Special Journey

Episode 29's

" Hah!" I immediately snatched my phone from Miss Siti's hand. Ahhh, why did I forget to change the name of Joseph in my contact.

"Priest candidate?" She said with a confused face.

"Thank you, Mom." I was still holding my phone and had not answered Joseph's phone, until the call was cut off.

Thank God, I rubbed my chest with relief.

"Nobody, Bun, my friend was fad to change the name of his contact on my phone." I told you, before you asked, as if I could guess what you were going to ask.

Damn, Joseph called me back.

"Jawab first, who knows what's important." Mother's orders, when I was confused I had to answer Joseph's call or not.

"Ayoo, answered first, stay away from your mother if you're embarrassed." This time she smiled, as if teasing me.

I left Mother and Kia to answer Joseph.

"Assalamualaikum Yusuf, what's wrong?" Finally, I answered Joseph's call.

"Waalaikumussalam, I want help, please later get a change of clothes at home yes, all my internal." Joseph spoke to me without hesitation.

"Yeah! You mean your inner?" I heard Joseph's request a little.

"Yes, my interior, please bring it to the hospital, you can take it on my clothes at home." Joseph spoke clearly, so that I was sure of what I heard.

"Hallo, Hello... Goddamnit! You hear me?"

"I. yeah, hmmm." I answered Joseph's call after being fully aware of my shock.

"Can you not come here? Or do you not want to?" How confused I was to answer what.

"Hmm." I still think, to be honest, I would like to refuse, how could I possibly have to dress in Joseph's underwear, even if it was just clothes, but I feel ashamed and it is definitely inappropriate for me.

"Yes, if you don't want to, let me ask you to come home from here, I can't without changing clothes, what else is inside after a day."

"Eeh, no! You still have to be treated," I stopped Joseph's crazy intention, "OK I'll end my magrib prayer at the hospital, how many clothes do you need? And your inner self, too?" I spoke softly when I mentioned the interior to Joseph.

Aaah already, besides I can't bear if he had to come home forcibly from the hospital just because he didn't change his clothes and interior.

" Take as much as possible!" Joseph's Order.

" Well, is there anything else you need?" My toot.

"All my toiletries, which are in the bathroom." Reciprocity.

"Lho, around the house there's a Suf!" I tried to remind Yusuf, maybe he forgot, if he was treated in a VVIP room where the facilities are definitely available complete, as well as soap etc.

"I don't like Fah" Yusuf replied, "Do you want to help me or not? you said I could say anything I needed."

"Okay, I'll bring everything, if you need a mattress, let's take you to the hospital, let's move all of you." I don't know why I'm a little upset by Joseph's strange nature.

"Father, besides you are always ready to help me," replied Joseph, "you must not refuse, because you have promised to help me when I need to."

"Okay, I'll be there." I want to quickly end our conversation.

We ended the call.

"Who's calling?" Ask mommy to me.

"Hmm, Yusuf bun, he's asking you to take the change of clothes to the hospital." I answered while sitting next to my mother.

"Ohh, so Joseph was the future priest?" Aah, Mother must be teasing me, with one eyebrow raised while smiling knots.

"Bu.. is not that bun, the mother misunderstood, ckkk already, Afiifah explained the mother will also continue to tease Afiifah again." I tendered my body to the couch by embracing both my hands.

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After the magrib prayer, I immediately decided to go to Joseph's house to take Joseph's goods.

Ning nong's...

I pressed the bell of Yusuf's house, it was certain that there was only a housekeeper's aunt, since both of Yusuf's parents were still in Jakarta.

Crekk...

"Non Afiifah, can Auntie help you?" Bi Ime was shocked by my arrival.

"Assalamualaikum Bi, sorry bi Afiifah interfered, Afiifah asked Yusuf to take some of his clothes to be taken to the hospital."

"Eeh, waalaikumussalam salam non, hehe aunty forgot to say hello, surprised aunt saw non Afiifah came suddenly," Bi ime smiled until he showed her tooth tooth tooth tooth, "please enter Non, "please enter Non, Aunt interracial Non Afifah in the room bang Yusuf." Bi ime walked in front of me as a guide to Joseph's room.

"God willing... Joseph's room was so neat, his things were well organized, "I was astonished as soon as I entered the blue room, on the left side of the wall there was a picture of Joseph's family with his adoptive parents, he said, the Aniisa family. There is also a photo of Yusuf's graduation.

I fell silent as I looked at a photograph of a boy probably in his 6s with a man and a woman, "this may be little Joseph with his two biological parents." I guessed. What a happy child in the arms of a man so handsome and dashing.

"Astagfirulah... " I quickly realized my purpose here.

I immediately rushed to the cupboard which was quite large and took one by one Joseph's clothes, my concentration was broken when I had to take Joseph's underwear.

" Did I just ask you to please bi Ime?" I said to myself, "bi Ime!" I went out of the room looking for bi Ime.

"Can I help you?" bi Ime is coming to me.

"Bi, I'm asking you to get Joseph's clothes ready!" my orders.

"Non Good."

"Hmmm, Bi... Hmmm, the clothes are already, which is not yet the underwear of Joseph Bi." I stopped bi Ime when I was about to reach out to Yusuf's clothes, I hesitated a little, "please Bi, I'm not comfortable Bi." I folded my hands together, pleading.

"Sorry Non, is this okay? You see, as long as I work here as I know, we're all assistants in this house never take care of that one," Bi Ime pointed to Joseph's pile of underwear, "he always washed and tidied it himself Non." Hearing bi Ime's words I'm more confused, if the assistant at home just never take care of that one, maybe Joseph even asked me.

"I don't dare Non!" bi Ime.

"Ohh it's okay Bi, sorry to interrupt, please Auntie back to work, let me get it done myself." My smile was a little forced.

When I was done, I went to the hospital, and I decided to buy Joseph dinner.

I hurried to Joseph's room, so I could hurry back home again.

I was disturbed behind Joseph's glass, watching Joseph and Doctor Sila chatter, they laughed and smiled every once in a while, they looked so harmonious, beautiful and handsome. But what happened to this heart? I felt a little claustrophobic watching them laugh together.

For a while, I decided to sit waiting outside Joseph's room, without interrupting the time of the two of them. Sometimes my heart is agitated, wanting to know what they're doing inside, both of them. It's just the two of them.

I sat down uneasily, occasionally rubbing both my thighs.

"Oh my God, it's been a long time." I said softly, looking at the watch on my left hand.

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Spontaneously I stood up when I heard the sound of the door.

"Assalamualaikum Doctor Please." I greeted Doctor Sila with a slight bow of my head, obviously with a smile.

"Waalaikumussalam Afiifa! Has it been a long time? Why wait outside? I'm sorry, I didn't know you were outside." Doctor Please be a little surprised to see me.

I smiled, "It's okay, doctor, I don't want to bother you, I'm just anterin Joseph's clothes," pointed to the suitcase next to me, "hmmm, the doctor wants to come with me again?" many doubt.

"No Fah, I just stopped by to see Joseph's condition, all of you want to go home," Doctor Sila patted me on the shoulder, "well, I go first, yes," Doctor Sila patted me on the shoulder again, "Yusuf... The heart is coming." Doctor Sila put one head into the depth of the room, winking one eye at Joseph. I don't know what they mean.

"Assalamualaikum," I approached Joseph, "how are you? What a complaint."

" Waalaikumussalam," Yusuf glanced at me for a moment, "just a little dizzy" he continued.

"I brought you dinner, you haven't eaten yet!" I put my suitcase in this little hospital closet, "you have to eat, let's recover quickly." I gave Joseph the food that was open.

"Thank you." Joseph smiled slightly, then started eating his food.

Seeing that Joseph was eating well, I was sure that Joseph would be fine, that he might be well.

"Why don't you just come in, wait outside?" Joseph looked at me with food in his mouth.

"Sir, I see you guys talking too cool, I'm afraid to interrupt." I looked at Joseph, but somehow I began not to dare to look at Joseph in the face, I lowered my gaze even more.

"I and Sila are just friends, Please my childhood friend, my neighbor in the village before joining papi and mami moved to the city." Joseph stopped eating for a moment, as did I, who was busy with social media in my phone.

I took a deep breath, "I didn't ask the extent of your relationship, so you don't need to explain to me, really, I just feel bad bothering you guys." I tried to convince myself that I was fine seeing them together, but I failed, there was a little bit of pleasure when Joseph explained all that.

"Alright, I don't mean anything either, I just want to say it." Joseph stopped his eating. I immediately helped Joseph take a drink in utensils, he looked troubled.

"Thank you" Joseph said after receiving the water I gave him.

Dret...

"Assalamualaik." I immediately got out of Joseph's room after getting a call from Fariz and immediately answered Fariz's call.

"Waalaikumussalam," replied Fariz from now on, "Sister, I'm sorry that Nisa and I can't go home tonight sister, our flight was cancelled because the weather here doesn't allow you, brother, we also got tickets late at night." Fariz explained why he called before I asked.

"Hmmm, don't you know," I'm actually a little disappointed, because who will take care of Yusuf if Fariz doesn't come home? " So I'll tell Yusuf." My next.

"Bang Satria already knows brother, Anisa has told her," continued Yusuf.

"Sister, can Anisa ask for help to take care of Joseph bang? Anisa is very worried, bang Yusuf if fever likes delirious call mother and father brother, Bang Yusuf is very afraid to take care of brother." Now Anisa's talking to me.

What am I supposed to do? If I look after Joseph, it means that Joseph and I will stay in one room! If I refuse, who will look after Joseph?, what if something happens to Joseph?.

"Sister, Hello... You hear Nisa?" I was shocked to hear Nisa's call.

" I-iya Nisa, you listen." Teebata-bata.

"So how?, sister can help Nisa to take care of Bang Yusuf, please... " Anisa came back to beg me.

" Well, you'll take care of Joseph." Finally I decided to look after Joseph, may Allah forgive me for my despair.

"Thank you, brother, sorry to bother you." Although I was not with Anisa, I could feel Nisa's concern for Joseph.

"Yes, Nis together, Nisa does not have to worry about Joseph, I promise you will take care of him as well as possible, Just focus on your vacation, hopefully fun." I tried to make Nisa calm.

"Yes, brother, thank you again, brother." Nisa continued, and we decided on a call. I'll be back in depth soon.

"Who's calling?" Joseph asked after seeing me a little agitated.

"hmmm, that's Suf, hmmm Fariz and Nisa not so go home, their flight in the canel." My answer.

"I know, they've told me about this," Joseph fixed his seat, "You can go home, I can do it myself, but there's still one hand that works."

"No matter what Suf, I will accompany you tonight," I also fixed my seat, "rest! I'll be waiting for you outside." I'll be up soon, maybe I'd better wait outside.

"Why outside?, inside, anyways impossible I can do anything to you." Yusuf looked at me cynically.

Ahh, what is this mood? it's even tense!

"What's wrong, Suf, I know you can't be indecent with me, I'm just afraid to be slanderous if it's just the two of you in this room, it's not worth it, we're not mahrom." I express my feelings of awkwardness.

"Then be my mahrom!" Yusuf looked at me sharply.

Yusuf's words made me smile, amused as it felt, "sick can still be tempting, yes I've been waiting outside, Sleep!"

"I'm serious! You don't have to scold me with that smile." Yusuf's words were able to stop my steps for a moment, I took a deep breath, throwing it away slowly. I tried to ignore Joseph's words and went out.

"Afiifa! If you want to wait for me outside, you better just go home." Again Joseph stopped my steps.

"Yusuf, I really don't papa, I promised Nisa to take care of you, besides I'm used to sleeping anywhere, you forget I ever worked in the hospital?" I turned my body around to Joseph and assured Joseph, "rest, I'll wait outside, please call me if you need anything." This time I will completely ignore all that Joseph said.

Many times I took a deep breath, I tried to make my heart calm.

"Khoiratul Afiifah, listen to me!" This time Joseph's tone of voice rose slightly, "stay in this room, and...."