The Man Full of Wounds
Chapter 48

Alanna packed the items she would bring home while waiting for Zack to take care of the Hospital administration.

"The administration is done." Zack said as he appeared inside the treatment room. "There's still more to take care of before Mom's out ?"

"There is no medicine that must be taken home to drink at home they have given earlier." Answer Alanna.

"Then we go home now." Zach took over the bag Alanna was carrying.

"I ordered a taxi first." Alanna took the phone from her bag.

"No need, I've rented a car to use here."

"O yeah ?

"Last noon after the briefing, the General Manager of the hotel suggested to rent a car rather than I should always book a taxi if I wanted to get out." Zack explained. "It should be from the beginning you have rented a car when you just arrived here to make it easier."

"Not to be sorry that has passed." Reproof Mother.

"Mom said." Alanna agrees. "We're leaving now mas."

"Yes." Yeah."

The journey home a little longer because the highway is a little crowded because of the hours of home office.

"Mom wants a break in room ?" alanna asked when they got home.

"Mom would like to sit here for a while." Mom answered when they were in the middle room.

"Mas Zack's bag is just there." Alanna pointed at the corner of the long chair where Mom was sitting. "Mas want coffee ?"

"Can." Answer Zack who sat in the chair in front of Mom.

Alanna went into the kitchen to make Zack some coffee.

"Alanna told me this morning that your parents had met Alanna." Mother said suddenly, speaking to Zack as they were just the two of them.

"Yes, I invited Alanna to meet my parents and they really liked Alanna."

"really ?" Mom said a little unsure.

"Yes, I'm not lying." Zack convinced Mom.

"Mom's worried, you're gonna have to understand that I'm just Alanna and we don't have any relatives or relatives."

"Mom don't worry, I'll take care of Alanna and Mommy."

"As long as Alanna is happy and okay, that's enough for Mom."

"I promise I'll remember that." Zack said with a serious face.

"Goodoo. Son Zack's a good boy, I'm calmer." Mother said with a gentle smile.

Mom's attitude towards her makes Zack feel guilty about hiding their marriage from Mom.

Alanna emerged from the kitchen with a cup of coffee Zack asked for.

"Mas Zack wants dinner here ?" Alanna asked as she placed the coffee cup in front of Zack, joining her sitting on the side chair of Zack.

"Yes the plan is so."

"Then I shop for groceries first, because the supplies in the refrigerator scraps a little."

Zack looked at his watch. "But it's almost night, not to mention coming home from shopping you still have to cook. I'd better call the hotel to drop dinner here."

"It seems too much trouble for Nak Zack." Said Mother.

"It's okay Mom, Alanna must also be tired if from shopping still have to cook." Zack said looking at Alanna who was smiling at Zack's caring words.

"Then I go shopping tomorrow morning."

"Do you want me to accompany you ? tomorrow's Sunday and it just so happens I'm not busy anymore." Zack offered himself.

"May you be happy." Alanna said enthusiastically.

"Call me tomorrow morning when you're leaving."

"Good on."

"I'd like to call the hotel to book our dinner." Said Zack standing up walking towards the front room to call.

"Mom don't want to rest in the room ? I'll call you when the food is there." Alanna told her mother.

"Yes, I'll go to the room first." Mom walked towards her room.

"Where's Mom ?" zack asked as he emerged from the front room.

"He went to his room to rest, I'll call him when the food is ready." Answer Alanna. "So the food has already been ordered ?"

"Here, they'll drive him." Zack sat back in the chair.

"Have four days I didn't enter the office, Mr Ariel must have wondered ?"

"Johan took care of it, you don't have to think about it." Zack calms Alanna down while drinking her cold coffee.

"You can come here once a month to see Mom." Zack gave advice.

"It seems like it's just that way out, I'm the one who has to regularly come here to see Mom."

"I'll accompany you if you want to come here."

"Mas is very busy."

"We can set my schedule, we plan one week before going to adjust to my work schedule."

"Good on."

"Your mother asked about your ring ?" Zack asked, turning the conversation away all of a sudden.

"Yet this morning when we finished texting each other, I said it was exactly what I said yesterday."

"Maybe that's why he spoke like that." Zack muttered that Alanna could still hear.

"What did Mas say ? I didn't hear it clearly."

"No, it's nothing." Zack refused to talk about himself with Mom. "Can you get me a pillow ?"

Surprised by Zack's sudden request and quickly changing course, Alanna was a little slow to follow in the direction of their conversation.

"Bantal ?" Alanna said she didn't understand.

"Yes the pillow, I want to lie down for a while in the chair while waiting for the food to come."

"Mas just lay in my room." Alanna's Advice.

"It's not nice of your mother to look disrespectful, we're not husband and wife here." Zack reminded.

"I forgot." Alanna said smiling wryly then stood towards her room and returned with a pillow in her hand. "Just take a break first, I want to clear the contents of the bag from the Hospital."

"Hm... ." Zack muttered while closing his eyes.

An hour later the food that Zack ordered came, among the staff of the kitchen hotel.

"Thank you." Alanna smiled kindly as she received the food.

"Together Madam, this is an order from Mr. Zack." The officer smiled friendly.

"Is there food ?" zack's question suddenly appeared from behind Alanna.

"Yes, I just received this." Alanna said, showing me the bag containing the food box.

Zack took the bag because it looked heavy. "All according to my order ?" zack asked the hotel staff who delivered the food.

"Yes sir, according to your order."

"Good, thanks. You can go now."

"I'm sorry Mrs Alanna, Mr. Zack." Pamit the officer and was nodding back by Zack.

"Where does he know my name ?" alanna asked curiously as she closed the door.

"So I gave you the address of the house and told you your name as the owner of the house." Zack replied as he walked towards the dining table and put down the bag containing the food box.

"Why is she so formal in calling me Madam and not Miss or Alanna ?" Alanna asked back, suspicious and not satisfied with Zack's answer.

"He's just being polite to customers, don't think too much." Zack doesn't want Alanna to be shocked and overreacted if she finds out that almost all of the hotel staff here already know she's his wife. "You better set this food on the table and call Mom to eat, you're hungry too."

"All right." Alanna said she did not argue because she heard Zack say she was hungry even though she was not satisfied with Zack's answer.

They didn't say much at dinner, when I finished eating my mother asked Alanna.

"When are you back in Jakarta ?"

" Alanna went back to Jakarta until I was healthy." Zack answered my mother's question.

"Mom is well, you can come back tomorrow to Jakarta."

"But Mom just got out of the hospital." Alanna denied.

"Mom is healthy." I convinced Alanna. "Mom knows you can't take long to ask for leave."

"It's okay Mom, I've taken care of Alanna's leave so I don't have to worry about that." Zack was convinced

"Mother insisted, you just worked there and asked for an old leave." Mother said firmly not to be denied.

Knowing that she can't change Mom's decision makes Alanna forced to give up. "But Mom has to take her medication regularly, I'll call Mom regularly, control Mom's situation."

"Yes I know, I'm not a child. So when did you guys leave ? don't have to book a plane ticket first ?" ask Mother.

"We can go on a night flight." Zack said it did not make clear that the plane they were boarding was a private plane that could fly at any time.

"It's good because in the morning I still have to shop for kitchen needs and have to tidy up the house first before leaving." Alanna said to Zack.

"Don't forget to call in the morning if you want to go shopping."

"Good on."