Painting Images With Light
The Part 59
Bagio was still hospitalized, until two days later, he was allowed to go home by a doctor who monitored his health.
Kartono had returned to the village, a day after Bagio woke up.
Before Kartono left that day, asking for Hana's help, Bagio took out his savings from inside the bank.
Bagio then gave all his money to Kartono, to pay his debt at the pawnshop.
Kartono promised Bagio that he would contact Bagio later, if only, there was a problem with paying off Bagio's bill.
***
The scar in Bagio's abdomen, which was deliberately raised through a surgical procedure, due to the cleaning of epithelial tissue around the infected wound, did not hurt.
But according to the doctor, the pain was not felt by Bagio, because the drugs were still consumed, while the wound was, still not healed completely.
Thus, even though Bagio was able to get out of the hospital, but Bagio was not allowed to do heavy activities.
In fact, for exercise, Bagio is only allowed to walk, and he can not run, especially to do weight training.
Because of the advice of the doctor, then inevitably, the routine of Bagio will certainly change later.
After Bagio returned to Dorm last night, delivered by Citra, the plan, Bagio will be back to work, since this morning.
Now, Bagio was still getting ready, while waiting for the arrival of Hana who would pick him up.
While Sucitra, who returned to Dorm last night when Bagio was asleep, this time invited Bagio to talk to him.
"It turns out so! ... Thankfully you are okay."
So said Sucitra, after listening to the story of Bagio, about what happened to him, so that Bagio had to stay at the hospital for the last few days.
"I sent you a message, but you didn't reply. You didn't even read it. If I had known about your condition, I would have visited you in the hospital, ", said Sucitra.
"Eh! My phone was kept by Hana, as long as I was in the hospital. I also didn't have time to look at my phone, last night, because I felt so sleepy."
Bagio told Sucitra the reason, while looking at the screen display of his phone, which he was currently holding.
And it's true said Sucitra, that he had sent some messages to Bagio.
Messages through the WhatsApp application, which has been logged in since a few days ago, the contents of which asked for news of Bagio, because Sucitra who had never seen it on Dorm.
"Can I see the scar?" ask Sucitra.
At first Bagio hesitated, but because he also had to change his bandages, then Bagio would just give permission for Sucitra, to see the scar.
All of them asked Sucitra for help, in order to put a new bandage, to cover the wound.
While lying on the bed, Bagio lifted his shirt, and let Sucitra put the bandage on his stomach.
If only judging from the look on Sucitra's face, which he could see right now, Bagio could not have guessed, what Sucitra was thinking, when the woman saw the wound in the stomach of Bagio.
Moreover, when Bagio saw Sucitra, who seemed to be swallowing his own saliva, while he still stared fixedly at the stomach of Bagio, only made Bagio so confused by it.
"Hey! ... How come you're daydreaming?" bagio jolted at Sucitra, who seemed to be deep in his own thoughts.
"Eh! Sorry, sorry!" sahut Sucitra's.
Slowly, Sucitra's hand placed a bandage on Bagio's stomach.
In fact, because Sucitra's hands were too careful when touching it, so it felt, it was exactly as if the woman was just tickling the stomach of Bagio.
"Pffit...!" Bagio laughed stifledly, feeling amused.
"Eh! What's wrong with you? Does it hurt?" sucitra asked, looking confused.
"Not sick ... Don't be too scared! It felt even amused," said Bagio, while refraining from laughing again.
Sucitra smiled widely, while still moving her hand, which flattened the ends of the bandage.
Then suddenly, Sucitra looks bent, and kissed the stomach of Bagio who has attached a bandage.
"What are you doing?" Bagio panicked, and hurriedly tried to get up from his bed.
"Let's get well soon!" sahut Sucitra, ketus, with the look of a fool.
"Don't you know? If a small child is injured, it must be kissed so that it quickly disappears," continued Sucitra, still with a taut tone of voice.
"Am I a child?!" sahut Bagio, who almost laughed at Sucitra's reasoning.
With a smile, Bagio shook his head, then tidied his clothes back up.
"But are you sure? What if you can work?" asked Sucitra, who looked as if she could not believe it, if Bagio had started working again by now.
"Said the doctor, I can already work. Just strenuous activity, which I should avoid for a while," replied Bagio.
"Oohhh! ... As long as you are sure," said Sucitra, while the mangosteen.
The man who was ready to leave, said,
"I came out first, huh?! ... Not long after, Hana must have come."
"Okay" said Sucitra. "Be careful!"
Bagio simply brandished his thumb, while walking out of the room.
***
But there was a bit of a strange thing that Bagio was feeling right now.
Every time someone approached him suddenly, it seemed as if he was losing his strength.
In fact, when the sweatshirt and trousers worn by Bagio, will be tidied up by a man, who works as a fashion stylist at the shooting location, Bagio almost fell out of shock.
Though Bagio already knows, if the fashion stylist will definitely tidy up the style of dress, which will be taken as usual.
But somehow, Bagio could feel very uncomfortable.
Sweat as big as grains of corn, filled the forehead of Bagio, who suddenly felt very nervous.
So the makeup artist had to spend a lot of tissue, just to dry the sweat on Bagio's face.
Hana who since they arrived there this morning, continuously monitored Bagio's work without stopping, then asked permission to all who were there, so that Bagio could rest for a while.
"What's wrong? Why are you being like this?" ask Hana, astonished. "Is your wound sick?"
"No. The wound does not hurt ... I also don't know, why I can feel restless like this" replied Bagio.
"Did I mess up?" ask Bagio, panic.
"It's okay. Don't think too much. It might be because your physique has not recovered, so you are still not too strong to work."
From his words, Hana who was heard trying to calm Bagio, then went to take a bottle of mineral water from the table, then thrust it to Bagio.
"Drink first!" said Hana.
Bagio downed the water from inside the medium-sized bottle, until it was gone no longer, just in one drink.
"Pull in a deep breath! Try to calm yourself! In a moment, you have to continue shooting" Hana said, giving directions.
Bagio inhaled his breath deeply, then exhaled it slowly.
Until many times Bagio did it, trying to calm himself, but it feels, the body still does not want to stop shaking.
Inevitably, by forcing himself, Bagio returned on set, and got ready to be photographed again.
Bagio really tried his best, so he could look calm, because he couldn't possibly mess up his job.
Moreover, it had been a few days, which was missed by Bagio who could not work.
***
Bagio was still at the location of the first photo shoot, when he saw the arrival of Citra at that place.
What an unusual sight.
According to Bagio's guess, most likely, it was Hana who contacted Citra, and informed the state of Bagio, to the extent that, Citra followed Bagio to the work site.
The image looks anxious, but she seems to be trying to keep smiling, whenever she looks at Bagio, who is being photographed.
With the image there, Bagio can feel a little calmer.
Although Bagio still always jerked, every time the fashion stylist approached him, and directed his hand to the stomach of Bagio, suddenly.
'Someone who suddenly approached, and directed his hand to the stomach of Bagio.'
... Then at that moment, Bagio would definitely feel as if he could not stand up straight.
Finally, Bagio realized, what would make him feel very uncomfortable.
Bagio then told the fashion stylist, so as not to directly extend his hand towards Bagio, every time he had to get close, to tidy up Bagio's clothes.
At first, the stylist seemed upset when Bagio spoke to him, but Hana suddenly came over, and helped explain the condition of Bagio at that time.
Finally, the stylist seemed to be willing to understand, and for the rest of the shooting session, Bagio no longer trembled like in the beginning.
He can look professional again, as always.
***
After the time came, for lunch break, Bagio, Citra and Hana, went to take separate seats, from the other people, who worked together at the shooting location.
"It looks like you are traumatized, because of the events of that time," Citra said, holding Bagio's hands together, and stared fixedly at Bagio.
"But I don't think I remember that anymore" said Bagio.
"You might think there's nothing. But your subconscious is still wary of the incident....
... The proof, you say that you are restless, if there are people who suddenly close their hands to your stomach," continued Citra.
"But then I can go back to normal, right?" ask Bagio, curious.
To be honest, Bagio did feel anxious, if he could not return to normal, because he would have difficulty in working, if he continued to feel anxious like that.
But for a while Bagio waited, Citra and Hana did not answer Bagio's question.
The two women just looked at each other, then looked back at Bagio, while still locking their mouths tightly.
