Since I Meet You's

Go home

"I'm your friend too, right!? You should have told me too, not just Rita"

I was surprised to hear Ryan's question. I do not know how to answer the words of Brother Ryan who seemed to insinuate me.

"Why? Am I not your friend?", brother Ryan's question further cornered me.

"Of course my friend's brother too"

"Good, then you should tell me your predicament as well", Brother Ryan smiled brightly.

"Ah yes, this is a little food that I brought for Ardi, om", Brother Ryan handed a parcel of fruits to father.

"Geez, thank you, Ryan. Even though you don't have to carry this even if it's enough, it's troublesome son Ryan"

Ryan just shook his head, "not at all"

"I hope Ardi will recover quickly and recover as usual" he hoped sincerely.

"Aamiin, son"

Mama Risa, Rita and Kak Ryan came home after the clock showed 14.30 local time. I asked Ardi to go back to rest and I also asked my father to take turns to look after Ardi so that he could eat and bathe first because he had not had lunch.

I accompanied Ardi until he was completely asleep, and without feeling any sleepiness also attacked me. I also fell asleep in a chair with my head resting on Ardi's bed.

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Dad woke me up upon arrival in Ardi's room and when I woke up, it was already afternoon.

"Father just arrived?", was the first sentence I said when I opened my eyes.

"Now, Nduk"

"Why didn't you wake me?"

"It looks like you're tired, so dad let you rest. After all you just came home from school and even immediately took care of Ardi, you must be tired"

"It's okay, Tika is not tired. It was just drowsiness because of slumbering Ardi, so come to sleep", I was sad to show my neat teeth line.

I just smiled while stroking my head. "Tonight I'll drive you home, huh, nduk? Let you rest at home and watch the house because there is no one".

I shook my head, "No, Tika wants Ardi here to get well".

"When you want to help me, let me not bother alone here. Please let Tika just this once, well", I'm sorry to ask father's approval.

I know very well the character of a father who does not like to trouble others. He also did not want his children to be sad and troubled. Me and Ardi are the most precious things I left for her.

Dad must have had his reasons for telling me to come home instead of being here. Maybe you're worried about my health and school. Dad seems scared if I get tired and get sick too.

But I won't let father's worries last long. As much as possible I will try to keep me healthy and still be able to help dad.

I can still catch the doubt in my father's eyes. "Don't worry about anything about Tika, Tika just wants to always be next to dad so that dad doesn't feel alone. Divide the grief of the father with Tika, Tika also wants to always be next to the father like the father did to Tika and Ardi"

"Alright, this time father will follow Tika's will. But I'm afraid you're tired and sick, I don't want your kids to be so helpless" I'm finally sure of what I said.

I hugged my father, and Ardi woke up.

"Sister, dad, why are you hugging?"

"Are you awake? No, we just wanted to hug. Is she drinking?"

"Why are you the only ones who want to hug? I want to too"

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Today I can be a little relieved that Ardi is finally allowed to go home. I asked my dad to bring Ardi home after I got home from school so I could pick up Ardi too.

After school I rushed out of class and came home with an angkot to arrive faster. I was forced to take a little savings in the piggy bank for me to use as a fare.

Waitaminute! Didn't I ask you to take the money from this piggy bank? But why isn't the weight of this piggy bank reduced at all like the last I touched? I also speed up the steps to find angkot and fortunately I soon found an angkot that was quite relieved and in the direction of the puskesmas.

As soon as I arrived at the puskesmas, I saw my father in front of the administration with a look of confusion. He looked up and immediately realized my existence.

"Sir, you've paid for all Ardi's treatment?", father spontaneously asked as soon as he was in front of me.

"Tika just wanted to ask dad, did you not take a penny in Tika's piggy bank?"

"No, Nduk. I'm not taking it, it's your savings"

"When not paying Ardi's treatment money, did Tika ask father to take in Tika's savings"

"Who will pay for Ardi's treatment, Nduk? Last time I wanted to pay, said the care administration Ardi was paid off. But this party does not want to tell because this is the privacy of the agency he said"

I'm starting to think. Who knew that Ardi was sick and treated were Mama Risa, Tika and also Sister Ryan. But who pays for Ardi's treatment? I can't ask you directly now because Ardi has to go home and I don't have their number for me to call.

"Nor does not know. Now how's Ardi?"

"Ardi is ready to go home, I left him in his room because I want to finish the administration first"

"Yes, we go home first. Poor Ardi who must be very impatient to go home. This matter we will think about at home", I suggested to my father.

"You have a point, nduk. But I'm still very curious, because the health center won't tell me the identity of the person who paid for Ardi's treatment"

"Don't think about it, Tika seems to know who's helping us".

"Really, nduk? Who's the good guy?", I'm getting impatient.

"We'll talk at home, yeah, yeah!? Ardi must have missed a break at home".

"All right, come on!"

We entered Ardi's room. I saw Ardi was sitting on the gurney with his clothes changed more neat and clean than yesterday. I smiled at her much better condition.

I still remember how Ardi was so hot and shivering all at once. I can't bear to see him like that anymore. From now on I have to pay more attention to the health of the people I care about.

Ardi turned to us, "sister is ready to go home?".

"Very ready, brother. Ardi misses the same house" he replied in a tone that was still rather weak.

His condition has improved, but he still has not healed properly. He's still a little limp and needs another break at home. He's even been taking me home since yesterday afternoon, but I'm only today to make sure it's.

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