Trying To Be Faithful

The departure of Mr Mahmud

Ratna and her friend could only bow down in shame and fear before Raden. They know what will happen to them.

"I'm sure you know why I called you here, right?" ask Raden the next day.

Ratna and her friend still lowered their heads in silence.

"You should know that you are a servant in the field of health. Anyone who comes is obligated to serve regardless of who they are and how they are. The point is they paid to get a health care worker at this hospital. The patient came with my wife. What's wrong? You should be ashamed, the wife of a hospital director just wants to take care of people you consider rude, why you who are just ordinary employees even impressed otherwise."

"We're sorry, sir."

"In addition to your duty as a health servant, you should have a helping soul. Souls who care for those who need your knowledge. Don't you guys have that? Why did you go to college and work in the health sector? is it just because of money?"

"We're really sorry, sir. We promise we won't do that again."

"This. I gave you the first warning letter. Hopefully this will make you aware of your profession. Actually I want to fire you guys straight away, but my wife forbids. Now, please get you out of my room."

"Thank you, Sir. Excuse me."

Raden took a long breath. Then he took his phone and called Hasna.

"Where, honey? Have you taken care of the children's transfer papers?"

"it's me again at their school, Mas. But I forgot."

"About?"

"Before moving there must be a certificate received first at the school of destination."

"Wait five or ten minutes, I'll send you later."

"Yes, Mum."

Raden hung up with Hasna, then called someone.

"Hello, Pras."

"Woi, dude. How are you doing? Tumben called in the morning."

"Sorry bother, I need to be with you, bro."

"May, may, what's wrong?"

"I'm getting married soon, my wife is taking care of her children's school transfer papers. He forgot to bring a certificate from the destination school."

"Oh, yes dong. The school there does not want to issue students before any certificate is received from the school of destination."

"Well, that. The plan is to move the kids to your school, bro. Can you handle the letter, right?"

"It looks like that anyway. Wait five minutes, Bro."

"Thanks very much."

"Liet. I'll send you a picture of the letter."

"Sipp."

Hasna waits for a message from Raden while waiting for Nay to go to school. Not long after, Hasna's phone rang. He rushed to the principal Shaki's room.

"Hopefully be at home to Shaki at his new school."

"Yes, Sir. Thanks though. Maybe I'll take Shaki now out of his class."

"Yes, Mom. Please."

Raden's driver had been waiting since then to take Hasna and her children away. As soon as their school transfer letter was taken care of, they went to the hospital where Raden worked.

Now Raden has been a hospital director since his uncle was demoted because of his case at that time.

About 40 minutes or so they arrived. Hasna and her children headed straight to Raden's study.

"Cock papa ain't there, Bun?" shaki asked as he saw the room was empty.

"Maybe they're out. Let's just wait here. Come on, you guys eat a snack first. That's just as minimal milk in the fridge, grab it yourself."

"Yes, Bun."

Tok

"Lake in." Hasna sat on the couch.

"Excuse me." A woman carries a tray in. "Mom, I brought fruit and snacks for the director."

"Yes, keep it on his desk."

The woman kept the food on the table.

"Excuse me, Mom."

"Yes, take it."

The woman closed the door again.

"Bun, open it up." Nay gave Hasna a bottle of mineral water.

"Be careful eating the same drink, don't make your work space dirty."

"Yes, Bun."

While waiting for Raden to arrive, Nay and Shaki enjoy his food and drinks while watching YouTube on mobile. Hasna watched cooking shows.

Many times Hasna saw the wall clock, it had been too long Raden did not also appear. Hasna shut down the show she was watching, then tried to contact Raden.

"Why not pick up, anyway?" Hasna was upset that Raden had not also raised a call from her that was made several times.

"Try it again."

Hasna called Raden back.

"Hello, Honey."

"Why not pick up anyway, Mas? Where else is it?" asked Hasna annoyed.

"Sorry, Honey. I was meeting first. Where are you?"

"In your room."

"Okay, I'm going there. Have the kids eaten yet?"

"Not yet, but they're snacking anyway. Cepetan here ya."

"Yes, Honey. Just a minute."

Hasna hung up on me. Hasna was silent for a moment, she felt guilty for speaking in such an unpleasant tone earlier.

"Well, he was meeting again. Why should I be angry and upset trying? Huh, Hasna. What the hell are you?" Hasna hit her head several times.

Chequek! Door opens.

"Halooo ...."

"Reprive ...." Shaki runs to welcome Raden. The man immediately hugged and held her.

"Yeaaay, papa's coming." Nay cheered on the spot.

"You must be hungry, right? Let's go eat."

"Laper knows, Pah. Eating ciki is not full."

"Uluuuh, papa's son is starving. Sorry, yeah, baby." Raden pinched Shaki's small nose.

"Come on, Nay."

"Short of a minute, I clean this up." Nay tidied up his food and drink from himself and Shaki. Raden stared in admiration.

"It's lucky I got you, Na. You manage to educate children despite struggling to make a living for them."

"Mas lucky to get me, keep me what dong has already got a super duper mas everything."

"Gift."

"Well, yeah. That is the most beautiful gift God has given."

Raden smiling. After Nay took out the trash and wiped the leftovers on the sofa, they left.

"What do you want to eat, Shaki and Nay?"

"I'm a pizza."

"I am too."

"Okay, we're having pizza lunch."

"Horee."

Nay and Shaki holding on to Raden's left and right hands cheered. They walk while occasionally skipping small shows if they feel happy.

"Where, good?"

"Hmmm, good." Nay answered with a mouth full of food.

Drrrtt. Raden's phone is shaking.

"I picked up the phone first, yeah."

Hasna nodded as Raden asked permission to take the call.

"Hello ...."

Hasna noticed Raden's suddenly moody look. He did not dare to ask as long as Raden was still talking to someone from there. Hasna waited in curiosity, and Raden knew it.

"Okay, thank you." Raden immediately closed the conversation.

"There's news from the hospital" he said before Hasna asked.

"About?"

"Pak Mahmud, after the surgery that time reportedly improved. You know for yourself, don't you?"

"Yes .. and then?"

"They should have died."

"Sorry, how is Mas?"

Raden just silently looked at Hasna who did not believe the news he received.

By force, Raden wrapped food that had not been spent. They immediately went to the hospital to confirm Mr. Mahmud's condition.

As per the news, the old man's body was now stretched stiff with a white cloth that covered his entire body.

Raden hugged Hasna tightly. The woman was crying sadly.

"Patience, Honey. At least he came home clean. It doesn't hurt anymore, it doesn't sleep on the floor, does it?"

Hasna nodded faintly.

"Mr ...." Ridwan. Hasna.

"Thank you for your help, Mahmud is now home. At least he doesn't feel sick anymore. He left surrounded by good people, not dying on his own. Again we say thank you."

Hasna welcomes the handshake from Ridwan.

"Where are you buried, sir?" ask Raden.

"It just so happened that we managed to contact the family in the village. We'll take him there, it's also just a distant relative he said."

"Okay, just bring this hospital hearse so that I will bear all the costs."

"Thank you, Sir. May the kindness of mother and father be reciprocated by Allah SWT."

"Aamiin's."

"I'm sorry, then, to finish the administration and the papers first."

"Yes." Yeah."

Raden hugged Hasna who was still crying.

"I'm niesel, Mas. Why all this time I was busy thinking about myself without caring around. If I had known earlier, maybe Mr. Mahmud would not have suffered for too long, maybe he would have healed faster," Hasna said stammering.

"Honey .. we are just ordinary people who live life after His plan. Let there be no word if it is the same as doubting the decision that God has given us. This is fate, Mahmud."

"So I'll mrs, Mommy."

"Make that regret a lesson for the future, okay."

Hasna nodded softly in Raden's decapitation.