Finding the Heart

Aldis Aurellie Marabahan

The sun had just sunk when Dicky parked his vehicle in Yudha's courtyard. Once home, Dhika immediately looked for her mother in the room. Dhika, who saw her mother sitting on the floor near the edge of the bed, ran out again to call Oom Dicky.

Dicky ran into the room, seeing his sister-in-law grimacing in pain holding her stomach.

"Why, Brother?"

"My stomach hurts, Deck. Looks like it's been a contraction"

"We're going to the doctor, brother"

Dicky helped his sister-in-law get in the car and the three of them went to the gynecologist Risa subscription. The doctor examined Risa's state, and she said that it was just a pseudo-contraction. There are no signs of birth. The doctors gave him the vitamins and let him go home.

"We'll go home to Papa, brother. Dicky was worried that something might happen. Yudha's sister is not home. Better just be there"

"Yes"

Risa felt her body go limp. The pain from the pseudo-contraction earlier seemed to drain his energy. Yulia, Juan and Adellia are in an uproar at Risa's sudden arrival with Dicky.

"Dicky's right, son. You better stay here first. Until Yudha returns" said Juan.

"You need Adel to get something, brother"

"Kalo can Sister Risa want warm milk huh. Let this stomach taste a little muted"

"okay"

Adellia went to the kitchen and made her sister-in-law a glass of warm milk and a chocolate sandwich.

"Sad... Adek beautiful. You don't be naughty"

"You're going out tomorrow, it's night. Bobo's in here. Don't be naughty with mom, Dek"

Again, the entire room was silent as if glued by the babbling of the four-year-old. Little children, they thought. Finally after a state of calm, all the Marabahan family returned to their respective rooms to rest.

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Like what Dhika said last night, in the morning Risa again experienced contractions. This time it's better than last night. Dicky quickly took the car and headed for the hospital. At six o'clock in the morning the whole family had gathered in front of the delivery room. Yudha who had just landed, headed straight for the hospital.

"Where is Risa" asked Yudha as soon as she reached the hospital.

"Sister Risa's inside, sister. Hurry in",

Adellia told her sister to go into the delivery room.

Arriving inside, apparently the water has broken. With just a few breaths, a beautiful baby girl was born. Second daughter Yudha. The baby's cry was blaring, deafening the entire room. Yudha, who had been sitting next to his wife, thanked him many times. The second daughter was born safely. He wiped the sweat that soaked his wife's face. Kissing the back of a great woman's hand that has given her two children.

"This is his daughter, sir. Beautiful as her mother"

A nurse who had bathed the baby, handed the beautiful baby to her Papa. Yudha kissed her little princess' cheek. He put the baby on his mother's chest.

He went to the bathroom for ablution and returned again to the side of his wife and children. Everyone has gathered. Yudha held the baby to the qibla. Then make his voice right in the ear, and commit it in the left ear.

"It's so pretty, son. May be a son of the sholehah, bring both your parents into heaven"

He pecked again the forehead and the cheeks of his beautiful baby. Infinite gratitude enveloped his heart. Had been born safely the second daughter of Yudha Linatang Marabahan, a beautiful face with her pointed nose, Aldis Aurellie Marabahan.

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