Waiting for Tomorrow

Visit to Mother's House

...One Month Later ...

That night, in her room she lay helpless. A dark brown knit sweater he wears. A white blanket patterned with stripes also protects the body of the mother.

Fera, who had been worried about her mother's condition, was ceaselessly sitting on a wooden chair placed to the right of the bed in her mother's room.

"Better now we go to the hospital, Mom! Let Mom get handled immediately!" Pinta Fera's.

"Emak doesn't want to go to the hospital! A hospital stay costs a lot! Where to pay money from! Anyway Mom wants to be home, till Day comes home!" Reply to mother with bad breath. Hearing her mother's reply, Fera grew even more sad. Her tears instantly dripped down her cheeks.

"It's been over two months, no word from Mas Hari. Better Mom don't keep thinking about Mas Hari! You have to think about your own health! Mother had already vomited with blood! If this is how Fera becomes sad to see the condition of Mother! But I don't care about my own health at all! It's not that Fera doesn't miss Mas Hari, but there's been no news of him for a long time! So it's better to leave everything to God!" Her request.

"Mother's Miss on that Day exceeded the height of the Himalayas! Beyond the Indian Ocean! When Hari comes home, but Mama is gone, please tell her, Fera! Missing Mom will never be finished even when Mom is gone!" Tears suddenly dripped down my mother's cheek. Hearing her mother's words, Fera cried as she pleased. His tears are flowing more and more.

"Mom, Mom don't talk like that! Mother Insha Allah is given a long life! Wouldn't Mom be leaving for Mecca soon to perform the fifth pillar of Islam?" Ask.

"Name age no one knows, Fera! Humans only plan. But God's destiny cannot be changed!" The reply. As Fera was lamenting her grief, suddenly someone knocked on her front door.

Tokkkp...Tokkkp...Tokkkp...

"Assalamu'alaikum!" I heard the greeting of a man.

"Wa'alaikumsalam." Answer mom and Fera.

"Awhile, Mom! Fera wants to open the door first!" Fera said as she rubbed her tears that soaked her cheeks.

"Yes." Yeah." Reply slowly. Fera walked to the front door of his house. Slowly he opened the door in front of her. As soon as he managed to open it, Fera was shocked to see Fatimah and her parents standing at the door.

"Mba Fatimah! Mama, Mama! How's things going?" Fera also invited them to shake hands.

"Alhamdulillah good. Mom's home, Fera?" Ask abah.

"Some, please come in sir, Mom, Mba!" Her request. The three of them entered the house and sat on a long chair made of wood.

"So soon, I'll call Mom first!" Her speech.

"Yes, Fera." Answer Ms. Asmi. Fera returned to his mother's room.

"Who's coming, Fera?" Ask mom.

"Mba Fatimah with her Mother and Father! They want to see Mom! Did they just tell you to come here?" Ask Fera back.

"Let your mother go to the living room!" Reply to my mother, sitting up slowly. Fera also helped lead my mother to walk into the living room.

"Fatimah, Sir, Ma! Kirain who! It's a great guest!" Mommy. They also shake hands with each other. Then my mother sat down slowly. Fera went towards the kitchen.

"Is your mom not healthy anymore?" Ask Ms. Asmi.

Uhuukkk...Uhuukkk...Uhuukkk...

"It's better to see a doctor, Mom!" Said Ms. Asmi.

"Take the stall medicine, you'll get well, Mom!" The reply.

"Until now has there been no word from Hari, Mak?" Ask abah.

"Not Sir! I miss the same day too! Day and night are always day! What day is it and where is it? Have you eaten or not?" Mom looked pondering. Suddenly Fera appeared with a tray containing three glasses of warm tea.

"Please drink Mba Fatimah, Sir, Mom!" Her request.

"Yes thank you Fera. You'd better take Mom to the doctor, Fera!" Pinta Bu Asmi's.

"Fera wants that too, Mom! But my mom doesn't want to!" The reply.

"May Mom be given a cure soon." Abah.

"Aamiin's." Answer everyone in the living room.

"Actually I'm very heavy to say this all. But for the common good, I had to say it to Mom!" Abah. Hearing his words, Fera and mother's feelings were suddenly uncomfortable.

"What would Mr. Usman say? Just tell me it's okay sir!" Reply mom.

"We all know that Fatimah and Hari are bound to each other. About two months ago. We all know, until now there was no news of Hari. We've been trying to be patient to wait for news from Hari. But patience has its limits. Because if you wait too long, pity Fatimah. Therefore, we apologize to Mother. We intend to return Hari's proposal ring, to Mother!" Abah also took out a red jewelry box, from inside his batik shirt. Then he put it on the table in front of him.

Hearing my brother's words, and seeing the jewelry box used by Hari to propose to Fatimah, my mother's feelings immediately shattered. Fatimah, who was very dear to him like her own son, apparently failed to become his future daughter-in-law.

With tears in her eyes and her right hand shaking, she took the jewelry box that was in front of her. Slowly he opened the red box. With his own two eyes, he saw a one-eyed ring tucked into the middle of the jewelry box he was holding. She looked at Fatimah who was sitting to her left. He saw Fatimah just sitting quietly with her head lowered. Her tears flowed down her naturally beautiful face.

"Please give us more time! Please wait another month, sir, Mom! Sure day home! You want to wait for Fatimah?" Ask mom. There was no reply from Fatimah's mouth. All that was heard was the sound of her sobs.

"We're sorry, Mother! We have been patient all this time! But in fact until now there is no news of the day! We apologize again for upsetting you!" Reply abah. Hearing my answer, suddenly my mother looked more and more gasping. Both of his eyes were glaring. His chest seemed to move quickly. The ring and jewelry box in her right hand instantly slipped out of her grasp, and fell on the tile floor.

"Supermarkd...!!!" Shouted Fera when he saw the condition of his mother. He rushed to his mother's body.

"Misc...!" Fatimah and her mother together. They both moved from their seats.

"Better now we get Mom to the hospital!" He cried while standing up. Abah immediately lifted the body of his mother and took her towards his car which was in the front yard of his mother's house. Fera, Ms. Asmi, and also Fatimah also scattered out of the house.

In a hurry, Fera closed the front door of her house and did not forget to lock it. After everyone got on top of the car, he nervously turned on the engine and stepped on the gas pedal firmly. Instantly, the car also shot at high speed towards one of the hospitals in the city of Solo.

After traveling for about half an hour, they finally arrived in front of the hospital lobby. With the help of the nurses, you lowered the body of Khulsum's mother from the top of the car. After being placed in a gurney, two nurses took her to the ER room. Fera and the others followed suit. Then the mother was brought into the ER room and immediately handled by a doctor. Fera, Fatimah, and her parents waited at the door feeling anxious, anxious, and very worried. Especially Fera, as his biological son.