
Three days have passed since the incident occurred Dance accident, Anjas still faithfully take care of the recovery of the condition of Dance in the hospital. His wife was already a little able to reconcile and accept his current condition, although sometimes he also complained and cried in front of Anjas.
As of this moment, the man seemed to be working on his job at the waiting table in the ward of Tari, while Tari was asleep after a while and took medicine.
These three days, Anjas really did not want to leave Tari if there was nothing important in the office. As long as his job can be done in the hospital, then that's where he always took the time to work on the sidelines to keep his wife.
Anjas fell silent as memories of his two-in-law's reaction to hearing the condition of Tari, who was temporarily paralyzed, flashed through his head. True all of Anjas's estimates, they blame him as a husband who can't keep a wife. Not only did the in-laws do that, but both of his parents blamed him for the incident.
Of course, all that made his mind more erratic. What's more since the day of the Dance accident happened, Hilman suddenly disappeared out of nowhere, the man was like swallowed by the earth. There was no news at all from him, even to two parents Hilman did not know where his son was, he said Hilman only said if he had an office assignment to the wild city. Anjas asked them when he visited Tari at the hospital.
The ringing of the phone on the table made Anjas aware of his long daydream, a fine frown visible on his forehead when he saw the flat object's screen.
Hilmanis. That's the name listed there, making Anjas surprised half to death. How not, if only for a while he thought about that person, now Hilman even contacted him suddenly.
Anjas glanced at the wife's face first, making sure that Tari was still sound asleep. After being sure his wife would not wake up, Anjas went to one corner of the room that had a longer distance while receiving the call.
He had to ask for an explanation from Hilman about everything that happened between them. Dance had indeed explained everything to her, since she was conscious and able to get out of her slump.
However, Anjas is still curious about the explanation that Hilman will give, he does not want the events of himself and Arya to be repeated, just because of a lack of communication.
"What's wrong?" ask Anjas, without greeting at all. He put his phone in his ear.
"Can go outside for a minute, there's something I want to tell you" replied Hilman from across the street.
Anjas looked back at Tari, he felt reluctant to leave Tari alone, he was afraid that until the wife woke up when she was not there. However, Anjas is also eager to see Hilman, to clarify their problems.
"Well, where are you now?" anjas asked after a long moment of silence, weighing what he would do.
"I'm in front of Tari's ward" replied Hilman who made Anjas turn to the entrance.
Anjas took his foot forward then opened the door slowly. His eyes widened when he saw the existence of Hilman who was there. It turned out that the man was really standing in front of the ward of Tari.
The eyes of both of them had a glance before Hilman decided it first, there was a fire of anger that seemed still burning in the spotlight Anjas eyes even though the man was only silent, the phone connection was decided, just like that, slowly Anjas stepped over to the friend who had betrayed him.
"We just talk outside" Anjas said without looking at Hilman's face, then he stepped back ahead of Hilman.
Anjas had left Dance to the female nurse who was standing guard there, afraid that his wife would wake up and need something when she was not there.
Anjas takes Hilman to the hospital cafeteria to speak without interruption, and he also needs coffee for himself who is very sleep-deprived lately.
Office duties piled up, with a myriad of personal problems that befell him, making Anjas never fall asleep at night.
"What's wrong?" asked Anjas again, as soon as they had just sat in one of the chairs in the hospital cafeteria.
Hilman seemed to take a deep breath, then exhaled slowly before starting a conversation between them. During these three days, he locked himself in his apartment, he really felt guilty for the incident that befell Tari.
"How's the dance going?" hilman asked with a voice that sounded heavy.
"He had an injury in the spinal area, which resulted in his leg being unable to walk for a while" Anjas replied without anyone being covered.
Hilman seemed to look at Anjas at a glance with widened eyes as if in disbelief, although then he lowered his head while exhaling violently with his shoulders seen falling. The guilt in his heart grew bigger.
"I'm sorry." Hilman said softly. He paused for a moment, as if he was regretting what happened to Dari.
"The events that befell Dance are my fault. I forgot myself because of my love for your wife," said Hilman bluntly, expressing regret and love that he had long been quiet.
Anjas clenched his hands as Hilman re-expressed his feelings for Tari, he really never expected that Hilman had been harboring feelings for his own wife.
"I'm sorry .. I realized, my love is not worthy of Dance. I've been trying to fight back and forget that feeling, Jas. But, it turns out that all my efforts always failed to make me back entangled in this damn feeling," explained Hilman, the man seemed to grimace the pain of love that was not in its place.
"Here you go, don't talk about it anymore. I just hope, after this you can forget how you feel about my wife. Since duli Tari has chosen me, so you better forget about your feelings. There are still many single women in the world who deserve your love, Man," Anjas said, in a soft voice at the end of his sentence.
"Now I want to ask you for an explanation about your hot night, did that really happen?" asked Anjas with his sharp eyes.
"I'm sorry, depends on your answer!" keep Anjas again.
Hilman smiled wryly as he exhaled a rough breath, the question he thought was so foolishly uttered by Anjas was to ask about that hot night.
"Do you still not trust your own wife?" ask Hilman. How could he leave Tari with Anjas if he could not trust Tari completely.
"I believe in my wife, but now I can't trust you anymore, Hilman!" hiss Anjas with body leaning forward, and eyes that squeak sharply.
Hilman smiled as she grinned softly, she then rewinded her body to lean on the back of the chair, her hand picked up the coffee cup then sipped it for a while before answering Anjas' question.
"Ck!" Anjas who was irritated by Hilman's style clucked softly as he shifted his gaze.
"Nothing happened to both of us. That night, Dari was drunk and then vomited to the point of hitting her shirt and my shirt. He who might feel uncomfortable finally undressed himself then fell asleep in bed while I was cleaning myself, actually I don't know what happened during my shower. However, in the morning I took advantage of the opportunity to try to have Dance" Hilman explained with a mysterious smile.
Yes, actually what happened that night was, Tari who vomited when Hilman was wiping him into the bedroom, to hit the clothes of both of them.
"Geez, Dance, because of you I have to take a shower at night like this!" upset Hilman while putting Tari to sleep on the sofa.
Hilman who could not stand the smell of vomit on his shirt finally chose to go straight to the bathroom without knowing what happened to Dari.
How surprised he was when he came out of the bathroom, found a messy room with Dance clothes scattered on the floor, and Dance who had fallen asleep on the bed wrapped in a blanket.
"Bodo is so, let it go." Hilman who was very tired and also still a little drunk decided to sleep in bed with only a bathrobe.
Until the morning suddenly he thought to take advantage of the condition so that Dance became his.
Anjas squinted his eyes, he looked carefully at all the expressions out of his best friend's face. However, it was a pity that he was not an expert reader of facial expressions, so he could only guess whether Hilman was telling the truth or a lie.
"So you're not doing anything?" asked Anjas with clenched hands tighter and tighter. It's not easy for him to talk about the hot nights of his wife and best friend. So tight in the chest.
"God! I still have common sense, Jas. You are my best friends .. Even if I love Tari, but I will never tarnish her just because I want to have her," replied Hilman who felt like a breath of fresh air to Anjas, even though the disappointment was still lodged in his heart.
Anjas smiled faintly at Hilman, now believing that their friendship still exists, although it may not be as close as it used to be. However, the care that existed between them was still left to this day. Not only about her and Hilman, but also about Arya. Three friends who used to be so famous for the compakan and affection between them.
"Thank you," said Anjas sincerely.
The conversation between them only lasted a short time, after everything was clear Anjas said to return to the ward of Tari, he was afraid that his wife would look for him. Anjas also had offered Hilman to meet Tari first, but the man refused, Hilman was still not confident to meet the woman.
"Go back to the office, I've been tired for these three days, keep dividing my time between wife and work" Anjas said before he left.
Hilman looked at Anjas with his her face, he did not expect that Anjas would still receive him in the office after everything he did.
"Can I still work?" ask Hilman slowly.
"I won't mix our personal affairs with work, so keep working in the office" Anjas replied then walked away, leaving Hilman with his shock.
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