Between Love and the Mafia
53. Mario Disease

"I know you helped me yesterday, but please don't talk about that stupid thing in front of everyone" Bela said softly begging Sela to keep the incident a secret.

The two of them spoke four eyes behind the empty school and no one heard them. Bela wants to ask that it be kept secret by Sela so that she is not stamped as a weak woman because she chose to do the experiment b*nuh d*ri yesterday.

Actually Bela wanted to explain all about his mistakes yesterday, but he stopped his intention so as not to happen many problems that would be more complicated.

"Just calm down, I'm not going to do that. Because my mouth is not a bucket mouth" Sahut Sela casually smiled.

But Bela's face was showing panic and fear. He was afraid that the people around him knew of Bela's stupidity that almost ended his own life.

"Good, I think you have to keep that promise" Bela told Sela, though her heart still believes that.

"May, but there are conditions" Sahut Sela while getting closer to Bela's face.

"What's? Just tell me" Bela wants to qualify for that. The most important thing for him is about him. He does not want to be in school just a mockery caused by his own stupidity.

"I want to be your best friend" Sela said, holding Bela's hand.

Bela does not know why Sela wants to be her best friend, even though she is one of the students who does not talk much in the classroom and does not socialize much with other students. But why did Sela suddenly want to be friends with Bela.

For a moment Bela was silent, staring fixedly at the eyes of Sela who read out seriousness. It seems Bela has read that Sela really wants to be her best friend even though she does not know what the main purpose of Sela is to propose this suddenly.

"Why do you want..... " A question from Bela that he has not solved but Sela immediately covered Bela's mouth with her index finger.

"Friendship doesn't need a reason, but I'll definitely be your best friend. And I want us to fill each other's lives" Sela's words have a point.

Bela tries to pervade and understand what Sela wants to convey in the implied. And now Bela understands that Sela really wants to be her best friend sincerely.

Bela nodded and agreed, then she left Sela alone and entered the classroom. While Sela could only smile with that approval, while staring at the slowly disappearing steps of Bela.

"I'll take care of you my best friend" a word from the heart came out of the intervening mouth.

He deliberately volunteered himself to be Bela's best friend. Because he knows that Bela only has male friends, Amario and Brandon. So it is very difficult to tell about life problems related to women.

Sela just wants to be a backstop in Bela's life. He had also noticed Bela who always wanted to be hurt by Dira. So he has the determination to protect Bela from the annoying Dira and at the same time protect from his stupidity that had found a dead end back then.

Sometimes we have no place to tell the problems of life so it feels like the road is closed and there is nothing more to go through. Therefore only death has made it a guide for those who are fragile by the circumstances.

Not because you don't want to tell a story, just haven't found the right place to lean tired. Because finding a sincere person is harder than finding someone who pretends to be sincere just to navigate through life without providing a solution.

"Rose, who's this? " Ask Bela as she re-entered the classroom.

He found a red rose on his desk, a rose he liked very much but did not know who sent the rose. When looking around, no one recognized the rose in his hand.

Suddenly Mario came and took the rose and threw it into the dust. Sontak makes Bela surprised by the arrival of Mario and his behavior that comes suddenly.

"Why did you throw it away? " Task Bela in annoyance.

"Don't accept anything from people we don't know" Mario explained.

"But it's someone's gift, I want to keep it. Why did you dump Mario? " She shouted Bela in annoyance.

Red roses are her favorite, although she does not know who the rose delivery is but her heart is very happy when holding a red rose.

But Mario threw away the rose without Bela's consent. Enraged, Bela ransacked the trash and picked up the rose and tidied it up again.

"Why do you take it again, throw it away" said Mario who disagreed with Bela's actions.

"No, I'll keep it. What if the owner is sad if this flower is thrown away? So I better keep it even if later he will wither by itself" Ketus Bela full of emphasis.

That morning the two of them had a different opinion, Brandon who saw it could not pass it because he did not want to ruin the friendship of the three of them and became a mess.

During the lesson hours, Mario and Bela just kept quiet. There was no interaction in the conversation as usual. It was as if their benches looked silent.

Dira who knows that feels happy. Because to him the hatred between the two of them was the calmness within him.

In contrast to Brandon, he felt very miserable with Bela and Mario's quarrel just because of a single rose. Brandon could only approach and whisper to Mario to accept Bela's decision once. After all, the flower was non-toxic and would not hurt Bela.

Mario finally agreed and apologized to Bela during the break.

"Sorry, for throwing away your flowers" said Mario after the lesson was over and the break began.

"Let's forget it, I've saved the flower" Bela said without looking at Mario.

Bela tried to get busy and did not want to talk to Mario. It felt really upset that mario was doing that as well as his own mind without Bela's consent.

"Please don't be angry, I'm just afraid the flower is from the person who hates you" Mario explained.

"The flower is not poisonous, if you know that I like red roses very much. Then you threw it away? And your behavior really made me very angry Mario "Inner Bela exclaimed.

Defa wanted to be angry with Mario, but it was very difficult.

Bela's anger suddenly disappeared when he saw Mario's face that said sincerely. His gaze seemed to say from the bottom of his heart that he had been guilty of doing so to Bela because of the uncontrolled emotions in Mario.

The cold face suddenly turned into an ordinary face like a child at his age. The old Mario now turned warm in front of Bela.

"I've forgiven you, I hope you don't repeat it again" Bela said, trying to calm Mario down.

"Hey calm down Mario, I'm not mad at you" Bela said once again, clasping Mario's hand. Bela tries to win Mario by gently stroking his hand so that the panic in Mario disappears.

"What did you do to Mario? " Snapping Dira while grabbing Bela's hair from behind. It further caused chaos caused by Dira's jealousy

Dira had already noticed Bela from earlier, starting when scolding Mario just because a flower on his desk was thrown away by the amario.

And what makes him sick the most is that when Bela snapped at Mario so that he gave an expression of fear and panic in him. Mario's lips continued to cry out and beg Bela for forgiveness.

"Aaa, what do you want. Take off my hair" Shouted Bela in annoyance.

"No, you think you're the queen who can make Mario beg for mercy? " Dira is back to the craze. His hand increasingly gripped Bela's hair firmly and there was no intention to let go.

*brak*

Bela manages to throw Dira so she falls down and crashes into the classroom chair. Bela was already furious to see Dira's behavior, even though on yesterday he could still hold his emotions but not this time because Dira had gone too far.

His brain seemed unable to think clearly, Bela wanted to hit Dira because of his behavior that had been a class thug. But some of Dira's gang friends confront him and look for a storm with Bela.

They continued to hold Bela and gang up on her to finish off Bela in class. But they are not a match for Bela, because suddenly Bela regained her power to become a strong person as before.

*brak, brack*

"I won't hit you if you don't attack me first" cried Bela in annoyance.

"Aaa, shit" Hardik Dira told himself regretfully.

"Mario, come with me" Bela immediately dragged the hand of Mario who was still behaving the same. Some of the students in the class were watching him, and Bela immediately brought Mario to avoid being the subject of attention with a bad look.

While Brandon who had just come from the canteen immediately followed Bela with MMario who walked quickly, either where it was but Brandon still followed him.

Brandon had no idea what was going on, all he knew was that his two best friends were heading somewhere. Sela also saw the same thing, so she also followed them.

While Dira can only mwringis in pain with his gang. He is the one who troublemakers and he is also the one who harvests the anger of a Bela whom they always consider weak.

While Bela had already reached the desolate back garden, there were only the two of them. Brandon who followed stopped and hid, and Sela went into hiding.

"Calm Mario, I won't scold you. You don't worry anymore" said soft martial trying to incline the soul that has not been stable and Bela also directly hugged Mario.

Mario's face still looks very anxious, Bela also does not understand what disease is in Mario's body. Because Bela only knows if Mario has a cold nature and does not talk much. But today mario looks anxious in excess.

Bela did not let go of the hug until Mario felt calm. Brandon who saw that was surprised because Bela hugged his best friend, but who was even more surprised to see the excessive anxiety of mario. Because all this time they only know Mario with his cold nature and always aloof.

"Sorry Bel because I have Anxiety disorder (excessive anxiety disorder) "Squeak Mario while releasing Bela's embrace.

Bela was really surprised by it, because Bela knew the disease resulted in the sufferer will experience excessive laughter and fear. At the moment he knows Mario like a normal person.

Mario's attitude as usual, not much talk and quiet. Never show any excess of the same kind of excitement as before. It was a real surprise for Bela.

"How can I have this disease? Was it from you born? " Tanya Bela was curious.

Mario recounts that anxiety existed after Denada died. He feels lonely, traumatized, anxious and fearful that members are high.

That is the reason Mario really hates to hang out with other people because he cannot adjust it. Mario is also afraid if his illness relapses when he is with other friends.

Mario also does not like to get out of his room, because he really likes the silence since Denada's departure. In Mario only need calm without bad things that cause excessive anxiety to come uninvited.

"So you had this disease 2 years ago since Denada's death? " Task Bela with her high curiosity.

"Yes, it's been a long time. And only this time the disease relapsed because I was afraid if you hated me Bela" explained Mario.

His illness recurs when Bela looks angry at Mario. He was afraid if Bela did not want to be his best friend again, because all this time Mario was very comfortable to be on Bela's side. I don't feel like leaving.

"Do you know? " Bela tried to allude to Mario's brother's name, Bara.

"No, everyone in the house no one knows. I hid everything" Mario's explanation took them by surprise.

No one knows if Mario has the disease. Though mental illness is very dangerous for Mario's life if he can not control it.

Mario needs more attention, he needs to do his mental healing and in his own way. But it's a pity that no one knows that except Mario himself.

"Have you taken any medication? "

"I went to a psychologist to do therapy. And it has not relapsed for a long time, only this time the disease relapsed" explained Mario.

Very concerned, a man as handsome and as smart as Mario had to swallow the bitter wound alone. Bela just realized, it turns out that she felt that there were things more painful than her life.

But now he already knows it, so Bela hopes he can keep Mario well from prolonged trauma so as to make excessive anxiety arise in him.

They were not done talking, Brandon approached them. But he did not say anything just his steps closer and immediately hugged Mario.

Their friendship will remain forever one even though in each one has not fully known the nature and past of them. All that can be known now is one that they are friends forever.