Distance to Heart

P a r t 26

The sun slowly began to rise and the light was shining directly into my face, of course it disturbed the comfort of my sleep. I vaguely remember, if last night I forgot to close the curtains because I immediately went to sleep after a fight with Andra. Then I groped the mobile phone that I placed carelessly last night. After a few minutes of touching. That's what I found. It turns out it's under the bolster. I immediately looked at the mobile phone screen. "Ah, seriously, apparently I'm bad luck!" I woke up and opened the door of the room that I forgot to lock last night.

When opening the room door

the smell of cooking was so piercing the sense of smell that I closed it back and my eyes were narrowed because I just woke up from sleep. Slowly it started to open wide. As I sat on the edge of the new bed I realized something was wrong with this room I was occupying. Then there was a knock on the door to wake me up from my seat.

"Food is ready, let's have breakfast" Andra asked from behind the door.

It made me realize that I was in Andra's apartment not the house I used to live in with my family. I just nodded then closed the door back to the bathroom to rinse and clean the face of the remnants of makeup that I forgot to clean last night.

After cleaning my face and gargles, then I went out of the room to the man who this morning was neat with a white shirt and black trousers. He was behind the table arranging the food he cooked himself. At the table is already served, fried rice with various types of toppings neatly arranged, various toppings, such as beef eye eggs, cucumbers, sausages, crackers, and fried onions.

"You want a drink, what. Let me make you?" tanyakanya.

"No, let me do it myself later,"

I picked up the glass that was available at the table. Pour a glass of water for me to drink. After that I just took the fried rice and all the various toppings, it seemed good to eat.

"On last night, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to welcome you here for the first time. Like that, but-,"

"Oh, about that. No need to explain anymore. Someday, if I meet Erwin. He will also tell you this, "I replied, cutting off his words.

"But I want to explain that now. Let's not misunderstand" he said.

"Whatever, I don't make it," I said as I took the fried rice and one by one the toppings available on the table.

"So yesterday there was a ten-minute stay for the wedding. Your father spoke with me four eyes. He asked for himself. For me to take Erwin's place. At first I refused hard. I also begged the ruler to give time and hope that Erwin can come soon. However, until the predetermined time is almost up. That guy hasn't come yet, either,"

"Then according to the agreement of me and your father at the beginning. There was a marriage contract and I became a substitute man to be a bride,"

"Previously did you know Papa?"

"Your father was my business partner. But I have absolutely nothing to do with Erwin's absence at this wedding. For God's sake, I don't have any entanglement to it" Andra explained, raising two of her fingers as a sign of her swearing.

I then nodded in response to Andra's explanation of her being willing to replace Erwin.

"Yes, that's my explanation. Now I'm going to the office. If you want to get out. Go ahead, but it has to come home earlier than I did" said the now-legitimate man who became my husband as he put his former plate into the sink and put on his suit and walked long towards the door.

***

While I myself was still glued behind the dining table, still thinking about my former fiancee who had suddenly disappeared. What happened to Erwin? Until he was not present on his own wedding day. Erwin also wants this wedding day to be brought forward.

Don't come to apologize for the mistakes he made. Calling by air or sending messages he did not do. Usually, if I don't give it a day. It will send hundreds of messages or even dozens of calls. So that he soon finds out where I am? However, Erwin now disappeared like swallowed by the earth. On the day of her wedding.

I began to eat fried rice and toppings that I took one by one, one mouthful managed to get into the mouth and then chew and I swallowed.

I immediately finish my breakfast, after that wash the dishes, then clean up some of the things that I brought yesterday from home and later when there is time. I'm going to the hospital for my usual practice, although I'm actually currently given permission not to practice. However, I don't want to dwell on Erwin and get bored in Andra's apartment.

Therefore, I prefer to work even though late, but the hospital also understood because I chose not to take leave. Because I almost resigned from this hospital because I had to follow the wishes of Erwin who was transferred to the island of Borneo.

At first, I wanted to apply for a job and find a job at the hospital on the island of Borneo where Erwin was transferred later. We both enjoyed our honeymoon in that new place. But shadow is not the same as reality. Because it turns out that the man I should have married. Now it disappeared and I ended up marrying Andra because of Papa's request.

Andra is not a stranger in my life, he is the real father of Razka Fadilah, my son. However, on the other side of the man other than his stubborn disposition. He is also a crazy person for work. How could he possibly be willing to apply for leave just to take a vacation with me outside the city? Inside his brain was just work, work, and work. So where ever he has time for himself and others enjoy a vacation together.

***

Upon arrival at the hospital, I went straight to the practice room, I saw many pregnant women sitting in front of the practice room. Without wasting time I began to receive patients one by one to minimize the number of patients in front of the room. Who had been waiting a lot earlier.

From patients who perform routine pregnancy checks or simply consult child and womb problems. I served them all friendly. Arriving at the patient's last order before the break, came a mother with an gestational age of about thirty-four weeks, I can see from the shape of her stomach that has begun to decline.

If I don't see it wrong, it's the first time. The pregnant woman checked her pregnancy with me. It makes no difference to old or new patients. All I serve as best I can with the abilities I have. Can help every patient who comes to me and does not disappoint the patient. That's the motto I hold every time I interact with a patient.

Then I checked her pregnancy.  Quite healthy, the position of the baby is also healthy and there are no complications in the pregnancy, although the age of the mother has stepped on the head three and above. I wrote her a vitamin recipe. The pregnant woman looked at me carefully.

"How long has Doctor Kanaya been a doctor?" tanyakanya.

I frowned, but I immediately understood what the question meant and then I answered.

"It's been six years, ma'am,"

The mother nodded and soon asked me again.

"Did the doctor know a man named Erwin Mahendra?"

"Yes, of course I know. Why do you ask me that. Do you know Erwin?" askaku.

The pregnant woman replied with a nod.

So, what's your relationship with Erwin Mahendra?"

"He's my husband, the father of this baby," the pregnant woman replied as she stroked her distended stomach.

The deg!

The pen in my hand fell. What is this, that's why Erwin and his family didn't come to my wedding yesterday?

Seriate...