Young Marriage (?)

25. Wounded

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"Yes Mr. Indra stopped by here after returning home from his group," I replied to Arsy.

"He really likes you" he said with a smile.

"Of course, who is able to resist my clumsiness right," I replied confidently.

Arsy pinched my cheek furiously.

"You open a branch?" haggard Arsy.

"If I could."

"You want to see Modalin?" tanyakanya.

"That's a hell of a lot."

Tibatiba Arsy kissed me on the cheek.

"Beauty is one of the main capital. You look so pretty when you're shy. And to make you ashamed is enough to kiss you," he said.

"It looks like I'm still not pretty, Bang. Want to hear it again?" my reply. Hahah flirtatious same husband himself can be yes.

He pinched my cheek again.

"Now you dare to itch."

"Sama Abang doang," I said grinning.

Arsy stroked my head gently.

"Wear your veil! We have to get out now," towards him.

Out out? Just a minute too. Uhh I still miss Arsy.

"Nice as your other friends. After all, Brother just came out that was just after you."

Ish. I poked my mouth.

"Hey ... Why else?"

"Don't go out!"

"Both men and women in cars like this, you're not afraid of anything?" tanyakanya.

"If you are trying to scare me, you fail. I'm not scared at all" I said.

Arsy laughed at my answer, I don't know which part I understand.

"Darling!" he said with a blaring voice. Aisshhh melting me.

"Abang, don't make such a seductive sound. All right, let's get out!"

It's not that I'm afraid he's why, but I'm afraid I'm the one who's why. Shame only women.

I wear my hood.

Then get out of the car. I heard Arsy laughing again before I closed the car door.

He grabbed my shoulders as we headed back home.

"As usual, you give up easily" he whispered.

Isha!

***

"So you can help us?" helmi asked when we were home again.

Ish Helmi is still discussing the work program.

"You will send a proposal first" replied Arsy.

"Proposal is ready Bang. How about we go back to my brother?"

"Can. I'll call you right away after the proposal's processed."

They kept talking about the program until Maghrib arrived. After the Maghrib prayer the chat still continues until Isya.

Me and the other female friends are making cassava cake, we will demonstrate it tomorrow to my mother in this village. My job is actually just topping and tasting.

"Corn, Ashifa ... Your brother wants to go home. You guys don't want to say goodbye first?" said Dani who tibatiba entered the kitchen.

Arsy wants to go home? Tonight like this?

After washing my hands, Intan and I met Arsy who was chatting in the living room.

"Abang wants to go home now? Seriously?" my many.

"Tomorrow is Bang. Danger, the streets here are not good. What if something happens? We know the doctor's brother, but not necessarily able to do yourself right," said Intan.

"You are too worried. Brother will be fine. God willing. Tomorrow you have to go to the hospital again" he replied.

"Tomorrow morning can bang. Just go to the hospital, I said.

"The hospital will not go bankrupt even if you don't go in for a day" Intan added.

"It's nice to be worried about you like this," Sampuk Helmi. "Jaudah Abang just stay here tonight. It is dangerous to go home now. Brother can sleep in a man's contract later."

"All right, brother's coming home in the morning" Arsy broke up.

Intan and I looked at each other, relieved.

"Well, you guys go back to the kitchen!" helmi's orders.

"Me too?" ask me while pointing at myself.

"Yes Asyifa! Even if you eat, you still have to go back to the kitchen" said Helmi.

Ish sucks for her. Arsy has been cursing. It's really nice to think.

***

In the morning, Arsy came home. Huft me and him just spent a little while.

Today we were busy going around RW for a demo of making cakes. Actually I did not come anyway, I was busy calculating the income level of this village. I was assigned to finish it first.

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"Today is tired!" ana said as we lay on the bed.

"Syifa is delicious just to stay in the post," said Arini.

"Hey I'm tired too. Dizziness earlier a few times miscalculated until it had to be a few checks," I replied.

"Fa, look at this new photo of Arisya in IG!" intan said from earlier mainin hp.

I opened my phone.

In IG Kak Arisya there is nothing strange like.

"Well?" tanyakanya.

"Udah. But there's nothing."

"He post photos of the ring, read his caption 'Begin again.' keeps emot lopelope eyes. Who do you think gives? It must be Dafa. It seems like Dafa has proposed to Kak Arisya yes," Intan said smilingly.

Did ya? Has Dafa decided to choose Arisya?

"Maybe it's not what we think it is," I said trying to siphon Intan's heart.

"I thought it was just a dream. If it's not what I think it is, it's real!"

intan replied with a smile.

"Sengklek! Just go to sleep."

I can't return his words. What I'm saying doesn't seem to make it any better.

***

The next day we took a break from doing activities related to the work program. It feels so good to be able to rest.

Since this afternoon Intan went out of the house somewhere. Maybe to calm down. His face was gloomy, it seemed like an influence last night.

Izeng kumainin my phone.

There is something different about IG Dafa.

He uploaded a photo of Fathia. This is surprising, because it's the first time.

Dafa wrote something in his photo caption.

'I never forgot you. I've decided to remove everything. Removing your photophotome doesn't mean erasing you from memory. I just want to appreciate how I feel about her. Feelings to me. Nothing like you. But ...'

But what? Could it be that he means he will start a new life with Arisya? Are they really getting married? Doesn't Dafa like Intan? So in the end he will still choose Kak Arisya.

"Syifa, what's she like?" sergeant Rio surprised me.

"Huh what do you mean?" I don't get it.

"The person that Intan likes, what is he like? Do you know him?" tanyakanya.

"You know you like someone?" manywould be surprised.

"I'm not stupid Fa. I can see."

"Hm ... Intan is in love for the first time, but perhaps his first love will not be reciprocated. People who like it seem to like others. Sad yeah. You yourself, the person you like likes to like other people. What are you gonna do now?"

"I'll wait for him to like me" Rio replied.

"Rio, about my promise to you. I could easily ask for my parents' blessing. But I can't ask Intan to like you."

"I understand."

We both quietly treated each other's feelings.

***

It's been three days since then. Intan looks different. She smiled, but she was not as happy as usual.

Time and again he said it would be fine, but in fact he was just fine purapura. He is also more sensitive than usual. 

From a distance I saw Intan chatting with Rio. I don't know what they're talking about, they're sitting on the edge of the paddy field, close to where we parked our motorbike.

Oh yes we are in the rice field now. The saw is planted with fish, today the fish is in harvest so I follow you to catch fish too. Quite far from our post anyway, but for the sake of this fun experience we were willing to come also finally.

While being engrossed in catching fish I heard the sound of Intan's cry. Some people gathered there.

I'm approaching soon.

"Intan, why?" I immediately approached Intan who was sitting covered in mud. Looks like he fell. I wanted to help him wake up, but he complained.

"Fa Pain!" eve.

"Prophe Tan! Hey, anyone please take clean water dong!" my yelling.

My mother handed me a bottle of clean water. I immediately washed Intan's face and wiped it using my hood. Then I washed his feet, bleeding. There was a splint stuck in the sole of his foot through the socks . Oh God! What I should do. I want to open his socks but Aurat, there are a lot of men here.

These are people around us, I don't know what they think. Why just be a spectator.

"Rio, you're a big boy, right? Please help me!" I shouted at Rio. "What should I do to help her?"

Rio's already bowing to help me.

"Intan sorry I held your foot. I have to pull out the shard first" Rio said.

"No!  Not mahram." I'm blocking Rio.

"Syifa's Law!" snapped it. "Alagun Intan wearing socks. Now just get the bell out first and then we wrap the wound so it doesn't bleed. Understood?"

I just nodded.

I finally complied. I've been crying, not because I yelled at Rio I know he's worried too, but because I can't help Intan right now. God, why there's no clinic in this village. The clinic is only in the sub-district, too far away.

I tore my shirt off to wrap Intan's leg.

"Let's take it to the post first." Ana's advice also sounded very worried. "Rio, pick him up!"

"Stop!"

Someone stopped Rio who was about to lift Intan.

"Dragon!" I said when I saw Dafa in front of me right now.

"What's going on, Fa?" tanyakanya.

"A ... akk .. I."

"Asyifa airwaves. No crying! What the hell happened to him? Aren't you always together?" ask Dafa again. Why is Dafa so scary.

"Akk .. I don't know. Tatt ... I was identified ... in .. there. I saw him talking to Rio after iii ..ituu Intan shouted. Teerrrus I'm here he's fallen and wounded" I stammered.

"He's Rio?" dafa asked while pointing at Rio. I'm nodding.

Dafa grabbed Rio's shirt, "what did you do to this kid huh?" ask Dafa angrily. I was panicking seeing Dafa that way.

"Abang, stop. Intan's hurt now!" I shouted at Dafa.

"Dafa, stop!" Arsy's coming. "We have to treat Intan first now. Looks like the wound's deep."

Dafa released Rio. Then he took off his jacket and sheathed it on Intan's wet body in the mud of the rice field.

"You just take my car. I'll follow Syifa later" said Arsy. "Darling, bring the keys to your motorcycle!" arsy's direction to me.

I'm the one who's still freaking out taking the keys out of Intan's pocket. With a trembling hand I handed it to Arsy. Then he hugged me tightly.

Dafa picked up Intan to take her to the car. Then go to the post.

"Shhh ... Already gpp. Don't worry!" arsy said to calm me down.

***

Intan is now being treated by Brother Shara.

I'm surprised there's Brother Shara here.

I forgot that the day after tomorrow the free medical check-up program was about to start. Our proposal has been accepted, which is why Arsy and five other doctors are here now. I think they'll come tomorrow.

But of the many doctors why was Kak Shara chosen? Aisshh Syifa are you jealous right now? Forget your jealousy. Be professional!

***

Seriate.

*BONUS*

-AUTHOR'S POV

Seeing Kak Arisya and Dafa's post on IG made Intan hurt. But he won't show it to anyone. Syifa Includ.

He promised to forget Dafa. Arisya understood Dafa the most. They look very harmonious in the eyes of Intan.

"I'll wait for him to like me." There was the sound of Rio talking to Syifa in the backyard. At that time, Intan was looking for Syifa. His intention to approach Syifa was cancelled because it seemed like Syifa and Rio were having a serious chat.

"Rio, about my promise to you. I could easily ask for my parents' blessing. But I can't ask Intan to like you" Syifa said, letting Intan hide behind the kitchen door gasp.

'Rio likes me?' inner Intan.

"I understand," Rio replied.

After hearing Rio's reply that Intan went straight to the room. Still surprised by what he just heard.

He really likes Rio. But I just like that. It was very different from his feelings for Dafa.

For a few days Intan stayed away from Rio. He's still confused about everything. He was also confused by his feelings.

She was confused as to what kind of attitude to Rio. He didn't want to hurt Rio. Hearing Rio about to wait for him made himself go awry.

While others are busy catching fish, Intan prefers to sit on the edge of the rice field. But the beauty of this rice field could not make his heart calm.

Intan was startled by the arrival of Rio who was tibatiba sitting beside him.

"Why so?" tanyakanya.

"Repo!" reply Intan.

"Why are you jutek to me now?" ask again.

"Let's not like me" Intan said honestly. He doesn't want to pretend he doesn't know anything. And he couldn't give Rio any hope.

Rio was shocked to hear Intan's reply. Maybe because he didn't think that Intan already knew his feelings.

But then Rio smiled again.

"I like it better" he replied calmly.

"Don't expect me" said Intan still with his jutek.

"I like me."

It seems like Rio was unaffected.

"Yes!"

"Stupid in God's hands, Tan."

"I know!"

"I'll be patient waiting for you."

"No need!"

"Why? What else would a soul mate do?"

"The fool in God's hand. But it has to be fought, right? Not just to be quiet and wait. If you're the only one trying but I'm not trying to make you, can you?

You're waiting for me, but I just keep quiet never trying to escape him, can you?"

It seems like Intan is already emotional. Not angry, but he seems to be getting tired of his own feelings.

"Waith! You can't baper?"

"We're talking about feelings, right?"

"OK if that's it. You told me to stop trying on you. Can you stop expecting him?"

"Whisper!" reply Intan.

"Can't do it, right? ****!" said Rio.

"Emangs. That's why I don't want you to be on*** as well."

"Silk!" cebik Rio's.

Intan is standing.

"Hey you're good here. Not helping to catch fish" Hani said.

"Can it be?" tanya Intan was upset.

"You're dating, while we're tired of being there to know."

"Whatever!" reply Intan. It's not that Intan did not know that Hani from earlier just shouted indistinctly afraid of leeches. Not helpful, just troublesome.

Hani accidentally nudges Intan before he leaves. Intan who did not expect Hani's actions could not maintain balance and eventually fell into the rice field.

"Armrghhh!" he felt pain in the soles of his feet as he tried to stand up. It was like something was poking at his leg.

***

*Turn*