The Creak of my Friend's Bed
Asked to Provide Help

Arriving at the hospital, Kayla and Mickel immediately visited Isal's ward. Where in the room there is also Isal's wife, Usna and Oddy, her son is worried.

"Mickel, come! asa is the thing I want to tell you."

Isal waved his weak hand towards Mickel.

Soon Mickel approached her accompanied by Kayla.

"You should not have much to say first Isal, but focus on your health only," advised Mickel but not listened to by Isal on the grounds of his age will not be long.

"My parents are a little more, and I

want min-ta to-long pa-damu. Because only you are bi-sa I trust right now. To-long take care of my wife and children, I mo-hon sorry ka-rena membe-bani you with this last request of mine. Te-ta-pi ti-dak no one bi-sa I min-tai to-long ha-nya in-rimu only," he said stammering with a sense of lara in his chest.

Mickel clasped Isal's hand, "you mustn't say that, because I'm sure you'll be healed for your wife and son."

But Isal said no more, he smiled a meaningless smile, and suddenly shed tears in his eyes. Suddenly his eyes dimmed and he finally closed his eyes for the last time.

The cries were unavoidable by Usna and Oddy because their loved ones had died.

Kayla felt sorry to see it, she also tried to provide comfort to Usna as the wife of the late Isal. While Mickel tries to calm Oddy's heart.

After a while the mother and child felt they could control their grief, then Mickel talked about the funeral process for the late Isal. But Mickel called the doctor first.

For a moment Mickel called the doctor who treated the late Isal through a button on the gurney where the late Isal was lying.

"Inalillahi wa Ina ilaihi raji'un, actually the patient has long endured the pain. What else has he been in this hospital for so long. The patient is no longer suffering from his illness. Mother who is patient and steadfast, because all has become the will of Allah SWT" said the doctor.

A few moments later...

A funeral procession was held, and only a few relatives from the family of the deceased came to serve. Though the late famous many brothers and also his late parents respected people in the city. This of course makes Mickel surprised," sorry Usna, there are things I want to ask you. Please don't be offended by what I want to ask this."

Mickel was hesitant at the time when he would ask Usna about personal matters.

"Just say Mickel, don't worry. If I can answer the question I will answer it and if I can't I'll just shut up" Usna said, wiping away her tears.

"Because the late Mas Isal was hated by his relatives because of a mistake he never made. Even his reputation as a businessman was also tarnished because of this. Until he went out of business because there are no more entrepreneurs who want to work with him," said Usna.

Mickel was increasingly clueless with Usna's answer. He wanted to ask again but was worried about offending her. But Mickel's silence can be read by Usna," mas must be confused right, the problem is how? I'm confused myself, too."

"Because a few weeks before the deceased was sick, there was an incident that occurred where there was one brother who came and suddenly said many bad things to the late Mas Isal. The person said the deceased worked dishonestly and committed corruption. The man gave a false but real proof."

"Evidence of buying a large amount of stock with the name of my late husband. And also evidence of misappropriation of company funds engineered by his brother."

"We've tried to explain to everyone but no one believes. And we also tried to find evidence but also could not find. Until we had to lose all our possessions just like that just to pay for that obscure loss."

"We were forced to do just that because we simply could not find any solid evidence to clear my late husband's name."

"Since that time my husband's condition dropped and worse still found a disease complication in his body that has been gnawing on my husband's body long enough. It's just that my husband has never been so concerned with health."

"Until every time he fell ill, never wanted to be invited to the doctor on the grounds of spoiled, a little to the doctor. Pain is always made to heal itself until it really drops."

A lot of things Usma told Mickel in front of Kayla. Mickel was astonished because all this time the late Isal had never complained anything to him.

"Last met, the deceased said nothing. Just said if he easily catch a cold intermittently sick. He did not tell me about his brother's evil act," said Mickel.

Usna said," indeed the deceased deliberately did so because he did not want to burden you. He prefers to sacrifice all his possessions to solve this problem" said Usna.

Kayla was furious to hear it," Well that's too stupid. Sorry I said something like this. Although we should not have hard evidence to prove our innocence, we should hold fast to the truth. And sure to find some proof. Do not just resign and give up all the treasures just like that. This is his name in lying, cheated raw but resigned and give up. Things like this, of course, make the fraudster more rampant. He can deceive others in the same way that he did to the late Isal" Kayla said.

Usna was not happy with what Kayla had just said" saying it was easy. But if you face this yourself, you will do the same thing as my late husband did."

Kayla smiled," said Usna, I apologize for being offended by my words. But if I were in position of course I would move as I said before."

That's how Kayla is, she's kind. But he does not like if there are things that are not firm because he is always firm in dealing with all problems.

"Dear, don't talk about it anymore. The point now is we have to grant the deceased's last request" Mickel said.