The Time Limits
DBW 37 Collecting Evidence

The Time Limit (37)

" Today Adel got a call from someone who said he was taking you to the hospital in a car accident",

" I didn't have an accident.."

" Amama Assalamu'alaikum", shouted a pair of twins running into the store with an adult man.

" Sakha?"

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" Bang Rizal?", Sakha could not believe seeing her senior on campus before her. He was running his family-owned company in M. "Abang is here? Isn't Brother in town M?", asked Sakha again.

" Yes, I'm here after my children" Rizal replied as he approached Sakha. " How are you?", Rizal extended his hand.

" Thank God be good. How's your own brother?"

" As you can see. You're still with Lisa?", she asked

" It's been the past" he replied flatly.

" Is it true?", Rizal did not believe. It is one of the witnesses of how holy Sakha was.

"Sorry to interrupt, how about we just sit on the couch. It's not good to keep standing", Keysa ventured to cut the two's conversation.

" Oh yes, sorry to invite you to talk without telling you to sit down", Rizal and Sakha also went to the direction where there was a sofa. Keysha went to get a drink after sending her children to the room.

" So, Ma'am Keysha is Brother's wife?"

" Out of course the former", replied Rizal while scratching his nape. " I followed here the plan to refer" he added.

Keysha put three glasses of orange juice on the table and joined in but sat down on a different sofa.

" Oh yeah, that means saying no accident what? Adel himself said so. Hence she hurried to leave", Keysha continued their conversation earlier.

" Yes, I was not in an accident. I was at the cafe at the time of the accident that hit Adel yesterday" explained Sakha.

" Wait, who is this talking about?", asked Rizal who did not know anything.

" Adel Sakha's wife" Keysha replied.

" So, you're married?", Rizal added in shock.

" Yes bang. I married Adel about seven months ago. It was also in the hospital when the late Papa was treated",

"You mean, Om is dead now?", Sakha just nodded in agreement. " Innalillahi wa Inna ilaihi Raji. Sorry just found out", regretted Rizal.

" No papa, bang"

" then?",

" Sunday Adel was in an accident. He was hit by a car in front of the store. I'm here for permission to request a recording of yesterday's accident. There's something I'm investigating" explained Sakha.

" Examine? You mean this wasn't an accident?", Keysha who had been silent was shocked.

" yes. Actually, before this Adel was almost a hit-and-run victim. Thank God I managed to pull Adel before the car hit Adel. Since then I was more vigilant especially when I knew who the owner of the car was", explained Sakha at length.

" Who?" asked Keysha and Rizal at the same time.

" lisa".

" O God", exclaimed Keysha in shock. " How is Adel doing now?",

" He's in a coma", said Sakha.

" the ingredients?",

Rizal was like Keysha, he was shocked even more to hear who the car owner was.

Keysha immediately retrieves his laptop and shows CCTV footage of Adel's time crash. Apparently, someone was caught on camera pushing Adel into the middle of the road when a car drove quickly and the plate of the car that hit was clearly caught on CCTV.

Keysha just kept his mouth shut, he couldn't believe this accident was really planned.

"Is that really Lisa's car?", asked Rizal finally.

" Yes", answered Sakha confidently. "Can I have the tape, ma'am. For proof".

" Yes, of course I can. That person has to get a reply that is worth being deterred" Keysha said as she shifted her laptop and let Sakha take her CCTV footage.

Sakha's not long at Keysha's place. He immediately went to Adel's store to request CCTV footage of Adel's accident. He did the same to shopkeepers who most likely had similar CCTV footage.

Sakha even contacted the fry seller who clearly remembered the license plate of the car that almost crashed before. Asking for his willingness to testify in case of need.

Sakha knows, this is not her job. But what's wrong is that it helps. If this can make Lisa quickly arrested by the police.

After the evidence was gathered, Sakha immediately went to the police station to make a report. He didn't want to let Lisa roam around him. He felt danger was still lurking if he let this go for too long.

It doesn't feel like it's afternoon. Sakha returned to the hospital. His fatigue seemed to be treated when he saw Adel's face that looked calm

" Dear, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. If only from the beginning I would have listened to my mother's words and broken up with Lisa before marrying you, maybe this didn't happen" she said, smiling at Adel's hands free from the drip.

" Stop blaming yourself. It's already destiny. It's not your fault. You've done your best to take care of Adel and his content. However, no matter how good your guard, still can not stop the destiny that God has determined", Mama Ria rubbed the child's shoulders.

" If you continue this way, it means that you blame the destiny that God has set. Be patient, this is a test for all of us. I hope you always remember that whatever happens to us is the best thing for us"

Sakha just nodded confirming every word of the Mama.

" Mama came home first, tomorrow mama came here again", said to mama Ria while hugging and kissing Sakha's head who is still faithful sitting next to Adel.

" Mama go home first, baby. Quickly get up", Mama Ria kissed Adel's forehead. "Assalamu'alaikum", Mama Ria immediately came out of Adel's ward alone. He forbade Sakha to drive him even if he was only at the door.

Not long after, Aisyah and her husband visited the hospital. She meets Adel while Sakha and her husband chat in front of Adel's ward.

Aisyah kept looking at Adel's calm face in her sleep. Like Syifa, he was very sad to see Adel lying weak.

" Adel, are your dreams so beautiful that you don't want to wake up?", she asked. "Wakeup. Isn't the husband you expected to love already loving you. You said you wanted to have a handsome boy like Fatih. If you continue to sleep, when can you realize your wishes?", he asked.

" Maybe when you wake up you'll feel a mother's worst nightmare. Feel the loss of a child even though it is still in the form of a fetus," silent for a moment. " However, you must always remember, we will all always be with you. To accompany you through all these tests". Said Aisyah who was now only able to be silent in her tears.

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Lisa was still sleeping soundly under her blanket even though the sun had started to rise. However, his calmness was piqued as one squeezed his bell repeatedly.

Tong Ting.. Tong Ting..

Even though it didn't open, the man kept pressing the bell.

Lisa who was disturbed by the sound of a bell that never stopped finally opened the door without seeing first who was behind the door.

Until his eyes finally broke when he saw who was in front of him. He really doesn't believe. His mouth was wide open so surprised

TBC...

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