That Other Woman, My Mother
32
"What's up, Meri?!" Nurul's approaching. He was a little suspicious seeing Ana's suspicious movements–gerik.
Ana returned the document back to the bottom of the suitcase, then stood up nervously. "I'm sorry, Mom .. earlier the documents belonging to Ms. Nayra were interested when I took her clothes."
Ana retreated with her head bowed, her gaze still fixedly staring at the deep red map. Given clearly how it was shaped before Nurul secured it.
Nurul only glimpsed, then closed Nayra's suitcase and placed it in the suitcase storage. "Continue your work, Meri! We must not move our employer's valuables without our employer's knowledge or confirmation! Anyone and everything, including Mrs Nayra .. tonight this house is completely under the control of our new Lady."
Ana buy. What–what's this? Nayra controls this house? That easy? Crazy one!
"So, you should also get used to calling her Madam." Nurul smiled happily as if the call was sunlight among the overcast darkness that shaded this house.
"B–well, Mom ...." Ana lowered her head while squeezing Nayra's clothes into a tangle. "I understand."
Damnit damnit! inner Ana.
Nurul smiled with satisfaction as he stared at the empty storefront that surrounded this room. "In a moment, this room will be full of color. Mas Leo is too monotonous with monochrome colors."
Ana lowered her head deeper and deeper, enduring the constant annoyance of wanting to overflow. His mouth could not bear to curse at Nayra.
"Nanora ...!" angrily Ana was restrained by her tightly clashing teeth.
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Nayra was done with her work at three in the afternoon. Soon he packed up accompanied by a Meli. Actually, many wanted to help, but Nayra refused. He did not want to have a furore even to make their main job interrupted.
"I'll invite you later as a sign of farewell, outside the hospital!" persuade Nayra before entering here. Dozens of nurses and staff even offer cleaning services, they are lined up like a patient queue in front of a poly.
"Doctor Nay .. I think you just got fired disrespectfully." Meli stopped putting Nayra's last book into the cardboard box, her sad face staring at Nayra. "But why would you even make a farewell without feeling depressed at all? Usually this farewell event is held by a doctor who rose to office, accepted as PNS, or can be a scholarship abroad, while—"
Nayra smiled, then sat down in her rotating chair. "Not all grief must be mourned, right?"
Seeing that, Meli concluded completely right, so she resumed her activities even though lethargic. "Doctors are thrilled it seems fittingly fired .. Rich this is something that Doctors had hoped for all along."
Nayra laughed out loud. "Not really." He answered still while continuing to laugh.
"Regardless of Doctor Alena, separated from the irregular hours of work, separated from the spoiled me. What's more fun than that?" Meli finally could no longer hold back her tears. "Who will be patient with my weakness if the Doctor leaves?"
Nayra paused for a moment, then grabbed Meli's hand and rubbed it gently. Meli immediately looked up to look at Nayra. "From now on, you have to be a brave woman, a strong, strong woman. You can do it, Mel! Just think about how I've been standing here all along. Think about how to work well and efficiently. And pray I can build my own hospital so you can work for me later."
"Seriously, Doc?" Meli sparkles expectantly.
"The last one forget it!" Nayra moves the eyeball to the left and right. "I'm not sure myself. Unless you want to pray really–eruh. Hospitals are expensive."
Meli back to frowning. "Nothing is impossible, Doc. It's just, should the Doctor do not fantasize high–high. I'm sure the Doctor's ability, but I'm not sure the Doctor's finances are the same."
Nayra giggled amusedly. "I'm pretty rich now, Mel .. It's just possible that my wealth is still lacking, unless Papa Doctor Leo makes a big donation."
Meli thinks this is Nayra's early plan, or Nayra's way of entertaining herself. Doctor Leo? Seriously? Didn't the two of them never greet each other? inner Meli.
Just now Meli wanted to remind Nayra not to dream too high, the door of the room was knocked slowly from outside. Nayra and Meli looked at each other, and Nayra with a resolute voice gleamed in.
Nayra said 'oh' when she saw the man who called her after the meeting.
"Doctor please don't rush– hastily go." The man rushed to Nayra's desk. His face was very tense and hopeful towards Nayra. "We made the wrong decision, Doctor."
Nayra smiled cynically, then threw her face to the side. Meli felt that this chat was private, so she bowed to the two men and left Nayra's room carrying a cardboard box with a heavy book. However, he didn't really– away.
"Then you shouldn't have come here, right, sir?" Nayra turned to the man again, "only the director has the right to overturn this decision. Even if you are in power you cannot do it."
The man could only stare with an empty mind. Nayra is tough and firm. His gaze was cold and indeed hard to touch unless Nayra gave it a chance.
Nayra bowed half her body, then stepped lightly leaving the room that many– years had occupied. Unfortunately, he could not say farewell because of the arrival of the man.
Meli waited at the end of the corridor that could access the parking lot or to the yard when Nayra returned by taxi. He saw Nayra drop a note into the nurse station, before running small towards him. Meli saw clearly, Nayra was as happy as it was out of the shackles of the workload here. The diligent more diligent, the lazy and only rely on appearance and connection, more semena–mena. Meli did not try to persuade Nayra to stay even though she felt sad to lose her role model figure, but seeing Nayra smile, Meli did not have the heart. He did not want to force Nayra to stay.
"Help me take it all the way to the front parking lot, yeah, Mel." Nayra took some of the burden off Meli's hands, then walked quickly to the doctor's car park.
Meli concludes that Nayra brought her own car. Meli knows best about Nayra, even knowing that Nayra is getting married soon. So he just tailed behind Nayra while watching the woman from behind.
In the parking lot, Meli looks up when a shiny red car is mobbed by a tacky woman with her gang. Who else if not Alena and some of her new circle friends. They selfie in front of the red car alternately. Meli sneered, until she realized that Nayra was heading towards the crowd.
"Jeez .. after being fired, Doctor Nayra became brave in this area of the hospital." Meli deepened, even if she could, she wanted to pat her forehead hard–hard.
Alena saw Nayra immediately put up a posse to block Nayra. They look haughty and cynical.
"Surge!" nayra's orders in a firm voice.
Meli's a little embarrassed. He nodded while biting his lips.
"Wow, this outcast doctor dared to snatch us?!" Alena said as she turned to her friends– who stood on her left and right. "You kissed bau–bau kehian, didn't you?"
The five of them laughed, then Alena arrogantly occupied the car seat and gently rubbed the horse logo in front of the car while staring at Nayra full of ridicule.
"You have to collect a lifetime salary if you want to have one like this, Nay! Or a shortcut to become the mistress of this hospital if you want to have a second." Hearing Alena's words, the five women next to Alena laughed disdainfully.
Nayra snorted, scoffing at their confidence. "Why do I have to be a second if I just bought one? What's your slime sales to Pak Bondan so far only worth Avanza output in 2004?"
Alena stood up in a jerking motion, her steps swaying rapidly towards Nayra who was even cross-sectioned as if challenging.
Meli in the back shivering and whispering. "Oh my God, Doctor Nay! Just stop, he's not our opponent for now."
"Your mouth needs to be taught a lesson, Ja la ng!" Alena swung her hand to slap Nayra. However, Nayra sped up and held Alena's burly hand in the air.
"You won't be able to touch me even if it's just a fingernail, Alena!" Nayra pulled the corner of her lips upwards. Alena was really upset for him.
He tried to free his hand, but Nayra was too strong to hold it.
"It's enough you've bullied me, Alena! I won't be quiet from now on!" kecam Nayra while throwing Alena's hand rough.
Alena who was still furious, tried to attack Nayra again even though her body was a little shaky.
"Braven you, Nay!" yelled Alena who had reached out to Nayra's neck.
"Lena, stop!" Her friends try to warn her, but Alena doesn't move her. The five of them were frightened until they docked and trembled. This is beyond their original plan.
Nayra's body was pushed back a few steps, her breathing was tight even though Nayra managed to hold Alena's hand so as not to reach her airway.
"Stop!"
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