Stone Miners
Eps. 11 Sick

After the incident stuck across the river a few hours ago, the rumors spread between Faiz and Tia were getting excited among her classmates. Romantic labels are so closely attached to both of them that whatever happens will all be seen as sweet.

"Romantic wreaking havoc" might be the right word to describe the contents of Faiz's head. It had been two days that the man was just lying limp, eating and drinking everything done on the bed. Fever, cough and wheezing instantly gnawed at him at once. Several different types of drugs must be consumed every day so that all foods that enter the mouth taste bitter. However, Faiz was forced to devour his food because he did not want to see the worry on his mother's face every time he entered his room.

"Excuse me aunt. I want to look at Aiz" said Leo politely and immediately kissed Faiz's mother's hand.

"Oh son Leo, let's go in" Faiz's mother replied gently.

"It just so happens, let's all go to lunch" he continued

"I just ate with Aiz and I'm aunty" replied Leo shamelessly.

"Oh yes already. You just go up to Aiz's room, Uli will deliver the food," Faiz's mother replied kindly

"Yes aunty, I went up first" said Leo and climbed the stairs to the room in question. Yes, he did go to Faiz's house often. Therefore, it is not surprising that Leo was familiar with Faiz's mother even with all the inhabitants of the house.

"Tock.tock.tock.toook...toook." There was a knock from behind the door followed by the sound of the door handle opening without waiting for approval

"Surely Leo." Guess Faiz just by hearing the characteristic knock on that door.

"Udduuu..duuu what's the pain?" Leo put on a mocking face while attaching the back of his hand to Faiz's forehead.

"It's a nuisance to you" Faiz quickly shook Leo's hand.

"Let me check it right," Leo was still trying to touch Faiz's forehead

"Stop!" Faiz deflected the hand so the two looked like they were fighting for strength. Leo's act of pranking Faiz managed to create laughter.

"How's Ista doing?" - Faiz woke up and leaned his shoulders on the headboard

"you didn't drive him crazy because of this sweet-ass attitude of yours?"

"No, he's just getting more fun spoiling me." Leo sat back in the study chair playing his cell phone . Especially if not to tell his beloved girlfriend that he has arrived at Faiz's house.

"Why indeed? are you ready to open your heart again?" connect Leo with eyes still staring at the phone screen.

There was no answer, only a long breath of sound coming out of Faiz's mouth. With a swift Leo grabbed the hape who was at the study table and threw it right at Faiz but could not be arrested until the object fell on the blanket he was wearing to cover the stomach down.

"Let's play a game" invites Leo when you feel the change in the atmosphere of the room

"You're just grimacing, moving your thumb won't get you infused," Leo continued, then pulled out the phone used specifically for gaming.

Without rejection Faiz immediately opened the game application as well as Leo.

There are no important conversations between the two, both of them just focus on their flagship online games.

Not long after, Uli came to bring lunch for both of them.

"Hi Uli," Sapa Leo.

"So how?" he continued while staying focused staring at the phone screen.

"What brother?" answer Uli. His heart started pounding like it understood what the man was going to discuss

"That, which yesterday was fitting home from school," this time Leo looked at his interlocutor, his lips smiling faintly at the expression.

"What happened yesterday afternoon?" Faiz was curious but did not take his eyes off the phone.

"Ease me" Uli murmured inwardly as he squeezed his fingers

"Today I saw him being piggybacked on the same handsome guy" Leo began to explain.

Uli bit his lower lip probably at that time he was making a swear to Leo.

"Who?" ask Faiz

"Jek-man," Leo answered casually while smiling while Uli was already sweating coldly, he thought Leo would tell Faiz the truth.

"Take a look if until I know it's not a motorcycle taxi," threatened Faiz.

He did not allow his sister who is still in 1st grade of High School to be close to men especially if she was dating. He even gave an ultimatum to confiscate his e-cigarettes and forbid him to study outside the home in addition to school hours.

"Yes, sister," replied Uli then throw a smile towards Leo even though the man was only subject to staring at the mobile screen

"Pull my swearing before Leo," Uli murmured inwardly and immediately exited Faiz's room, worried that his secret would be exposed if it lingered there.

It was almost afternoon, Leo's hape rang loudly as soon as he picked it up.

"Hallo dear." sweet opening words came out of his mouth

"*His activity is done?" resumes again

"Prophey well, I'll be there soon*." Leo closed the phone and prepared to leave.

"Hey we're not done yet, come on a little more this is almost a win" Faiz said

"I have to pick up Ista Kasian immediately if he has to wait a long time there, play it later we can continue ok!" reply Leo and leave Faiz immediately.

"Be careful bro" Faiz resigned.

After Leo's departure the silence was re-created, Faiz lay down his body and looked up at the ceiling of his room. Memories of being trapped by the swift water of the river at the location of the field practice suddenly flashed across his mind followed by the shadow of the figure of the woman who was with him at that time. He raised his hand imagining the scene when Tia was holding his hand.

"Why am I thinking about it?" Faiz lowered his hands while shaking his head trying to resuscitate himself.

"Tia, the stubborn woman who made me lie like this, she didn't even know to thank me" Faiz still spoke to himself.

"Which man is willing to approach a girl like her," Faiz thought as he recalled the content of whenapp Tia he had read back then. All messages from male friends are only answered with one word even at all do not ask back

"It looks like he has a mental disorder, but who cares," Faiz immediately grabbed the remaining fruit on his bedside table

"The echoes of longing sound begin to fill the long empty heart space." it could be that Faiz suddenly recalled Tia's figure, or it might be because of "her single soul who had thrashed." I don't know, only Faiz and the owner of the sky know

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"Aaww" Tia screamed loudly, she accidentally bit her lower lip.

"Who is saying my name" he thought and then rubbed the bite marks.

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