The Nick's Life
Critical Time

Diah's knee went limp as soon as she got word from Rivan that Nick and Iza had an accident. The phone in his hand just slipped off. Bryan catches Diah's body, which is about to fall. The woman's intentions give a surprise to Nick, even he is surprised by the news of the child's accident.

“What's up?”

“Nick.. Nick accident.”

“What? Now where is he?”

“At Mitra Harapan hospital.”

“Come we get there.”

Bryan picks up Diah's cell phone and guides her back to the elevator. They had actually just arrived at the apartment but went straight back out as soon as they heard about Nick. During the trip, Diah contacts all of Nick's best friends. Got word from Diah, all went straight to the hospital, including Denis.

While running Diah entered the hospital building. Rushing he entered the elevator to get to the fifth floor, where the operating room was located. The woman looks impatient to see the screen on the elevator that shows the floor numbers passed by the iron box.

TING

Diah immediately rushed out as soon as the door opened. With long steps he headed towards the operation waiting room. Rivan, his mother Rahardi and Gunadi were there.

“Rivan.”

“Mom.”

“Nick.. Where is Nick?”

“Bang Nick is still in operation mom.”

“iza?”

“Same mom.”

Diah's hand held the wall beside her to support her body from falling. Bryan continued to be by his side, just in case the woman fell back. Diah's eyes then caught Rahardi who was sitting while lowering his head. Slowly he approached the man.

“You... did you cause their accident?”

Rahardi lifted his head then looked towards Diah who was looking at him with a fierce look. No reaction from the man. He lowered his head again. Diah grew furious, seeing Rahardi's reaction, he was convinced that the man was behind the child's accident.

“If something happens to my son. I'll make a calculation with you, keep that in mind!!”

Bryan immediately took Diah away from Rahardi. He sat the woman in another chair a little far away. A little while later Fahrul came along, Abe, Arnav and Meta. Behind them appears Denis who has been missing for almost a month. He immediately left the Indonesian Mualaf Center learning house upon hearing the news about his best friend.

“Mom.. how's Nick?” ask Fahrul.

“Not yet know. Still in operating room.”

“How Nick could crash?” sambar Abe's.

Diah just shook her head. Fahrul and the others sat down beside Diah. They can only wait for the operation to be completed while continuing to pray in their hearts, begging for safety for Nick as well as Iza.

🍂🍂🍂

Adzan's voice came from Bryan's phone. Time has entered Ashar time. The operation is not over. Bryan invited Diah and the others to pray first. Bryan's invitation was confirmed by Diah, Fahrul and others. They rushed to the mosque outside the hospital.

Rahadi was still in his place. His head leaned against the wall behind him. The man did not say a word. Millions of regrets ambushed him, not this kind of thing he wanted.

“Mina will be home immediately after the funeral. I hope you can explain later, what really happened. Why Iza and Nick got into an accident,” said Winny, Mama Rivan.

There was no answer from Rahardi. Gunadi who heard Winny's words just lowered his head. He also regretted the incident that happened to his lecturer's son. Indirectly, he was also the cause of the accident.

“Om.. mending us pray first,” invite Rivan.

Rahardi opened his eyes and then stood up from where he was sitting. Just now the man was about to step away. The entrance to the operating room opened, a doctor came out from inside. Rahardi abandoned his intention to leave and chose to approach the doctor.

“How is my son doc?”

“Which father? Because inside there are three patients operated on.”

“Yang women doc.”

“He's still in surgery.”

The back door opened, a nurse came out while pushing the blankar. Rahardi looked at the patient who had just been taken out. It looks like it was the driver of the box car that just hit Nick's car. Behind the nurse came a doctor.

“Family Noor Azizah.”

“Iya I doc. How is my son?”

“The operation is successful, soon the patient will be transferred to the intensive care room. Please come to my room, there is something I need to talk about with mr.”

Rahardi nodded his head. Just walking a few steps, his head turned when he heard the door open. A nun came out while pushing a blankar where Iza was on top. Her daughter's eyes were covered in white bandages. Rahardi's tears flowed back to see the state of the princess.

The doctor who operated on Iza allowed Rahardi to sit down. The man's chest was pounding waiting for an explanation of what the doctor would say. His heart kept hoping that nothing serious would happen to his daughter.

“Sorry before, I could not save the father's womb. The great clash that occurred made Noor's sister miscarry. His condition had dropped because of a lot of blood loss.”

“Ya Allah Iza..”

“The injuries on his body have been successfully treated. The bleeding has also stopped us. But the wound on his eye was quite fatal. The eyes of the father's son were hit by glass fragments and that was quite a lot. The glass flakes tore through the cornea and the wound is deep enough. Later if the condition is stable, the bandage can be opened, then we will do further checks whether there is a problem with his vision or not.”

“I hope my son is okay doc.”

“Yes, I hope so too. But judging from the wound, the possibility of the father will experience visual disturbances and maybe even both eyes can no longer function properly. I say this so that you can prepare yourself for the worst possible.”

Rahardi was stunned to hear the words of the doctor who was younger than him. He did not dare to imagine if the princess had lost her sight. With slow steps, the man walked out of the doctor's office.

🍂🍂🍂

Diah and the others returned from the mosque. The woman looked confused to see no Rahardi and the others there. The woman took her phone and called Rivan. He had to wait a while before Rivan answered his call.

“Assalamu’alaikum.”

“Waalaikumsalam. Van, where are you? Is the operation finished?”

“Operation kak Zi is done, mom. Zi sister has also been moved to the intensive room. If bang Nick has not.”

“How is the condition of Iza?”

“I don't know mom yet. Om Hadi again met the doctor who operated on Mr. Zi. Mom.. if Nick's bang operation is over, tell me mom.”

“Iya.”

Diah ended her call, then returned to the waiting chair. Meta, who heard that Iza's operation was over, asked permission to see his best friend first. The girl sends a message to Rivan asking where Iza's room is and then rushes off.

An hour passed but Nick's operation was still not completed. Diah's getting more anxious. The woman slid her head over Abe's shoulder. Several times he shrunk the tears that flowed down his face. Bryan himself was more bowed, from then on the man did not stop praying for the safety of the child.

Twenty minutes later, the entrance to the operating room opened. A doctor in a green uniform came out while removing his head covering. Fatigue was seen on his aged face. Diah immediately got up from her seat and then approached the doctor.

“How is my son's operation doc?”

“Alhamdulillah the operation was successful. For more details I will explain in the room. Let's bu.”

The doctor just stepped foot when the door opened. Blankar's taking Nick's body out. Diah's cry broke seeing Nick's pale face. His head was covered in white bandages.

“Nick.”

“Mother's child will be moved to the intensive care room. Let's mom, there's something I need to talk about,” said the doctor named Irawan.

“Mommy to doctor's room. Let's take Nick to the ICU,” Abe said.

Together with Bryan, Diah walks after the senior doctor who left first. His heart was filled with anxiety, hoping that nothing bad would happen to his son.

Bryan pulled up the chair in front of the doctor's desk for Diah then he sat himself in the side chair. The doctor sat himself in his chair.

“The operation of the mother's child was successful, but she still has not passed her critical period. We still have to monitor his situation. I hope he can survive tonight,” said doctor Irawan

The crying broke again. After waiting for hours, he now has to wait for the child to go through a crisis. The doctor gave a tissue to the woman in front of him.

“The head of the mother's child was traumatized by a hard impact during the accident. Luckily there were no blood clots, but the injuries caused by the impact were quite extensive. His small brain was injured and squeezed by the pressure when a hard impact occurred. Impact not only injures the cerebellum but also the midbrain and large.”

“What does it mean doc?” ask Bryan.

“If the patient successfully passes the critical and conscious period of his coma, most likely the patient will experience amnesia. Seeing the extent of the wound, it could be that the patient has amnesia for a long period of time or even permanent.”

Diah's tears were increasingly pouring out, why in the midst of the happiness he felt, the child suffered such a heavy calamity. Bryan was stunned to hear the doctor's words. When he had the opportunity to meet the child who was always missed, it is likely that Nick will not remember it.

“This is still a guess. I really hope my guess is wrong. Let us pray together. The most important thing is that the patient has to get through the night well. And when the patient makes it through the critical period, I recommend moving him to a larger, fully equipped hospital. The equipment in this hospital is not yet adequate to treat patients. I will recommend the hospital with a doctor who will take care of him later if the father and mother are willing.”

“Iya doc, we're ready. We will do whatever is best for him,” Bryan replied.

🍂🍂🍂

Hearing tonight is Nick's critical time, his best friends decide to stay in the hospital with Diah and Bryan. Arnav rolled out a plastic carpet that he bought earlier in one corner of the waiting room near the ICU room. They sat there together.

Abe patted the pillow he had brought from the apartment, then asked Diah to lie down. The woman looked so tired. Diah initially refuses, but Abe and Denis continue to persuade her. He finally laid himself down, because his body was tired. Abe then enveloped Diah's body with a thin blanket.

Bryan looked at Haru. Nick's best friends love Diah and Nick. They are willing to spend the night here to wait for their best friend. Do not forget they continue to pray that Nick can get through this critical period.

Late at midnight they were shocked by the commotion in the ICU room. Several nurses ran into the room followed by the doctor and also the doctor who operated on Nick earlier. Diah wakes up and heads to the ICU. Unfortunately, they can only wait at the door.

It happened in Nick's treatment room. Suddenly the monitor screen showed Nick's vital condition declining. His heart rate has weakened and is now showing a straight mark. A nurse immediately prepared a defribilator.

The guard doctor climbed into the bed and then began to do compression. He goes down when the defribilator is ready. Doctor Irawan attached a defribilator, Nick's body jumped up as soon as he got an electric shock. The mark on the monitor screen is still straight.

“Inject epinephrine! Raise 200 joules!” doctor Irawan's.

A nurse injects epinephrine into Nick's body. The doctor keeps going back up on the bed and then performs compression several times. He went down to give the doctor room Irawan a surprise. Nick's body jumped again when the heart shock device hit him.

The patient's heartbeat has not returned. Doctor Irawan put a defribilator and then do the compression. The doctor continues to perform CPR (Lung Heart Resuscitation) while occasionally looking at the monitor screen. As powerful as he was trying to get Nick's heartbeat back.

“Let me replace the doc,” said the guard doctor.

Doctor Irawan got off the bed replaced by a guard doctor. The young doctor did the same. Sweat poured from between his hair when he did compression many times.

“Retail back doc!”

Shouted one of the nurses when looking at the sign on the monitor already showed an up and down chart. The guard doctor came down from the bed, the doctor Irawan patted his shoulder as a sign of congratulations. There is nothing that pleases a doctor but to be able to bring back his patient from the dead.

While it was outside, all were still waiting with a feeling of anxious expectation. Diah walked back and forth while scrimping his fingers. His attention was distracted when the ICU door opened. He rushed straight towards the doctor.

“How does my son doc?”

“Alhamdulillah, she made it through her critical period.”

“Alhamdulillah.” says another.

“I'm sorry, bu.”

“Thank you doc.”

Doctor Irawan just nodded his head then passed away. Denis immediately hugged Diah as soon as he heard the friend escaped death. Similarly Arnav, Fahrul and Abe hugged each other showing their happiness. Bryan smiled as he gave thanks in his heart.

🍂🍂🍂

The next day, as recommended by Irawan doctors, they prepared to transfer Nick to an international hospital recommended by the doctor. Bryan immediately took care of the administration of the move. The recommended hospital distance is not too far, only around twenty minutes.

Before leaving the hospital, Diah took the time to see Iza's condition. Worried about Nick's situation, he forgot about his daughter-in-law. After wearing sterile clothes, Diah entered the ICU room. Iza is also under the supervision of doctors in intensive space. Iza's condition is still not fully recovered due to the loss of a lot of blood.

Diah grabs Iza's weakly drooping hand. His eyes look glassy. The daughter-in-law who was often spoiled for her now lay weakly helpless. Iza is still struggling to recover after surgery. From the doctor who handled it, he got the news that the son-in-law lost his child candidate.

“Iza.. dear.. mommy go first. Mommy promised to see you soon. Mommy hope you're aware later and we can talk a lot. I love you.”

Diah rubbed the top of Iza's head then kissed her forehead. For a moment he was still looking at his beloved son-in-law. Then the woman stepped out of the ICU room. In the waiting room, Diah meets Rahardi. No words were spoken from his lips. He was too sick to see the man's face.

🍂🍂🍂

Comment🤐

More khusyu' watch badminton😁