After Leaving

After leaving doctor Angga's room, Gerry hurriedly called his sister to make sure of something. At that time Gerry's heart was very uncertain, between happy and confused mixed into one. After a long time of no answer, Kanaya finally picked up the phone from her sister.

"Hello, Riss," said Gerry.

From the other side of the phone Gerry could hear a man's voice asking Clarissa, "Who's calling?"

Then Clarissa answered, "This is Gerry, I'll pick up the phone for a second."

"Yes, Ger. Hello," Clarissa greeted back.

"Where are you, Riss? Why is it so noisy in there?" asked Gerry.

"Yeah, I'm at the airport, Gerr. I'm taking Billy back to Sumatra," Clarissa explained.

"So you mean Billy is here? Why didn't he come here first, I also wanted to meet him."

"He was already there, Ger. It's just that you're on campus, so he's also in a hurry to catch time," Clarissa replied.

Gerry nodded, "Okay then. I send my regards to Billy, next time he has to meet me."

"Yeah, I'll tell you later. So, what do you want to call me?" Clarissa asked.

Ah, Gerry forgot that the purpose of calling Clarissa was to ask about Evans' parents.

"Riss, why don't you like almonds? Even though it's delicious," said Nindy at that time while continuing to eat almonds.

"That's right, almonds are not only delicious but also healthy, Riss. Give it a try," added Johan

"Wow, Riss. Why don't you just shut up," said Gerry, who managed to break all of Clarissa's daydreams.

"Uh, yeah."

"So how?" asked Gerry again.

"I don't think Evans' parents have any allergies to almonds, they actually like almonds," Clarissa replied.

Gerry was wide-eyed to hear that, if what Clarissa said was true, then there was a possibility that Evans was indeed her son. Although that sounds unlikely.

"Are you sure, Riss?" asked Gerry again.

"Yeah, I'm sure. So what ? What is it?" Clarissa asked again.

"So this is it, Riss. Earlier when I came home from campus, I saw Evans alone in the hospital hallway, and he was crying. I approached him, then I asked him to buy ice cream and chocolate. the problem is that when Evans finished eating chocolate with almonds in it, he coughed, his throat was itchy until it turned red, and then he was also short of breath. Finally, I took him to the pediatrician, and the doctor said he was allergic to almonds," explained Gerry.

This time, it was Clarissa who was surprised to hear what Gerry said. She was surprised to hear that Evans was like that and also surprised that Evans had the same allergies as him and Gerry.

"So now how is Evans doing?" Clarissa asked.

"Evans is fine, Nay. He has received treatment from the doctor. The only problem is how come Evans has the same allergies as us. Even though allergies with symptoms like that are hereditary, "said Gerry.

Clarissa thought so too, but she still tried to think logically because she thought it was impossible if Evans suddenly became a descendant of her family, it was absolutely impossible. Because it is clear that Evans' parents are Nindy and Johan who have absolutely nothing to do with Gerry and Clarissa's family.

"In this world, it's not only our family who have allergies with symptoms like that. Surely there are other families who have the same allergies. So maybe Evans' grandfather has that allergy, who knows? Don't have strange thoughts, Evans is already clear who his parents are," said Clarissa.

"Yes, but ..." Gerry stopped his speech. He couldn't possibly say what had happened to him at that time that made it possible for Evans to be his son. Surely Clarissa would be very surprised. Until everything is proven, Gerry will keep this secret to himself.

"But what?" Clarissa asked.

"No, I mean, now you send his parents' numbers and I'll call later, his parents should know about this," Gerry asked. At the same time he wanted to see Evans mother's face one more time to be absolutely sure.

Clarissa was stunned, she couldn't possibly give Johan's number to Gerry because then Gerry would know that Evans was Johan's son, the son of his affair with Nindy. Clarissa didn't want them to fight in the hospital like that night.

"Riss, you have the number right? You're a friend of Evans' parents, you must have their number," said Gerry again.

"Yeah, I'll send this later. Okay, I'll turn off the phone first, because Billy's plane is about to take off."

"Okay, then. Be careful, don't forget to send it," Gerry reminded again.

"Yeah, nagging, okay, I turned off the phone," Clarissa immediately turned off the phone, ignoring Gerry again.

"What did Gerry say?" asked Billy.

"He said greetings to you, be careful on the road. Then he said why didn't you meet him first, when he really wanted to meet you," Clarissa answered. She didn't tell Billy about Evans, because Billy would have misunderstood and thought Clarissa was still in close contact with Johan and his family. So Clarissa chose not to tell the truth.

"All that time calling just talking about it?" asked Billy again.

"Yes. The rest were talking about Mammy, and asking where I was," Clarissa answered.

"Yeah, tell him, I'm sorry I didn't get to meet Gerry, because I'm in a hurry."

"Yeah, I also told Gerry earlier, you just calm down. Eh, that's your plane about to take off, it seems, be prepared," Clarissa changed the subject.

"Uh, yes. Okay, I'll go first, Riss. You're doing well here, so if you miss me, don't forget to call, call my name three times," Billy joked as he stood up and took his bag.

"Then if I say your name three times, will you come?" Clarissa asked.

"Yeah, I'll come later," said Billy with a smile.

Not long after, a voice called for the passengers to get on the plane.

"Go, be careful, safe flight," Clarissa ordered.

"Wait a minute, before I go, I want to kiss you first," Billy said casually. Without saying anything else, he kissed Clarissa's forehead very gently and full of love.

"Billy, there's a lot of people here," Clarissa said.

"Let it go, you're my boyfriend," Billy argued, then he also hugged Clarissa very tightly, Clarissa replied with joy.

"You're the weirdest person I've ever known," Clarissa chuckled, she buried her face in Billy's chest while inhaling Billy's signature scent.

"I love you, Clarissa," Billy said.

"Love you too, Billy," Clarissa replied.

"I'll go first, bye," Kenan waved his hand and walked towards the plane.

"See you, Billy," Clarissa waved back with a smile.

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them, there seems to be a pair of eyes that have been watching the two of them with feelings of anger, irritation, hurt, and jealousy burning in their chests. Yes, he is John.

Johan followed Clarissa and Billy from the hospital, until he forgot that his son was still in the bathroom. Johan followed Clarissa and Billy to the airport, he saw everything clearly. His heart was hot, his feelings were crushed, especially when he saw Billy kiss Clarissa's forehead and they hugged so tightly. At that time, Johan could only clench his fists while hitting the wall in front of him. In fact, Johan almost burst into tears because he was so sick. These words may be very suitable for Johan, if you don't want to get hurt then don't try to find out, let alone stalk like that.

As soon as Billy had left, Johan immediately approached Clarissa. He thought this could be an opportunity for him to be with Clarissa for a while just to treat the pain from jealousy earlier.

"Clarissa," Johan called as he ran to Clarissa.

"John? Why did he get here?" Clarissa asked herself while looking cynically at Johan.

"Hi, Clarissa," said Johan, he showed a normal expression like nothing happened.

"Why are you here?" Clarissa asked probingly. She had thought that Johan had deliberately followed her all the way here.

"I was going to check in back to Singapore. But suddenly I got a call again, he said my father was getting sick, so I canceled," Johan answered lying.

Clarissa narrowed her eyes, she couldn't believe Johan's answer, "You want to go back to Singapore but you didn't bring anything? You didn't bring your bag, you didn't bring your passport either. How about that?" Clarissa asked again.

"I didn't take anything with me on purpose because I had a lot of stuff there too, the passport was already brought by my father's assistant in Jakarta," said Johan, again he lied.

"What are you doing here yourself?" John asked back.

"I just took Billy, he wants to go home ... Ah, I mean he wants to go back to Singapore," answered Clarissa, she couldn't possibly say that Billy would go back to Sumatra because if so then Johan would be angry because as CEO he never allow Billy to take time off.

"Good then. You're going to the hospital again, right? Just be with me," said Johan, this is actually the purpose of him approaching Clarissa because he wants to have time with the girl.

Hearing the word hospital, Clarissa suddenly remembered the condition of Evans, who was being treated at the time. It seems that Johan doesn't know that Evans is suffering from allergies. Clarissa also remembered that she had not sent Gerry the phone numbers of Evans' parents. Meanwhile, Clarissa didn't have Nindy's number at that time, because she couldn't possibly give Johan's number to Gerry.

"Uh, John. Can I have Nindy's phone number or not?" Clarissa asked.

"Nindy's phone number? For what, Riss?" Johan asked back in surprise.

"Dont too much asking. Send it first, I'll tell you what it's for."

"Okay, here's the number, I'll send it,"

"Eh, don't go through WhatsApp, you just mention it, I'll type it later," Clarissa prevented. Because she had blocked Johan's number the other day. She didn't want to unblock it, for fear that Johan would contact her frequently.

"Okay, then," Johan complied, though his heart was a little offended. But he still had a normal expression. Johan immediately mentioned Nindy's phone numbers one by one and Clarissa wrote them down. After that Clarissa immediately sent the number to Gerry.