Ride in Bed

Goodbye

Adrian's car stopped in front of his parents' house. After returning from campus, Adrian accidentally stopped by Toni's house to pick up his son and wife. Today Dewi is not in college and chooses to spend time with Ida and Toni. Toni is also on leave. They miss Arkhan a lot.

“Assalamu’alaikum.”

“Waalaikumsalam.”

“Bi.. Which goddess?” adrian asked Parmi.

“Mba Goddess again in the same back garden mother and Arkhan.”

Adrian goes straight to the back garden. Sure enough, his wife and mother were indeed in the back garden. They were waiting for Arkhan who was playing in the water in the rubber pool. Toni deliberately bought the rubber pool specifically for the grandchild if you want to swim at home.

“Ad... already home,” reprimand Ida.

Adrian grabs Ida's hand and kisses her back. The goddess stood up and kissed the back of her husband's hand. Seeing the arrival of his father, Arkhan immediately shouted out in pleasure. Adrian immediately approached Arkhan and joined the water play with his son.

“Aa want to eat no? Definitely not eating,” said Dewi.

“Yes, I'm laper.”

“Goddess make lotek, you want to? We haven't eaten either, intentionally waiting for you. Chicken fry mama first.”

“I also made a lotek first. Aa please take care of Arkhan.”

“Iya.”

After the death of Dewi and Ida, Adrian again invited his son to play. Arkhan shouts as Adrian splashes water on his face. Toni walked into the backyard and went straight to her granddaughter.

“Wah grandpa's grandson happy right. Arkhan likes to play water?”

Arkhan just nodded his head while smiling, showing off his dimples. Toni laughed happily at the sight of her grandson who looked so happy. The man sat down next to Adrian.

“Papa does not work?”

“Papa take a day off, pretty much get a break at home three days. In and out Monday. How's it at college? Rumors about you guys are done?”

“Already, pa. It's settled.”

“Papa agrees you are acting decisively. So that they rethink if they want to spread slander.”

“Iya, pa.”

Adrian was struck when Arkhan clapped his hand into the water and his splash hit his face. The boy's laughter saw what happened to his father. Adrian pretends to be angry and tickles Arkhan. The boy's laughter accompanied by his screams was heard again.

“A.. His chariot played with the water, please change his clothes. Food has been mateng.”

Adrian quickly lifted Arkhan from the pool and wiped his body with a towel. Wrapped in a towel, the man took Arkhan to the room to put on his clothes. Toni helps remove the water from the pool and then clean the rubber pool. Afterwards he went inside the house, preparing for lunch together.

“Lotek is good,” praise Toni.

“Who used to make,” said Ida.

“Mama who made?”

“Ya. Goddess who makes, mama where can make lotto spice as good as this.”

The goddess smelled a smile at the praise of her mother-in-law. He was happy to see Toni eating so voraciously with her homemade lotto plus fried chicken and tempe mendoan. Arkhan also looks greedy eating the rice of his chicken team.

“You guys are here. Tomorrow you won't go to campus.”

“Tomorrow yes, ma. Today I want to finish the job first.”

“You keep working. Pity the same child your wife is lonely if you are busy continuing.”

“Ya, ngga ma. I also share time. Isn't that right, baby?” Adrian tries to get support from Arkhan who is only reciprocated by nodding his head.

After lunch, Toni invites Arkhan to the living room to watch cartoons. Dewi and Ida tidied up the old lunch utensils, while Adrian briefly entered his room to work on something.

Bi Parmi rushed into the front room when he heard the sound of people saying greetings. The middle-aged woman immediately invited the guests who had come to enter and sat in the living room. Then the woman immediately went to the kitchen to call Ida.

“Bu.. it has guests want to meet mas Ad same mba Dewi.”

“Meet me, bi? Who?” Dewi was surprised to hear the narration of bi Parmi.

“I.. that, mba. Her parents are Yulita.”

For a moment Goddess and Ida looked at each other. Ida immediately headed to the living room to meet her guests, while the Goddess called Adrian in the room. Adrian is shocked to hear the arrival of Yulita's parents. Ever since they last met at the mental hospital, they had not dealt with Yulita anymore. Together with the Goddess, the man immediately headed for the living room. Toni, hearing Yulita's parents coming, goes to meet her guests while holding Arkhan.

After greeting each other, Ida allowed Yulita's parents to sit back. The moment becomes silent. Mama Yulita looked down her head. Seeing his wife who was silent, papa Yulita initiated a conversation.

“Previously on behalf of Yulita, we apologize for our son's actions. We know what Lita did might be hard to get sorry for. But we beg you father, mother, son Rian and also Dewi to forgive Lita.”

Mama Yulita's crying broke hearing Adrian's speech. Her husband could only hug her shoulder to calm her down. Actually they themselves already have no face to meet with the family of the late Aditya. But this is all they do for the sake of the peace of their son.

“I don't want to defend Lita. I knew what he was doing was cruel and inhuman. But what happened to him, there's a reason. This is our fault as well as parents who are not sensitive to the condition of our child.”

Papa Yulita's words stopped. His throat felt choked considering what had happened to his daughter which affected the child's soul. Mama Yulita took a few breaths to calm herself down, then she connected her husband's words.

“After Yulita was arrested by police. We found a diary in his room. Lita was in Singapore when she was sexually abused by my sister. She was raped, physically and mentally tortured to the point of almost going insane. He tried to commit suicide when I visited him there. Luckily, his life was saved. On her way out of the hospital, her behavior began to change. It looks like the events he experienced traumatized him to bring up another personality in him.”

Ida and Toni can't say anything. As parents, they could understand the sadness that Yulita's parents felt. Knowing the child is sexually abused to trauma to bring up other personalities in him must make them shocked.

“How is Lita doing now?” ask Ida.

“After Rian and Dewi meet him, he tries to kill himself again. He banged his head against the mirror until he had bleeding to injure his head. Until now Lita was in a vegetative state. All his organs are no longer functioning and alive because of the support of respiratory aids.”

Mama Yulita's cry broke after saying the condition of the child. The goddess was so shocked to hear that, she never expected Yulita to be like that. After meeting her, neither she nor Adrian ever heard from her again.

“Actually our arrival here, in addition to apologizing to father, mother, son Rian and Dewi. We also want to ask for the presence of son Rian and Dewi tomorrow to the hospital. We plan to remove his life support. We've already let it go if Lita has to go.”

The Goddess and Adrian looked at each other. The goddess hugged her husband while looking at him fixedly. The woman's view seemed to ask permission from the husband to want to grant the request of both parents Yulita.

“Good aunt. What time do we have to come tomorrow?”

“Jam 10 am. We have also asked Fajar, Bayu, Mahes and Ara to come. You guys are Lita's best friends. Maybe the apology you guys gave Lita could make her leave in peace.”

“Good, mom. In Shaa Allah, we will come to the hospital.”

“Thank you son Rian, thank you.”

While crying, Mama Yulita continued to express her gratitude. His heart was relieved to hear Adrian and Dewi wanted to come to the hospital to release his son. A heavy burden on their shoulders will be released and they have also let go of their son.

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The next day at the hospital, all of Yulita's family had gathered in the woman's treatment room. One by one Yulita's friends came to take her off. Dawn came with Dita, Bayu came along with Indira, Mahes with Arad an Adrian with Dewi. In addition to them, Roxas also took the time to come. The man came alone without the old pregnant Pipit.

All concerned are present in the treatment room. Both Yulita's parents and her two brothers and their respective spouses have also come. The doctor who handled Yulita and the nurse prepared to remove the woman's life support device. The doctor let family members and friends of Yulita say goodbye. Yulita's parents approached, and Mama Yulita clasped her hand tightly.

“Lita, dear.pardon mama and papa who pay less attention to you. Forgive those of us who are less sensitive to the suffering you have gone through. Go, son. Mama has let you down. Your suffering will end today. May Allah forgive your sins.”

“Lita. You were once the son of papa's pride. Until now, my father still loves you very much. Go, honey. May Allah give you the best place.”

After Yulita's parents said their farewells, Yulita's two older brothers came forward and did the same. Their cries broke as they said farewell words to the younger brother. After all the family is done, it is now the turn of Yulita's friends who say goodbye.

“Lita, we were once good friends. And now I will also let you off as my best friend, regardless of what you have done. I hope you are calm in your new place,” Dawn.

“Lita, glad to know you. I will remember our togetherness when I was in college and college first. Goodbye, Ta,” Doni.

After Dawn and Doni bid farewell, Mahes came forward and approached the bed of the woman who had been his lover. The man cried to see Yulita who was lying with a medical device on her body as a life support. The hand of Yulita was then held tightly.

“Lita…. There are so many wonderful memories we shared together. I'm sorry if I hurt your heart. I'm sorry I left you at your toughest time. And I'm sorry that I betrayed you. You are the most beautiful woman who came into my life. When I am with you, I feel very happy. What you did all because of me. I'm sorry. Goodbye, Ta. I never regret knowing and loving you.”

Ara approached and pulled her husband who was still crying near the bed. His eyes looked at his school-age and college friends who were still unmoved in his place. With a raucous voice, the woman also said a farewell sentence.

“Ta. I'm sorry that during my life, I've never been nice to you. I hope you calm down there. Goodbye.”

It took a while for Ara to persuade Mahes to step down and give the others a chance to say goodbye to Yulita. Eventually the man got away from the bed and gave Roxas a chance to get close. For a moment Roxas looked at Yulita.

“Bu Lita. thank you for your help during my time working at the hotel. I know mom is actually a good person, only the problems that befell mom make mom a different person. I can only pray that God will forgive my sins. I also believe that Adit has forgiven my mother, so there is no reason for me not to forgive my mother. Goodbye, ma'am. May mother get the best place by her side.”

Roxas retreated from where he stood. Now Adrian and the Goddess are approaching. Seeing the state of Yulita, the Goddess was unable to hold back her tears. Although the woman lying in front of her was the one who had taken her husband's life, but no doubt made her sad also to see the situation.

“Kak Lita. If you remember the Adit mas, honestly I still hate you very much. But I also know when you do that, you are controlled by another brother. I. have let go of Mas Adit. In the Lord, I have forgiven you. I hope big brother can go quietly.”

The goddess wiped away the tears on her face. Adrian pulls the wife into his arms. The man still looked at Yulita before revealing what she felt now.

“Lita. We've known you for a long time and have been honest lately I can't recognize you anymore. Without mercy, you took away the life of Adit, my dear sister. I wanted to hate you, but I realized that hatred only leads to revenge. I forgive you, and hopefully time can make me forget what you did to Adit. If your departure can calm you down and your suffering is over, then go. Me and the others will try to remember all the good things in you. May Allah forgive you.”

Hugging the Goddess, Adrian moves away from Yulita's bed. The doctor asked the family's readiness to remove the woman's life support. In a row both parents and older sister Yulita come closer to give their last kiss. Yulita's father signaled to the doctor that they were ready.

Assisted by two nurses, the doctor began to release one by one life support in Yulita's body. The graph showing his heart rate that was up and down now shows a straight line. Yulita's family's cries were heard as doctors declared the time of her death. The nurse immediately covered Yulita's body with a white cloth.

“Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi. May Allah forgive your sins,” murmured Adrian slowly.

Mahes fell to the ground to see Yulita was lifeless. The man's cry broke out in Ara's embrace. Together with Yulita used to be back in the eye, making the man increasingly not stop crying. Dawn and Doni just slapped Mahes' shoulders softly, followed by Adrian. They began to leave Yulita's treatment room together.

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**Welcome to Yulita, may the readers forgive you🤭

Sorry yesterday I didn't go up. Taxu off more than a day jd family time plus🙏**