Orion's Secret

Chapter 20

everyone has a heart, but not everyone can appreciate it.~

Morning has returned, making ify struggling with his laptop screen. In the classroom, he was left alone. Sivia had already invited Alvin to eat in the cafeteria, filling their stomach worms. Worms who do not understand any conditions that are important to eat.

"Fy." Fy."

Ify turned his head when Rio's barithone voice stirred his focus. He smiled for a moment.

"Why Rio?"

"You don't eat? It was noon." Rio was still standing on the doorstep.

"You're Rio first. I still have a job."

"I'm your friend."

Rio walked over to Ify and sat down on the side chair. He stared at the ify laptop screen.

Ify closed his laptop and looked at Rio.

"Come." take her.

"Well, is it over?"

"Worker later. Come eat. I'm hungry."

Ify directly dragged Rio's hand towards the canteen. Alvin and Sivia were waving around in the corner. Apparently there was Shilla sitting there.

"Shilla, you're on campus?" ask ify as soon as he gets to the table. He immediately took a seat to Shilla's right.

Since Rio saw that there was nothing empty beside Ify, he was forced to sit on Shilla's left. To make Shilla in the middle of Rio and Ify.

"Yet Fy. Just entered the letters. This was accidentally met Alvin with Sivia. It's more like no work at home."

"Kok you didn't finish college there first Shill? I will graduate soon. No, baby, huh?"

"Hehe, baby Fy. But I'm not at home. My goal is to get there for Lupain Gabriel.."

"Keep the purpose?"

"Alhamdulilah it is."

"At the time of the new dong nyari." seduced Alvin seduce.

"No thanks" said Shilla Jutek. He was upset by Alvin's temptation.

He was so hard to heal his wounds. Maybe he was hurt by someone new, he thought.

Rio was just listening to the chatter of his companions. He ate his meat quickly. He was very hungry as it were.

"Rio I want dong." said fify spoiled.

Shilla who was in the middle of them gave an annoyance.

Not even Rio meatballs landed in the mouth of ify, Shilla had already devoured meatballs on Rio's fork. Rio's the one who's feeding Shilla, not Ify.

Ify was angry too.

"Shillaaaa you take my meatballs!" his yell. Shilla covered her ears.

"Lagian lo both mengapain sit misah gini anyway. You think I'm a mosquito repellent what!?" said Shilla with a mouth that came to and fro because of chewing a big meatball.

Alvin and Sivia just chuckled. They don't even care about Ify and Shilla, they are cool with their own world.

"Lo two if you have graduated from college straight marriage, huh?" shilla asked, looking at Sivia and Alvin.

"Yes Shill. Don't want to go long. Want to spit no hap." said Alvin. Sivia just punched Alvin's arm softly as he blushed in embarrassment.

"As it turns out, the relationship from High School can be as lasting as this" said Shilla with mupeng. Actually this is his hope with Gabriel first, can be together until the end of the marriage

"Gue also married Shill. Don't you want to?" ask Rio.

"Who are you?" shilla asked fishing, her eyes slightly preoccupied.

"Same father lo!" rio was upset.

Shilla and Ify laughed off hearing Rio's annoyance.

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The afternoon has arrived. Shilla had just finished taking care of her transfer papers at the college.

He came out of the room in a hurry to not realize he hit someone.

"I'm sorry sorry. I was not intentional."

"Apaan the Shil. Just like who you are."

Shilla. Apparently Rio. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Damn lo." Shilla returned to pick up her books.

"What's going on here?" shilla asked after she stood in front of Rio.

"Yearfig. He's doing chores again he said I told him to wait here."

"Oh that's it."

"Will you go home?"

"Yes. I finished taking care of the letters. Tomorrow we start college."

"Who will you take if you go home the same?"

"Nice bus."

"Boros dong."

"Yes how else. My parents are still out."

"Say ify, you live in an apartment?"

"No. I live in my own house with the same house cleaning assistant as my uncle's gardener."

"Why didn't the gardener's uncle send you to college?"

"There's no Rio car."

"Where's the car going?"

"Taken my parents abroad. I used to think I would stay there forever. That's why they all brought. I don't know if I'm there."

"Lo nebeng I aja gapapa. Ify's at home with me so I don't need to come here and there."

"Kok ify live in your house?"

"Her father fify out of the country for treatment."

"Why is his dad ify?"

"Lo don't say Ify yeah. Umari is actually sick with leukemia, but he told me to make this secret from ify. Fear fret keep thinking, om Umari pity the same Ify."

"God. How about Umari now?"

Shilla just nodded her head just hearing Rio's speech. He did not expect ify suffered so much if he knew his father was sick. Just imagining it must be painful.

"Why are you lying to me?"

Rio and Shilla were glued. He was not aware that ify was behind him. They turned their bodies around, and sure enough.

Ify was crying behind them. He knows the truth.

"WHY ARE YOU LYING TO ME RIO!?" it was brutal. I was very disappointed with Rio. Even the polite word between me and you has turned into lo and me.

"Fy, I'm sorry. I can clear your presence." Rio tried to hold Ify's hand. But ify rejected it harshly.

"Gue hates you!"

Ify goes running leaving Rio and Shilla.

Rio wanted to chase after her but Shilla prevented him.

"Rio Rio's. Let him go. He needs some alone time. Plis, don't bother him yet." said Shilla.

"Gue's afraid he's acting weird Shill."

"Now Rio. He just wants to catch himself first, I'm sure of it."

Rio rubbed his face rough. He felt guilty for Ify.

"I'm sorry." Shilla looked down at Rio.

"Why?" rio asked not understanding.

"Because you told me the same story, ify so know everything."

Rio held onto Shilla's shoulder gently.

"Lo calm down. It's not your fault."

Something's wrong with Shilla. Why is her heart rustling like something is tickling when she hears Rio's gentle speech and treatment to her?

No way! Clap his mind quickly. He shook his head making Rio look at him in wonder.

"Reviews are dislodged."

"Damn." Shilla hit Rio's arm in annoyance.

Rio fiddled with his phone. The day is getting closer to magrib, but ify even went somewhere.

While putting her phone to her ear, she pulls Shilla's hand towards her car.

Shilla who was shocked by her hand held by Rio finally complied.

"Vin Hallo. Ify goes Vin." said Rio. He was in the car with Shilla.

"Where does that mean?"

"Vin, ify know that I lied about Umari."

"Bego's."

"This is how Vin helped me get to ify."

"Gue was sure he just wanted to calm his mind. He needs time. Let it go first."

Rio hung up his phone with Alvin unilaterally.

"Just the same." he said annoyed. He held the car firmly.

"Rul."

Rio. He forgot Shilla was there.

"Gue Anterin you go home."

Shilla just nodded. He looked out the window. For a long time he had not been treated warmly like this by a man. Gabriel is the only man who treats Shilla like this. And maybe, Rio too.

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Ify ran to his own house. Blank. Slender. Silence and Dark.

He stood on the porch of his magnificent home. Tears still wet his chubby cheeks.

Slowly, he grabbed his phone in a bag. Without staring at the screen of his phone, he pressed a number he memorized out of his head and stuck his phone to his ear.

"Pa" he said slowly.

Across the phone, a soft voice of Umari greeted his eardrums.

"What's the matter, baby?"

"Why lie to Ify?"

"What do you mean Fy?"

"Ify already knew that papa went out of the country to seek treatment. Not work. Isn't it pa?"

"Sorry Papa Fy."

It was clear that Umari was breathing heavily there. Ify wiped his tears. He was really hit. The only person he had now had to fight desperately for survival.

"Fy." Fy."

"Yes?"

Ify was still listening to Umari's words even though his hand was busy unlocking his door and looking for a light switch.

Pyarr

Bright lights on. For almost three months he left the house. And nothing has changed. The person Umari hired seems to be taking proper care of this house.

"You don't hate Rio. Papa asked Rio to keep this a secret" Umari said.

"Papa's the only person who fify's got. If papa why-why, ify also has the right to know pa."

"Fy, you still have mama manda."

"Your mother has her own family. He was also busy going back and forth for office work. Only papa who although busy but still there for Ify."

"Fy, papa's fine here. Pray for your recovery quickly."

Ify quiet. He just nodded even though he knew Umari couldn't possibly see it.

"Fy, papa shut it down first."

Telephone connection disconnected. Ify throws his phone and rushes to his room.

He decided to live alone in a house this big. He will hire a housekeeper and cleaner to help take care of his house.

It is gradual: tormented, forced, and accustomed.~

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