
As promised, Ardi came to swipe the wife of his little friend who is also his old patient.
He comes with Beno who is asked to replace the boss during Yoga to accompany Nara in the recovery process after two bad events.
"I've spoken to Alya, the obstetrician who handles Nara. He was my college friend and now works in this town."
Previously Ardi also did not know if the doctor who handled Nara was Alya, a college friend and ex-lover during college first.
"He is a great and accomplished doctor. I also sent Nara to him. Nara's been handled by the right person."
Yoga feels calmer after knowing that Alya is a person who has been close to Ardi. Now she had nothing to worry about anymore because despite being away from Ardi, here Nara had obtained a doctor who was as great as Ardi.
"Doctor, can I still get pregnant again?" ask Nara to Ardi.
Ardi was used to hearing that question from her patients who had failed pregnancies like Nara.
"of course. It is possible, Ra," replied Ardi who made Nara feel more relieved and not afraid anymore.
"There's no problem whatsoever with your reproductive organs. Your womb is clean and very healthy. It doesn't matter if you want to try again naturally."
Yoga turned to his wife beside him and they looked at each other.
"We didn't even know about Nara's pregnancy yesterday." Yoga explains the truth to Ardi.
"I forgot my last monthly injection schedule, Doc." Nara answered timidly.
Ardi simply nodded and did not respond to it further. She values the privacy of her patients including the reasons they are still delaying their next pregnancy.
"Saranku, if you plan to add baby, just do it naturally, enjoy the process and leave the results to the One Above. Allah Almighty Knows when it is best for you to accept that trust again."
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"I didn't think we'd see each other again here, Al. How are you?"
Ardi took the time to chat for a moment with Alya, before he left to return home, because he could not leave his pregnant wife too long.
"My news is good, Di. I also did not expect to handle your patient who is now my patient."
Ardi stole a glance towards Alya. Something has changed with his appearance now. The woman had been wearing a hijab that honestly left Ardi stunned and amazed when they first met again, a few hours ago.
"You're still the way you used to be, Al. Calm, graceful, always cheerful and full of smiles."
Alya did not not know Ardi's gaze to him. But he deliberately pretended not to know it and still open small talk with his ex-lover who is now the husband of another woman.
"How many months has your wife been pregnant?" alya asked just to reduce the awkwardness between them.
"In the fifth month, Al," replied Ardi with a smile, returning Alya's smile which was always engraved on his lips.
After that, silence was again created between them. Don't know what else to talk about, but don't want to end the accidental meeting.
"What about yourself? Aren't you married to your parents' choice?"
Alya just smiled answering Ardi's question.
"How old is your son or daughter?" Bunga's husband continued his question which this time was answered by his ex-lover.
"I haven't had a child."
Still with her trademark smile, Alya replied and this time ventured to stare at the face of the man sitting before her, in her examination room.
Simultaneously, suddenly Ardi also turned to look at him, so that their views met and clashed for a while.
There was the same longing that radiated in the light of both eyes. The longing for unforgettable togetherness, which they used to fill with creating good memories all the time.
When his consciousness returned, Alya hurriedly shifted her gaze and avoided Ardi's gaze that was still fixed on him, I don't know what he was thinking.
"Yes, Honey?" Ardi replied awkwardly as there was Alya nearby.
There was a speck of pain that touched the recesses of Alya's heart upon hearing Ardi's cordial call to his wife.
"I can't let these feelings come back. This is wrong, Alya. It's just a coincidence and it won't last long. Don't be shackled by your past anymore!"
Alya stood up and left Ardi who was receiving a voice call from his wife. He went into the examination room and hid behind the curtain that was the barrier.
Quickly there were tears that had paused and blurred his eyes. The breath began to stifle his chest.
Alya was silent, closed her eyes and let out a long sigh to calm herself down.
"Don't let him know, Al. Control yourself in front of him!"
Alya came out of the room and sat back down after hearing Ardi hang up his phone.
"Sorry, Al. I have to go now. My plane is leaving in less than two hours" Ardi said after saving his phone.
There is a sense of reluctance to part with the woman of his past so soon. But Ardi realized, everything was over and no longer the same as before. Now they are happy with each other's lives.
Again Alya just smiled and nodded her head.
"It's nice to meet you again, Di. May your journey be smooth and safe until your destination."
Ardi did the same, nodding and returning Alya's smile, with a heavy heart.
"I wish we could see each other again, Al. Although meeting you won't change anything between us, but I'm happy to see you again."
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"Don't .. don't come any closer .... Don't touch me ...."
The groaning was heard again when Nara was sleeping in her sleep.
Yoga's heart was torn to the ground again. He recalled seeing for himself how Nara kept trying to escape Marcell's body, when he broke through the door of the room.
"Nobody would dare approach you but me, dear. And no one would dare touch you but me. Because you're only mine, mine's the only."
Yoga rubbed Nara's head and kissed her forehead with a sliced heart. His sorrow was so deep every time he heard his wife moaning and pleading unknowingly in his sleep.
Trauma of the incident of abduction & the absorption of the substance that almost tarnishes his self-esteem, although only briefly but very imprinted and incised a psychic wound in his heart.
I don't know when the trauma will heal and disappear from him, but certainly at this time Nara is still always overshadowed by the fear of bad events.
"Don't be afraid anymore, honey. I will always be by your side and we will be together through these difficult times together. Remember what I always told you, we are strong because our love is strong and wonderful!"
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