Forced to Marry a Rich Widow
Dreamtime

"Nath, my stomach hurts a lot."

Dania complained to Nath, as they were on the way to the hospital.

"Prophey, baby. I'm sorry, I can come now. They locked me in the house."

Nath rubbed Dania's stomach which had been experiencing intense contractions since dawn.

"It hurts, Nath." she lamented.

"Yes, we'll be here soon." said Nath.

"Aaaakhs."

Dania held onto her stomach which felt so heartburn. Nath panics, but tries to stay calm as he drives.

When she arrived at the emergency hospital, Dania, who was just about to give birth for the first time, again groaned in pain.

Nath smiles on the sidelines of his equally mounting worry and sadness. He clasped Dania's hand while pushing the patient's bed.

"Prophey, we'll meet Noah soon. You love her, don't you?" ask her Dania.

The woman nodded, though she almost cried so much pain that she felt. Upon arrival at the delivery, doctors and nurses immediately handled and examined Dania.

It turned out that she had just opened six, Nath and the woman just knew if she was going to give birth had to wait for some more opening.

"Why wait again, doc?. He was in a lot of pain from before."

Nath said with emotions that he put in so much effort to endure. The doctor smiled hearing this.

"Nath." Suddenly another doctor appears, and it is doctor Vino Nath's best friend.

"Vin."

"Why?" ask Dr. Vino as he approaches.

"Vin, Dania is about to give birth. The doctor said he would still have to wait for a complete opening for a few more hours. He's in pain like that, why do I have to wait again?"

This time it was Vino who was smiling. He understood, because not all young men understand the process of giving birth. Even though he is as highly educated as Nath.

"Bro, giving birth to a baby is indeed in process. It's like a complete opening, so the baby can walk and get out." Dr. Vino began to explain.

"Why should it be that long?" ask Nath again.

"For a first birth, the average is indeed long. But if for the next birth, usually not during the first." said doctor Vino.

"Nath was silent, he could not bear to see and hear Dania's moans.

"Patient father." The obstetrician who handled Dania is now back.

"The mother was pacified until the opening was complete. Raised his heart, mentally strengthened." said the doctor again.

"Yes, bro. Everyone should be patient. Lo who is patient, let Dania also patiently face the delivery process."

Doctor Vino embraces Nath and Nath finally nods. Slowly the man's emotions and worries gradually subsided. He strengthened his heart before finally returning to the room, where Dania was.

He appeared this time so calmly. So that Dania who is still in pain, feels that someone understands and protects her.

"Nath, I can't take it anymore." Dania complained to Nath.

Nath smiled and held the woman's hand. She kissed Dania softly.

"If the pain can be moved, I will." Nath said later.

"But since it's impossible, I can only ask that you be strong. For our son."

Dania's tears flowed for the sake of hearing these words. It is like having a new power. Nath then invites Dania to walk around, while waiting for the complete opening.

Every time Dania felt a great contraction, Nath hugged and tried to calm her down.

Sometimes Dania rested, and Nath fed her. Although Dania ate while grimacing in pain and Nath felt like crying right then and there. Because it really isn't.

After a few hours, the opening was complete. Nath accompanies Dania to give birth to their child.

Dania and Nath go through a painful and exhausting struggle. Noah was finally born safely. Nath cries, while Dania is finally relieved and smiles.

The baby was pure white and his face was very similar to Nath's. But he has lips like Dania.

"Dispense, take all his papa's face."

Dania said when she was finished in sewing and cleaned. And Noah was now bathed and dressed. Nath smiled, he sat down beside Dania while watching Noah.

Dania smiled, then Nath kissed her forehead gently.

"I've bought a house for us, we'll go back there" he said.

***

"Noah, papa will protect you. Papa won't let anyone hurt you. Papa will save mom. You have to promise me papa, you'll live on."

Nath was like seeing a scene repeating in his sleep. The man was now agitated with his eyes still closed.

"Vin, please take my son. Hide him anywhere. Only you can help me now. I don't trust my parents. I'm sure they've done something bad to Dania. There's no way Dania left our son alone in the hospital. He's not that bad."

"Lo calm down, Nath."

"Lo has to help me."

"Yes, I'll take Noah. I promise I'll take good care of him. But you calm down, don't be rash. You have to investigate really and I'll help you find out where Dania and her mother are."

"Door."

"Door."

"Door."

Three gunshots were heard.

"Nath we have to run, now!"

"Yeah."

Nath awakens from a long series of dreams. About what happened almost 17 years ago.

This was not the first time he had slept in agitation. But for most of his life he had nightmares.

Nath walks towards the medicine box and grabs the sedative prescribed to him. Then he took a few more grains and took the medicine.

"Where is he now?"

Nath remembered the question to Vino at that time.

"He's in my cousin's care. My cousin is very young, but he is married. I see he's quite painstaking and wants to learn how to take care of Noah."

"Let no one know he's my son. You know enough of this secret yourself. Because I also told my parents that Noah was sick and did not exist. They believe, and I'll gather evidence of their crimes against Dania."

"If they are found guilty, will you ensnare and criminalize them?" ask Vino.

"Gue didn't know, if indeed they were proven to harm Dania. I'll leave it to the authorities." said Nath.

"Because to this day, I have not found any trace of Dania and her mother." continued the man.

***

"Dert."

"Dert."

Nath's phone reads, he immediately withdraws from memory of the time.

"Yes Fer?"

Nath answered Ferdi's call.

"Bro, try to check the application first. I don't think it's a good look that I've changed now."

Ferdi talked about the app they were developing.

"What's up?" ask Nath.

"Udah."

"Yes, I saw it first" said Nath.

"okay."

Ferdi said goodbye and stopped the phone.

***