Look At Me Once
L.AS.S.S.
In the morning in the living room, Hana's mother, Bram and Ayu are seen sitting together while waiting for the arrival of Lathifa who is picking up the wallet left in her room.
The plan is Lathifa and Hana's mother will go to the hospital along with Bram and Ayu who will deliver them first before leaving for work.
Hana's mother looks riled up and occasionally steals a glance at a couple in front of her. It was caught by Ayu's eyes, he asked what made Hana's mother behave like that.
“Mother is fine, right?” ask Ayu softly.
“Eh- Yes, Son. I'm fine,” replied Hana's mother a little flutter, she was unable to hide her feelings.
“Do mothers feel uncomfortable staying in our house?” ask Ayu while holding Hana's mother's hand.
Hana's mother returned Ayu's hand. “Not, Son. I'm so grateful to you both.”
“Is there anything you want to tell us?” tanya Bram felt that something was stirring up Hana's mother's mind.
‘We'll just move on, Mom. Lathifa does not want the mistakes that used to be repeated again.’
Hana's mother was silent for a moment, she remembered the words of her daughter at dawn. He then expressed the intention of his move to Bram and Ayu which made both of them feel objection to the request of Hana's mother.
“Sorry, Son Bram ... Nak Ayu's. It's not that mom doesn't like living in your house, but there's a reason why mom and Lathifa can't stay at home with you.”
“But why, Mom?” ayu asked quickly, he did not want his guest to leave so quickly.
“It's not good if we stay in this house, son. What people say later, you young married couples and there are other women living in one house with you,” explained Hana's mother who made Bram speechless to understand the words of Hana's mother.
“Just let others say as they please, I don't care, Mom. I'm glad you guys live in this house, I don't feel lonely,” said Ayu refused Hana's mother's request.
“But son, I don't want anything to happen that we don't want to happen to all of us later.”
“Mother rest easy, all will be well. Isn't that right, Mas?” ayu asked for support from her husband.
“Honey, we can't force them to stay-”
“I don't want to repeat the same mistake again. So let us leave this house,” cut Lathifa which makes everyone turn their head towards her.
“But, Fa-”
“I was once the third person in the household of a righteous woman whom I respected a lot, I became her honey just because she could not give a child to her husband. And I also managed to crack the wall that they have built so far,” said Lathifa made everyone speechless including Ayu who felt that Lathifa's words slightly disturbed him.
“So I beg you, Ma'am .. allow us to find a rented house only.”
The atmosphere became silent after Lathifa finished her sentence, Ayu stared at Lathifa and her husband in turn.
“But Mas Bram is not like that man, Fa. Mas Bram won't marry another woman while still with me, so-”
“Nobody knows the human heart, Ma'am. Human hearts are easily swayed, God is the almighty substance that turns the heart of every of His people, we do not know what will happen in the future, right?” ask Lathifa immediately made Ayu speechless.
Seeing the atmosphere become awkward, Bram let out his voice. “Already, do not continue again. We discuss the matter of rented house later, now let's go to noon.”
Bram got up from his seat and walked towards the door followed by Lathifa and Hana's mother, while Ayu was still dumbstruck in her seat.
“Honey! Hurry along! Do you want to be late for work!” shouted Bram from the outside made Ayu immediately wake up and rush to catch up with her husband.
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Lathifa was sitting next to her mother, in front of them was a Doctor Obgyn who had just finished examining Lathifa's contents.
“A-Do I have twins, Doctor?” ask Lathifa not to believe it.
“Iya, Mom. As I have explained and we saw earlier, there are indeed two fetuses in the mother's womb, but sorry I have to convey this news.”
“And in the case of Mother Lathifa herself, IUGR occurs in one of the fetus of the mother who is undeveloped and too small.”
“Are they okay, Doctor? I-they'll be safe, right?” lathifa asked with teary eyes, for the umpteenth time she felt guilty and failed to keep the care God gave her.
“It is better from today mommy opname, we will monitor your fetal development.”
“Ta-but nothing bad will happen to my son right, Doctor? They are only 31 weeks old. ”
“God willing, Mom. We pray for the health of both mother and mother. And you must be ready if at any time there are conditions that require us to perform caesar.”
“Iya, Doc. Do whatever is best for my daughter and grandchildren,” said Hana's mother quickly.
Obgyn's doctor smiled warmly to give encouragement to Lathifa and Hana's mother, then told a nurse to direct them to take care of the next inpatient procedure.
After two days of treatment, the doctor decided to perform a cesarean section on Lathifa because the amniotic bag is broken early and can endanger the condition of the mother and fetus.
“Bu, money from where to pay my operating costs?” lathifa asked sadly, because in 10 minutes she will enter the operating room but her savings are only enough for normal delivery.
“Don't worry, Son. I will definitely get it, you just focus on your baby.”
Hana's mother never went far away from her daughter, she always accompanied Lathifa. Sometimes Bram and Ayu visit Lathifa and bring some of their needs.
Hana's mother stared at the closed operating room door, hiding her daughter with the medical team behind the large door.
‘Bismillah, O Allah .. protect the daughters and grandchildren of the servants, launch Lathifa operation. Aamiin.’
Hana's mother twisted her body and stepped away from the operating room, although she wanted to wait for her daughter's delivery but there was something she had to do.
With a confused face and a blank look, Hana's mother walked slowly without energy down the corridor of the hospital room to convey in the hospital lobby. Accidentally his body looked at someone walking opposite to him.
“Sorry, I didn't accidentally,” said Ibu Hana lowered her head.
“It's okay, Mom,” replied a woman he hit.
Hana's mother goes back on her way, but not with the woman she hit. The woman continued to stare at Hana's mother's back which was getting further away.
“Come, Mi. The doctor is waiting for us,” said a voice that resuscitated the woman.
“Umi seemed to have seen the woman earlier, Bi,” he said.
“Who? Is Umi any acquaintance here besides the big family?”
“Not really .. but umi sure never saw it.”
“Already, let's fast walk.”
The middle-aged couple continued their path. But only a few steps the woman stopped her steps.
“Umi is not calm, Bi. Umi had to chase the woman. Abi alone saw the doctor, yes.”
Without waiting for approval from her husband, the woman turned around and chased after Hana's mother leaving her husband staring at her disappearance while shaking his head.
“Wait, Mom!”
“Bu!”
