Always Gonna Be You
23. I'll Be By Your Side

Rakai

He suddenly woke up to hear the sound of a cellphone shakes stored on the nightstand.

Dddrrrrttttttt Dddrrrrttttt Dddrrrrttttt Dddrrrrttttttt Dddrrrrttttttt Dddrrrrttttt Dd

With one hand he felt the nightstand, trying to find the location of the phone. But I did not see him either, while the phone returned floundering.

While squinting his spicy eyes because he was forced to wake up, he slightly raised his head to look for a mobile phone on the nightstand.

Dddrrrttttt Dddrrrttttt Dddrrrttttttt

Rendra.....

He immediately snorted as soon as he saw the name on the phone screen. But despite the annoyance, the call was still raised.

"Crazy you ya morning blind gini!" salad's upset.

"B-bang R-rakai....."

The trembling sound mixed with fear across there made him spontaneously wake up.

His heart suddenly thumped incoherently, wild assumptions began to pop into his head. Why did Anggi call in the morning, through Rendra's phone, with a trembling voice as well. Don't tell me the son of a bitch relapses again his delinquent disease! Until make Anggi cry-crying trembling. Or worse, there are unknown people attacking them. Duh, Reeen, why the hell is your life not far from the name of the problem?! The end of the cave is dizzy.

"A-branch hurts....."

But Anggi's broken answer made him breathe a sigh of relief, "Yes, tell him to take medicine," he said lightly. Crazy boy, just sick doang nyuruh bininya call early morning. Disturb people from sleeping. Must be taught this lesson tomorrow so that it can be polite with seniors!

"The branches are hot....."

Anggi's voice is still broken unclear. Makes her grunt even more upset. Nih long ago men bini really ngeselin an jir, all problems amprokin, considered it a kind of problem solving what.

"Dikompress Nggi," his his hiss was as stifled as he endured the drowsiness.

"U-already Bang....M-the problem...."

"Yes tomorrow morning the cave stopped by your apartment."

"S-now Bang...."

He almost threw a swear word but still stuck.

"I can't take you down to the car."

"Why take it to the car? Going to the doctor? Tomorrow morning also bi...."

His sentence was cut in the air because Anggi Keburu said tremblingly, "A-branch just fainted...."

"WHAT?!?" he was shocked and immediately sat down.

"Oh my dear..," again the man sleeping next to him complained. But this time he did not.

"OK, Nggi, calm down." he tried to think tactically. "I tried calling security in the lobby to help get Rendra to the car."

"I gave you your phone number. If someone else is going to open the door, please. It's a security that helps."

"Please help prepare for everything that needs to be taken to the hospital."

"We met at IGD okay?" he concluded while mentioning the name of the RS located closest to Rendra's apartment.

With a bang he got out of bed, grabbed the nearest clothes.

***

Orchids

He sits restlessly in the IGD waiting chair. Waiting for the doctor who handled Rendra to come out, also waiting for Rakai who promised to come.

A look around the waiting room. Although it was still early in the morning but the atmosphere of the waiting room was quite crowded. Some people were sitting around waiting like him. Fretful and agitated face. Waiting for the doctor to show up brings good news.

"Watch?!" an anxious pitched call mixed in relief stopped by his ear. It looks like Rakai came half running with a pias face and gasped breath. "Where's Rendra?!"

"Inside" he answered quickly. "Still action taken."

Rakai leaned against one side of the IGD space wall while trying to catch his breath. After starting to be able to breathe normally Rakai again asked, "Why? Yesterday I came to the office he came home."

"At first vomiting, his body shivering cold, kept the midnight heat high, until just before calling Brother, suddenly no response again when I....," he began to stammer unable to continue the sentence. His eyes began to glaze over in order to recall the most frightening moment he had experienced just a moment ago.

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"Did you?" he attached the back of his hand to Rendra's forehead, feeling unusually hot, with his eyelids partially open, showing only the white color, but this time he was a little surprised because Rendra's sclera had turned yellow. While Rendra's hand drooped limp fell under the bed.

"Ang?!?" he immediately grabbed Rendra's drooping right hand, then placed it on the side of the bed. The feeling of fear began to control the mind because Rendra did not also respond to his call even with a groaning voice.

With trembling he tried to put his index finger right in the airway in front of Rendra's nose. He can breathe a little relieved because it still feels the wind even though it is slow.

The digital clock on the nightstand, 01.30 WIB. He obviously has to take Rendra to the hospital right now. But the stature of Rendra's body which is twice as large as his body, will certainly make it difficult for him to walk carrying Rendra to the parking lot.

In a crucial moment like now, the first thing to remember is what Rendra often said repeatedly at every opportunity, which makes him careless for fear that something will really happen.

"If anything happens, call Rakai directly. If you can use my phone, Rakai will help immediately," said Rendra often.

With trembling hands he called Rakai through Rendra's phone.

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He was no longer able to continue the sentence, making Rakai pat her on the shoulder to calm down.

"Is there a new patient's family coming? A man about 25?" a green-clothed officer came out of the IGD room carrying a number of papers while circulating his gaze throughout the IGD waiting room.

"I am" he answered quickly.

"Please take care of the administration in the registration section first," said the officer back into the IGD room. But he hurriedly held it.

"My husband how is he?!"

"Still in the doctor's observation. Please wait, we will call if the patient is aware," replied the officer quickly while closing the door of the IGD room.

"You're here, let me take care of it" said Rakai who asked him to sit back.

"Borrow Rendra's card" continued Rakai again before going to the registration section.

For almost an hour he waited. What a long time to wallow in the anxiety, anxiety, and fear that gather together. Rakai has not yet returned from the registration section. Shortly afterwards, the green-clothed officer finally came back out of the IGD room and shouted loudly, "The family of the patient Syailendra."

He stood up straight.

"Have you been taken to the registration section?"

"It has. My brother's taking care of it, but it's probably not done yet."

"Well," the officer understood. "Let's see, the patient can be found."

He had to hold his breath so much to feel his relief. With long steps he followed the officer in green clothes to the place where Rendra was treated.

"Please wait, soon the doctor will come to explain," the officer invited him to sit on a chair located beside Rendra's bed. Then close the curtain.

"Thank you" he smiled and nodded, then sat himself in the chair in question. With a raging feeling he looked at Rendra who seemed to be asleep, with an oxygen hose in the nose, and an infusion tube in the left hand. He also grabbed Rendra's right hand which still feels hot stinging.

"Sweetie..," whispered the weak Rendra almost inaudible.

"Did you?" he was surprised to hear Rendra's voice, incredible relief made him immediately hug Rendra's large body and put his head on the chest of the field which also felt hot burning.

"Would you be aware?" whispered while shedding tears so legganya. This is how it feels to be afraid of losing. Very scary.

"I'm not papa" whispered Rendra in a weak voice.

"No papa what!" he chopped while drowning his head deeply in Rendra's chest. Followed by a wide, large, heavy palm, which now began to stroke his head gently. What his favorite palm.

"I'm okay." whispered Rendra again.

The skin on his cheek that was attached to Rendra's chest increasingly felt hot, although it was blocked from the uniform of hospital patients who had now been worn by Rendra. Makes them realize they are in the hospital. Slowly he got up, then looked at Rendra's eyelids that only opened in line, even with great difficulty.

"Remember a break," he whispered as he gently dipped Rendra's cheek, which also felt hot smoldering.

Rendra's dry and pale lips glimpsed a smile.

A sreeekkkk!

The barrier curtain surrounding Rendra's bed was opened in quick motion by someone, "Good Morning Mba, the doctor has arrived" the officer said.

He also shuffled up and approached a man in a clean white suit with a stethoscope around the neck that had been at the foot of Rendra's bed.

"Good Morning, meet my doctor Ronald who was treating the patient."

He smiled nodding, "My husband hurts what doc?"

"For what pain do we still observe. About four to five hours ahead."

"So still have to be patient waiting here yeah, can't move to the treatment room yet."

He nodded in understanding.

"Because we don't have a patient's medical record yet, so I'd like to ask you a few questions."

"Yes doc, this is our first time here" he replied. "Emergency. Because my husband did not respond to anything. So I brought here the nearest one from where we live."

"Well.." Ronald's doctor checked the documents, then asked. "Did the new patient travel? Going abroad maybe?"

"Yes..mm..about three months ago."

"Ke?"

"UK, Spain, France."

Doctor Ronald nodded while taking notes on the documents in his hands.

"What was before the pain that there are now complaints? Or have you been hospitalized for the past three months?"

"No."

"If from the results of the initial lab examination, the patient experiences fatigue to cause dehydration. If we look at the results of the blood check.this, please see," Ronald's doctor put out a piece of paper containing the results of a complete blood lab test.

It receives with a crimped forehead, there it says Hb, leukocytes, platelets, and so on down length.

"Hb is low, high leukocytes are a sign of infection in the body."

"Then the platelets are low, only 70,000. But we took blood again the second time to check NS1 and serology, to know for sure this is DHF or not. We will know about the next hour."

"Then the blood viscosity is quite high."

"Widal is also positive."

She shriveled even more, "So my husband is sick, Doc? DBD or typhoid?"

"To make sure we wait for the results of the second lab check. Because of these two diseases, DHF and typhoid, the symptoms are almost the same."

"What doc?"

"White color of the patient's eyes that turn yellowish, becomes one indication of hepatitis. So, we'll wait for the results of the second lab check. While waiting, the patient can rest."

"Later our officer will tell you the next step."

"Whether it's still here or can it move to the treatment room."

"Docu hepatitis?" he ambushed. "But a few months ago, before marriage, we both had HBsAg and anti-HBs tests, both negative."

"Yes?"

"After the results of the anti-test are known to be negative, we immediately inject the Hepatitis B vaccine as much as three times."

"When that?"

"About six months ago. We follow all standard vaccine procedures before marriage. One of them is Hepatitis B vaccine."

"Well," Ronald's doctor returned a note in the document he was carrying.

"After this I will recommend to Haikal's doctor, an internal medicine specialist. For further treatment."

"Now, please wait here, there will be our officers who will inform you of the next steps."

He nodded, "Thank you very much doc."

Doctor Ronald smiled and nodded, then went to the next patient. Meanwhile, the green-clothed officer closed the curtain and said, "Wait a minute, Mba, I'll be here again."

"Can I wait here?" tanyanya pointed at the chair that was on the side of Rendra's bed.

"Can, please."

"Thank you" he smiled and nodded. Once seated, the curtain re-opened. Then came Rakai's face with curiosity.

"Where? What pain?"

"Still waiting for the second lab check."

Rakai grabbed another chair that was in one corner, then sat himself on top of it.

"But it was low Hb, low platelets, positive widal."

"Well, it's typhoid again like that."

"Yes, hopefully just typhoid Bang," he said expectantly. "So you said Ronald's doctor earlier, wait for the results of the Hepatitis lab check as well."

"Hepatitis?" Rakai surprised. While he just nodded weakly.

Rakai's face turned cloudy, "Don't get it anymore man," complained Rakai while massaging the tip of Rendra's legs. "Crazy, she's hot."

But he was more interested in discussing other things, "Emang Abang ever got Hepatitis?" Rendra never told in detail what diseases have ever suffered. Plus, with the results of Rendra's routine MCU that is always good, making him never think to ask more details.

Rakai nodded, "It used to be a long time ago, the time is still often out at night, again mischievous," Rakai chuckled bitterly.

"What hepatitis?"

"Hepatitis B. Beh, the old heal until it fits like college just really-clean. Continues to recur."

"Where his son could not be silent. Use taekwondo, often enter the competition again, hadeh," Rakai bobbing heads, may be remembering the stubbornness of Rendra.

"But not fitting the beginning of college often get typhoid. Tuh asked the Aji who often sent to the hospital," continued Rakai while looking masygul towards Rendra who was asleep.

"But when he was getting married, his HBsAg was negative, anti HBs was also negative," he also looked at Rendra who was sleeping. His mind is back on fire.

"Yes, hopefully, it's just typhoid" replied Rakai trying to calm down. "Don't get sick freakin' man. It's a sick day!"

He finally decided not to go to work. Rakai is also still waiting at the IGD, and is now asleep at Rendra's feet. Seems very tired. While he could not close his eyes at all, let alone to sleep. His head was filled with all sorts of worries as well as fears.

Like, is this the long-term effect of Rendra's free lifestyle over the years? One of the things he feared the most since the first time he dared to open his heart to Rendra.

No, no, he shook his head violently as a bad shadow suddenly flashed. Oh, my God, please heal Rendra. Rendra. His heart whispered solemnly when he fell on the prayer mat after the dawn prayer at the hospital musholla.

During the wait, almost every half hour, the nurse checked Rendra's body temperature, pulse, and heart rate, as well as replacing the infusion fluid that was quickly exhausted.

At the last check, the nurse said, "It's down the fever yes," while showing the digital thermometer that had just been pointed at Rendra's forehead. 38.5 degrees.

"So the first time went 41 degrees," continued the nurse again while writing something on top of the book she brought. Rendra's body is hot smouldering like a volcano.

"Alhamdulillah," he was now starting to breathe a little relieved. "Thank you Sus," he continued with a smiling nod.

"Wait until the temperature is 37, you can move to the treatment room."

He nodded back.

"Just take a break. Waiting for the sick, then even follow the sick," as well as the sisters. "In the east wing there's a cafeteria," and then look at the clock at the wrist. "It's open now."

She laughed, "Yes Sister, thank you very much."

As soon as the sisters closed the barrier curtain back, Rakai woke up while yawning. "Geez, aren't you sleeping?" rubbing her eyes, looking at him.

He just shook slowly.

"Yes, I bought breakfast first. What do you want to eat?" Rakai looked at his wrist.

He returned to shake. Makes Rakai breathe out a long breath.

"Okay, I buy food, you will eat yes," said Rakai finally, while opening the curtain.

After waiting until about 08.10, finally the officer dressed in green again opened the curtain, this time coming with an internal medicine specialist, dr. Haikal.

"Assalamualaikum, whatnews?" dr. Haikal, who he had previously imagined was a middle-aged man with gray hair, but was very young and attractive, complete with energetic gesture.

"I checked first, yes" dr. Haikal began to perform standard checks on Rendra's body, which was still asleep.

"From this sleep? Not awake?" ask dr. Haikal.

"Yes doc. Not yet awake" he answered quickly.

"good. Let it rest, get well soon," dr. Haikal wrote something down on the paper documents proffered by the sisters.

"So, my husband is sick, Doc?"

Dr. Haikal wrote on several pages of documents, before finally answering, "Patients are positively exposed to hepatitis A virus."

His eyes widened in shock.

"But no papa" dr. Haikal smiled soothingly. "It's not a chronic disease. Can be cured quickly, as long as a complete rest and regularly take the drug."

Then turn to the nurse, "Temperature has gone down huh?"

"37.6, Doc," replied the Sister.

"Yes, since the temperature is near normal, now the patient can move to the treatment room. Later wait for information from the officer yes," said dr. Haikal while signing the document he had written earlier.

"Thank you very much Doc" he smiled.

"Either. I hope you get well soon" dr. Haikal closed his first visit.

He practically applied for a big leave. Let it be, how the calculation will be, the important thing is that he can accompany as long as Rendra is hospitalized. He only had time to go home to the apartment once a time, to take clothes and other necessities. Because every day full sleep in the hospital, accompany Rendra.

Although Rendra often asked him to go home, sleep in the apartment, but he refused. Until finally Rendra gave up, willing to be accompanied by him for 24 hours.

"Everythings gonna be okay...."

Rakai also comes to the hospital every day. Bringing food for her, bringing supplies for Rendra, helping with the administration of the hospital. Until telling things that Rakai thought was funny to make Rendra laugh. But to him it sounds strange. Hmm, totally different sense of humor.

"Sick people should laugh often. Let his immunity rise, can be quickly healed," so bright Rakai as he frowned seeing Rakai and Rendra laughing together, whether laughing at what.

The third day Rendra was treated, Mamah Papah came to visit. Stay a day in the hospital. But the next day must go home soon, because Papah only got permission to leave for two days.

So did Papa, who even came with Mama Amy and Qeva. Stay at a hotel not far from the hospital.

Not to forget also the children of ManjoMaju, Mreneo, business friends of Rendra, until the campus children who still live in Jogja, alternately come to visit the hospital. Make it by being forced to give a note to the nurse, if Syailendra patients are not willing to be visited. Hope Rendra can maximum rest, so as to recover quickly and recover as usual.

Today is the sixth day Rendra is hospitalized. According dr. Haikal, if the lab checks this afternoon all the elements are good, then tomorrow Rendra is allowed to go home. With a note still have to bed rest and maintain the pattern and intake of food.

Currently he was pounding the jar on a table located in the middle of the pavilion. To be taken by Rendra every two hours, before and after the schedule of taking the drug. Recipe given by Mamah because, "First time married, Papahmu also had a liver. Been in the hospital for almost a month."

"Every day, Mamah always make ginger juice to drink. Thank God your Papah healed quickly, and did not relapse again until this old age."

As a result, for days preparing ginger, making his fingers turn yellow and difficult to lose. Fortunately, Rendra was a good and obedient patient. He wants to drink whatever he gives. Without ever protesting and fussing. Even without asking. Hap direct. It's fun, isn't it?

But the fuss is just Mama Amy. Since the first day of her visit to the hospital, Mama Amy always talked about many things that make her ears red hot.

"Where the hell is it, how can it hurt? I like to eat for sure. Anggi likes to cook you don't?" mama Amy asked Rendra who was smiling at her.

"Don't never cook. Busy working. Husband not being so good."

"It's time to get sick, Ma" replied Rendra, smiling at him. As if giving a code, 'quiet.....'

"Frankly yesterday abis honeymoon, immediately post-listing, continue to study while working" continued Rendra.

He who is still pounding the humor just sneered at Rendra who continues to throw a smile.

"You are, so the wife must understand and understand the husband," continued Mama Amy towards him increasingly fiery. "Getted, cared for, noticed. Not busy pursuing a career with school."

"If it hurts, who bothers? Yes all!"

"Especially your father was worried about Rendra why-why!"

"If Papa is worried too much, it's even more difficult, it could be his heart anfal again, because think Rendra!"

"Especially that Rendra had a history of Hepatitis. Must be better. Gotta....."

He could still see Rendra smiling at him, he still heard the ravings of Mama Amy who was like a mitraliur as if he could not stop.

But a small jolt like an electric current that suddenly stung his body made Rendra's smiling face suddenly turn faint, even the sound of Mama Amy like being in the distance.

He still felt his body that seemed to float in the air to then crash backwards, when suddenly everything turned dark, and the voice of Rendra who shouted frantically, "Fine?!?!"

***

Remarks :

Sklera.: white and hard color part on eyeball

Temulawak: In traditional medicine, ginger may be an option to treat hepatitis. Temulawak has good properties as an antioxidant and anti-inflation in the human body.

In addition, ginger contains curcumin in it. This curcumin component that gives yellow color in ginger. In the treatment of hepatitis, curcumin acts as a protector against the liver or also called a hepatoprotector. Hepatoprotective mechanism in ginger occurs due to the effect of curcumin as an antioxidant.

As an antioxidant, curcumin can fight free radicals obtained from byproducts of inflammation in the liver. Thus, these antioxidants can prevent liver cell damage from getting worse (source: hellosehat.com).