GROWINGS
57

"Slow down, Nata. Relaxed. Don't hurry.."

Nata. This feeling made him very anxious. He was afraid that this operation would not work for him.

Pyaar...!

Nata saw a single point of light. But that one point became some very bright and dazzling dots.

Until finally...

"Sir Nata..."

Nata. Watching the water-cheeked boy standing next to the shoulder-length curly-haired woman.

"Hassel, why is your face so ugly...?"

The look on the boy's face immediately turned red. "Hassel is not ugly, Sister Nata!! Isn't that right, mi..!?"

Sandra covered her mouth with teary eyes. He was convinced that the operation was going well.

"Nata..."

Nata throws a smile as he nods. "I can look back, Auntie..." At that instant, Sandra immediately hugged Nata.

"Mommy, Hassel wants to follow dong's hug..!"

Nata was still smiling. His feelings were stirring unperturbed. He still does not believe, if finally he will be able to get out of the so-called concentration prison.

Just half an hour later, Sandra had taken Nata for a walk around the hospital. The plan is only later in the afternoon, Sandra's office colleagues will come to visit.

"I'm so grateful to my aunt, because there are still people who want to donate their corneas to me.."

Sandra put her hand on Nata. "Tante is happy too, Nata.."

Just as they were about to turn towards the cafeteria, Nata's steps suddenly came to a halt. He stared at the reflection of someone's face that felt so foreign to him.

"Why, Nata..?" Ask Sandra.

Nata shook his head weakly. "About when can I go home, auntie?"

"It's like tomorrow the day after tomorrow.."

Nata nodded. Inside his head, he had already planned a lot of things. And the first thing he will do when he comes home is, he will have a small thanksgiving at his house.

"Have you seen that bad boy?!" Of course what Sandra meant, was her own son.

The two then followed Hassel who walked hastily towards the mini market on the front of the hospital.

Hassel took a basket. And he filled it with a few cans of soda, cadbury, silverqueen, gelatin, and other snacks.

"Let mami not suspect, I buy it also for Kak Nata --" he said while taking a packet of torn bread and also pilus for his beloved mother.

"Good yeah..." Sandra immediately snatched the credit card from the cashier.

"Geez, mommy!!! I thought it was the centipede demon that appeared!!"

"If Mami is a centipede demon, you are a thousand-foot demon!!" Said Sandra while pinching Hassel's cheek. "Put it all down again..!"

"No!" Hassel. "I'll buy this to celebrate the healing of his eyes Sister Nata! Mom wants to, will I faint?!"

Sandra rolled her eyeballs. Indeed, talking to his son, will even throw away his energy.

"Take it there, Hassel still has money!"

"Hasselll's..." Sandra's getting inflamed. Because what Hassel showed in his little bag, it was clearly his red wallet. And this morning, he just took cash at the atm, at this hospital.

While the mother and child were still in endless fuss, Nata followed in with the two small children dressed shabbily. One of the boys, not even wearing footwear.

"Sir Nata!!" Hassel. "Kak Nata why is it close to the child of the kingpin?! Later if Kak Nata contracted the virus what disease?!"

Nata approached the cashier. "Sir, this is all I pay for. But all this food is for them.."

Sandra ruffled her waist with a sense of triumph. If Nata had spoken, the bad boy would not be able to wince anymore.

"If Hassel gets sick because of hunger, continue later on in the opname, Brother Nata who must be responsible!"

Nata ignored Hassel. "We're looking for yuk sandals, for both of you.."

Sandra watched Nata from her position. I don't know what he's gonna do. Because he himself was very confused.

'Auntie has to promise me one thing. If later I can look back, auntie can't forbid me to do anything.'

Nata, who is still wearing a hospital gown, has just completed surgery -- has now done it again.

"Thank you, Brother Nata..!!" Said the two boys compactly with a bright smile full of happiness.

Nata nodded. "Now, may I ask something of you in return?"

"Grabble..?" The two boys turned moody.

"It's not expensive and it's not hard." Nata held the shoulders of the two boys. "Please pray I am always in your prayers and prostrations. So that I can continue to help those in need."

"Yes. Brother Nata. My brother and I will always pray, may Allah always look after Sister Nata. And that Sister Nata may be given a lot of money with Allah." replied the boy innocently.

"Thank you, yeah.."

Sandra's heart trembled to see what Nata was doing.  He himself even still had a sense of disgust, when it came to kissing the heads of the two shabby-looking boys.

'Sandra, accept it as it is. Love him as you love your son. And look how much God loves you...'

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