Sleeping Rooster
22. Prayerfully
"Why did you ask me to meet?" ask Linda
They are now in a cafe close to Linda's school. Lina still hasn't answered Linda's question. He was sipping the coffee he ordered.
"Ardan is looking for you." he answered briefly.
Soon Lina resumed her words after she put the coffee cup on the table again.
"The yellow flower you received yesterday is the flower of Ardan. I ordered it and it was from me. I want to explain everything about me and Ardan before he goes into a coma like this."
"Explain what else. It's obvious you've been lying to me even making out behind me."
"You ready Ardan to feel that you're hurting?" ask Lina.
"I'm not Ardan but I know that he loves me because his bead will never go wrong. But until now I have not heard Ardan answer my love through his mouth.
"You're right. He loves you so much. But he doesn't want to hurt you."
"meaning?" ask Linda.
"He had end-stage liver cancer and his life was not long. He didn't answer your love statement because he didn't want to hurt you so much."
A round of tears trickled back from Linda's eyes. He leaves Lina at the cafe.
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Linda ran across the aisle of the hospital looking for Ardan's room. Linda then arrived and opened the door of Ardan's room in the care.
Her cries grew when she saw that she was now dying in a hospital bed. Many tools are attached to his body. Linda was sad to learn too late that Ardan was sick.
Linda hugged Ardan's frail body and tried to shake Ardan's arm.
"Ardan...... Wake up...... It's me Linda. I'm sorry." as Linda sobbed speaking to Ardan.
But the one who was spoken to was silent and there was no response. Linda's cries were unceasingly dripping.
"Linda...." Call someone from behind. It turns out it was Bu Farda and Mr. Herman. They had just entered and reached the doorstep of Ardan's room.
Linda approached Bu Farda and immediately hugged her. He wanted to spill his sadness in the arms of Bu Farda.
"Look... Don't cry. Later if Ardan knows for sure will be sad too." said Bu Farda calm Linda.
"Sorry mom, Linda found out too late."
"Yes not papa."
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Dion stared at the beautiful night in the garden behind his own home. He contemplated this incident. A cup of hot chocolate accompanied him.
"Linda why are you expecting Ardan's love? I was there for you long before Ardan was there for you." said Dion.
Dion exhaled his coarse breath and took out a cup filled with hot chocolate and sipped it. Dion tries to ease his struggle for a moment with Ardan because he is currently in a coma.
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"LINA!!!!" shout Yoga.
Lina ran away after crossing paths with Yoga on the road. He does not want to be captured by Yoga and hurt again. Lina was not strong enough to deal directly with Yoga.
"YOU'LL SEE ME!!" bentak Yoga.
Lina was still running and found no place to hide while Yoga walked like a lion chasing its prey.
Finally Lina hid behind a pick up that was stopping by the roadside.
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At that time Dion walked the path to release his fatigue because he thought too much about his love. He was walking a leisurely night walk on the sidewalk when there was a rape of a woman across the sidewalk.
The woman asked for help but no one passed by. Dion rushed across and broke up the quarrel between the two.
The woman then releases her hand that has been gripped tightly to the woman. The woman ran to Dion's back to seek refuge.
"Okay Lina for now, I'll let you go but remember this one thing you're still my wife and hopefully we meet again." stressed Yoga then left Lina with Dion.
Dion took her to a nearby supermarket to calm the woman's feelings.
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Dion came out with a bag of groceries to the woman he told to sit on a bench near the supermarket.
Dion took out a wound medicine as well as plaster to treat the woman's wounds. The wound on his hand even on his forehead was severe enough that there was a small tear in his mouth area due to the slap from the jerk man.
Dion cleans the wound with alcohol first and then attaches the plaster so that the wound heals quickly.
After treating his wound, Dion gave the woman a bottle of water.
"Thank you" said the woman.
"The same."
"That was your husband?"
The woman nodded her mark confirming Dion's words.
"I think we're the same age."
"Your guess is right, we're the same age but different stories. I was betrothed by a loan shark kid. My parents owe them. To pay it off I have to be the wife of the loan shark's son who is quite evil with many women." lina confided in at length.
Dion can't come up with a solution for her right now, he can only listen to the woman's curses.
"Lina." while giving her hand to get acquainted.
"Dion." accepted Lina's hand in return.
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Linda saw many stars scattered in the sky accompanied by beautiful moonlight in the night sky. He is now in his own room. Linda gives a vase to the flower given by Ardan and Dion. Dion's flowers were sent to his house.
Because yesterday the flowers of Ardan were not well cared for some of the petals there are dried. Linda opened the letter given by Bu Farda. Tears trickled back every time Linda read every line of the letter. It's from Ardan.
Linda's cry broke back. Linda can't believe that she's this bad. Ardan was always waiting for him.
"I'm sorry Ardan. I'm that bad. I found out too late. Ii'm sorry. Sorry for not believing you." sobbing sobbing sob he spoke to himself.
"Ardan please heal. I want to say my apologies. Please don't go to me first." Linda grumbled roughly rubbing her eyelids.
Lord, may I meet Ardan even for a moment.
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An electrocardiogram was attached to Ardan's chest to determine his heart condition. Ardan's heart rate slowly dissipated and changed into a beep. The doctor and the sisters ran towards Ardan and dealt with him immediately.
Bu Farda's cry broke again when Ardan returned to drop his condition. Mr. Herman calmed his wife.
Doctors try to spur Ardan's heart back to beating. Ardan's body crashed not just 1 or 2 times but many times but there was no response from Ardan's heart.
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"Assalamualaikum son."
"Waalaikumsalam ma'am what's wrong?" linda asked Bu Farda across the street.
"Ardan is dead, son."
The statement made by Bu Farda did not match her prayer expectations. Ardan has gone for his sack.
Linda ran to get the jacket and immediately hung up the phone from Bu Farda. Then I ordered a taxi for him. Linda is constantly praying that Ardan can come back to life.
Lord, please grant my prayer this time. I'm begging you.
