FROM THE DARK TO THE LIGHT
DARK
"Yes,gue otw to the campus. Dah used to be,bye", Alora closed her call and confirmed her sitting position.
Alora had not yet finished sighing, a container truck hit the left side of the bus very hard. The bus overturned, all the glass scattered in all directions, Alora was thrown from the bus onto the asphalt which felt very hot when it touched her skin.
Alora bit her lip as it felt an excruciating pain all over her body. Some of the passengers on the bus appeared to be stuck in windows with glass shattered with the bodies of the lunglai, while others were lying on the bus.
Alora crawled away from the bus and container truck that had overturned and ripped it to find a safe place. As Alora looked back, a huge explosion occurred. Hundreds of sharp glass shards spread out in all directions including Alora.
Alora closed her eyes quickly but there was a glass fragment that injured both her eyeballs until both of Alora's eyes were bleeding. Alora closed her eyes despite the overwhelming pain she felt. Alora did not want the glass fragments to hurt both eyes.
"TOLOONGG!!!", he shouted in a raucous voice.
Alora continued to crawl away from the intense fire behind her. Although both his hands and feet were scratched by the asphalt and the hot, sharp pieces of glass, he did not care.
A few minutes later, several people came to her aid and took her to the hospital. Alora lost consciousness while she was in the ambulance.
She faintly heard the sound of ambulance sirens clearly ringing in both ears before she fell unconscious.
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Although the pain and heat felt in both parts of his eyes. Alora kept trying to open both her eyes. But when he opened his eyes, only the black color he saw. No matter how much he blinked, he could not change the scene in both of his eyes.
Clear liquid flowed from both eyes and moistened Alora's cheeks that were slightly blisters in some parts. Alora heard the sound of crowded footsteps coming in and walked over to her. Alora pulled her blanket tighter in fear.
"Who are you?!", asked Alora while trying to get off her bed.
Alora lost her balance and fell. His knees were against the cold floor. A few hands helped her up but Alora immediately brushed her aside and cried.
"Don't hold" said a familiar voice in Alora's ear.
Nathan's voice, his best friend.
The hands eventually moved away from him. Alora sat quietly on the floor and rubbed her two puffy eyes.
"Still sore not your eyes?", asked another voice that sounded a little hoarse but Alora could still recognize him. The voices of Julian, his best friend and Nathan.
"Still", Alora replied in a choked voice and cried again.
"Would you wake up by yourself, what help?", asked the voice of a woman, Alora also knew him. It was Racheline's voice, her cousin.
"Self", replied Alora while touching the floor and surrounding area until she managed to find the edge of the mattress as a handle and returned to sit on her mattress even though her head hurt.
"How long have I been treated here Than, Yan?", he asked as he sat down.
"3 months you comma Al. The violent collision in the head almost made you a concussion, there were pieces of glass that damaged your eyes and made you blind, but not permanent because it can still be helped by an eye donor" Julian answered.
"Your right hand is broken, blisters in many parts of the body. Complete package. Lo was exactly like a mummy for 2 months" Nathan continued.
"But 3 months is a long time to be treated in the hospital. Where am I now?", he asked again.
"Home" replied Julian, Nathan, and Rachel together.
"What?. Whose house?", asked Alora again.
"Nathan's house. The cost of the hospital is quite expensive but not too much. I, Nathan, together with Rachel joint venture to pay the cost of lo Al hospital. But because the doctor said it can be treated at home but with the same treatment as the hospital, finally yes we bring you here. There are a lot of bad rooms in this house. Rachel is the same as I am now here Al" replied Julian.
"Well, isn't it getting more expensive?. You are aish", complained Alora while pulling her blanket.
"Emang napa anyway, expensive dikit doang. Rather than you in the hospital continue,gue, Julian, Rachel together unattended, mending you treated at home. We're busy pacing the campus, the hospital. Sometimes we sleep in the hospital because we're tired" Nathan said.
A warm hug warmed him up.
"That's our job Al. We're the only ones you have", entertain Rachel.
"Ho. Dah know nahusahin so cepet healed. Be excited. Let's do the donor eye thing, we'll look again. Because until now there is a ballom suitable for lo Al", continued Nathan.
"Udah-ud. Al, you drink water first. The worst of it was the drinking ball" Julian said.
The cold glass fringe of the glass touched Alora's lips. Rachel helped him drink carefully. After she finished drinking, Rachel took Alora to the bathroom to clean up. Alora asked not to be bathed, just close to the toiletries. Rachel agrees and waits for Alora outside the bathroom. Nathan and Julian went down to the 1st floor to prepare for dinner because the wall clock was already showing at 8 p.m.
After taking a bath and wearing a towel, Alora came out of the bathroom. Rachel helped him walk and had already prepared a change of clothes. Alora also chose to change her own clothes even though it took a little longer. Rachel was still waiting patiently for him until the girl came out of the locker room. Rachel and Alora walked side by side towards the ground floor.
They went straight to the dining room. At the dinner table, Nathan and Julian were sitting while playing cell phones. Rachel helps Alora sit down and she sits to Alora's right, while Julian and Nathan sit across from them.
"Aren't you lapers?. Main hape mulu", asked Rachel.
"Laper is. But because one child is waiting to eat together" replied Nathan.
"Sorry long. Still need adjustment", Sahut Alora.
"He understands Al. I cooked sweet spicy kale sauteed with crispy shrimp. You like that, right?", asked Julian while taking rice and side dishes which he then gave to Alora.
He gave 2× Alora's meal size because Rachel would definitely be a plate together with Alora.
The food was always delicious as usual.
"Gue is like a plate of Al, so it's all nyuapin" Rachel said.
"Yes Chel. Thanks yeah. You eat first" replied Alora.
"Yes sans. I want to eat. But you drink first. Let's not drag. Yan,Than, eat", Rachel said.
"Yok", Nathan and Julian answered briefly.
The clanking of spoons and plates sometimes sounded faint as they ate 4. Rachel and Alora eat alternately, 1 bribe Alora, 1 bribe Rachel. After finishing eating. Rachel helped wash all the dishes and glasses they had just put on. Nathan and Julian take Alora to the living room and watch TV.
"Mas mas", said the female voice on TV.
Julian immediately moved it to the cartoon channel because it was a special channel for adults.
"Pffts. What was that?", asked Alora who held back her laughter.
"Nathan doesn't really watch TV" replied Julian, who was sitting not far from Alora.
"Where is. That's the TV that automatically airs. I'm plain", Nathan's mouth is sitting on the floor, right on a soft carpet. Alora sat on the couch like Julian.
"Haha. Berdoca", Kanda Alora.
"That's dong Al. Smile, laugh. You look better when sad, but you're also good when you're seneng", Nathan chirps.
"Select",cibir Alora .
"2 in Nathan" Julian said.
"Once in a while support me to the cake", complained Alora while scowling.
"No. Ayem supports Nathan" Julian replied.