The Neglected Pearl
Part 54 Difficult decision
“Why did the doctor do all that to me ? doctors know as well as the condition of our family, we are not equal, I am ashamed, we are just poor women.”
“Hey, what's the matter dear ? you don't like it when you love you ?”
“I am only a poor woman Bang, I do not want if your family does not accept me later, than it happens, it is better now we do not need to continue our relationship.”
“Gita, Gita dear ! hey look Brother ! pay close attention, have you seen that this brother is an arrogant man, who likes to poya ? or a man whose hobby is squandering money ? not ?”
“I'm sorry ! huhuhu !” Gita cries in Zaki's arms.
It turns out that Gita was embarrassed, because he thought the poverty he had was not worth juxtaposing with the wealth of Zaki, a dirty man .
“Abang looking at you is not like that dear ? Brother will accept you as you are.”
Gita still cried, because there is still a sense that is made a secret in him, the belief that he was holding at that time, different from the belief in Zaki.
After Zaki came out of Gita's rented house, Zaki immediately searched a plot of land located close to the hospital. The land he bought with that small size, built on it a simple house.
After the house is finished in the wake, Zaki invites Gita and her family to move to the house, at first Gita felt embarrassed and reluctant, but because Zaki still forced her, but because Zaki still forced her, eventually, Gita moves into a new home of her own.
One month after their relationship, Gita's heart feels unsettled, because sooner or later, Zaki must know that Gita has a different belief than him.
When the two of them go to the beach recreation, there Gita tries to unlock the secret that she has been hiding from Zaki.
“Bang, if I open the secret I have been hiding all this time, do you still love me ?”
“Chemacy ? what secret is ?”
Gita doesn't tell her right away, because she's still afraid that if Zaki finds out they have different beliefs, Zaki leaves her.
“But I'm afraid to come clean Bang ?”
“Why ? can your secret ruin our relationship?”
“I don't know ?”
“Say dear, don't make Brother curious.”
“Actually I am a non-Muslim, Papa ku a Chinese and Mama a native Indonesian.”
“You have lived in Indonesia for a long time?”
“Udah Bang, already twenty years over.”
"Ooo."
“Then what about our relationship?”
“Gita dear, in the religion we profess, it is strictly forbidden to marry women of different faiths.” So, you can think back to ?”
Hearing Zaki's answer, Gita goes awry for him, because of the love he has, that night he talks with Papa and his mother to switch faith.
Hearing the request from Gita, his papa was immediately angry, he did not want if married to have to change the creed he had.
“Kan still many other men son ? it doesn't have to be a doctor, does it?”
“But gita loves the doctor very much Pa?”
“But don't swap our beliefs dong dear, Papa definitely let you get married, but right you can find another man, who one belief with us.”
“I love Bang Zaki so much, Pa.”
“No, Papa doesn't like !” answer Papa Gita.
Hearing the decision that his father had made, Gita could not do anything, sadly that morning Gita went to the hospital. But Zaki saw a dull look on Gita.
“What's the darling ? why do you look sad this morning ?”
“I can't persuade Papa .”
“Pooking Papa ? you mean ?”
“I could not persuade Papa, so that we and our family would convert to Islam.”
“Gita ! it is not that easy, to switch faiths, everything takes time and self-compassion, people who switch beliefs because they want something, then he will not stick to the beliefs he profess.”
“So I have to how ?”
“Patience, that is all you can do, for Allah is all-knowing of what is in the mind of every man.”
As Zaki waits for uncertain expectations, Gita continues to fight for her love, but for days she remains in her Papa's decision.
Meanwhile, in the hospital, Gita sees Randi siuman from a coma in his nature.After a few days Randi is aware of his coma, but his physical condition is still weak.
“Good morning ! Wake up deck ?” greet Zaki to Randi.
“Udah doc, where am I, doc ?”
“Currently you are in a public hospital in Jakarta.”
“But doc, tomorrow I want to go to college, there's an anatomy practice.” Randi said to dr. Zaki's.
“Tomorrow when ?” ask Zaki.
“Ya, tomorrow's Monday right ?” Reply Randi honestly.
“But you've been unconscious for more than three weeks.”
“What ? I've been unconscious for three weeks?”
“True, it has been three weeks that you fainted, because many bled out.”
“Astagfirullah ! then how about a letter to my parents in the village, they must have been waiting for a letter from me.”
“You are studying here, deck ?” ask Zaki in a soft voice.
“Yes, doc.”
“What majors ?”
“Medicine.”
“Ooo, means you are from semarang ?”
“Iya doc.” Answer Randi briefly.
“What business comes to Jakarta ?”
“My friend ! Where's my friend doc ?"
“Which friend ? as far as I know you came to this hospital because you were referred from another hospital. You are sent from puskesmas and for other business I do not know.” Answer Zaki.
“And I have no fee to pay for treatment during this hospital doc, then I have to how ?”
“Your family is there?” ask Zaki in a soft voice.
“There, but far doc ! in Sumatra.”
“Mm, far away turns.”
“My parents, just a vegetable farmer doc, he has nothing for my medical expenses. I went to college here, also because I got a scholarship.”
“Is that true ?”
“Iya doc, anyways for what I lied.” Reply Randi honestly.
“I also have parents whose lives are harder than yours, you know ? What is my parents job ? they're just scavengers. But they desperately work for the success of their children—.”
“Is that really doc ? asked Randi a little in disbelief.
“Yes, that's true, even I've never been ashamed to admit it as the son of a scavenger.”
“Wah ! one infiration for me doc, may I be more active in learning.”
“That's good, and for your maintenance costs during here let me pay.”
“Oh, thanks doc.”
“Now you rest first, let your condition more fit.”
Betepa pleased Randi, when he knew dr. Zaki had been covering the cost of his treatment during that hospital. After Randi is completely healed Zaki invites him to meet his family in the slums.
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