Love for Hana
CHAPTER 4
The wall clock in Evan's room had shown at seven past fifteen minutes when Evan opened his eyes. Last night he was too busy playing the game he just bought until finally sleeping very late. Evan got out of bed and ran to the bathroom.
The plan this morning he will invite Hana to have breakfast together at Hana's favorite porridge stall, although he had not previously told Hana. He wanted to make a little surprise for Hana because seeing her lover yesterday was a little moody.
“Evan you're awake? Come here down to breakfast together,” cried Carissa from the dining room. Evan is the son of Liam and Carissa, friends of Effendi and Kanaya. Evan half ran towards the dining room. Give a good morning kiss to Carissa's cheek before drinking the milk that has been prepared for her.
“Well really tumben lo deck clock so late already saucy little? This clock makes you like it's still dawn huh?” ledek Ravi when he saw Evan was dressed neatly.
“Gue wants breakfast date. Emang kayak lo, single,” reply Evan nosy to his brother.
“Ooh lo wrong big, I'm single because of choice. I have met my future soul mate from fifteen years ago,” said Ravi casually.
But now Evan's focus has shifted to the short message he received five minutes ago. Maya also sends a message to Evan. The message contained a photo of Hana's family when Hana was a child. Evan knows the photo because Hana once showed it to Evan.
A few seconds later, a short message returned to Evan's phone. “Gue sure you know whose photo this is. But I'm not sure you know the owner of this photo. Want me to spill? I'm waiting for you in your residential park right now.”
Without waiting for long, Evan immediately got out of his chair and left without warning. Carissa and Ravi looked at each other in surprise with Evan's attitude. Because the look on Evan's face immediately changed one hundred and eighty degrees after seeing his phone.
But it turns out there is more disturbing curiosity Carissa, the sentence that Ravi said about his meeting with his prospective partner fifteen years ago. Noticing his mother's gaze, Ravi was astonished.
“Mah, how come you see that Brother? Something strange is the same face Brother?” ravi asked while holding his face.
“Bang, fifteen years ago who did you meet anyway? How do you not know?” carissa asked back to Ravi curiously. Not long after, Liam was seen already heading towards the dining room. Carissa immediately called Liam to sit next to her to listen to Ravi's answer.
“Mas, Brother turns out there is already a candidate,” said Carissa excited to Liam. Liam, who was now curious, looked at Ravi for an answer.
Seeing the behavior of his parents made Ravi laugh and even wanted to punish them as well. Ravi gave a cue to want to spend his breakfast first then will answer their curiosity questions. “Yaudah then Papa also wants breakfast first,” said Liam while thrusting a plate to Carissa.
Fifteen minutes went by and did not make Carissa and Liam forget what they had been waiting for. Now they have returned to looking at Ravi who is playing his phone. Aware of being the center of attention from both his parents, Ravi smiles and puts down his phone. Ravi pretended to improve his sitting position as if he wanted to discuss something very important, but with funny even followed by Carissa and Liam.
“Mama same Papa remember we never saw Papa's friend in the hospital? The one with the daughter was Loh Ma, who I played in the park. Remember not?” ask Ravi to Carissa. Carissa and Liam stared at each other. They do not believe Ravi still remembers their meeting with Effendi and his family nineteen years ago.
“Eth why but Brother to this day still likes the same thought of little girl Mama's friend's son Papa's. Since that day you always wonder when you can see him again,” Ravi said this time in a serious tone.
Hearing his son's words, Liam and Carissa's faces became sad. Carissa even shed tears. Fifteen years ago was their last meeting with Effendi and Kanaya. Before Effendi and Kanaya separated, and finally Kanaya has gone home first.
Ravi realized the atmosphere around them had changed. His parents were no longer excited, making them sad. Especially after seeing Carissa shed tears. Carefully Ravi asked both of his parents, what happened until the two of them could become sad like this given the meeting.
“Ravi, before Papa's story, you should know that in this world, not everyone lives a happy life and runs smoothly according to his wishes. There are some people who have to fight just for a smile and laughter in his life,” Liam said as he looked at Ravi inside.
“Effendi and Kanaya are the guys it's Ravi. They've been Papa's best friends since college. Papa is a living witness to how they must fight for a smile and laughter for their little daughter, Hana.” Hearing Liam mention Hana's name, Ravi felt something inside him. Like a little butterfly flying in his chest.
“Papa doesn't know now what Effendi's life is like, which Papa knew a month after being discharged from the hospital, Effendi returns to his parents' home. While Kanaya and Hana...,” Liam's mouth becomes a kelu make Ravi advance his chair like asking his father to continue the story.
“Kanaya and Hana move into a house that Effendi has prepared to start a new life just two. Papa knows because Papa helped the whole process of legality of assets that Effendi will give to Kanaya and Hana,” explained Liam to Ravi. At that time Effendi asked Liam for help as a lawyer to make sure all the assets that Effendi gave to Kanaya and Hana could not be retaken by ayanhya.
“Then How is Pa? Where is Hana now? He's back with Om Effendi right?” ask Ravi to worry. He could not imagine that Hana had to live alone.
“No child. Hana stayed at her house. Papa even doubted whether Effendi knew or not that Kanaya was dead,” replied Liam.
Feeling his wife was calm enough, Liam offered Carissa a visit to Kanaya's grave. He knew Carissa had long wanted to visit Kanaya's tomb. Of course, the request was approved by Carissa. This time Ravi went with them.
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That morning Hana decided to visit her mother's grave overnight crying to sleep. A very big longing he felt again after getting a message from Maya. He had no one to share his story with. It's still hard to tell Evan everything. Hana is afraid of dragging Evan into her complicated family problems, and makes Evan leave.
Kanaya's tomb has begun to be overgrown with weeds. Seeing that, Hana then began to clean her mother's last bed. After all the grass he cleaned, Hana then took a piece of tissue to clean the tombstone of her mother's grave. But Hana suddenly cried, even though it had been three years, reading the name on the tombstone could still make her feel lost for the umpteenth time.
The same cry she let out when Kanaya was declared to have been discharged by doctors three years ago. “Buna, why are you leaving so soon? Hana is alone Buna..” said Hana while sobbing.
“God, what's my fault? Why should I be alone in this world? Father is with his new family and Buna You have called, I am alone Lord. Please give me strength, because I'm tired.” Hana continued to cry until she unconsciously began to lose consciousness.
Fortunately, before his body touched the ground, there was a man who immediately caught his body. Just before Hana started crying, it turned out that Ravi, along with Liam and Carissa had walked towards Kanaya's tomb. Their steps stopped wanting to give Hana time for herself first in the tomb of her mother.
But once Ravi saw Hana had started to lose consciousness, he immediately ran towards where Hana was sitting and carried Hana in his embrace. “I'm sorry Hana,” whispered Ravi spontaneously in Hana's ear. Ravi himself wondered why he said that to Hana, even though Hana heard it or not,
Carissa tells Ravi to take Hana into their car. They then rushed Hana to the hospital to get an examination. Carissa and Liam were worried to see Hana's extremely pale face. Do not ask how Ravi, even though he had not met for nineteen years, somehow still makes him very worried about Hana's condition.
Moments later they arrive at the hospital and Hana is immediately treated by a doctor. Fortunately there was no serious illness that Hana suffered from, she was just exhausted and lacking rest. The doctor told Carissa to keep Hana resting and wait until the intravenous fluids were used up then she could go home.
After hearing the doctor's explanation, Carissa went to take care of the hospital administration and Liam went to the pharmacy to make up for the medicine and vitamins that the doctor had prescribed for Hana. Leaving Ravi who had not moved from Hana's bedside. Since then Ravi's eyes were only on Hana's face. “You must be very tired, Han,” said Ravi who can only be heard by himself.
“I am where? You who?” tanya was just confused looking at Ravi.
“You're in the hospital. You passed out earlier, so you were brought here,” replied Ravi trying to calm down. He was shocked when Hana suddenly woke up and asked him.
Not long after, Carissa and Liam appear and approach her, leaving Hana even more confused. Seeing Hana confused, Carissa approached Hana slowly. “You must be confused huh? Aunt Carissa's name, this is Om Liam, and this is Aunt Ravi's. We are your parents' best friends,” Carissa explained slowly to Hana.
Hana felt familiar with the faces of Carissa and Liam, as she remembered she had seen them present at her mother's funeral. When Kanaya was buried, not many people came to worship. So Hana can still remember who was present at her mother's funeral.
After thirty minutes passed finally the infusion of Hana was exhausted and Hana was allowed to go home. Liam and Carissa offer to drive Hana home. More precisely insist will drive Hana, making Hana inevitably have to say yes. During the trip to Hana's house, the atmosphere was very quiet. Only the sound of a car radio tape was heard.
Without Hana noticing, Ravi secretly occasionally stared at Hana through the windshield. Since then, they have only exchanged words once. Although there are many things that Ravi wants to ask, but his tongue is a little to speak in front of Hana.
Finally they arrived in front of Hana's house. Carissa and Liam escort Hana into the house while Ravi waits in the car. Seeing Hana enter the house with her parents, Ravi recalled Liam's story this morning to him.
"Hana, can I not do it again this time? My permission to make your heart ngobatin lo.." muttered Ravi while staring at the waiting Hana who slowly disappeared from his view.
