
"Where are you from?" mama asked shortly after we returned from meeting Akbar. Apparently Mama woke up hearing the sound of our motorbike.
Mahfudz looked annoyed at me. And I can't do anything about it.
"Hya-ri-in Ra-ya ma-kan, ta-pi is not a-da who co-cok," Mahfudz lied.
I know Mahfudz doesn't like to lie. And now to save me from Mama he had to loosen that principle.
"Yes, geez. So how do you make it anyway? That's it if the wife cravings, Fud. You have patience. Mama used to be pregnant with you and Fuad also likes to ask for the strange same Papa. Now replace you who are menggajain with your prospective son. Just found out what it's like to be a parent?" said Mama. "What do your grandchildren want, Ray?"
I'm shaking. "No, Ma! Now I don't want anything else."
"Do not hesitate if there is something you want. If Mama can make tomorrow for you. What's wrong with your granddaughter?" mama said as she stroked my stomach.
I smiled, "If you can ask for a mattress, or an ambal or carpet to be placed below. You see Raya feels sleep tight on top of the same Mahfudz. It's a little narrow, Ma."
"With my mom, was it nawarin? Who wants a romantic?" mama's lips, made me blush in shame.
Mahfudz ignored Mama's sneers and went straight into the room.
"Ja-di, is your ka-your ma-u pi-sah ran-jang da-ri a-ku?" mahfudz asked annoyed when he saw me was ready to sleep on the mattress that had been held Mama below.
I looked at him and sat down to set my position facing him. He was sitting on the bed while I was sitting on the bed down.
"God, baby? How come you're being sensitive anyway? Who's pregnant, right me? Cc .... I accidentally slept downstairs because the top was too narrow to sleep together, I couldn't sleep earlier. It feels too crowded." I complained.
"Ray ...." Now Mahfudz comes down and sits down on the bed with me. "Bi-sa isn't ki-ta lu-pa-kan ma-sa-lah Wa-ri-di i-ni? Ki-ta no u-sah i-kut cam-pur. I-ku kha-wa-tir sa-ma ka-mu, sa-yang!"
"Didn't you hear Akbar? Even though you don't want to deal with him, but if he still has a grudge against us, we will continue to be terrorized." I said.
"Te-rus ka-mu ma-u a-pa, Ray? Ka-mu ma-u nge-la-wan di-a, gi-tu? With a-pa? Ka-mu ju-ga su-dah de-ngar da-ri Ak-bar, di-a i-tu bu-kan o-rang mu-dah. His di-a pu u-ang and ko-nek-si ku-at" said Mahfudz anxiously.
I felt helpless hearing Mahfudz's words.
"We'll be silent too, right? Then why don't we just fight?" frustrated answer.
"Me-mang-his ka-u si-ap men- da-nai pe-ngo-ba- tan is- his tri-Ak-bar?"
Ahhhhh, I sighed. I obviously can't do this without Akbar's help. But funding his wife's treatment will probably cost more than half the savings I've earned from my hard-earned efforts. I didn't think he'd ask for this. I guess he just wanted a new job.
"Hmmm .... " I nodded. "The money can be sought again. Helping people in need won't make us poor, right? Besides I can help his wife Akbar, I can also help Ayuni and the other Waridi victims if there are any." I said.
Mahfudz. I don't know what he's thinking.
"Dear, please support me. If you are not pleased with what I do, no matter what I do, there will be no result" I said. "Maybe God brought us together with Waridi, so that we can break this chain of evil. Believe me, all destiny is written in Lauhul Mahfudz, baby!"
Mahfudz shook his head to see my stance.
"Ba-ik-lah. Se-rah your ka and a-pa what ka-you la-ku-kan ha-rus de-ngan se-pe-nge-ta-hu-an-ku, all-ju?" tanyakanya.
I'm nodding.
The next second Mahfudz's hand had spread everywhere.
"Ba-ik-lah, ki-ta ti-dur in the paddy fields. Ka-sur i-ni cu-kup le-bar da-ri-pa-da on a-tas."
"Mode." I said badly. "Remember your promise, you said today I'm off duty."
"Ta-pi i-ni su-dah hour 1 ma-lam, ar-ti u-dah tang-gal and ha-ri ba-ru" he replied.
I grimaced to see that he had taken his own clothes.
"But this is at Mama's house ...."
"Stttt .... Be-sok su-buh a-ku si-a-pin a-ir ha-ngat bu-at man-in-your."
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Two months later
"I have given Mrs Gustina the choice, whether the surgery we will take is a lumpectomy or mastectomy, but she seems to prefer a mastectomy" said dr. Indra when I met her in her room.
"Oh, I see," I said, mangosteen. "Means she'd prefer a whole breast lift, huh Doc? Most women with breast cancer prefer a lumpectomy to a mastectomy, but I can understand, maybe Miss Gustina wants to have a mastectomy to make sure all of her cancer cells are completely gone. But has he prepared his mentality for that, huh? Ck ..."
Dr. Indra shrugged her shoulders. "Of course, I think she's quite ready, even when I ask her if she's probably going to do a breast reconstruction, Ms. Gustina says she says it's not necessary."
I smile. "Yes, that's it, Doc. If only Bu Gustina had changed her mind about reconstruction
tits, just do it, Doc! We can talk about cost." I replied.
Dr. Indra smiled back. "Looks dr. He sacrificed a lot for this patient. Mrs Gustina dr. What kind of a raya?"
"He's my brother's wife, Doc" I replied after thinking for a moment
Dr. Indra is confused, "I think dr. An only child?"
"Cousin' up" I replied of origin.
As I promised Akbar, the recovery of his wife with breast cancer is part of our agreement. And I'm in the process of doing that deal. In two days his wife Akbar will perform breast removal surgery. And the cost I spent was certainly quite decent even though half the cost was covered by government health insurance.
The phone in my pocket shook as I was about to leave the room. Indra Sp's. B (K) Onc. This is a phone call from my mom.
"Ray, can you come here now?" My mother's voice sounded panicked and confused.
"Why, Ma?"
"You're here as soon as you can, Ray. Mama's dizzy, mama doesn't know what to do. The child .... Oh my God, why keep causing trouble? Why did he have to bring that woman here?"
That voice sounded very frustrating.
"Quiet, Ma. Mama said slowly first, so Raya can understand. Yea? Mama take a breath first ...."
Mama's voice was on the phone like a sigh before she finally spoke again.
"Fuad, Ray! He took the woman, Mr. Waridi's son, who he took to the house, Ray. And now .... And .... That woman seems to want to be born here."
I'm gawking in disbelief, Fuad! What the hell is he.
"Keep Mama should why Ray? Is Mama taking her to the hospital now? Mama's afraid of being caught by Mr. Waridi. Mama's afraid that Fuad's under arrest, how are you, Ray?!"
"Don't, Ma. Do not take him to the hospital. Just let Raya go there," I said quickly.
Immediately I headed to my in-laws house because my work hours were already finished. Didn't forget to bring some normal delivery equipment that I thought I could take there.
Ah, Fuad what's this problem? Didn't I give him the money? I thought they had run out of town.
When I arrived, Mama greeted me in a panic.
"No, it doesn't bother. Mama called Raya did want to go home from the hospital. Mahfudz is still in the hospital, Ma. Raya didn't say Raya was here. Mom is calm. Ayuni and Fuad where, Ma?"
Frustrated face Mama heard that name. But even so, Mama still drove me to Fuad's room. There, I saw Ayuni lying down looking grimaced with the pain of contractions. Accompanied by Fuad who sat beside him while holding the young mother-to-be's hand. I felt an intimate atmosphere between them. What's the matter? Are they in a relationship?
"Hi, Sister-in-law ..." said Fuad, realizing that I was standing at the door of his room.
I refrained from nagging first. First I came here with the intention of being a medical personnel who will help normal delivery at home. Even though it is no longer recommended to give birth at home.
"Let's check it out!" I said ignore Fuad's greeting.
I immediately opened my bag, took the tensimeter and measured Ayuni's blood pressure.
"Prepare me hot water, Ad!"
The delivery took almost 2 hours with the help of Mama and Fuad. During the labor process, we tried not to mention the matter about Waridi or the escape of Ayuni and Fuad. Until finally Ayuni managed to give birth to her baby shortly before the Adhan isya. The delivery is still relatively easy and without any difficulties at all.
The sight that made me and Mama feel speechless was when she saw Fuad's happy expression when she saw the baby being born into the world. He even tried the baby shortly after the baby was born, as if he were the father of the baby. And I can see the feeling of regret when stroking Ayuni's hair when giving the first breast milk to her baby. Oh, myGod! Why did this happen? It seems like Mama is more in shock than me. He immediately came out of Fuad's room with his face scowled.
"I'll marry Ayuni, Ma!"
I sighed hearing it while Mama sat down slumped on the sofa hearing Fuad's statement. He was really hit.
"What's Mama doing wrong in educating you, until you let Mama down like this?" Mama's voice was soft but there was a huge anger in her words.
"Sorry Fuad, Ma! Initially Fuad just wanted to help him out of his troubles. But long ago Fuad fell in love with Ayuni, Fuad did not want to lose her. Fuad did wait for Ayuni to finish giving birth to be able to marry her. Mama, please bless Fuad!"
"No!!!! Mama said no yes no! Until whenever Mama can not accept Ayuni as a daughter-in-law. Who told you to help him anyway? Help him from whom? Return him to his father! That's the baby she's born to isn't your child, Ad!" scream Mama.
Mama does not know the main problem between Ayuni and Waridi. Mama does not know that Ayuni was abused by her own foster father and Waridilah father of the baby who had just been born Ayuni. Mama only knows, if Ayuni is the adopted child of the vice mayor who is pregnant from a failed marriage and has divorced and then run away Fuad. If Mama knew the true story of Ayuni I'm sure Mama would disagree more with Fuad's crazy idea.
"Yes, that's not Fuad's baby! But Fuad still has the responsibility of marrying Ayuni. As long as Fuad brought Ayuni, Fuad and Ayuni had lived like husband and wife including relationships ....."
Mama who could not hear the advanced words that Fuad would say, immediately attacked Fuad. Mama direct, hit, grab even strangle Fuad.
"You crazy? You wacko? Have you never taught Adab to be immoral? You let Mama down, Fuad!!!"
"Here, already, Ma!" I said I tried to break Mama up.
Mama doesn't seem to care about it. His sense of disappointment in Fuad had reached its peak.
"If you want to marry like Mahfudz, Mama will marry you too! As long as you marry a good woman ...."
Mama keeps beating Fuad who is now curled up on the sofa not struggling on Mama's attack.
"Ayuni is also a good woman, Mama!" refute Fuad.
"If she were a good woman, she would not divorce her husband. And she won't run away pregnant with another man!!
"Mama doesn't know what really happened. Sister-in-law, please help me explain to Mama!"
Ah, Fuad's crazy! Why get me involved in this one.
Mama turned to me. "You know something about this Raya? You didn't tell Mama?"
"Sorry Lord, Ma!"
I could only duck down and start explaining everything one by one - in a language that I hoped Mama would accept. But my hope was wrong. My mom was disappointed to hear that from me.
"Mama is disappointed in you. Mahfudz knows this too?"
I nodded slowly.
"Ok, so only Mama doesn't know? You all fooled Mama. You betrayed Mama. And now you also want Mama can accept the woman to be Mama's daughter-in-law? It won't!!!! Get him out of here!"
Mama left me and Fuad in the living room.
Many times I let out a sigh considering Mama's disappointment. Somehow I'll persuade him.
From behind the curtains of Fuad's room I could see Ayuni was listening to the quarrel in this living room.
"You really don't make any sense!" my sigh shouts at Fuad.
Fuad smiled meaningfully at me.
"Now I understand your incompetence in choosing Mahfudz to be your husband. This is called love, right, Doctor? Blind and not logical."
Amazingly. Now he's turning those words around on me.
"You still owe me an explanation. And Ayuni can temporarily stay in my house until the solution of this is all clear."
"The solution to all this is to marry only Ayuni."
"Do it, but without ignoring your feelings."
Fuad. "That's hard."
"Although difficult. You have to keep softening your heart first Mama can just marry Ayuni. If you don't agree, I can't support you or help you."
"You're a sycophant too, Brother-in-law," Fuad said exasperatedly.
I'm more annoyed to see it.
"Why do you think taking the heart of the in-laws is the same as licking? After all, Ayuni will eventually have to be smart to take Mama's heart before or after your relationship is approved, right?"
"Why do you look upset, Sister-in-law? You're upset that I gave Mama my grandchild first and not Mahfudz?" the whisper I was sure wanted to tease me.
I threw the couch cushion at him in his annoyance.
"Front of the wall! You get the car ready. Come with me at home!"
I still can't if I have to get rid of the responsibility of all this. When we got home, Mama didn't pay any heed to me saying goodbye to her. And not to mention the reaction of Mahfudz later when I found out I brought Ayuni home. Ah, she would definitely be as angry as Mama.
"You okay if Ayuni lives in your house? I mean Waridi must be ...."
Fuad stopped his words when Ayuni, who was already in the car, saw us outside.
"I'm ready to fight Waridi. Help me convince Ayuni, or this will never end at all."
"But ...."
Fuad looked at me in disbelief.
I don't care about that. In the car that drove beside Ayuni, I held her baby and Waridi in my lap, while occasionally stroking my belly that had begun to grow.
You innocent children deserve a decent life, my inner being.