Rainbow for Aqila
Chapter 11: Be a Rainbow
Pencils and books that never separated from his hands have always been the hallmark of Aqila, a book filled with scratches what he saw or who became his dream
He walks the campus corridor alone as Renata says there is an urgent event with his family
"I feel like I missed something but what?" Aqila tapped her chin with a pencil
"AWASSS" screams from the direction of the basketball court surprised Aqila, he had not dodged until finally the basketball hit his head making him unconscious
The last thing she saw was Naufal and Maya's mother who were seen running towards her
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"Aqila where the hell is it?" Kirana stood back and forth in front of her house holding a cell phone, hoping that her cousin would pick up a phone call immediately but there was no reply
"Aqila, where's my son?"Mama Rani asked her youngest daughter
"No idea, the phone wasn't picked up"
"Mama, now it's time" Kevin saw the clock on his wrist, The Bramadja big family plan today will go to the house of Naya the bride to hold a proposal event
"Wait a minute, sister, Aqila hasn't come yet"
"Aja stayin aja, anyways who told him long" Rian chimed in
"Kid Rian, what's that talking about? we're family so we should be together, wait a minute"
"Where dong Pah, Reyna tonight there is a promise with Galang"
"Yaudah you don't have to come" inexplicably Kirana is not too close to Reyna, she is more often with Aqila since childhood, each Reyna extended family association chooses closer to Rian, Darren, Rian, and Devano rather than playing with them
"Kirana can't say that" Papa Radit warned his son
"We leave, I'll tell you, if they wait too long" Mama Intan tried to give understanding to Kirana who is still faithfully waiting for Aqila
"But aunt..."
"Aqila can come next time, maybe she has a sudden assignment from the lecturer" Rian tried to give understanding to Kirana who was only answered by a listless nod by Kirana
"Not to be sad, Aqila must have understood" Kevin stroked his sister's hair gently in the car
"But Kasian Aqila kak, he was the most eager to come, he said he also already prepared a gift that will be given directly to Kak Naya" Kirana recalls Aqila's words, who planned to surprise her sister's future wife
"Other times you can still kid" Papa Radit who was driving along chimed in
"Don't be sad again dong mama's daughter, later beautiful ilang" it seems that the words of her mother have no effect for Kirana at this time, Kirana, he prefers to turn his eyes to the car glass that shows the lights that start to light out there to welcome the dark night
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White room with the smell of drugs that sting into things that can not be separated from the hospital
A place that can never be separated from the sound of crying because it bears the pain or because of the loss of people who are always with them
"You're Aqila's boyfriend?" Maya's famous mother as a killer lecturer wiped her flowing tears by holding a piece of examination results
"Eh is not a mom" Naufal who was pensive after knowing the fact that Aqila's disease was revived by Bu Maya's sudden question
Lecturer killer and student bad boy, two people who feel impossible to be able to cry together in the same place and for the same person
"Mom often scares you like flirting girls on the campus"
"Eh, not me ma'am that's my friend Gempano" that's exactly what it's hard to be together in a group, because when one member does something wrong or not good then all members will be known as well
"Why do you often skip? frequent brawls? "
"Mommy knows your grades are good but for your attitude it can not be justified let alone often volunteer with the lecturer"
"I mean Mom?"
"Change yourself son, I know you're a good boy" Mother Maya patted Naufal's shoulder slowly like a mother who gave encouragement to her child
"If you are truly sincere to Aqila, be a rainbow for her, color her life in different colors"
"Mom knows his life does not have many colors, through paintings he spills and pour out his feelings because he feels no one will be able to understand what he wants"
"I will be a rainbow for him, a rainbow that colors his life and a beautiful rainbow that marks the red rain that will be replaced with happiness"
"Can you promise?"
"I'll promise"
"Great words for a business major like you"
"How did you know?" Maya's mother chuckled at Naufal's innocent question
"Heh, almost the entire campus and lecturers from various faculties know you"
"Engghhh"
Aqila's eyes were made glare by the all-white room she was in right now, she held her head that was throbbing pain
"Son"
"Mrs Maya?"
"Thank God you realized, you were unconscious in the UKS for a very long time, and I finally took you to the hospital"
"Aqila's head hurts ma'am" Bu Maya turned her gaze the other way to wipe away her suddenly flowing tears
"So soon I call the doctor"
Not long after, a male doctor entered followed by a female nurse who brought something
"Which part of it hurts?"
"My head hurts doc"
"There again?" Aqila shook her head
"Aqila, the doctor needs to explain something about your health to your parents"
"Am I seriously ill, doctor?" the doctor turned his gaze to Bu Maya and Naufal to think
"Am I right, doctor? Do I have a deadly disease?"
"We have to meet your family first..."
"Did I have brain cancer?" Everyone in the room fell silent, Bu Maya's tears were filled, Naufal who heard it unconsciously shed his tears, the doctor and nurse were quite surprised to hear it
"Have you done the examination before?"
"So that's right?" Aqila smiled softly with tears reminiscing in her eyes
"What stage? how much longer is my life?"
"Listen to us son, the doctor is not a god who can determine the life of the dead or the age of a person, multiply the prayer because only God can manage everything"
"Don't be discouraged, you must have a strong spirit to heal"
"This is the result of a hospital check-up letter, give it to your family"
"The family is your biggest support provider" the doctor came out of the room after explaining the different types of drugs and treatments that can be done
"Mayan Mother"
"Yes?"
"Please don't tell my family"