Wedding Dust's

22. Bagaskara Adewangsa

...Happy Reading......

I'm in the hospital again.

Fill in Hera's message three hours ago. I rarely call and reply to messages or calls that he's been making lately. I tried to build a boundary, then slowly took off. But, reading that message, my little heart could not ignore it. After all, Hera once held me for a long time. Even today, our relationship is still in place. This position is very difficult for me.

I chose to go home first to clean up, and see if Nadya had come home or not. Unintentionally, on the road leading to the complex, I saw Tara piggybacking Nadya and I decided to turn the steering wheel, turning around to buy Nadya's usual nasi uduk when I got home from work, if he wants to. After getting the rice, I went straight home.

Arriving home, I heard the sound of water rustling that I could make sure it was Nadya. Sure enough, before long he came out and was not surprised by my presence here.

In order to break the awkward atmosphere that had suddenly appeared, I made a conversation with a topic that just popped out of my brain.

“I bought rice, I put it on the dinner table. Don't cook for dinner. I have a sudden affair.”

The response was just silent and passed me by without a care, just like the last week. I smiled and went into the bathroom to clean myself up.

Half an hour passed, I was done cleaning myself and changing clothes. Then snatched the car keys that I had put on the middle room table. Nadya is here, watching her favorite Netflix series.

“If I haven't come home by nine, just lock the door. I brought a spare key.” I said then took steps to leave immediately.

“Where are you really going?”

I was quite surprised because Nadya finally opened her voice. “I..it...”.

“Pronounce clear.”

“Mau to hospital.”

“Who is sick?” nadya asked, she slightly got up from her seat hearing me say so.

“I just want to look at it for a minute. Go to Letto's place. I made a deal with him.”

“Whose pain?” press Nadya demanding.

Doubtful, but I can't lie to Nadya. “H-Hera.”

I saw Nadya's flat face turn stiff. He has the right to express that because I was a jerk from the beginning. I can't appreciate his feelings at all.

“Oh.”

I scratched my neck which was not itchy at all. “You want...follow?”

“Don't be crazy, Gas. Synthesize!” he answered blatantly and firmly refused while turning his face away. I want to be honest with him. “If you are not honest earlier, I want to follow you you you know.” continued Nadya without hesitation, but it makes me happy. I snickered until my shoulders shook.

“Oh yes?”

Nadya did not answer, but her face turned red. Looks like she's embarrassed.

“Petan eaten rice uduknya, keburu ngga yuk.” my word with a face that has not shown the expression of chopstick like a minute ago. “I just want to see Hera for a second. He said he was sick and had to be hospitalized. After that, I want to stop by Letto's place, keep going straight home.”

There is a sense of happiness to see Nadya has softened. I feel like I'm lazy to go and just want to cuddle Nadya at home. Heavy kangeen, you know!

***

The scent of disinfectant greets when the foot has passed through the automatically opened glass door. Hera said she was being treated in the VVIP room on the second floor. He also said in his room again there was his brother who was besuk. No problem. That means, there's a reason for me to come home soon.

Dandelion 25's. Where Hera is treated.

I knocked on the door and opened it. Some of the people inside turned their heads and looked at me with curious gazes. Then Hera, smiled at me.

“Eh, Bagas.” son is the voice of his mother Hera who has known me since a year we dated. “Log here nak.”

“Who, mbak? Hera's girlfriend?” ask the woman who is holding a five-year-old child.

“Hahaha... Ja. Cute right?”

“Ganteng really even.” other people say. This time it was men.

The middle-aged man in round glasses approached and grabbed my shoulder for his familiar embrace. His smile was sincere and wide like pride that was somehow addressed to whom. “So, when is this synchronized, Ra?”

I froze in place. Immediately? Meaning, married? That's very unlikely. Hera was stunned and her face turned flat for a while before she again decided to smile while looking at me.

“Om. Don't that. It's still a long time. He is also still busy making money.” this time Hera tried to joke with the person she calls Om.

“Money can be searched while walking. Isn't it Bagas?”

I smiled stiffly. Not intending to answer with a sentence. Ah, my decision came among the Hera family, wrong. I was urged to immediately formalize our relationship towards marriage.

I walked towards the bed where Hera lay. Put the fruit in the basket I brought for him, and a bag of his favorite loaf of bread on the nightstand. “Sorry.” whispered with silent lip movements, and I nodded.

“Original people here?”

“I am original Surabaya, om.”

“Oh..This Bagas boy, where does it work?”

I was surprised to hear Hera's Om question. My eyes met briefly with Hera's, then I looked back at Om while developing a smile.

“Wah, fit it same as Hera. Yes already, when can Om Dateng come home as a guardian?”

It's not funny at all. I'm starting to feel uncomfortable. My one palm suddenly in Hera's hand, maybe she wanted to ask me to hold on for a while for a situation like this.

“We still have no direction there, Om. We still want to focus on our career—”

“Not good for long, Ra. Pamali.”

***

I'm grateful that there's a brother Hera who's also visiting, because I'm really only there for a little while. And now I'm at Letto's. This single guy just told me to come to his house, not to the cafe. He said he was afraid of going broke if I came and asked for free coffee there. Fucking temen.

After parking the car, I ran to Letto's porch. There, he was already sitting leisurely while sucking Vape and smacking smoke from his mouth like a car chimney.

“Lo makes me muter a lot of times, Lett. Payment set*an.”

“Lha. Just know Lo?”

“Taik.”

I giggled and sat slamming my body in the chair beside Letto.

“What else? Lo same feeling Nadya never get along a dayiii. Tired I see it.”

“Makanya, Lo marry to know how it feels if bini Lo again sambeg. Dah ah, I want to grab a drink first.”

I walked into Letto's house. The atmosphere here is quiet, because the housing complex that Letto occupies, is a new housing complex that 50% of it is still in the construction stage.

After grabbing a drink, I went back out and sat down with Letto. “Yes that's one of the reasons I didn't get married. Look at you and Nadya is dizzy. What if I was in the position of elo. Very males.”

I shook Letto's head until it almost fell to the floor. “Njing!!” and I laughed with satisfaction at hearing him cursing.

“Many alesan Lo.”

Letto confirmed his sitting position again. “So, elo where was that time? Lo chat wife I asked you where. Yes I answer honestly I'm not here.”

I bowed and smiled. “Gue to Heaven.”

“Fu*ck!! Why Lo there?”

“Gue budrek, Lett. At first I went to Lo's place. But my mind suddenly took and led me there so aja.”

“Gas, Lo don't try to be kayaking first again. If you have a problem, enough for me. I can help you whenever you need it. Know?!”

I nodded in confirming. I shouldn't have come to that damned place. Luckily, I quickly regained consciousness and went home.

“Lo's wife is sick, but instead Lo lives there. Fuck Lo Gas.”

“Yes. And I'm working now, Lett. Nadya already does not care anymore about me besides nyiapin my needs doang. What is the term? That's a bland thing.”

“What about Hansel?”

I don't know. Nadya always said that she and Hansel had nothing to do but work partners. I tried to believe even though my heart refused. Nadya wants to open up to Hansel, that alone has made me feel bad about them. Plus Nadya who wants to give a warm smile that has long been lost from her to Hansel, my mind is more chaotic.

“Nknow. I try to trust Nadya if she and Hansel are nothing.”

Letto glared at me, then threw away his face and sucked his vape again. “Difficult. Bini Lo is stubborn and easy to be emotional. Elonya, too bucin. I don't understand the concept of your relationship. If it is not in line, does it still have to be in defense?”

“Lett—”

“Gue is realistic as a friend Lo, Gas.”

Is correct.

“Your wedding, from the beginning it was strange.”

“Any?”

“Yes. In my opinion, weird.”

I breathe heavily. Why is he talking about it without filters like that? I feel cornered. Should we just stop trying to not hurt each other?

“Different again, if you want to fix your strange and unhealthy relationship.”

I looked closely at Letto. This guy likes to be right.

“Yes right? Where there are people married for reasons that do not want to disappoint parents. Then make a strange deal so as not to ruin the friendship, but the bed is a way. Weird right?”

I nodded in agreement.

“I think you should talk about the future of your relationship. Say you want to improve the relationship, then discuss also about the child if necessary.”

Surely, the woman who will be Letto's life companion will be lucky. He is a type of open-minded person who wants to understand others. This man is an adult in terms of responding to problems, although it is sometimes annoying and his lips like to talk tajem.

“Intinya, Lo will not lose Nadya, if you want attention and understand him more patient. More than the attention that Hansel offered him.”[]

^^^to be continued.^^^