The Single Parent

Between Life and Death

One month later...

"Where has Mas Arif arrived?" ask me while enduring the pain.

"It just came down from Rin's plane, you want to give birth?" ask Mas Arif.

"It's at home with Vano, ouch." I replied.

"Rin.. immediately order transportation online, you take Vano to the hospital, let me contact your parents," said Mas Arif nervously.

Online transportation immediately I ordered.

"Vano, come with you to the hospital" I said.

Nia came home yesterday, mother-in-law did not come here because Vera's son is sick.

The car I ordered online had arrived in front of the house, I walked limped towards the car.

My face looks pale.

"Sir directly to the hospital" I said.

"Mom is okay, Mom's face is very pale" said Mr. Driver.

"Where's Mom's husband?" ask the driver again.

"Pak don't ask me to leave immediately" I replied while enduring the pain.

The car immediately drove away from the mother-in-law's house to the hospital.

Get there...

"Sir..please go to igd, I am no longer strong," I told Mr. Driver.

"Mother, why?" asked Vano with teary eyes.

"Why don't you, baby, Vano is smart, yes" I said with teary eyes.

In the heart of prayer and dhikr I always hope the delivery process is smooth.

The more blood came out from my lower half, the more my body went limp.

The nurse came to take the cage to the car.

I was lifted into the cage, Mr. Driver helped me get the bag.

"Sir for a moment, I'll pay the driver, sir" I said in a weak voice.

"Mom, I'm sincere, Mother just go in" said the driver.

My eyes felt cloudy but I tried to stay conscious, in my shadow was Vano, my husband had not arrived.

The phone rang from inside my bag.

"Mr. please pick up," I asked the Nurse.

"Also please take my identification in the wallet for hospital admission" I said

I saw Ma'am nurse open my bag and take my phone and then pick it up and point the camera at me, Mas Arif who was calling me.

I saw him in the car.

"Rinda.you don't give up, you have to be strong Rin," said Mas Arif.

I smiled at my husband.

Then I was pushed into a room, before it was installed infusion in my hand.

Go into the delivery room.

Vano kept crying seeing me in pain, my mind was getting messed up, where my Father Mother was, how Vano was on the outside, my inner self.

"Sir, can I ask you to take care of my son for a while, my husband travels here, while I have not contacted my parents" I said.

"Yes Ma'am, now focus on delivery, the mother's child is safe" the nurse said.

"Mother has opened seven" the nurse explained.

The oxygen tube was pushed by the nurse into the delivery room where I was.

Then the nurse attached an oxygen hose to my nostrils.

My condition is better than it was.

"Mom... Is there another contraction?" ask the nurse.

I shook my head.

Suddenly the delivery room door opened, my husband with a worried face entered the room to approach me.

Put the backpack down.

"Rinda. You must be strong, you must hold on for us, don't give up" my husband whispered in my ear.

I smiled and nodded my head.

"Vano how? it was outside by myself and crying," I asked.

"Your mother has come, Vano is safe with your mother" replied my husband.

"Sir.. contractions again," I said.

I followed what the nurse had instructed me.

Mas Arif continued to give me the spirit of standing next to my head, constantly whispering to me with prayers.

A few moments later, the sound of a baby crying.

After that, I had no idea what was going on with me.

The one in front of me was just a blinding white light.

After the white light that blinded my eyes began to fade, it seemed to me that a white-robed grandfather was coming up to me and taking me for a walk, somewhere and somewhere I had never seen this place before, I just feel like my body is so light.

I asked my grandfather, "Grandfather...Where'd Rinda take you?."

"Follow grandfather" replied the Grandfather.

I walked about, west, east, north, south I don't know, raised my head out of sight of the sun, out of nowhere the white light that illuminated the place.

There was no sight of anyone there, just me and grandpa and the road unseen at the end.

O Allah. what happened to me, my heart.

I felt my stomach no longer bulging.

Where's my son, where's Vano, Mas Arif.

I started to look me in the eyes and cry.

I stopped my footsteps and I sat down on the street.

The grandfather who had been with me approached me.

"Rinda...do not stop, your journey is still long," said the grandfather.

"Sir..Where is my son, where is my husband?" my many.

"One day you will meet them" replied the grandfather.

"Let's continue the journey, your time is not long here" said the grandfather.

All along the way I just cried remembering my son and husband.

Have I given birth? where's my son with Mas Arif.

My crying became more and more so, I sat down on the road crying as it became.

"Grandfather.find me with my son and my husband." I begged with tears falling down my cheeks.

"Grandfather..," called me to the grandfather in a clear voice.

I held tightly to the feet of the grandfather resting at his feet begging to be reunited with my family.

"Look....Rinda please, don't take Rinda, "I said with my tears in my eyes.

"Son..godfather was just sent to take you," said the grandfather.

"Where will my grandfather take me?" my many.

"Grandfather take it somewhere, you know it later" replied the grandfather.

"Let's stand up, don't do this" said the grandfather persuading me.

I sat at the feet of my grandfather, hoping to be reunited with my son and husband.

Mas Arif... I miss you, where are you? my heart.

The sound of Vano crying loudly called out to me.

"Mother....!" call Vano in tears

"Mother...!" I called him many times I heard him.

"She.. That's my son's voice, where is he?" my many.

Grandpa did not give an answer.

I'm getting so loud crying.

The grandfather bent his body trying to calm me down.

But I kept crying so much.

"Give me back to my place, please," I asked in a hoarse voice as most cried.

"Grandfather.how was my son, where was he, his cry earlier..," I said I could not continue.

Only my cry was heard there, Vano's voice was no longer heard.

"Son, come with me, don't do this" said the grandfather.

"Let Rinda here, Kek, Rinda does not want to join grandfather, Rinda does not want to part with Rinda's son and husband," I replied.

I was still crying there, only my grandfather was with me.

"Son.. Come with me, you'll meet your son and husband later" said the grandfather.

"Promise?" my many.

The grandfather nodded his head and smiled.