
Imelda walked so hastily down the aisle of the hospital still carrying a suitcase in her hand. Her beautiful face looks so panicked, even the sound of heels worn by her is so clear due to colliding with the hospital ceramics.
Because when I arrived at the airport, Imelda had just opened her phone and it turned out there were dozens of calls from Nathan, there was even one incoming message from Nathan that contained a share lock.
Imelda was afraid that something bad might happen to her best friend, Sesil.
Along the way here Imelda had tried to contact Nathan but unfortunately the husband of his best friend never answered his phone call, making Imel again curse Nathan many times.
Imelda headed to the room according to what Nathan told her in the short message.
While standing at the end of the hallway, Imel stopped his footsteps as he watched Nathan sitting leaning his head against the hospital wall with both eyes closed. Imel's heart was suddenly so painful, something bad must have happened to his best friend.
Imelda again moved her legs closer to Nathan and when stopped right in front of him with Imelda unruffled to pull the work coat that was wearing at that time. The surprised Nathan immediately opened his eyes with an expressionless look on his face.
"What happened to Sesil? Say it!" Imelda glared at her eyes, her tone even sounded so unfriendly, her veined face showing tremendous anger.
Because the husband of his best friend is so stupid value by him, let his own wife suffer until now sitting in a wheelchair, even that incident had not happened long ago and even now something bad has happened.
Nathan was silent and would not respond to what Imelda had said. The look on his face looked so grim with regret.
Seeing that Nathan did not answer him, Imelda grew apathetic and upset
"You deaf? say it quickly !" Imelda increasingly gripped Nathan's suit crate, but it seemed his efforts were in vain, Nathan still did not want to open his mouth at all.
"It's free to talk to you, it's a waste of time" Nathan let go of his grip and pushed Nathan to the point of falling into the waiting chair right behind him.
Regardless of anyone, Imelda immediately barged into the room. And when the door opened Imelda was so relieved to see Sesil sitting in a wheelchair.
"You're fine" Imelda grabbed onto his best friend's body and hugged him so tightly. His heart was so relieved when he saw Sesil was still healthy and fine.
"I'm fine, but...." Sesil did not continue his words and his eyes turned to look towards the bed.
Imelda followed the direction of Sesil's eyes and was so surprised to see Dave's condition full of wounds on his face, even his face looks blue like a fight.
Imelda's eyes were diverted to see the condition of Dave's right leg which was filled with bandages.
"Why him?" Imelda tried her best not to show her concern
"He's...." Sesil sighed and did not resume his words, then he took out a pink box and thrust it at Imelda
"What's this?" Imelda scrunched her forehead to receive the gift box from Sesil, and with curiosity she opened the box and revealed a set of beautiful jewelry.
"That's a gift from Dave that was prepared for you, I met him accidentally at a jewelry store. And because there was a little incident, I was almost robbed and Dave was the one who helped me, he was battered like this because he was beaten by robbers. Even during a fight, he was pushed to the point of falling into the middle of the highway and was hit by a motor and his leg was seriously injured" The regretful bolt was clearly drawn on Sesil's face.
But Imel did not believe it just like that, his eyes narrowed at the wound on Dave's face, because he felt something was wrong here.
His glasses as a doctor began to look at every inch of Dave's face that looked blue.
Even Imelda touched the wound and tried to wipe it with her fingers, afraid that this was just makeup. Unfortunately, the injury was true.
"You think this is prank? Mel, Dave actually wants to give you this gift, even this week he's been looking for you all the time. Cassian she's Mel. I'm sure there's something she wants to tell you Mel" Sesil grabbed Imelda's hand and grabbed her, while Imel just stared silently at Dave's bruised face.
Suddenly Nathan opened the door and entered into it. Nathan was standing right behind Sesil's wheelchair.
"I know who Dave is, he's not a man who puts his heart on women. Even once he liked someone but good luck did not side with him because the woman was in a match with another man and married first" Nathan rubbed the top of his wife's head, as the woman was in love with him, because the woman he was referring to was his own wife.
Imelda was still silent unmoved with both her hands holding the jewelry box so tightly.
"And for the second time, Dave had to swallow a bitter pill when he found out that the girl he liked liked liked liked another man. Even Dave said the girl was so drunk that he thought about the man he was waiting for never coming back"
Hearing Nathan's words, Imel immediately set his eyes on him. He seeks the truth from the look in Nathan's eyes that stand right behind him.
Imel understood very well that what his best friend's husband meant was himself, but did Dave really put his heart on him? but why does Dave always act so annoying when he meets? all the questions swirled around in Imel's head
"But he never told me Nath?" Imel turned his eyes back to see Dave who was still faithful close his eyes.
"Because you didn't give him a chance to talk, even when he was last willing to explain who Yasmine was, you kicked him out instead, didn't you?" Imbuh Nathan again cornered Imelda.
Imelda fell silent not answering Nathan's words, indeed what her best friend's husband said was true.
Even after that night, he immediately returned to Bandung and today he is here also planning to resign from his place of work and plans to continue his study again.
"I'm sorry Dave" Imel's tears just escaped, his heart was sore to see Dave's condition like this, Imelda was afraid that Dave could not wake up again and listen to his confession.
"Dave's up!" Imelda touches Dave's arm and shakes him, hoping that the man who stole his heart can open his eyes again.
"Yasmine the girl you saw was Nathan and Dave's best friend, even I knew her and we had a vacation together" Sesil said
Imelda who heard the words of Sesil felt more and more guilty, why was she so foolish not to give Dave a chance to speak the other day.
"Dave woke up" Imelda leaned her head against Dave's field chest, her tears streaming down the hospital dress that Dave was wearing.
"Dave wake up, don't be like this!! I don't want to be left by you" Imelda spoke soberly between her cries
"Dave, I'm so stupid I don't give you a chance to talk, and I'm also stupid for lying to my own feelings Dave ! I'm late to realize how I feel about you Dave, I love you Dave, wake up" Imelda wiggled Dave's body but her efforts were still fruitless, Dave still closed his eyes.
"Dave even I was willing not to wash my face when you peed my cheek the other day, so now wake up Dave, tell me what you want to tell me, I promise Dave will listen to everything"
"All right??" Suddenly, Dave's voice sounded even his hand gently rubbed Imel's head leaning against his chest
Imelda raised her head and looked at Dave who had opened his eyes.
"All right what you're saying?" Dave smiled broadly at Imelda.
Imelda frowned in wonder then looked towards the back where Sesil and Nathan were standing.
The couple also smiled at him.
Makes Imelda realize that this is all just a prank.
"You get your business done, we get out first" Nathan pushed his wife's wheelchair up and walked out of the room.
Now in that room only Imelda and Dave remained.
"You don't have to pretend anymore, why are you such a bitch!" Imelda glared her eyes and hit Dave's leg wrapped in a bandage
"This, this is what? it must be just make up" Imel punched a bruise on Dave's cheek, making Dave hiss in pain
"Ah, it hurts" Dave sizzled in pain when his cheek was touched by Imel, because it was true.
**flashback Off
"You're right? do you have to hit me, huh?" Dave clucked angrily upon hearing Nathan's ridiculous idea
"You don't be stupid, Imel is a doctor, if only using makeup alone, I'm sure he'll know ! So in order for our plan to be smoothly under control, then we must make the wounds on your face genuine. If the legs are covered with bandages, so will not be suspicious" Nathan cried
"This must be your wits, right, Natha? you must just want to exercise with my face" Grunts Dave with annoyance
"Ah talk a lot" Nathan floated a raw bogem in Dave's face, until it looked blue
"Why did you hit me? sick fool" Dave held his sore cheek
"Shut up, we don't have much time" Nathan hit Dave in the face several times, causing Dave to hiss in pain from his best friend.
"Here, it's good" Nathan laughed with satisfaction at the battered face of his best friend
Dave just grunted angrily withstanding the pain, and then entered Sesil with one of the nurses who would help put a bandage on Dave's ankle.
Flashback On**
"So that's the story of Mel, even I'm willing to do this all for you" Dave sat up and stared fixedly at the two eyeballs of Imelda who was also sitting on the edge of the bed.
"I'm not a romantic man, nor am I a man who is good at explaining my heart. But this is how I feel Mel, I feel so lost to you. I miss your smile Mel" Dave took the pink box that Imel had placed on the small table beside the bed.
"Will You Mary me?" Dave opened the box, while Imelda was still silent not budging in her position.
Silent..
Silent..
Long Imelda still did not budge in her position, making Dave put the box and grabbed both hands of Imelda and grasped it so tightly.
"Mel..?" Call Dave soft
"Dave, you can get a better girl than me. I don't deserve a man like you. Thank you for loving me Dave" said Imelda softly and tried to release Dave's hand that held his hand, but Dave did not want to let go of Imelda's hand and tightly knitted his eyebrows together.
"Why Mel? do you still love that Korean guy?"
"Not Dave, it's not like that!" Imel's Refutation
"Then? tell me what's the reason? then I'll let you go if I accept your excuse" Dave said
Imelda took her breath and tried to make her heart calm at this moment.
"Dave, I'm just an adopted son of the Louis family. Even though both my parents thought of me as their daughter, but my blood still flowed the blood of the orphanage child whose origins were unclear, his parents. It could even be that my parents didn't want me until they threw me away" Imelda's tears filled her eyes again and were ready to spill at any moment.
"I'm different from you Dave, I'm sure both of your parents would not want to have a daughter-in-law who is not clear what her family background is like, I don't want to feel the rejection again Dave, it's very sad, it's very sad, both my parents rejected my birth, and I did not want to be rejected by your parents because of my background condition" This time Imelda's tears escaped from the corner of her eyes
"No, I won't let rejection happen in your life again. I promise Mel" Dave grabbed Imelda's body and hugged her so tightly. His heart felt uncomfortable seeing the girl he loved crying
"I'll make my parents accept everything that's inside of you Mel, I promise you ! And whatever happens, I'll stay by your side" Dave stroked Imelda's soft hair, trying to calm the crying girl in his arms at this time.
"You can keep my promise Mel" Imbuh Dave again tried to convince Imelda. The girl could only nod her head in Dave's arms.
"In a week, my parents will come here, I will introduce you to them"
"Why so fast Dave, I'm afraid" cried Imel released his embrace and looked at Dave's eyes.
"Just cutting my neck isn't afraid, why now just meeting my parents are you scared?" Temptation Dave smiled mischievously, making Imel smile shyly and pinch Dave's waist. Imel recalled their first meeting
"I don't want to wait long, because my parents asked me to get married quickly, if I didn't get married my parents planned to match me to one of my father's business partner's daughters" Timpal Dave again.
"So I hope you don't reject me huh?" Dave pulled out Imelda's chin and looked at her so intensely, making Imelda's heart beat even faster that even Imelda felt like her face was so hot, she was sure that her face must have been very red by now.
Dave drew his face closer, making Imelda close her eyes. And suddenly Imel felt his forehead kissed so soft and long by Dave.
"Thank you Mel" Dave took off his kiss and grabbed a necklace and put it around Imelda's neck.
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Marhaban Ya Ramadhan, welcome to the holy month of Ramadan for all Muslim readers of the work of Receh syrayy, May our fasting be accepted by Allah, amiin🙏