Married by Promise

PROLOGUES

Sunlight penetrated through a hospital room window in Jakarta, the door of the room's window facing directly east where the sun greeted the world in the morning.

An old man was sitting on the edge of the bed where he was being treated, his wrinkled skin clearly illustrating how long he had seen this world. In his left hand there is an infusion that he has been using for several days, and on his face is still attached a breathing apparatus connected to an oxygen tube behind his bed.

His breaths repeatedly sounded claustrophobic, slowly his tears poked considering there was still one hope that was still buried in the depths of his heart. The hope he so desperately wanted to make before he closed his eyes and left the world that had given him so much of a story.

A middle-aged woman came into the room, but the arrival of the woman did not make the old man who had been staring out the window look at her.

“yah, early in the morning koq already sitting like this?” said the woman as she approached the old man.

“Mana Mila, didn't she promise to come here today” asked the old man in a raucous voice and his breathing clearly sounded tight.

“ini is still early in the morning well, Mila is still teaching at school” replied the woman.

The old man took a deep breath, “can't he spare more time for me?, or he was angry because I asked him to marry a man of my choice” said the old man with a disappointed face.

The old man immediately put his feet up on the bed, the look on his face showed a disappointed and regretful face.

“well, don't force Mila, she also has a choice for her life” said the woman as she rubbed the face of the old man who had started lying on his bed.

“nak, I chose the nicest man I have ever met in my life, I would love to have the blood of that man” said the old man, His memory hovers at one event he has experienced.

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The old man had just finished praying in a mosque, he leaned on the pole of a nearby mosque. His body felt so heavy, his breathing felt tight, he looked around, there were only a few people there who focused on their respective activities.

The man's breathing grew increasingly congested, he began to hold onto his chest, his gaze began to blur, and finally the atmosphere he saw darkened.

The man had just opened his eyes, he saw the situation around him, but his neck could not be moved, he tried to move his hands and feet, but everything felt stiff. On his face felt there was a breathing apparatus attached and his hands there was also felt a needle drip attached. ‘aku like this again’ the old man's inner.

“Alhamdulillah you are aware sir, I called the doctor first” said a man who had accompanied him long enough in the room.

Before long a doctor came, he immediately examined the old man, his heartbeat was checked through a stethoscope, the man's pulse was also checked through his wrist and neck, the doctor also examined the old man's eyes with a small flashlight he was carrying.

When the flashlight hit the old man's eyes, the glare made him want to blink, but his eyes could not be blinked.

The doctor then shook his head.

“it looks like there is an uneventful flow of blood to the brain, so that some parts of the body do not function, this is also because of the ability of the lungs are not good at inhaling oxygen, maybe this father is a heavy smoker, but this will not be long and will return to normal, the symptoms are almost similar to a stroke, but this is not a stroke ” said the doctor slowly explained, the man nodded slowly as if understanding the doctor's explanation.

“if you can not accompany her again, you can leave, many sisters can see her here” continued the doctor.

“not what dock I can still accompany him here, besides the police have not been able to find his family,” said the man in a flat tone.

“but you have been here for 3 days, does it matter if you accompany this father for longer?” said the doctor.

“no koq dok, I am only unemployed, so there is nothing to worry about.” replied the man was relaxed.

“kamu this, if you are not a problem, yes good, so this father is accompanying, invite him to talk, so that his brain is aroused to work” said the doctor smiled.

The doctor then left the young man with the old man who did not know each other.

“thank God sir, you are aware, it has been 3 days you are unconscious, but it's okay, I will accompany you until your family comes.” said the man after the doctor left and closed the door of the nursery.

“so that you are not bored, maybe you want to hear my story” said the man, He then told his experience climbing several mountains, in Indonesia and also abroad, he said, he also recounted some of his experiences that had been adventurous in the interior and corners of this country.

2 Days passed, the young man had told much of his climbing experience to the unknown old man who was still lying weakly in front of him. That afternoon the young man who was taking care of the old man had just finished his Friday prayer, and he entered the old man's ward. The old man who noticed the man's arrival turned to him.

“thank you for accompanying me” he said in a still stingy voice. The man looked at the old man with a shocked face,

“you can talk sir?” without waiting for a long time, he immediately called the doctor to immediately examine the old man.

The doctor who came to do what he had done before, checked the old man's heart rate, pulse, and eyes,

“it seems to have improved enough and this is much faster than I expected” he said as he looked at the young man, and the young man nodded in understanding.

“what's your name sir,?” ask the doctor while sitting on the edge of the hospital bed,

“i Sarman, I am from Jakarta” said the man who finally known his name was Mr. Sarman, doctors and young men who guarded it had lost their sense to find his identity, not even the police were able to find the identity of the old man,

“anda from Jakarta?, it's worth the police confusion to find your family here, then why you can get to Cilacap ini” asked the doctor trying to dig up information about Mr. Sarman.