That Other Woman, My Mother
WLEVY 4

"Nayra?!" Leo was so surprised to see Nayra, one of the doctors who worked at the same hospital as him. "Why are you here?"

Rushing Leo approached Nayra and helped the woman stand up. "I'm sorry I didn't see that it was you."

Nayra smiled weakly, continuing to look down. He didn't want his messy face to be seen by his co-workers. "It's okay, Doc."

"Why are you here at night? Rain again ...." Leo looked around and looked back at Nayra who was trying to pull over. "What are you riding here for?"

Given the distance from the hospital to here is very far. And Leo did not see any taxis, cars, or motorcycles parked in the distance he could reach. He knew Nayra, but not close. He is only a general practitioner while Nayra is an anesthesiologist whose working hours rarely require the two to see each other.

But not at all unknown. Leo and Nayra know each other.

"Akh!" Nayra squealed stifled as her legs returned in pain. His body staggered and almost fell again if only Leo did not hold it.

"Be careful, Nay ... Did you hurt your leg?"

Nayra turned her head, looking at Leo who had been known as a quiet man. The man lowered his head, checking Nayra's legs.

"So sprained, Doctor .. It's okay. It's better too." When Leo wants to touch Nayra's feet, she shifts them away. Respond to the kindness of Leo who has not been well known.

"Let me check first." Leo re-enforced his body, and brought Nayra to sit in the long chair in front of the workshop.

"Seriously it's okay, Dok—ah."

"To the hospital, huh? Looks like your feet should be checked as expertly." Can be seen clearly by Leo, Nayra was enduring tremendous pain.

Nayra grimaced as she held onto her ankle. "No need Doc."

Leo sighed, it turned out to be true ... Nayra is as introverted and stubborn as some of her co-workers say. It's just that Leo, who cares less about the environment, never really thinks about it.

"But if I may, I ask the doctor to help me get anther home." Nayra considered her wet clothes, and if she took a taxi, she was afraid that she would be mistreated.

"OK .. but once you get home, let me check your legs, yeah. I'm afraid you can't walk because of me." Leo gave the conditions. "If you don't want to, yes .. I don't want your anther to go home."

He understood what Nayra was worried about, so saying that rejection was completely useless. All he knew was accept, because Nayra would take a big risk if she didn't do what Leo said.

Nayra agreed for a while, but later after arriving home, she could reason for anything. Fatigue Nayra stood up, reaching out as if she and Leo had known each other for a long time.

Leo smiled at Nayra's reflexes. I don't know why he feels so happy.

Leo lightly strode Nayra to the car she had parked carelessly on the shoulder of the road, then drove Nayra to her house.

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Nayra's house is in a simple housing that is somewhat less fitting with the formation of Nayra which is quite well established.

Nayra is a doctor with a big salary, living in a luxury apartment though, will not make Leo think of anything, but this ...?

"Thank you, yes, Doctor—"

"Leo, don't use a doctor. Rich patient, I'll check the condition of your feet." Leo carved a smile as he said, his hands busy packing some of the equipment he used to slash Nayra's ankles.

Silent for a moment, Nayra was silent, while Leo— who felt strange about her feelings for Nayra, curious about the answer from the woman, looked up so that she met Nayra who was a little stunned.

"You're not suffering from any other pain, are you?" Leo joked.

"Hem?!" Nayra flinched, her eyes momentarily looking at Leo. Leo's touch is the touch he expects from Aldo. Even though Aldo had never noticed him when he was sick, even when Nayra was feeling sore all over, Aldo never gave Nayra a word of comfort. Ah, that man ... Where did he go?

Nayra shook her head hurriedly. "Not ... Why is it, Dok—eh, Leo?"

Leo stood up from a crouching position and watched Nayra's feet. "Don't move much first, until tomorrow at least."

Nayra who was a little surprised by the words of Leo finally looked at her legs wrapped in elastic bandages. "I'm okay."

"Your feet are okay!"

Nayra looked up so shocked she heard Leo's slightly snapping speech. The man's hand was stretched out to help Nayra, perhaps to her room, because here, she didn't see anyone who might help Nayra move. No way, Nayra slept on the couch all night?

"I help you to the room .. If you don't want me to carry." Leo saw how badly Nayra's leg was injured. If someone else, would have given up and chosen the fall. But Nayra has been walking on her own ever since.

Nayra hesitated, but Leo's insistence made her—who did need help, give up. Nayra's hand held Leo—'s arm instead of in the palm of the hand.

"Oh, so this is how you do, Nay!"

Nayra jumped until her hard-earned body stood up, ready to fall again, but Leo once again held it so swiftly that now Nayra was in Leo's arms.

"Maas ...." Nayra.

Aldo entered with angry eyes, and said sarcastically to Nayra. "So he's the one who made you a heavy-handed promise to me?!"

"Mas .. This is not what you see! I was helped by Leo when I fell." Nayra defends herself while breaking away from Leo and facing Aldo. But Leo never took a second off his grip on Nayra.

"I'm just—"

"Stop lied, Nay!" aldo's sentak scans Leo's protective hand holding Nayra. "I can't trust you anymore, Nay! Though I was back to give you a chance to improve yourself, but don't know you're like other men!"

"Mas—"

Aldo brushed off the hand of Nayra who was trying to reach him. "Stay away from me, Nay .. From now on we really have to end!"

"Mas ... You misunderstood!" Nayra's eyes were already filled with tears that had mostly fallen down her cheeks. How can he live his own life after being with Aldo for so long? So many trials have Nayra faced to keep Aldo by her side for nearly six years. Since he is nothing, until now he has become someone in accordance with what he aspires.

Aldo snorted cynically, then turned around quickly leaving Nayra after giving Nayra a hateful look.

"Mass ...!" Nayra took off Leo's hand easily, and limped after Aldo.

"Nay-Nay!" Leo quickly stopped Nayra who had forgotten that she had sprained her leg. "Don't go after him!"

Nayra's thin body was easily slipped and twisted facing Leo so hard Leo jolted Nayra. "But—"

"Men if they are angry, never heard any explanation from others. You just wait tomorrow, yes .. pas his anger has subsided, just as his brain began to be able to think clearly."

Why hear that, Nayra's heart feels at ease? Nayra's head even nodded. Ah, Leo ....

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Says sister Linda, really not Leo😅 Yaudah, because in this novel there is no special intention, so ok after the name I change😅

Fiks, this is so spin off ye😅 spin off from Kristal😅