A few moments later they finally arrived at the hospital on that cold night.
Nic was immediately taken to the treatment room and treated immediately, while Nova and her mother waited outside.
Then after that one of the nurses came over to them both and asked, "Are you family?"
Nova's mother stood up, "No... she is my daughter's friend." Her mother pointed at Nova.
The nurse asked again in more detail whether Nova knew the victim's family or their telephone number.
"No.." Nova's voice was so weak.
Nova then explained that she had only known Nic for a few days so they weren't very close yet, the nurse understood and returned to the room to tell the doctor inside.
Inside, the doctor was amazed, Nic's body was truly like a dead person, his heartbeat was very weak and almost stopped, but it remained stable and there were still signs of life.
"This is something rare, his body is truly dead but his soul seems to refuse to die," said the doctor while continuing to stare at the test results.
After that, the doctor told the nurse to check the patient's cell phone because it turned out that Nic had brought his cell phone and he didn't lock it.
The nurse checked the phone number section and found that it was not private, then she called a contact named Sister Kiara because that was the first one she saw.
At Nic's house, Kiara was happily listening to music in her room with Daniella until her cell phone rang. She checked it and saw that it was Nic. "That kid's calling me, isn't it?"
"Hello Nic, what's up?" Kiara asked.
"Hello, sorry to bother you. This is from the hospital. The person who owns this phone is being treated in a critical condition. Are you his family? Could you come here first? I will send the location, thank you." The nurse replied.
The phone hung up, and the location was sent. It wasn't far from there.
Kiara was silent, covering her face while holding back tears she said "Stupid little brother... What else is he doing...".
Daniella, who was curious, asked Kiara why. Daniella explained that Nic was dying and now he was in the hospital.
"Oh my gosh! Let's go there!" said Daniella in a panic.
"But... shall we tell my parents?", Kiara was confused
Daniella patted her back, "Let's check Nic's condition first, if it's serious we have to tell them, I know they're worried but later we have to calm them down because Nic will definitely be safe!".
Finally Kiara and Daniella left without telling Kiara's parents.
When he arrived at the hospital, he immediately asked the receptionist and was directed to Nic's treatment room.
On the bench outside, Kiara saw Nova and her mother, but because she was panicking, she ignored them and immediately went in.
When I entered, there was still the doctor and other nurses who were still checking Nic's body condition.
"Doctor! How is my little brother?", asked Kiara in a worried tone.
"Don't worry, you little brother's condition is currently stable, his heartbeat is still beating but it's weak, but don't worry because it seems like his body is just experiencing cramps because the current weather conditions are extreme." The doctor showed the test results.
Kiara and Daniella also breathed a sigh of relief because Nic was still safe.
Daniella was curious, "Doctor, why is Nic like this? Did he suddenly faint on the street and someone carried him?".
The doctor just then gave a code to the nurse to call Nova and her mother in, Daniella and Kiara just looked at each other in confusion.
After that, Nova and her mother came in with worried faces, then suddenly Nova's mother bowed to Kiara and apologized because her brother had saved her daughter.
"Can you please explain the chronology?" Kiara said curiously.
Daniella tried to calm Nova's mother down and didn't need to bow down like that.
"So, it's like this... I apologize in advance."
And finally Nova explained from the beginning when she met Nic until she finally saw Nic faint in front of her.
Kiara folded her arms, biting her lip. In his heart he kept asking why his younger brother was willing to sacrifice for someone he had just met.
Kiara sighs, "Okay, I understand.. for now, everyone calm down, let's wait until Nic wakes up first.. eh, by the way, doctor, how many days do you think it will take for Nic to wake up?"
The doctor who had just finished said, "Because his condition is stable, it doesn't look like he will be here for long...as for the costs, just relax, because at this hospital, patients only pay when they get better."
Daniella was amazed "Wow... this hospital is really cool"
Finally Kiara and Daniella along with Nova and her mother waited all night for Nic to wake up, Nova and her mother also waited because they felt guilty.
On the other hand...
Nic opened his eyes.. he realized he didn't know where he was, the place was very strange.. it was only white but the mattress he was sleeping on was now colored..
Nic woke up then looked around, "huh.. where is this?".
Suddenly a familiar voice appeared, "Is Mr. Nic awake? Or should I just call him Mr. Stupid?"
"Zeta? What...", Nic turned around but what he saw was very surprising..
Zeta, who is usually just a transparent hologram, looks real to Nic. She has very long white hair and her eyes are also white, and she is also beautiful.
"You're lucky, Mr. Nic, because you're one with the system, I can still save you from death. Your reckless actions are beyond reason, you know!".
"Ah.. so I almost died.. then what about Nova?"
"Are you still thinking about other people? Try thinking about yourself." Zeta looks annoyed.
"Okay, I'm sorry.. but what now? Where am I? What should I do?"
Zeta explains that this is her space in Nic's subconscious, she can create this because she has become one with Nic, and that time slows down here. If Nic wants to regain consciousness, He must make his soul rise again
"Huh? How do you do that?" Nic was confused.
Zeta smiled and said, "It's simple... I have to slap you until you wake up."
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!"
To be continued...