Surabaya is the second largest city after Jakarta. So don't be surprised if the city is as busy as the capital. Large enterprises are scattered in the city. One of them is the right company Agus works for.
The man's eyes fell on the illuminated laptop screen. When the ringing of the mobile phone that was next to the laptop sounded. A notification on the app's message was green on his phone.
[Don't forget to take medicine, baby]
Agus smiled reading the message Dinda sent on his mobile phone. While grumbling Agus took out the medicines that Dinda had prepared in a small pocket in the bag.
Some pills are ready for Agus to take. He took the meniral water bottle and immediately took the medicine.
"Hello, baby!"
Call turned Agus's gaze on a burly man walking towards him. Agus's face changed suddenly, as Pram sat on his desk.
"How are you baby? It's been a long time since you we talked?" Pram stroked Agus's face. Staring longingly.
"Stop it!" Agus shook off Pram's hand. His eyes bulged at Pram.
"Oh god, what happened to you baby?" Pram was taken aback by Agus's attitude. He looked in surprise at the man sitting on the bench before him.
"Go and don't disturb my life anymore!" Agus squinted his eyes.
"what?" Pram choked up with an incredulous face.
"Didn't I hear it right? What demon has possessed you, dear?" said Pram. "Have you forgotten who has already brought you to the point where you are today?" Pram's face was irritated.
Agus was silent and did not answer. His jaw hardened looking doubtfully at Pram.
"I hope you don't forget that!" Pram smoothed his still neat hair.
"Stop this crazy thing, Pram! I want to live a normal life!" snapped Agus rising from the stool. His eyes bulged at Pram. The man was surprised by Agus's attitude.
"Hahahah!" Pram sputtered mockingly. "Apparently the girl has already poisoned your mind," Pram said furiously.
"Stop!" snapped Agus even more irritably. "Don't bother Dinda, Pram! This is your business with me, it has nothing to do with Dinda!" Agus emphasized that it was full of emphasis.
Pram pulled his body closer to Agus with red eyes. "I don't care! Whoever has disturbed my happiness, then he must get the reward!"
Agus was furious. He pulled roughly the collar of the shirt Pram was wearing. Pram's face turned blue, as Agus further strengthened his grip.
"If you bother Dinda, then you're dealing with me!" hissed Agus. His hands clenched into fists, but not to hit Pram.
Pram smiled sarcastically. There was no fear on his face at all. "Just try it!" retorted Pram enduring the pain in his neck.
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Tok! tok! tok!
Dinda knocked on the door of Firman's apartment to deliver the clothes lent to her.
The door of the apartment opened. The handsome-faced man appeared from behind the door. His face was surprised to see Dinda at the door of his apartment. There was a twinkle from the man's gaze at Dinda.
"Dinda?" Doctor Firman resuscitated himself, he became misbehaving. Dinda smiled warmly.
"Oh, let's go in first!" invited Doctor Firman after a while he was fascinated by Dinda's smile.
"You're still sleepy?" asked Dinda raising her eyebrows
"Oh no, I'm awake from just now," Doctor Firman retorted quickly.
Dinda smiled, then nodded. Doctor Firman walked in followed by Dinda behind his back.
"Wait, I will made..." Doctor Firman walked in the direction of the kitchen.
"No need to bother, Fir...!" said Dinda, who was completely ignored by Doctor Firman.
Doctor Firman returned with a glass of his concoction coffee. Since a long time ago, the man who dreamed of becoming a barista liked to mix his own coffee.
"Drink, Din!" ordered Doctor Firman after placing a glass of coffee on the meje in front of Dinda.
Dinda nodded with a worried face. Her eyes stared far away, remembering Agus's request last night. Making love to an HIV sufferer is impossible for Dinda. But he didn't know, how do I tell Agus. She didn't want to hurt Agus. Moreover, the man did not know that he was an HIV sufferer.
"Why is it gloomy?" Doctor Firman asked resuscitating Dinda from the reverie.
"Oh no," Dinda retorted smiling slightly. "I'm sorry, for what happened a while ago, and thank you for helping me, Fir," Dinda said.
Doctor Firman nodded. "No problem!" he replied. "If you have any problems, tell me, Din. Who knows if I can help you," said Doctor Firman.
Dinda looked at Doctor Firman. "Before I tell you about my problem, am I allowed to apologize for the problem in the past?" said Dinda.
"First?" Doctor Firman stared in confusion.
Dinad nodded. "About the issue of the old letter," Dinda said quietly. She didn't want Doctor Firman to be left out. Because in the past, Dinda never returned the love letter given by the man.
Doctor Firman's face was red with shame. He threw his face in the other direction for a while. "Never mind, we don't need to discuss masalalu," said Doctor Firman grimacingly.
The coffee on the table was almost cold. Doctor Firman pretended to take it to alleviate embarrassment.
"Drink it, Din! It seems to have cooled down," said Doctor Firman. Dinda nodded in accordance with Doctor Firman's request.
"The taste of your homemade coffee is still the same as before! It's nothing different, it's just right," Dinda said placing the coffee cup she had just enjoyed on the table.
"That's how it is, it may have been my skill to make this drink," doctor Firman retorted. Dinda smiled as she nodded.
"Actually what happened to you yesterday, Din?" Doctor Firman ventured. "And how come you are in Surabaya, didn't you first work in Bandung?"
Dinda looked at Doctor Firman. Hesitate to tell a story. "I don't know where to tell it from. All this almost drives me crazy, Fir." Dinda rubbed her worried face.
"It's up to you to tell me where you want to tell me from, I'll be a listener for you."
Dinda let out a long sigh before she started her story. "Papa matched me with his best friend's son. But it turns out that he is a gay man and what's worse now is that he has HIV." Dinda bowed listlessly. It is full of sadness.
Doctor Firman thrust a glass of mineral water to Dinda. Unfortunately the woman refused it.
"I'm fine!" said Dinda raising her face at Doctor Firman.
"Does your husband know if he is a person with HIV?"
Dinda shook her head. "I kept it secret on purpose, Fir. I'm afraid Agus is not prepared for this reality," dinda said.
Doctor Firman trailed off looking compassionately at Dinda. "Believe me, there will definitely be a way out. You have to discuss all this with your husband, Dinda," said Doctor Firman.
Dinda nodded listlessly. Finish off the coffee that is still half-sided until it's finished.
"Fir, I have to go home. I don't want my husband to wait!" said Dinda.
"Yes!" Doctor Firman rose from the stool. "If there is any problem come to me."
"Thank you!" retorted Dinda.
******
"Baby, where did it come from?" said Agus, who was busy preparing a meal in the kitchen.
"From the Apartment Doctor Firman returned his shirt" said Dinda sitting on the dining table chair.
"Oh!" replied Agus shortly. In the slightest he didn't turn to Dinda.
"You're not angry, are you?" said Dinda afraid that Agus was angry.
"No," Agus retorted.
"Din," Agus called.
"Yes," Dinda replied ready to enjoy the meal.
"Din, what kind of medicine did you give me? Why do I have to drink it every day?" asked Agus looking at Dinda.
Dinda was shocked and almost choked. "Medicine, uhm... it's not a medicine, baby. It is a Vitamin so you have to take it every day. Yesterday you lost a lot of blood, so the doctor was given the vitamin," said Dinda lying.
Agus nodded in understanding. "Oh ..."replied Agus. " Let me know, doctor, I will take it every day," said Agus in a joking tone. Dinda smiled.
"Din, do you have a charger, I want to borrow it."
"Just take it in the room nightstand drawer," Dinda replied.
Agus passed towards Dinda's room. Opened the drawer where the charger was located. But something else actually attracted Agus's attention. A piece of certificate from medicine that he found in the drawer.
Agus's hands trembled when he took the letter. His eyes were dewy. His chest was beating fast, along with his fear.
Agus read the contents of the letter carefully. There is his name written there.
"No, no I don't..."
"Agus!" Call Dinda who came over to Agus to the room.
Continued...