Patience of My Husband

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By evening Arka was still busy with her work accompanied by fried bananas that she had bought this afternoon. "Darling, it's late. Cepet rest" I persuaded

"Yes, a minute, baby. Nanggung nih bit again. You go to bed first" said Arka.

"No way, I want to be in your house" Rengekku while struggling spoiled in his arms.

"Why spoiled gini anyway. I'm a temenin but I'm doing my job" said Arka.

"No. I want you to sleep too. You are also tired baby, all day work, now is the time to rest you are still working. What if you get sick?"

"Don't doain sick dong. Doain I'm always given a healthy favor huh" Arka cupped her hands next to my cheeks.

"I'm not sick. I just want you to rest now so don't get tired." My firmness.

"Dear, just a moment. Just thirty minutes, yeah. You sleep here. Later let me move into bed" said Arka trying to seduce me.

"Yes thirty minutes"

"Yes dear. Come here." Come on." Arka told me to sleep on her lap. I can't refuse. I just sort it out. I lay down my body and Arka's thighs into the pedestal of my head.

"Darling, my head is a little dizzy" I said.

"You must be tired because you've been outside all day. Let me get a massage" he said.

Arka's right hand was busy with her laptop. While his left hand was busy gently massaging my head. The eyes that were already drowsy are no longer. I looked at Arka's serious face staring at her laptop screen. Every now and then the face turned serious, the occasional smile also adorning his lips.

My eyes continued to stare at his face without Arka noticing. His eyes looked tired and his mouth yawned a few times. Then he leaned his head against the couch. Slowly the hand that was massaging my head started to weaken. It seems Arka fell asleep from exhaustion.

I woke up slowly so as not to wake her. The laptop screen is still on, and the files are still cluttered on the desk. I cleaned up the files and turned off the laptop screen.

My head feels so dizzy. Is it possible because of the exhaustion all day is outside, as Arka said.

"Honey, move there yuk. Darling.." I tried to wake Arka slowly, because I could not bear to see her sleeping in a sitting position like this.

" Yes, baby, wait a minute I have to ..." Arka wavered and surprised to see the table is neat.

"What to... It's been there rest. Don't argue anymore. I know you're tired. Now sleep there and there is no reason anymore" I said firmly.

Arka did not speak anymore. Both of his hands rubbed his face violently. With lethargic steps he walked towards the bed and laid his body on the bed. I followed him and laid my body beside him.

Nervously I wrapped my hand over his chest. Arka tilted her body towards me. His hands are around my waist. His eyes remained closed. He must be really exhausted. We didn't wait long for both of us to sleep.

//"_"//

At dawn my eyes opened before the alarm rang. My head feels heavier. I force you to get up and sit down. I noticed Arka who was still fast asleep beside me. With all my might I try to walk towards the bathroom. Arriving in the bathroom I did my intention to urinate after I finished trying to stand up slowly. Suddenly everything felt dark. I almost fell down luckily my hand managed to hold the wall beside me. So I fell on a closet that I had closed.

I paused for a moment, gathering strength to get up again.

"Darling, what's wrong with you?" Suddenly Arka entered the bathroom that I did not close the door and approached me who was still sitting limp on the closet.

"I'm fine, just dizzy" I replied with my eyes closed.

"So I heard a noise, did you fall?" Ask Arka in a panic.

I nodded" But it's okay to fall here"

"Why don't you wake me up when you're sick" said Arka, who tried to help me wake up.

Like the energy that had been drained to stand up even I had difficulty. Without a second thought Arka immediately carried my body and laid me on the bed.

Arka took off her nightgown and replaced it with a shirt. "Where are you going?" My toot.

"I'll take you to the doctor" Arka said.

"No, baby, I'm just dizzy. In use sleep will also lose dizziness." Reject me.

"But you got limp like gini. We're going to the doctor now" Arka reiterated.

"You go to the doctor, I don't want to"

"Darling, you're sick again. Let's not argue" Arka persuaded.

"I don't want to"

Arka let out a long sigh and threw it away violently. Then he sat on the edge of the bed right next to me.

"What do you want?" Said Arka a little upset.

"I want to sleep. Maybe I was exhausted because I was outside yesterday. Don't be angry anymore. I just don't want to take your nicotine" I grabbed Arka's hand and rubbed it.

"Absolutely I don't feel bothered. You're my responsibility I don't want anything to happen to you. I can't see you're sick" Arka said.

"I'm okay, baby. It was dawn to shower there I want to sleep again" Little I pushed Arka's body to take a shower immediately.

Arka looked at me, without saying any more Arka stood up and took off the shirt she had just worn and hung it back up.

//"//

Arka carries a tray containing a bowl of chicken porridge and a glass of warm water.

"What time is it?" I asked while trying to sit down.

"Hour eight. I can't wake you up, you're sleeping really fast. But I also don't want you to eat late." Arka.

"Couldn't you go to the office?" Much

"How could I have stayed you in such a sick state. I talked to Monika I didn't go to work today" Arka said

"Darling, I told you I was okay. If I think that I'm really taking care of you" Gertutuku.

"I told you I don't feel bothered at all."

"But I'm interrupting your work" I said.

"You're more important than my job"

"Darling, I'm not a child. I can take care of myself. Now you go to the office, don't you have an appointment today with an important client?" My persuasion.

"I canceled all the meetings today. What I can't cancel I've left to Monika"

"Why do you leave your responsibilities to someone else"

"Dear, stop. I don't want to argue with you. Now you eat, huh?" Arka thrusting the porridge in front of me.

"I don't want to eat" I turned my face on.

"Don't be a kid. Let's eat" Persuade Arka again.

"No. I told you I don't want to eat. You're the one who eats." I returned to my body. And covered my face with a blanket.

"Keep what you want?" Ask Arka.

I took off the blanket that covered my face. "I'll eat if you go to work today" I said.

"Alright if that's what you want" Arka immediately stood up and took her work clothes.

While I took a tray containing chicken porridge. It looks really good complete with a lot of chicken sprinkles plus there is intestinal satay and chicken liver my favorite.

I eat well, because it tastes good. But the third mouthful suddenly my stomach felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. I put the tray on the bed. I got out of bed and ran to the bathroom. But really shit hasn't arrived in the bathroom I've been spewing food in my stomach.

"Darling, why are you ?" Arka.

I ignored him because my stomach felt like it was being stirred. I ran to the bathroom and Arka followed me. Up in the sink I took out everything in my stomach. Arka gently massaged the nape of my neck. Makes me a little relaxed.

After it began to subside "You why baby, we go to the doctor yes" Arka wiped the cold sweat that was on my forehead with her hands.

I didn't answer Arka's question. Relief mixed with limp after removing my stomach contents. I washed my face with water and let the water drip by itself.

"I take the towel first" Arka took the towel on the hanger and wiped my face.

After that Arka carried my body and laid me on the bed. Then Arka left shortly after that I saw her cleaning up my vomit that was near the bathroom.

My mouth feels clenched can't talk. Between reluctance and lack of energy. I heard Arka talking to someone on the phone. But it doesn't sound so clear.

Arka sat beside me, her hands tightly grasping my hands. I just returned with a smile. In my heart I just said. I'm sorry for being your burden.

"Don't force me to go to the office. Because I'll reject it. I'll stay here waiting for you until you're cured." There's no word I said. I just nodded in agreement.

For some time we kept quiet, only our eyes clashed with each other. Until the door of the room is knocked.

Arka opened the door and someone entered the room. A well-dressed woman with a bag in her hand.

"Let's go ahead, this is my wife is sick. Started last night complaining of dizziness. This morning I fainted. Just ate some porridge but immediately vomited. Why do you think Doc?" Ask Arka to the woman who turns out to be a doctor.

"For a moment sir, I'll check first." The doctor removed several devices from his bag, ranging from a thermometer, stethoscope, and also a tensimeter. Very gently the doctor examined me part by part.

While examining my abdomen, the doctor's forehead shrunk and made me anxious. Then the doctor seemed to smile, leaving me confused.

"Everything is good, blood pressure is normal, body temperature is normal, and the stomach is also no problem. Can I know when you last menstruated?" Ask the doctor.

"I don't remember Doc." My answer.

"Last you menstruate instead of when we go to the doctor, baby. When you have a stomachache" Arka chimed.

"Yes"

"It's been over a month."Answer Arka.

"Look, sir, ma'am. After I checked there was no sign of stomach or mag pain. You are most likely pregnant. But I can't be sure either. You should check with the hospital to know for sure about your pregnancy. Later there will be a lab test or ultrasound so you will know for sure you are pregnant or not" explained the Doctor.

Hearing the explanation of Arka's face doctor immediately changed. The face that had looked panicked now changed as if he was about to laugh out loud.