WIFE OF CHILDHOOD

THE SILENCE THAT GRIPS

I don't know what Zul should say or do. A thin girl lay weakly with a pale face as white as cotton. Middle asleep. But doctors said the girl was in critical condition due to a lack of blood.

Zul tried to get the doctor to check his blood. Their blood types may be the same. Zul hopes to help the girl from her critical period.

As he expected, their blood types were the same. O. Zul donated his blood. Type O blood is available in the hospital. But Zul insisted on donating his blood if there was no problem. Zul's mother seemed worried, but could not resist the hardness of her child's heart. Finally, mom just resigned.

The atmosphere is so quiet. No noise. Though in the waiting room there was his father Akis, his mother Akis, Firman and Mother Zul. No one initiates the conversation. All tense with head down. Time jammed hospital wall shows 10 pm at this time.

Zul and Akis are in the same room. They transfer and receive blood directly. There were some doctors and some sisters in the room who helped them.

Hape Zul's mother occasionally rang. Zul's father asked him if they had reached Pandeglang. Mom immediately replied to dad's chat so dad wouldn't worry.

The atmosphere is really not conducive. The Word really hated that kind of horror atmosphere.

"Sir, why is there no initiative to start the conversation, as a mature and polite parent whose child is currently being helped by this mother!" scold Firman on Abdul Akis' father.

At once the 55-year-old man blushed his face. He is too selfish. But actually his heart was shrinking since then. Want to say sorry words first. But his selfishness is too high.

His mother Akis hugged Zul's mother. Her crying broke instantly. Finally Zul's mother was washed away and joined in crying sadly.

The two women who were once so close embrace each other. To melt away all the ice and obstacles between their lives. The crying of the two broke the silence that was so gripping.

The two said sorry to each other. Eliminating their heartbreak for a dozen years that actually tormented them.

"I'm sorry, Heni! I am very guilty of you, especially your children. Please apologize to Doni. We are so sorry, so sorry!" Mr. Abdul is on the floor. Her crying broke like a child. The Word that saw it tried to hold back the laughter. If not in the atmosphere of waiting for a sick person, he wanted to take out his hape to record the bad old boy. It turns out that Mr. Abdul was also tortured during a dozen years of tragic events that befell Akis and Zul.

"Already, sir! Right now, we pray that Akis and Zul will be healthy again. It's all over, sir! I'm sure, Doni has also opened the door sorry to everyone!" said Zul's mother made Mr. Abdul's crying firmer.

"Udaaah, don't be so loud! It's a hospital, bother another patient!" whispered Firman patted Abdul's shoulder slowly. He was amused in his heart, wanting to laugh as well. I don't know which one is old, which one is young. He felt like an old grandfather giving advice. Abdul embraced the Word. Sobbing on the shoulder of the Word makes the Word close his eyes want to pat his forehead.

Indeed adults are sometimes more childish than children, muttered the Word in the heart. Even the problem of a dozen years ago hanging it in just a few minutes through a sincere apology can be resolved well. There is no drag let alone jotos. It is something that is easy to overcome if we are clean-hearted and think clearly.

The doctor told me that Akis had passed his critical period. Zul was also fine after a bag of blood flowed down Akis' body. Both are now sound asleep.

They slept in the hospital tonight. All fell asleep with lighter souls as the burden of the dozen years had lifted.

Zul had woken up earlier than Akis. I've prepared breakfast a glass of white milk and a cup of egg-filled bread and fried sausage. While looking at Akis who was still asleep in the bed next to him, Zulyanda chewed her breakfast.

"Great son of lo Zul! Wake up and eat right away," the grumbling Word made Zul's mother laugh as she pinched Firman's hand slowly.

"Because, the breakfast of the Word is also on the table" said the mother made the Word laugh cheerfully.

Mr. Abdul and Mr. Sani entered after buying breakfast outside the hospital.

"Sorry Heni, we were a long time ago because we had to go to the doctor's room first" said Mr. Abdul while giving plastic food to Zul's mother.

"What ga, sir! We bought koq food!"

"Zulyanda.., forgive me yaaa. Udah want to howl Akis," said Mr. Abdul while kissing Zul's hand sobbing again. Zul felt bad. He kissed Abdul's hand, trying to calm him down.

"Zul is sorry, sir! Now we can go to Pandeglang. It was after knowing there was something about Akis." Abdul was crying with shame.

Akis is awake. His eyes looked at all those in the room. His eyes were empty and sweet. Then, long looked at Zul's eyes until ripples were seen there. Akis's eyes are glazed. Akis turned his face to the side. Trying to hide his rolling tears on his tapi.

His mother hugged him.

"Jinner....!"

"Liat neng, who's been yelling! Ucul neng, Ucul..!" akis' mother uttered a sentence that made Zul rustle.

Akis remained silent without a sound.

"Eat, huh neng? It's umi buyin chicken porridge cheng's favorite!"

Akis pushed his mother's hand over her face and went to sleep on her face.

Zul. He remembered, Akis almost lost his life which he did intentionally. That's why Akis is sad, because it turns out he still feels sad in this lonely world according to him.

Akis crying. Roaring loudly. Throw all the pillows and blankets in her bed. Made his father and mother overwhelmed. Zul's mother helped calm Akis down. But nil. Even Zul who was sitting next to him almost got thrown a plastic bottle filled with mineral water.

"Eneng, it's already neng! Istighfar neeeng,. loi neng, all dear eneng Akis. Don't think of the sweet. That's Zul, that's sweet, there's neng. Coming from Jakarta just for fun! Look around, Zul's blood is on Akis's henchman's body!"

I am hearing her mother's story. His bandaged left hand was forcefully dismantled by Akis until fresh blood immediately spurted from the new wound. All hysterical.

Abdul ran to call the doctor. Akis finally calmed down after being injected. The doctor and nurse tied her legs and her hands in bed for her safety.

Zul trembled watching Akis like that. How deep was his inner wound because of the tragic story first?

Zul had indeed heard the Word of the story that Akis became mute. I don't know because of some illness, I don't know what. But Akis managed to finish his studies until high school graduation like him.

What will happen between Akis and Zulyanda? Will Akis and Zul recover from that childhood trauma? Wait for Gaess' next story....