2X MARRIED TO A COUSIN
Calling

The sun rises to 100 degrees from the eastern horizon,

The birds still heard his chirping, flying here and there releasing the morning that was almost gone.

The roar of vehicles that increasingly crowded the streets as commanded to welcome the afternoon.

Anywhere the test hits

The wheel of life must turn.

Today Tania is taking a day shift schedule, as she wants to accompany her husband during a doctor's visit. At about 10am dr. Heru can only come because in the morning he has to serve in another hospital, understand the public hospital is different from the bona fide private hospital.

Morning at the time of dr. Heru visited the room where Edos was being treated, accompanied by a nurse and a medical record worker, they stepped in with certainty to enter the room.

"Good morning, father. Uh, Mas Muhammad Azhar Firdaus," said the doctor Heru while spelling out the inscription on the map held by the medical record officer.

"By the morning, Doc."

"How are you feeling now, Mas Azhar? Is it okay?" ask Heru's doctor, and insert and press the stethoscope into Edos' chest.

"That's okay, Doc. Already want to go home. But the leg still hurts when moved and the back hurts a bit."

"His X-ray results have been taken?" ask Dr. Herr again.

"Already, Doc," replied Tania then taking a wide brown envelope from inside a small closet drawer next to the cage. "This, Doc," he said, handing over the large envelope.

The envelope was received by Heru's doctor and opened slowly. Look at the picture carefully.

"This is it, my. Why does your foot still hurt when it is moved? that's because on your spinal cord you have an injury.look at this!" said Dr. Heru while circling the X-ray picture with his index finger.

"Then how can I quickly walk back, Doc?" ask Edos again.

"You must routinely do exercises, can be done alone in rum ah accompanied by family or accompanied by a physiotherapist," replied Dr. Heru.

"Today I can go home, Doc?"

"Please, I give you a prescription pain medication please redeem yes," said Dr. Heru while writing on a piece of paper.

"And do not forget to control every two weeks," concluded Dr. Heru.

"Thank you, Doc."

The three paramedics resigned to leave Edos' ward. Tania approached Edos and sat down at the edge of the cage.

"Say, have you heard from Mas Rifki?" edos asked Tania after the doctor's departure.

"No, Yank. I'll call again."

Tania reached into the cell phone inside her sling bag to contact Rifki. Connected calls.

"Yes, Tan. this is the OTW back there, wait a minute!" riffy on the other end of the phone.

"Oh yes, my mother."

Rifki immediately closed the call.

"Go here, Yank. I'm staying on medicine first huh, ain't nothing by myself?" pamit Tania's.

"Don't take it long."

"Not long."

Tania gave a brief peek at her husband's forehead, and as she was about to move, her hand was pulled by Edos.

"Otherwise, Yank?" Tania scrunched her forehead.

Edos only answered him with a gesture, his index finger pointing towards his lips.

"So, sally, Yank. Mas Rifki will come."

"Bent on doang," whined Edos like a child.

"Oh, peeling!" Tania tried to shake Edos' hand. "Week.." Tania stuck out her tongue while laughing mockingly and passed away.

Edos just smiled in response to his wife's childlike attitude.

Once outside the room, Tania is actually still confused, if the money is still lacking to pay for hospital fees, she must get a loan from where else.

I'd better go to the cashier first, later if there's any new money left I redeemed the medicine in the pharmacy, Inner Tania.

Tania dragged her feet towards the whereabouts of the administration section. It is not difficult to find the administration section as it is usually located in the registration room.

Meanwhile, Rifki has just arrived at the hospital. He parked the box car he borrowed from the minimarket. Rifki got out of the car and stepped into the hospital, he approached the receptionist to ask where Edos was being treated.

Rifki resumed her steps after she got directions, occasionally she noticed the direction board of the room. Actually Rifki once delivered Tania to this hospital, but at that time he only delivered up in front of the gate, did not come inside.

Rifki stopped in front of the door of the room, Sun O7. He hesitated trying to hold the doorknob and pulled it down to open it. He turned his head into the room, then his whole body.

Rifki read the sign hanging in the front bracage. Not getting the name Edos, Rifki tried asking.

"Excuse me, Mas. Is there a patient in this room named Edos?" ask Rifki to patients who are busy playing HP in the room. Edos raised his head which had been bowing since.

"Mas Rifki huh? Edos that's my nickname, Mas."

"Oh, you're Edos? Muhammad Azhar Firdaus, why is he Edos? far away, usually called Daus," protested Rifki who then sat his ass in a folding chair. Edos smiled in response.

"My friends call me that, Mom."

Edos typed in a WhatsApp message for Tania.

[Say, Mas Rifki has arrived yet, are you still a long time away?]

send, send,

instant blue tick, Tania online

Clings, cling,

[Still on drugs, Yank. So many people are interested. Just ask to wait.]

Meanwhile, Tania who was in line to buy medicine was sitting in the waiting chair while watching television.

"Mr Muhammad Azhar Firdaus!" suddenly one of the pharmacists startled Tania.

"Yes, Ma'am," Tania rushed forward to the pharmacy counter.

"The medicine is five hundred thousand, Ma'am. Want to redeem all or half first?" ask the Pharmacist.

"Everything, Ma'am," replied Tania.

The apothecary wrote down on a note and gave it to Tania.

"Here you pay at the cashier, Ma'am!" ask Pharmacist. Tania grunted softly.

Ribet very si, from earlier told back and forth only, grumbled Tania.

Tania placed the note on the table in front of the cashier which was only 3 meters away from the pharmacist. Tania sat back down.

"Mr Muhammad Azhar Firdaus" call the cashier. Tania approaching.

"Five hundred thousand rupiah yes, Ma'am."

Tania took out 5 pieces of money from inside her bag, then handed them to the Cashier. The cashier processed Tania's payment and then handed Tania the stamped note.

"Please go back to the pharmacy, ma'am." Tania knocked her own eel. He showed the note back to the pharmacist, only then he could receive the medicine he had paid for.

Tania returned to Edos' room with two nurses, one a female nurse and the other a male nurse pushing a wheelchair.

The female nurse helped Edos remove the infusion tube and catheter, while the male nurse helped move Edos to a wheelchair and drove him outside the hospital.

Tania arrived at the front of the room straight inside.

"Mas Rifki, has he been waiting for a long time?" tanya Tania found Rifki already sitting on the folding chair.

Rifki is now sitting in the steering wheel, to his left is Edos and to his left is Tania. Their stuff is placed on the back.

Rifki started driving her car across the street to her house. On the way his phone vibrated, there was an incoming call notification. Rifki receives her call by pressing the earphone button.

"Yes, hello?"

"Good, Sir. I'll be there soon,"

"Together,"

The atmosphere was silent for a moment, Rifki again focused on controlling the steering wheel of the car, he stopped his car on the side of the entrance of the alley.

"Dos, Tan. The car can't go inside, you just get down here!"

Rifki opened the door beside her, she walked towards the back of the car and opened the back door. Rifki took out the wheelchair and other items from there.

Rifki opened the folded wheelchair and then pushed the seat closer to the front door

Tania came out first, then she helped her husband to get down.

"Slow down, Yank,"

Rifki also helped Edos to sit in a wheelchair, he took back the items in the back of the car and handed them to Tania.

"I'm sorry, I can't take you home. Mr. Phone Manager told me to see the Director right now, you're okay, right?" Rifki.

"Yes, Mas. Nothing is near, thank you very much, Mom."

There seems to be a serious problem, to the extent that Mas Rifki was told to meet the Director directly, Inner Tania.

Rifki immediately closed the rear and front left car doors, he rushed to sit in the steering wheel, and took his car away leaving Edos and Tania who were looking at his departure.

Tania looked at her belongings that were lying on the side of the road, there was a backpack, a thermos, folding mats and pillows.

"Yank, how'd you take this?" Tania scratched her non-itchy head.

Edos turned to look at Tania, he understood.

"Bag you carry, your flask is cisking, let the mat be the same pillow I hold," suggested Edos.

Tania did what Edos proposed, she took a mat and placed a pillow in Edos' lap. Holding a backpack and his left hand holed up the flask, while his right hand pushed the wheelchair Edos occupied.

Slowly they left the alley gate. It only took 15 minutes, they have now arrived in front of the house of Bu Retno.

"We're staying here for a while huh, Yank?"

"Yes, Say."

Ms. Retno who was at the shop in front of her house, was moved to them.

"Ee..., it's home yes," said Bu Retno grabbed the flask from Tania's hand.

Ms. Retno opened the door to her house. Tania pushed the wheelchair Edos occupied into the house and headed straight for their room.

Meanwhile, Rifki was carrying a box car that was heading to ARD's Corp headquarters. He did not have time to exchange the car he brought with his motorbike, because the order to see the Director immediately must be implemented.

After parking his car, Rifki rushed out of the half-run car he stepped into the lobby. This was the first time I had ever set foot in an ARD's Corp office.

Rifki approaching customer service. CS who recognized the uniform worn by Rifki became friendly.

"Is there anything I can help you with, Mom?" greet CS Adilla.

"I'm Rifki, Ma'am. Officer Ardimart Cakung branch, I got a call to see Mr. Director. Where's Mr Director's room, Ma'am?" ask Rifki to customer service.

"The reason is to take this elevator to the 7th floor, later on the 7th floor find a room that has a Director's writing," CS Adilla replied while pointing to the elevator.

"Thank you, Ma'am," said Rifki thank CS Adilla.

"Together, Mas,"

Rifki approached the elevator designated by CS Adilla, waiting until the door opened. There were also other employees waiting.

The elevator opened, Rifki and other employees entered the elevator. The elevator doors closed immediately. Rifki is confused because he first took the elevator. He wanted to ask but was embarrassed.

"What floor is the minimarket going to?" ask the officer standing in front of Rifki.

"I? going to the 7th floor, sir," said Rifki pointing at himself.

A moment later, a woman's voice sounded. "SEVEN FLOOR, PLEASE COME OUT!"

"Please, Mas! it has reached the seventh floor," said the fathers who had asked Rifki.

"Thank you, sir," said Rifki.

Rifki stepped out of the elevator, momentarily paying attention to the room before her. He approached a woman who was sitting in front of the room that read Director stuck to the door.

"Good day, Ma'am. Mr Director is there?" hello Rifki.

"Mas Rifki, huh? Please have been waiting for Mr. Bram since," replied Secretary Hilda.

Hilda moved out of her chair, knocking on the door of the director's room three times.

"Lake in!"

After the order came in from the room, Hilda opened the door. Rifki followed him from behind.

Seen a man who is about in his thirties with his head down focus struggling with the files in front of him, he is Bramantyo.

"What's wrong?" asked Bram who could not yet turn his gaze.

"Rifki has come, Mr. Bram," replied Hilda.

"Send him to sit down, and you're out!" Bram's orders.

"Well, sir," Hilda replied, she immediately waltzed out of the room and closed the door before hearing the tenor of her boss.

Rifki sat opposite Bram, waiting until Bram finished checking the files he was holding.

The mood was silent for a moment. Bram raised his head to face Rifki.

"Rifki, I heard a report that at the job store you are only dating. Is that true?"

Rifki was shocked to feel judged.

"Who reports to you, sir?" ask Rifki wonder.

"You don't need to know who's reporting to me, just answer it, right or not!" hatch Bram.

"It's true that I'm dating, but I'm dating outside of work hours, sir" Rifki replied in protest.

"So right? You're at the store just dating," asked Bram to confirm once more.

Bram throws a small brown envelope in front of Rifki.

"I'm fired, sir?" tanya Rifki doesn't believe it.

Very people who have reported me like that, even though I have been working well, and I was dating did not interfere with my work time, Rifki grumbled in her heart.

"Why bengong? Get that envelope! And you're still given three days to pack." Bram's voice startled Rifki instantly.

Rifki hesitantly grabbed the brown envelope. Slowly he reached into the white paper inside and opened the paper.

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