Tiba Khitbah
Men Are Not Cretaceous

Zahra fell silent and resigned, because there was nothing she could do but obey, because her health was also very important now, so that her parents would not worry about her.

"Miss, sorry, I'm authorized to clean the wound!"

The friendly sound and worked with gentleness did not make Zahra silent. Yes, despite the small cuts from the scratches, Zahra still screams in pain like a five-year-old kindergarten boy whining when his hands hurt.

"Aw, sick, Sister!" the spoiled whinek Zahra with his closed eyes endured the pain.

"It's okay, miss, it's over. Now Miss rest!" obviously the nurse with the sweet smile she gave.

"Thank you, Sister," said Zahra replying with a smile mixed with pain.

"Sir, take care of his wife well, do not let me recklessly open the infusion again, then I say yes."

"Wife?" zahra and Alex said with eyes glaring at the nurse who walked away from them.

For some reason, the wife's words sounded very strange in Zahra's ears, but for a long time the girl had dreamed of becoming someone's wife, the godly wife who was longed for heaven.

"I want to call Ummi!"

It was the only opening words Zahra could express to break the silence and silence between Zahra and Alex.

"It!"

Alex thrusts Zahra's cell phone in a cold manner, then he exits Zahra's room as if giving Zahra space to talk to her parents.

Now Zahra presses the phone button and calls her ummi without caring about Alex.

[Assalamualaikum, Ummi] greet Zahra gently.

[Waalaikumsalam, son, where are you? Why is it so late not coming home yet?]

The babble of a mother that Zahra always heard in her ear, when she was late to go home. Yes, Zahra knows and understands how worried and worried the hearts of parents when their girls have not returned home especially at night, and that's also one of the reasons why Zahra's parents were so eager to get married that someone would look after her, protect her and take care of her.

[Ummi, Ara is now in the hospital.]

Zahra tried to give the best answer, explaining as gently and as well as possible so that her mother did not panic and shock.

[House sa-kit, son?]

The stammering answer is enough to prove that at this time ummi is not okay.

[Ummi, Ara is fine, just exhausted]

[Ummi and Abi are going to the hospital soon, son!]

It feels at an age that is already almost a head of three like this should not be troublesome Zahra and make her parents worry. Should have been, in his old age, Zahra made his parents happy, but for his last wish Zahra still could not make it happen.

'Where is Alex?'

"Mas, where are you?"

Zahra called out to Alex in a high tone of voice, but there was no answer at all.

Strange indeed, because Alex is not a person who likes to go without saying goodbye.

Zahra grabbed her phone back, tried to contact Alex, but several calls, no answer from Alex.

Zahra's heart begins to doubt, with Alex leaving the hospital alone because she doesn't want to meet her parents.

There was a strange and disturbing feeling from Zahra's heart, whether it was possible that Alex was a man who was insincere to her. Yes, again and again the feeling of doubt appeared in Zahra's heart and mind.

[Mas, where are you? I'm scared!]

The brief message Zahra sends in the hope that Alex will soon appear before Zahra, because Alex is a man who will never have the heart to see her in pain and fear.

In agitation, Zahra continued to stare at the phone screen and the wall clock. It turns out that it's been almost an hour since Alex left without any news.

"Ara, honey, are you okay, son?"

Ummi and Abi suddenly came to his beloved daughter, with a million worries clearly visible on the faces of both.

"Ara is fine, Mi, Abi," Zahra said, giving her best smile to her ummi and abi.

Ummi immediately hugged Zahra, then examined her daughter's entire body, making sure Zahra was fine and not hurt in the slightest.

"Son, what exactly happened? Why are you in the hospital and who brought you here, son?" abi asked with unease in his heart.

"Ara is delivered with Alex, Bi," Zahra replied in a weak tone of voice, but could still be heard clearly by her parents.

"lex? The guy who doesn't have the guts? Where is he now?" ummi said with a flushed face filled with anger and dislike.

Umm Fatimah looked very emotional and angry at her beloved daughter. Really, his eyes widened with a facial hue that turned sour when he heard Alex's name called.

Until now Zahra did not know the misunderstanding of what happened between Alex and Ummi Fatimah, until ummi Fatimah was always emotional and angry to hear the name Alex was called by his daughter, so that the name of Alex was always angry, though when Zahra first told her first introduction to Alex, ummi was the first person who was very enthusiastic to be introduced to the man.

"Ummi, already, this is a hospital, do not fuss here," said Abi Abdullah as he stroked the soft back of Ummi Fatimah.

"Ummi really doesn't like to hear the name of that gutless man, Abi," said Ummi Fatimah who sounded a little softened from before, because abi Abdullah is a person who can calm the heart of the wife through the words and tenderness of her heart.

"Ummi, don't hate it so much, Alex isn't as bad a man as Ummi thought."

Zahra knew very well that the Fatimah ummi did not like Alex, although previously ummi was very curious about the man. But somehow Zahra's little heart does not accept if ummi does not like Alex because the man is a very good man according to Zahra.

For a woman, the blessing of both parents to get married is the most important thing, but if ummi and Alex do not get along how could Zahra could introduce Alex to his parents because the two already dislike each other even though they have never met, alex also disappears when Zahra's family comes to the hospital. Naturally, ummi Fatimah said that Alex was a man who did not have the courage as said by ummi some time ago and Zahra also could not filter it, but still Zahra believes that Alex has his own reasons, and the beautiful girl also believes that Alex is a very good man.

'What are you thinking, Zahra? Do you have any more expectations for Alex?' inner Zahra.