Love Anton And Mela

Bonus Ahead

March 2020 has passed, which is a very difficult month for Anton to pass.

In addition he had to be away from the family, caring for so many sick people infected with the virus, even to the point of having to feel himself exposed to the deadly virus.

Fortunately he always lived healthy all this time and always thought positive, then he quickly recovered from the disease due to the virus.

But Anton forgot that the end of March was his wife's birthday, he did not remember at all and let alone that the day that was being passed he did not know.

For sure now he has recovered as usual and returned to care for so many people who contracted the virus.

Mela herself for almost three years married so far always happy, her husband always never forgets that she's birthday.

There is always a little surprise if when he is birthday, even last year is the most beautiful surprise.

All day her husband did not say hello to her, even went to work in a hurry just kiss Gibran and then immediately left.

But in the afternoon Mela was surprised when she received a delivery of fresh flowers that were very beautiful.

And she was so moved when she read the message that was in a small envelope hanging on one of her flower stalks.

"Happy birthday dear wife, thank you for the love you always give me. I have nothing, only this love will never wither to you".

She kept the envelope, and she would never throw it away because it was an expression of her husband's love for her.

Not only that, when he tidied up the bed suddenly there was a small box dropped from behind the pillow.

Mela grabbed it and opened it, there was a cute wristband with a heart decoration and a pair of butterflies made of gold.

"We are a pair of butterflies that have a pair of hearts in a never-ending circle of love".

The bracelet never escaped from his wrist, always worn as a gift from his beloved husband.

This year naturally her husband does not remember his birthday, because there are many helpless people out there who must be cared for by the hands of his beloved husband.

Only a prayer was always sent for the safety and health of her husband, in the hope that the plague would soon pass and her husband could return home.

April 2020 comes ahead, along with the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan which is awaited by every Muslim world.

Ever since she knew her husband, Mela has always served and provided Anton with food for sahur and iftar.

When Anton was still living in the pavilion of the house of Haji Darma, at that time there was no word of love spoken but Anton was impressed to see Mela always provide sahur and iftar for him.

Every three o'clock in the morning knock on the door of the Pavilion, then hand over warm soup and warm rice. So was the afternoon leading up to Maghrib when Anton returned from work, there were already dishes on the table in the small dining room available in the Pavilion.

This year Mela underwent fasting at home, and Ibu Sinah since before fasting has been living in the house of Mela.

Actually Mela was not feeling well all this time, because both Eti and her mother only slept with a thin mattress or commonly called a palembang mattress.

In addition there has not been enough money to buy a decent mattress, also now there is no chance to buy because it was interrupted by the outbreak so for a while no shops are open.

"What's wrong, Mela, stay comfortable sleeping on a mattress like that. Even Mimi usually sleeps on the floor with a mat because of the sultry," said Ibu Sinah when Mela apologized because only such mattresses were available.

"Mother sepuh, how about sleeping with Eti just yuk. Eti's room is in the back, it's good that there's more wind there anyway," asked Eti to Ibu Sinah.

"Ah time, yes I want to. Better behind well, because it is wrong if sleeping in the room Mela use AC even so cold. In the room using a fan even stomach pain," said Ibu Sinah while rubbing her stomach that feels bloated.

Finally Ibu Sinah slept in Eti's room, quite cold because her room was above but outside the main building, precisely next to the laundry and clothesline.

His room was wearing nako glass and was covered in mosquito wire, so even though the glass is open there are no mosquitoes in even the presence of fresh air so that those who are not comfortable with AC or fan will definitely be happy in this room.

"Gibran only if you take a nap in this room, I take care while ironing clothes. Mela's mom if noon is business on mobile. There are cosmetic or vitamin messages," Eti told Ibu Sinah.

"That's good thing there's still work, the dispensary closes and the husband is far away but there's still a little activity. Until when the plague ends no one knows yet" said Ibu Sinah looks sad if she remembers Mela and Gibran.

"Luckily my second son Rahman is still working as a security, even though the Bank is closed because the branch is small but quite still on guard duty at night for ATMs and offices afraid that someone might break into it," he continued to tell his second child.

"If the youngest who works in Bandung often come home no, ma'am?"ask Eti.

"When there has not been an outbreak also rarely come home especially now, but he was while studying there. Koko Fajar was the one who guided him, had wanted to withdraw from college but continued to be advised and encouraged by Koko Fajar,"sahut Ibu Sinah.

"Alhamdulillah well ma'am, the mother's family and Anton's doctor's family are all good. My husband and son also almost every day got a side dish from here, even yesterday I sent rice to the house here and also to my house. I'm ashamed ma'am, not knowing how to repay the family's kindness here" Eti said tearfully.

"Yes, why is everything crying. Love it you tuh, it's the right job. Take care of my children and grandchildren as long as her husband is far away, I will finish Eid al-Fitr will return to the village," said Ibu Sinah as she mendelik.

"Eh yes.sorry Mother Sepuh, Eti likes lebai yah...

lebai..but it's gemes yah ma'am.eh yes..gemes...," said Eti while spoiled style.

"Gemes from Hong Kong, has been sleeping.later sahur kesamangan deh".

"Yes Sepuh Mother, let's slip selonjor*..hihihi".

(*may mean sleeping while surfing)

Sinah's mother immediately lay on her back to Eti who giggled alone after teasing her grandmother Gibran.

While Mela in her room was calling her husband, her son was already sleeping soundly after being given ASI earlier.

"Tomorrow's cheeks no fasting?"asked Mela while stroking her son's head.

"It looks like this year I can't fast Mi, yesterday ran out of the virus and now it has to be on duty again and sick patients are also not reduced even more," anton replied telling her his current condition.

"Yes Pi, it's okay baby. The important thing is that the cheeks must be healthy not to get the virus again. We can only help prayer for Pipi there".

"Yes baby, Mi must also be healthy well, Gibran do not play out let alone meet other people, do not first well".

"Yes Pi, Gibran plays the most to the front yard and then enters the house, goes up. Now there's a new grandma coming".

"Oh yeah, was grandma sprayed disinfectant no?".

"I've done everything Pi, according to the applicable health protocol standards. And the grandmother was not angry when it was sprayed .. hahaha, even the grandmother is more chatty anywhere bring hand sanitizer and Gibran hold anything directly spray.hahahah," Mela recounts how her mother ran health protocols far more orderly than she did.

"Good dong, fortunately Mumu is in Bandung well. If you had to gather at our house two grandmothers, you must be dizzy. Unimagined by me, surely Mamah Aryani what to keep her clean, hehehe" said Anton while laughing remember his mother.

"Pi.didn't know well. Keiza and Kaysan were now in the hill house. Good thing there's bi Encum's niece who was put away from her factory so working in a hill house you can teach both kids long distance school.and..ayo guess what happened?"mela said while chuckling.

"What's up?".

"The pharmacy closes, serving the sale of over-the-counter drugs and vitamins via telephone as in our homes. The dispensary employees only have my sister Wahyu, the others will be put away. Now dong.hahaha..

Cici Anita was late again. hahaha.yesterday the phone call to me was already a month late,"Mela told the state of the Wiharja family that she got from Anita yesterday.

"Walah.pandemi even nambah son...Koko Fajar naughty also well.. hahaha...".

The two laughed loudly on the phone because they heard a funny story about the Wiharja family in Bandung.

While in other homes there are flooded with windfall also when the plague struck.

Incidentally entering the Holy month of Ramadan, many people are afraid to go to the grocery shopping market.

Miranti to the order of ready-to-eat cuisine for sahur and iftar.

Every day he receives a lot of chat or phone calls from neighbors around and from his cake subscription during this time.

And all of them ordered side dishes for sahur friends and iftar. Jaya was a good husband and helped her wife tremendously.

Taking care of her baby, while Miranti is busy cooking side dishes ordered by people who need food but do not dare to leave the house.

Doni rickshaw is always ready to shop and send raw materials in the form of fish, meat and vegetables as well as cooking spices.

And Jaya is ready to also send a mature order to the ordering house according to the address attached in each package of the cuisine.

One afternoon during the fasting month when Miranti was relaxing after seasoning the meat that would later stay in the afternoon cooking, she was sitting casually with her husband and baby boy who was about five months old.

Miranti's phone reads and listed the name of Handoko, her former boss who had made her resign because of heartache for the man's words.

"Miranti how are you? May you be healthy always well," Handoko's voice sounded as if bringing a sound of peace.

"Good thanks sir, may the father of the family also be given health at this time," replied Miranti in a peaceful tone as well.

"Certainly healthy and rich dong, the drug company during the plague was even a big profit. Vitamin production increases as everyone inevitably consumes multi vitamins. You want to join again or not, I think I need people again," said Handoko again with a cheerful tone, light and peaceful.

"Thank God sir if the company is still profitable, at least no employees are laid off or laid off work well," said Miranti in response to Handoko's words.

"No dong, Golden Farma is still strong. Trusted drug companies, the period until there must be a reduction in employees. All are safe and prosperous, so I want to invite you to join again," said Handoko again.

"Thank you sir for the invitation, but I can't seem to. Now I have a husband and a baby, so I just want to focus on taking care of the family".

"Miranti, I understand. Your husband is only a Puskemas employee and to the best of my knowledge all Puskemas are currently being closed, his employees are also being let go. Salary your husband how much, I have good intentions to help you".

"I want to invite you to join again, from your last salary I will raise two million. Soon Eid al-Fitr loh, you will also be given full holiday allowance even if you just joined again. How, would you accept my invitation?" handoko asked as she hoped that Miranti would accept her offer.

Miranti was silent for a moment while looking at her husband who was asking for help and put their baby Solana to sleep.

She also remembered how her husband helped her cook, delivering orders to ride a bike even though there was a motorcycle but all sports she said.

Then if the night Solana fussy always Jaya who is on standby changing diapers and cradling her child to sleep again after being given milk.

"Miranti.ayo answered dong".

"Sorry Mr. Handoko, I can't join Golden Pharmacy anymore. I'm happy and comfortable with my family now" Miranti replied firmly.

"Oh less apparently the extra money I offered. Okay, I added your salary of five million as long as you want to join again as a senior manager in the team that I hold," Handoko again insisted on inviting Miranti to join his company again.

"Honestly, I need money, everybody needs money. Moreover, the value that you offer is very high for me. But I'm sorry, there is happiness that cannot be valued with millions or even billions of dollars, and I am currently enjoying that happiness sir. So sorry I cannot accept his offer" Miranti replied calmly and wisely.

"Well if that's what you want, I'm free to force a stupid woman like you who wastes life just being a housewife with a mediocre husband income...One day you will crawl crying asking to join me again to work with me," said Handoko who lost her peaceful tone changed with the drums of war.

"God will not sir, because my husband and I are always grateful for what we receive at this time and surely Allah will always provide sufficiency" said Miranti again remained in a peaceful and wise tone.

Handoko hung up the phone without saying anything more.

After the phone was cut off, Miranti moved closer to her husband, who was lying down with Solana sleeping well.

She hugged her husband and said,

"I love you Mas Jaya".

Jaya understands what has just happened to his wife, he does not want to discuss it but certainly from the bottom of his heart he is proud because his wife can choose the wise path for the happiness of her household.

Anita is vomiting in the bathroom sink, she is pregnant again her third child.

"Dad, you're so bad. Vomiting like this was five years ago and now I have to go through it again" Anita said, wiping her mouth with water.

"Honey, this is a blessing from Allah not because of me either. If indeed God wills it will happen, many people want to have children but it is difficult to get it and we are instead given more trust" said Fajar while rubbing his wife's back.

"I'm thirty-eight years old, ashamed I'm pregnant again. Good thing is the plague so do not go out of the house, try if not the outbreak must be ashamed I am old pregnant again," said Anita while looking upset to her husband.

"Astagfirullah, mother should not. The wife of Prophet Ibrahim is also at what age when giving birth, do not not believe that what is currently happening is the will of God," said Fajar while embracing his wife.

"I'm ashamed to know, later it is thought that people will become pregnant again," said Anita while pinching her husband's chest.

"Yes definitely doyan dong, same time wife is not doyan. The time I have to be with another, "the temptation of Dawn to his wife.

Dawn laughed and hugged her beloved wife, she was very happy because she would soon have a third child.

During Ramadan, Mela threesome with her mother and Eti perform tarawih prayers only at home. They alternated that Gibran had not slept, and that Gibran had slept could do the three congregations.

Mela did not stop teaching every time she finished praying, hoping her husband who was far away there was given health and could soon return home to gather with his family.

For Gibran, of course, the best prayer for his son to be a successful child, successful in everything later.

For now, of course, always ask to be given health so that his son is far from any disease.

Lucky Midwife Ayu who served in the Puskesmas always on standby, she was willing to go around riding motorcycles to homes to inject immunization for babies who assisted her birth by her.

Gibran one of them, although only met on the fence of the house, then jos.., Gibran injected, after which he went again to visit other toddlers in his notes.

And Gibran like to know that once a month is suddenly carried in the yard of the house, then there are shortly mothers riding motorcycles coming. He must have cried first because he knew for sure his thighs would be the target of injections.

Anton could not fast, but every prayer he always prayed and dhikr asked for the best way so that the plague passed.

Patients infected with the virus are divided into several stages, so they are placed in different rooms.

Patients who are critical, patients who begin to improve and patients who are recovering to get well and can go home.

Anton takes care of patients who are starting to improve and patients who are recovering.

The character of this disease is immediate and critical, many people are not aware of getting this pain.

People with no symptoms, sudden fainting and then critical, and that number is increasing every day.

Who died from this illness is also very much, and the smell of the body should not be taken home and buried in a special way so that the virus does not spread.

Each day Anton struggled to check the condition of patients who number hundreds of people, although in one team there are several doctors but check the condition of the patient can not only once a day.

Routine around from morning until noon, rest an hour alternately, then continue to walk around again checking the condition of the patient.

Because patients who seem to start improving, it could be critical again at any time, because of age or because there is a congenital disease in the body so that complications occur between the virus and the old disease.

Given that, the examination must be more thorough and regular so that if there is a change in conditions can be treated immediately.

Patients who begin to stabilize immediately transferred to the recovery room, the number is not much compared to the critical.

Happy doctors and nurses if there are patients who recover and can go home soon.

And how sad the medical team is if they find the patient can not survive, until they have to die.

Hopefully the virus will soon disappear from the face of the earth so that we all survive, and now must live healthy and always maintain cleanliness.

The government's appeal about the Eid celebration in 2020 is not to go home or return home.

Get in touch with the phone or through other social media.

The doctors and nurses did not care about the problem, seeing so many sick people already made them unable to think anything more.

Often seen female nurses who cry in the corner of the room, because they feel tired but can not be separated because of the task carried.

Anton uses his break after prayers and meals to contact his wife, wanting to see her child's development.

Although his chest feels tight and feels like he wants to explode when he sees his son's laughter or tears.

Sometimes when calling his son was crying because he wanted something forbidden by his mother, wanted to feel like running and give what his son wanted.

Never also feel anxious because Gibran hot after immunized, so can not concentrate when examining patients.

Repeatedly contacted Mela and gave her instructions on what to do if the child was sick.

Thank goodness everything can be quickly handled by Mela, so Gibran never long if not feeling well.

If you know Gibran pain always arises guilt to his son, because when he was sick but he was not on the side of his son handling the disease.

But inevitably, in front of his eyes many lives on the edge, it took a lot of hands of medical personnel to help save many lives.

A month has passed already the month of Ramadan, tomorrow the day before Eid al-Fitr.

Unlike the previous years, everyone must be hunting clothes or other new items to use on holidays.

But this year everything is not there, all shops are closed even malls or large supermarkets are also all tightly closed should not be opened at all.

The vegetable market is still open, but it's only two hours. But the Mela family did not dare to go to the market, because it must have met a crowd that is not known whether it was infected or not.

Usually Mela orders groceries from Mas Joko who still want to go around sending orders from residential mothers.

The day before sending a message to Mas Joko's phone, anything requested for the next day, and usually Joko mas trying to find the ordered although sometimes also not complete because the market conditions are also not all operational.

Mela already needs a kitchen and rhombus leaves for cooking preparation on the holiday.

Two large chickens, sent directly by his sister Rahman from the village at the order of his mother.

They will all cook chicken opor and later be distributed also to his family Eti.

"Mother, please forgive Eti's family for bothering me. Eti is very grateful because my family has given so much to Eti" said Eti, as she pleased to be moved by the kindness of the Anton and Mela families.

"Sama-sama mbak Eti, has been accompanying me and Gibran until not going home alone," said Mela when giving salary and holiday money to Eti.

"Mom, let's go home firstwell, I'll be back here in two days. Want to meet first the child and husband equally want to nyekar to the grave of parents. Once again sorry to be born inwardly well mother Anton and mother Sepuh," said Eti ask permission to Mela and Ibu Sinah.

Mela gives permission and does not tell Eti to come back soon, because Mela has a feeling that the housekeeper would also want to briefly gather with his family even though the outbreak is still whack.

Ibu Sinah and Mela perform Ied prayers along with live footage from the Great Mosque aired by several private television.

After that Mela apologized to her mother's inner birth if there was something wrong all this time, and little Gibran also saw Mela squabbling at the feet of Mother Sinah so he also did not want to lose following in imitation of her mother.

Who looked increasingly anxious to this healthy child, and he was happy when he got a blue envelope with a cartoon character from his grandmother.

"Mama, Papah, sorry born inwardly well, Mela was wrong all this time. Sorry also can not go to Bandung to see Mamah and Papah because the atmosphere is still like this," said Mela tearfully when apologizing to her two in-laws.

"Sama-sama Mela, forgive also Mamah and Papah well. Pity Gibran, do not feel the pleasure of the opor made by Mumu," said Aryani's mother through a cellphone while looking at Gibran.

"Bu Ar, sorry too. Who knew I had a wrong word all this time, but sorry ma'am Gibran had eaten chicken opor also kok made by grandma," suddenly Mother Sinah interrupted when Mela and her in-laws were talking.

"Oh yes, Miss Sinah, both apologise. Oh Gibran has eaten opor well unfortunately Mumu..

mumu's chicken opor would have been better. Too bad you didn't taste her, my dear granddaughter" said Aryani's mother as Gibran waved to her.

"Opor is the same, well dear.the made of grandmother is also delicious well.tadi Iban add to his meal," again Ibu Sinah did not want to lose while kissing her granddaughter's head.

While Gibran himself did not understand what the two grandmothers were discussing, he was busy flipping back the blue envelope.

"Oh yes, later Mamah sent an envelope using a special post for Gibran," Aryani's mother said when she saw her grandson holding the envelope.

Mela immediately glanced at her mother who seemed to want to make another comment to her in-laws, she got dizzy and immediately took a step.

"Mamah, please say goodbye now want to call Anita's great-grandson" said Mela with a polite smile and Aryani's mother also agreed.

If not stopped, surely the two grandmothers can until the morning compete with each other do not want to give up each other.

Mela also called her husband because she had just been able to connect and Anton also apologized to Ms. Sinah because this year could not meet at all.

Almost all doctors and nurses who celebrate Eid al-Fitr feel very sad because they cannot get together with family.

But they must remain eager to be in charge of saving many souls.

Incredibly the box food menu that day was chicken and ketupat opor.

At least a little treat the sadness of not being able to gather with family on this holiday.

Miranti and Jaya are certainly flooded with windfall also on holidays, because many people order rendang, chicken and ketupat.

During this time Sumarni who helps in the tavern also always helps Miranti cooking, she comes home in the afternoon as usual and of course Miranti asks her to follow the health protocol by wearing a mask and washing her hands often.

Since last night Sumarni stayed at Jaya and Miranti's house, so many orders that almost overnight they did not sleep because they prepared all orders to be delivered the next morning by Jaya.

And sure enough the next morning after the dawn prayer, Jaya was ready to deliver orders to the house of people who had ordered dishes to his wife.

Miranti herself chose to sleep with her baby for a while, she felt unusually tired of cooking and preparing orders until dawn.

Very tiring but his heart is happy and satisfied because surely the buyer will eat the results of his cooking with pleasure.

It just so happened that Miranti was in a hitch so she did not pray Ied, so Jaya did it alone with the television show.

Although according to word of mouth there are actually several mosques that dare to open to the public, but in the neighborhood where Jaya lives no one dares to violate it.

"Father, Mother, please forgive the inner birth during this Jaya and Miranti many wrongs and sins to parents. Sorry also usually Jaya gathered to Solo, this year can not at all because of the outbreak of disease," Jaya said via her cellphone to both parents.

"Sama-sama son, Father and Mother also apologize born and inner. Where your wife only you say sorry," said Jaya's mother as usual always seemed fierce.

"Still sleeping, he again obstacles so do not pray and last night did not sleep because of many orders of cuisine for today," Jaya explained the condition of his wife to his mother.

"He cooked all night, then my grandson how? Who's taking care of my granddaughter?"Suwandi's mother started to be angry.

"Solana Sama Jaya dong Bu, Mama is busy so Jaya who holds him," said Jaya.

"You don't want to make money, tell your wife. If until my grandson is abandoned later I pick up the baby, let Mom take care of it. When I heard that your baby was sick, I chased it there and I took it," Mother Suwandi threatened Jaya.

"Yes ma'am, later if Miranti has woken up Jaya will ask to contact her mother and father" Jaya said with a smile while her mother looked upset for fear that her grandson was not well-maintained.

The next day when Miranti woke up, then bathed Solana and then she dressed neatly.

After breastfeeding her little baby then called her two in-laws and it turns out the same got a long nagging from Ms. Suwandi.

Maybe because grandma is too dear to her grandchildren so afraid that the little baby is not properly cared for by her father and mother.

After the cell phone was closed, Jaya and Miranti looked on while laughing, both of them got a windfall of scolding from their beloved mother.

At a Jakarta sports house, Rossie's doctor was seen looking for someone while in his hand holding a piece of paper.

He walked into every room researching every doctor and nurse who was there, all in hazmat clothes so it was difficult to recognize one by one.

Until finally found also someone he had been looking for since then is doctor Anton, the wisest and most exemplary friend in the eyes of Rossie.

"Doctor, on June one, we can go home. Because there are other teams coming and he said there is a new term normal, so we are both asked to return to run the Puskesmas," said Rossie showed the decision letter in his hand.

The names of the two of them who can return to their respective cities, but do not rule out the possibility of one day being called back at any time.

Anton sat down and looked at Rossie from behind his hazmat mask.

"This serious? We can go back to our city. But what about your parents? Aren't they in Jakarta?".

"Right doctor Anton, we can go back to our town. And it just so happened that my parents were there, too, because from the beginning of the plague they immediately avoided the big city" Rossie replied steadily.

They looked at each other and both cried out loud while sticking fists together.

"YES !!!!"