A Friend to Jenna
Chapter 36. An Important News

That morning Jenna was startled by the sound of her hape that kept ringing. He was a little lazy to pick up the phone too. It's just 04:10 in the morning.

He was woken up to what patrol duty? to make this housing complex safe.

Before long, his bedroom door was heavily pounded. Indeed, a few days before Jenna can only sleep soundly after passing 24:00. Either because of too many thoughts, so difficult to sleep. His body was also very tired after a long day at work.

Now the rhythm of the ringing hape and the knock on the door of his room again disturbed his sleep less soundly. Without thinking, Jenna opened the door. It was there that the beautiful face of the mother, Madam Arunika appeared.

" Jenna, Opa Damash is in the hospital!"

His mother's words were like a strong blow to his chest that kept him awake. " What, Ma?"

" Let's go to the hospital! Opa Damash was taken to RSUD! Since last night Opa complained his chest hurt..."

In her semi-conscious state, Jenna turned to her room. She immediately replaced her sleeping pajamas with t-shirts and long jeans. Not to forget he washed his face with face wash and patted a little serum and moisture milk concoction Aunt Isnaya. After that, he wore his bomber jacket. Until he took the hape, the purse he put in a small sling bag.

" Whose car is it, Ma?"

" Back Bejo is ready. Your father left first with Bang Tedi!"

During the trip to Gatot Subroto hospital, the two passengers in the luxury sedan were silent. Jenna's eyes were awake. He saw the situation around him. When his mother's car broke through the traffic in the morning silence.

It was as if the nature around him felt all the anxiety, sadness and fear of losing the old man he loved so much. The man who became a role model in the life of Jenna Melinda Darmawan.

There is a striking difference in the atmosphere of Jakarta when enjoyed in the early morning. All the magnificent buildings, houses and high-rise buildings in a dark shadow. Except for some garden lights and street lights that light up brightly.

Some procedures for admission to the hospital at the present time are tightened, can be passed Jenna and her mother easily thanks to the identity card owned by her employer, doctor Arunika Jelita Fitri.

Soon their less harmonious footsteps climbed the main loby of the hospital. Jenna had been very resigned when she got into the elevator, and took them to a floor where Opa Damash had surgery!

Si Opa had his last heart surgery in Singapore three years ago. He should have a birthday check every year. But because of the pandemic that makes the grandfather can not travel far this time. Moreover, Singapore also implements a very strict lockdown system.

The mood seemed gripping. Because the room for Opa Damash to undergo the treatment procedure is alone on a special floor. Seen from a distance the shadow of the Papa was waiting in front of the door of the operating room, with a tired and anxious face.

Jenna's vegetables heard a slow sobbing in a small room they passed by earlier. Jenna turned. Oma Farida is alone. The face of the woman is down. The mother sat in a chair near the waiting room for the operation.

" Oma?" Call Jena not sure.

Afraid of her hallucinations, because the space in this hospital was too big, too quiet and too quiet.

Jenna is not a scared girl with all the scary horror stories and invisible creature appearance. But the atmosphere of the morning that creates the impression that makes the fur kuduk also a little bristling.

Jenna immediately hugged the Oma whose appearance was not as neat and graceful as her daily life. Perhaps in a hurry to bring Opa to the hospital to get help immediately.

" There's Papa and Mama there... Pray only Oma! May Opa get through all this and get well soon.!"

Now it's Oma Farida who should be helped. The old woman's face was pale and haggard. There were two former Opa aides who took care of all the administration and some forms that must be filled with complete data.

Bang Tedi came out of the elevator. He carried two large cloth bags in his hands. There are several cups of hot coffee, burgers, potatoes and warm soup.

Oma's heart sipped the coffee in the glass mouthful after sip. Of course after being persuaded by the beloved grandson. A glass of bitter coffee without sugar. Jenna took the warm soup, from the pile of food containers. He forced a little so that the Oma could enjoy a high-protein cream soup to maintain his stamina.

" Ma, I've got a room for Mama to rest in! " persuade Dr. Arunika. The woman led her in-laws' hands into the elevator to another room. Behind her, Tedi and Jenna carry a food bag and two hot coffee cups in paper cups.

" Opa how?" he asked the old woman worried.

" The operation is soon complete. Let's just wait, hopefully things go well. " Whisper Mother Arunika to calm down.

Oma laid her tired body on the sofa. He refused to rest in bed. Because it is still waiting for the results of the operation that is being carried out by Opa Damash. Arunika's mother said goodbye, because she knew Jenna would look after her grandmother with affection.

A conversation was heard at the end of the room. With the wheel pushing away. From the front room door, Mr. Feri appeared. Very carefully he touched his mother's cheeks that were slightly pale and swollen.

" Mama, Papah's operation has been successful. Mom is calm, huh? It's the same here as Jenna. Arunika will take care of everything!"

Mr. Feri's voice calmed Oma Farida down. The tall man hugged his mother tightly. The woman who once fought hard for her life after her husband died. The woman was desperate to sell groceries in a traditional market by bringing her 2-year-old son.

Little Fery was always in his care. At the time, she was a Single Parent mother. There was no helping hand from the family of her late husband. Even though they are rich and very honorable. Since her husband's body was brought by the sisters-in-law to be buried in the family cemetery in Yogyakarta.

Farida's mother married too young with Dawn Laksmono Darmawan. A young man of Yogyakarta noble descent, who studied in Jakarta. Their marriage was not approved by the man. Because, Lakso has not finished his lecture, while Farida although there is Javanese blood, but the family is only a person from the small people. The marriage without blessing took place.

The little family was left struggling without anyone's support to deal with the extremely harsh life in Jakarta. It turned out that the young Lakso had to give up when his body was not afflicted with prolonged pain. Moreover, he had to sell every day in the traditional market. From Fajr until night so that his wife and child are still small enough to meet the needs of his daily meals.

Until Feri grew rather large and was left at his parents' house in Pasar Minggu. Because, Mother Farida must accompany her second husband, a soldier who has a good career. They were placed in an area in Borneo some distance inland.

Oma cried with relief, wiping her tears. Mr. Feri sat down and enjoyed the coffee his son had bought in the hospital cafeteria area. Jenna deliberately shrank the volume of her hape so that Oma could take a little rest, and fell asleep on the sofa, with pillows and blankets covering her body.

There was also Bang Tedy in the room. He had accompanied the mother long ago. Running from one room to another. Now the Opa is placed in a special isolation room. The man will receive 24-hour care from the nurse and a special doctor who will monitor him every 2 or 3 hours.

The heart surgery that was completed by the team of doctors was not too heavy. Because of emergency measures. But the consequences will be fatal if not done immediately.