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Rinai rain, splashing water is heard falling down. The sounds of animals such as crickets, frogs, and some night birds were heard accompanying. The sweat of Almira looks shiny under the dim lights of the room that lights up. Several times he rolled. Try to fit yourself on a pillow and mattress, but it is quite tired as well.
Tonight, he was at his parents' house. After hearing that her father had been sick for five days, she forced him to drive her home to the village. Already for five months indeed he has not visited, Vishnu's work is quite time-consuming until he has to succumb and harbour longing for father and mother.
But when he heard his father was sick. The feeling was overwhelming to go home soon. The shadow of the face of the father who never once complained of pain for the rest of his life, made Almira feel unsettled.
“Why?” whispered Vishnu moved, slightly rising up by pushing his body to bow to face his wife. Almira's movements were not as usual even made him anxious.
“So it felt like pain down here,” replied Almira pointing at the bottom of the belly button.
“Now how does it feel?” vishnu immediately got up, now his hand moved to stroke the distended stomach of the wife.
“It feels good, it's good. Only ...”
“Why only? Don't calm down, Ra!” gemas Vishnu's. His hands are increasingly actively moving to rub the sturdy skin that blocks between him and the prospective child.
“Kebelet, peeper to the bathroom,” whisper shy.
“I anterin,” invite Vishnu.
“Nothing Mas Inu between each hour?”
“Yes, it's okay. We're going home tomorrow to Solo, huh?” invite him to start crawling down from the mattress, following Almira who has moved down from the other side.
“Father still hurts.”
“What if you were the one? I'm worried, Ra.” Vishnu's breath felt once held the pressure. He felt constantly anxious and often did not sleep all night just to observe his sleeping wife.
So frail, but it keeps an undeniable strength because it is able to undergo that discomfort for months. Recalling how long he hated his mother - Shantika - after what happened in his youth was a regret. She should hate her attitude enough not her man as a mother who gave birth to her.
“Airan who lives in lahiran 'kan, Mas,” replied Almira teasing her husband by responding accordingly.
“Mas Serious, Deck Ira. You don't know, huh?” Vishnu felt a sense of agitation.
“What don't know?” balas Almira has now walked towards the bathroom in the back house.
“I hear every time someone wants to go out, my heart is pounding not because, my stomach is heartburn, and worse I'm out of breath like I want to faint,” replied Vishnu standing in front of the closed door while Almira was already inside.
“It's okay if Mas Inu later can not nemenin Ira lahiran, besides like maternity house does not allow husband to wait inside,” replied Almira from inside.
“No way, I just want to accompany you, it doesn't feel good if you pass alone in the room.”
Almira came out of the bathroom with a face full of laughter. He found it very funny what the man who is famous for being called the Statue of Life so sweet and innocent when talking to him. He will even deny the talk of people if Vishnu is a cold man who has no sympathy for others.
They were wrong, Vishnu was very loving. He felt lucky to have been with her.
“Malah laughs,” senggut Wisnu feel anxious himself. His mind was too anxious, while his wife was very relaxed. He wanted to wake her up so that she could calm her troubled heart.
“Yes, that's weird. Inu Mas Inu very passion pingin I was pregnant, eh now worry not kelulungan,” ledek Almira walk ahead of Vishnu.
“If you are not pregnant, the innate you are separated, Ra. I just thought to him how can you not think of leaving and consider me your husband.”
“Astagfirullah, Mas. Ira apologized, yes. That time ...”
“Stay healthy, yes, Ira. You must be strong and give birth to my son. As you worry about father, it feels the same as I worry about you,” said Vishnu grabbed Ira's shoulder and immediately hugged her tightly.
“Thank you, Mas. Ira was always anxious, just that it felt like everything would be easier" said Almira trying to calm her husband a little.
”How does this feel? Let's go back to the room. It's still two o'clock at night,“ invite Vishnu to give access to Almira.
”A moment, I fell back,“ replied Almira turning back into the bathroom, what a sight that made her more agitated.
”Ra, we check, yes? Time to the bathroom continues?“
”Let's go, Mas.“
”Yes Allah, Ira. Husband why too, anyway!"
“Yes, the night-night check just because kebelet keeps, anyway, Mas. Don't lebay.”
I don't know how many times Almira went in and out of the bathroom. Even Vishnu did not sleep all night just to wait for his wife at the door. Unknowingly the man fell asleep at the dining table with his face down hugging his own arm. The mother-in-law who was about to perform the dawn prayer was surprised.
“Not sleeping in the room?” ask Halimah.
“Astagfirullah, where is Ira!" stuttering in confusion, Halimah could only look at Vishnu with a wondering face.
Vishnu immediately checked into the bathroom, his mind was very upset when he did not find Almira there. Without saying anything to the mother-in-law who looks silent staring at him, Vishnu finally turned into the room space.
”Lha to where?“ sahut the in-laws who want to go to the bathroom now even undo his intentions.
Vishnu immediately checked the front house, hoping the wife was there. Halimah also followed behind him. Almira's mother soon realized that it was possible that her daughter was now with contractions because she was about to give birth. Yesterday afternoon the top of Almira's stomach was down.
As soon as Halimah and Vishnu came out of the house, they found Almira walking slowly in the courtyard. The rain spots have now subsided.
”What are you doing?“ ask Vishnu immediately walked closer.
”The stomach is tight, Mas. Keep me taking a walk for a while.“ Almira stared at Vishnu's anxiety again with a regretful face.
”Why not wake up in Inu. Astagfireullah, Ira.“
”Nak, try ready for Ira needs. Like a change of clothes that have front buttons, jarit, towels, and others. I think Ira is nearing labor.“ Halima who was standing on the terrace observed the two with a calmer mind. The experience of giving birth to two children is very helpful to bring calm when staring at the eldest daughter has arrived at delivery time.
”Good, Mom. But ..“
”The copying lasts until at least twelve hours, son. Ira you stay a while to prepare the need there will be nothing.“ Halimah tries to understand the ghost's worries.
”Good, Bu.“
Vishnu also kissed the wife's forehead before finally walking into the house to prepare the needs for Almira. He was a little annoyed by his situation. In Kota, Almira has prepared everything, it turns out that the situation is now in the village with minimal access to health with a distance to the hospital of almost an hour.
”And don't go home,“ lamented.
His hands now deftly put what he thought was important and needed into the bag. Sometimes he continues to think about what items they have prepared when in his own house so as not to be missed.
”That's wrong why I didn't bring her stuff,“ grumbled at her own stupidity.
The voice of the mother-in-law's call from outside the house forced Vishnu to run fast in that direction. The shadow of a bad scenario was clearly created once the in-laws called out to him in a more frantic voice than before. It feels like the legs and body of Vishnu limp. The distance from his room to the yard felt far away until some chairs had to be a victim of his body when passing by carrying a bag when outside the house.
”Ya, Ma?“ say it when it is near.
”We take Ira to the village midwife, like it has opened above four,“ Halimah replied making Vishnu swallow bitter saliva.
”Opening four, meaning what, Bu?“ it was full of panic.
Vishnu immediately opened the car door, put the bag and immediately approached Almira who was sitting on the terrace with his face holding back the pain in the abdomen that was increasingly unbearable.
”You go there first, I'll wake Ersa and say goodbye to you. Mom will follow, yes. The important thing is Ira was already there before the opening add a lot.“ Halima moved into the house, not letting Vishnu continue to frantically ask but rather move to the place he appointed.
”Yes, Allah. We're okay with midwives, Ra?“ tanyanya felt that the place was not the place she wanted to be the birthplace of the wife.
”Nothing. Come,“ invite him to start holding on to the arm of Vishnu to become a pedestal in order to move from the seat.
”You strong?“ Vishnu looked agitated, but could do nothing to ease the pain felt by his wife.
”Astagfirullahhal'azhim!" he cried while closing his eyes, Almira felt a cramping sensation that spread to the back. An incredible feeling that he had to be still without moving by hugging the arms of the husband to be a grip as well as a source of strength.
Vishnu hugged Almira with a full feeling of haru. What a valuable experience it is now. His wife was fighting for him, giving birth to his flesh blood.
“Come, Mas,” take it when the cramp feels reduced.
“Say sick if sick, don't arrest Ira. Do not be silent,” whispered Vishnu accompanied the steps of Almira walked slowly towards the car.
He tidied up clothes that dangled before closing the door, stalking the car to reach the steering wheel to immediately get to the village midwife as requested by the mother-in-law.
“Visnu, Mom's coming!”
The cry of Halimah who is now carrying sandals because panic can not immediately be used to make Vishnu undo the intention to drive a car. He unlocked the door and let his mother-in-law sit in the back seat.
“Come, I've called the midwife Hesti. Ersa has woken up to help cook and his body father is good to be left,” he said to calm the heart of Vishnu.
Vishnu finally runs a car, to the village midwife who is located from the house about one kilo. He felt relieved, suddenly gratitude began to reach his heart when he saw Almira talking to his mother about what to do to reduce the pain.
“Alhamdulillah, O Allah. With her mother, Almira looks very strong and ready. What would happen if we were in the city alone, his inner” stared occasionally Almira who set her breath to reduce the pain that whack at the initial opening process.
“Breath and exhale slowly Ira, like that .. Calm your heart and mind, please God, you can definitely, yes, son,” said the mother in a very reassuring voice.
The distance of one kilo for Vishnu is like hundreds after being in a situation involving the affairs of life for the people he cares about.
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'It is very fitting that heaven is under the soles of the feet of the mother, even from the beginning to the end no one can describe how the struggle to become a mother. This is not even the end of all struggles, when the birth of a baby becomes the beginning of a new struggle to care for and guide him in living the stages of life with compassion.'
- Syala Yaya
See You next Chapter -> Welcome Baby Inu&Ira 🤗️ Who do you name? girl or boy, may also give recommendation first name for his Baby Mas Inu, hehehe Who knows we sejantung đź¤