Instantaneous Sweetness

I'm Coming, Ndre!

I'm pensively on the porch. My mind was floating everywhere.

‘’Eh, Monik? It was neat. Where are you going?’’ The neighbor's words were able to make me wake up from the daydream.

‘’It's going to be out for a while, Tan. Now wait for Mama to get ready first,’’ said I who turned to the source of her voice.

The woman with four children still looks like a girl. Both from his face and his style of appearance. I know from my mom, she told me that Aunt Ida had four children, but they were all boys.

‘’Where are you going? JJS yes?’’ the question came back that made me smile just knot.

‘’Oh yes, Monik. That was your aunt's son nanyain. Play home sometime. As close as this must be you can squeeze time,’’ he continued which made me gasp.

Yes, it must be that handsome-faced man that this auntie meant. I saw him once, when I was hanging clothes outside. But, briefly! Why am I being offered to play at his house? There's-there's this aunt, abstinence for me from playing to the men's house. I was alone when I was dating Andre never set foot into his house.

Especially now that I am willing to move, I will not set foot into the house of a man whose status is nobody to me. After all, I have been traumatized by the name of love, I no longer want to love someone who is not my halal lover. I don't want to fall into the same hole anymore. Once I hurt my parents enough, I broke God's prohibition once enough and I was hurt enough.

‘’Iya, Tan. InsyaaAllah,’’ sahutku while smiling thinly.

The woman smiled and re-entered her luxurious home. Yeah, his house is close to mine. Five steps from my yard have arrived in front of Aunt Ida's house.

The sound of the four-wheel horn made me turn. I rushed to open the fence and at once papa lowered his car glass.

‘’Please yes, Son,’’ said which made me chuckle.

How I don't chuckle, it's funny that my parents say thank you to me, like it's inappropriate. Papa's car immediately drove into the yard and put in the garage. He looked down from the four wheel. I hurried to shake the hand of my first love.

‘’Tumben sits outside, Monik.’’

‘’Hum, wait for Mama to get ready, Pa,’’ I said.

‘’Trus waiting for Papa to come home too,’’ continued me while painting a smile.

‘’Hem, not usually. There must be something she wants, right?’’ Papa put my nose on for a moment.

‘’Ya so, Pa. Papa come in first. Must be tired right?’’ He nodded and rushed into the house, as well as me who followed papa's steps.

Mom instantly approaches,’’Eh, Papa?’’ My woman rushed to greet the back of my hand. Instantly papa noticed the appearance of mama, his forehead frowned.

‘’Mama where to go?’’

Mama immediately glanced at me,’’This Pa, want to go to the hospital.’’ Mama's hand was busy grabbing the bag held by papa and taking over the suit in papa's hand as well.

‘’Who's sick, Ma? Mama's sick?’'

‘’Ngak, Pa. Mama and Monik want to distinguish his Papa the Dedek,’’ said mama carefully. Papa's face changed as I watched. He hurried to his feet in the chair.

‘’Andre? Why do Mama same Monik still care about the bastard guy?!’’

‘’Pa, relax first. It's for our grandchildren. Dedek cried so hard, so long ago. Mama was sure her premonition was strong between her and her father. Andre was admitted to the hospital by accident, Pa,’’ mama who nodded next to papa.

‘’No, our grandson doesn't need him, Ma. Our grandchildren need us more.’’

‘’Ta—tapi, Pa.’’

‘’You can't go there. Why care about that guy again? Let him receive a reply from God for everything he does as Monik!’’

Oh God! How'this? Papa didn't even allow me and my mom to go to the hospital to distinguish Andre. In the look of his eyes only stored hatred there. Yeah, I understand why you hate that guy so much.

I hurried to silence to the left of papa and hold his fingers,’’Pa, I understand why Papa did not allow me and Mama to go there.’’

‘’Pa, although my wound has not healed. But, I feel like I have to learn to accept all of this. I must learn to forgive him who once gave me deep wounds. For that I want to distinguish him to the hospital for Rafi, Papa's grandson.’’

‘’Alright, Papa let you and your Mama to the hospital.’’ Papa sounded a heavy sigh. I know he must have felt hard to allow me.

‘’Makasih much yes, Pa,’’ lirihku with tears, directly hugging tightly the papa.

***

My mom and I rushed to the hospital, and we got there by taxi online that I had booked through the app. Even though papa's car is there, we prefer to take a taxi. Because I was lazy to drive, my mother was not good at driving a car.

On the way, my mother and I were both in the mind. Just the sound of cars and motorcycles greeting each other. Not long ago a taxi had entered the grounds of Medina hospital. Mama and I rushed down, handed over the fare. The taxi we were riding was out of sight. I rushed to check the sophisticated objects in the bag to contact Mama Karni first. However, I broke the intention.

‘’I asked aja time yes. How to know Mama Karni is busy taking care of Andre,’’ mumbled in my heart.

‘’Why, Monik?’’ Mama was amazed to see me rushing to put the sophisticated thing back into the bag.

‘’I was going to contact Mama Karni, Ma. But after I thought, I'd better ask inside later. Fear he was busy taking care of the needs of Andre,’’ I said later.

‘’Ya is so. Let's go in!’’ take the mama for a moment that I struggled with a nod. We hurried to enter Medina Hospital. Arriving inside.

‘’Ma’af, Mba. I'd like to ask. The patient on behalf of Andre who was last afternoon the accident where the space is?’’

‘’There is on the second floor, Mba. In ICU room A3,’’ is friendly.

‘’Oke, thank you very much, Mba.’’

Mom and I headed straight to the second floor. Seen from far away Mama Karni sat with tears, making my heart full. I immediately ran over to the middle-aged woman.

‘’Ma,’’ call me soft and straight into his arms, the cry of my former in-laws became even more when hugging me.

‘’How are things Andre, Ma?’’ I took off my hug slowly.

He shook his head weakly and turned to look at my mama. She didn't answer my question, only her tears were now talking. Makes me feel childless and bad thoughts haunt me. Nah! Andre must be fine.

‘’I want to see how it is, Ma. Can?’’ The middle-aged woman just nodded, I first put on the outer dress clothes that the hospital had provided to enter the ICU room first. Since the ICU was restricted and the rules were more stringent, I entered the room alone.

***

‘’I'm coming, Ndre,’’ I whispered with a vibrating voice.

My heart is so sad looking at his once burly body, now just lying weak just like that. Medical devices were beautifully placed on his body. I began to understand the meaning of the tears of my former in-laws who always fell when I asked Andre.

‘’You must be strong. I'm sure you're strong, Ndre.’’

‘’Doctor's word, very thin hope for Andre to siuman.’’

Mama Karni's voice rang out and her shoulders shook. Makes me gasp to hear the words of the woman who was once my father-in-law. I shook my head many times.

‘’Ngak! This is impossible!’’

‘’Ma, we do’ aja Andre. I'm sure he's strong and I'm sure he'll wake up soon,’’ said I turned to look at Mama Karni who was sitting limp. Suddenly her tears fell.

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