OPACAROPHILES

17. Take Care, yes, Love

Mizka was sitting on the balcony of her room with a cold night wind. The meeting with her mother this morning managed to snatch her smile for the whole day. His mind was busy thinking and thinking. What should he do now? Does he have to tell Luka right now? Mizka was afraid, Luka was getting angry. But Luka is now an adult, she must know all this.

Mizka walked out of the room to Luka's room next to her. The door of Luka was wide open showing herself glazed inside there.

"Where are you going?" asked Mizka as she went inside and sat herself in Luka's bed.

"You go out" replied Luka who was now ready with neat clothes.

"Alone?" said Mizka.

"Same Luvin. He was upset again," said Luka who now turned to look at Mizka.

"Happy to meet his guests?," now it's Luka's turn to ask.

"Satisfied, dong. I finally got to meet Mama, even though I haven't been able to see Papa. Lo nyesel really did not come with me to meet Mama," reply Mizka made as if she was very happy to meet her Mama when in reality, not at all.

"Lo's eyes are lying, brother. Something must have gone wrong, and you came here to tell me what it is, right?" guess Luka who made Mizka smile on her side. His sister knew him well, even when he lied, Luka knew.

"Yes, it's my story. Sono gih kasian Luvin again upset later if he kills himself seriously," said Mizka who chose to undo his intention to tell everything to Luka. Maybe this is not the right time.

"Lo is the most changeable topic, brother. I don't want to know what really happened. I just want to know, what makes you fret until you want to tell me the same story," Luka immediately left Mizka and left the house. He has lived with Mizka all his life, he knows very well what Mizka is not used to. Mizka very rarely tells him, Mizka is a thinker who can not share what he is thinking. But tonight, Mizka looks agitated and like there's something she wants to tell him. And for the first time, Luka wanted to know what Mizka was thinking.

Mizka came out of Luka's room and immediately passed back into her room. He will tell everything to Luka, tomorrow or maybe the day after tomorrow when the time is right.

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Luka arrived in front of a cafe that Luvin had promised. But when he enters, Luka sees Love sitting with Gega. Love is still dressed for work, it means that Love has just come home from work. Just now Luka was about to step her foot towards the two, but Luvin first called out his name making many pairs of eyes staring at him. Shit, thought Luka because Luvin's behavior embarrassed him. But due to Luvin's behavior just now, Luka and Love's eyes meet. Love was quite surprised when he saw the existence of Luka there.

"Liatin what the hell, Ta?," asked Gega who realized that the gaze of Love was pointing in another direction.

"Ah no, really. Oh yeah, Ge, I'm going to the bathroom for a second, yeah," Love immediately rose from her seat and passed towards the bathroom with her head bowed and walked past Luka who was still standing in her place.

"Don't go home late at night" whispered Luka softly as her body next to Love. But Love goes on regardless of Luka.

In the bathroom, Love was silent for a while. He still could not forget the incident earlier this afternoon that made them this awkward.

Last afternoon at exactly one noon past thirty minutes, Luka came to her who was in the UKS with Gega, and Zemira while accompanying Felix who was sick. In fact, Gega and Zemira were forced to come along for fear of anything with Love if alone with Felix in the UKS.

"Love," called Luka who made the four pairs of eyes there look at her.

"Wounds? Why are you here?" asked the new Love immediately passed towards Luka who was standing at the door.

"Lo sick?," asked Luka in a slightly hurried tone. Last year Luvin told him that Cinta entered the UKS, without hearing further Luka went directly to the UKS to make sure Love was okay.

"I'm not sick, Luka, but my friend is sick. How do you know I'm here?" Love replied with a sweet smile.

"From Luvin's. I think you are sick," Luka replied in a tone of voice that returned flat.

"I'm fine, Luka. I'm strong!," said Love with passion.

"Gue was just afraid of getting hurt. Do not be strong, you are not that strong" said Luka with the hand that now holds both shoulders of Love.

"Don't get hurt, no matter what. Don't make me worry because you're why-why. I'm afraid you're sick, I'm afraid you're in danger, I'm afraid I can't take care of you. From now on, take care of yourself for yourself, and also, for me," continued Luka while tightening her hand grip on the shoulder of Love. Love is silent because it does not know what to react to. This is too sudden, and it makes Love surprised because of the sudden change in the nature of Wounds to talk a lot like this.

"Gue unplug," Luka passed away leaving Love still in her position. Stand still with an incredulous look.

"What just happened?" muttered Love in a quiet voice.

The wounds go away with a racing heart and cold hands. Somehow he felt that he had to go one step closer to Love. At least if he can't be with Love forever, he can keep it until Love finds someone who will take care of him forever.

Love regained consciousness because of Zemira's screams were very loud because suddenly Felix fainted and unconscious. And quickly Gega takes Felix to the hospital, Zemira and Love follow him behind as all the teachers at the school are holding a massive meeting so that no one can help them.

"I felt really excited to meet Luka because of the incident in the UKS, and earlier I whispered wounds to make it home not late at night. Actually what's the wound? I became confused myself deh," said Love with lips that are advanced because of upset yourself with what is felt.

The wound that saw Love had already entered into the bathroom, immediately walked towards Luvin who was sitting with a lot of food at his table.

"Lo pesen all this?," asked Luka with a confused face.

"Yes, because I know you haven't eaten either. So we're going to eat a lot tonight" Luvin replied with a grinning smile.

"Lo think my stomach can hold this much food? It's crazy really you like," said Luka who is now sitting in front of Luvin.

"Yes have eaten, stay nyuap aja use ribet," said Luvin who was busy enjoying his food.

"If why lo?" asked Luka on the sidelines of his meal.

"Yes, if you choose what to eat, hehehe," replied Luvin who managed to make Luka stop eating and looked at him sharply.

"It is not very important," said Luka full of emphasis.

"Yes, if you don't want me to go to dinner," Luvin replied casually. Luka was silent and without a care anymore he immediately continued his meal because Luvin had already ordered a lot of food and would love to be thrown away.

Love returned back to her desk after coming from the bathroom. Gega was sitting sweetly while enjoying his drink.

"Ge, I want to tell you something" said Love with a face that looks serious.

"What story?" asked Gega.

"When I wanted to call Felix's family, there was only one contact whose name was Mr. Bram. And that number also communicates very often with Felix. So yeah, I called that number because I thought it was his family member's number,"

"My mother called, the heavy voices of the fathers answered her phone. I first said that if I love Felix class president, I kept telling dong that Felix went into the hospital, but there was no reply what from Mr. I kept telling her the hospital address, but I didn't answer anything. Until when I said I closed the phone he said, it turns out the time is near. Very strange, right?" said Cinta at length.

"I'm also confused, what the Father said was not very connected to what I said, right?," asked Love who looked at Gega with a confused look.

"Felix is too mysterious, I'm the one who is afraid of men like that. Because we can't know what he thinks he's talking about infrequently. But you, brave near close by people like him. So gini deh, I'm afraid the more you get closer to him. Lo is in danger, Love," said Gega who made Cinta pat Gega's hand gently.

"You know, he likes his weird mind. Felix is like us, a normal high school boy. But the difference is that Felix does not like to get along and quiet. Do not like negative thinking," replied Love who is still trying to think positively.

"But what I'm talking about has a point, Love. If you are still trying to get close to him, we do not know what will happen to you. He can't be guessed, he's too much of a secret. For now, don't like going out alone. Go home from work, you can ask me to pick you up or say, hmm. He would have picked you up" said Gega, who reminded Love of what Luka had said in the UKS. Luka reminded him to take care of himself, and now Gega said so. I don't know why love feels so bad.

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Felix was still lying weakly in his bedroom bed, he did not want to be in the hospital as a result he asked Steven to take him home. Steven is Felix's father.

"Felix," call Bram and open Felix's room door.

"I'm tired, Pah. We'll talk later" Felix replied in a dislike tone.

"Felix, everything's gonna be fine. You don't have to worry" said Bram who is now standing next to Felix's bed.

"Well, what is it, Pah?. Later if Cinta continues the case and there is evidence that leads to Papah. What should we do?" asked Felix, who kept Bram quiet.

"I've been working so hard to get all the Papah out of my life. Even to fill in my personal data in school, I did not dare to make content. But Papah instead came to the hospital, and answered the phone from Love," continued Felix who threw his face in the other direction out of anger.

"Love is not that smart to continue this case. The police have raised their hands because there is no bright spot. Why are you worried, Felix?" Bram replied with a smile.

"Well, love is not that stupid. He's got a lot of people who'll look after him around. We can't take it lightly, Pah," Felix said in an upset tone.

"I just don't want to lose, Papah. I just want Papah to be safe, even though I know Papah is wrong. So please, just stay here and let me continue, "after saying that, Felix asked Bram to come out of his room.

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Love is sitting with Gega, Zemira, and Felix who have re-entered school two days after getting sick at the canteen table.

"Where are you, Ice?" asked Zemira, who was enjoying her favorite fruit salad.

"Well," Felix replied in a flat voice.

Zemira sighed harshly, "Patience, Zemi, remember you talking to the Ice man again" Zemira murmured softly.

"Thankfully, I don't think people like you can get sick" said Zemira, who made Gega's crunchy laughter heard.

"Heh, you think he can't be sick. He's also a human of times" Gega replied with his laughter.

"You know, Zem, what the hell?. Felix is a normal human being who can be sick as well" said Love who is now enjoying his food supply.

"Who knows, he can't get sick. We don't know," replied Zemira who immediately put on a face of fear when he saw Felix's flat gaze.

"Hehehehe, sorry, Ice" Zemira said with a clumsy smile.

Suddenly Luka came with two bottles of mineral water in her hand. Luka sat before Love without saying anything and thrust her bottle of drinking water towards Love.

"If you eat, bring a drink" said Luka.

"Thank you, Luka, I forgot to take a drink this morning. You don't eat?" asked Love with a friendly smile that welcomed Luka's arrival at their table.

"Not hungry," Luka replied with a gaze that pointed towards Felix who was now next to her.

"Who is he?" asked Luka with her flat face.

"This is Felix, my friend who was sick yesterday," Love replied. Luka just nodded and re-focused her attention on Love who was still cool to enjoy her food.

Suddenly Felix got up from his seat making the four pairs of eyes there look at him, "Where are you going, Ice?" asked Gega who reflexively said so.

"Buy a drink" Felix replied briefly and quickly passed from there.

"Later to work?" asked Luka on Love.

"Yes, ordinary kayak," Love replied after sipping the mineral water that Luka brought.

"Ah I just remembered. Ka, from today we have to shuttle Love. My hunch says, if Love can not be safe if the road alone. You can, right?" said Gega who made Luka look at him confused.

"Heh, Gega, you mostly watch detective movies. So look at it, innately afraid and suspicious continues," said Zemira.

"Not that, Zem. So yesterday, Cinta again tried to make Felix's family phone for news that Felix went into the hospital. But the only number Felix had in contact was a contact whose name was Mr. Bram. After her phone was picked up. Love knew himself and told Felix to go to the hospital. But there was no answer from that man. Until when Love closes the phone. The man said, the time is near. And that makes me sure that something is not right. My feeling was immediately not good and from today I will not let Love alone on the streets. It was too dangerous" explained Gega who managed to make Luka's attention centered on what Gega was saying.

"Gega, I told you. I can take care of myself, you or Luka do not need to take care of me," said Love who looks bad if troublesome Luka or Gega by dropping off her pick up.

"Ta, I think Gega has a point as well. We don't know exactly what it means to be that person. But for sure we know, he has the same relationship you. And we don't know what's really going on, but at least we can prepare, right?" replied Zemira who looks serious at this time.

"Gue agreed," said Luka with a flat tone and a face that seemed to hold back emotions. Now his fear is mounting, he is afraid something will happen with Love. And Luka won't let that happen.

"But I don't want to make you bother because of me" Love looks down on her head because she feels burdened by her friends.

"Love, we're not doing this because you're asking. But because we want, because we do not want anything unwanted to happen. Do you understand, if we love you?" replied Gega with a hand that embraces the shoulder of Love sitting next to him.

"I understand. I will take care of myself for myself, and also for you," Love said after a moment of silence. He should be grateful to have people who love him so much and take care of him so well.

"We must help and take care of you, Ta," said Zemira.

On the other hand, Felix was standing inside the bathroom with a puffy face. Felix tuned his phone to record everything they were talking and connected to the earphones he was wearing. He left his cell phone at the cafeteria table without suspicion. As a result Felix heard everything they talked about. Apparently, his Papah has given a sign to Love. And that makes Felix even more worried, if later this case is re-appointed and Love has evidence and leads to his Papah. Felix wasn't ready for all of that if it happened.