Lecturers

Friends in the Past

Throughout the journey Linda did not stop crying. And Irfan, too, feels guilty. Irfan really did not expect suddenly the hospital informed that Audie was in a coma after an accident.

Arriving inside the hospital building, Linda quickly asked Audie's room number and immediately headed there. Anxiety and anxiety he could not hide, his two eyes did not stop draining the clear liquid.

Irfan's eyes squinted when he found a man who was so familiar to him just came out of the Audie room. He continued to watch until the man turned his face right to face Irfan. Their gazes met, faces of disbelief they were attached.

"X-XAVIER?" call Irfan to make sure.

Xavier knitted his eyebrows together, "sorry, who is it?" xavier asked back, while Linda just fell silent, then she wiped away her tears.

"I'm Irfan... When you don't know?!" a broad line of smiles was attached to his lips.

"You... Irfan?" show Xavier in doubt to Irfan's field chest.

"Yes, I'm Irfan, you're Xavier, right?" irfan said after nodding in spirit.

Xavier smiled as he nodded, without further ado the two hugged, Irfan's hand patting Xavier's back hard enough only to shed his longing after a dozen years of being together.

"How are you?" irfan asked excitedly, both hands perched on both corners of Xavier's shoulder. Irfan's eyes glazed over, he just couldn't believe he'd met his childhood friends since they were in Elementary School.

Irfan and Xavier used to be close friends, only, they were forced to separate at the age of 12, because Xavier had to join his parents abroad and continue his schooling there. However, when Xavier graduated from college, he returned to Indonesia and lived with his older brother named Lufy, then continued his profession as a lecturer.

"It turns out you can still recognize me, Irfan. Look, I grew tall, handsome and charismatic. Not like it used to be, small, black, fat and always in the bully."

Irfan laughed at Xavier's words.

"Of course I know you. Even just by looking at your necklace." Appoint Irfan to

the direction of Xavier's neck, where there is already hanging a titanium necklace with a carving of several letters that if read means "Friend".

Xavier noticed Irfan's neck, not finding him hanging the same necklace. "How about you, where's our friendship necklace?"

Irfan groped her neck, "oh, I left her at home. I can't wear accessories when I shower, which is why I take them off and forget to put them back on."

Xavier nodded in understanding, then glimpsed Linda, there was a trace of tears there with pouches of eyes swelling violently. "Tante," said Xavier politely and then crucified Linda's hand.

"How are you, Xavier? It's been a long time since I've met."

"Thank God be good, Aunt. Then... What makes an aunt cry?" xavier asked carefully, not wanting to offend the old man.

"Aunty girl, she was hospitalized in an accident." The crying broke back.

"Innallight..." Xavier said, "where's the aunt's room, then how, what's the bad wound?"

A worried look was carved on his face, though not as worried as Linda and Irfan. Xavier did not know that Irfan had a sister, whom he knew was his only son and did not have a sister.

"There," pointed Linda to the exact spot where Xavier had just walked out of the room," ".aunty also did not know, this new aunt wanted to see him." Linda's tears broke again, and she excused Xavier to enter one of the wards she had appointed.

Xavier nodded, he noticed Linda and Irfan's body breezing away entering the ward.

Inside, his heart was racing twice as fast as it normally would. He was silent for a moment.

"Is it possible that Irfan's sister is Audie? The girl I accidentally bumped?" monologue Xavier.

With hesitation, Xavier stepped away from the hospital. He did not sleep until the morning. The man must be awake to make sure Audie's condition remains fine. After all, he must be responsible, not because he cares and worries about the state of the girl. Although he was guarding Audie all night, all he was worried about was his fiancee, Alea.

On the other hand, Linda entered the room that smelled of medicine, her cries breaking when she saw Audie being stretched weakly over the gurney.

"SCAPE..." Shouted Linda, she passed then hugged her daughter's body.

Linda cried as she pleased, she was unable to see her daughter's current state. Where hoses are installed everywhere. His heart was torn to shreds, Audie's condition looked terrible.

Slowly, Audie opened her eyes. The girl was not unconscious, she was just enjoying her sleep. "Mama?"

Audie's gaze then turned to the Man next to Linda, "branch?" Irfan.

"Argghhhhhhh..." Audie grimaced as Linda hugged him too tightly.

"Mama, Audie can't breathe!" abugn.

Linda's face was worried, she felt every inch of Audie's wound, "why, dear? Where is the sick? Why can't you breathe?"

Audie let go of Linda's embrace, then she breathed a sigh of relief. "Mama swooped it too tight, Audie's cake was a bolster pillow," he whined.

"Oh, is that it?" Linda caresses Audie's hair with affection.

Audie smiled, "Bang Irfan don't have to apologize, it's not your fault. Audie's not careful when crossing the street."

Perhaps, in this way God reunited these two disputing brothers.

"Audie's been eating?" ask Linda.

"Udah, this morning Audie ate the porridge again bribed with Mr. Xavier."

Irfan's eyes were perfectly rounded, his chin raised. "Xavier's? Xavier who?" ask Irfan curious.

"that's a loh, private tutor, Audie!" answer's relaxed.

Now Irfan began to remember, Xavier his childhood friend had just come out of this room, but he did not ask that because he was busy shedding longings and chatting about the past.

"You mean, Xavier just came out of this room? Xavier's tall body, stiff brown hair, and.... A lecturer of that?"

Audie nodded slowly, even he was no less surprised by Irfan. "Bang Irfan knows Mr Xavier?"

"So, all this time the private teacher you're referring to is Xavier? Little brother's childhood friend who hasn't seen you in a dozen years?" Irfan still doesn't believe it.

Audie was silent for a few seconds, then asked Irfan to explain why his brother was so familiar with Xavier. There was anxiety in him after learning how close Irfan was to his private tutor. How can Audie calm down, if at any time the friendship between the two stretch when they realize it turns out the woman they fought for so far is the same woman.

Audie really could not think, what should she do and until when would Alea continue this game? Neither Xavier nor Irfan, between the two, will be hurt.

***

The white room is now crowded with six people. The girl who was still lying stared at the ceiling with a troubled heart. The sound of sobbing that boomed had not stopped him since 3 hours ago. Her tears splashed, a clear liquid called snot that flowed smoothly from her nose.

Audie glanced at Beautiful at a glance, then she rolled her eyes lazily. "Well, can you just shut up? I'm not okay. You have been crying for three hours."

"G-Gue, I can't look at this l-wound lo s-half, Audie. G-Gue can't imagine the incident when P-Pak Xavier hit lo." Beautiful close her nose on Arini's boat next to her, then clean her snot using the girl's shirt.

"Jeez. nih son of one, very dirty dah," protested Arini, but he only resigned and sincere when found there was already a clear liquid attached smooth in his school uniform.

Yuda glanced at a glance, "ishhh.." said the student shudder in horror with a sour look at how slovenly Beautiful.

"Cup, cup, cup... Don't cry anymore, Dad. I'm not papa." Audie embraces Indah's body with one hand, because her right hand is being bandaged due to a broken bone.

Jack approached, from earlier he did not dwell and could only cry in silence when he saw the state of Audie. His hatred and resentment towards Xavier is blazing, he cannot forgive his tutor for any injuries Xavier has given to Audie, the girl Jack has loved all along.

"Lo eat first, Audie. Here, I bring you porridge." Jack put the porridge on the nightstand.

Audie hissing, "porridge again, porridge again. I want to eat pizza, the time since last night that goes into my stomach baby food mulu anyway."

"Son, sick people eat porridge. Lo must recover Audie quickly, soon we will carry out the National Examination. Don't you want to take the exam?"

"Udah, don't get mad at Audie. I ordered pizza then. What matters is that you eat."

"Basic bucin!"

Jack immediately opened the gofood application, ordering three-box pizza for Audie and his friends. Because Jack believes that Yuda, Zayn, Arini and Indah must also be starving. Remember after returning home from school they did not go straight to their respective homes but immediately went to the hospital when they heard the news that Audie had an accident.

Zayn noticed the details of every wound of Audie, ranging from the girl's hand wrapped in bandages, imfus still attached, bandages wrapped around her head to blisters on Audie's face and hands.

"It turns out you're strong too well, Audie. Not like Yuda, a little wound is already crying." Zayn's lyrics to Yuda.

"Basic lo, Zayn. I didn't take it that hard" Timpal Judah did not accept the words of his best friend.

"Heleh, who was beaten yesterday by the next High School, the proof is that you cry when your leg is broken." Yuda looked at Zayn cynically, he could not defend himself anymore, because it was true.

Not long after, the pizza that Jack ordered finally came. A pair of Audie's eyes sparkled, for a long time he had not eaten pizza. Audie ate every slice of pizza with a mozarella cheese topping.

Everyone stared at Audie in wonder, even the slice of pizza that almost went into their mouths reluctant to eat it immediately. Their focus right now is only Audie.

"No ill intentions, Audie? I just found out there's a sick guy but his appetite is high."

"This week I rarely eat due to not getting along with Bang Irfan. Anyway, what's wrong with my appetite? A sinner? No, right?" audie said with her mouth still chewing until both her cheeks look like a ball.

Everyone just breathed a sigh. Those who are very worried when hearing the news of the Audie accident, it turns out Audie looks fine. Not caring about his wound, as if he did not feel any pain at all.

...🧚🏻‍♀️🧚🏻‍♀️🧚🏻‍♀️...

...Friends are like dew in the morning, always soothing. Even when I am in any state, they are always there....