A SPECK OF LIGHT (Handle of Good-Loving Love)
13. Past Times

"Bang, let's take Sania to the Hospital" said Adzilla carrying baby Sania in a state of high fever.

"Don't you see it's night, huh? I want to rest." jolted Bari made Adzilla close her eyes in surprise.

"But Sania's heat is very high, bang." She continued to persuade her husband to take her with him to bring their baby for treatment.

"Taking care of the boy is your duty, Zilla." snapped Bari again.

Finally that night Adzilla brought baby Sania herself on a motorcycle. Without being given money, he was lucky to often save the rest of the shopping money without Bari's knowledge.

If only Bari knew he had the money then it could be ascertained the next day Adzilla was not given the allotment of shopping money.

Arriving at the Hospital, Adzilla hurriedly went in there and asked the nurse to immediately handle her child.

With a branched feeling of anxiety for leaving Satria at home and the state of Sania in the ER room.

Not enough anxiety until there, the hospital asked Adzilla to pay off the administration because baby Sania had to be treated.

"Mom, can't you use a healthy card here from the government?" asked Adzilla because her nominal look was big enough for her.

"Sorry, mom. We serve the public."

"When is the payment limit, ma'am?"

"Tomorrow morning, ma'am."

After negotiating, Adzilla walked gontai towards the ER room again. Feet feel weak to support the burden of life itself.

She is a wife but lives alone. Where to look? actually he wanted to take baby Sania to the State hospital in order to use a healthy card. But the distance of the hospital was too far, he did not dare to drive alone by carrying his son.

After all, if you use a healthy card, surely baby Sania will be handled tomorrow because it must take care of the report to the company where Bari works.

With a heavy heart Adzilla called the father to help for the umpteenth time. That night Joseph's father went straight to Adzilla Hospital to finish the administration and accompany his daughter.

It is clear from the look on the face of Joseph's father that he was very disappointed with his son-in-law.

In the past, Joseph's father did not let Adzilla go alone even if only to the stall if it was night. And what did he see?

"Where's your husband, Zilla?"

"Bang Bari is tired of just coming home from work well, so Zilla does not want to disturb the time bang Bari istkrahat, well."

Joseph's father only shook his head knowing that Adzilla was lying to him.

Baby Sania has been transferred to the ward and tonight Joseph's father is staying at the hospital.

The next day, Joseph's father invited Satria to his daughter-in-law's house and told Bari that Sania's baby should be cared for.

The response from Bari made Joseph's father stroke his chest.

In the afternoon Bari came with her mother-in-law. At that moment, Joseph's father came home. There was a return of scorn for Adzilla.

Can't take care of the child.

Four words are always pinned by his mother-in-law if something happens to his two children.

Quiescent. Yeah, just shut up.

His heart froze until he could no longer cry. Maybe someone else thought she was a strong woman.

The answer is wrong.

He needs a hug just to pull out the tightness in the chest. The uneg-uneg that has accumulated.

...****...

"Why sit around daydreaming?" Satria was looking for Adzilla.

Adzilla turned to the source of the voice and smiled at his eldest son. At this age, his son understood his condition. If a child of Satria's age still often whines or sulks asking for toys, then it's not his child.

"Mama don't daydream, Bang."

"What's mommy kangen papa?"

Adzilla gawked at Satria's question and chuckled. "Can you?"

Satria. "No way, ma. Later mama in madurain continue to be the same papa. And papi's gonna be pissed."

Adzilla's forehead shriveled to hear something strange about his eldest son's words. "Om papi?"

Satria nodded. "Yes, Papi Askar. Why hasn't papi been here so long, ma?"

"Om Soldiers work, bang make money."

He did not expect if the Soldier was far approaching his two children until the nickname also already exists.

Indeed, after that night of rejection, Soldiers only came to Joseph's father's house a few times. He himself did not know the reason why.

The young man may be getting tired.

Maybe what he said was love was just obsession.

Or maybe you already have another young, single woman.

Let it be, maybe this is better even though he feels a little pain in the heart if his guess is true.

What's wrong with me?

...****...

Tomorrow, as usual he took Satria to school and followed Yusuf's father to the palm oil field because today it is time to sell oil palm fruit.

In the middle of the road, he saw a familiar figure with a girl.

Adzilla smiled.

❤️

TB