The Gema Shahadah Aisyah
Weird Dreams

Atalie's white Chevrolet Trax entered her spacious and well-maintained courtyard. Felix got out of the car first to open Atalie's door.

"Atalie, I'm sorry once again." Felix's great-grandson again fed up Atalie, along the way she continued to apologize but once Atalie did not answer.

Felix leaned in to carry Atalie but Daniel went ahead of him. A little while ago Daniel received a short message from his brother, which is why he got out of the car when he saw Atalie.

"Oh my goodness, Atalie, what's wrong with you?" Renata panicked to see Atalie being carried by Daniel from the courtyard. Daniel only tells Renata that Atalie fell in front of the restaurant.

"Sorry aunt, I can clear it up." Felix held Renata's hand.

"Who are you?" Renata is in a state of turmoil, he doesn't care about any explanation that has made Atalie wretched.

"I'm Felix Auntie, Atalie's friend, we had a meal together and I gave a high heels gift to Atalie, atalie had told me that she could not wear high heels but I asked her to try to wear them and Atalie fell, I'm sorry Auntie." Obviously Felix was at length, he didn't want his image to be bad in front of Atalie's mama.

"After that, you can go now." Renata brushed Felix's hand aside, wanting to get angry but the most important thing now is Atalie's state.

Felix stared at Renata's departure, he ruffled his hair in frustration. He regretted his stupid actions. Felix didn't expect Atalie to be able to wear high heels.

"Oh my God, your feet are swollen." Renata asks ART's aunt to take the ice to compress Atalie's leg. Renata is horrified to see Atalie's feet turning blue and swollen. "This fucking slipper!" Renata removed the high heels that were still attached to Atalie's feet.

"Slow down Ma!" Atalie screams, he feels like fainting to feel pain in his left leg. He swore he would never forgive Felix.

"Son Atalie has to go to the hospital." Tukas Daniel, who had been watching Atalie's feet.

"True Daniel." Renata took the ice that had been put into the plastic and immediately compressed Atalie's legs. "This will reduce the pain, Daniel please call Dr. Irwan here." Renata couldn't bear it if Atalie had to go to the hospital with legs like that, they better call a doctor here.

Daniel orders his mother to contact Irwan's doctor, who is well acquainted with Alindra's family.

"You rest first." Renata went from there to get more ice.

"Kak Atalie really can be the same, what's the name, who from High School chasing Brother." Daniel sits next to Atalie after calling Irwan's doctor, astonished that this morning Atalie said she was going to the production office but why did she suddenly come back with a man.

Atalie did not have the energy to tell a long story but her brother who always kepo it would not stop asking questions until he told her everything.

"He ate together and continued to give the gift of sandals," Atalie glanced at the high heels that a few minutes ago were still attached to his feet. Even Felix did not take off the high heels that had harmed Atalie.

"And you wear it?"

"It's because I want the hunt to go home, so he's satisfied so I put it on but just a few steps have fallen, crazy anyway, fucking Felix." Atalie kneaded her temple which was now also pulsing.

"It looks like Atalie's sister has to learn to wear high heels." Daniel came to see the high heels that had been thrown far near the stairs.

"Why?"

"Because Atalie's sister is a woman." Daniel raised his shoulders, not all women should be able to wear high heels.

"Since when is there a rule that women should wear high heels." Atalie straightened her body, not accepting Daniel's words.

"Indeed, but high heels have become a mandatory attribute of women because it can make it look more attractive."

"I've been pulling without high heels, you know?"

"But why is Brother still single until now?" Daniel won't lose.

"Damn potato chips!" Atalie shook her wet hand after holding a bag of ice cubes to Daniel's face.

"Any angry?" Daniel stepped up from his seat rubbing his wet face.

"I'll get a guy who doesn't oblige his girl to wear high heels!" Spray Atalie.

"Find it to the end of the world, it can't!" Daniel poked his tongue out.

"Mama, Daniel!" Shouted Atalie.

"What the hell you guys just left behind for a while already noisily." Renata brought back a bag of ice cubes. "Daniel, don't be ignorant, your brother is sick again."

Daniel runs out of the house to see Irwan's doctor. Daniel explained Atalie's condition to the 40-year-old doctor.

"I understand." Irwan had heard Daniel's brief explanation over the phone.

Irwan felt Atalie's feet were swollen and purplish-colored at the bottom.

"How's doctor?" Renata bit a finger waiting for the doctor's answer with a feeling of anxiety.

"Pretty bad, I'll wrap it in an elastic bandage." Irwan bandaged Atalie's legs and elastic bandages to reduce inflammation due to injury. "Always place the foot in a higher place to reduce swelling, I will also give you medication to relieve the pain."

"How much can I drink in a day?" Atalie asked, she could not feel the pain in her leg.

"One time a day, you have to wear a tool when walking to recover quickly."

"Good." Atalie will remember everything the doctor said, thankfully she doesn't have to go to college every day. Atalie can do her thesis from home.

"Just carry on." Atalie gave up in the middle of the stairs, it was hard to walk on one leg.

"Where can you carry your brother up the stairs, if you fall how?"

Atalie sighed heavily, true to Daniel's words. It's not funny if they both fall down the stairs.

Daniel arranged a pillow for Atalie's leg as the doctor suggested. Although they often fight but actually they love each other and care for each other. The age of both is 6 years but Daniel has grown taller than Atalie.

"Atlene!" Jaya enters the room in a hurry, she hears from Felix that Atalie has fallen.

"It's okay, Pa's just a sprain." Atalie forced a smile, she did not want to make her papa panic.

"Doctor Irwan said it's pretty bad, Mama told me everything, too."

"okay." Atalie is grateful, that means she does not need to repeat the same story for the umpteenth time.

"Atalie, don't force something you can't do, it's the result."

Is not forcing something is a habit that Jaya taught Atalie. Atalie's used to doing things she doesn't like. But Atalie did not answer anything, she just glanced at Daniel who quietly stepped out.

******

Atalie had a high fever the effects of her sprained leg. Renata continues to be in Atalie's room, he does not want to leave his eldest daughter even for a moment. Atalie is rarely sick since childhood but once sick can be days. That's why Renata was so worried about Atalie.

Renata moved from the couch to sit next to Atalie, touching Atalie's forehead to check her temperature.

"Ma, I'm not a kid." Atalie tries to open her eyes, and convinces Renata that she is fine.

"Why don't you need your mom?" Renata compresses Atalie's forehead with a warm towel.

Atalie shook her head faintly, "that's not Ma."

"You're only 23." Renata rubbed Atalie's long hair.

"I'm 23, Ma's about to graduate S2."

"For Mama you are still a little girl Mama who does not know anything even though soon get a master's degree, rest ya." Renata turned off the room lights and turned on the sleeping lights located on the right and left of the bed. "If you need something, you can call Mama on the phone."

"Yes Ma." Atalie couldn't possibly interrupt her mama's sleep time, she just had a fever and was still able to walk on one leg as well as the help of a cane.

******

"Atalie, this is for you." A well-built man gave a sprig of white roses to Atalie. Although confused, Atalie still received the flower.

Atalie looked around, everyone was holding a red rose, only her flower was white and glowing when there were no lights in it.

"Why do you only have me in white?" Atalie looked up a little for the sake of seeing the face of the man who gave her flowers, she was not easily seduced with flowers. But this man did not look like he was about to seduce Atalie.

"Because God has chosen you." His voice sounded firm to make Atalie a little shrill.

"Lord?" Atalie's confused.

"God created you, God created the heavens and the earth."

Atalie was increasingly clueless at the man's explanation but she was reluctant to ask again. Atalie smelled the fragrant scent of a rose in her hand, unlike the roses that Atalie was used to encounter, the smell was much more fragrant.

"The path that God loves is not always smooth but He gives you many times the strength to go through it." The man turned his back and walked away.

"Wait." Atalie tries to hold the man even after her but walking on one leg makes her unable to match the steps.

"Wait!" Atalie awoke from her new sleep for a while, she grimaced with pain in her legs. The medicinal effects must have been exhausted. Atalie rubbed her sweaty face, the wet towel on her forehead gone nowhere. His breath gasped as a result of chasing after the unknown man in his dream.

Atalie's bedroom door opens and Renata and Jaya show up. Renata heard Atalie's screams just now because their room was next to each other, it just so happened that she and Jaya had not slept either.

"What's Atalie doing?" Renata approached Atalie, seeing that Atalie's face was already soaked in sweat as well as her hair.

"Not knowing Ma." Atalie is confused to see Renata and Jaya.

"You just yelled so loud that we came here, you had a nightmare?"

Atalie didn't know if it was a nightmare or not, it felt so real that she could still smell the rose now.

"Maybe the effect of your fever." Renata regretted leaving Atalie, and should have slept here.

"You're calm, it's just a dream." Jaya touched Atalie's forehead, "the heat has gone down."

Atalie nodded faintly, people with fever sometimes did dream things like her just now.