"Nayla." called Ardian suddenly with his eyes closed.
Nayla blinked her eyes, with a surprised heart, didn't she hear wrong if Ardian just called her name ??
Nayla studied Ardian's pale lips, whether there was any movement and sound or not.
"Um... did he say something? I do not think so. I'm getting more and more clueless about this Mr. Ardian, why does he keep so many photos of me from school at his house, huh? does he have something on me? Ahhh ... no way! Mr. Ardian used to be mediocre towards me, even closer to Zanna. Or Mr. Ardian likes Zanna? There are photos of Zanna in the photos too, but why is the cellphone code my birth date? not Zanna's birth date? I confused this Mr. Ardian." Nayla said to herself, still looking at Ardian's face.
"Nayla." The call was heard again and this time Nayla knew who had called her, Ardian!
"Ehh, you ... are you aware?" Nayla asked seeing Ardian's eyes open slowly, Ardian's hand slowly moving.
Ardian looked at Nayla with a look that made Nayla feel uncomfortable.
"Why is Mr. Ardian looking at me like that? I feel bad." Nayla said silently, turning her gaze elsewhere.
"What happened?" Ardian asked trying to sit up but his body was very weak.
"You just lie down first, your body is still weak." said Nayla holding Ardian's shoulder while Ardian was still forcing himself to get up.
"I want to get drinking water." said Ardian still trying to get up.
"You just lie down, let me get you a drink." said Nayla, who couldn't bear to see someone who was sick.
Nayla took a glass of water on the table, then lifting Ardian's head slightly, Nayla helped Ardian drink his water, mouth after mouthful.
"Is that enough, sir?" asked Nayla still holding the glass in her hand.
Ardian nodded weakly.
"Thanks Nayla, you haven't answered my question, why am I here?" Ardian asked looking closely at Nayla's face.
Nayla put her glass back on the table, then returned Ardian's gaze.
"You fainted in the bathroom, the three of us brought you here, Maman must go home, Bi Jum will soon come to replace me." explained Nayla, who remembered Bi Jum, who should have come.
"You haven't come home yet?" Ardian asked seeing Nayla's clothes, which were still the same as this morning.
Nayla shook her head.
"Not yet, sir." Nayla replied briefly.
"Go home now, before evening." said Ardian in his deep but soft voice.
"Bi Jum hasn't come yet sir, if I come home who will take care of you?" said Nayla while looking at her watch.
"It's okay, don't worry about me, later I can call the nurse who usually takes care of me here if I'm sick." said Ardian who did not want to hold Nayla in if Nayla felt uncomfortable.
"Right, sir? Dad, it's okay?" Nayla asked to confirm again that Ardian had improved.
"Right, I'm fine, go home Nay." said Ardian with a weak smile.
"Hem, okay sir .. Bi Jum will come soon sir." said Nayla, feeling bad if she just left Ardian.
Ardian nodded slightly and smiled.
"Okay sir, I'll go home first, sir?" said Nayla with a little hesitation to leave Ardian.
Nayla took her backpack, then walked about to leave the room.
"Be careful on the road, Nay." said Ardian who could not escape looking at Nayla with sad feelings because he returned to his loneliness.
For some reason, hearing Ardian's words reminding herself to be careful, made Nayla's heart not bear.
With a deep sigh, Nayla walked back to Ardian and put her backpack beside the table.
Ardian's heart, which had just felt a deep loneliness, suddenly warmed up again when Nayla came back to him.
"What's the matter Nay, is there anything left?" Ardian asked, looking softly at Nayla's face, which looked confused.
"No sir, it's not good if I leave you alone here, it's already wet to help you, I'll wait until Bi Jum comes, sir?" said Nayla a little uneasily if Ardian thought other things about her.
"Um, thanks Nay." Ardian said with a calm heart, and a sudden sense of the lively spirit he had.
"Oh yeah sir, while waiting for Bi Jum to come, may I ask you something, sir?" asked Nayla, who was still curious about the photos in Ardian's house.
Ardian nodded slowly.
"Did you ever teach at my school, sir? because I see there are some photos of me at your house?" asked Nayla without preamble.
Ardian was silent thinking hard how to answer Nayla's question, honestly or having to save his feelings until the end of his life.
"Yes, it is true that I used to teach there as your substitute teacher." said Ardian honestly.
"Hem, I also thought that yesterday after seeing that photo, how different you looked before and now, I almost don't know you anymore." said Nayla, not stopping.
"Do I look ugly now, Nay?" Ardian asked, looking softly at Nayla.
"Ohh no sir, you look handsome now even though you are not young anymore." said nayla as it is.
Ardian was pensive by Nayla's answer, who did not deny that he was already nearly four heads.
"You yourself look more beautiful and mature Nay, not like you used to be indifferent to your appearance." said Ardian why he used to like Nayla until now.
"You could be, right now I am demanded to have to change because I have to find a job, so appearance is very important, sir." Nayla replied, getting comfortable a little after chatting casually with Ardian.
"Oh yes sir, there is actually something I want to ask, I hope this is my wrong mind, why is your cellphone code the same as my birth date, sir?" said Nayla staring into Ardian's still pale face.
Ardian pressed his temples, as if this was a very tough question for him, maybe it's time I should express my feelings that have been hidden for so long.
"Yes it's your birth date Nay." Ardian replied honestly with the feeling he had been keeping for years.
"Ohh,." said Nayla with a slightly spinning head whether her mind felt blank at once.
"I like you since I became your substitute teacher, in my eyes you are different from your friends. You are just what you look like and you don't need to be sweet to everyone around you. I loved you back then, but I can't say it, because you never tried to be close to me. You already have Kenzo who was your boyfriend at that time, so I kept my feelings until now. I love you until now who always hope every time you come back from the city, and finally now you come back." said Ardian staring at Nayla who was fixated on her seat.