The Single Parent

Good Hope Only

Arif walked towards the nicu room to accuse his daughter with helpless steps.

His mind is still in turmoil because after giving birth to his wife Rinda was unconscious and is now in the ICU room treated by doctors and medical personnel.

Seeing her little daughter in her arms Arif shed tears, looked at her daughter's face then began to pity her right and left ears with a choking voice enduring the deep sadness.

So beautiful you son, pray your Mother can pass the critical period yes, said Arif.

Giving a small baby to the nurse who had been waiting in the room nicu, standing not far from Arif standing.

The little baby was in the hands of the nurse and put in the baby box.

Arif said goodbye to the nurse, "I live first, nitip my son."

Arif stepped out of the nicu room, sitting alone on a seat overlooking the garden.

His eyes stared at the flowers and a few people passed by in front of him.

Vano is currently at the home of his parents Rinda.

Arif takes his pocket phone and intends to call Yusuf who is now married to Widya.

"Suf, sorry today I can't come to your show, apologize and greet your family and Widya's family" Arif said during a phone call in Yusuf's pick-up.

"Yes, how's your wife?" ask Yusuf.

"It's still unconscious, it's still in the ICU room" Arif replied.

"Prophe Rif, what's your son?" ask Yusuf.

"Healthy Suf, my daughter," replied Arif.

"Yes, yes" said Arif when he was about to end a phone call with Yusuf.

The phone was put in his pocket and walked towards the ICU room.

This time shows at one o'clock in the afternoon, time to visit.

Opening the door of the ICU room and wearing a special clothes visitors, stepped up to his wife who was lying on a patient bed with a hose on her body.

Bending her body to Rinda's ear, Arif whispered, "Rin. wake up baby, wake up my bidad, don't you want to see our daughter, she's so beautiful."

There was still no movement at all from Rinda's body.

Looking at Rinda like a quiet sleep, his heart rate still looks normal, visible from the machine screen next to the patient bed.

Arif took a seat, and held his wife's pale white hand gently, and kissed her.

Drops of tears about Rinda's fingers are still held by her husband.

A doctor approached Arif.

"His husband's father Rinda's mother?" ask the doctor.

"Yes," replied Arif as he raised his head to the doctor's face.

"Let's get me," the doctor asked.

Arif took off his hand and stepped following the doctor to the doctor's room which was still one place with the ICU room.

Sit there, face the doctor.

"The wife of the Father is still unconscious, we continue to monitor and continue to try our best for the sake of his safety, Mr. Patient," said the doctor.

"Tok... how long can you regain consciousness?" ask Arif worriedly.

"Either, cases such as the wife of the Father who had bleeding, some can be saved there are immediately died," replied the doctor.

"The father prayed a lot, may there be miracles" the doctor said.

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The next day after seeing her daughter in Nicu's room, Arif walks into the ICU room.

Rinda still did not open her eyes, making Arif more anxious.

Twenty-four hours later Rinda was unconscious.

Arif sat beside Rinda waiting patiently until the deadline expired, occasionally whispering him with the chants of the Quran, sometimes also speaking in Rinda's ears, hoping Rinda could open her eyes.

Rinda's parents are guarding Vano at his house, Vano deliberately not shown to his mother because yesterday crying hysterically when he saw his mother sleep not wake up.

After the cold time in the ICU was over, Arif stepped his legs limply as if he had lost hope, in his heart was not willing to be left Rinda forever.

Arif always prayed that Rinda would come back to her senses, return to life with him.

Miracles from God are expected by Arif every second of every minute.

Seeing his daughter in Nicu a glimmer of hope re-emerged in his life.

"Son, be patient, be assured your bundles will be with us" whispered Arif as he kissed his daughter's cheek.

Arif came out of Nicu's room, the phone in his pocket rang.

"Assalamualaikum Ma'am," Arif greeted his mother in an uninspired voice.

"Waalaikum hail Rif, how's Rinda?" ask Arif's mother

"Still like yesterday Mom, not yet aware, doctors also can not act only to monitor the state of Rinda in the ICU," replied Arif.

I heard sobs from Arif's mother.

"Rif..you are patient yes.believe Rinda will be safe," said Ms. Arif.

"Yes Bu, if Rinda is aware, Arif promises not to return to Papua Bu, Arif will continue to accompany Rinda throughout his life, now Arif feels very heavy without Rinda," said Arif.

"Prophet Rif, if you do not work in Papua continue to want what business?" ask Arif's mother.

"Can the business of renting the house, let Rinda take care of the office of Mother, Arif who takes care of the children," replied Arif.

"You got a lot of money, Rif? make the contract or boarding costs are great," said Ms. Arif.

Arif remained standing in front of Nicu while receiving a call from his mother.

"Arif has bought land without Rinda's knowledge, if Rinda is aware and returns to how Arif wants the foundation first, ma'am" said Arif.

"If Rinda leaves forever, Arif doesn't know how to go" Arif said later.

Arif walked towards a chair not far from him, then sat there.

"Rif.. leave it to God all, if it is best for Rinda, let your son Mother take care of him along with her son Vera" said the mother.

Arif looked at the people passing in front of him with a pushy look.

"Mom don't say that, Arif hasn't been sincerely abandoned by Rinda forever" Arif said.

"What matters is that you're patient Rif, yes, yes, yes" said Arif's mother and a phone call was made.

Standing from his seat, walking seemed to have no hope for Arif to continue living in this world with Rinda.

O God, so short is our soul mate in this world, only one year more a few months, You gave me happiness after that You took it back.

If indeed Rinda thou take back, meet us in another dimension of life.

Arif walked towards the ICU room sitting on the floor in front of the ICU room until it was time to visit Rinda again.

Arif's appetite is no longer there, from the chin has not eaten, Arif is no taste for food, some cigarette butts he spent in a non-smoking room.