Love Ends At Red Lights

Beyond a doubt

"We'll rest Alvian. I think my body's asking for her rights." Doctor Aldi invites Alvian to rest. Time has shown at one o'clock at night.

"alright. But will we go to the apartment now?" Doctor Alvian asked about his return.

"We should rest in the doctor's room. I'm a little uncomfortable if I have to go to the hospital because the patient hasn't been up to 24 hours from safe condition."

"alright. I'm going with you. I can't stand sleeping either."

The two walked to the doctor's room. They are used to irregular sleeping hours. Yes doctors with his profession are ready to receive nature calls whenever patients call.

They immediately fell asleep. In that room everything was quiet. The medical team is also a doctor rested from all fatigue and activities.

The next day they woke up. After performing the morning prayers Alvian doctor and Aldi doctor had breakfast in the hospital canteen.

"Vian.I wonder why you didn't just go back to your house! Hasn't it been a long time since you've seen your father?" There is a curious thought of Aldi, why the conflict of father and son is not also subsided after so long they did not meet, inaudible they get along.

Alvian was silent.

"Guild up! I think your dad's missing too. Every time he met me he asked about you. There is a chance to gather. If you don't even regret." Aldi's advice to Alvian.

"Hhhh." Alvian answered short. He didn't want his heart to hurt again. After the abandonment of his mother, he lived alone while his father married again without caring about his heart. Yes from childhood he had to enter the school with boarding facilities. Even on holiday, he rarely got together with his father. In addition to busyness, his father prefers to stay separated from Alvian. Because Alvian lived all this time with the maid as well as the nanny in a different house.

"Eh, by the way Hana was your patient in the mental hospital? What did you tell me?"

"Hhhh." Alvian answered short.

"Eh from earlier, he replied very irritably. The gas isn't full yet, is it?" Canda Aldi insinuates Alvian.

The satirized ones still calmly bribed the warm bean porridge purchased in the hospital cafeteria.

"What is your plan to end? You're still on vacation, right?"

"Hhhh."

"Ih.. asked for an answer! Not Hhmm.. Hm. hmm.. " Aldi told Alvian to answer his question.

"Yes. just go. I have no plans other than to take the patient to this hospital and see you. And one more.. " Alvian was silent stopping his mouthful.

"What?" Aldi can't wait for Alvian's answer.

"Yes wait for Hana. Is there any more?" Alvian answered with cueknya.

"Ishh. basic. So don't be single! Find a soul mate! Let's not have a job!"

"You are not married anymore!" Alvian took Aldi's advice.

"At least I've been married. If I were a widower, I would now. Is there anything that makes you a widower?" Aldis is a little pouty.

"There's.Tuh pelakor!"

"Ishhh!" Aldi tapped the spoon onto Alvian's head.

They laughed off. They hadn't seen each other and joked together in a long time. This is fun. Long ago when Aldi had a wife Alvian was really lonely. No friends to hangout with. But after his wife died, Aldi felt there was Alvian who always became his curse.

"Eh you want to go to the picket? Now I want to go around the patient. You want to see Hana." Aldi offers Alvian to come with him.

"okay."

They walked hand in hand followed by the nurses for a patient visit. Doctor Aldi and Doctor Alvian visit Hana in the ICU.

"How's it going?" Doctor Aldi asked Hana's condition to the guard doctor and nurses in the ICU.

"Good development doc. There was even a response." The doctor guard.

"good. I'll check first." Aldi approached Hana and checked the tools that monitored her condition. Everything's pretty good. Doctor Aldi examined Hana's body whether there was a response.

"Assalamu'alaikum Hana." The habit of Aldi doctors is always to treat patients in coma or unconscious as they are aware.

"Nih. I brought doctor Alvian for you. You miss not the same him? If you miss, let's get up! He said he missed you!" People all over the room kept their mouths shut, they smiled wryly at the attitude of Dr. Aldi. Then Alvian doctor in front of him glared at his friend who likes to tease patients.

"Well, he responded. Look at!" Alvian was so surprised to see Hana's response moving her index finger.

"Smart lady! Let's just open his eyes. Let's see that doctor Alvian is here." Dr. Aldi again called for dialogue. This therapy has been done by Dr. Aldi for a long time. According to him, coma patients need to interact with good things to stimulate the desire to heal.

Everyone stared at Hana hoping for more magic. After a long wait, they saw that Hana was silent no longer responding.

"I saw that some of his vitals were safe. We will wait for the patient to wake up and move him to the treatment room. Let me know if there's anything!" Doctor Aldi interrupts the nurse and also the guard doctor in the ICU room.

"Okay doc!" They answered simultaneously.

Doctor Aldi and doctor Alvian went outside the room.

"You're going to see the director? Today, he'll come here because there's an internal meeting." Doctor Aldi asked Dr. Alvian if he would see his father or not.

"He's busy. If the time is right." Doctor Alvian replied firmly.

"I'll see Hana's family first before getting out of the hospital."

"Yes already. If you want it then I'll take you first. Then we go to the apartment." Take Dr. Aldi to his best friend.

"okay!"

They walked into Steve's room.

Door knocked.

Tok.

The door handle was opened after obtaining permission from inside the room.

Everyone inside looked towards the door.

"Cell. good morning." The voice seemed choked when the figure that had just been talked about was in Steve's room.

"Good morning director!" Doctor Aldi saluted. He was a bit excited to see the director in this room. The one who had been visiting seemed like there would be a strange aura in this room.

"Good morning." Mr. Hadi the hospital director replied. His eyes were on the man behind Doctor Aldi.

All speechless. Still waiting for one to melt the atmosphere.

"I'm sorry I want to check on my patients." Doctor Alvian stepped forward to approach the patient's bed without saying anything to his father.

"How are you doing, Steve? Does your chest still feel tight?" Dr. Alvian was uninterrupted, doing the usual checks.

"No doctor. Even last night my deep sleep wasn't restless anymore." Steve told me his situation.

"good. Do not forget the routine of eating the medicine. If there are any complaints later can be discussed with the doctor who is here."

"Good doctor."

"I'm sorry, you two I'm waiting in my study!" Mr. Hadi immediately cut off the conversation. And passed from the room.

"I'm sorry!" Doctor Aldi was forced to say goodbye, to avoid their suspicions.

"Oh, good doctor!" Steve and his father looked at them with the same, strange look.

Doctor Alvian also doctor Aldi followed the steps of Mr. Hadi towards his room.

They sit on the sofa while Mr. Hadi sits on an oversized chair.

Aldi nudged Alvian. His eyes signal.

"When did you come Alvian? If it wasn't Hasan's doctor who told me you'd come home without seeing me." Mr. Hadi looked at his son. The one being stared at just ducked lazily to argue.

"How was doctor Aldi's surgery?"

"For a while the patient is still under observation sir! Maybe wait 24 hours first just declared patient safe." Doctor Aldi who was about to return to the apartment was detained in the main director's office. He thinks the problem isn't with him. But he's just as a tool to hold Alvian back from leaving.

"Doctor Aldi you can rest if you have finished doing the task."

"Good Sir! I'll take care of it." Doctor Aldi is saying goodbye.

"Hey Alvian where are you going? I'm not done talking." Mr. Hadi who saw Alvian standing following the doctor Aldi forbid to leave the place.

Doctor Alvian sat back down, while Doctor Aldi walked out of the room taking a sigh of relief.

"Is this your attitude after not meeting for so long?" His father doctor Alvian asked in a stern tone. Deep down she felt bad for her son. But he doesn't know where to start. Because all this time always misunderstood if meeting and expressing his feelings. Maybe because Mr. Hadi is the stiff type so Alvian he feels like an outcast since the death of his mother.

Alvian is still silent as usual he never denied or argued if not pressed.

"Go home! Your mother's been cooking since she found out about your return. Your sister's waiting at home, too."

"Hhhh." Doctor Alvian only answered briefly.

"We're going home together. The driver's father, Mr. Kardi, is ready downstairs."

Doctor Alvian's father stood up and was followed by Dr. Alvian. They were riding in the same car but it looks like Pak Kardi did not feel any passengers. Silent and silent. Even his second breath was inaudible.

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"Dad... When can we see Hana?" Steve who was feeling better asked about Hana. Since Steve's treatment was transferred his stomach acid condition gradually improved. Even his mental state seems to be improving.

"Let's call doctor Aldi. Maybe Hana's still in observation. So we're forbidden to see him first."

"alright. But I can't wait to see it." Steve wishes Hana could have been visited.

"Hello doctor Aldi. Sorry doc. I'm Hana's father. I want to ask, how is Hana doing now doc?" It sounds like Steve's father, Mr. Hans, is talking to Dr. Aldi. This is their second day in the hospital. There is a curiosity to ask the development of Hana's condition.

"Alhamdulillah Hana has responded several times. We hope Hana will recover soon. This is me with doctor Alvian in the ICU." Dr. Aldi reported on Hana's developmental condition.

"Can Hana be visited by the doc?"

"It can, but it must be quiet and sterile. So that the patient is not disturbed."

"Oh so doc! Good. I'm with her sister Hana wants to see her. If possible we can see his condition." Seen the face of his father Steve rejoiced to see the news from the doctor Aldi.

"Yes, it'll take turns."

"Okay doctor thanks for the information. We'll be there soon."

"Yes are the same."

"How's dad?" Steve, who had been listening to his father, was very curious to see Hana.

"Yes, we're going there. Doctor Alvian Hana said many have responded. We pray that Hana gets better and recovers."

"Yes yeah!" Steve smiled happily getting news of being able to see Hana up close.

The nurse prepared a wheelchair for Steve. With his father Steve visited the ICU.

It was seen that Alvian doctor was still in the room giving a briefing to several nurses as well as the guard doctor. The nurse pushing the wheelchair pressed the belt on the ICU door. Dr. Aldi and Dr. Alvian turned to the door.

Soon, the two left the room.

"How's Steve doing?" Doctor Alvian said hello to Steve.

"Good doctor."

"Would it seem that his spirit wants to see his sister?" Doctor Alvian gives Steve motivation. After the great depression Steve is very easy to drop.

"Yes doc. I can't wait to see it."

"I'll deliver yes!" Doctor Alvian gestured to Doctor Aldi. Doctor Aldi is seen nodding indicating he gave permission.

After wearing sterile clothes, Steve escorted Alvian doctor into Hana's room.

"How are you doing Hana? There are guests who want to see you Hana. Let's see who's coming?" Doctor Alvian mimics the style of Dr. Aldi. Although Hana's level of consciousness is still in a coma, she is seen responding when spoken to.

"Look at his hand move. Then he hears our conversation." Doctor Alvian pointed at the part of Hana's hand that moved even though it was weak.

Steve looks happy. Her face was radiantly expressing pleasure in her heart after a long time she had not met Hana.

"We're approaching ya!" Doctor Alvian pushes Steve's wheelchair closer to Hana's bed.

"Nih Hana! There's your brother Steve. Do you miss your brother?" Doctor Alvian spoke again.

Hana's speechless. There was no response back. Not like before.

"Why didn't Hana respond to the doctor?" Steve's anxious.

Doctor Alvian drew closer and whispered in Steve's ear.

"Try to remember the sweet memories with Hana. You tell me those memories!" Doctor Alvian gestured to nod his head.

Steve pondered, recalling the sweet memories with Hana.

"Hana, don't you want noodles with chocolate ice cream? You still remind me that our mother always makes food for us? That's why we have the same hobby." Steve just found out that Hana's favorite meal is the same as him, because since childhood his mother always spoiled with the food.

Silent moment. All quiet. Steve grabbed Hana's hand and stroked her gently. A few minutes later, a firm grip gripped Steve's palm. Everyone in the room had their eyes fixed on the soft hand that had been lying weak yesterday.

Steve was shocked, seeing Hana's response so strong. The one that had previously only moved a finger, now changed. Hana's fingers held Steve's palm so firmly.

"Aldis.. " Doctor Alvian approached the door and called out to Aldi.