The Widow of Bahenol

The story of Bidin's ex-wife.

Bidin was surprised to hear the question of his first daughter, Roses, to Arum, the virgin old woman who Bidin entrusted to take care of her children during the party.

The question that makes Bidin inexhaustible, why Roses can ask like that to Arum. "Ah her name is also a child," he thought.

Bidin again continued his steps to the bathroom.

While Roses, Melati and Arum are still in the next room watching TV. Melati sat on Arum's lap, while Roses sat beside him.

Then Arum said to Roses and Jasmine, "Later, Arum tea comes home, maybe later in the afternoon. You guys are gonna be the same Yati tea."

The rose turned to look at Arum, then he asked,

"Where are you going? Why go home?"

Arum was confused to explain.  "Gini children, you now have a new mother, namely Yati tea. Later you can play with Yati tea, and Yati tea will also take care of you" said Arum.

Arum was a spinster in the village, who was often given children by parents who worked in the fields.

Children who are entrusted to Arum a variety of ages, from infants, toddlers and even elementary school-age children.

If there are parents who work, and have children who do not have a nanny, then Arum is the safest and most comfortable place.

So when Bidin was about to marry Yati, Bidin also hired his services, but it seems his children feel comfortable with Arum.

"I don't want Yati tea, I want Arum tea!" snapped Rose.

The rose immediately got up, and ran towards his room. While Arum deliberately let the Rose go from him, because he felt it was not his business.

Melati was still sitting on Arum's lap. Since Melati was only 3 years old, she did not understand what Arum was saying.

Time has shown at 2pm. Jasmine falls asleep in Arum's arms. Then Arum picked it up. He was about to move Melati into the room.

Arum started to hold her and lift her up.

Arum walked towards the children's room. Not long after that Bidin came out of the room and saw him.

Jasmine sleep Rum?" ask Bidin.

"Yes Kang, I want to put it in the room. And the rich Rose has also slept Kang" said Arum.

Bidin also looked at his head into the children's room. Then Arum went into the children's room and put Melati next to the Rose.

Bidin did not enter the room, he waited in front of the room door. After putting Melati down, Arum immediately came out of the room, and spoke to Bidin.

"Kang, yes, I'm home, my job is done" Arum said.

"Yes Home, thank you for helping me take care of the children. Oh yes, this is yes, thank you again," said Bidin while thrusting an envelope with money.

As always, if any parent leaves their children when they leave them, after completion the parents give Arum a wage, in return.

As Bidin currently does.

Arum grabbed the envelope from Bidin's hand.

"Thank you Kang, I'll take it, and I'll go home" Arum said.

Arum walked out of Bidin's house, and closed the front door again.

Bidin took a deep breath, then he went back inside the children's room.

Bidin saw both of his strays. Yes, Bidin's wife who died while giving birth to Melati.

Rima was already screaming in pain, while the rain outside was still very heavy. Bidin was still waiting for the rain to rain to take Rima to the clinic. But because the rain had not subsided, Bidin finally brought Rima to the clinic on a motorcycle.

On the way, they passed through a very slippery road, and eventually the accident was not avoided.

Bidin and Rima fell, because the road is very slippery, Bidin was not able to balance his motor vehicle.

Rima, who was about to give birth, was unconscious. Finally Bidin carried Rima, in the midst of the swift rain.

Whether the power from where, Bidin was able to lift his wife's body, he continued to walk, because the distance that must be traveled Bidin is still very far. And not to forget, Bidin kept calling the name Rima.

"Rima, wake up Rima, soon our child will be born," said Bidin at that time, while carrying Rima's body, not forgetting he also tore Rima's body.

Almost an hour of walking. Eventually, Bidin arrived at a clinic.

At that time the state of the clinic was very quiet, because it was already late that night. There are only a few nurses left because the clinic is a small clinic.

Only the clinic is located in the village. Then the arrival of Bidin was immediately welcomed by several nurses who were there.

"You wait here, let us handle your wife" said one of the nurses there.

Bidin nodded. He also sat in the waiting room.

The rain was getting heavier, while at that time, Bidin left the Rose who was fast asleep when the Rose was 3 years old.

Badin's mind grew restless, afraid that the Rose would wake up and look for her mother and herself.

While in the room, Rima was still unconscious. The clinic can only serve birth normally. And at that time there was no doctor, only a midwife who handled it.

Ros' midwife finally called Alfian's doctor, so she could come to the clinic immediately.

"Yes Doc, come quickly, I was confused, because the patient came in an unconscious state. And the water has started to break" Ros' midwife told Alfian's doctor in a panic.

Midwife Ros is very worried about the state of Rima, because the midwife Ros is very familiar with Rima.

"Wake up Rima, you'll give birth" whispered Ros' midwife in Rima's ear.

Midwife Ros went back to check on Rima, she slipped her ear telescope.

"His heart was starting to weaken, very weak," Midwife Ros told one of the nurses who handled Rima.

Then Ros' midwife went back to her desk, and started calling Alfian's doctor at her house.

But apparently, the call from Ros' midwife was not received by Alfian's doctor.

"How did Dan, did Alfian's doctor answer him?" ask one of the nurses there.

Midwife Ros shook her head, and said, "Maybe he's on his way, all that matters is to prepare the tools you need."

Then some nurses prepared some tools and tidied them up near the table.

Meanwhile, Bidin was still sitting in the waiting room. He began to fidget, and his sitting looked very unsettled.

His eyes looked at the clock stuck to the wall, at that time it had shown at 10:00 pm, at that time if it was above 9:00 pm, the atmosphere of the village was very quiet, what else was it raining so hard.

A few moments later, Dr. Alfian arrived. Bidin saw the arrival of the doctor in a hurry.

Bidin scrunched his forehead, asking inwardly, "Well, why did the doctor just come? Then who's handling my wife in the room?"