Look at Me, My Husband
S3. Bag 39
Naina arrives at the hospital with a driver and a babysitter. An hour later, her father-in-law and Ratih appeared in the hospital after receiving news from Rima.
"Nai, how?" asked the father, walking into the treatment room. He saw the son-in-law lying down while frowning in pain.
"New opening two, Pa. The doctor said it's still a long time." Naina looks ordinary when the stomach ache goes away for a moment.
"Oh." Relief was evident on Papa Wira's old face, throwing his body on the sofa.
Trainly walked over and pulled up the chair, sitting next to the gurney while rubbing Naina's waist lying sideways.
"How long is it?" ask Ratih.
"Five to ten minutes, Tih. Last afternoon I had a chance to see blood spots, I had thought I would not be born yet because HPL is also still two weeks away." Naina explains.
"Wira's been told?" asked the old man who was sitting leaning against the black sofa by the window.
"Yet, Pa." Naina answered weakly. His gaze was fixed on the clock hanging on the wall. The time has already shown at 03:10 am.
"Mas Wira in Balikpapan. I think I'll just give it a message, wait for Mas Wira to wake up. After all, Mas Wira could not do much either. It's not Jakarta, telling him now just makes him panic without being able to do anything." Naina explains. "Leave ... ssshh." Naina was unable to continue her sentence, her stomach ache assaulted her again.
"Are you okay, Nai?" rati asked when she heard Naina moaning.
Naina nodded. "Let Mas Wira sleep for another hour and two, after that just give it a try, Pa. Mas Wira can find the earliest flight. After all the doctor has confirmed ... This may not be fast." Naina explains.
"Yes, I have." Papa Wira tried to close his eyes for a moment. There are still two or three hours left until the sun comes up and the day turns bright.
"Oh, you just sleep. I'm fine."
"Yes, just later. I'm used to waking up at dawn." The young lady replied while closing her sweater.
"Sorry to trouble you. Where's the tonic?" naina asked.
"The tonic was put in your mama's place." Suddenly Papa Wira answered. "Nobody's keeping him at home. It would be better if it was placed in the place of Mama. Mama also does not mind, even your mama is happy to have a friend to talk to," continued Papa Wira.
Naina smiles. Sometimes, he salutes his mother-in-law. Not every woman can be combined, including herself. He will not be able to accept if Wira marries again. However, she saw for herself how the rock-hard Mama Wira encouraged her husband to remarry, even with a former maid in his own home. The situation of Mama Wira who is now sitting in a wheelchair, makes the old woman change her mindset and learn sincerely and patiently accept the reality of life that is not as beautiful as hope.
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The hero woke up from the sound as his phone rang. It was still morning, the sun had just appeared on the eastern horizon, radiating redness. Still closing his eyes, the man, clad in a T-shirt and knee-length pants, grabbed the phone and put the flat object in his ear.
"Yes." Yeah." The distinctive hoarse voice of waking up was heard greeting. The hero is still lying down, face down on the bed.
"Mas, I'm already in the hospital." Naina voiced out in the middle of her groan.
"Nai?" Hero ensures. "You're giving birth?" ask the hero again.
"Yes, Mum."
Deg-
Hero jerks. His heart was beating faster than usual, the man's gaze was fixed on the clock on the wall. It is currently at 06.00 Balikpapan time. He did not know if there was a flight this early to Jakarta. Especially while in Balikpapan, he was not accompanied by William. His assistant remained in Jakarta to take care of the company's problems.
"A ...why give birth now, Nai?" The hero asked innocently. Jumping down from the bed, Wira had already dashed out of the room.
"The doctor said not yet, Mommy. But, my stomach has been hurting since last night" Naina recounted, moaning.
"Who's with you there?" ask Wira.
"There's Papa and Train. Don't worry, I'm fine." Naina tried to calm down.
"Yes, I'm going to the airport now." The hero who had walked out of the room, suddenly turned around and took his wallet which was left on the nightstand.
The man panicked. I can't remember changing clothes and taking a shower. The hero was unconscious to drag his suitcase out. He left his room and immediately looked for a taxi to the airport. She must arrive in Jakarta as soon as possible, unable to let Naina fight alone to give birth to their child. The hero does not want to miss the birth of his second child.
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Two hours more air travel from Balikpapan to Jakarta, hitchhiking the earliest flight he could catch, Wira was picked up by his assistant in Soekarno Hatta.
"Will, please ask people to take care of my things at the hotel. I panicked, just left it." He laughed when he realized what he was doing. He even returned to Jakarta in his nightgown.
William smiled, staring at the tangled T-shirts and denim shorts worn by Wira. Brand-name flip-flops attached to the legs of Wira complete the unusual look of her tops.
"Not showered, Boss?" william asked, walking ahead of Wira towards the parking lot.
"Not yet, I went straight to the airport looking for tickets to fly to Jakarta" said Wira. He can breathe a sigh of relief when he set foot to Jakarta again.
William chuckled, imagining how astonished people were by the current appearance of the Hero. Even his usual top hair was limp, looking disheveled and messy. A much different sighting compared to when dropping off Wira the day before. Her top is featured with a work shirt and shiny black shoes. Hair neatly combed with various supporting accessories.
"We're going straight to the hospital." The hero rules once he gets in the car.
"Good, Boss." William according.
Forty-five minutes into the streets of Jakarta, Wira jumped down from the car when William's vehicle did not stop perfectly. Running as fast as lightning into the hospital, Wira is already impatient to meet Naina. Although he said he was still going to give birth for a long time, the man did not want to miss a second of the birth of his son.
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