
Alex awakens in the morning as blinding sunlight penetrates her bedroom curtains. The bed next to him was empty. There was no one but him. Even the signs that Helena's coming home aren't there.
The place was still tidy, and the nightgown Helena used to wear was also still hanging neatly behind the door.
"Wherever he was last night even to this extent does not go home sending news nor does he" he said.
Alex wakes up and leaves the room after washing his face, he goes to his aunt and asks if there was a call from Helena last night, perhaps because her phone was off Helena gave her news via her home phone while she was asleep.
However, Bihi the housekeeper replied that there was no call from anyone including Helena.
Worried that something might happen to his young wife Alex tries to call Helena's number.
Many times he tried to keep the result the same. The number he dialed was not active.
'What's wrong with him? Where is he now? why not report at all. Even the number is off, Alex's inner self
He thought that Helena was going home to her parents but it seemed impossible. Because, since that marriage, Helena's parents no longer consider her as a child even though she is the only daughter owned by her parents but the shame of the Quen family defeats everything.
Alex began to saturate, he was bored and tried to find a diversion to go to the gym where he used to gym. But, instead of the gym that Al had gifted her back then, she had already forgotten everything related to the marriage between herself and Quen.
Alex rushes away after breakfast, hugging his bag and getting ready to get in the car. But, a call from an unknown number got him unlocked.
Alex is usually the laziest to receive calls from unknown numbers. It was just somehow, why as if his heart was asking to answer him.
"Hello, who, uh?" answer Alex.
"Hello, Lek it's me. I'm in the hospital right now" said the woman from across the street.
Although the woman did not give her name, Alex recognized the voice very well.
"Helena, is that you, Helen?"
"Yes, Lex. Sorry, I had an accident last night. My phone's gone too, so I didn't have time to call you. You saved my new number, huh, Lex?" answer Helena.
He just made up the story, actually there was no accident anything other than an argument with Adit in a hotel room last night.
"How are you doing now, Helena? At the hospital where I'll be there soon" Alex said frantically.
It did not take long, only about thirty minutes Alex had arrived at Bhayangkara hospital, where Helena was treated.
Helena deliberately chose the hospital because, in addition to complete facilities, Aditya was also not on duty at the hospital.
It's just that Helena does not know, if both Queen's parents are treated there. Even his ex-wife was also a doctor who served in the hospital. So, there's a chance Queen will find out what happened to Helena even if it wasn't the actual event.
Alex flutters in the doorway when he sees Helena's condition. A bandage that covers 70% of her body indicates that the woman is not doing well.
Worry and anxiety about the content of Helena is clearly visible from the look of the man's face. Perhaps because he did not know that the one in Helena's womb was not his fetus, but the result of a dark relationship between his wife and brother-in-law, Aditya.
"Helena, how did it get like this what about our child's condition? Is she okay? I'm sorry I don't know" said Alex, feeling guilty.
Helena touched the cheek of the man standing next to her with a smile.
"You calm down, don't beat yourself up. I'm fine and about our fetus she's fine she'll be as safe as I am" Helena said, calming Alex down.
There was no stopping Alex blaming herself. Helena's hand that was covered with wounds kissed her many times and said, "And I'll take you last night. Surely this won't happen. Even if it happens, I will also be sick with you. Not only will you bear these wounds and pains alone. I'm sorry, Helena.I'm sorry.I can't be a good husband yet" Alex said with regret.
Right at 09:00 am the time for the doctor to check every patient including Helena. But, who would have thought that came to check was the Queen's doctor. He was also shocked to see what had happened to Helena. The woman asked said the female patient lying helplessly on top of her bed.
"What's going on? How did it get like this? Did you have an accident? Then, is the condition of your fetus okay? When did you get into this hospital? I just arrived, and didn't even know that the patient in this room was you Helena" Queen said non-stop.
Seeing the sincerity expressed by Queen, Helena felt regret for what she had done to the woman.she even felt ashamed of the ugliness she did to a figure as good as Queen. Maybe the reward or karma he received. Because, this would never have happened had he not broken the relationship between Quen and Alex.
But the rice has become porridge. Regretting is also useless. Plus both of Helena's parents no longer consider her a child anymore. Complete is the suffering that is endured.
Helena wanted to apologize at that moment. But, because there was Alex, he put it away. He is ready to dismantle his own ugliness with Aditya who is working together to get what they want each in front of Queen.
It's just that Helena's not ready for Alex to know this first.
Quen can hate him, curse him or even hurt him again so that he is handicapped for life too no matter, but, he does not want Alex to hate him. He felt that he was the only one he had right now..
"I'm fine Queen. I just fell down and this even minor injury may only take a few days to treat. You're on duty here how can I not know if you're here either?" helena said pleasantries even though she was actually embarrassed to death. To be honest, he doesn't really want Quen to know. But, because it's wet. What else do you want? Escape is also impossible.
"Yes, I've been working here since I became a doctor. Besides, my father has also been treated here since the accident. It's just, when they realized I didn't know the heat either. I want them to see that I have succeeded in becoming a doctor with just one and a half years of professional education" he said, bowing to cover his grief.
Alex was stunned to find his ex-wife was also here.he was unable to say anything but freeze in place.
"You're patient, Queen, that miracle is coming. Later if it's time, they will be aware and certainly proud of their daughter who succeeded in becoming a doctor and concurrently as a woman of this career," said Helena, truly sincere from the heart.
Queen smiled faintly and began to put a stethoscope in her ear and began examining Helena and injecting her with an infusion hole
After checking and giving medicine and writing a report, he took the time to chat a little with Helena.
"Where were you in an accident? how is the chronology even I didn't hear any news," Queen asked.
Helena's heart began to beat violently irregular nervousness clearly painted on her face.
"How can I arbitrarily make up a story without preparing everything thoroughly?" helena in the Heart.
Quen also said if he said he did not hear any news. In the era of sosmed era like this anything is easy to become viral news, even if it is news that is unfaithful or weightless.
"Overnight I had an affair about the content and signed a contract to become the endorsing star of one of the fashion products. And because I intend to return to Ortu's house, because it's close. But, because I sleep heavily I hit the fence of my own house. What I should have stepped on the brakes was the gas I was stepping on, so it was like this" Helena replied with a slight stutter.
Quen remained silent and did not reveal that he was suspicious or distrustful of what Helana had said.
"Next time you're careful, huh? Good thing you and your baby survived, if not? Oh, astaghfirullah... Don't get to." Quen stroked his own chest.
"yes it is Helena. Hope you get well soon, yes I want to check on the other patients," Queen said, then came out and was followed by a young woman in a nurse's uniform behind her.
After Queen and the nurse left Helena's room, Alex sat down with Helena in his hand. He asked if you wanted to eat or drink something, didn't he? Let me buy it outside if you're tired of the hospital dishes" Alex said attentively.
Helena silently did not answer but looked in Alex's eyes. It's been a month since the divorce between her and Queen, Alex has been cold to her.
This was the first time for the man to pay attention to Helena as before, when he had just realized from the accident that had been planned by him and Aditya.
Luckily, Helena quickly regained her senses. Not too long ago lulled by the attention of Alex that he really missed lately. He has to figure out a way for Alex to leave the room. So that he can contact people to help him cover up last night's events, and also his lies are unknown.
"Emmm, what do I want, huh?" helena said while thinking.
The woman was not thinking about what she wanted to eat, but what could make Alex can go long and queue himself.
"Lex, whether it's me or our son, I suddenly want to eat homemade chicken porridge" Helena said spoiledly.
"What's? Then what about you here? Oh, I'll just call Novi's sister, will I accompany you here?" alex answered, getting ready to get his phone out.
"Alex, no!" stop Helena quickly.
Alex looked at Helena and asked, "Why?"
"You know, right, if she hates me so much? Enough of you and Quen who know about this, I don't want them all laughing at me, plis, Lex, no, huh? You can leave me alone I am better than my condition is known to others" Helena said in tears.
That woman was right to cry in fear. But, not afraid of being laughed at, only he was afraid that his existence was known by Aditya who was targeting his life and the baby in the womb.
"And I beg of you, tell Queen not to tell this to your family or anyone else, because she's so close to your brother?"
Alex nodded obediently. He pulled out his phone calling home to tell his aunt to prepare ingredients and tools to make chicken porridge, so that he could immediately cook it when he arrived later, and not too long to leave Helena in the hospital alone.
"Well, I went to see Queen first and then I went home. Take good care of yourself, yes," said Alex take stroking Helena's forehead and kiss her gently.
Helena breathed a sigh of relief after Alex left the room. For about five minutes he made sure the man had actually left and not returned to his room.
Helena immediately took her gawai to call her home. He had to quickly concoct a new sesutau to cover up his lies to Quen.
Helena asked her aunt to find someone to pay for crashing a car she used last night on her fence to the point that the driver could be hurt as badly as she was, that should obviously be made as natural as possible.
Even Helena will also give percentages to aunts who want to help her. After the aunt agreed and twenty minutes later had told him that someone wanted to be paid, then Helena felt relieved and could sleep well this time.
About 10 minutes Alex tried to find Queen he finally met as he and the same nurse were about to enter his room.
"Quen!" call Alex to stop the two women's steps at once.
"What's up, Lex?" ask Queen relax and rilex.
"I ask you to keep Helena's situation a secret, she asks that no one knows, especially my family, I beg you, yes?"
Queen nodded softly while smiling, "Ok, I won't say anything to them regarding Helena."
"Well, thank you" said Alex and then left the place.
Queen stared at Alex's back until it vanished from her sight. He recalled how the last time before the divorce he hugged and kissed her.
But, soon it dawns on him that he still has a good brother and Diaz who might become his life friend later.
Arriving at the doctor's room, Queen asked the nurse who recorded the results of the examination on the patient with her.
"Are you sure that patient was the victim of the accident?" he said while busy researching the results of the report.
"It seems, the hell is not Doc. I prefer that it is the result of persecution," said the nurse innocently.
"OK even you're very smart at predicting things" Queen praised with a smile.
"Then did it happen to her husband or something that the woman was experiencing, Doc?" ask the sister curious.
Queen replied with a head shake and said, "No, I also do not know who the culprit who is clearly her husband is a kind and gentle man who is affectionate towards his partner. He's also a very loyal man, "speak with confidence.
The sister wanted to ask more deeply how I could find out but was undone because seeing the change in the expression of dr.Queen was no longer the way it was. His calm seemed to be lost replaced with a sense of anxiety and discomfort. Even though the nurse didn't know what to do with him. But, what he saw was that they knew well, that alone was nothing more.