Can See Again
At Mr. Erik’s family residence, there was already a tall man playing basketball in a garden that had a basketball hoop deliberately placed there. Still in his office clothes, the man was playing so energetically. Although there was no opponent, just himself dribbling the ball to put it into the hoop really made anyone who saw it will be amazed and cheer. Yes, that man was Ian, who had just gotten home from work but went straight to his backyard and played a little to unwind from work. No, it wasn’t actually work that was bothering him, but something else. As he was dribbling the ball and managed to get it into the hoop again, there was a man not much taller than Ian clapping his hands in excitement.
PROK! PROK! PROK! PROK! PROK!
That was the sound between the two palms that clapped several times when they saw something extraordinary.
“Wow, you’re good at basketball, Yan.” The one who was focusing on the ball immediately stopped his steps when he heard the sound of applause from the person who was talking to him earlier.
“Ah, it’s just normal, big brother.” Ian said.
Yes, the one who had been giving Ian appreciation in the form of applause was Freedy, his own brother. Freedy started walking towards Ian who was still standing under the basketball hoop.
“Tsk! No need to be so modest, you can do so many things, that’s what makes me salute you,” Freedy replied while patting the younger’s shoulder.
“I also know that you’re in trouble, right? Come and tell me, why do you have to keep it to yourself? Come and tell me.” Freedy pulled Ian’s right arm to sit on his garden bench.
“What’s wrong, hm? Is it about girls again?”
“No, it’s about when I can unpack everything.”
“Unpack? Unpack what do you mean? Did you have something wrong with a girl?” Freedy guessed.
“No, not that.”
“Then what?”
“Do you remember when I came to Jakarta from the Kendal-Jakarta trip?”
“Yes, remember, the one where you arrived late, right?” Freedy guessed again, obviously Freedy remembered very well especially when it was the first time he saw Ian late and got scolded by their father.
“Yes.” Ian replied with a nod.
“So why, is there a problem behind it? What caused you to be late?” Asked Freedy, because he didn’t know, at the time Jungkook only told his father the reason.
“I rescued an accident victim on the Kendal highway.” Ian replied which made Freedy’s eyes bulge out between believing it or not.
“So what does that have to do with what you’re thinking right now, Ian?” Freedy asked again because he didn’t know which way Ian’s thoughts were going. Ian rubbed his temples.
‘How can I tell him? Can I ask Brother Freedy for help too? Or should I go to Gifer first?” Ian said silently.
“The girlfriend, ah, I mean the former accident victim met me at the office a few days ago. The girl admitted all her mistakes, that she herself had been involved in planning the murder of her ex.”
“Hold on, I’m confused. Are you talking about the girl or the boy who met you yesterday?” Freedy became even more curious as to who Ian was referring to.
“The girl, while the accident victim was the guy.”Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!
“So, she killed her boyfriend herself?”
“That’s more like it.”
“That’s crazy, this can’t be allowed.”
“Well, then the girl regrets it. Since I was the one who saved her ex, she wanted to use me as an eyewitness when the accident happened.” Ian explained although he couldn’t really tell Freedy everything.
“You guys are still alive, Yan?” Freedy asked.
“Still, I was able to check her heart rate just before going to the hospital.” Believe it or not, Freedy had to believe it this time.
“He’s great, God still gave him a second chance to live.”
“What’s so great about an accident, big brother? That man did live, but the color of his life was filled with darkness, he even committed suicide on the bridge for all you know.”
“What? Why is that? It’s very ungrateful.”
“That man is still alive, but he is blind. That man couldn’t see anything anymore, it frustrated him to the point of suicide when he woke up from his coma back then.”
“Why do you know everything?”
“His girlfriend told me everything.”
“Who is that guy’s girlfriend now?”
“If his ex is named Raya, and his current girlfriend is named Belvina. Belvina told me everything about Gifer. While Raya told her about Gifer too and wants to turn herself in to the police to investigate the case.”
DEG!
Freedy widened her eyes even more in disbelief of what Ian had just said.
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The atmosphere at Harapan Mulia Hospital was now happy because Gifer’s surgery was successful. Gifer has been moved to the hospitalization room. Belvina, Anggi, and Haris were already there while waiting for the doctor to open the bandages covering Gifer’s eyes. Gifer had been conscious since he was moved to the hospital room and the doctor had also checked all his organs. Now Gifer was sitting on his sickbed as the doctor slowly opened the bandages on his eyes.
“Wow, why am I the impatient one?” Anggi replied excitedly.
“Yes, I’m impatient too.” Haris said.
“Shh, be patient, Anggi.” Belvina held Anggi’s shoulders until the girl glanced at Belvina with a smile, showing her white teeth.
The bandages began to be unwrapped slowly, starting with the right eye first which was released from the bandage with a closed state, then the left. Opening the cotton that was still attached to both eyes.
“Try to open your eyes, Gifer.” The doctor ordered.
Gifer immediately opened his eyes slowly, the first thing he saw was the light from the sunlight coming through the window of his hospital room. Adjusting himself to look around. The doctor waved his palm right in front of Gifer’s eyes.
“Gif, can you see me?” The doctor asked.
Gifer tried to look at the tall man wearing a white coat and one nurse. He nodded in response.
“Yes, doctor. I can already see you.” Gifer looked at the collar of the doctor who was smiling at him.
“Let’s see your friends. Can you see them?” The doctor asked once again.
Gifer tried to circulate his eyes towards Belvina, Anggi, and also Haris. The doctor tried to point out who were the people in front of him.
“Who is this?” Doctor Ricard pointed at Belvina. Gifer immediately responded well by pointing at those people.
“You, must be Vina, right? I felt your face when we were at the beach.” Gifer said which made Belvina touched, it turned out that her lover did recognize her even though she couldn’t see. Belvina immediately hugged her lover’s body.
“Do you recognize me, dear?”
“Yes, I can definitely recognize my boyfriend’s face.” Gifer pinched Belvina’s nose.
“Hahahaha, guess who I am?” Anngi asked.
“Of course, you’re my girlfriend’s friend, Anggi, right?”
“Hahaha, yes.”
“You forgot about me, Gif?” Haris quipped with a frown on his face.
“Hahaha, no, Haris. I always remember you, you are my best friend, when I was blind, you always helped me, I must have been very troublesome for you huh? Sorry.” Gifer replied. Haris immediately approached Gifer and hugged him.
“Hurry up and recover, then we’ll go back to Indonesia. I don’t feel at home, the weather in America is so hot because it’s summer.” Haris complained further advancing his lips.
“Hahaha, alright.” They released the hug and immediately let Gifer be examined by the doctor again.
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~Continued~