My Aunt is my Beloved
CHAPTER 2 – BABY
A young woman who was driven out of her home is pregnant.
Now he was in so much pain in the middle of the forest on his way to the city.
Beside him was only his sister Kania who was always loyal to be by his side.
“Aaaakkkkhhh!”
“Sister! Brother! Brother why? What's wrong with my brother, sir?”
The 9-year-old sister, who does not know well what pregnancy and birth are, panics, expecting compassion, help from a coachman who is the only other person who is together they were then.
“It looks like Big Brother Neng's amniotic fluid has broken and the baby needs to be born soon or if not, the baby and his mother will both die.”
As if his head was struck by lightning, Kania's mind suddenly went blank upon hearing the word death spoken by the coachman.
“Kakak... Hiks, hiks, Kakaaaaaaak!”
Noticing the panic of the younger brother, the coachman gently patted Kania on the shoulder.
“This is not the time for Neng to panic. Here in the middle of the forest, far from the help of villagers let alone hospitals. The only thing we can do now is do emergency labor ourselves.”
“But sir, there are no midwives here.”
For a moment it seemed that Mr. Kusir was hesitating about what he wanted to say, but then he said, too,
“Actually you used to be a midwifery student, but you came out before graduation because you could not afford toga fees so you could not graduate. But you've had three previous births helping experiences. If Neng trusts Father, let's save Brother Neng and his future baby right now in this place.”
“Hmm.”
With the words of Mr. Kusir, a little light of hope reappeared in Kania's eyes.
“What should I do, Sir?”
“Among Neng's luggage, is there a clean kitchen knife or scissors?”
“We don't have a knife, sir, but if the hair clippers are there.”
“Good. If a pot or container of the like?”
Kania's face immediately rubbed.
It is impossible in the padded bags he carries there will be a pot or the like in it.
“Nothing, Sir.”
“Hmm. Then we might be able to use the pot container for your horse manure only. Relax, it is still clean because it has not been used. We can take the river water that is 20 meters ahead. Heater, we can use firewood from tree branches around. Thank goodness it's dry season until the branches are dry. Can Neng collect both?”
“Hmm”, with determination Kania nodded.
Kania ran with the branches to fetch water from the river and then collected enough firewood to make a fireplace to heat the water that would be used to help with labor.
Meanwhile, Mr. Kusir uses some of the still cold water from the river carried by Kania to cool the body of the patient who is heating up due to childbirth.
The Pak Kusir looks very overwhelmed because it does it all by itself.
Until all the preparations are ready and labor finally begins.
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Thirty minutes later, though,
“Oeek, oeek, oeek.”
The baby was born safely.
However, neither Kania nor Pak Kusir had time to enjoy the pleasure.
That is because the condition of the mother whose bleeding does not stop due to labor done soberly.
It is a miracle that the baby can be born healthy without any defects.
“Pak, how is this? How about my brother?”
However, no matter how fast the horse runs, the limit is limited.
Moreover, horses need to rest periodically after traveling a certain distance.
Even before leaving the forest area, Sekar was dying.
“Kania, please take good care of this child in my place. That's right, his name is Dilan. I hope he can be a handsome boy as handsome as his father in the future and can be a happy citizen of the city, unlike his rusty mother in the countryside.”
“Kakak?”
Unfortunately with his last words, Sekar breathed his last.
“Tidaaaaaak!!! Kakaaaaaak!!”
Tears of sadness mixed with frustration soaked Kania's cheeks.
“Oeeek, oeeek, oeeek.”
The cry of the baby was immediately heard responding to Kania's thunderous scream.
The baby's cry was so cute, but in Kania's ear it sounded like music from hell.
The baby was born into the world by taking the life of his brother.
The baby, who was not even known to the end, was the father.
Kania simply could not help suppressing her hatred towards the baby who had snatched her brother from her side.
It was like Kania was strangling the baby's neck so that the sound of crying was no longer heard for eternity.
But once he saw the baby, Kania could see his resemblance to the brother he loved the most.
The baby is the last legacy left by the older brother.
The baby at the end of her brother's life begged Kania to take care of him.
How could I hate this baby?
“I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Baby Dedek.”
Kania also apologized for his error that had thought to kill the cute Baby Dedek.
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Kania initially wanted to bury Sekar's body after coming out of the forest.
But with the consideration of Mr. Kusir, Sekar's body was finally buried somewhere in the forest before coming out of the forest area.
Mr. Kusir reasoned that the foul smell of the body would be uncomfortable and could cause illness for the baby.
That's true, but the real reason Mr. Kusir suggested it was because he was afraid of being arrested by the police for carrying out illegal labor, so he wanted to leave evidence for eternity in the forest.
After all, Mr. Kusir's initial intention was sincerity that wanted to help the two brothers who looked tired.
Plus, thanks to him, at least the baby can be saved.
If only Mr. Cabby hadn't dared himself to lend a hand, it might not have been only the mother who would have died, but Dilan the baby may also not survive and will never be born into the world.
It's just that the law in Indonesia is unlikely to consider the sincerity of Mr. Kusir in his decision.
In the end, Kania and the Baby Dedek Dilan managed to leave the forest and visited a nearby village.
The first thing Kania did was ask for help from local residents who also happened to be caring for a baby.
And lucky, though, among Kania's luggage there is canned milk and luckily also Dilan who drank canned milk that is not for the baby especially by using water from the river as a mixture did not experience diarrhea.
Diarrhea in infants is the same as death so that Dilan can get out of the forest safely with a potluck is indeed a miracle.
With enough ASI supplies from local villagers, after taking a one-day trip Kania and Dilan managed to safely arrive in the city which is the initial destination of Kania and Sekar, Kania, the place where their former orphanage used to be is also located.
With the advice of Mr. Kusir, Kania immediately took Dilan to the hospital for further health checks.
