Best Mate [English Version]

Bab 9

Pinot knew his words at that time had hurt Rheya. He doesn't want Rheya to get involved in his problems. Just let them gossip about him, but he couldn't let Rheya be gossiped about. That's why he had to speak harshly to get Rheya to stay away from him.

    His efforts were successful. After that day, Rheya stopped approaching him. No more sweet greetings calling him, "Hi, Pinot." His days returned to normal. Nothing bothered him anymore. He should be happy.

    Should be happy...

    But the days are no longer the same. There is something missing. Like an empty feeling. Until he realized that he missed the girl.

    Time cannot be turned back. What he does now is move forward. His eyes continued to search for Rheya's whereabouts. The library is a place that he knows is where Rheya and her friends hang out during first break. However, Rheya was not there.

    Pinot walked along the school floor just looking for Rheya. He passed class XI IPS 4, his eyes glanced into the classroom, but he didn't find Rheya. Maybe the girl was in the canteen. He walked quickly towards the canteen. His eyes quickly scanned the faces of the students in the canteen, until he found Rheya occupying one of the tables, and suddenly the corners of his lips smiled.

    In the past, he hid and avoided people at school, but now it's different where he no longer hides. Pinot deliberately appears in front of Rheya. Accidentally ran into him. It feels like a coincidence, but it's not.

    Apart from school, another place he can see Rheya is Rubel. Even though it looked annoying, he liked seeing Rheya sitting waiting for him in front of the class. Every now and then, if he didn't notice, he would steal glances at the girl.

    Two meters away from Rubel's fence, a cell phone ringing stopped Pinot in his tracks. The name 'Kak Dina' called on the cellphone screen. Pinot picked up the phone, heard someone's voice - not his sister's voice, then he hurried away.

    *

    This is where Pinot is now, in the hospital emergency room. Pinot's heart ached to see his sister lying on a gurney - with an IV tube in her hand and an oxygen tube in her nose - in a very weak condition.

    A female doctor approached Pinot. "Patient Dina Meliana's family?"

    Pinot turned to the doctor standing next to him. "Yes," he said. "How is my sister's condition?"

    "Can we talk for a moment?" The doctor pointed towards the nurse's station desk.

    Pinot nodded. He followed the doctor without saying much. His heart was beating fast because he was afraid he would hear bad news about his sister's condition. His sister's health was a bit problematic after marrying that bastard.

    "Your sister was brought here because she was having trouble breathing. It's a good idea for your sister to be hospitalized here first and undergo further examination."

    "Whatever it is, Doc, do what's best for my sister."

    "Please go to registration first. Later our staff will help take care of it."

    Pinot headed to the registration without any thought. Hospital treatment certainly requires a lot of money, but what he wants is his sister's recovery. Where he will get the money from is a later matter. Perhaps the quickest way is to get back to racing, betting and winning. But he had promised his sister he would not race again.

    Where can he get a lot of money quickly?

    Even if he works, what job can he get?

    He is 17 years old, still a student, has no skills. Wait! Isn't motorbike racing a skill? Not everyone dares to go at high speed. He is also good at fighting. His math scores are almost perfect. Can that be counted as skill?