Mother to My Nephew

21. Annisa Coming.

Shortly afterwards a nurse came carrying medicine and intravenous fluids.

“Hallo Rafa, we install the infusion first,” greet the nurse kindly.

Rafa looked at the nurse.

“Cacit no, custel?” asked Rafa weakly.

“Sick a little like being bitten by an ant,” replied the nurse then approached Rafa and stored the infusion and medicines for Rafa on the nightstand.

Sister holding Rafa's little hand.

“Suster borrow first, yes her hand,” the nurse said while looking for a point to attach the infusion needle.

“Rafa has not yet been bitten by fir, custel,” said Rafa while watching the nurse who was fumbling her hands.

“Oh….Rafa has never been bitten by an ant? If bitten by an ant it feels like pinched,” the nurse opens the infusion needle.

“Rafa doesn't want it to be cacit. Rafa's going to Mamah. Mamma….Rafa wants to go to Mamah....,” Rafa cried and then pulled his hand. Rafa held tightly to his hand.

“Rafa, relax Rafa. Rafa must be infused to heal quickly,” persuade Toriq.

“No want! Rafa wants to cama Mamah,” exclaimed Rafa while crying.

“Rafa....”, someone called Rafa.

Rafa heard someone call his name. His voice is as he knows it. Rafa stopped crying.

Rafa looked at the end of his bed. A young woman was smiling at him.

“Mamah.....,” exciting Rafa.

“Where's mamah dali? Rafa cali-cali Mamah,” Rafa is crying.

The young woman turned out to be Annisa who came along with Mother Elly and Roland. Annisa's approaching Rafa.

“Rafa why cry?” ask Annisa while rubbing Rafa's head.

“Rafa don't want to be injected!” rafa complained to Annisa.

“Not injected Rafa, but infused,” said Toriq who stood behind Annisa.

“Kata custel cepelti pinched. Rafa doesn't want Mamah,” Rafa whines.

Annisa rubs Rafa's head.

“Rafa, listen to Mamah. Rafa is sick again, so that Rafa must be healed quickly,” Annisa said while rubbing Rafa's head.

“Cacit Mamah,” whine Rafa.

“Later the sick Mamah rubbed while blown so as not to hurt again,” Annisa tried to persuade Rafa.

“Benel pronounced?” asked Rafa who looked at Annisa's face.

“Iya, whose pain Mamah rubbed while blown,” Annisa said once again.

Rafa gave the hand she had just held to the nurse.

“This custel,” said Rafa.

The nurse smiled and held Rafa's hand. The nurse quickly attached an infusion needle.

Rafa endured the pain.

“Cacit, Mamah,” whispered Rafa while grimacing in pain.

“Sabar, yes dear,” Annisa keeps wiping Rafa's head so that the toddler is calm.

Toriq looked at Rafa and Annisa. Rafa is so spoiled and complies with Annisa. Annisa also treated Rafa with affection.

Shortly thereafter the nurse had finished pairing the infusion on Rafa.

“Udah finished installing the infusion. It doesn't hurt, does it?” said sister.

“Cacit custel,” replied Rafa.

The sister smiled hearing Rafa's words.

“Mother, this is the medicine that Rafa must take,” the nurse gave the drug Rafa to Annisa.

“Thank you, sister,” Annisa said after receiving the nun medicine.

“Sama-sama, Mom. Excuse me first,” sister pamit.

Then the sisters left.

Elly's mother approached Rafa.

“Ah...grandson of Enin pinter, no cry, yes,” Mother Elly praised Rafa.

“Mamah, Rafa Hungry,” whine Rafa.

“Hungary? This Mamah bring Rafa porridge,” said Annisa while opening the goody bag she held.

“Rafa does not want to porridge, want naci oleng,” said Rafa.

Annisa turned towards Toriq.

“Bang, indeed Rafa can eat fried rice?” ask Annisa.

“But not allowed, later if the heat has dropped new can,” replied Toriq.

“Kata Om Toriq can not be, later if it is cured can only eat fried rice,” said Annisa.

“Iya deh,” said Rafa with a clear face.

“But mamamamnya cuapin cama Mamah,” said Rafa again.

“iya dear , later Mamah bribe,” replied Annisa.

“Annisa, I tipped Rafa. I am waiting for the patient. I'll book a room later for Rafa. I asked for your phone number so that I could easily contact you,” Toriq said and then handed his phone to Annisa.

With hesitation Annisa took Toriq's phone, then typed in her cell phone number. It was then returned to Toriq.

“Thank you,” says Toriq.

“Tante, Toriq excuse me first, the patient is waiting,” say goodbye Toriq to Ms. Elly.

“Ya, Toriq,” replied Ms. Elly.

“Roland, Brother first,” says Toriq.

“Iya, Bang,” replied Roland.

Then Toriq left the ward where Rafa was, just a few steps Toriq went Annisa called him.

“Abang Toriq.”

Toriq stopped his steps and turned around.

“Abang has breakfast?” ask Annisa.

“Not yet,” Toriq shook his head.

Annisa took out a goody bag she had just brought.

“This is breakfast for Brother. But do not be reproached if it is not delicious,” said Annisa while giving a goody bag to Toriq.

Toriq looked at the goody bag that Annisa was offering.

“Thank you Annisa,” said Toriq then took the goody bag offered by Annisa.

“Sama-sama,Bang.”

Then Toriq continued his steps out of the child ER.

At Toriq's doorstep was poking around with his Mom, Mother Pomegranate.

“Where are you, Toriq?” ask Pomegranate Mother.

“You work first, Mah. Patient waiting. Assalamualaikum,” Toriq continues his steps.

“Waalaikumsalam,” Mother Pomegranate saw her son who went out of the ER room.

After that, he entered the ER room.

“Assalamualaikum,” Ibu Pomegranate said hello when he arrived at the ward where Rafa was.

“Waalaikumsalam,” answer everything in Rafa ward.

“A long time Enin?” ask Mother Pomegranate while splashing with Mother Pomegranate.

“Not too long, Grandma,” replied Ms. Elly.

Roland kissed Pomegranate's hands.

“Eh. No college?” greet Mother Pomegranate.

“Have holiday, Aunt,” replied Roland.

Pomegranate's mother approached Annisa who was feeding Rafa.

“Rafa want to eat?” ask Pomegranate Mother.

“Slightly, Auntie,” replied Annisa while feeding Rafa painstakingly.

The toddler ate slowly.

“Have you booked an inpatient room for Rafa?” ask Pomegranate's mother to Annisa.

“Tadi Abang Toriq who want to order,” replied Annisa.

Shortly thereafter came the nurse.

“Mother, Rafa can already be moved to the inpatient room,” said the nurse.

“Shortly, Sus. Rafa eat first,” replied Annisa.

“Oh...well, later when you have finished eating tell me,” said sister.

“Iya, Sus,” replied Annisa then continued to feed Rafa.

Pomegranate's mother watched Annisa painstakingly feed Rafa.

Until finally the porridge that Rafa ate was exhausted.

“Alhamdullilah. Rafa is smart to eat it,” praise Annisa.

Rafa laughed while clapping.

“Now taken the medicine first,” said Annisa.

Annisa gives a tumbler that contains clear water, then Rafa drinks. Annisa reads the drug instructions Rafa one by one.

“That's the drug Rafa?” rafa asked looking at the medicine Annisa was holding.

“Iya,” replied Annisa while shuffling the medicine bottle then poured onto the medicine spoon that Annisa had previously flush with hot water.

“A..,” Annisa feeds Rafa the drug. The toddler opened his mouth and ate the medicine that Annisa had bribed. After that Rafa gulped down water on his tumbler.

Annisa shuffled the other medicine and then poured the medicine into a spoon.

“A again Rafa. It's a vitamin so it tastes sweet,” Annisa said.

Rafa opened his mouth and ate his vitamins.

“Sweet..Mamah,” praise Rafa and then drink water from the tumbler.