Strong Dad's
Early Travel

Purwokerite

19 July 1993

In a house in the countryside during the night with heavy rain, there was the sound of a scream of a woman holding back the pain of giving birth.

"Please sir, get me 2 basins of warm water immediately." the midwife hastily ordered Toni.

"Aaaaaah, aarrgg, It hurts me." The woman's groaning, shedding tears to endure the pain.

The midwife, along with her assistant, is preparing for labor. If it is too long to delay the delivery process, this will be fatal for the patient, because This is caused by the amniotic in the patient's stomach has ruptured.

Toni quickly brought warm water to his wife, and went to her side to encourage her.

"Calm Julia, take a deep breath, then push." Said Toni trying to lead his wife to give birth.

Julia, who was already weak, tried to follow what her husband had instructed. Time passed very slowly, After 60 minutes of trying to push the baby on her stomach, she finally managed to get 1 baby out.

After giving the baby to his assistant, the midwife went back to check the patient's stomach which looked awkward.

"Your wife still has one more baby in her stomach." Said the midwife, with a serious face.

Toni was surprised, and shouted. "Then how is my wife mom?" Seeing the condition of his wife who was very weak made him unable to see her.

The midwife showed a sad look on her face, looking at her patient. "Your wife's condition is now too weak, very risky for her to give birth again. You have to choose between saving your wife or the baby she contains."

Toni was struck by thunder when the word was said, asking why in her life, she had to always make difficult choices for him.

Toni begged in tears, "Please save my wife, ma'am, 1 baby is enough for us."

Julia clasped Toni's hand, and shook her head in disapproval.

Toni held it, shedding tears. "Help me this time it's Julia, you're my purpose to live."

Julia tearfully looked at her husband, "My body is already too weak to stay alive. I beg you, for the last time, let him live."

Toni wept pensively at the sound of his wife's voice, he was so unwilling to let go of this wife he loved so much.

"You have to promise me, to keep Julia alive." Toni begs.

Julia cried and kept silent not answering.

"Sorry sir, please make a decision immediately." Said the midwife interrupting them, putting a serious face on them.

Toni is rethinking what decision he will make, he is being hit in a very heavy lema at the moment.

However, at this moment he could see his wife who was nodding at him.he could not help but hold back the turmoil in his heart at this moment.

Toni bowed while biting her lower lip in annoyance, then said firmly. "Please continue her labor immediately!"

"Okay sir, I beg you to stay by your wife's side, to keep her awake." Say midwife, while preparing the equipment.

The midwife began performing the C-section. Although there is still a small chance of the patient surviving, but the possibility is very small.

If only they do this delivery in the hospital with complete equipment, it can be ascertained that the mother and child in the womb will be fine.

From beside Toni watching his wife who began to weaken and weaken, the light in Julia's eyes began to dim. He was haunted by a great sadness, never thought he would part with his wife, in this way.

After 20 minutes passed, Toni's 2nd child came out safely. But not for his wife, after a lot of blood loss, his wife could only lie staring at her baby who was being cleaned.

After the labor was over, the two babies were laid down beside their helpless mother. Julia smiled warmly at their twin babies, her older brother a boy and her younger sister a girl.

"Mas, please give them their names." Julia said weakly.

Toni who was still crying, tried to keep smiling looking at his wife. "Yes, I'll name them now."

"The man I named 'Arman Bagas', meaning is the hope of staying strong like an unshakable rock."

"The woman I named 'Anindita cahya', meaning perfection that shines in the sky. She's as beautiful as you love."

Julia smiled happily when Toni gave the names of her two children, on the other hand Julia felt sad when looking at her two children.it was unfortunate that she could not accompany them until they grew up.

"Ma-love, sa-yang. You, T-please, take care, they. I-I don't want to get cut, you again." Julia said in a brick, touching Toni's face.

Toni cried as it came to be, powerless to resist the turmoil in her heart. Why does destiny always play tricks on him, why!

Julia closed her eyes, "I trust them, to you. I will pray for the happiness of you all."

"You don't joke Julia, you must be strong. We raise our children together, please don't leave me."

Julia's hand fell helplessly, as Toni was struck by lightning when she saw it.

Toni looked at his wife with a look of disbelief, that he would be left alone at this time.

The midwife, along with her assistant, brought forth an unbearable look, and tried to calm the shaken Toni.

Toni tried to shake his wife's body, with a look of disbelief. "Darling you're alive right?, Please answer me JULIA!!"

"Sorry sir, your wife is dead."

Toni held her head, and did not believe the midwife's words.

...

During the day, Toni attended his wife's funeral without being accompanied by relatives. There were only her servants accompanying her.

One by one the people who attended the funeral left Toni alone. For an hour Toni looked at his wife's new headstone, without moving a bit from her place.

"If only I had a lot of money, you'd be able to give birth in the hospital safely Julia." Toni said with regret.

"I should have followed her to go to Jakarta, but it was too late. I'm sorry Julia." Toni is back to tears.

Toni stroked his wife's tombstone and looked at her wistfully.

"You calm down, baby, I'll raise our kids healthy until they grow up."

"For the next time, I will try to make a lot of money, so that the same mistake will not be repeated to our son." Toni said, smiling.

Toni is determined to find a lot of money, for her children so that they do not suffer like their wives and themselves first.

"Sorry, I can't stay here long, Arman and Anin are waiting for me at home."

Toni got up, then looked for a moment at his wife's tombstone. Sweet memories of being with his wife began to flood his mind.

He closed his eyes, hoping, to meet his wife at home when he woke up later, This was all just a stupid dream that made no sense, there was no way his wife would leave him alone.

However, when he opened his eyes he felt disappointed because he did not see his wife.

Toni looked at the sky for a moment, then sighed. "Am I going crazy, because I was left with you Julia."

"i'll go first Julia." Toni said as she walked away from his wife's grave.

...

At the bus terminal and people were walking in and out of the bus, Toni was waiting, with the two babies she was carrying and also with a childhood friend.

"Are you sure you want to go to Jakarta right now?." Yadi.

Toni who was cleaning her luggage turned to her, "There is nothing more valuable here, other than my son."

Yadi approaches her, and helps Toni. "Is your money enough to hang in there?, if you want, I can give you some."

Toni smiled at her childhood friend, "Here you go, I have enough money to save me."

"You're married this time yadi, use the money for your son and wife later.don't care too much about me." Connect Toni. Patting Yadi's shoulder.

Yadi put 5 boxes of milk in Toni's bag. "I know you'll say that, so I've prepared this milk for your son." Yadi Knows how stubborn Toni is, she will definitely refuse any kind of assistance whatsoever, which is given if it is in the form of money.

Toni hit him on the head, "you're this, never changed yadi."

Yadi smiled, "you're also so Toni."

They looked at each other and laughed together, past memories flooded the two, until they were dissolved to look at the traffic and the vehicle in and out of this terminal.

"I'll go now Yad" Toni took her luggage.

"Yes, don't forget to tell me, when it's there." Yadi.

"Well, once I get there I'll give you the news." Said Toni while getting inside the bus. "I'm leaving now Yad" Waving his hand

"Be careful there" Yadi shouted from outside the bus.

In the crowded Bus, Toni is looking for a seat for herself, only one seat is left next to the 19-20 year old young woman from ethnic Chinese.

"May I sit here?" Ask her to the woman.

The woman turned her head and shifted her body to the window, to let Toni sit. "ahh, please."

Not long after that, the bus that was boarded by Toni left for Jakarta.

While breastfeeding her two children, the woman next to Toni began to notice the two babies who were being carried by her. Not feeling uncomfortable when he was noticed, Toni just let the woman watch him.

After a long time of watching the woman, spoke. "Sorry, where is the mother of the baby?." He was very touched, how a young man could take the two babies traveling without being accompanied by his mother.

Toni smiled bitterly, saying. "My wife has died, while giving birth to them."

The woman was stunned, "So so, sorry, I was kind of asking."

"Nothing, just a trivial matter." Said Toni casually.

Melinda stuck out her hand, "Can we get acquainted?, My name is Melinda Purnasari"

"Toni yudhoyono" said Toni shaking her hand.

After the brief introduction, Melinda asked a lot about Toni who wanted to go to Jakarta. Toni could only answer, all the questions that were given to her.

They were both dissolved by chatter, until it did not feel like they had arrived in Jakarta. After exchanging numbers, they eventually split up.

And so begins Toni's new life in her nomadic land.