The Substitute Bride

Chapter 7 (Clean Girl VS Doctor Galak bin Jutek)

Alvin who was still wearing an OK (operation camera) shirt walked down the hospital aisle with gontai. His spirit and energy had been drained away due to the bypass operation that lasted almost six hours. Alvin scrunched up his neck that felt stiff. Her veins felt tense all over. Don't imagine being a health worker is fun. Starting with his education that took a long time and then working under pressure that knew no time, was really exhausting. It could be said that the medical personnel are real living robots. That's why he had to undo the intention to marry his lover a few years ago. His parents even threatened not to pay for his education if he chose to marry. Instead of not being able to marry while still in education, even some of his friends chose to get married while still undergoing the coas. His parents just do not want his education disrupted because busy taking care of his household. But now the thing that makes him the most happy is to see the happy smiles of patients and their families when they can return to a warm home. Alvin felt proud and happy because he became one of the causes of their happiness. Coupled with the fact that soon his ideals that he had left aside will be realized. Really, his happiness multiplied. Sometimes we have to let go of something to achieve something bigger.

Alvin's legs almost tripped if he did not quickly widen his steps to pass through the legs of a nurse who crossed the hall. Alvin looked at the nurse furiously, both of his eyebrows furrowed. Isn't that Karina's sister? The girl he met a few days ago was in a similar state. That girl who a few days ago found him sleeping on his back on the sofa in the living room, while the television screen was still on. And now the girl was soundly sleeping sitting on the bench of the hospital hallway. This girl deserves the title "si****" aka nempel directly molor fall asleep. Wherever he was, his eyes would close. The girl was also the one he had been angry about his boredom in the operating room.

Alvin watched Tami closely. It really looks like a betel in two. Her thought. But Karina was graceful, unlike her careless sister. He again tried to remember what was true that the girl was one of the people who had existed in his childhood, but the results were nil. No matter how hard he tried, he still could not remember anything about his childhood. The accident had completely snatched away all the memories neatly stored in his brain cells.

Suddenly Tami's body sagged down until she fell to the floor. His eyelids that had been clenching lazily finally opened as well when he felt pain here and there. He had a dream of falling out of bed and it turns out that he actually fell or rather sagged and his face was right on top of a shoe. Wait a minute, no, it doesn't seem like it's a dream. Tami widened her eyelids and sure enough this was not a dream, but reality. His face was really on top of the shoes and not just the shoes, but the shoes were worn by someone who was staring at him without blinking. Tami ventured to look up at the face of the wearer. He scrunched his face and turned his gaze to the floor when he found out who the user of the shoe was. He cursed himself because of his stingy nature. Look how embarrassing he is now. Tami tried to thicken her face. The pain in his body was nothing compared to his embarrassment. He then stood with a forced because Alvin did not intend to help him to stand. Alvin held back his laughter that was already at the end of the throat.

"Good morning, doc." greeted Tami with a forced smile as she endured the embarrassment.

"For Tami too, very good at your sleep" said Alvin with a tone full of satire. The corner of his lips lifted next to.

Tami just grinned. His embarrassment doubled upon hearing Alvin's insinuations. He just wanted to hit his head against the wall.

"Have you gone home, Doc?" tanyanya basa.

"Yes, sleepy to sleep. Fear if I don't come home later molasses on that bench as well."

Tami pulled the corner of her lips in annoyance at Alvin's insinuation. Just look out if it has become my brother-in-law, I work later he all out.

"The doctor wants to go home with me, ehh..," Tami knitted her eyebrows together, confused by what she said earlier. "I mean that, who knows the doctor wants to go to the house of Madam Karina so that she can go home together. The same way."

"No, thanks." replied Alvin ketus.

"Yes, I went to the doctor first. Assalamu'alaikum." Tami walked over quickly with a great sense of shame. Not only embarrassed, he was also very upset with his future brother-in-law.

"Sister-in-law's candidate instead of the fine, bought food cake, what cake, this is not. Keep the jutek face. Rrr." Tami grumbled to herself in the hallway.

After Tami did not appear to erupt again was the laughter of Alvin considering the carelessness of the girl.

"Wa'alaikumussalam's chat. You sloppy girl." he muttered.

Tami's steps came to a halt as her eyes unintentionally stared at the back of someone who was peering behind the door. Slowly his feet stepped, approaching a body that looked suspicious. His eyes glanced into the room from behind the transparent glass of the door. He seemed to know who the stalker in front of him was. With a prank he surprised her, making the girl in front of him screech strongly. Fortunately Tami swiftly smothered her mouth. Tami pulled the girl towards the still deserted cafeteria. The girl only complied when Tami ordered her to sit like a kitten caught stealing a salted fish.

"Say who's the guy?" tami asked with glaring eyes. He really does not understand the behavior of his best friend this one.

"Who's what?" Tasya asked innocently.

"Who else is Tasya, the man you're after this time?" Tami grumbled in annoyance. He was confused, Tasya is slow, oon, or bloon anyway? Asked not he answered, uh he was behind his name.

"Oh." cried Tasya innocent.

Tami banged her head on the table. He asked twice but never got an answer. Having an innocent friend like Tasya really makes his blood pressure high. Tami took a deep breath before asking Tasya back. He tried to gather back his patience that had been scattered on the floor. He pulled both corners of his lips up.

"I mean that, who's the guy you like? Why are you peeping like a thief? Do you like Dr Reza or Dr Arga? Because there were only two of them in the room" Tami asked slowly. He emphasized each word so that Tasya understood what he was asking.

"Because I like Doctor Arga." Tasya patted his mouth that hobby keceplosan. Tami laughed at Tasya's behavior, which was like an ABG in love. A red tinge was clearly visible on both of her smooth white cheeks.

In the past, when sitting in the third grade of Junior High, Tasya once liked a man. Tami and Clara who know this even silly to suggest that Tasya first express his feelings. Being too innocent, Tasya ended up following their advice. But sadly the man immediately rejected her on the spot and made Tasya completely shocked and heartbroken. Since then, if you like someone, Tasya never dared to tell his friends.

"Yes, if you like, you don't have to nguntit as well as before, Tasya. You could be thought to want to swing. If you like it, it is fought. Just try to get proposed? Later be dragged by others loh."

Tasya weighed in on Tami's proposal. If the person is dragged first, is he also the one who lost?

"But how can I treat him. Wong also knew ndhak. I've been looking for information about him on facebook, line, Instagram but the results are nil. He doesn't have social media."

"Don't give it up. Just use the old app."

"What old app? Whatsapp? SMS?"

"Not, but Friendship."

"Oh," Tasya gave a long nod. "I mean I should get him so?"

Tami once again banged her head on the table. "That means it's through me Shah" said Tami, pointing to herself. "And dr. Arga was his brother Dr. Alvin, my brother-in-law's future."

"Yes, I forgot."

Tami drank Tasya's mineral water before disclosing information he knew about Dr. Arga.

"Nih I told you a little bit about Dr. Arga. She's a hot widower son of one. The name of his son Naufal, who yesterday the same photo Nala. His wife was named Nadia but Nadia died while giving birth to Naufal due to postpartum bleeding. If her mother's name is Rafika, her father's name I forget who. Doctor Arga is thirty-one years old, two years apart from his sister."

Tasya nodded at length at Tami's explanation.

"Kok you know a lot about Doctor Arga?"

"Oh, obviously. His mother who told me that it was time to go home. Oh, one more. Ms. Rafika said that Arga's doctor was hard to get close to women so she was looking for a future wife for her."

"Well, how could that fit?"

"There's a hunt there, apply him before the first because Rafika's mom offered me to be her daughter-in-law." Tami deliberately emphasized the word "me" so that Tasya burned more fire spirit. Tami leaves Tasya who is struggling to read the mantra because she hears Tami's words. Let it be, maybe that way Tasya immediately got his soul mate. So his ears do not graze every day with Tasya's babble that kebellet want to marry.

.....

Tami who was in focus stared at the television screen turned around when she heard Rahma's question. The woman looks neat with choco and khimar gamis stelan in matching colors. Tami smiled looking at him. Very antique and charming. Praise him in silence.

"Where are you going, how neat?"

Rahma was sitting next to Tami. "Mama's going to the Mall, baby. I'm shopping for kitchen stuff."

"Yesterday, my mom was shopping in the market. How are the groceries finished?"

"Not yet out the shopping, but Mama want to buy mushrooms because yesterday there is no selling in the market. You asked Mama yes, because Mbak Asni and Bi Lina are busy again. Want huh?"

Tami smiled. "Yes, Tami wants to. Tami go upstairs first huh, Ma. Get changed"

"Don't take it long." Pinta ma'am Rahma

"Relax Ma, ten minutes is fine."

...

It did not take long for Tami and her mother to get to Ayani Mega Mal because the distance of her house is not so far away. They chose a shortcut to get there quickly. Visitors to one of the largest malls in the Pontianak area is dominated by young people. Arriving at Mal Tami and Bu Rahma directly to Hypermart on the first floor.

The long queue at the cashier is enough to make feet sore because it is usually during the day like this mothers are busy shopping for kitchen supplies. Finished buying the mushrooms in question, Tami and Rahma maam went around the mall to look for a wedding gift for Karina. They have circled the mall several times but never found a suitable item to be a wedding gift. Because too tired Tami finally pulled Rahma to sit on one of the chairs in the corner.

"Ma, what is the most suitable item to be used as a gift? From earlier we muter-muter but did not meet the goods." asked Tami while licking the ice cream that began to melt.

"Yes. Mama's confused what to buy."

"Where about clothes? The briefcase? The shoe? A playbook for being a good wife?" Tami mentioned one by one the items that came to her mind but all were rejected by Rahma through the headband.

"How about cooking utensils, Ma?" tami's proposal seemed to have no idea in his brain. Ms. Rahma weighed in on Tami's proposal. Good idea, anyway let Karina learn to cook for her husband later. Madam Rahma then nodded her head.

"Yes, Mama agrees. How do we buy ulekkan? Let's like the artist who married in Bali, who gave his wife as a wedding gift."

"Well, that's a great idea, Ma. Yuk ah, afternoon rush." Tami pulled her Mama's arm excitedly. The shadow about her sister's marriage really made her happy. If the part of doctor Alvin will be his brother-in-law, well that's what makes him unhappy.

Before returning home, Tami and Rahma took the time to enjoy food at one of the newly opened outlets in the mall.

"Tami, look, isn't that Alvin's son?"

Both of Tami's eyeballs follow the direction pointed to by Rahma's index finger. Seen a man was choosing jewelry at one of the gold shops in the mall. Rahma pulls Tami's arm to get to Alvin.

"Assalamu'alaikum's chat. What's Alvin's son doing here? Who are you going to buy jewelry for?" ask mom Rahma streak. Alvin turned to the side, seeing who had disturbed his focus on picking rings. He smiled as he looked at his future in-laws and his future sister-in-law.

"Eh, Mama.Wa'alaikumussalam," Alvin greeted Rahma's mother. "It's Ma, Alvin again find a ring for Karina."

In front of mama his smile was wide like a bucket, in front of me his mouth was already padlocked. Basic doctor jutek.

"Well, doesn't Karina already have the ring you gave your fiancee?"

"Yes, Ma, but Karina said the ring doesn't fit on her finger"

"Where does Karina go? He's the one who wants to buy the ring."

"The thing is he can't come, Ma. There's an emergency at the hospital."

"What kind of kid is that? He who wants to buy a ring, even he who does not exist. It should fit so that let's buy it together." mom Rahma grumbled, not understanding the behavior of her daughter that one. Karina's feeling no complaining about her ring problem at home.

"Son Alvin knew which ring to buy?"

"Alvin's confused too, Ma? Alvin does not know the size, later if you just shop can be small, can also be great."

Ms. Rahma patted Tami's purplish slowly who had been looking at the ring, who knows if there is a suitable one to wear on her wedding day someday.

"Rather than you are confused, how if Tami was the one who tried the ring. Besides their body size is not much different, surely the size of the finger is also not much different."

Tami and Alvin stared at Rahma's mother in disbelief. Tami glared at Rahma's mother, asking for an explanation. He shook his head strongly.

"Why should Tami, Ma? If not in accordance with the wishes mbak Karina how?" Tami tried to subtly reject her mother's request. He felt bad for his mother's request.

"Yes when Mama has to wear her lips. Come on, Tami please help your brother-in-law who is confused. Poor Nak Alvin if you have to go back and forth here just for the ring that fits Karina. After all, their marriage only counted the days. We don't have much time to take care of things like this."

Tami once again wanted to refuse, but Rahma's pleading gaze made her undo the intention. He glanced at Alvin who was silent. It seems that he really should help her this time.

If not for the sake of mbak Karina, do not mind me nolongin jutek like you.

After choosing a ring that feels right, Alvin's hand outstretched to put it on Tami's ring finger, but the girl refused. He chose to install it himself. The simple ring with a small diamond in the middle was draped sweetly on his finger. His taste can too. Praise Tami sincerely in her heart. The choice really fits Tami's finger size. Not tight nor loose.

Alvin asked Rahma's opinion and Rahma smiled approving of his choice.

"Mr. I chose this one, yes." Alvin told one of the employees who served him at the store.

Rahma and Tami are driven home by Alvin. Alvin thanked Tami for helping him. It turned out that the fierce doctor bin Jutek could also apparently say thank you to others.