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"Yeayyy .. already."
Alea was relieved that Iqbal had finally kept his face away from her. Alea was now able to slowly exhale after she had previously held for nearly 30 seconds.
"Thank you, Iqbal. Now that you eat again yes, a little more food will run out," Alea said with a smile. His mind was trying to forget the incident that made his heart race faster.
Iqbal nodded. Then he took back a bribe from Alea's hand.
After she finished eating, Alea got off the bed cover to take the medicine from inside the drawer. After that, he sat down next to Iqbal again, and gave Iqbal a tablet of medicine and a glass of warm water.
"Here, drink!"
"What else is that, sus? Sisters asked Iqbal to eat the leaves, now drink this." Iqbal annoyed by staring at the cynical medicine held by Alea.
"It's a drug, Iqbal. It tastes good like candy. If you drink this, you will be a very strong person" Alea said as he called out the candy. He did it so Iqbal would take the medicine.
"Huh? Candy?" Iqbal looked doubtful. But as much as possible Alea will try to convince Iqbal to take the medicine.
"Yes, Iqbal. This medicine tastes candy. Cobain deh, but remember not to chew or chew, Iqbal must eat it by swallowing," Alea chimpanzee.
"Emang no eating candy by swallowing huh, Sus?" Iqbal began to feel astonishment.
Alea simply replied with a nod accompanied by an awkward smile. It was a bit strange that Alea equated medicine with candy. But it's not a problem. Most importantly Iqbal should take medicine.
"Now open your mouth!" Alea pinta. And without having to wait for long, Iqbal immediately opened his mouth wide enough.
Alea placed the pill in the middle of Iqbal's tongue very carefully. After that he asked Iqbal to drink water immediately. Then Alea helped to put Iqbal's head back so that the pill would actually go down the throat.
"Done! How good is that, right?" aela asked with both eyebrows raised.
"But how does it feel a little weird huh, sus?"
Alea chuckles. Everywhere the medicine will taste different. "Maybe it's just Iqbal's feeling at times. The medicine is delicious, really," Alea said as she spoke.
Iqbal looked at Alea suspiciously. But soon Alea immediately asked Iqbal for permission to leave the room to take jasmine flowers in the front yard of the house. Alea wanted to keep that promise.
As usual while out, Alea locked the door of Iqbal's room from outside. It is feared that the owner of the room will run away if the room is left open.
After picking up the flowers, Alea re-entered the room. It was Iqbal talking to the teddy bear on the sofa, which made Alea smile broadly at the sight.
"This is Iqbal, your favorite jasmine flower" Alea said as she approached Iqbal and sat beside him.
Iqbal quickly picked up the jasmine flowers in Alea's hand, after which he placed them near the teddy bear. "Here you go, baby bear. Iqbal presents this jasmine flower for baby bear. May baby bear like and may baby bear want to be his girlfriend Iqbal."
Alea chuckled again. He did not expect that Iqbal had known about his girlfriend in the midst of his mental condition that was being disturbed.
"Kok Iqbal know about girlfriends?" ask Alea to the point.
"Mama who told Iqbal that the girlfriend was a favorite friend. Mama said that if Iqbal is healed, Iqbal must have a girlfriend. Iqbal was not sick. Sister believes Iqbal's not sick?" Iqbal made sure by looking at Alea's beautiful face.
Alea smiled, at a glance he nodded then ruffled the top of Iqbal's head. "Yes, the nurse believes."
'Because I alone will take care of you until you recover.' Alea.
"Later if Mama goes to Iqbal's room, Iqbal will tell Mama that Iqbal already has a girlfriend."
"Who?" Alea deliberately asked even though she already knew that Iqbal's answer must be a baby bear.
For a moment Iqbal looked at the teddy bear as well as Alea alternately, making Alea who was silent at the spot squinting her eyes clueless with Iqbal's eye movements.
"Suster," Iqbal said, ending with a pat on both palms while laughing indistinctly.
Alea was not surprised, but laughed. Because he knew Iqbal said it was just a joke. While Iqbal, he began to stop laughing.
"Ihhh, sister, why laugh? Iqbal doesn't like it. Iqbal was talking seriously."
Alea simply folded his hands together in front of his chest, wondering what Iqbal would say next if it was true that Iqbal was speaking seriously.
"But .. boong. Iqbal's girlfriend is actually a baby bear, not a nurse. Yeaa ... nun was tricked .. nun was tricked," Iqbal walked off the couch with a teddy bear.
Alea shook her head at a glance accompanied by a knotty smile. Alea had guessed that Iqbal was just joking. There is no way an Iqbal who is mentally disturbed will be able to talk seriously like an adult.
"Suster was deceived .. the nurse was deceived ...." Iqbal continued to repeat the sentence while jumping up and down in excitement on the bed cover.
Alea smiled at Iqbal's behavior. Really, it had never been thought by Alea to take care of Iqbal.
Even now she still does not believe that she will be involved in the life of Iqbal Riandra Keanny as an impromptu nun.
'One day you will be healed, and in that moment I will be gone. After I leave, will you look for me?' inner Alea.
***
The afternoon had come, yet Alea was still sitting in her place. Yes, for hours, Alea remained faithful waiting for Iqbal who was still cool playing.
If Iqbal was thirsty, Alea would quickly give him a drink. If Iqbal gets bored, Alea will happily invite Iqbal to play another game. Such was the activity Alea had done half today.
Although tired and had to feel bored, but Alea will still accompany Iqbal play.
Now Iqbal is busy playing with his puzzle. Alea decided to sit back and turn on her phone.
A whatsapp message appears when Alea activates the data. It turned out that from Adit, Alea immediately read it.
[Favoured afternoon. You are busy tonight? I'll take you to dinner.]
Alea was getting confused. He thought he should go home this afternoon. Alea misses Adit and wants to go out with him. But on the other hand, there was Iqbal that he had to take care of. Will Iqbal let him go?
'Yeah, why am I so confused about gini, anyway. Come on Alea, think about what you have to do now.' Alea's inner self.
"Iqbal," called Alea, slowly sitting himself beside Iqbal.
Iqbal did not turn his head or respond, he just focused on playing. Even so, Alea would dare to talk to Iqbal.
"Iqbal, sister wants to talk to Iqbal. Sister asked for permission to go home this afternoon, Iqbal wouldn't mind, would he?" aela asked stammeringly, she was worried that Iqbal would not allow it.
Hearing the word of wanting to go home, Iqbal immediately raised his head to look at Alea. "Where are the sisters going?" Iqbal asked in a sad tone.
"Suster wants to go home, there are needs that the sisters have to work on" Alea replied.
"Is the nurse's need more important than playing with Iqbal?"
Alea was worried. He did not know what to answer, for Alea both were very important and it was difficult to choose who to accompany.
"So gini, Iqbal .. near the house of the sisters there was a tiger who wanted to go inside. Well the sisters have to throw her out first, so the sisters have to go home now," Alea replied as she spoke.
Iqbal was surprised after hearing the word tiger, then the next second his face was bent and held in sadness because Alea had to go home now.
Alea who saw that, instantly calmed Iqbal down. "Iqbal, don't be sad. Sister will be back here tomorrow. Sister will accompany Iqbal again. But now the sister has to go home. Sister promise me, tomorrow the nurse will bring a teddy bear to Iqbal's house."
Iqbal's face was immediately cheerful after hearing the word teddy bear. "Really, sus? Sister didn't lie, did she?"
Alea nodded steadily. While Iqbal began to pat his palms so excited. "Hore .. tomorrow baby bear has a new theme. Yes, sister can go home now."
Alea smiled with relief as Iqbal finally allowed her to go home. "Yes, the nurse came home first."
Alea got up from her seat and grabbed her bag on the sofa. After that he rushed out of the room and ....
"Good, Aunt." Alea was shocked when she found her. Beautifully standing in front of Iqbal's room. Although Ny. Beautiful just respond with a smile.
"Auntie why is it here?" ask Alea.
"So Aunt wants to see Iqbal. Then Aunt accidentally heard your conversation to Iqbal if today you will go home. Is that true?" Now Ms. Beautiful people ask.
Alea looked down. "Y-yes, Aunt. Today Alea only works until the afternoon as her sister Iqbal, because Alea-"
"Alea, Auntie knows what you have to do. If it's important, then go. Auntie says Iqbal has allowed you to go home. And about Iqbal, there's an aunt who's gonna take care of him" Ms. Is beautiful.
Of course Alea was happy to hear that. "Thank you, Auntie. Tomorrow Alea will come to Aunt's house early in the morning" Alea said as she hugged her. Beautiful very tight.
"Yes, Alea. Aunty will wait for your arrival again at Auntie's house," she said. Beautiful with a soft stroking Alea's hair.
***
Alea had already arrived at his house. Not to forget he also said his greetings when he went inside. However, Alea's steps suddenly stopped when he saw Lisa was playing a mobile phone in her living room.
"Loh Lis, is your tumben here? What's to do?" aela asked as she hurriedly sat down beside Lisa.
Lisa immediately turned off her phone screen after seeing Alea.
"Yes I want to play at your house, I happened to come home today because my work schedule until noon," explained Lisa.
Alea nodded in understanding.
"Oyeah, where did you end up? I'll give you a lot of rest. Why do you even run around, if you get sick again how?" asked Lisa with her worried face.
"Lo be calm, Lis. Now I'm in better shape" Alea occasionally patted Lisa on the shoulder.
"Thank God that's it. Oya, said nyokap lo, lo again in the house temen. Which temen?" Lisa switched the conversation on another topic.
"Hmm, there are. You don't need to know" Alea said gigglingly. Then he rushed to his room.
"Ihhh, how come you are, yes. I want to know" said Lisa, a bit screaming.
***
At the meatballs on the side of the road, Alea and Lisa were enjoying a special bowl of meatballs. Previously they had gone to the Mall to buy a fairly large teddy bear.
"Yes, by the way who's that doll for, anyway? I'm sorry," said Lisa who stopped her eating for a moment and turned to look at the doll placed next to Alea.
"I'll tell you the story. Now I have to hurry up with the meatballs, because I have to go home spit," said Alea.
"Tumben came home. Where you going?"
"Gue wants to dinner with Adit, I haven't been with him for a long time" Alea replied.
Lisa understood. However, the next second he glared his eyes at the thought of something. "Yes ... Yes ... Yes, this afternoon when I came home from work, I saw Adit walking with the girls."
Alea was surprised to hear that. "Huh? Which is really lo?"
"Really, yeah. I can't see it wrong."
Alea thought. It is impossible for Adit to betray him. It could have been the woman Lisa saw was Adit's family. Alea, however, did not want to think strangely about Adit.
"Yes, maybe it's Adit's cousin. We're positive, Lis." Alea denied Lisa's words.
"Yes too." Lisa tries to keep her negative thoughts away. But still he felt something strange.
To prove her suspicions wrong, Lisa is forced to secretly follow Alea later. Lisa did it because she was so worried about her best friend, Alea.
Lisa does not want Alea to be betrayed by anyone, including Adit though.
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