After He's gone
twenty-seven worries

Alana doesn't know if her happiness yesterday was just for a little while. His message was not answered by Ananta on Monday. His hand wanted to scrape something out of annoyance. Without realizing that one page of his book has been almost torn because of his actions.

The notification of the new message that came in made his sense of regret turn into panic. The message came from Arkan who immediately asked him to go to the hospital without explaining anything. Alana knew the reason first. Soon Alana called her father who was also in busy mode did not lift it at all. It's lunch break. And Arkan just told him now! it's not that it's too late.

Alana immediately dropped out of her class, rushing to the hospital after Arkan sent her the room where Ananta was being treated.

Ananta was still sleeping when he arrived. Sometimes his forehead shrivels in his sleep. Alana took a position to sit on the right seat of the bed. Arkan looked at him guiltily as well as relieved at Alana's presence.

Satisfied looking at Ananta who was sleeping quietly, Alana faced arkan with an angry look. Alana felt neglected because she was just told now. Arkan who was stared at so shook his head in panic.

"He forbade me." He defended himself. He stroked his chest as Alana looked back at the sleeping Ananta. This kid can sometimes be creepier than a tiger.

"No matter what he said. Next time tell me first." Alana said in a cold tone. He hated the circumstances that made him unable to keep an eye on Ananta the entire time now. It feels like Ananta always lines up a huge distance when he should be next to Ananta. This guy, just keep acting shitty.

"With the troublemaker sleeping, I want to talk" said arkan suddenly incarnated into a child with a made-up tone.

"Hmm?" Alana answered without looking again. Arkan leaned against the wall behind him. Alana had already imagined the strange things that would be talked about to kill deserted. But this time Arkan really sounded serious.

"Ananta asked me to come near you. Help keep you away from him." The phrase arkan makes Alana turn her head for a moment, giving full attention to what was said arkan.

"I agreed to help her, I knew her worries about an Alana, but I finally couldn't." Arkan changed the mood with his tone.

"You know I love Bella too much and don't want her to be disappointed. You also know for yourself how good he is" He continued to be a little bragging about the bella that Alana met yesterday.

"but really done also I don't want to." reply Alana softly made Arkan smile a little before re-putting his serious expression. He made a silent atmosphere again with him the only one who spoke.

"Ananta loves you too much until he doesn't want you to be sad every time he sees her like this." He took a pause before returning to speak.

"Stupid, but that kind of rich guy, Na. Always feeling more about others than yourself. Moreover, this was about the person he loved" He slightly smiled at the end of his sentence. In awe he showed the man who still closed his eyes tightly on the hospital bed. But when he saw Alana still looked at him with a serious look, he was a little annoyed.

"He should tell you that there is a reason to be spoiled" Continue trying to provoke Alana's emotions, he can not stand to linger in this serious atmosphere. And it seemed like she had succeeded because now Alana pinched her arm with a flat expression without any guilt.

"Actually, I wish Ananta was that rich." No. gabe. His efforts failed because in a second Alana made the atmosphere become serious again. Finally he threw his face away pretending to look out the window.

"Arkan. Sorry to be so troublesome" Call Ananta's mother who just finished taking care of the administration. Arkan immediately bowed a few times in honor of the middle-aged woman. After that he busied himself to help Ananta's mother to arrange the large crackle he brought. Seeing a big bag leaned against the small closet Alana guessed that Ananta would stay for a few days.

After putting down the files, the middle-aged woman hugged Alana for a moment to strengthen each other. She knew very well, Alana was as worried as she was now.

"Tante, Alana can take care of Ananta this time" Alana said with a clear face. He was always thrown away earlier by Ananta.

Mother Ananta only looked at her with a deep gaze before nodding weakly.

"Hopefully Ananta is fine." He stared at Alana.

***

"Sorry to worry you again." He said softly, he fixed his position to sit down before rubbing Alana's hair.

After a while Alana's father came to check on Ananta's condition. Seeing his son asleep, beside Ananta he just shook his head slowly.

"He skipped school today?" He said he saw Alana who was still wearing school uniform, a sign that she had not come home at all since noon. Ananta only nodded in doubt, to be honest he also just woke up and immediately found Alana was already beside him.

"Sorry om, because of me he so often truant" said Ananta felt a little guilty for always involving Alana in her problems.

"It's okay, thanks. Because of you, he wants to go to school." The man replied, showing his smile. He was relieved that Ananta looked fine even though based on his examination this morning there were things that worried him. But anyway he has to stay optimistic and hope for the best for Ananta.

"Don't worry about a lot of things, you should focus on improving the situation first now." Added. Well, he had to be serious about this boy who was already like his own son. If Ananta is okay, Alana is fine.

"When he wakes up, please tell him to find his father." Before examining other patients.

After her father actually left finally Alana woke up, in fact she was just pretending to be asleep. He had been conscious ever since Ananta stroked his head. Seeing Alana move up, Ananta was slightly startled before staring at the astonished Alana who was watching the door making sure her father did not enter the room again.

"Well, aren't you sleeping?" Ananta asked Alana for attention.

"Shhh, don't be so hard when I come back here again." Panic Alana. Why hide if later he had to keep seeing his father. Ananta stared in wonder at Alana's behavior.

"I still want to be here" Alana said slightly.

"But you have to go to school tomorrow" Ananta said. Alana nodded approvingly, it was better than being expelled right now.

"But it's late in the afternoon" Alana nodded again.

"So you have to go back to the dorm" Alana did not nod anymore. That means the same. He's still being expelled now.

"But I want to be here" Alana began to whine, although she knew that this strategy would usually fail as well.

"Well there's a mother, don't worry. Your father is also here" said Ananta did not change his mind despite having heard Alana's whining. He's still the same as always.

"Promise must keep on telling. The phone should always be on. Keep the phone up at all times. Once you answer I go to the hospital." Alana said at length. Ananta just smiled then nodded slowly. Alana was always stubborn, so she should not be surprised anymore.

"One more."

Alana was silent for a while, while looking into Ananta's eyes.

"Don't forget, I always love you." His words before going out of the room left Ananta who could not help but smile hearing that.

Well, he always knew that, too. But hearing that, it feels good.