Dusk (And Taste)
Chapter 49

“Honey, healthy always, yes.”

Nadhira looked at the pale face of her husband who was sleeping in his sleep. He stroked Reyhan's black hair gently. Scrutinizing every inch of Reyhan's face that was so with his.

Unconsciously, her tears collapsed unstoppably. “Seeing you asleep like this makes me not expect you to bear such a pain, Brother.”

He stared at Reyhan's chest rising and falling with regular breaths. Put his left hand over Reyhan's chest. “Stay fine, yes. Do not make him tired and feel excessive pain. Have mercy on him a little. Because, I also could not bear to look at the face of her pain,” she said to the heart of her husband.

She looked back at her husband's face. And hugged Reyhan's body tightly. “I believe you are a strong man, dear. Sometimes you are fragile. Worry not. I'm there for you. Become your booster.”

The issue is getting worse. His heart ached in the light of Reyhan's pitiful groans complaining of pain. And without it intentionally. His mess can make Reyhan wake up.

“Say ?” Reyhan stroked Nadhira's headscarf-covered hair. “Why haven't you slept?” continued.

Nadhira quickly wiped away the rest of her tears. “I still want to enjoy the shade that emanates from my husband's face,” he said with a fluffy smile. However, Reyhan's attention was diverted with his puffy eyes.

“You've been crying ? Why ?” ask Reyhan to worry.

“No. I'm not crying. My eyes are just winked by dust.”

“Don't lie to your husband, Al. Where is the dust in the room anyway ? We clean it every day. I also can't see my room is dirty.”

Nadhira. He stared at the face of Netra Reyhan for a moment. And hugged her back tightly together with sobs that were getting broken.

“Do not hurt again. I can't see sister like this morning.”

“Hei, Al. Don't cry anymore. Look now I'm fine.”

He shook strongly.

“I'm weak to see you cry like this, Honey.”

He got up and sat down to Reyhan. “Please promise me to always take care of your health.”

Reyhan followed Nadhira up. They sit facing.

“Iya I promise you. I will take care of your health and always be strong for you. But, you must also promise not to leave me. Because, I'll make sure. If you leave, my life will never improve.”

“Iya I promise.”

“Now, stop crying and go to sleep. I'll take care of you until you fall asleep later.”

“Sister should also sleep.”

“Iya. But, I just want to make sure my wife gets caught first.”

Nadhira laid his body. “I want to sleep in your arms.”

Reyhan quickly hugged his wife. Let her arms become a pillow for Nadhira.

“Good night and rest, my little wife. I love you.” Reyhan kissed Nadhira's old forehead. He stroked his wife's hair to fall asleep immediately. He looked at the beautiful face of the lady in close proximity. Smile expands.

“I promise I'll always take care of you, Al. Whatever happens. You've already become my reinforcement when it's fragile. And I'll never let you go. Like the words I said to you at the time. You're leaving enough. After that will never again.”

Reyhan looked back at Nadhira's beautiful face. “Thank God I am so big. Because, God is still very kind to me by bringing you back and making you all mine, Al.”

Reyhan tightly hugged his wife's small, restful body in his sleep.

“Awww..” Reyhan. His heart that was not well again hurt. He took off his arms at Nadhira's body.

“Aleea can't know my heart hurts again. I don't want to see her cry anymore. Today he was too tired to cry because of me.”

Reyhan clutched his chest that was very sore. “Astagfirullah.” He has been busy repeatedly. He looked back at his wife's peaceful face. “Darling, I will still be fine for you, for us and our children later.”

Reyhan again complained. Resisting any pain that never subsides. He removed Nadhira's head from his arm. Then, get up and limp in search of the usual medicine he consumed to relieve his pain.

Accidentally his hand nudged a glass of drinking water on the table and made him fall. It makes noise in the room. The scattered fragments of glass managed to touch his right leg to bleed fresh.

Not only that, the sound of a glass that fell successfully made Nadhira wake up from a deep sleep.

“Astaghfirullah, Brother.” She was shocked and found her husband crouching with his hands still firmly clutching his chest. He also found Reyhan cleaning a broken glass on the floor that had been stained with his blood flowing.

He brushed his thick blanket violently and got up close to Reyhan. “Kakak is okay ?” I asked her with a feeling of panic.

Reyhan. “It's okay, Honey. I accidentally nudged a glass with my hand until it fell like this.”

“What do you want?”

Reyhan. He tried to find the right reason and was well received by Nadhira. He tried desperately to hide the pain that was approaching him. So, it will not be known by his wife.

The sound of knocking on the door from the outside caught the attention of the two. Reyhan felt saved from Nadhira's question.

“Kak ? Nadhira ? What's up ?” My mother's voice shouted from outside.

“Honey, you just open the door. Mama's outside. I'm sure Mama thought nothing happened here.”

“Iya. Brother went back to bed. Let me clean this up later.”

He opened the door. And found his two in-laws already standing with his sleepy face. Soon he saw Farhan approaching.

“What's Nadhira ? Papa said it was like someone had fallen.”

“Kak Reyhan!” yelled Farhan suddenly.

All eyes were on Reyhan. All were shocked and ran towards Reyhan who was lying on a broken glass on the floor.

“Sick, Al. Be ill. I'm not strong anymore,” Reyhan said.

“Hei! Don't be like this. Sister must be strong.” She tried to calm her husband. In fact, she herself wanted to scream to see the condition of her husband.

“Pa, call Dharma Doctor,” said Mama panicked.

“Ma, Reyhan is no longer strong. Reyhan surrendered, Ma. It's too painful for Reyhan.” Reyhan clasped Mama's hand tightly.

Mama was no longer able to hold back her tears. “No, Son. You're powerful. You definitely can. Look beside you there's Nadhira. You have to heal for him, yes, dear.”

“Ayo Farhan help get into bed first.” Farhan painstakingly helped Papa also lead Reyhan to bed.

Nadhira was still silent staring at the floor that was already covered in blood. He bit his fingers to hold his cry so as not to break.

“Ma, legs and arms of Reyhan, Ma,” he said softly.

Mama stared at the two parts of her eldest child that Nadhira had just mentioned. “Gosh.” Mom was shocked to see the wound still bleeding. “Farhan get Mama medicine box below.” Without a second thought Farhan ran to fulfill Mama's word.

He got up and walked on foot. No matter the shard that was still scattered on the floor. Sitting next to her husband in pain.

“Strong brother. I believe it,” whispered in Reyhan's ear.

Reyhan shook his head strongly. He held Reyhan's fingers. Although sometimes Reyhan's hands clasped very strong hands to withstand the pain.

“Get tightly my hand, dear. Distribute that pain.”

“Al, I'm not strong. Really.”

Reyhan lifted his face to ward off his tears that forced him to fall.

“I'm not strong. Pain,” Reyhan groaning.

“You must be strong, Reyhan!” nadhira. Then, her cries broke out uncontrollably.

“Kakak strong,” he said amid his stuffing. Mama gently stroked her trembling shoulders.

“Sabar, yes, Nadhira.”

Reyhan did not dare to wiggle. He could only bite his lips in pain.

Nadhira is crazy about talking to Reyhan's heart. “Hei! I told you to feel sorry for my husband. I told you to always be okay. But, now you're making him this sick. Have you forgotten what I said ?”he said pitifully. She then stroked her husband's chest while letting his head fall asleep there. “Do not hurt my husband. Please pity him a little,” he said with a strong sob.

Reyhan looked at his wife's pity. So it is with Mama. He looked at his daughter-in-law.

“Darling, you must be strong. I believe that,” he said more and more quietly.

Seeing that thing. Reyhan could not help but cry. “I'm fine, Honey. Yes I am strong. I'm strong for you.”

She hugged the body of her husband who was trying desperately to endure the pain that attacked her. He continued to gently stroke Reyhan's chest while whispering. “Strong brother. I believe it.” Repeatedly he whispered the same sentence.

“Nak, already, yes, dear. Let Reyhan rest first while waiting for the Dharma Doctor to check his condition.”

“Let Aleea position like that, Ma,” Reyhan said weakly.

Mama can only move.

“This medicine box, Ma.” Farhan handed the white box into Mama's hand. Without waiting for long, Mama quickly cleaned and treated the wounds on the legs and arms of her firstborn.

Small ringings occasionally came out of Reyhan's mouth because Mama held the wound. However, it did not defeat his pain when he saw his wife crying for him.

Papa enters Reyhan's room with another man in a white suit. “Doctor Dharma has arrived. Let him check Reyhan's situation first.”

Nadhira changed his position by sitting next to Reyhan. However, her hand did not stop holding her husband's hand to give her strength.

“What is Mr Reyhan taking the medicine I give every day ?”

No one opens their voice. In fact, Reyhan was reluctant to answer.

“Pak Reyhan ?”

“I only take drugs when I already feel pain, Doc,” he said honestly.

“Wah... Just deserve. Mr. Reyhan must take medicine every day. If not, it will only make things worse. I offered to do the operation at that time, Mr refused.”

“Iya next time I will take medicine every day,” Reyhan replied lazily.

“Alright, Sir. Expand rest, yes.”

After the death of the Dharma Doctor. Nadhira looked at her husband with pity.

“Rest. I'll look after brother here.”

Reyhan smiled.