Slander Fruits of Karma
Mama Went For Forever

The Part 100

Novia got out of the car and ran into the hospital building, Irwan and his three children followed after parking the car.

With a breath of breath Novia barged in, it seemed that her brothers were already there standing around her mother's bed.

One of the nurses comes to him and puts on protective clothing, Novia takes it and wears it.

Slowly Novia walked, her legs feeling heavy as hard as she could drag her steps closer towards the bed.

"Mama why? it was not like it was okay this afternoon" he said as he stood beside his mother's bed

Randi turned his head, Novia's speech was true but the reality is different now her mother's health is actually declining

"Sister, I'm not ready to lose my mother yet" said Novia Lirih

"Vi, we all certainly don't want to happen to mom so we pray together yes" said Randi then embrace his sister.

Throughout the night none of them slept, anxiety enveloped the feelings of Bi Ratih's children especially Novia who did not want to be far from her mother.

Towards dawn, Randi and Riska could no longer hold back their sleepiness as they tried to lie on the waiting chair outside the room while Novia was inside accompanying her mother.

Novia rested her head beside the bed, just her eyes were buried sounding her mother's heart recording device became fast.

Sontak Novia was wide-eyed, staring at the monitor screen with a feeling of anxiety. Novia's eyes could not escape observing the wave lines on the screen that began to weaken.

"Well, if you can still hear me follow my words even in your heart" whispered Novia

Novia whispered softly in her mother's ear, saying tawhid's sentence repeatedly with a trembling voice holding back the cries

Novia no longer woke up her two brothers, but she just focused on leading her mother to recite.

The sound of the dawn prayer rang out from a distance, Mrs Ratih raised her hands like someone who was about to do takbiratul ihram.

Bu Ratih's hand held up until it stopped at the chest, along with his last breath. What a beautiful death witnessed by Novia.

Novia looked as if she could not believe what she had just seen, her lips as if locked tightly into speech.

A second later Novia regained her senses, looking at the screen in front of her which revealed a straight line and the long shrill sound of the monitor made her panic and scream calling for the nurse.

"Susteerr! Come here!!"

Two nurses ran over and checked, asking Novia to step back so they could move more freely

Riska and Randi woke up and looked at each other, they were surprised because they had not long fallen asleep and immediately ran into the room when they heard Novia's scream.

The three stood around, watching the nurse who was busy doing rescue actions on her mother.

Novia's footing weakened, Randi quickly embraced his sister so as not to be knocked unconscious.

"Vi, please hold on" whispered Randi.

The nurse then turned to face the three children of Mrs Ratih, after various attempts but failed.

"I'm sorry, we've tried but God wills another, he's gone and we hope the family is patient with him" said the nurse with a lethargic face

At that time also Novia's body drooped limp and unconscious, you can imagine how destroyed he when his mother left

Randi held Novia's body and laid her back in the long chair, then she called Irwan who was in Mushollah not far from the ICU room with her three children.

"Wan, mama is gone for good" said Randi softly while bowed

Irwan immediately got up and asked, "where is Novia?"

"Novia fainted, please accompany her I will take care of your body to take home" said Randi again

They rushed back to the ICU room, Irwan carried the Emir to be faster until while Camillah walked while holding his sister's hand.

Novia was conscious, the woman hugged her three children while sobbing.

"Vi, you have to be strong, see the children are also sad," said Irwan stroking his wife's back

"Mama's gone, I don't have anyone else" Novia said amid a sobbing

"Don't say that Vi, there's still me and the kids who always keep you company."

Almost an hour Randi took care of everything, finally the body of Bu Ratih was brought home by ambulance followed by motorcade Novia and Randi in the back.

The hearse arrived home, the neighbors welcomed them as they were shocked to hear the sound of car sirens.

Novia got down from the car with a weak step towards the house, the sound of the other family's cries deafened Novia and she chose to go into the room and screamed as she could.

Today, being a very dark day for Novia, her world seemed to collapse because for the second time she lost a person who loved her very much.

From the results of the family agreement, Mrs Ratih will be buried in the afternoon.

Novia asked to take part in bathing her mother for the last time, repeatedly Riska asked about her sister's readiness, not to let Novia not be strong and instead hamper the process of bathing her mother later.

Novia assures Riska that she is strong, as much as possible will try to refrain until the process of bathing the corpse is complete.

After the entire process was completed, the body of Bu Ratih was ready to be delivered to the family grave and buried next to her husband like the message he had when his husband died.

Novia wanted to join the group to deliver her mother's body, but was prevented by Irwan for fear that something would happen to Novia there.

"It's Vi, you don't have to wait here with the kids" Irwan said

Novia finally resigned and relented to obey her husband's orders, waiting at home until the group returned and continued to perform the first tahlilan.

One thing that made Novia disappointed and increasingly sad, none of Irwan's family attended to his mother.

Novia would not ask her husband, but would keep it neat in her heart forever the treatment and attitude of her in-laws.

For the umpteenth time, Novia was treated unfairly by her husband's family and it made Novia's hatred deepen.

Unlike the case with Irwan, the man had not realized the absence of his family. Because he was also too busy helping his brother-in-law take care of the funeral so that he did not pay much attention to the details of the mourners who came.

Finishing the tahlilan event, Irwan approached Novia who was sitting alone or maybe deliberately avoiding the crowd.

"Vi, come on, take a break in the room first" Irwan asked

Novia shook her head and said, "no, I'll still be here."

"You're too tired Vi, it's been two nights not sleeping will be sick." Irwan tried to persuade his wife to rest.

"I'm still comfortable here Wan, in this place mama sits every day to welcome my arrival and the children come home from school" he said with a sob.

Irwan fell silent, no longer daring to force and finally obeyed his wife's wishes.