Lika Litu Maira's Wedding
Chapter 7

"What do you feel Maira... Does your stomach hurt...?" ask Bu Sekar while holding Maira's stomach.

"Yes, my stomach hurts so much I might want to give birth. Heartburn and pain" explained Maira who is actually currently she also does not know what she feels. It felt like a lot of pain in his stomach and it was like something was coming out from down there.

"Do we call a midwife now, ma'am...?" ask Denis

"Don't be Nis, afraid he has not wanted to give birth now, how about we call the raji first, let the father pick me up" said Bu Sekar

Bu Sekar also asked her husband to pick up a paraji and bring her here, sir Soleh who was asked to help his wife was immediately rushed to the paraji house which was not far from their home.

After the departure of her husband Bu Sekar immediately returned to Maira's room.

"Denis you accompany Maira first yes, I want to prepare everything afraid Maira will be born tonight"

"Yes ma'am" Denis said as he sat next to Maira.

While at this time Maira continues to feel pain in the abdomen, even the pain sometimes becomes more pain many times than before.

Maira can only cry with what she feels right now, while Denis can not do anything to calm Maira.

Exactly at half-twelve p.m., Soleh came with a middle-aged woman, who used to help deliver traditionally in the village.

"Assalamualaikum" said Mak Tum while entering the house.

"Waalaikumsalam, finally mak Tum came too" replied bu Sekar who immediately came to mak Tum.

"What's the matter, what's the matter with giving birth...?" ask mak Tum

"Not yet to know mak but please see first if it is time to give birth is not yet" pinta bu Sekar

"You'll see first"

Not without reason because Mak Tum already knew the condition of Maira before, because he was the one who came at the seven-monthly event Maira and checked the content.

Mak Tum went straight into Maira's room and sat next to her, she kept stroking Maira's stomach while praying.

"Try mak see first yes, is it time is not yet" said mak Tum who immediately positioned himself to check Maira.

"Sorry yes mbak, mak want to check first is the time is not yet" permission mak Tum while Maira can only nod her head in response. While bu sekar can only see it from the doorway while waiting for orders from mak Tum.

"How is it time to give birth.....?" ask Bu Sekar curious.

"Not far away" explained mak Tum who is now sitting next to Maira while stroking her stomach and backside alternately.

"I think I would give birth because if I see such heartburn" said Bu Sekar

Mak Tum just answered with a smile and continued to recite the verses of the Quran to make Maira calmer again.

Time goes by very quickly, Mak Tum remains faithful to be in the room while the others in the family room, while Bu Sekar is cooking to eat their sahur, especially soon it is time for sahur.

And just at that moment Maira again felt a great pain, she came back crying.

"What do you want to go to the bathroom..?" ask mak Tum to make sure

"It looks like I want to poop" Maira said shyly

"No need to be in the bathroom here let it be the same mak cleaned" replied Mak Tum. After saying that, Mak tum immediately came out and met Bu Sekar who knows what they are talking about.

"What will give birth now?" ask Denis when he sees Mak Tum going back to the room.

"It seems so, please enter the room if you want to accompany"

Without hesitation Denis went into the room and immediately sat down beside Maira while holding Maira's hand and of course he continued to pray for both to survive.

"Do we need to call a midwife..?" denis asked Maira and Maira shook her head.

Mak Tum also began to position himself and also Maira to make it easier, Maira who could not bear to bring something into action.

"Don't just take it out" said mak Tum

Maira continues to struggle to get their first child out, until she hears Mak Tum talking.

"Let's push even tighter his head is visible and almost out" said Mak Tum

Ms. Sekar who was waiting outside went straight into the room and immediately saw her.

Maira just kept trying but what power he was tired and his energy was drained.

"Maira is no longer strong mak, Maira is tired" Maira said while crying

"Don't give up now, see his head has come out half, quickly finish if you don't pity his son" mak Tum ordered firmly.

After resting and taking a breath for five minutes, Maira finally resumed her struggle and not long heard the sound of crying babies in the room, make everyone in the room come and see.

Mak Tum put the tiny baby under his exit, the tiny hand kept moving and touching Maira's feet made Maira feel amused.

"Mak amused" Maira said as she held back a laugh

"For a while you have to cut this first, you don't move much" said Mak Tum, finally Maira can only resign and stay still after five minutes the baby was again picked up by mak Tum.

"Let's go who wants this baby's adzanin..?" ask Mak Tum to Mr. Soleh and Denis

Denis was very eager to sue his daughter but what power Maira's hand did not want to be off and Maira like she was feeling pain again in the abdomen.

"Let me go" Denis said resignedly

Mak Tum also handed the tiny baby into the hands of Mr. Soleh and immediately received it with pleasure. While Maira is now struggling again to remove the baby's ari-ari, it is not as painful as when giving birth to her daughter but this time she should not stop in the middle of the road because it could endanger her own life.

After pak Soleh finished judging his first grandchild directly given to the hand of bu Sekar, bu Sekar carried his first grandchild for the first time, there was a feeling of fear, there was a feeling of fear, happy and also sad without her noticing her tears just dripping down.

"Please grate the ginger and bring it here after wrapping it with a cloth" Mak Tum told bu Sekar.