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Next to Karel's eyebrows rose as a man her age emerged from behind the open door. The man smiled amiably with a clear gaze fixed on Kalea. One hand holds a basket of fruits, the other hand holds a bouquet of blue Hydrangeas.

Karel did not remember the name of the man who was standing before him, he only remembered that this man had come to the wedding of Gavin and Kalea a few months ago.

"Hello, Kalea." Greet the man with a warm smile.

Kalea turned her head towards Kalea to check. But he was confused when Kalea never returned the smile and instead looked at the man before them with a confused look.

"Taruna, what's going on here?" kalea asked still with a frown.

"Prop rice." Sahut Taruna's. But, no one laughed. Though he was trying to throw jokes so that the atmosphere is not awkward very.

Knowing the joke ended crisp, Taruna cleared her throat several times. Then, she held out a bouquet of flowers that she had been holding to Kalea. The woman looked at the bouquet of flowers that she held out long enough, until finally the bouquet changed hands because Karel took it.

"Thank you" said Karel as he placed the bouquet on the nightstand. Then like a man who has no manners, he also snatched a basket of fruits from the hands of the Midshipman and placed it next to the bouquet of flowers earlier. "That's thanks too."

The cadets smiled thinly. At least, his gifts are appreciated. Although his arrival caused confusion for these two people before him.

"I'm serious, do you know where I've been treated here?" sue Kalea who is still curious about where Taruna knows that she is being treated.

"Gavin's."

There were more wrinkles on Kalea's forehead when Gavin's name was mentioned. Realizing that, Taruna immediately gave an additional explanation.

"Yesterday accidentally met in front, it just so happens that Sierra is also being treated at this hospital. Coincidentally again, his inpatient room was right next door." The cadets pointed to the left. Then, the man smiled. "If you've been able to walk, maybe you can stop by the side for Sierra's jengukin."

"Sierra hurts what?" Kalea straightened her back. He glanced at Karel at a glance to give the code so that the young man did not open his mouth first to interrupt.

"The bronchitis is relapsing." Obviously Midshipmen.

"Sierra has bronchitis?"

The cadets just nodded. Then, the man turned his gaze towards Karel and smiled faintly. "We haven't met, have we?" tanyakanya. Then when Karel nodded, Taruna immediately reached out with a growing smile. "I'm Taruna, Kalea's friend."

Not only was Karel surprised when Taruna introduced himself as a friend of Kalea, but Kalea herself was also surprised. Because, since when did he and Taruna become friends?

Despite this, Kalea said nothing and Karel accepted Taruna's hand and shook it briefly.

"Carel." Unlike Taruna who mentioned her name and status, Karel only mentioned her name and then immediately retracted her hand.

The cadets don't mind that. Because actually, he already knew the name of this young man before him. Not just the name, Taruna even knows a lot more about Karel and things related to the young man. Even up to the things that Kalea might, as her best friend, have no idea.

"Since when has Sierra been treated?" Kalea interjected after a long silence encompassed Karel and Taruna.

"His bronchitis is that bad?" ask Kalea again. To his knowledge, bronchitis is a disease caused by inflammation or irritation in one part of the lungs that results in the stagnation of oxygen flow to the lungs, causing sufferers to have difficulty breathing. He just couldn't imagine how much love it would have been if the illness had been suffered by a child of Sierra's age.

"Pretty bad. Sierra is now okay. If there are no more obstacles, tomorrow afternoon I'll take him home."

Even though Taruna said that with a non-fading smile, Kalea could still feel the sadness hidden from the male voice. Clearly, which father wouldn't be sad to see his daughter sick? Although never a parent, but Kalea quite understand the feelings of Taruna.

"G ... I have to go back to Sierra's ward, afraid he's fussing at my nyariin." Said Taruna after glancing at the clock on her left wrist.

"After lunch, I'll take Sierra." Kalea said, which was directly embraced by Taruna.

"Yes, I'll excuse you. May you also recover soon, yes, Kalea."

Then after nailing the gaze for a few seconds with Karel, Taruna passed from there. At every step he took to get away from the room, his smile slowly faded. The muscles around his neck began to show and both his hands clenched firmly beside the body.

Meanwhile, Karel and Kalea could only fall silent on Taruna's back until the figure completely disappeared behind the door.

Not waiting for long, just as the door was again closed, Karel immediately turned his head towards Kalea and threw the woman a probing gaze.

Feeling that he was being suspected of something that he himself did not know, Kalea could only sigh many times.

"What?" the moment Karel did not take his eyes off.

"Gue was suspicious of the person."

"Surprisingly why?"

"The aura is strange."

Kalea was silent for a moment. From the beginning of their meeting at the supermarket months ago, Kalea had also sensed something strange about Taruna. However, he tried hard to get rid of the thought because he did not know the man well and there is no reason enough to make sense for him to be suspicious.

But now, when the new Karel first got into a conversation with Taruna saying the same thing, Kalea was no longer able to dispel her suspicions further.

Although Karel seems nosy and rarely can be serious, but Kalea clearly knows that the feeling of a Gautama Karelino is not to be underestimated. He has proven it himself. On several occasions, Karel managed to show that the feeling he had was always right on target.

"I also feel that there is something strange about Taruna, especially if she is the same as Gavin." Kalea spoke with a gaze fixed straight at the door, as if there was still a Cadet behind it. "But we can't think badly of people, right? After all, he had never done anything strange either."

Although there was still something that felt stuck in the heart, but Karel still nodded his head and agreed to what Kalea said, without the slightest intention to lower his vigilance.

From now on, he would keep an eye on the man named Taruna to make sure he did not do anything that would harm Kalea.

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