Mahligai Infidelity

- Freedom Day

Arkan went back into the room with a smile that made him as happy as possible. He was walking a bit slowly unlike his usual self.

“In the near future the nurse will deliver your food,” Arkan said.

“Mas why?” ask Wulan. While staring at Arkan's movements.

“I'm fine,” says Arkan.

Wulan looks like she's trying to get up from the bed. He wants to take a sitting position. But his whole body felt crumpled. Even so he kept trying to wake up.

“Please don't wake up if you still can't,” Arkan forced his foot to walk quickly to Wulan and help him.

“Mas, foot mas why?” asked Wulan who finally managed to take a sitting position.

“My legs have just healed,” Arkan said.

“Keep mas why?” ask Wulan thoroughly.

“Mas, don't twist. Tell us why?”

“If you don't tell me,” Wulan intends to stand up from the bed to see Arkan's feet. Arkan held him.

“I'll tell you,” Arkan started rolling his pants until he saw a keloid extending at his feet.

“Keep mas why?” tanya Wulan was getting curious.

“Second operation due to broken,” Arkan said.

“When?”

“About a year ago,” replied Arkan.

“Severe?” ask Wulan.

“I've been cured. See I can walk well now,” he said excitedly.

At least Arkan did not add to the burden of Wulan's mind that day. The experience is quite heavy, if Arkan tells of the events that happened to him will certainly make the wulan even more sad.

Tok tok tok tok

A nurse came in from the doorway with a tray of food.

“Breakfast miss Wulan, Please eat,” said the nurse while putting a tray on the nightstand. “Pak, there is a prescription from doctor Diana, must be redeemed today,” said the nurse then handed a piece of paper to Arkan.

“Good thanks sus.”

“Same, I'm sorry.”

After the nurse came out, Arkan immediately prepared food for Wulan.

“Eat, soon I will take you to meet Raya,” Arkan said.

“Really?” A joyful hue emanated from Wulan's face.

“Terms you have to finish this meal. Your body needs a lot of calories and sugar to be energized,” Arkan said.

Wulan also finished her food greedily. In an instant all the food on the plate of ludes was left unnoticed.

“I want to take a shower first, my body feels sticky all,” said Wulan.

“But the wound on your leg should not be hit by water, the wound must be dry first can only be hit by water,” said Arkan.

“Then I will lift my legs up then take a shower,” replied Wulan excitedly.

Arkan shook his head.

“I'll help you take a shower,” Arkan said.

“Yes already, I'm not taking a shower,” reject Wulan.

Arkan looked at Wulan's face fixedly. “Why?” ask her.

“Mas a man, and I, we.” Wulan did not continue, he said.

“So who can bathe you? Mail?” ask Arkan.

“Mail? Why should Mail shower me. I can shower myself, I still have my hands. And my feet can still stand,” said Wulan.

Then Wulan looked at Arkan. “Where did you know Mail?” ask Wulan.

“I know from doctor Yudha,” replied Arkan.

He walked towards the wardrobe picking up a pair of clothes for Wulan.

“Use it,” said Arkan.

Wulan held onto the clothes that Arkan gave her and then looked at Arkan.

“Why?” ask her.

“Mas will stand there? How would I change clothes if I kept it there!”

Arkan immediately closed the curtains that were clad around the patient's bed. At that moment he immediately turned his body.

“A year living in the mountain makes his mind more stout. Why should I be ashamed of you. I'm her lover..” Inner Arkan.

Arkan speechless.

A year has changed a lot of things. In a day, a lot of things can change, especially a year.

“I don't know what's in nature. She became so alert and kept her distance from me, I had to slowly approach her again. I have to go back to taking her heart.”

“Already?” ask Arkan gently.

“Daniel brought the dress at dawn. He is busy so he can only buy what he can buy,” Arkan said.

“Busy? Fajr is busy what?” ask Wulan nyeleneh.

“Busy taking care of the corpse. It is, bi Indun and Buto who prepare all the needs of the Kingdom,” said Arkan in heart.

“Mas,” call Wulan.

“Can please button right, like stuck in hair,” pinta Wulan.

Arkan reopened the curtain. He removed the Wulan hair stuck in the zipper then pulled the zipper up.

Arkan kissed Wulan's back suddenly. His desire to kiss happened instinctively, he did not want to delay anymore.

Just then Wulan was startled and pulled her body back.

“Sorry,” whispered Arkan.

Wulan became awkward then started to tidy up her hair.

Her hair is tied to the top of all, making her neckline clearly visible.

“You are beautiful,” said Arkan.

“Since when did he spinster like this? For a year I lived in the mountains without treatment, my skin blackened, my hair greasy and unkempt. Beautiful from where?

“We when to go?” ask Wulan.

“I'll call Daniel, he'll pick us up,” Arkan said.

“Raya not treated in this hospital?”

“What is the wound severe?”

Arkan did not answer Wulan's question. He keeps contacting Daniel, while avoiding the question of Wulan's questions that continue to attack him.

“Where?”

“OK pick up now.”

“Daniel is near, I'll take a wheelchair in front of you all call the nurses here,” Arkan directly walked out of the room.

His brain was thinking about how to explain the state of Raya to Wulan. Actually, Diana's doctor had suggested that Raya's death be covered first, but look at the joy of Wulan when you know you want to see Raya.

I don't know what happened between them to become that familiar. Raya is so precious as a family, Wulan is so worried about her.

Moments later, Arkan returns to the room with a nurse.

“Hai Miss Wulan, you will be out today. So I'm here to take off this infusion hose. When you're home, eat something. Take plenty of rest, and don't be sad. Your condition is actually not possible for outpatient care, but Diana's doctor has allowed you to go home,” explained the nurse at length.

Finished removing the infusion hose from Wulan's hand, he helped Wulan get into a wheelchair.

“Thank you,” said Arkan and Wulan.

“Same. Be careful on the road,” said the nurse.

Arkan pushed Wulan out of the room and headed for the car park.

“Mas.” call Wulan.

“Ya.”

“How about Brian?” tanya Wulan arrived.

“Brian? Brian is dead,” Arkan replied.

Hearing Arkan saying the neck of Raya as if choked.

“Brian died? I'm not playing, how's it going?”

“Brian is dead.”

The answer remains the same. Brian is dead!

“You're worried about her? He's dead,” said again.

That was the third time Arkan said Brian was dead. Finally Wulan had to believe that Brian was dead.

“You didn't go to his funeral? Uncle Johan and aunt how?”

“Uncle in Singapore, his heart condition is unstable. Especially after hearing of Brian's death. She was in shock and could not leave the hospital.”

“So you didn't attend her funeral?” ask Wulan.

“We'll be there together. You as his wife must be present there,” said Arkan.

“Wife? my husband is dead? I am now a widow. I don't need divorce papers anymore. Me, I don't need divorce anymore,” Inner Wulan.

He became a little happy. Given all Brian's actions, Wulan did not feel the slightest bit sad. He enjoyed his freedom day.

Without realizing it a little smile on both corners of his lips.

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TBC…