My madam, my poison

Become a hero (again)

I open my eyes slowly and look around me. It's not in a wide field or in a dark alley. Does this mean I'm still alive?

I tried to move my body, but I had a little trouble because one of my hands was attached to an infusion tube. I'm sure right now, I'm still in the natural world, and yes, my current place is in a hospital treatment room. After the terrible incident in the taxi this afternoon, it turns out that God still gives me a long life.

Not long ago I heard the sound of the door creaking. A nurse smiled kindly at me.

"Thank God, I'm conscious" he said. He then checked the infusion bag hanging on the support pole.

"What time is this, Sus?" my many.

"Almost four in the afternoon, ma'am."

"Astaghfirullahaldzim! Cake order Anita's!" I panicked at once. I promised to deliver the cake before three in the afternoon. He must be waiting for his cake.

"Where are you going?" the nurse asked when she saw me trying to stand by holding on to the support pole of the infusion fluid bag.

"I ... um .. would, …"

"Mother's condition is still weak, you better not move much first."

"But, Sus. There's important business I have to do."

"Mom's health is much more important."

I could only give up when the nurse forced me to lie back on the patient bed.

"Mother was found unconscious in a taxi that was on fire. It seems like I inhaled too much smoke" said the nurse named Nadira.

"What, Sus? Burning off?"

"Yes, Mom. Lucky a man who was out there managed to get Mom out of that ill-fated taxi in the last seconds of the taxi was on fire until it finally exploded."

"Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji. Are there any victims besides me, Sus?"

"The taxi driver survived because he was in the toilet."

"Alhamdulillah. Oh yeah, does Sister know who helped me get out of that cab?" my many.

"The man who helped Mom is currently in front of this treatment room. Do you want to meet her?"

I nodded my head in response.

"Wait a minute."

Sister Nadira passed from before me. Moments later he reentered my treatment room with a man I knew well enough.

"Herdians?"

"Thank God, you're finally conscious."

"Ja-ja-di you helped me out of that cab?" my many.

"Yes. I just happened to be entering SPBU. But I was suspicious of a taxi near the place because I saw smoke coming out of the car's glass. I knocked on the taxi door too. But there is no reason so I had to break the glass of one of the car's glass to help you get out of the taxi" said the father of one of Lyra's classmates' fathers.

"thank you. If without your help I might have, …"

The tall man smiled.

"Don't thank me, but thank God. I am just an intermediary. Oh yes, this is your bag. I think you should check your phone immediately. Your family must be worried." Herdian handed me my sling bag.

"Thank you."

"No need to thank me anymore" he said.

I quickly grabbed my phone from my bag and checked the messages and call list. Mother's number, Fina, Mr. Amin and Ms. Anita's meet the call list. Even Anita's mom has contacted me more than ten times. The reason is reasonable, he must ask why I have not delivered the cake.

The first person I called was my mother.

[Hello, Assalamu'alaikum, Ma'am]

[You finally called Mom. I'm worried why it's been this afternoon you haven't come home. Mom tried to call your employee but she said you were taking a cake to Anita's house. Where are you now, son? You're okay, aren't you?]

[Ehm ... Can you come to the hospital now?]

[Hospital? Who is sick?]

[I've had a bad time, Mom]

[Too long story. I can't tell you that over the phone]

[Yes, I'm going to the hospital now]

- Interrupted calls -

After mom, the next person I called was Anita's mom. The tone was heard, but he ignored my call.

"You look agitated, is there someone you're having a hard time contacting?" ask Herdian.

"Yes, he was one of the cake buyers in my shop. I was going to send a cake to her house. But it turns out. No one knows what will happen a minute later. Anita called me more than ten times. Right now he must be waiting for his order cake," I explained.

"Hopefully Anita will be able to understand this incident. If offered, no one wants to get a disaster" said Herdian.

About twenty minutes later mother, Fina, Lyra, and Mr. Amin entered my ward.

"Mother!" scream Lyra. He then slid into my arms. The crying began to break.

"Mother .. hu .. hu .. hu .. hu .. Lyra is afraid," she cried.

"Mom's okay, honey. Lyra don't cry" I said, gently stroking her head covered in hijab.

The mother's gaze then turned to Herdian who was standing not far from the patient's bed.

"Herdians? Are you here?" tanyakanya.

The man smiled as he nodded his head.

"It was Herdian who saved my life and took me to this hospital" I explained.

"Thank you very much, son. Can I know what's really going on?"

"Zura was locked inside a taxi that exploded."

"Astaghfirullahaldzim! How did that taxi explode?"

"Let's see, the cab I've been in just refueling. There might be a short circuit in the engine to cause the cab to explode."

"Lantas, what about the cab driver?"

"The taxi driver survived because he was in the toilet."

"Haikal's father" call Lyra to Herdian.

"Yes, son."

"Thank you for saving my mother. I became a hero to my mother again. Haikal must be proud to have a father like Father" said Lyra.

"Together, Honey. This is God's help. You're just an intermediary."

Suddenly Herdian glanced at the circular watch on his wrist.

"Ehm .. sorry. Looks like I have to go now. There is still some business to be done. Oh yes, for the administration I have finished. So if the doctor has allowed you, you just go home" he said.

"Again thanks. God will repay your kindness" I said.

"Have said thank you, my clothes will be narrow." Herdian.

"I'll excuse you, Assalamu'alaikum."

"Wa'aalaikumsalam," we answered simultaneously.

Herdians. Once again, the man became my savior.

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