
“So you know all about my sister?”
The boy standing in front of me nodded slowly.
“Why not tell me?”
“Ra..”
“Why?”
Rough breath sounds. Kenzie's eyes circled in all directions. Either looking for another topic, or want to deny the discovery he found out about my brother's disease.
“Do I deserve to tell you?”
I looked at Kenzie confused.
“I just accidentally heard Kak Dhafin's conversation with Kak Andrian. I'm not sure they're aware that I actually know everything. I could have told you that second it was over I heard Kak Andrian's long talk about Kak Dhafin's heart. But, I still doubt that what I heard is true.”
I smiled bitterly. It's so bitter the story of my life.
My eyes glared far away until I saw the figure of the little boy whining not wanting to be fed by a nurse.
The nurse looked patient and painstakingly persuading the little boy to eat. From here I can see that the boy is not in good condition.
It hurts hard, it seems.
Or, the child also includes a row of people with malignant diseases such as cancer children that I often sing every weekend?
I don't know, I don't want to guess anything right now.
“Ra..”
I turned back to Kenzie.
“Do not continue sad. I'm still here. I'll keep you until the end.” His words that made me bow down and squat both palms of my hands.
“I never asked you to stay by my side Ken.” Smile back I gave it to him. “You have a decent life like any human being. You have a family and a lover to take care of. Don't keep me around Ken, you'll lose everything later. I can't give you more unless the problem is continuous.”
Kenzie's left hand touched my shoulder. “What if I want?”
Next to my eyebrows raised, completely confused by the boy's words.
“From the beginning no one asked or asked to stay. From the beginning I was the one who wanted to stay by your side. Maybe if I could, until the end I'd keep looking after you.”
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Dhafin rolled his eyes lazily. It was always the noisy man he met the first time he woke up from his sick sleep.
“Do not want to apologize or feel sorry?”
A cynical smile was engraved on Dhafin's thick lips. “Knowledge yes?” Ask.
“Luckily you are sick again Brother, if you are healthy I will beat you right now.” Dhafin laughed blandly at the words of the man who bore witness to this journey of his life.
“I think, I can keep it neatly until the end.” Ratap Dhafin was accompanied by a bland laughter that was heard again.
“Stupid.” Andrian then sat his butt in a white chair provided by the hospital. “You're too stupid to keep a secret.” His ejek. “Say will remain silent until the end so that your sister does not worry. In fact, you actually collapsed in front of him.” Andrian's lips, and it was successful in making Dhafin laugh freely without any bland taste.
“I've tried to maintain my consciousness stupid.” The reply is to find a reason.
“Halah.” Sambar Andrian's. “How many bottles of alcohol did you spend last night? If you want, I'll send you an alcohol truck and spend it in front of me. It's better than you stealing time to drink those fucking alcohols.”
Dhafin laughed again. “Only one.” Acutely.
Andrian's forehead frowned. “Only? So, the plan is you want to add another bottle?”
Dhafin smiled in anguish. “Until when can I keep Hyera?” Tanyanya diverted her conversation with Andrian about the bottles of alcohol he often drank secretly.
Andrian's eyes were fixed on Dhafin staring at the hospital roof.
“I just want my sister to be happy. That'sallthatis. But why does it feel so hard.” Ratap Dhafin and Andrian came forward to rest both elbows on the bed. “Hyera must have been worried after knowing what happened to her sister. After this he will be more chatty than usual.”
“For your kindness too Brother.” Cut Andrian.
Dhafin looked at Andrian who was now hiding his mouth on the sidelines of the two thumbs resting on his chin. Tender his broad shoulders to the head of the hospital bed.
“Later, if that time comes, I hope you can count on to look after my sister.” Andrian still didn't budge. “She's an independent girl actually. He won't trouble you, I guarantee it.”
“No one will be left here Kak.” Andrian said in the same position. “Both me and you, we will both be witnesses to Hyera standing at the altar and saying a sacred promise with her heart later. And I, will be the one to hit you first when I can escape and officially become a Doctor. I'll save you later.”
Dhafin smile. Inwardly, the man wished the same as what Andrian had just said, a friend he already considered a brother.
The lifespan of both is only one year. However, because of all the stories they went through together and the distance of the house is not too far away, making both like siblings who are ready to help others when one of them ran from the burden of life.
The wishlist Dhafin had written in the little book he had tucked under his bookshelf had not even materialized by half.
There are still many things he wants to do. All that became his goal was not far from his adorable little sister.
Dhafin's eyes closed for a moment, the memory of the accident flashed back in his memory. The day they had a terrible accident that left both of their parents dead. The day Dhafin was unconscious for one day and almost caught up with his parents.
Being a witness when Hyera awoke from her long sleep and cried out hysterically when her hearing was unable to catch any sound.
The cry became five times more hysterical when Hyera called the names ‘ayah’ and ‘ibu’ but the two men did not show their form at all.
The returning cry grew hysterical the first time Hyera was discharged from the hospital and she was taken to the graves of her parents. Hyera rages violently even Doctor Aber who was taking her must give a sedative injection for little Hyera.
All those memories were still fresh in Dhafin's memory, as if the incident had just happened this morning.
The pain that had even been lodged from him was small and did not know anything, until he finally knew when the accident hit them.
From childhood, Dhafin's parents agreed to keep secret about his heart failure, only Doctor Aber knew. However, after the accident, everything is revealed. About Dhafin disease that has been kept tight.
Dhafin understands, in this world there will be people coming and there will be people going. He knew exactly when he left, there would be someone else coming to look after his sister. Thousand words ‘titip’ always he pinned every morning to Andrian, afraid that he could not wake up during lunch and ended up leaving when the sun began to sink.
No one knows about human life. His path of destiny, as well as his fate. Sustenance, soul mate, die, and come and go without permission. Cannot be predicted without anyone executing.
Dhafin only hopes, one day, whoever will be his successor to look after Hyera Jenaro – younger sister, will sincerely look after his beloved sister. Until the end, until they were old, until he was reunited with his sister, in heaven.