Nindy (Hijabers Norak Conqueror of the Heart)

61. New Life

Sometimes people are too late in grief. Consider what is in front of the eyes and what has been felt is the most feared thing. They jokingly fought desperately, and ended up in vain. However, they forget that there is a God who can turn things around if He has willed.

God's help is really close. However, as human beings we are often easier to despair and not believe in God with all our heart. So in the end we are more likely to despair and forget if God's intervention is very large.

Nearly four months passed. Nindy was still lying in the hospital with a thin body and a bulging stomach, but that did not make the man's love fade. Yang Pou Han actually loved Nindy more and more, seeing how the woman struggled for the survival of her son, their first child.

A happy news from Sean Paderson, that Salwa has given birth to a son. Sean sent the photo of the newborn to Yang Pou Han. A very handsome baby, very similar to his father.

Once again Salwa had to give in, because Sean Paderson's genes came back to dominate. His face was so exact with the father, Salwa was only part of his difficulties in giving birth.

"I want to see too!" Nindy said softly, lying on top of the gurney with a slightly tilted position.

"Here, Sean failed to get a daughter. Looks like he's gonna speed up to get a girl." Yang Pou Han slightly chuckled after saying so.

"He's very handsome. I can't wait to see how our son's face will look" Nindy said as she rubbed her stomach, which is now entering the sixth month.

"She must be beautiful, as beautiful as her mother."

"I wish he looked like you. You know the happy thing for a woman is to have a child whose face is similar to her husband's. That indicates that the father really wants the child. I want him to look like you."

Yang Pou Han commented on the full smile of haru. Nindy's stomach is wrapped in hospital clothes. "I will love him and love him even if he looks more like you than me. Because he is the little angel that God gave us to decorate our married life. Whatever God gives, I will take care of him and love him. You don't have to worry about my love for him, heem."

"thank you. I'm grateful to be your wife."

"Heem, go to sleep now! You need to rest a lot."

A kiss was sprinkled on Nindy's forehead, with a gentle swipe on her head, accompanying Nindy into her deep sleep.

The daily routine that Yang Pou Han always did to strengthen Nindy in undergoing her treatment. The woman never complained about what she was doing. Even bad food is swallowed with pleasure in order to maintain the baby.

Nindy did not do any kind of surgery or chemotherapy that would harm the fetus it contains. However, the consumption of drugs and foods that contain anti-cancer with a bitter and bitter taste does not complain much. He never protested with hospital food menus that were beyond the capacity of the human tongue. Steamed garlic, beans, carrots, broccoli and other foods that are deliberately not seasoned into the daily menu Nindy in order to inhibit the growth of cancer cells in the stomach.

He chose to hold back the desire to eat well for the sake of his baby. Although Yang Pou Han did not have the heart to see his wife do it all, when she ate a delicious meal while Nindy had to eat such food.

There is guilt, let alone seeing Nindy's body getting thinner is very opposite to her stomach which is getting her heart bulged.

He can only encourage. Accompanying Nindy through hard days, although in his heart he wanted to cry for Nindy's condition, but he tried hard in front of his wife. If he is weak, how to give strength to the wife in undergoing the trials and trials of life that are now being passed.

The road is not always steep. Sometimes it will be straight and smooth without any significant hindrance. So too with life. Rest assured there will be a bright spot that will help us from some distress. And it will surely come after the endless rain of overcasts replaced with beautiful rainbows that spoil the eyes.

***

Nindy's condition was very bad, pale face with a weak body. The cancer cells gnawed at her body, making Nindy unable to just sit back.

Doctors recommend to perform a cesarean section for the good of the mother and her child even though the delivery time is still waiting for the month. Deciding to give birth prematurely is a difficult decision, but it still has to be done. No other choice, all done just for the good of Nindy and the prospective baby.

Yang Pou Han walked into the operating room when a curtain of cover fortified the abdomen as well as the upper part of Nindy's body separately.

An injection of anesthesia is given in the spine, creating trauma for anyone who has ever experienced it. Skinny body and a bulging stomach make Nindy difficult to bend the body until like that. However, Yang Pou Han's grasp of the hand gave him the strength to go through it all.

He closed his eyes, felt a jolt run through his body, was so painful that it created a traumatic feeling. A single tear was successfully escaped, clasping the hand of the man who always accompanied by his side.

"You are an amazing woman. You can get through all this. Believe me, this is a struggle that is not in vain."

Nindy smiled as she nodded. Yang Pou Han constantly invited Nindy to speak, trying to distract the woman from what the doctor was doing on the lower part of Nindy's body that was blocked by the covering cloth.

"We'll keep our son together. When I get home, it would be nice to be greeted by you guys in front of the house.

"I'll look forward to that day. Our happy day. And that would be proof that our marriage is a happy marriage."

Nindy shed tears, feeling haru with sentence after sentence thrown by Yang Pou Han. Is that really going to happen? Even Nindy can't afford to just dream about it.

She can give birth to the baby safely is a miracle, she does not dare to ask for more for her life. All he wanted was for his son to be born safely without any lack of anything.

Although Yang Pou Han never mentioned about his illness, he understood that his body was not doing well. And it might get worse every day. Nindy could feel that even though her heart refused to accept the reality.

"Jangab's crying! Smile, because soon our children will see the world. Looking at her beautiful mother, who had fought so hard for her safety."

Nindy poked her lips, holding back the crying that actually wanted to break. Until the sound of a baby's cry distracts the two.

The taste of haru, sick and happy, melted into one. Even Yang Pou Han who had been talking since then could only be glued while directing his gaze towards the baby who had just come out of his wrapping membrane.

He was stunned, unmoved on the spot, unable to utter a word.

"Well, is that our son's voice?" nindy asked with a look at Yang Pou Han, waiting for an answer from the man. Instead of answering, Yang Pou Han was crying. The man let out a tear in the corner of his eye, which escaped without him being able to hold it.

"Well, is that our son?" Once again Nindy asked, shaking the hand of the man who had been holding her since. Until consciousness penetrated into Yang Pou Han's soul, the man rubbed his eyelids. He nodded later.

"Yes, Honey. It was the cry of our son. She's a girl" Yang Pou Han said interspersed with the man's cries.

***