Two Rings

The Fear That Becomes Real

Life does not always give us what we want, but it also gives us the opportunity to fight.

***

Dion was sitting on his porch, guessing what he was thinking. Yes, it is none other than the condition of his beloved wife.

Tub struck by lightning in broad daylight, Dion was completely devastated.

Occasionally he looked at Jasmine who was cool watering plants, her beautiful face was so shining when highlighted by sunlight.

Jasmine was watering her beloved plants painstakingly, and for some reason lately she felt her stomach that often felt cramping.

Dion was aghast and ran up to his wife, he was very sensitive when he once saw Melati grimacing in her stomach.

"Dear, what's wrong with you? Is anyone sick? Which way, let me check." Dion gently rubbed his wife's stomach, it certainly made Melati think that her husband had been overreacting.

"Darling, why panic. It seems like this is only innate when pregnant young," said Melati casually.

Dion fell silent, he stopped his activities. Dion sighed, and boasted a faint smile in front of his wife.

"Sorry baby, I'm just too worried about you and our future son." Dion's looking for an excuse.

Melati chuckled, her heart was happy to see her husband's so swift treatment.

***

Days have changed, weeks have passed, even the moon has now entered a period where rain will intensely cross the earth. Since Dion learned of his wife's health condition, he decided to reduce his time in the cafe.

Dion wants to focus on the development of Melati, he does not want to miss anything that concerns the safety of his wife.

Without feeling, Melati pregnancy is now entering the third trimester, exactly has entered the age of 30 weeks.

Melati is very enthusiastic waiting every time to meet the baby, in contrast to Dion who is even more anxious about the health of his wife.

Every time he took his wife to check, Dion had to first code the doctor they were going to see. He asked to give his wife the good news and hide the truth.

Surely it makes him sick, the umpteenth time he had to cover the bitter thing in front of his wife.

***

"Mas won't be long at Mom's?" Melati asked as she watched her husband getting ready.

Dion shook his head, he was still tidying up his crate and his hair in front of the mirror.

"Awhile, really. Later that night Mas came home," said Dion as he walked closer to his wife.

Dion crouched down before his wife, his hands gently stroking his wife's growing belly.

"Nice with Mom, baby."

That's what Dion always said to the baby.

"I go first" said Dion, kissing his wife.

Melati nodded and drove Dion up to the porch of the house.

After seeing her husband's car away from the yard, Melati immediately went back in.

It didn't take long, Dion had arrived at his parents' residence.

With his broad strides, he immediately entered a house filled with memories of his childhood.

"Assalamallaikum, ma'am." Dion greets the house guy.

Sounded authenticated in there, Dion immediately approached the source of the voice.

"Mom, how are you?" Dion asked while kissing the back of his mother's hand.

"Good, Yon. You how are you? How's Melati?" Ask Dion her mother back.

"Like that, Mom. Still in monitoring, every month Melati always complained of pain." Dion replied in the lowest tone.

Dion's mother sighed, she also felt concerned about the condition of her daughter-in-law. He was also worried about his first grandchild.

"We can only pray, may both survive." Dion's mother gave me encouragement.

Dion smiled, and let his mother say.

From a distance came a girl of Melati's age, the woman carrying a tray containing snacks and drinks.

"Mom, here's the snack." The woman wearing the pink veil placed a tray on the table, right in front of Dion and her mother.

Dion's mother smiled kindly, and asked the woman to leave him alone with Dion.

At first glance Dion noticed the woman, he felt alien to her.

"Mom, who is he?" Ask Dion.

"Oh, he. Her name is Rissa, why is it?" Ask Dion's mother back.

Dion frowned, "Rissa? Who is he, Mom?" Ask Dion again.

Dion's mother put the drink back on her chip, and explained everything to Dion.

"She's the one who keeps mom at home" replied Dion's mother.

"When, Mom?" Ask Dion. He had not visited his mother for a long time, the last time he met while giving news of Melati's pregnancy.

"It's been seven months, he's a good boy. I'm comfortable in the same town as Rissa" replied Dion's mother.

Since Dion's father's departure, the mother has often felt lonely. He even often asked Dion to accompany him, but Melati always did not want to linger in his in-laws' house. It made a little distance between Melati and her in-laws.

"Where do you know, Mom?"

Dion was still curious by the woman, especially he did not want just anyone who lived in his mother's house.

"In the orphanage, I was introduced to a friend. You take it easy, Rissa's a good boy, okay." As if knowing Dion's anxiety, his mother immediately tried to convince Dion that he was with the right person.

Dion nodded and resumed the conversation with his mother.

***

Not feeling the sky has changed color, a flash of light indicates it will rain soon.

Dion hurried to go home, saying goodbye to his mother.

"Mom, Dion said goodbye first." Dion kissed the back of his mother's hand.

Mother Dion nodded, "be careful on the road, Yon."

Dion nodded his head, and soon passed leaving his mother again.

Just a few kilometers away Dion left his parents' residence, the rain was already pouring heavily.

The visibility began to blur a little, it made Dion sharpen his eyes even more.

From the right side of the car, Dion accidentally saw someone in the shade. His clothes already looked wet, maybe the person had been rained down first before finding a shelter.

Dion stopped his car, he quickly slammed the steering wheel and turned around.

Dion got out of his car, and ran up to the man.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" Dion asked as he shook off his clothes that were slightly wet from the rain.

The person frowned, noticing the glance of the man who greeted him.

"I'm in the shade" he replied.

Dion sighed, "I know you're in the shade, I mean why are you out of the house?" Dion asked with a slight annoyance.

Dion noticed the luggage that was right under his feet, which made Dion intend to drive the man home.

"Get in the car, let me drive you!" Dion.

"Huh?"

The only word that came out of a woman's mouth was none other than Rissa.

"Why? You don't understand my words? Get in the car!" Dion is back.

"I'm sorry we know each other?" Rissa asked still looking at Dion's face.

Dion rubbed his face violently, "you're the one who works at my mother's house, right?" Ask Dion.

Rissa did not answer, making Dion even more upset.

"Mother Anna!" Dion made it clear.

"Oh, Miss Anna. Yes, I work there" replied Rissa. Rissa just remembered Dion's face, while delivering drinks to her employer, she did not pay close attention to Dion. Rissa also did not have time to say goodbye to Anna's mother when she wanted to go shopping, naturally if Rissa had not recognized Dion at first.

"Yes in, I'll take you home!" Dion is back.

Rissa nodded, and immediately grabbed her shopping bag. Dion had gotten into the car first, it made Rissa cluck a little because she thought her employer's son would help her put in a lot of her groceries.

After all her belongings entered, Rissa immediately walked over to open the back door of the car.

"Hey, what do you want?" Dion's question made Rissa stop her body from getting into the car.

"You sit down, Mas" Rissa answered as she was.

"Sit in front! I'm your driver!" Dion.

Rissa exhaled, and immediately moved to the front seat.

"You're wasting my time, if it's not for my mother's needs, I don't want to bother turning around!" Dion's grumpy in the car.

Rissa lowered her face, she had no intention of chiming in on the words of her master's son.

"I wouldn't have asked him to take me, if I didn't sincerely help why I had to push myself." Rissa spoke in her heart.

During the trip, Dion and Rissa did not speak to each other.

"It's here, you can go down and bring my mother's groceries home. Don't be long, I'm in a hurry!" Dion.

Rissa nodded and immediately lowered her shopping.

"Thank you..."

Rissa was about to say the word, but Dion's car had already sped up from before her.

"Hemm, why are rich people always like that. Equally, rich in soap operas," grumbled Rissa and immediately brought her things into the house.

***

Dion drove off quickly, not wanting his wife to wait long. Moreover, the time he promised to go home was more than an hour, it made Dion feel guilty.

Arriving in the yard, Dion immediately put his car into the garage. He immediately went into the house, and walked to see his wife.

"Darling, I'm home."

Dion spoke as he walked towards his room.

When he was in the room, Melati did not reveal the trunk of his nose.

Dion circulated his gaze, and looked for the whereabouts of his wife.

"Mel, where are you?" Shouted Dion but there was no answer.

Dion was confused, his steps now towards the bathroom.

A sight he did not want to see, now plastered in front of him.

Dion immediately hunted down his wife lying on the bathroom floor, "Mel, what's wrong with you?" Shouted Dion.

"Bi, Bi, please..."

Dion screamed for help from his housekeeper.

The sound of a footstroke was clearly heard towards his room, the sound was sourced from Bi Ai who ran when he heard Dion's scream.

"What's up, Den?" Bi Ai asked with a stupefied breath.

"Call an ambulance!" Dion.

Bi Ai complied, and immediately called an ambulance.

"Why is it like this?" Dion grabbed the helpless body of his wife.

Sayup-sayup heard Melati's grimacing voice, it made Dion increasingly panicked.

"It hurts, Mas. My stomach" said Melati weakly.

Dion wipes away her tears, "patience, baby. I beg you to hold on, "please ask Dion very much.

Ambulance has come, now Dion is in the car with Melati who returned unconscious.

"Sir, please bring the fast car!" Pinta Dion on ambulance driver.

The sound of sirens rang loudly, making the cars in front of him instantly make room for the smooth pace of ambulance cars.

Arriving at the hospital, Melati was immediately rushed to the emergency room.

Dion had to wait for his wife outside the room, because the procedure was determined to make him unable to do anything.

"I'm sorry Mel, sorry. I'm late to come to your aid" Dion said in tears.

Dion sat his body beside the ER door, he also took the time to inform Mother and her two in-laws.

Dion bowed down, he was completely frightened at this moment.

***

It has been almost an hour Melati was in the room, Dion was already several times pacing back and forth waiting for news of his wife.

"God, save my wife's child." Dion prayed fervently.

From a distance Anna's mother comes, accompanied by Rissa.

Anna's mother walked in haste, she was also worried when she heard the news of her daughter-in-law.

"Dion, how's your wife?" Ask Anna's mother.

Dion, who had bowed down, immediately raised his head. Dion stood up from his place, his gaze now fixed on the woman behind his mother.

"You! If only I hadn't met you and brought you home, I might not have been late to help my wife!" Dion pointed at Rissa's face.

Rissa was surprised, her body shaking violently. Anna's mother was as surprised as Rissa, and she didn't even know what was going on.

"Dion, why are you talking like that to Rissa? Whatchu mean?" Ask Anna's mother.

Dion did not reply, his body collapsing again. Dion was bowed again, and his sobbing was now more and more clearly heard.

Rissa looked at Dion with a feeling that could not be explained, she did not understand why Dion was so angry with her.

Rissa saw such a deep sadness in Dion, she did not dwell at all. He just hopes everything will be okay.