
I couldn't lie during the trip I felt relaxed because of their perfume fragrance. I wanted to ask where they bought it but was afraid of being scolded.
Finally when they reached the milk building, when they paid the fare I ventured to ask.
"By the way I smell apple perfume. Where did you buy that apple perfume?."
But they ignored me. Maybe I asked a lot.
I got back to holding the steering wheel of the women's fragrant smell still stuck in my angkot.
"Farfumes as good as that are definitely sold in branded stores. It's amazing this way, even my stomach feels like it's full just because it smells the apple."
- the narrator -
Suddenly from the side came a high-speed minibus that crashed into the back of Hasan's angkot.
Unfortunately when the minibus hit the angkot so pushed to the left and hit a road divider.
The terrible accident happened so quickly. The front of Hasan's armature was destroyed.
Constructors around the site stopped their journey, shoulder to shoulder helping the poor transport driver who was wedged in the driver's seat. While Minibus who hit him fled the location.
Hasan was taken to hospital. Doctors diagnosed him with mild brain concussion, and broken ribs and neck bones.
People who helped evacuate Hasan to the hospital were willing to find Hasan's home address to inform his family.
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"Excuse me... Is this really Hasan's house?."
Hearing that there were guests Hasan's mother painstakingly got up from the bed and felt the feel of the wall up to the front door.
Because he was blind he could not look at the interlocutor. The condition of the mother's eyes is also immediately realized by them.
"Yes, this is Mr. Hasan's house. What are you looking for my son?."
"Look ma'am, you're a stoic mom. Mother's son, Mr. Hasan had an accident and he'll be operated on right now."
Hearing the news the mother cried as it happened but only tears came out without a sound. The mother told the father what happened to their son. Both of them rushed to the hospital with ushered in by the two good people.
The father's cry broke seeing the condition of his son who was so alarming. There were bumps and hollows on his son's body that indicated his ribs were falling apart inside. Hasan's neck was bent to his left shoulder due to a broken collarbone.
The doctor advised to immediately perform the operation. If it is not feared, the patient's life will be threatened. The patient should not be completely paralyzed.
The father, who did not want the backbone of his family to end up deformed, agreed to operate on Hasan.
The operation was also carried out that day.
"Don't be sad, ma'am. About the cost we can sell the land that one. I think it's time we left that little house. Then it's up to us where we live."
"Mom had no problem living under the bridge. Just sell the land, the most important thing now is the safety of Hasan and his future. He can't be as flawed as we are." The mother's words were accompanied by sobs.
The doctor who operated on Hasan felt sad when he saw the condition of his ribs that had been messed up like scattered fish bones. With such conditions it is impossible Hasan can act like before. Even sitting and lying down will be very painful from now on.
The operation was a success. With medical technology rapidly developing doctors managed to reconnect Hasan's fractured ribs. But that glue won't hold forever. If Hasan is too much activity or hit in his chest, although small there is still a possibility that the glue will come off. That's why the doctor asked the father and mother to keep Hasan from heavy work especially those who require strong physical like coolies and such. Hasan was also banned from working as a driver again for the reason just now.
A few days later...
Hasan finally came to his senses, with all the weakness in his body.
His body felt stiff and his neck felt weak, he remembered the terrible collision he had experienced.
"I can still smell it, that farfum smell..." Hasan murmured when there were more important things to ask.
"Sir, you're in the hospital room. You had a consecutive accident the other day, lucky you can be saved through the line of surgery."
Hasan opened the curtain beside him and saw a man with no legs with bandages all over his body.
The smell of blood came from this man.
"Suster, what's the man?." Ask Hasan.
"He had a plane crash. The plane he was riding on crashed into a watchtower and was far away. His leg was amputated because it broke." The sister's light.
"Collision huh?. Is it collision season now?. Is there a family visiting me?." Ask Hasan again.
"There's your father and mother. They're waiting downstairs."
"Why are my mom and dad downstairs?."
On the first floor of the hospital. Hasan's father and mother dealt with the hospital payment. After selling the land and the house they managed to pay about 40% of the total cost of the hospital.
They can not give all the money from the sale of land because the money is also needed for business capital.
"Please give us some time. Ma'am has seen us pay 40 percent, right?. We're not gonna run away from this obligation." His father Hasan told the hospital's administrative staff.
"Sorry sir, I am only carrying out my duties according to the procedures set out. If father and mother are in control of payment issues, father and mother can contact me through the back line."
Father and mother did not understand the administrator's intentions. At least before they get the staff number and tell them to be a maid at her house.
"You're opening jobs for disabled men and women?." Ask Hasan's father innocently.
"Not for you. But for Mr. Hasan. With such conditions he may still be able to sweep the floor and water the plants. Of course if mom and dad let him work at my house."
"We want...! To pay off this hospital fee, whatever it is, as long as the work is lawful our son will do."
Hasan was there when her parents made her a housekeeper. Until now Hasan still does not know how the actual condition of his body, and the condition of his ribs are scattered.
"Mother's father,"
The old couple looked at their son.
"Thank you for coming." Hasan connected his words.
"Why are you suddenly awake?. You should sleep in bed. Mom's heart almost faded when you heard you were hit by a disaster."
Hasan could still laugh. What else could he be grateful for at this moment.
Afraid of the cost of the hospital is getting swollen Hasan was forced to go home today. This is where they no longer have a home.
The father rented a small contract for them to live in. And with the funds left at the moment they can at least stay in that house for 5 - 10 months.
"Don't put it to heart about that house, son. It's time we moved." Said the father who saw his son's disheveled face.
The small house did not have any furniture, there were only 3 thin mattresses, magic jar, and dispenser.
Hasan was saddened by this situation. Moreover, from today she changed professions to become a maid.
The father bought cheap packaged rice on his way home from the hospital.
The old wheelchair that Hasan bought 6 years ago is still used today.
While the mother walked using a stick to prevent her from bumping into something while walking outside the house.
After eating Hasan asked his mother and father an important question.
"Am I a useless child?."
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