Do you believe in fate? Believing that God has Written everything about your life, Then what if there is no coincidence in this world. Maybe everything that happens and everyone we see is predetermined and always has some meaning in our lives even if it's a brief encounter or just passing through on the street?
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The dawn sun was shining again, the birds were singing sweetly, welcoming the dawn. The wind was swirling gently, whistling and shaking the leaves of the tree. Alex sat on his hospice bed staring out the window. It focused his eyes on the dawn sun as if he had been reborn upon seeing the soft orange rays of the dawn sun.
After several days of being treated in the hospice, today Alex will return to his home. His parents took him home, but they allowed Alex to enjoy his own while watching the sunrise. Mr and Mrs Maxwell just stared at Alex, who was so lost in thought while staring at the sunrise.
"Alex, it's time to go home." Said Mr Maxwell after checking his watch.
Hearing his father call him, Alex got out of bed and approached his parents who were standing at the door. Even though he was a little unhappy with his gloomy face, Alex still followed his parents like a very obedient child.
Alex stepped down the hospital corridor with his parents. He went while lowering his head as if the tile floor was so attractive to him. He only saw the feet of the passersby and the nurses running past him.
At first, Alex didn't pay much attention to his surroundings and just wanted to get out to return to his house. But the voice of crying sounded loud as he passed the radiotherapy room. The crying voice was so familiar to Alex that he felt curious, then Alex peeked through the window.
Alex was quite surprised when he saw Ruby, who he knew was very cheerful and very playful, lying on the bed with several tools attached to her body and Ruby also screamed very loudly as if she was in great pain.
Seeing a side of Ruby that was so different from what he knew made Alex feel something, something inside his body was starting to waver, but Alex himself didn't know how he felt. This was the first time he had felt this way. He who always doesn't care about other people now starts to be attracted to a strange girl who suddenly greets him when he wants to be alone.
"Alex, what are you doing there? Let's go. " Said, Mrs Maxwell.
"Um, I just …" said Alex with a confused face
"Come on, hurry up, we have to go back home now. Mom and Dad have to work. " Said, Mrs Maxwell.
Alex lowered his head and went straight to his father and mother. Alex glanced at the room and then walked away with his parents. He looked a little worried about Ruby who was still screaming in pain, but all of that immediately left Alex out of his mind. He sighed while reassuring himself that he didn't need to care about strangers whom he had only met once by chance at the hospital.
Alex firmly believes that his meeting with Ruby is just a brief encounter that will not affect anything in his life as much as the people he meets on the street. Alex is indeed the type of person who is not that interested in other people because he never thinks his meeting with other people are something important enough to remember, and that's how he considers Ruby. He just considered Ruby the same as other people, not so necessary for him to remember, think about, and not even so important to pay attention to her.
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Once at home, Diana and Gina greeted him immediately, who gave him a welcome card back home. Gina immediately ran towards Alex and hugged her eldest brother so tightly that Alex smiled. The closeness of the brother and sister was very visible when they looked at each other and smiled happily.
"Welcome back to the house. Don't be sick anymore, I missed you when you weren't around. " Gina words we're like healing medicine at that point.
"Yes, I won't be sick again. I promise ... "said Alex while showing his little finger to tie the promise to his younger sister.
Alex and Gina tied the knot by linking their little fingers. They both smiled and at that time Alex forgot all the problems that had previously been weighing on his mind. Gina's brown-black eyes looked obvious and there was no shadow in them making Alex feel pleased when he saw those clear eyes looking at him with a smile.
Then Diana, who is usually freezing and never interested in other people, also approached Alex while giving a gift with a greeting card. Perhaps because she was not used to showing her soft side like this, Diana seemed hesitant and shy when she gave the gift to Alex.
"Is this a present for me? Thanks. Can I open the gift now? " said Alex with a big smile.
"Whatever, I gave it to you so it is yours. Whether you want to open it or not, it's up to you. " Said Diana with a cold attitude.
Alex smiled, and he was very touched to get a gift from Diana who rarely talked to him. All this time Alex thought that his relationship with Diana was very distant because they rarely talked and rarely spent time together. Diana always builds a wall between them and Alex doesn't know how to break down the wall.
But today Diana gave him a present, and it was so touched for him that Alex could not stop the tears that had filled his eyelids. A gift that made the wall between them collapse. Then Alex opened a greeting card that Diana wrote herself. The card contained a message that Diana could not tell directly.
"Brother, welcome back home and thank you for getting better soon. Several days my brother was not at home, I missed you, especially when Gina came into my room and bothered me studying when she was bored. Don't get me wrong, I don't miss you just because I don't like Gina to bother me when I'm studying. But I miss you because I miss you. Thank you for recovering quickly and welcome back home"
The contents of the message were so sincere that Alex could no longer hold back his tears. Alex also cried, and then he hugged Diana tightly with his tears flowing freely. Their distant relationship is now approaching with tears. It was as if the wall that separated them had now collapsed.
"Yes, now Alex has to rest so you don't make a fuss and stay quiet like good girls so Alex can rest." Mrs Maxwell took her two daughters away so Alex could rest
Alex went back to his room. The room with plain white walls decorated with small shelves filled with books felt completely different when he saw them after several days of staying at the hospital. The room that used to feel so boring to him now he looks at it with sparkling eyes and a racing heart and excited.
Alex also lay on his soft bed, watching the ceiling of his room. Suddenly, he thought back to Ruby's face he saw from the window. Ruby's face in pain and screaming and the tears that dripped from the tail of her eyes were visible in Alex's memory.
Alex doesn't know why, but he can't forget Ruby's face, even though he tries to brush Ruby's image and forget it but it still comes back to fill his mind until he is lost in his thoughts.***Time passed and several days passed. After he had completely recovered, Alex returned to school. Coming back to school after not being in school for a long time made everything feel great. Wearing a school uniform felt so amazing even though it was just the uniform he usually wore. Even just standing in front of the school gate made him pleased.Perhaps it was because he missed school so much after several days of not being able to attend a school that the air he breathed at school also felt completely different as if there was a sweet scent when he inhaled it.For th
They arrived at the sacred tree and Ruby was very excited to make a wish. While Ruby was thinking about what she should ask for, Alex, who didn't believe in anything, just wrote on the coin he was holding and just threw it away.From a distance, a pair of envious eyes looked at Alex and Ruby who were together. That person is Helena, the beauty queen whose position as the prettiest girl is being rivalled because Ruby looks close to Alex, the man almost all girls in school want.Jealousy was clear in Helena's eyes, and she hated it when someone touched her target. The flames seemed to radiate from her views so that her friend Natty could tell just by looking at his views. Natty, who was curious about what her best friend saw, until she looked very annoyed, approached Helena and look at the window to catch what made Helena so upset.
"We want to go to a place that kids our age frequent, but Alex doesn't seem to know much about that. You can show up and take us to nice places, right? I am happy!" said Ruby with a big smile as she stared at Helena."Huh? Will you not be disturbed if I join? " Helena asked as she saw Ruby's eyes with a suspicious look because she thought Ruby might cover up her genuine feelings."Eh! I am delighted that I can have lots of friends. What is your name?" replied Ruby with a wide and sincere smile."Helena ..." said Helena and with a confused look because Ruby looked pleased even though she was interrupting her and Alex's date and it felt strange for Helena."Helena, what a beautiful
No one knows when his heart was attracted and felt something he had never felt before. In the past, nothing could make him feel successful even when he was ranked first in his school. But now, accompanying Ruby home and walking the sidewalk after getting off the bus made his so delighted that he couldn't quit smiling.Every step he took with Ruby had so good that he could see his excited heartbeat. The cool night air was so sweet and warm that he felt at home going for a long while. Maybe because he was with Ruby, Alex became eager to break time or slow down passaging day because he wanted to be with Ruby longer.Then they stopped in the front line of the hospital where they first met. Alex was a little surprised when they reached the front line of the hospital because he didn't pay attention to anything else when they walked together and it was because he could only see Ruby all the way.
They told a guy had to be as solid as a mountain to be a role model in his family. They also stated that a guy must have a strong character and not cry. The guy must always be tough and must not give up whatever he is facing. A guy is a warrior who should not shed tears because he must be a leader and role model in his family. But aren't men human too? Whether it's a boy or a girl, if it hurts the heart, tears will flow. Crying doesn't mean weak, it's just a natural part that can happen to humans when their hearts are pained. All humans are the same, no one is greater than the other. It's just that society loves to criticize other bodies. Label everyone and categorize individuals as they like. They think they are doing the honorable thing because they assume that anybody has a certain position and rank. Judge others by their standards as if it were a good thing. Then we are stuck in those rules and live our lives according to ot
The sound of the gate banging echoed the rest of the class. The eyes of everyone except Alex went to the classroom door, and they saw Ruby standing in front of the gate with her hands holding both sides of the gate with a huge grin as if something excellent had happened to her.“ Good morning all!” said Ruby to all of her classmates with a huge smile and a loud voice.Ruby looked so happy that her classmates could only be silent and stare at her with their mouths open. It shocked them to see how excited this Ruby heart was that she slammed the door so hard when she opened the door.With her innocent face and a huge bright grin, Ruby ran over to Alex without knowing that Alex was in a foul mood. With her sassy and cheerful demeanor, Ruby speaks to Alex, ignoring Drake trying to hold her. Ruby continued talking even though Alex didn't respond at all.“Ruby, hold it already. You can't piss off Alex.
Alex was a little surprised until he froze in silence. He never thought he would get a birthday present from someone like this. Once again Ruby touched Alex as if she knew everything Alex was feeling.“How do you know that today is my birthday?” asked Alex as he looked at Ruby with sparkling eyes.“I went to Facebook and our school kids talked about your birthday. Looks like you're popular because everyone was so excited talking about your birthday. “ Said, Ruby.“Can I open it?” suggested Alex while grinning and looking so enthusiastic to open the birthday present he held.Ruby also nodded her head and excitedly Alex opened the first present he accepted. Alex paused and looked at the paintbrush and paint which was a present given by Ruby. His eyes sparkled and wet when he saw the paintbrush. Emotion and touch filled Alex's heart. He did not expect Ruby to give him
“ How? If you don't want to, I'll offer it to someone else. “ Said Natty.“No, I'll give you the schedule later after school. But you have to promise to meet Jane with me. “ Said, Drake.“Of course, you don't have to worry. Once you give me the schedule, I will arrange your date. “ Said Natty.Natty leaves with a satisfied smile leaving Drake, who is already crazy about the thought of going out with Jane for one day. Natty immediately rushed to meet Helena to tell her that she had succeeded in persuading Drake to provide Alex's daily schedule.Helena, who heard the excellent news from her friend, immediately danced cheerfully. Helena was really filled with joy as if she had forgotten everything around her. No matter what other people thought when she saw herself lose control in her joyful dance, Helena still danced with a big smile. Her energy was so overflowing that she hugged