Love Without But

Advice from Roland Emery

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The nausea hasn't gone away, too?" asked Mas Agung when I came out of the bathroom and immediately laid down a limp body on the bed.

"Yes, brother, dizziness is equally hot cold as well," I replied weakly.

"Sister to the drugstore first, yes, Dek, make a purchase of antangin. Who knows later if you have taken medicine can be cured," said the gentle-hearted man. He immediately grabbed the jacket and motorcycle keys lying on the nightstand. Then out the bedroom door after having previously covered my entire body.

"Don't be long, yeah, brother!" I exclaimed before his back was gone from sight.

"Yes, Deck." Mas Agung closed the door of the room. 

After taking the medicine in the wind up to two packs at a time and previously had scrapes too, but for the third time I had to vomit violently the whole body felt limp like boneless. Tears began to seep in every corner of the net. I staggered and dropped back on the bed.

Madam Mila who knew that I was still vomiting did not stop from afternoon until night, suggested that Mas Agung take me to be examined to the nearest doctor practice.

"Take a look at it, Gung, Kasian Dhinil from earlier vomiting doesn't stop from first coming here."

"Yes, tomorrow morning at most, Ma'am, now it's almost ten at night" said Mas Agung later. Then re-entered the room because it was late at night.

Mas Agung laid his body on the bed right next to me. He stared fixedly at my face which had only been five weeks memorized by him. Her thin lips covered the smile while putting the back of her hand on my forehead. "It's still cold hot, isn't it?" tanyanya is attentive. 

I was only able to shake my head weakly, answering the question he had just asked. Almost midnight, but these eyes could not be closed just rolled weakly helplessly on the bed since last. The tall man beside me was asleep. His right hand hugged my body. His smooth snoring began to sound regular.

***

The sound of an alarm ringing on the nightstand kept me awake. Eyelids can not open perfectly because drowsiness is still mastered. I got up from the bed and sat down for a while at the bedside to gather a consciousness that was not yet perfectly fused.

It looks like the thin bearded man is still closed. A sign that he is being carried by a dream. I slowly lowered my legs and walked towards the restroom. 

After nearly thirty minutes of self-cleaning, I pushed and opened the bathroom door with a towel wrapped around the body. Intentionally got up and immediately took a bath before the morning dawn. Hopefully the dizziness and nausea that I felt last night can disappear after the head is washed with cold water.

On the side of the bed was seen the husband was sitting while checking his phone. Our eyes met while looking at each other. Then throw each other smiles.

"Gasik temen jam saiki wis adus," asked Mas Agung saw my hair wrapped with a winding towel perched on the head.

"Yes, dong, let's go. Brother just woke up? Cepet there to the bathroom first, azan tuh, later the bad luck of the morning prayers."

"Well, my wife Solehahku .. "is always smiling. Get up from her seat and walk to the bathroom door.

After cleaning yourself and wudhu Mas Agung came out of the bathroom then wore a cocoa shirt and sarong to immediately perform congregational prayer with me. The routine was habituated a few days after we got married. When it is clean from menstruation. Because a week before Ijab kabul I was getting monthly guests.

The sturdy man now stood a few steps ahead. Been ready to be a prayer priest and priest all my life. I am grateful to have been united with a man who is obedient and righteous like the figure of a man who now lives with me. Allah has answered all the prayers and hopes for a soul mate who can bring them closer to the Almighty.

The sound of takbir began to be heard from Mas Agung, a sign that the dawn prayer ritual had begun. I followed from behind his every move and listened eagerly to every chant of prayer that my priest read eloquently and tartil.

***

After breakfast Mas Agung took me to the nearest practice midwife. It was not until ten minutes that we were in front of the village midwife's house.

A few minutes waiting for the queue to be heard my name was called and welcome to enter the check room. The young midwife asked what complaints were felt. After hearing all the complaints told by me in detail. The midwife smiled faintly and asked, "What date was the month yesterday the first day of the last period?"

"Sorry, Mom, what do you mean, huh? My forehead frowned at the sign of not understanding the question asked by the midwife just now.

"Last the Neng dapet menstruation when? what date? The midwife repeated her question.

"That's a week before the wedding, huh, Neng, the first day of her last period?" ask the midwife to make sure.

"Yes, Mom, right. Even during the wedding ceremony, I was still in a state of menstruation, not yet holy from menstruation," I replied plainly.

The midwife then told me to go to the bathroom, asking to pee and put him in a small bowl. As well as asking for urine to be taken to the check room to be despacked using a pregnancy detection device.

I obeyed all the instructions from the midwife, although the heart was a little uncomfortable because it had to urinate while accommodated using the small object.

"Sorry, ma'am, here's the urine, okay?" I smiled at you rattling. Hand over a small bowl of urine and then received by the midwife and put it on the table.

 The midwife's hand picks up the object for a pregnancy test, after opening the package and dipping it into a bowl of urine. A few minutes later, there was a red two-colored line of the small, elongated object.

"Positive, Neng," said Bu midwife smiling kindly.

Hearing Ma'am midwife's words, my feelings raged between surprise and happiness. Not expecting at all if it will be as soon as it will be immediately entrusted by the Almighty. When the age of marriage entered the five weeks I had tested positive for pregnancy.

After being calculated from HPHT (the first day of the last menstruation), the midwife stated that my current gestational age was six weeks. Which immediately surprised me and immediately commented.

"But, Mom, I got married on July 5th last month so it's only five weeks, six weeks pregnant?" shalku.

"Yes, Neng, because the gestational age is calculated from since HPHT or commonly called the first day of the last menstruation, not calculated according to the time of intercourse or the wedding day." The midwife explained clearly.

"But, when I first got my period on June 29th, Mom, while I was married on July 5th, how can I be counted already pregnant? Period and marriage contract has not been counted pregnant?" my protest is still going strong.

"Yes, Neng, that's how you calculate gestational age. From the first day of the last period not from the wedding day." The midwife repeated her explanation.

"Mother love nausea drugs and blood-boosting vitamins that must be taken during pregnancy, yes," continued Bu midwife.

"Yes, ma'am" I replied shortly. Still can't accept the explanation from the midwife.

When I finished saying goodbye and saying thank you to the midwife. Out of the check room was immediately welcomed by Mas Agung.

"Where, Dek, Adek why did Bu say midwife?" tanyanya.

"It's okay, brother." I answered slowly.

"Continue yesterday why vomit like people in the wind again?" then later on

I was hesitant to share this pregnancy news with my husband. Because a few days after marriage he once said that he could delay pregnancy first for a while until the time felt ready. Gathering courage, I finally told him.

"Positive pregnant sister."

I saw the flat expression on the face of the thirty-year-old man when he was just giving the pregnancy news. There is a sense of tightness in the chest when seeing the attitude of the husband who used to hear the news that is commonplace is always expected by a newly married couple to quickly get the baby.

"So don't like it, if Adek is pregnant now?" ask slowly.

"Well, what else, if it's been given, yes, it must be accepted." Mas Agung replied still with a flat expression making this heart full.

"Udah is done all, right, let's go home," he walked towards the motorcycle parked in front of the house Midwife. I followed behind him without saying a word.

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