Pears

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Vallen gulped his saliva heavily. The one who called him was Bayu, most likely he will inform Devan about it. Pimply.

Vallen bit his lower lip and felt the surrounding air get hotter, to the point that a sweaty hair appeared on his forehead. With recklessness he raised the call and loaded the speaker.

"Ha-hello, Bay?"

Devan's fine, Val. Don't worry, Bayu reported.

Vallen's heart was pounding, he looked at Rafa with fear.

"So malem Tuh Devan fever, Fa. That's why I told Satria to tell Bayu to report her situation to me," explained Vallen. While Rafa only looked at Vallen with a meaningful look in the silence of his voice.

***

Vallen arrived in front of a medical rehabilitation installation in which he divided into several more rooms for various therapies.

The girl sighed when she saw that Rafa's superintendent sister had entered by pushing her fiance's wheelchair. Vallen did not dare to take over to push the chair because Rafa's response was so cold. But he still accompanied the man for physiotherapy.

Rafa goes into one of the rooms, he then sleeps face down and does heat therapy using Short Wave Diathermi (SWD) which is mounted on the back. SWD is a therapeutic device that uses electromagnetic energy produced by alternating current with a frequency of 27.12 MHz. The purpose of giving SWD is to facilitate blood circulation, increase soft tissue flexibility, and reduce muscle spasm (spasm).

After about 20 minutes to complete his heat therapy, Rafa is helped to get into a wheelchair again, then move space to the exercise area to learn to walk because of his limp legs.

The man was guided by the doctor who became the instructor there. He began to try to stand even though he had to strengthen his grip on a tool for walking exercises that are like the edges of a bridge. Slowly, his feet stepped and continued to move.

"Please continue, Rafa. I went to another patient first." The instructor gave a small nod to Rafa, then he looked at Vallen, as if telling him to look after Rafa, even though there was still a nurse who had been responsible. Vallen replied to the doctor with a smile. He then brought himself closer to Rafa.

There is nothing Vallen does, he just watches Rafa's persistence to be able to return to the way he was. "Excite" said Vallen slowly. However, Rafa was still able to hear it. And even because of Vallen's voice, Rafa became unfocused and his body immediately suffocated. As a result, he staggered too.

"Geek!" he fell when he fell.

Vallen crouched down and held Rafa's leg.

Rafa looked up, looking at Vallen's focused face staring at his feet.

"Lo is twisted or what? Rafa don't let me dong, tell me what's sick?"

“Peduli lo same me?” rafa said in response.

“Rafa ...”

“Lo how does it hurt?”

Vallen.

“Something that can hurt more than physical pain.” Rafa returned Vallen's gaze that was as deep as her gaze. Honestly, Rafa was quite confused about his feelings, somehow this jealousy was more powerful than before.

I know, some of your heart is still for Devan. And unfortunately part of it is mostly, Val ....

Now, Rafa really feels that what he's been doing with Vallen has been a waste. Vallen may never be able to accept his existence in his life. What Vallen really wanted was probably Devan.

Vallen's eyes widened, even until instructor Rafa came back he was still sculpting. "Why?" ask her.

"Dok, I want to continue tomorrow only," Rafa said.

"Good." He then helps Rafa up to his wheelchair. "Suster, take Rafa to the room again."

The nurse nodded, then took Rafa. Vallen walked longer behind them.

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