The Nick's Life
Stranded
The pick up carrying Nick's body deflects his vehicle into a boarding house. The four-wheeled vehicle continued to run and then stopped in front of a house in the interior of the boarding area. Two men got out of the car and immediately headed for the mosque, which was a few meters from where the car was parked. Adhan shubuh reverberated coinciding with their arrival.
After praying together, the two men named Apep and Jaya immediately returned to the car along with several pesantren. They want to bring down the goods provided by one of the permanent donors of the boarding school who are domiciled in Jakarta.
Apep who arrived first, was surprised to see a man lying between his luggage. He screamed to call his friends. Hearing her screams, Jaya and the others rushed over. They were also surprised to see an unknown man lying on top of a car tub.
“Saha ieu (who's this)?”
“Duka (Ngga knows).”
“Kang.. kang.”
Apep tries to wake Nick up, but the man flinch. They felt Nick's body feel cold. Fearfully Jaya brought her index finger to the front of Nick's nose and then looked at the others.
“Hirup keneh (still alive).”
“Turunkeun.. downkeun eta pak Kyaina wartosan (you know mr. kyai),” orders one of the managers.
Apep and Jaya opened the door of the rear tub then climbed onto it. With the help of the others they carry Nick's body and bring him down. With the crowd Kyai Ahmad Salam came over. He immediately ordered Nick into his house.
Slowly Nick's body was laid on the bed. Kyai Ahmad asked for eucalyptus oil. He's gonna try to wake Nick up. Slowly the man opened Nick's hoodie. He was quite surprised to see that there was a trace of blood near Nick's nose.
“Euleuh geningan bule, Pak Kyai,” chirps Apep.
Kyai Ahmad brought a cloth that had been given eucalyptus oil near Nick's nose. Jaya brushed Nick's feet with eucalyptus oil to warm his body. Then the man also slammed it into Nick's stomach. Kyai Ahmad continues to try to resuscitate Nick. A few moments later the man woke up.
Nick's eyelids seemed to be moving. Before long, his eyes began to open. The originally blurred vision, slowly began to be clearly seen. Nick looked around, and foreign faces surrounded him. With great difficulty the man lifted his body.
“Where am I?”
“Eh tiasa nyarios Indonesia,” back Apep commented.
“You are in the pesantren Miftahul Ulum,” replied kyai Ahmad.
“Why am I here? I have to get to the land of the coachman.”
“Land coachman? Far or kang, eta mah in Jakarta.”
“This is where?”
“Bandung.”
“Bandung?”
Jaya nodded her head. Nick was silent for a moment. Hearing the word Bandung suddenly he remembered something. A woman's memory speaks of the city.
I want to stay in Bandung.
I like this town.
“Who is aargghh.”
“Saha kang?”
“I have to go aarrgghh.”
Nick tried to get up, but just about to lift his body from the mattress, he sat back down while holding his head. The pain came back to him. The man groaned, as the pain continued to pierce him.
“You better rest. Which part hurts?”
“My head. aargghh.. sakiiettt.. aarrgghh.”.
Nick's hands held his head. Fresh blood came out of his nose. This surprised everyone there. They are again shocked when Nick's ears also bleed. Because everyone is panicking. Plus Nick who doesn't stop screaming in pain. Not long after Nick's body collapsed.
“Astaghfirullah. kumaha ieu pak kyai?”
“Let's take it to the hospital.”
Jaya nodded. As fast as lightning he ran towards the pesantren office. He asks Dodi to issue an ambulance to take the foreign man who was carried away by him to the hospital. Aided by several other people, Apep moved Nick's body to the blankar and then carried it into the ambulance.
Dodi immediately runs an ambulance. Kyai Ahmad decided to go to the hospital to ensure Nick's condition. The siren sound from the ambulance shocked some of the students who had just returned from the mosque. The vehicle was speeding out of the boarding gate.
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It's been almost an hour waiting, but the doctor still hasn't finished checking Nick's condition. He was immediately taken into the action room as soon as earlier. The doctor immediately conducted various tests to see Nick's condition that seemed critical. Kyai Ahmad is still patiently waiting near the IGD room. A young woman approached him while running.
“Change..”
“Bila.”
“Who is sick?”
“Bah also did not know. Apep and Jaya had just returned from Mr. Winata's house, once they arrived at the boarding school, they only knew that someone had come to the car and carried over to here.”
The conversation between Ahmad and his daughter came to a standstill when the doctor who examined Nick approached. The unpretentious man immediately stood up from his seat then approached the doctor who was also his friend.
“How's Man?”
“It looks like the patient had a bump in his head. It could be an accident. There was a pinched nerve and this nerve was inflamed, there was even a single blood vessel that broke. This is what causes external bleeding. Blood on his head must be sucked out before it coagulates and endangers his life.”
“Do just that. Do whatever it takes to save her.”
“Do you know him?”
“What should know first new we can help him?”
“Good. You need to take care of the administration immediately. And don't forget to sign the operation approval letter.”
“Iya. If only you took care of his administration. Take Apep and Jaya with you.”
Salsabila or commonly called Bila, the youngest son of Ahmad Salam, the owner of the boarding school Miftahul Ulum rushed to the administrative office along with Apep and Jaya. The two men stood beside the chair occupied by Bila. The girl was silent for a moment when she had to fill in the patient's personal data.
“Whose name?” When looking towards Apep and Jaya.
“Ngga tau neng. I haven't met the acquaintance yet. He's bule but can talk Indonesia.”
“Blasterand times,” chirps Apep.
“Udah, give your name Ronaldo, neng,” bosi Jaya.
“Do not atuh. Maradona we,” timpal Apep.
“Maenya Maradona, cool saeutik oruh. Beckham we lah.”
“Messi atuh.”
“Husshh.. noisy kang.”
When he shook his head. Asking Apep and Jaya turned out to make his head dizzy. After thinking for a moment, he wrote down David's name on the registration form.
“Measure?”
“Most oge 24 or 25 lah neng.”
This time I followed Jaya's answer. He continues to fill out the registration form and sign the form and then pay a sum of money as a deposit so Nick can immediately enter the operating room.
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Panic ensued in Nick's room. All his friends gathered together. They were shocked when Denis reported Nick missing. Bryan asked the hospital to check the cctv footage. But they lost track when Nick came out of the hospital area.
He sits down on the sofa. Various bad thoughts began to mill around in his head. Bryan sat down next to his wife and hugged her. Denis felt most guilty about this incident. He never stopped apologizing to Diah and Bryan. He then took the initiative to contact Typhoon. The man had many men who could be deployed.
Fahrul gave the others a code to get out. Denis, Abe and Arnav come out following Fahrul. They chose to gather a little far from the room. Fahrul looked towards Arnav for a moment.
“Ar..lo try to Iza's house. Who knows if Nick is there.”
“If Nick goes there, Iza will tell you about us-we,” replied Abe.
“Yes there is no harm in trying. I checked into the store, you went to the apartment, Be, check into the hotel. Ar. sorry, only you can go to Iza's house. Elo who knows Iza ummnaminya. If we-we tar them they suspect.”
Arnav nodded his head. If you can choose he is better around the city of Jakarta than having to meet with Iza. But Fahrul's guess cannot be ignored. It could be Nick seeing Iza. Because no one knew what memory had arisen until the man left the hospital.
Without wasting any time, Arnav rushed towards Iza's house. Along the way, his brain continues to compose words, should Iza ask a lot of questions about Nick.
After almost an hour of driving, the man finally arrived in front of Iza's house. For a moment Arnav noticed the atmosphere of the house that looked quiet. After taking a few deep breaths, Arnav got out of his car. The step feels heavy when entering the yard of the wife of his best friend's house.
GECK
GECK
GECK
“Assalamu’alaikum.”
GECK
GECK
GECK
“Assalamu’alaikum.”
“Waalaikumsalam.”
Arnav is shocked to see Meta opening the door. For a moment the man was silent looking at the face of the woman he had so longed for lately.
“Ar..” sound Meta disperse daydream Arnav.
“The age is there?”
“There. Come in.”
Arnav's heart grew increasingly chaotic when he entered the house. He sat his ass on the couch. Before long Iza came guided by Meta. Iza fumbled at the nearby sofa and sat down. Arnav is shocked as Iza's eyes just stare straight ahead. He waved in front of the woman but there was no reaction.
“Zi.. you..”.
Arnav was stunned to hear it. Immediately a feeling of guilt rained down on his mind. This woman before him had to face many misfortunes in his life. Losing the baby in her womb, losing her eyesight and even being separated from her husband.
“Zi.. I'm sorry.” Arnav's voice sounds choked.
“For what?”
“Sorry for just seeing you.”
“Ngga. You must be busy taking care of Nick.”'s funeral
Iza stopped her speech for a moment. Remembering Nick back made her heart sad. Meta rubbed his best friend's back slowly and then hugged him. Arnav's feelings are getting ripped apart. I want him to scream that Nick is still alive. But the existence of Nick who is out of nowhere will even make Iza more sad.
“Nick.. where did mommy bury her?”
“Di Bandung,” replied Arnav slowly.
“What about when he leaves? Is his face smiling? He must not feel pain anymore. Is it Ar?”
Clear circles out wet Iza's cheeks. Arnav raised his head, trying to hold back the tears that were also about to descend. His hand moved rubbing the corner of his eye.
“How is mommy?”
“Sad.. but the situation has improved a little.”
“Ar.. I beg you not to tell mommy my situation. She was sad to lose her only child. Don't add to the burden of his mind with my circumstances. I beg.”
“Iya Zi's. About the donor eye, is it difficult to get it?”
“Sentence, Ar. I don't really care. The person I most want to see and see no longer exists. It doesn't matter if I can see again or not. If you can choose, I better go after him.”
“Zi.”
“You are calm, Ar. I'm not gonna be stupid. Nick wouldn't like it if I killed myself. I will live my life until death picks me up.”
I heard the cry of Meta. The girl knew very well what Iza was feeling. Because he had also felt this way, losing a loved one to think about suicide. If it wasn't the support of both the old man and Iza, maybe he'd have chosen the path of heresy.
“Arnav.”
Arnav turned his head when he heard Mina's voice. The man stood up and approached her. He kissed the back of Mina's hand. Seeing Arnav's restless face, the woman's heart begins to worry, fearing that something bad might happen to Nick.
“Zi.. Meta, ummi, I go home first. I'm just a quick pass to the office,” lied Arnav.
“Iya,” reply Iza.
Arnav out of Iza's house. Mina followed Arnav's steps. He drove the man to the car. Mina wants to ask Nick.
“How's Nick?” ask her in a soft voice.
“Nick missing, ummi.”
“Lost? Lost how?”
“He escaped from hospital.”
“Yes Allah, why can?”
“I also don't know , ummi. From the cctv footage, he's out in the middle of the night. I'm the same one who's still looking for him. I think he's interested in Iza, which is why I came here. I'm going home first yeah, ummi.”
“Iya. Please keep us ummi ya.”
“Iya ummi's. Assalamu’alaikum.”
“Waalaikumsalam.”
Arnav got into his car. Soon the four-wheeled vehicle started to run. Sadness once again moved the woman's heart. Why things are getting so complicated.
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Kyai Ahmad closed his mushaf. Then the man raised both his hands and recited prayers. He blew his hand then rubbed it over Nick's head.
“All sickness comes from You, O God. It is only to You that we ask for healing.”
The man stared for a moment at Nick's face then stepped out of the ICU treatment room. He took off the sterile clothes covering his body then approached Bila who was sitting in the waiting room.
After the surgery, Nick was unconscious. Three days had passed but there was no sign that the man would come to his senses from his coma. Kyai Ahmad sat next to his daughter. Only today did he get to see Nick. Previously he had only received reports from Bila. Incidentally the princess is the resident doctor in this hospital.
“Still no development yes, abah.”
“Iya. Has there been any progress on his family?”
“Not yet. Last kang Jaya phone, they still can't get any info.”
“Then, let's wait until he wakes up. There must be a reason why God sent it to us.”
“Iya. Now you go home. I'll check if it's free.”
“Iya. Abah go home first. assalamu’alaikum.”
“Waalaikumsalam.”
Kissing the back of his father's hand. He escorted the man to the hospital lobby. Then he went back to the room to continue his work. The girl is a resident doctor who is currently studying a psychiatric specialist, and this is her second year.
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Fahrul, Denis, Abe and Arnav are gathering at the cafe. They're talking about Nick, who hasn't been found yet. Bryan had asked some of his friends for help in tracking down the whereabouts of his son. So did Typhoon, he deployed his men to find his friend.
Every day Fahrul and Abe traveled around Jakarta and even visited every hospital. Denis always took the time to look for Nick once the job was done. The man still had to do a photo shoot session of a magazine that had signed him away the day. Similarly, Arnav, he even spread a photo of Nick to his co-workers who served outside Jakarta. Who knows if anyone has ever seen it.
But until the fifth day, their search has not yielded results. Nick's gone missing swallowed by the earth. This time they decided to regroup the search plan. They have recorded which areas have been visited.
“Perhaps not if Nick out of town?” chirp Arnav.
“Maybe. But the question is where? There are many possibilities where he went. Bandung, Bogor, Cianjur, Puncak, I don't know anymore,” Denis shook his head.
“Be.. sorry. But the power we need help bokap lo deh,” said Fahrul.
“Betul Be. Bokap lo have a lot of connections, we'll cepet nemuin Nick if you ask for his help. But whatever elo, surely bokap you will not give help for free too.”
Abe paused over Fahrul and Arnav. It is true, with the power and connection he has, it will be easier to find Nick through the help of his father. But his quarrels made the man a little reluctant to ask for help from him.
Abe's daydream breaks when he hears Fahrul's cell phone. Seeing the call from Maira, the man walked away a little from the new table then answered his call. He soon returned to the table.
“Why Rul?”
“Mai. I have to go to Bandung.”
“Ya has taken care of Mai. Let Nick we-we take care of,” replied Arnav.
“Tell Arnav. Mai needs more elo now. Relax, I will ask for help bokap,” break up Abe.
“Yakin lo?”
“Iya.”
“But if you ask the macem-macem for the reward how?”
“I was asked to marry the girl of his choice. Nick is more important guys. Whatever the terms of bokap, I will meet as long as he can meet.”
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Denis reached into his pants pocket when his phone vibrated. Ayura's name was calling her. He quickly answered the call.
“Assalamu’alaikum.”
“Waalaikumsalam. Den...” sounds isak Ayura from across.
“Why Ay?”
“Azka.. Azka taken away Arif.”
“Where are you now?”
“At my parents' house.”
“Wait for me. I'm going there now.”
“Why Den?” ask Abe.
“Azka, his son Ayura. She was taken away her jerk ex-husband.”
“Astaghfirullah. Yes, you take care of Ayura. Let me take care of Nick.”
“Thanks, Be. I first unplug.”
Denis grabbed the jacket that was draped in the chair then rushed away. Likewise with Fahrul, the man must immediately leave for Bandung. She was worried about Maira's condition as well as her son's.
“Gue first.”
“Lo want to see you now?”
“Iya. Faster better.”
“Gue temenin.”
“Ngga. Mending lo temenin mommy. Daddy's not home yet, is he?”
Arnav nods. The two men then walked out of the cafe. They split up in the parking lot. Each returned to his car and took a different direction when exiting the cafe area.
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Kira² Fahrul will meet Nick not ya🤔