Not a Widow

Good Bye Oma's

9 Months have passed, Now all family members are gathered in the hospital to wait for the presence of someone who has been waiting for this later.

Among all the people Keenan and Mahendra were the most worried about Mela. For they had heard much about the death of an old woman for giving birth to a baby.

Syafira stroked her husband's straight back trying to calm down. "We pray the same Yes Mas, may Mama and Mas's sister be safe in there" Syafira said.

Keenan nodded, though he was not calm. Tio and Vienna gave support to Mahendra who had been pacing back and forth in front of Mela's room.

A doctor came out from inside. "Mother Mela called Mr. Mahendra to accompany her inside" the doctor told Mahendra.

Mahendra nodded, with cold sweat he entered the room. When Mahendra entered, he saw that Mela's face was already filled with sweat on her face.

Mahendra rubbed Mela's forehead while kissing her. He could not bear to see the current state of his wife. Although there was a bit of happiness as his future son would be born today.

"Mama must be strong yes, for Papa, Keenan, Syafira and the others. My dad will always support my mom. If you're in pain just bite papa's arm as an impingement"

Mela nodded weakly. "Mama asks if mama can not open her eyes again, papa must live happily with our children" said Mela as her eyes looked at Mahendra.

Mahendra shook his head, his tears falling. "Mom can't say that, Mama should be safe. We're taking care of our son with Ma"

Their conversation had to stop because Mela had started straining. The doctors who had prepared were immediately approached Mela and prepared to handle her.

"Come on, push as hard as you can" said the doctor who handles Mela. Mela took a deep breath while holding Mahendra's hand.

"Come on Ma, Mama can do it"

Mela almost ran out of energy if she did not get the spirit of her husband. Once again Mela pushed and pushed firmly even she also shouted loudly.

While outside the room, Keenan cupped his hands in front of his face. He could not hear the screams of his mother who was struggling in there.

Syafira who holds Azka and Azkia also feels what Keenan feels. Syafira looked at Azka and Azkia alternately. "You doain Oma ya kiddo" he said as he kissed them.

"Mama.mama.yes"

"Yes, dear Oma."

Time passed, ever since Mahendra entered and accompanied his wife. Suddenly the sound of crying babies was heard from outside the room. Make everyone who hears it happy and give thanks many times.

Keenan stood with his happy face, his sister had now been born into the world. But the happy look was lost when he saw his Papa coming out with a face that was as damp as crying.

"Where is Mela?" Tio asked as he approached Mahendra. Mahendra stared at everything one by one then Mahendra dropped himself on the beach with sobbing sobs.

"What about pa?" Keenan asked impatiently. Mahendra's cry this time was not as usual. It made Keenan fret half to death.

Mahendra did not answer. Keenan shook Mahendra's body with both hands. "Jawab Keenan pa, Mama what? Mama's fine, right"

"Sorry Keenan, Mama has left us all" Mahendra replied. Keenan's shoulder felt very weak, his world seemed to collapse hearing this.

Syafira shut her mouth in disbelief, she cried in silence. Tio and Vienna were also crying. They did not expect Mela to leave this way.

"No, papa must be lying. Mama must have just pushed us. Mama couldn't have died Pa" Keenan cried and raved that he couldn't believe Mahendra's words.

Tio hugged Keenan tightly. "Please, son, let your mother go quietly. Don't let him get overwhelmed because of your crying"

"Mama is still alive Well, Mama has promised Keenan to give birth to Keenan's sister safely" she said.

"Son, no one knows about that age. It's god's secret. And maybe it's time for your mom to leave

Keenan was devastated by Mela's departure. With a shaky step he walked into the room that became a silent witness of the departure of his mother

Keenan saw that Mela's body had been enveloped by a white cloth, Keenan walked over. His hands shook when he was about to open them. Instantly he saw Mela's pale face.

"Mama wakes up Mah, Keenan loves mom. Please don't joke like this Mah" Mela's body was so cold when Keenan touched her.

Mahendra came and stood beside Keenan. "Take care of your mother, son, let her calm down." Mahendra said although he also still did not accept the departure of his wife.

"But what about Keenan's sister pa? Who will give him a breast? Who will give her a mother's love?" Ask Keenan. Mahendra is silent and does not answer that he also thinks like Keenan.

"Papa will be a father and mother to him. For asi maybe papa should give him formula milk only" said Mahendra.

Syafira left Azka and Azkia with her parents outside. While he was in the room. Where Keenan and Mahendra are.

Syafira walked over to Keenan and Mahendra. Syafira saw Mela's body was stiff in place. Syafira could not resist the sobs. He cried while hugging Mela's body.

"Ma, Syafira doesn't want to say anything to mama. Except the Syafira Prayer for Mama. Syafira prayed that she would be calm and acceptable to God's side"

"Syafira after Mama's promise, Syafira will take care of your little baby. Syafira will take care of it just as Syafira looks after the twins, thanks Ma for everything. Mama is the only person who teaches Syafira kindness like Mama. Goodbye Ma"

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Today the clouds above the sky are overcast, maybe the clouds also mourn the death of Mela. Tio, Vienna, Keenan, Syafira and Mahendra are currently at the cemetery.

The people who joined the service have returned home. And leave their families alone.  

Mahendra and Keenan crouched down on Mela's headstone. They also planted flowers for her.

"So calm mom up there, don't think anything about Alfon. Yes, papa has chosen a name for him. Alfon Alexander Nugraha's. Mom is calm now"

Now it was Keenan's turn to speak, Keenan held a gravestone that read Mela's name. Then rub it with his hands.

"Ma, Keenan has given Mama. Mama should be happy there. Don't forget about us Ma." Keenan said only a few sentences. His eyes still looked puffy because of his crying earlier.

Keenan and Mahendra then stood up and prepared to leave Mela's tomb. Syafira grabs her husband's body and embraces him. She knew her husband was at the bottom of the stage.

Not only was the Keenan family there. Except for his friends. They knew Mela had died from Mahendra and that second they would come to the funeral.

"Gue can't be the same Keenan, for 6 years I've been friends with him. He never felt this way" Reno said.

"He was devastated by the passing of Aunt Mela. During this time Keenan never felt lost but after he felt lost Keenan even looked very bad" continued Dito.

"Gue couldn't imagine if he were Keenan, his mother died while his baby sister needed him the most. I hope Keenan will continue to have happiness after this"

They soon returned from the funeral.

In the evening, all family members gather at Mahendra's house to hold the usual tahlilan when there are Muslims who died.

"Shodaqallahul Adzim" after reading Surah yasin. All the people present went home. They shook hands with Mahendra while saying a word of sympathy.

Syafira and Vienna also greeted their female guests. They throw smiles.

While continuing to shake hands. After the guests at home all they gathered in the living room with Mahendra holding his little son.

"So what's your decision on this?" Ask Keenan. They had a chance to discuss how Alfon went ahead. Keenan proposed that Mahendra stop working and be replaced by him.

Mahendra had to take care of his little sister. After all Mahendra is old, it is time to quit his job and enjoy his old age along with his children and grandchildren.

"Papa will stop working, and papa will also leave office affairs to you" finally after a long thought Mahendra finally made a decision as well.

"Thankurlqj if papa takes such a cuteness, we are very happy. Papa can focus more on treating Alfon" said Syafira agreed by Vienna and Tio.

"If you need help, you are reluctant to call us" Tio told Mahendra. Mahendra just smiled faintly and then saw the little face of his son.

"Look son, your sister is exactly the same as your mother's late home." Mahendra. Keenan approached Mahendra and looked at his sister's face closely.

"If she were a girl she would be beautiful like my mom" Keenan said. His hand stroked and touched Alfon's cheek. Mahendra nodded.

Vienna glanced at his watch that had shown at ten o'clock in the night, he and Tio said goodbye to Mahendra for the pulamg because it was very late at night.

"Thank you, larena, you guys have been running into me" he told Tio and Vienna. Tio patted bahi Mahendra sambip said. "We are family. If my negotiator goes home first" he said.

Mahendra nodded. Meanwhile Keenan and Syafira decided to stay the night. They can't leave Mahendra alone. Especially with his little baby who when the night often fussy.

"Yes pa" Keenan replied.

"Alhamdulillah, Papa thought he would be alone in this house" Mahendra's reply left Keenan's little heart pinched. "If Keenan lives here with papa how?"

Syafira was shocked to hear it because Keenan had not said anything to her. Mahendra glanced at Syafira before looking back at Keenan.

"Is your wife okay staying with you?"

Before itj, Syafira answered him firmly. "We will stay with papa, Syafira will also help papa take care of Alfon in accordance with the promise of Syafira to Almarhumah Mama" he said.

At times like this Keenan is very proud to have Syafira. Because he is very understanding and humble. Syafira looked at Keenan then. "Tomorrow we move move ya Mas"

"You want us to stay with papa forever?" Ask Keenan. Syafira. "Papa's father is alone, we should have his son with him." The answer.

"Emmh pa, Shafira can carry an Alfon?" Tanua Syafira's. "Of course I can, she is your sister-in-law now" Mahendra said. Syafira also carried Alfon with heart.

"Nda, edek ayi ya." said a little boy who turned out to be Azkia. Syafira smiled at Azkia. "Hey dear this baby grandpa, but this isn't Azkia's sister. But Azkia's Om"

O.oo..om" said Azka while imitating Syafira who said the word Om. Keenan is very worried about the twins. He held them and put them in his lap. "Papa's son if again talking gemesin yah"

"Emezin yah" said Azkia. Keenan just chuckled.

Seeing a child happy is the happiness of parents. If his late wife was still alive, then the atmosphere would be complete.

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Inside the room, Syafira and Keenan prepared to go to bed with their twins in their midst. Azka and Azkia had been asleep since then.

"Mas, are you okay" asked Syafira arrived. Keenan sighed while looking at Syafira. "I'm not saying I'm okay, I'm still thinking about Mama. I remember when my mom was still with me. And it turns out that yesterday was Mama's last hug for me" Keenan said as he stared at the sky of the room.

"I'm just as shocked as you are."

"The mother who has always been with us is gone forever"

[Soundtrack song playing]

Yesterday-seventeen

You were still here yesterday

With me enjoy this taste

Wish it would never end

With you

With you

The world looked so beautiful yesterday

And with you feeling all this

Passing through this black and white life

With you

With you

Now it's here alone

Looking for you doesn't know where

May you calm down there

Forever

I always remember you

Pray for you every night

May you calm down there

Forever

Now it's here alone

Looking for you doesn't know where

May you calm down there

Forever

I always remember you

Pray for you every night

May you calm down there

Forever

[Soundtrack off]

"Oh, we better get some sleep. It is not good to dissolve in sadness" said Keenan.

The next day, Mahendra paced back and forth while holding a crying Alfon. Mahendra thought Alfon was crying from thirst. Since yesterday Alfon has not drank anything because the mother who should have given him breast milk is gone.

While Syafira was dressing the twins with Keenan, they both did not know about Alfon crying below.

"It's done"

"Yeeyyyy endong unda, kia mo endong" with a language that is not too fluent Azkia asked to be carried on Syafira. "Ka uga, Ka mu endonh what (Azka too, Azka want to be carried with papa)

Keenan chuckled then he squatted down and aligned his height with the height of the little Azka. "Azka want to be carried behind or in front?" ask her.

"What's up, you're ayak umen"(Abehind pa, Azka wants to be like superman)

"Well if Kia just carry the front is the same mother?" said Keenan. Azkia nodded then her hand stretched out towards Syafira. Syafira immediately took Azkia and raised her to her sling.

syafira kissed both cheeks of Azkia's puffer. "Yok Azka is ready, Papa wants to carry Azka in the back. Azka ready?" ask Keenan, "ciyaaapppp what"(Pope of papa)

Keenan put Azka on his back then he made sure Azka was safe first and then he carried her. "His hands hold dear papa, will fall" said Syafira.

Syafira helps him, he directs Azka's hand to hold Keenan's neck. "Papa's champ has sia0a?" "yes what"(Yes papa)

"Supraman will fly nggggnggg" Keenan ran slowly and made Azka who was in his carrier laugh.

"Where is Mama?" tanyakanya.

"Ma? mmaksid Kia Oma?" Azkia nodded enthusiastically. "Oma's gone baby, now I'm in heaven"

"Sulga's? Kia mo e sulga nda" (Heaven? Kia going to heaven)

"Azkia must go to heaven as long as if big later Azkia diligently worshiped and devoted to parents and please help each other.

"Act? Kia au akti ama what da mama" (Bakti? Azkia wants to be devoted to papa and Mommy)

"Printer's son"

Although he was 1 year and 5 months old, Azka and Azkia could speak fluently like them. They were also quick to respond when Keenan and Syafira spoke to them.