop the search, as it was confirmed that the camera could not be found.

Until at last the door of the room opened again to show Keshwari who came with a foreign object he was carrying. The girl smiled very sweetly.

"Nat, behind the camera. Thanks ya" Keshwari said, Nathan just nodded and smiled a little clumsily.

The whole room was seen sighing resignedly, they searched here and there and it turns out the camera was brought to flee by Keshwari.

Especially with the look on Mahendra's face that turned to look at Nathan, the man in the face was only scowling while scratching his throat. He recalled that Keshwari had borrowed his camera while Nathan was in the bathroom.

"Udah, ah. Usually these are his eyes" said Gantari scooped Mahendra's face to finish his sharp gaze on Nathan.

Nathan, clumsy and guilty, then continued his packing show, putting in some clothes that he had taken from Sam's uncle's house last night, Keshwari's father.

Keshwari, who was aware of Mahendra's cloudy color, asked, "why mas?"

"Ask the same cousin lo, my males really" complained Mahendra now prefers to lean his back on the side of the foot of the bed.

Nathan scowled, "gue forgot bang, I forgot his camera on Keshwari's pinjem"

Mahendra rolled his eyes lazily.

"Owhh, did I have permission earlier when you were in Nat's bathroom"

"Yes, I was out when you came in"

Keshwari's face clearly depicts 'Ohalah'. "The other kids are ready"

Hearing that, Mahendra immediately moved and then grabbed Gantari's hand to pull him to wake up.

"Help me packing"

"Lo can pack Mahendra himself!" Gantari held her own hand.

"Let's spit" Mahendra increasingly attracted Gantari.

"I'm not sure it will be a shabby" Nathan sneered, immediately getting a bad look from Mahendra. Nathan instantly shriveled his lips as he chuckled.

After that Mahendra took Gantari out of Nathan's room.

Entering Mahendra's room, which is right in front of Nathan's room. There is no Luke and Dirga. They were probably ready in the yard. It's okay, Mahendra will only be packing now.

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"Over time actually lo stuff packing doang, I've this moss. After 2 cups of coffee" brained Luke when he saw Mahendra just out of the house. He waited for Mahendra and Gantari for almost an hour. He finished two cups of coffee this afternoon.

He was more astonished with Mahendra who carried nothing but a sling bag hanging from his left arm.

Everything is glued, then what Mahendra did for an hour if it carried only a small sling bag that most only contains a wallet and mobile phone.

"Anjirr, say or if you want to date first" Dirga open while chuckling. "And I can be alone together first the same Barrel."

Lukas looked in horror at Mahendra and Dirga was horrified, "I saw the two of you. Gan-lo isn't bitten anymore, is he Mahendra?" The man turned to ask Gantari with a worried look.

"What the hell, it's not so obvious you're on!" Gantari's limbs then walked over to Mahira and Nathan.

"Yes anyhow you are on aja anjir in a room alone for an hour. Very tight" still accompanied by a small oddity now Dirga protested to Mahendra who also walked to the car carrying a suitcase owned by Gantari.

"We are packing" Mahendra said casually.

"Packing all unboxing" between Luke immediately got a sign from Keshwari. The man grimaced in pain, "sick Ay!"

"Mas, if you talk in the filter first"

"What am I talking about? Who knows if they've been packing but in unboxing again, keep it old"

Keshwari just rolled his eyeballs, it's the basis of a man's brain.

After saying goodbye to the owner of the house, namely Tejo pakle and bi Mina, and also Jihan. Eventually they entered their cars. But presumably Yanuar is still not willing to go from Jihan seen from his long-served way. Yanuar began to resign, he would become a human again on his way home.

Mahendra takes over the wheel of Nathan's car, the man was clean hard to bring his own car but was quickly attacked by Mahendra. Nathan is still in recovery condition and this trip is quite far impossible also Mahendra let his sister drive.

"Bang, if you sleepy can replace me" said Nathan who was in the back seat with Mahira who was asleep on his shoulder.

Mahendra glanced slightly through the middle spy without responding to Nathan. Gantari, who was sitting on a chair with Mahendra, turned to Nathan.

"You just rest Nat, later if Mahendra tired of being able to replace me" said Gantari sontak make Mahendra look directly at Gantari before then he focused back on the road.

"Who can drive?" Mahendra asked a little in disbelief.

The girl nodded, "can"

"I've never seen you drive, you don't have a car"

"Yes, I know who was born rich"

"Had been taught by my father before. When I graduated High School, my dad taught me"

Mahendra nodded, "means it was 5 years ago huh? I'm sure I've forgotten his knowledge now"

Gantari then turned to Mahendra who was still focused while chuckling, "Wahhh, ngeremehin I lo?"

Mahendra scooped his shoulders, then smiled. The movement of his hand turning the steering wheel reliably using only one hand seems to have been very pro when Mahendra was controlling the car on the bend.

Gantari is getting riveted, since when does Mahendra look so cool like this? Or is it possible that Gantari just realized it? This was the first time he had ever seen Mahendra drive.

On the sidelines of his drive, Mahendra was consciously noticed by Gantari since then immediately chuckled. The man peeked into the rearview mirror and found Nathan sleeping with Mahira.

The left hand that had been idle now began to be moved to grab Gantari's hand making the girl a little surprised, but after that the girl smiled as well. Mahendra clasped the small hand, rubbing it so gently, until the master began to feel comfortable. And in the end Gantari fell asleep.

Mahendra smiled even more when he saw his girl sleeping so comfortably. And on the one hand he also felt happy because he could see the people around him happy.

Now Mahendra will only keep everything that makes him happy. Now he can breathe a sigh of relief, at least the feeling of tightness is increasingly fused following the breath.

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Arriving in the city precisely at the intersection of the road between Angkringan Bu Ummi and the hospital car driven by Luke broke away, he turned to deliver Laras first.

Mahendra was still walking straight until they were in the Gantari housing complex. Mahendra chose to take Nathan to stay a few days at his house. Because he is not sure to leave the man to live alone, he needs to talk first with Vishnu, whether the house is really safe or not.

The two men helped get all of his belongings out of the car,

From the door of Gantari's house was a middle-aged man who had just come out smiling. Gantari who realized that was immediately stunned until at last she also smiled with excitement. The girl directly approached the man standing towering in front of the door, she immediately hugged him tightly.

"Suprise" said the middle-aged man, smiling along with a gentle swipe at his son's narrow back.

Gantari was obviously very surprised by the arrival of Denish the father who was suddenly at home. "I don't think I'm going home this year."

Unconsciously his eyes water a sign that water will come out in his eye pelup. Then the girl hid her face on Denish's chest.

"Heyy, Daddy's clothes will get wet!" Tegur Denish but Gantari did not care, this girl had missed her father very much. Then he chuckled at the crying girl in his arms, had not seen her cry like this for a long time.

"So, it's been a big time crying" Mahendra's voice sounded to melt the atmosphere, making Gantari end her crying.

"Whisper lo!!!" Annoyed by Gantari, his lips still trembled slightly. His father's hand stretched out rubbing Gantari's tears.

"Halo Om Denish, add a lot of Om" said Mahendra again say hello, now his hand is outstretched to greet his father Gantari.

Denish smiled, "Mahendra, how healthy?"

Mahendra nodded, "it's healthy Om, only sometimes Gantari makes me dizzy but not papa now it's normal"

Gantari who had been silent then snorted, there was even a high blood Gantari every day. "Nevert back? I'm now so often high blood during your life!"

"I'm glad I'm kind, if I don't throw you in the river!"

"Don't that dong darling" Mahendra said in a cute tone.

Hearing Mahendra who subconsciously called the love then made Denish, Nathan and Mahira wide-eyed. They didn't hear wrong, did they?.

Gantari who was still not separated from Denish was immediately panicked after getting a demanding gaze from the father. Gantari shook her head trying to answer that unspoken question.

Denish chuckled, "no papa, Mahendra's this good"

Feeling that he had gotten the green light from Denish, Mahendra's heart immediately flowered marked with his smile restrained. Gantari could only pursed her lips.

After that, Denish's point of view was on Nathqn and Mahira who had been silent. Feeling at such a gaze Nathan immediately greeted Denish and then alternated with Mahira.

"My brother Om, Nathan. If this is Mahira's girlfriend" Mahendra knew Denish.

This immediately made Nathan and Mahira look at each other until they finally looked at Mahendra full of questions. The two of them have not had a relationship that far.

"Oh, Mahendra has a adek? Wahh, Om just found out about this"

Nathan smiled clumsyly, he could only nod asserting Mahendra's statement that introduced Mahira as his girlfriend.

"Gini Om so for a while I asked Mahira permission to stay with Gantari first. Instead of later Mahira bulldozing me with Nathan is dangerous, heheh so mending ngembul same Gantari aja" permission Mahendra slightly seasoned with jokes make Denish laugh for the umpteenth time.

Denish just nods, then lets Mahira enter his house and Nathan enters Mahendra's house.

Nathan began to tidy up his luggage, his suitcase then he put it behind the door Mahendra's room. He was seen circulating his gaze to see all corners of Mahendra's room which did look minimalist with a bed singgle bad and not too big, maybe only able to accommodate one person only.

This is the first time he entered the house and Mahendra's rented room, because usually Nathan can only visit this man until the front of the house. He often visited this house but Mahendra never opened the door for him, which makes Nathan feel confused to go home. At that time he also did not know who to ask for help when Mahendra ignored him and did not accept it.

"Lo, sleep on top. Let me sleep below" Mahendra's voice sounded to make Nathan who was still standing turned his head.

The man entered the room with a pink towel that he used to break his wet hair. The man had just cleaned himself up.

Nathan shook his head, "go under me"

"Lo want to get wet lungs? Don't be weird." Mahendra said slightly raising his voice. Nathan clearly shrieked and fell silent.

Nathan turns to get the towel in his bag, then breezes out of the room.

"Not to take a shower! Wash your face with your teeth!"

"Yes" Nathan briefly, he came out with a slight smile. Mahendra is back protective, he still knows that a night shower can make it arthritic but even Mahendra himself still often takes a night bath. Indeed basic.

After completing the activity of cleaning himself, Nathan re-entered the room and he found Mahendra who had been lying down with a foam mattress without bed linen. The man was seen playing his phone.

"Difficulty don't forget to drink" he ordered without seeing Nathan, the man still playing with his cell phone.

Nathan drank it without saying anything. Then he immediately fell on the mattress staring at the ceiling with a bright light.

"Bang-" Nathan's words stopped, "Gue kangen mother" he continued, making Mahendra who was playing also stopped.

Mahendra sighed before turning to Nathan, who was staring at the ceiling of his room.

"Bang, I can't see my mother"

"Nat, if your goal is to apologize doang you do not need to reach all. Mommy is not there, but I hope you do not forget that the mother will be still with us. Here you are not alone anymore, from now onwards you can find me. Put all that weight on, I just want to be a better brother to you!"

After listening to that Nathan turned his head to look at Mahendra who was below. "But you also have to be happy Bang"

Nathan looked back at the ceiling, "gue was proud to have a brother kayak lo, even though every time I wanted to be lo. So Mahendra who has every way to be free, you always have a way to color bang, until many people think good well so lo. And until they forget that you also have wounds."

For a long time, both of them were silent. I don't know what made him speechless but this atmosphere was indeed very suitable for contemplation. The bristling room makes the atmosphere more fitting to heal each wound.

Mahendra sighed, "Don't feel alone anymore, Nat."

The child who was in the bed even slightly carved a smile with his eyes closed, he then sighed with relief and then fell asleep in his sleep.

Mahendra got up, his hands outstretched with a thick blanket he rarely wore covering Nathan's body letting the boy fall asleep in the warm.

After that, Mahendra returned to his position now to turn his back on Nathan who had fallen asleep. Her tears have now seeped into her eyes. He promised to take care of him again, if he had to lose his life it is okay at least Mahendra can see Nathan happy with his future.

Without feeling, Mahendra fell asleep with his body curled only covered in a thin blanket typical of his favorite hospital.

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I hope you guys don't forget this moment🤍

It's a shame for both of them. 🙌