Between Two Hearts
Crying out

MOM POV

I was a mother. Tiara she is my only daughter. My only daughter, she's already got people. Now he's not a kid anymore. We marry them off, because we believe Jiho will take responsibility for Tiara's life. He's a good guy. May you always be happy, my son. Become a sakinah, mawadah and warohmah family.

I agreed when he (my son) took me to the sub-district town. Yeah, I thought when I could be with him. The day after tomorrow, she's going to the city with her husband. There will be no more time to be with him. From now on, he'll have his own life.

He always smiles, that makes me happy. We bought some necessary items.

"Are you tired?" tanyanya who saw me a little exhausted.

"Yes, a little."

"We'll rest, ma'am?"

"Don't kid, let's just go home."

"We'll sit here for a minute, ma'am..."

"Hmmm all right."

We sat for a while in the store, occasionally drinking water in plastic bottles that had been purchased.

"We're on the road again, son. It's noon, we haven't cooked for your father and your husband" I said later. I nodded again.

We crossed the highway, she still holds my hand. The road was quiet, but suddenly there was a car with a loud honking sound that shocked us. Makes us unable to escape. "Thiiin...Thiins....Ttiiinn..... Ttiiiiiiiiiiiii.nnnn.....!" the car was moving very fast.

"Bwuuu....! Awaaaaass....!" he screamed while pushing me. I fell by the side of the road.

"Dug...!" I saw it for myself, his body was knocked over by the car, he lost his balance and fell. His head hit a rock. And the car sped away without caring about us.

"Yetaaaakk....! Naaaaaa...!" hysterical shouting. I looked to the right and left and then ran towards him. "Son... Tiara's...! Awake, son... Wake up...!" it did not feel this clear circle dripping like a creek.

"Toloooo.... Tolooooong.." There's no one. The road is back, empty. Fate lives in the countryside. "Toloooo... Toloooong.." I cried still crying. I wish there was help for my son.

"Mom... What's up with Tiara, Mom?" ask someone. I looked around, and it turned out that Ferdi's son was already among us. I don't know which way he's coming. I was still crying, shocked to see all this.

"Let's go, ma'am, let's take it to the nearest puskesmas" he continued, without another ba-bi-bu he was holding my helplessly drooping son.

I'm still sobbing. "Can you walk?" tanyanya back.

"Yes son, I'm fine."

"Alhamdulillah."

I followed him walking to the nearest Puskesmas despite the stumbling steps. "Why is Son Ferdi here?" manya curious.

"Oh yes Ma'am, this morning I had a meeting at the sub-district office, this just came home but look at the same mother Tiara. How did this happen, Mom?"

"The car's clasping tower, son."

"Keep the car?"

"Go son,"

"Astaghfirullah,"

"The car was so fast, we couldn't avoid it. Tiara pushed Mom to the side of the road, but instead Tiara was the unwillingness of the car. I hope Tiara is okay, son..."

"Yes, Mom. God willing, Tiara will be fine."

***

Arriving at Puskesmas. Tiara was immediately handled by the medical team.

"So calm mother huh, Tiara must be fine. Mother's body is anyone sick? Let them be treated here."

"No, son. Mom is fine. I'm just in shock."

"Tiara's family?" a nurse approached them.

"Yes..."

"Mother's son is dead. Please Mom."

They entered the room, there was still a doctor treating Tiara.

"Mother's son, it's okay, you can go home. He was only lightly hurt and in shock. Here's the prescription, it'll be redeemed in the medicine locker."

"Okay, doctor, sir" Ferdi replied as he picked up the piece of paper.

We went out and sat in the waiting room. Ferdi was trying to make up for the medicine.

"Why can there be Mas Ferdi, Mom?" tiara asked in a weak tone.

"He's the one who helped us, son... Well, he's done," continued Mother.

"Where, deck? Can we walk?" ask Ferdi later. Tiara just nodded weakly. The mother tried to get her son to stand up. Ferdi denied it.

"I'm sorry, ngrepotin nak Ferdi."

"Absolutely not, ma'am" he said with a smile.

Ferdi held Tiara carefully. They passed through a rocky path, because it was only the closest access to his village. Tiara repeatedly felt limp and almost fell down, fortunately Ferdi swiftly helped her.

"We rest here first, it seems like mother is also tired of walking," said Ferdi. The three of them sat for a while on this desolate street.

"I want to go home." said Tiara in a weak tone.

Mom nodded, "Let's walk again, son?" continued.

"Good, Mom." Ferdi returned to Tiara.

But suddenly "Brukk...!" He was weak again.

"Son...! Tiara.!"'s chat...!" Mom panicked amazingly.

"It's okay, Mom. He's just exhausted" Ferdi replied calmly.

Tiara soon regained consciousness. He looked at his mother and Ferdi in turn.

"It looks like you're not strong on the road, deck. Let me just carry it...?" ask Ferdi. Tiara looked towards mother, the middle-aged woman simply nodded with teary eyes. He could not see his son as weak as that, and he could not feel these tears flowing again.

Ferdi again carried the weak girl. I don't know, what's his fate if there's no Ferdi. On the way, they met Mr. Hasan, one of their neighbors.

"Lho... This is Neng Tiara why, Mom?" asked Hasan confused.

"That's sir, Tiara just crashed the car. Oh yes sir, please convey to father Tiara's husband. They don't know yet that Tiara's car-snapping. They are in the field, Mr. Hasan," replied Mother, trying to hold back her tears.

"Well, well, ma'am." he answered sparingly as he slightly ran towards the field of the Father.

They walk back. Fortunately, the distance to the house is getting closer.

"Just drop it here, son..."

"Good, Mom." Ferdi broke Tiara's body in the long chair.

"Thank you, mas.." continued Tiara in a weak tone.

Mother passed to the back to take two glasses of warm drinking water for Tiara and also Ferdi.

"This is my son, drink first..." Mom handed them her drinking glass.

"Thank you, son, for helping us." continued the mother.

Ferdi smiled. "It is our duty to help others, ma'am" he replied in a friendly tone.

Every now and then he looked at Tiara with a different look. Not that I don't know, I know that the young man has special feelings for his son. But it was impossible because they had already betrothed his son first.

"Son Ferdi, wait here. Until Tiara's father and husband came. I'm going to the back to cook."

"Good, Mom."

"Are you okay?" tiara asked attentively, still in a weak tone.

"Mom's fine, son. You don't worry, right now you must be healthy, must be strong!" replied, Mom smiled as she continued to encourage him. The girl nodded and smiled.

***

While in the fields...

"Sir...! mr. Toha...."

From a distance Mr. Hasan was already screaming, with breath gasping, he ran.

"Sir... Mr. Toha...! Aa Ji-ho...!"

"Yes, what's wrong, sir?" ask the curious.

"That sir, neng Tiara..."

"Why is Mr Hasan?"

"Neng Tiara car stamp sir!"

"What...? Where is he now, sir?"

"Maybe it's already at home sir, was brought by Mas Ferdi," said Mr. Hasan with a breath that is still irregular.

"Thank you for the info sir, we'll be home soon."

"Yes... Yeah..."

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