Doctor Naura
Chapter 21 Go Home
My dream stopped at a cold dawn. The sound of the Adhan flowing beautifully through my unconscious. I woke up, far away at the end of the alley, there was a sound of unpretentious cockroaches interspersed with the motor sounds of men sholeh around me and around my house chasing congregational prayers at the Al-Islah mosque. I rubbed my eyes, saw the wall clock ticking finely, it was 04.47 WIB, I opened the phone, read a glimpse of the messages on whatapp, replied to it then berwudhu, then immediately prayed Fajr.
"Nauraaa..., are you awake yet? I'm in." Suddenly my mother entered my room with a cooking can in her hand. I was hanging up straight behind the door to pray.
"Alhamdulillah when you wake up." She continued speaking without waiting for my answer. He sits on the bedside. I smiled and kissed my mother's hand.
"Have your stuff been packed?" I looked at the suitcase I had brought yesterday.
"Indeed, Naura didn't bring much of her clothes." I answered.
"Have a hand, help mom prepare breakfast baby...." Mom got up and left the room, I followed. While in the garage there was already the sound of a motorbike, it seemed like father, bang Rahman and bang Zamy had come home from the mosque. Mom opened the kitchen door immediately. They're inbound.
"Hey my sister, dear Naura, how are you? Said mom came home by herself yesterday? It's great now dare drive yourself far." Bang Rahman came to hug me.
"Great what? It's not great but just reckless, the meaning is far different. Great yes great. If it's reckless there could be a danger element." Bang Zamy scoffed as he flicked the end of his alphabet at me.
"That bill. Do not bring your own car. Later I wrote a banner in front of the house, 'do not accept the return of the girl alone.'" Dad reconnects the sentence bang Zamy.
"But sometimes it's okay.... Is that Naura?" Bang Rahman gave me a defense.
"Halaaahhh. Both ears far away." Mom joined the roost as her hands deftly sliced the onion.
"But Rahman's ear." Bang Rahman nosy approaching mom. He held her ear. Though the intent of the far ear mother is more or less figurative for stubborn language or not willing to listen. Mother pinched bang Rahman with a smile.
"Mother, Naura help what?" I approached my mother as usual. Asking help.
"Dishwash, wash clothes, polish shoes, broom, mop, clean, cut mango branches on the side." Bang Zamy replied. I glanced at him annoyed. Bang Rahman laughed crazily, mother giggled, while father smiled slightly as he walked towards the living room, turning on the tivi. I spontaneously threw a bang Zamy with a napkin on the dining table. But he ran away to follow Dad. The napkin just floated near the foot of the dining chair.
"It's already been.., iiihhh.., this is the second child yes Allaaahhh...,"
"Burung dalaaam sangkaaarrrr..., What is your fate malaaang benaaaar, from worldly crueltyaa...?" I cut off mother's sentence by connecting an old chant. Mother took off the knife in her hand and attacked me with a tickle. I groaned with kegelian.
"No Zamy, no Naura is the same! You guys are fooled times. I like to be both." Mom let me go and went back to the stove table. His hand continued the work that had been delayed.
"Naura just bring your ready-made coffee and tea at the table to your father and brother." She pointed with her mouth towards the table. While his hands started stirring the fried rice of spicy petai squid. I just according. I took a teapot, a cup of milk coffee for bang Zamy, a black coffee glass a bit bitter for bang Rahman, 3 glasses of beautiful ceramic empty and brought it to the family room table.
"Please gentlemen...." I put it all down while sitting down. Dad looked at me smiling. His right hand spontaneously stroked my head.
"Well.." I heard that bang Zamy's already starting to be nosy again. I don't care, pretend I don't listen.
"Well.." She came back in a bigger voice. I still don't pay attention to it. Be stupid.
"Ijaaahhh..., Ijaaahhh..., oh Ijaaahhh..., please dong temenya where milk coffee?" Bang Zamy still mocks me. He even spoke right next to my face. I was distracted and couldn't pretend I didn't hear anymore.
"New helpers bang?" Bang Rahman chimed in on me. I stood up, then I hit both of them on the shoulder with the plastic tray I was holding. Both are complaining of pain.
"I'm sorry Ijah didn't mean it, sir...." I left those who had to stroke the scars. Dad smiled happily.
"Had you all moved to Mentok, the house would have been crowded every day...." I spoke as I began to lift the glass of tea I filled earlier. Bang Zamy and bang Rahman looked on without answering. They both shrugged their shoulders not understanding what the father's words meant.
The morning has come, the sun has revealed its light. The father birds hanging in a cage in the garage were already chirping. While outside, the sparrows nimbly retraced to the ground foraging then flew low again into the air, occasionally perched on electrical wires. We enjoyed breakfast in a family setting even without the Fathur bang and the Vioni yuk in real life. An hour or so while watching a video call with them. My mother's father told me all my stories, my meetings with my biological parents, and my immediate plans to marry me to a Zamy bang. Bang Fathur supported all of them and said he would not go home if the coronavirus pandemic still persists in the country.
It was a beautiful morning, and I saw that the neighboring chickens were scattered in the yard looking for black ants to eat. The cool morning breeze began to shake the leaves of the plants around. The hill of menumbing has also revealed its prowess. Shown by me at a glance the sturdy building inside. The hill of menumbing, an icon of history in the old city, a city of historical tourism. Bung Karno place was once exiled. I enjoy the beauty of my city with the air that is still fresh has not been exposed to pollution. Especially in my house, because no one is smoking, the air is getting fresh naturally. I put on Rahman's bang shoes, and jogged early in the morning on the still somewhat quiet street. Greet the neighbors I happened to meet. About 30 minutes back and forth running from the front of the house to the end of the alley I finally returned home. I saw my car engine was heated. I was busy with the birds. Bang Rahman has gone to the market. Mother flushes the flowers that are blooming in the yard. At first glance I saw Bude Marni already dabbling in the kitchen with the dishwasher. His typical singing sounds beautiful and vibrant. While bang Zamy was rinsing off the soap foam left in my car. He washed it, wiped it with a ping-colored kaneboku, then opened the front hood and checked the radiator water, oil and more. I smiled seeing him.
"Thank you Mang Udin, washed the car." I opened my shoes and went to get close to him.
"Mang Udin Mang Udin is delicious. Nih continued by yourself." Bang Zamy gave me the kanebo. I threw it back to him and went inside.
"Aduuuhhh.., abdominal pain...." I went in through the side door.
"Alasaanan...." Bang Zamy again picked up the kanebo I threw and continued wiping it. While I, came out again casually while holding a glass of warm milk coffee in hand.
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Exactly at 6:30 WIB my father went to the office. Dad's the most disciplined person around. That is why fathers are often the best heads and branch offices in end-of-year performance appraisals. This makes the father's bonus even more. How many times have you received a bonus up to 10 times the salary for getting the best achievement in the Bangka Belitung branch. The automatic bonus was very helpful for our college fees first. Oh yeah dad's salary has reached two heads over.
"Be careful on the road, get along well and wait for our next Saturday to Pangkalpinang." So said my father while kissing my forehead.
"OK yeah...." I answered while kissing her hand.
"Zamy, don't speed later yeah...." Dad greeted bang Zamy who had brought his eig*r bag. In his hand he scratched my suitcase. We are also preparing to go to Pangkalpinang. Dad had honked and waved at us. Leaving home to work.
"Don't forget to take this...." Mother gave a large round tupperw*are containing a variety of ready-to-eat fruit.
"Don't speed Zamy with the car. If you're sleepy stop by for a break." Mother reminded bang Zamy who was still sitting on a brown plastic chair on the side porch.
"Zamy won't bring a car mom, this is waiting to be picked up by a rental car." Bang Zamy casually went back to sipping the black coffee remnants in his glass. I looked at him annoyed.
"Be careful on the road, don't speed. If you sleep, you sleep...." Bang Zamy pretended to love me. I'm just getting sullen. But soon a silver Avanz* car entered the home page after bang Zamy received someone's call. My face changed immediately. Want it to feel like crying immediately, either suddenly sad to come again. Bang Zamy headed for the car still with a large backpack on his shoulder.
"Abang first, Bee.., be careful on the road...." He left me confused towards the car that came. Before long I saw a father and a middle-aged mother of the same age as my father and mother from the car. Bang Zamy experienced it and opened the back door and lowered 2 large black bags. I also immediately met the two old men. They look very familiar.
"O Allah, sir Ali, is perfectly healthy, sir?" Mom covers both.
"Alhamdulillah ma'am. Fortunately, there was a doctor yesterday. Otherwise the father may have been 'saved' heheheee...." The father replied. While bang Zamy put one black bag on the kitchen counter and another bag put in my car.
"Thank you son, we didn't stop by for long just that nganter, anyways you guys want to leave immediately, be careful on the road ya...." The mother greets the mother and bang Zamy. Then alternately shake hands with the father. Not forgetting they nodded, waved and smiled at me. I returned the wave of their hands as well with my sweet smile. Shortly after, they got back in the car and left. I breathe a sigh of relief. Bang Zamy didn't really get in the car with anyone else. I saw him pull out my car keys that were already in his pants pocket.
"Mother..we say to Pangkalpinang again yes...." Bang Zamy greeted his mother and hugged her. He glanced at me after throwing his backpack into the back seat. I also hugged my mother.
"Take care of yourself, son.., you'll be there Saturday." Mom peeped both my cheeks.
"Waiting mom...." I turned around to my car.
"Stop used to bang...." I asked bang Zamy to stop the car. I took a hundred thousand and ten pieces of money and got off the car. I hugged Bude Marni.
"Don't hug ah neng doc, budhe basaaahhh...." Bude Marni back and forth trying to hold me back. I kept hugging him.
"This is Naura treaties eating meatballs, but because there is not enough time to buy your own bude ya...." I put a million in his hand.
"Wuuaddduuuhhhh ndak neng dok, ndak. Bude just gave me the bonus yesterday. Brother doctor also just gave bude yesterday fitting come...." Bude would refuse my gift.
"It's bude, it's called windfall. Don't be late afternoon can also be given by the head of service." I glanced at my mother who was immediately smirking.
"Don't ah, bude rich eeeh.., budhe rich...." Bude suddenly latah. Mom smiled at him. I got back in the car, and we started driving towards Pangkalpinang. Mom immediately went into the house. I usually cry because I'm uncomfortable when I leave.
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The weather is clear, the bright sun emerging from the eastern horizon is very fitting the light leads to our car. I lowered the sun barrier to hold the heat.
"It turns out that from Mentok Ashar left, because the streets were shaded and we turned our backs to the sun. Well this, right against the sun." Bang Zamy spoke as he watched me go back and forth and put up a solar barrier.
"Abang is also the one who wants to rush to Pangkalpinang." I'm talking not really sorry.
"Abang has finished his cut. Lha Naura who is still on leave should stay in Mentok." Bang Zamy spoke again while glancing at me.
"Ambilin rambutan behind dong deck please...." Bang Zamy begged me. His left hand began to look up.
"I opened the jar containing the fruit that was loved by the mother, I did not find any rambutan there.
"There is no rambutan bang. Wine wants?" I'm trying to offer.
"There was, not in the jar that my mother loved, but in the big black bag...." Bang Zamy spoke again with his left index finger pointing to the black bag that the man was carrying. I reached him with my right hand. After I pulled the bag, I saw in the seat of my car had seen hundreds of ants scattered.
"Cock a lot of ants bang Zamy?" I protest.
"Yes. I'll clean it up." Bang Zamy promised. I just nodded. I opened the contents of the black bag that was brought by bang Zamy containing a large red rambutan. I took three pieces and gave them to bang Zamy. He tried to open it with a bite. But not finished splitting the skin rambutan lips bitten by ants.
"Aw aw aw there's ants...." Bang Zamy took off the rambutan.
"And Naura said...."
"Don't know how many ants there are." Bang Zamy. I took the rambutan that fell on the floor of the car. I opened it with both hands and then fed it to the Zamy bang. He looked at me meaningfully.
"Thank you Bee...." Bang Zamy thanked him as his hand momentarily stroked my head. Then again his hands focused on the steering wheel. For some reason, just a moment can make my blood flow faster than usual. I looked at him again, again and again. Seen from beside Bang Zamy getting handsome and dashing. I became fascinated, and regretted not enjoying his charismatic face. He often even sulks at her.
"Kok from earlier looked at my brother continuously? Enchanted huh?" Bang Zamy realized I was staring at him from earlier.
"Ge er is my brother. Which side could fascinate Naura, it was hard to find." I lie. Though from the inside of my heart talk I was late to realize the good looks of the beloved doctor.
"By the way who delivered the rambutan earlier who's bang?" I'm curious. Again bang Zamy looked at me briefly and then refocused on driving.
"Looked time? Didn't Naura meet often...." Bang Zamy replied.
"Relax? Who yes...." I try to remember.
"Who the hell is bang?" I gave up because I couldn't remember.
"That's Maya Bee's parents, she fainted yesterday while she was cutting flowers. It just so happens that the brother again in the house of Jay, Maya's brother who was in the same class as Junior High, now he is a satpolpepepe...."
"Capea huh?" I cut.
"Yes omnya is again sick is still the way of doctor's medicine, he said to look for sweat but kebablasan...." Bang Zamy explained. I understand why his wallet was left behind yesterday at Maya's house. Bang Zamy is not playing with Maya but playing with Jay, her brother Maya. I smile.
"Why smile for yourself?" Bang Zamy asked me.
"There's...." I'm keeping secrets. Bang Zamy just sighed understandably.
***
About half way to Pangkalpinang. In Kelapa sub-district we stopped by briefly to the restaurant to buy cold mineral water. Thirsty in the scorching weather. As soon as I got down from the car, Zamy held my hand tightly. We walked towards the shop. My heart trembled unbecoming. Used to hold hands and even ride on his shoulders bang Zamy I feel normal. But since agreeing to get married, I feel strange vibrations more often appear suddenly when near him. The pain, I don't know if bang Zamy feels the same way or not. I don't know.
"What do you want to drink?" Bang Zamy opened the freezer.
"Anything."
"What does it taste like?"
"It's normal."
"Huh if that's just say you want to drink cold mineral water Bee...." Bang Zamy pretended to sneer at me. I don't give a shit. Even busy choosing various clubs that hang for snacks on the road later.
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After traveling for about two hours we finally reached Pangkalpinang. I drove bang Zamy to the clinic. Mang Ridwan and his wife greeted us cheerfully.
"Naura wants to go home there, bang...." I say goodbye and go back to the car. Just walking, suddenly a black car also stopped in front of the clinic. Nina. I saw him walking gracefully without a stale ado to me and Mr. Ridwan was also his wife. He went straight into the house of bang Zamy. My heart screamed uncomfortably. Jealousy started to bother me. I tried not to think about it and immediately wanted to leave.
"Nauraaa.., there's something left inside." I opened the car door. Bang Zamy half ran knocking on the windshield of my car.
"Take the rambutan, bring it all." I'm starting to get emotionally unstable.
"Abang does not want rambutan. Nauraaa.., you don't go deck. Inside there was Nina. Brother doesn't like to see him now." Bang Zamy begged. But I feel like I should leave soon. Then I told bang Zamy to come back.
"Be a man who does not run when there is a problem. Face Nina in your own way. Just tell me what you should have said. Then I turned on the engine of the car, slowly driving away with an unsettled heart. Afternoon. I too soon passed.
