Unite In Love

Hospital

Aaaaaaaa!

My chest was pounding very fast, as if my heart was about to jump out. I was still late in my long prayer as Nisa shouted out in a loud voice.

Really, I was surprised. My world is collapsing. I don't know what made Nissa scream that loud? And this is the first time I'm in such a hurry to finish my prayer. Without thinking for a long time I jumped straight from the top of my prayer mat, ran towards the door and approached Nissa who was still in the living room.

"What's wrong? Why are you yelling....!" I grumbled as I clenched both my hands. The Nissa I looked at was flinching. Her face was filled with tension, instead of saying something Nissa pointed at the floor, her body still shaking violently and her eyes were rounded.

The duarrrrrrrr!

Like being struck by lightning in broad daylight, my entire body felt numb. How not? The body of my proud son Husain, lying weakly on the floor with a mouth that spouts foam.

Aaaaaaaa!

I screamed in a high tone of voice, my whole body was limp, there was no more strength left. My eyes began to shed tears.

"Pa-call taxi...!" I said in a soft tone of voice, barely audible.

"I said call me cabiiii." This time I shouted in a loud voice. Nissa who heard my snaps could only nod then ran towards her room, picked up a cell phone then called a taxi.

An hour and a half later Nissa and Husain arrived at the hospital. I stood with my body still shaking in front of the ER, my chest pounding so hard, I was worried I would faint.

"Lu... Drink this water." Said Nissa while giving the bottled water that she had opened the lid. Instead of taking the water in Nissa's hand, I hugged Nissa with tears. My cry broke, my chest felt tight, to my surprise I did not even have time to tease the face that was used during the Fajr Prayer.

"Miss... How could this bad thing happen to my son? What's wrong with her? Why am I not the only one sick? Hiks.Hiks.Hiks." I fear. So scared that I couldn't hold back the turmoil in my heart.

"I was afraid that Husain would leave me. I don't want him to be away from me. The loss of Mama and Papa is still a deep wound in my heart, I do not want to lose Husainnnn! Hicks.Hiks." Hearing the heart-wrenching speech that came out from my mouth, Nissa patted my shoulder slowly, trying to calm down.

"Stupid. You're really stupid. Who said Husain would leave you? God will not take a smile from your face. Look at it later, Husain we'll be healed and he'll decorate our house with his laugh." Nissa whispered in my ear.

Really, hearing the soothing speech that came out from Nissa's mouth made me feel an incredible calm. Now I can control my emotions, emotions that almost drown me in deep sorrow.

"Husain's family?"

A doctor walked up to me and Nissa in a relaxed manner. From his face I could see that he was very tired. I don't know how long he hasn't slept until his handsome face looks tangled, I guess his age isn't far from me, about twenty-eight.

"Yes doc, I'm his mother." I said quickly while standing up straight.

"Please take this medicine at the pharmacy, after which you can meet me at my office."

Without saying anything, Nissa took the piece of paper that the young doctor had given her from my hand.

"You go with this doctor, I'll go to the pharmacy." Nissa said as she looked at me with her own eyes.

"That's great. Come on, follow me." The doctor said as he walked away from me and Nissa.

Two minutes later I was already in the young doctor's room, the office was quite comfortable and spacious, neatly laid out. The office looks like the office of Mr. Ibra, a work desk located on the left end with two chairs in front of him. This time, I sat on the couch. On the table near the sofa there are four jars made of glass complete with small food inside. Pastries and candy, I think it's in it.

Not a word came out of my mouth, in my heart I thought to what this doctor called me in his room? Is it just to drink water? If he does anything inappropriate, I promise I'll break his arm. For a moment my net was staring at the door, the door was wide open. That means he can maintain our dignity so as not to be slandered. I felt calm again.

"Don't think bad! I'm giving you this water so you can relax a little."

Glekkkk!

I immediately swallowed the saliva, I coughed. The young doctor read my mind as if a piece of writing was explaining everything on my face. For a moment I stared at the young doctor's beautiful face, he smiled without taking his eyes off me.

"I'm sorry. I was just kidding. My name is Doctor Mahesa, I have worked in this hospital since I was a student. Why can, because this hospital is under my family's control.

I honed my skills in this place and studied directly under Papa's control. I was just watching Papa work, and after graduating from medical school I started flapping my wings in the medical world.

Since last night I don't know how many patients I've treated until I'm sleep deprived, when I want to go home I see a woman with her tears that begin to break, and that prevents me from going home. You're lucky your son is directly handled by a reliable doctor like me. Haha."

Yeah, I'm lucky, very lucky. I murmured in my heart while bowing. It turned out that the doctor sitting in front of me was very friendly and smiling, it would not be difficult to get along with him, and as a Muslim I had to limit my association with men who were not halal to me.

"Foaming mouth is a physical symptom that is shown when a person loses his ability to swallow, this then causes saliva to accumulate in the mouth or lungs. When the person breathes, saliva will mix with air or gas so that foam is formed.

You do not have to worry about your son. He's just a little depressed, this afternoon you can take him home. For now, let him rest here." Doctor Mahesa said at length.

Truly, my fear seemed to evaporate into space after hearing Doctor Mahesa's explanation. I thought I wouldn't be able to swallow anything. But now? Without asking, I opened a jar filled with candy. My mouth was bitter, which is why I took Doctor Mahesa's candy without asking her permission.

"Looks like miss...." Doctor Mahesa was silent for a moment because she did not know my name.

"Fleeve. Lulu Andriana's. That's my name." Briefly said.

"A good name, as pretty as the guy." Cape doctor Mahesa.

I'm not a teenage-year-old woman who will feel flowery when a handsome man starts to flatter me. Right now I'm starting to feel uncomfortable, I want to end this conversation if nothing else matters.

"It seems, seeing Husain's condition makes Miss Lulu very surprised, you didn't even have time to tease your face with a hijab."

Since I didn't even notice it, hearing Doctor Mahesa's words made my net round in disbelief. I smiled as I held my face, I think all mothers are the same, she will forget everything when she sees her children hurt.

"You're right doctor, I wasn't even aware that I came up with this look. Seeing Husain's condition made me very panicked, it felt like my life was on the edge.

Since you said Husain was fine, all my anxiety seemed to evaporate. I say thank you." Sincerely said.

I got up from my sitting position, saw me wake up Doctor Mahesa came up from her sitting position, because there was nothing important I had to end this chat. After saying goodbye and cupping my hands in front of my chest, I immediately left the doctor Mahesa's room with great relief.

The infirmary?

This place is too scary for me, I wish I never came back. Losing Mama and Papa in this place feels like repeating the pain that I tried to forget as hard as I could. How else, sometimes I also have to come to this place even though with a feeling of force.

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