A Handful of Love for You
10. Emotions Again

Alena POV's

All day, I've been stuck with all the work. Today I also have to exert all my energy to focus on the work and immediately get it done because after completing all the teaching and meetings, I will immediately go back to the hospital to accompany my brother.

The two hours of travel left my energy completely drained. After arriving at the hospital, I headed straight to the treatment room. Looks like Teh Iyah is still loyal to accompany my brother.

“Assalamu’alaikum, Tea.” I salute my sister-in-law.

“Wa’alaikumsalam,” Teh Iyah lirih replied. His face looked more and more haggard.

“Aa still not awake?” my many.

Tea can only shake the head.

“That's patient yes, Teh.” I gently rubbed the back of Teh Iyah.

I saw tears flowing from her eyes that were reddish marks too often tears.

“Teteh already eaten?” much

Tea Iyah nodded.

“Teteh lie down first on the sofa. Let Lena take care here,” bargainku. I couldn't bear to see her face looking so tired.

Suddenly Teh Iyah hugged me and buried a face on my shoulder. I heard her crying. I returned the embrace of Teh Iyah while gently rubbing her back.

“Teteh fear, Len. Tetuh fears that A Endra will never wake up again.”

Hearing the words of Teh Iyah, my tears came back broken. We both hugged each other while crying.

After a day yesterday of waiting without certainty, I had to return to campus because there was a guidance schedule. Schedule of guidance with gondrong nyebelin. I left the hospital after dawn. My energy and focus were completely split between brother and job. I can't leave one until I have to brace myself to do both.

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"I told you last week that today you have to deposit the results of your thesis revision. If you work slow like this how can you graduate on time. I don't like lazy students like you."

"I'm sorry, Mom. Last week there was a problem in my family. I have to take care of the children of my sister who is waiting for her husband in the hospital."

"I don't know if what you're saying is true or just an excuse."

"If you believe, thank God, but if you don't believe the reasons I give, I can't say anything more. If you can't tolerate me, I might as well cancel my current title and choose to start over. I will not choose Mom as my mentor. If you don't like lazy students like me, I also don't like teachers who charge without proof like Mom."

"What do you mean?" I did not accept the reason and the accusation against me.

"Mommy accuses me of being a lazy student. That's an accusation that can't be proven. Please ask other lecturers or other students about myself whom you accuse of being a lazy student."

"Which words are harsh. Ma? My mother accused me again. This mother is her hobby of accusing people haphazardly huh?"

"If you do not like me to be your teaching supervisor, please protest to the department. I also became your guide forced to get an abundance of student guidance from Ms. Syafrina who is on maternity leave."

"Mother here is new, not yet a year but as if already know me so easily accuse me at will."

"I don't want to argue with you anymore. Now it's up to you how he wants. If you really want to change your supervisor, just go to the department. Please get out of my room. There are still other students who will be mentoring me. I've wasted my precious time serving you. Please come out now!"

"Good, Mom. Excuse me."

Pyuh.I threw my body on the couch. I was really tired, my energy was sucked out of my debate with the gondrong nyebelin it. I have repeatedly made a special effort to calm my hot heart.

I convinced myself that this was just a small test. I need to refocus on the other work. Don't let my focus be only on that gondrong nyebelin. There are still many things that I have to think about, including my brother who is still not awake until this moment.

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Atep POV

Drrr…..

My phone's beeping. I was forced to move from a comfortable fall on the sofa.

I saw Mom calling on my phone screen.

“Assalamu’alaikum, Bu.”

“Wa’alaikumsalam, Len. Quickly get here!” exclaimed mother.

“Why the same Aa ma'am. It's okay, Mom?” I'm so worried about my brother. I'm afraid you're delivering bad news.

“Alhamdulillah, Aa you are already sober,” sounds Mother's cry.

“Alhamdulillah o Allah, You grant do’a-do’a us to heal Aa.” I immediately bowed in gratitude hearing my brother who had come to his senses from his coma.

“Lena directly coasted there, Bu.”

Immediately I cleaned my desk and ran to the car park to immediately slide to the hospital where my brother was treated.

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to be continued....