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ASK FOR GRANDPA'S BLESSING

I looked at Jeni who was crying sobbing on the edge of the hospital ER room bed. Grandpa Darmawan was asleep after being given the drug by an ER doctor. A doctor came up to me and Jeni spoke. 

“ Guardians from Mr. Darmawan”, call that doctor. 

“ Ya”, Jeni and I answered in unison. Jeni walked up to me, we stood together listening to the doctor's explanation. 

“ Mr. Darmawan had a heart attack. Does he often complain of chest pain?”, the Doctor asked us. 

“ No. He never complained”, Jeni answered quickly. 

“ My guess is your grandfather has often experienced chest pain. From the results of the examination of his heart record must be immediately performed cardiac catheterization action by a cardiologist, we have consul to the cardiologist of the hospital kami”, said the doctor. 

“ What action should it take immediately?”, I asked.

“ Yes right, this should be done immediately. For more details there will be a heart specialist who will explain sir. And for financing you can ask in the government guarantee account section. Then I'm sorry”, Doctor smiled kindly.

“ thank you doctor”, I replied. 

I saw Jeni stupefied. I know he must be thinking about money to finance all this. Maybe right now I am the evil one but I feel the goddess Fortuna is on my side. I will not offer help but I will wait for him to come to me. 

“ Can you wait for grandpa? I'll go to the account section and call my family”, Jeni looks at me.

“ Go”, I smile. 

After Jeni left, I took my phone and contacted a few people. 

“ Doni, immediately take care of moving Darmawan's grandfather to our hospital. Take care of all the financing”, then I close the call. 

Then I dialed a number and made a phone call “ Good morning doctor Farhan”, I greet a number one cardiologist doctor in the country. A familiar greeting was heard from across the phone. 

“ Doctor, I need your help soon”.

***

Jeni sat with me in the car. He wants to talk to me alone. There were a few tears on her cheeks. 

“ Juan, I..want to ask for your help”, he said. “ My family can not provide help because their finances are difficult”, he swallowed his saliva anxiously. 

I knew it was a lie. His family refused to help him. The information I received was, Jeni's father broke off relations with his uncle because the uncle, Darmawan's grandfather, did not approve of his marriage to Jeni's stepmother at this time. Therefore, with all her strength, stepmother Jeni kicked them both out of the big family in a different way. 

“ I'll help you. But you have to help me too to get that land”, I said sounding sneaky. I know I am sinning right now, for committing a great sin by taking advantage of this girl's fear and sorrow. But I'm not just doing this because of my business problems, I want to be with him for a while. It looks selfish but I want to make sure I really like it or just admire it.

“ If my grandfather wants me to get married as a requirement in order to sell the land. I'm getting married. But give me time to find a partner, I have never had a boyfriend”, Jeni said slowly a little embarrassed because of her confession at the end.

I was a little surprised to hear his words. This girl how sweet she never had a boyfriend. "You really haven't dated?", I was curious.

She nodded in embarrassment "I was too busy fighting for survival because I decided to get out of the house during High School. So I had to work side by side to pay for my school fees" she said lightly like not a grief.

I gripped the steering wheel of a powerful car, the feeling of resentment towards Jeni's father struck. How could he abandon his son because of a woman. And Jeni changed the word 'expelled' to 'decided out' pissed me off. I'm taking a breath.

“ Don't find another man”, I said suddenly.

“ Sorry?”, Jeni looked at me confused.

“ Yes. Don't look for another man. Marry me”, I look at her deeply.

“ Yes I know. We are married until your goals and mine are fulfilled. After this operation I believe you need a lot of money for your treatment and life. After all this has passed you can go from me”, I said originally.

My current motto is the matter today I will solve today, for the thing that happens tomorrow I will rethink. I did this spontaneously without thinking about anything else.

“ Well I agree. But we will make rules that are mutually beneficial to each other”, he said extending his hand. 

I welcomed her hand out while looking at her two amber-colored eyeballs. Let's see if I love you or just admire you I said in my heart.

***

I transferred Grandpa Darmawan to my hospital. He was well handled and placed in the VVIP room. I was sitting on the couch right now and Jeni was sitting next to the patient's bed massaging her Grandpa's hand. 

“ Boy Juan”, grandpa calls me slow. I stood up and approached his bed.  “ Thank you for helping us. I'm a long time old, I shouldn't have to have this surgery. But thank you for helping me”.

“ Yes cake, I helped grandfather because I don't want to see Jeni crying every day”, I said honestly.

Grandpa smiled “ Jeni you have to get married soon so there is someone else who can take care of you. Grandfather is old, we don't know when God will take his creation. Grandpa wants to go without having any burden, grandpa wants you to be happy. Your life was too heavy during this”, Grandpa Darmawan stared sadly at Jeni. 

It's a family drama I don't really want to hear but somehow I didn't get out of there. 

“ Grandpa don't talk like that. Grandpa's been operated on by the best cardiologist. I'm sure grandfather will recover soon and can follow the healthy path again with friends grandfather”, Jeni tried to cheer up. 

Grandpa smiled then looked at Juan “ Are you guys not planning to get married?”, my brother is not easily diverted. 

“ Exist. If you approve I will marry your grandson”, I say firmly. 

Jeni looked at me in shock, according to our plan to talk about marriage after her grandfather was discharged from the hospital. I ignored his gaze. 

“ Really Jeni?”, grandpa asked Jeni.

Flogging “ ah, yes. I'm getting married to Juan kek. Because I love her, she is so” too, she said full of lies. I just kept quiet listening.

“ Jeni why did you never introduce nak Juan to grandpa?”, Grandpa asked curiously. 

“ Because the time is not right. Juan was so busy working”, Jeni replied before I had time to say a word. 

Grandpa Darmawan nodded happily. “ Alright I'll rest. You rest”, said grandfather and closed his eyes.

Jeni stood up from her chair and held my hand without warning. 

“ Our grandfather went first”, Jeni say goodbye. 

Jeni and I walked out of the room still clasping each other's hands. Up outside the door she quickly untied her hand, leaving a trace of warmth in my palm. 

“ We need to talk”, he said. 

“ Let's go to my place”, I agree.

“ No. At my place, my apartment”, he said firmly.

***