
It was still early in the morning and the sun was not too high. Inside a labor clinic with a midwife and some of her assistants, Bening was struggling. Several times it almost lost consciousness. Because keep trying strong also strengthen.
The great-grandson of the bird out there, who alighted at the tree branch accompanied Bening to fight this morning. Mother came in, helped Bening to give strength to make her daughter strong. Because he did not stop whispering encouraging sentences for his struggling wife.
"A little more, Clear Deck." The midwife with the white veil was encouraging.
Bening stared around, his grip strengthened. When the eyes look at the mother, when the tears flow just like that considering the struggle of the mother gave birth first. Oh, Bening is not the first time to give birth, but still, every time you remember the struggle to give birth to a mother, her heart just melts.
"Fight, son, let's have Mom here."
Indeed, if yesterday in Jakarta she could give birth without her mother present, is not now God is entrusting a sense of pleasure in between the pain because there is a mother who accompanies her at this time?
"Just think it'll be easier, ma'am. It turned out to be more painful," hiss was clear with melted tears that made Gara was filled to see it.
Gara rubbed his wife's forehead gently, giving a soothing touch and kiss there. Then he looked at the eyes of the wife who was panting after straining the umpteenth time with their baby who had not yet come out.
Gara also rubbed his wife's stomach, trying to give understanding to his second child in order to facilitate the process of his own birth at this time.
"Come, my beloved daughter, we've longed to see you."
He smiled lightly between his heavy breathing. Mother wiped the sweat that fell out. And that morning, when the effort to push the umpteenth to fruition, there was a shrill voice of a baby girl just as the sun was rising and rising, entering through the window of the delivery room, and, surrounding Gara who was moved and crying hugged the princess and his wife. The light made everyone in there feel the same way, a scene so beautiful, from two people who love each other and one new person.
"So, his name is Mentari, Madam midwife." For handing her daughter over to the midwife again to be cleaned after the reflex to mention her daughter's name just like that when she saw the sun encircle them this morning.
The white-skinned baby began to be cleaned by the assistant midwife. Clear and family are still late in the day that feels never-ending. The Father raised his hand and bowed and thanked the favor that the Lord gave today with the presence of a new man among them.
Not long after, Dewi entered, congratulating her as well as a warm hug for her brother who had finished fighting on the delivery bed. Thankful in this second birth, there is no act of episiotomy because Bening can push well even in a long time.
"It's pretty, like Bening," said the mother, smiling at the sight of her granddaughter being cleaned but still in the care of an assistant midwife.
"Oh yes, Son Gara, have your parents been contacted?" ask Gara who suddenly so jolted.
"How to forget, sir. O Allah, the focus is on the birth of the Mentari." I immediately moved a little away from the room. He began to contact his mother.
"Ma, Mentari was born."
"What, Gara? Mentari who ... Uh, my granddaughter was born that way?" strangled the big lady on the other end of the phone. She smiled at her new-awakened mother. "Geez, it's worth Mama deg-degan from now on. Yeah, Mama and papa get there."
"Yes, Ma, be careful." Because of the phone call.
I can imagine how excited and happy the two parents will be. Gara had also informed his subordinates in the company that perhaps he would be a little longer in his wife's village. His son was born and the news spread throughout his company.
"What, the name is Mentari only, Son Gara?" ask the curious.
Because looking at Bening who is currently being closed, must be tired of his wife. Because nodding.
"Yes, sir, Mentari, it's short, but it has deep meaning. The universe knows the meaning of my daughter's name."
He patted his son-in-law on the shoulder, he smiled and Gara replied to him with the same thing. They are now just waiting for the arrival of the two Gara parents who will arrive in the next few hours. Really, it seems like Gara does not want Bening to give birth again, she feels enough with two children. It's complete. He could not bear to see Bening constantly struggling in the delivery bed even though he knew, Bening never tired of repeating the pain for this noble cause.