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The hard slap floated right on Akash's right cheek. The man's face slammed. Along with the pain that felt hot on his cheek.
“If anything bad happens to Jackson, I will never forgive you! Take that, Akash!” agen shouted, teary-eyed.
“Asten! Stopit! This is not the time you vent your emotions to Akash!” baker exclaimed immediately pulled Asten's body away from the eldest child.
Asten let go of Baker's hand on her shoulder, the woman's eyes seemed so red, her emotions growing fiery, as her husband rebuked her.
“Bela only! You defend your favorite child who usually only harm my family!” ahsten exclaimed so emotionally, even now Asten dared to glare at the husband she usually despised.
“Enough! Be quiet! Stop that shit! Focus on Jackson in there!” yells.
Baker followed the emotion of hearing the wrong speech that his wife said. I don't know why Asten always thinks that he always defends Akash. Baker knew better who he was pampering more between Akash and Jakson.
Akash, who was struggling, finally chose to sit in the waiting chair at the end.
He relaxed his body, with both elbows holding on to his thighs, and both hands he rubbed against his face violently.
“Yes God, please save Jackson, may he be fine, Lord,” softly with a feeling that increasingly feels chaotic when he remembers the events of a few hours ago, he said, the shot struck Jackson's body.
In fact, the sound of the explosion and the moans of Jackson were still clearly ringing in his ears.
Asten also sat his body on a waiting chair near the operating room. His current world felt crumbling, all the sadness in the world as if it was beating on him. He felt, if his life was not okay now, especially when he knew his only favorite child was entering the operating room.
After an hour of waiting, a short bell was heard, and the doctor came out. Signs that the operation is complete. And then Jackson was pushed over the gurney into the recovery room.
Akash, Asten and Baker immediately followed where the gurney Jackson was sleeping in.
One of the sisters inserted a heating device into the bottom of Jackson's leg, then put an oxygen hose in Jackson's nose and attached several aids and heart rate detectors at Jakson's fingertips.
“Doctor, what about my son? What really happened, Doctor? My son won't experience any ill effects right, Doc?” ask Asten so worried.
“Operation is running smoothly, and for now, your child only needs recovery. For the matter of the bullet in the body of the mother's child, has been successfully removed, and for the effect may be in the next few months, Mr. Jackson will experience pain in the shoulder, he said, and it is advisable not to lift heavy objects because it will be at risk to the nerves in his hands and shoulders,” said the Doctor explained.
Baker and Akash who heard the explanation from the Doctor, they breathed a little. The doctor also explained that Jackson fainted from shock, not from the effects of a bullet embedded in his shoulder.
After the Doctor and the sisters left, Asten approached the gurney, where Jackson was still unconscious.
“That's your fate, son. Forgive me for not being able to protect you, forgive Mom, Jackson ..” Asten sobbed while rubbing Jackson's head and also occasionally kissed the cheek of his favorite child.
Akash did not dare to just approach, he was still standing right beside his father. He turned towards Baker. Facing him with the head that he bowed deeply, because he felt so guilty.
“I'm sorry, Dad,” quietly, making Baker's attention immediately switch to him.
Baker took a breath, then the tall man suddenly danced the body of his eldest son, holding him in his warm embrace.
“Have ... it's okay. It's not your fault. Relax, Jackson will be fine,” Baker said in a voice that sounded a little softer than usual.
Asten who heard Baker's words, he immediately turned cynical, wanting to feel he denied the words of her husband who said that Akash was innocent of this incident. However, the current calm is too weak, he chose to silence first and focus back on Jackson.
“Thank you, Dad,” said Akash with a voice that sounded a little hoarse.
“No. It should have been Dad who thanked .. thank you for saving Jackson. Thank you for protecting her, and thank you for being a good brother to her,” Baker said, looking up at the ceiling.
There was the same tightness he felt, because on the one hand he knew very well that his eldest son was always getting different treatment from him. Although conscious, but that's what Baker can do to educate his two children, although the upbringing he gave to Akash and Jackson is very much different, but behind the uplift he kept a certain purpose, he said, so that the character between the two children can grow in accordance with their respective characters without having to compare or equate them.
“I'm sorry Dad too, Akash. Sorry because Dad always applies hard to you,” said Baker who unwittingly a drop of tears had fallen down his cheek.
Akash is not holding back his grief. He could only remain silent, not twitch in the slightest.
Baker took off his embrace, and the most unexpected thing Akash had never felt for a long time, when Baker suddenly kissed the top of his head, then rubbed it slowly.
Akash was glued, looking at his father's old, wrinkled face.
“You better get home soon. Your mother and wife will be worried about you,”, said Baker, gently shuffling Akash's hair, with a faint smile.
“T-but Dad, Jackson ‘kan hasn't—”
Baker shook his head slowly. “It's okay. He will soon realize, you better go home soon,” he said again.
Akash finally nodded. Then turned to look at Jackson and Asten at a glance, looking at him with pity. Akash went and left the room.
However, as Akash greeted and kissed his father's hand, Asten suddenly got up from his seat, then walked away leaving the two of them while bending his face, so sour.
Even when Baker called and asked, the woman did not care.
“Edwin, thank you for saving Jackson. Your body will never be forgotten, you are indeed the best person God sent to look after and care for my son,” said Baker, who is now outdoors with Akash and Edwin.
“No need to thank, Sir. It has become my duty and duty. It is precisely I who should be grateful to the family of Mr. Akash, because you and Mr. Akash want to trust me,” Edwin said while bowing politely.
Baker gave a faint smile, then he patted Edwin's shoulder and stroked him slowly. “You guys be careful, remember, there are still a lot of white lizards around you. Always be vigilant, and please be patient if you have arrived,” Baker said.
Akash and Edwin nodded in understanding. They left Baker.
In the basement of the hospital, when Akash and Edwin just got out of the elevator, they were surprised by the presence of someone standing near their car.
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Who is that Hayoooo???? Can anyone guess?
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