Heart Stethoscope
Twenty Four

The tired faces are very visible from all the students who came out of his class Mr. Aristo. The lecturer who holds the Sanggar Sastra course seemed to forget to look at the clock. The course was supposed to be completed from thirty minutes ago, but Mr. Aristo just dropped out of class now.

Obviously it invites swearing and grumbling from many students. Including Rani. Since leaving the class, Rani continues to shuffle.

"That's a laper, God."

"Same. I'm also a laper," I replied as we exited the campus gate.

"Crazy is the lecturer. Though already given freedom cuy with 4 credits. But there is still time corruption. Where is the schedule for the afternoon. Next week I give him an alarm and let him wake up" he said.

In between her scathing mouth, Rani checks her watch. "HOUR 5? THE HELMINTH OF WORMS IN MY STOMACH WAS DISCO SONG AGAIN SYANTIK!" shouts splashy. Too hyperbolistic.

"We ate before we went to the hostel. How's it?" take me.

"Well, go to the hostel first. I peed."

"Why not at college?"

"Gue's scared."

Rani's mind is still filled with mystical things. He did not dare to enter the campus toilet at four in the afternoon. Rani always said, that from four in the afternoon the weather was always different. Like someone was peeping. Rani watches karma.

"Yes, go back to the hostel first and keep the bag."

My proposal was well received by Rani. Throughout the rest of the trip I played the phone while Rani received a call from Beni.

Since I got home from Solo, I changed my phone number. Avoid anything related to doctor Galih. Restricted communication, and never met him even every day he came to my boarding house.

"Na, Galih's car."

My gaze immediately lifted, staring straight ahead. From where I stood I saw the car. The owner got out of the car shortly.

"Let's go," I replied lazily.

"Lo's not tired of nyuekin he keeps?"

Not tired anymore. Very tired. It felt like quitting, but every time I called, my parents always asked me about my relationship with him. And that really leaves me on the verge of confusion.

"No."

"Pity knows, Na."

My heart is also more compassionate.

I told Rani everything that happened in Solo. It took a friend to confide, and Rani was always the right choice because I couldn't possibly tell Mom the incident that was always my vent.

"Gue go in first, want to call his crew say break up to snail." Rani cengennesan's.

My hand spontaneously hit Rani's arm. "Gue wants to come in too. Bodo. I still want to talk to him."

It's the third day I ignore it which always comes to my hostel every afternoon or evening.

"Ma..."

Caring for ears and blinding eyes.Playing as if I did not see his whereabouts and did not hear his voice. Walking straight past him, ignoring him who stood beside me. Unfortunately, every time this moment happened, he always managed to block my arm until my step stopped.

"Let me explain everything. Just one chance, Na."

"I'm tired. Just got back to college. Mending the doctor left," I said, releasing the check.

"I'm sorry, Na. And I want to explain everything to you. Please, give me a chance."

The secret part of love is not being able to forget even if the heart has been hurt.

Falling in love with her is very easy, plus her relaxed and joking nature that is often thrown from her lips is able to lock the movement of my heart not to move to another heart.

In reality, all of his words were indeed joking, not intentions from the heart. Except for one sentence that night, it must have come from the heart.

"I love you, Rain."

Ah, crap!

Why the shadow should be back in the head. Why didn't God throw away my memory of that night. The night that witnessed how I flew through the valleys and oceans, then crashed into the bottom of the sea because of the sweep of the wind that was so strong hit my body.

"I don't want to talk about the problem" I replied with a sharp tone.

"Well, how long do we keep thinking?" Those jet-black eyeballs hit my eyes. "What should I do to get you to listen to my explanation?" ask him with a pleading look.

"Go from here!" my answer is as flat as possible.

"I won't leave until you hear my explanation. We're talking about this all right, Na. I'll tell you everything about Raina as much as you."

"I'm not interested. Please, Doc. Get the fuck out of here. Don't make a fuss."

I tried to catch my desperate breath. Without further ado, I left him. Stepping wide up the stairs. The hostel in the middle makes it easy for me to see it from up here. I glanced at him for a few seconds before entering the room.

Every time he met her the sense of tightness in the heart always dominated. I was confused about taking a stand between quitting or continuing this relationship. But, the thing is, I don't want to be his escape. What I will do later is a wedding.

Move to the bathroom. Wash your face many times. Then dry it with a towel. After that, I sat pensively on the bed with my chin up. The shadow of that night was always and always haunting, though I always tried to forget it.

"Na, Galih's doctor doesn't come home." Rani came into my room with one spicy plastic cassava chip.

"Let's go, Ran."

Rani sat next to me. He scooped his cassava chips. "Three days you guys are in-house gini. It's sin, Na, the enemy of more than three days."

Raising shoulders. I'm more interested in eating cassava chips than in discussing the mirage.

"Chat cake, Na. Besides needing distance, you're the same he needs to talk. Give him time to clear up. Let your heart also calm down to make a decision. You can keep your distance first."

I let out a breath. "Roman. Try in my position. What will you do?"

Smiling smirk. Inevitably, I must admit my defeat to his past. "Well, you think to yourself how I feel."

Rani hugged my shoulder. "Patience, Na. Btw, this is my stomach rumbling. So don't buy food?"

"Lo go alone, Ran. I met males. I'm just saying the same to you."

"Let's go... It's hard to be the same heartbroken person," he said as he stood up and kept his cassava chips on the bed. "Oh yeah, I'll find it myself. What are you gonna buy?"

I took the wallet in the bag. Issuing a hundred thousand rupiah. Then I leave it to Rani. "What aja. Same as kayak lo can too. If you can use the sauce anti-broken heart yes, Ran."

Rani chuckles. "Lo crazy! What kind of a patch is that?"

"Udah mending you go now. I'm gonna take a shower first." I pushed down Rani's knee that stood in front of me.

"Na, but that's doctor Galih pity. Can I not if I talk to you?"

"Whatever. Just so that Beni cuddle you do not need to bother," said I.

"Jealous anyway. But admit it's prestige. Yes, Na?" Rani pokes my cheeks.

"Nhd!" sunkuku while standing.

"Btw, doctor Galih's kiss is hot, isn't it, Na? If I'm worth it, it should be hot. Very careful if he is a good lip explorer. If you kiss your lips until they are swollen, it means he's good kisser."

I growled in annoyance. Pushing his shoulders out of the room. "Ran, want me to jorokin lo down?"

"Don't dong. I haven't married yet, Na. I mean married once, just married many times."

"Gosh, pervert." I snort. Withstand the move so as not to exceed the door limit. If I go through the door, I'll see Galih's doctor. And Galih's doctor will see me.

"Geez, Galih's doctor is very loyal waiting for you, Na. Look at it." Rani tried to pull my arm. But I managed to hide behind the open door, making the door a shield.

"Ran, freelance or I'd hate you!" threaten me, and Rani immediately lowered her hand from my arm.

"Na, I want to tell you one thing?" ask Rani. His expression turned more serious.

"What?"

"Lou's lips are not virgins," he joked accompanied by laughter.

"Cockfighting! Go find some food there!" I closed the door immediately after Rani left.

Waiting for Rani to come home, I busied myself with the laptop. Typing the idea that had been in the brain since a week ago, but finally forgot because my brain was contaminated by that damn night. Hopefully by writing this short story can distract my brain.

A few minutes later, my room door was knocked. Tumben once Rani knocks on the room. "Just in, Ran."

There is no lawfulness. I looked at the door before finally deciding to see who was coming.

"Remain yet again, Doc? It's not clear I'm asking the doctor to leave?" My voice went up an octave.

This man standing in front of my room was completely unaffected. "Na, I want everything clear. I keep thinking. Give me an hour to explain."

I put on a cynical smile. "Doctor wants us to clear? Well, from now on, the doctor don't bother me anymore."

"Na, that's not what I mean," she replied quickly. "I won't let you go, but honestly that night I did..." His words stopped for a moment. And if I may predict, the continuation of the sentence will make my heart even more messy.

"What's for?" my many. Unknowingly, my voice was already trembling withstanding the tightness.

"I see you as Raina."

My tears can no longer be blocked. I never should have heard that hurtful word. It's like my body has no bones, weak. I chuckled between tears and heartache. My watery eyes tried to stare at the dazed doctor Galih in front of me.

"Whoever was me that night must have been hurt."

"I know," she answered quickly. "I'm a fool, Na. But, this fool wants to get out of the entanglement of the past."

"Good then."

His gaze softened. Without me predicting his hands cupping my cheeks. Forcing me to dive his eyeballs deeper. I can't turn around anymore. "But I want you, Na. I want to be serious about you."

I shook with a quick movement. Bodo is very similar to tears that have plunged free from eye pelupuk. "I can't. We got here, did we Doc? I don't want more heartache. It was enough that night the doctor broke my heart, "I said. At the end, I made a big smile for him.

"Sin..."

I took his hand off my cheek. Stepping back to keep your distance. "Go, Doc!"

"No, Na. You should know the real story."

"Don't move!" I stretched out my hand to prevent him from stepping. And he held back his steps. "Go! I said go!!!" I shouted and closed the door.

My body sagged behind the door. Crying out. Spilling all my disappointment through crying.

"Na, open the door! Nana..."

God should not have introduced me to that man. If in the end, I fall back into the same hole because of love.

"Mas, don't fuss. I want maghrib."

I could hear my hostel neighbor reprimanding doctor Galih.

"Sorry."

"Mending Mas get out of here."

It looks like I have to thank my neighbor who is my junior at the college. Thanks to him, I did not hear a knock on the door and the voice of doctor Galih again.

I hope he really leaves.

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