THE WOMAN (END)
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9 months I was pregnant with Andi in the midst of pressure and suffering, At first Rizal insisted that he did not want to acknowledge Andi as his son.

And I had no intention of convincing him, for me, his trust was completely useless. His son or not, in the end we will still be abandoned as well.

So desperate I faced the cruel attitude of Rizal mas.

The night before Andi was born. I walked around nursing a fairly dark shoulder to look for my husband who had not been home for two days. I just want to ask for a little responsibility about my delivery costs later.

I left the house after Isha's prayer. Because the neighbors said, mas Rizal would not exist if it was daytime. because he always joined the bus kernet out of town.

Actually, since noon I have started to feel pain around my lower abdomen.even now the pain radiates to my waist area. Sometimes I grimace in pain.

"Hold son, we'll be there soon" I tried to strengthen myself

For some reason, the road I used to walk through seemed dark.it seemed like the street lights were broken and turned off. A few more meters I arrived, but somehow I really could not bear the pain that suddenly attacked my stomach. every 1 minute the pain was felt and getting stronger. is this what you call contraction? thought briefly.

"Hold, boy! Hold...!" I exhaled a rough breath.

And finally I gave up. I sat on one of the park benches. I put my eyes on the road, a lot of cars were passing by, but none of them would stop.

"Rawargh! HUH!!!" I exhaled my breath many times.

Amidst the pain that I could not bear. Suddenly someone approached me. he was wearing a black hat. I can not see clearly apparently.I know, I know, he was a man.

"Mom? do you want to give birth?" he asked with a heavy and panicked voice.

"Yes sir! help me!" Lenguhku limp

"Mom's going to the hospital? or going home?" tanyanya's confused.

"I'd like to see my husband at the terminal, sir, but it looks like my baby is coming out now!" my moans can't stand it

The man looked confused.

"There is a maternity clinic sir. you can take me there please!" door pleaded.

The man was still looking confused.it seemed like he was trying to find help, but unfortunately it was his unlucky day because no one passed by.

"Yes, my mother just got in my car." he said later.

He opened the car door first and helped me get up and walked slowly into the car.

"Hold mom," she ordered nervously. At first glance I noticed the strange behavior of the man.he walked a little staggering while occasionally holding his head.

Is he sick too? my thinking.

But my mind was again distracted by the pain coming from under my stomach. As much as I can, I try to hold back.

He immediately drove his car to the nearest clinic. And luckily the road was not so jammed, so we could arrive on time.

On arrival at the clinic, the mysterious man tried to call a nurse to help us and bring us a wheelchair. Just as I was about to see the face of the man who was about to help me, he even ran to the corner of the alley that was a little dark and seemed to spit out something.

"Come ma'am! go ahead!" pinta the nurse took me to the delivery room.

Lucky that night I met a nice person who would take me to this clinic. Otherwise, my son would have been born on the streets in a dark condition.

For almost 1 hour I felt a contraction.

A midwife occasionally came to check my condition.she asked me to sleep sideways to make it easy to do labor.

"Oh yeah, didn't her husband go in the mom?" ask the nurse who thought the man who was driving me was my husband.

"He's not my husband, my husband is working.he's the one who helps me on the street!" my clear.

"Oh. I see, then, wait a minute Well! his midwife's coming in a minute!" knock the nurse over as it passes.

Tonight I went through with tightness in my chest. Giving birth to my first child alone was really amazing.

"Mother," I just remembered my mother. yesterday she had visited me at home.she never knew about the condition of my household at all.

If I call right now, I'll ask you where Mas Rizal is. If he finds out Rizal's not with me, he'll be very disappointed.

UH! I don't know, I was too shy of my own parents, so I finally chose to face it alone.

"Aaaahhhhhh!" I screamed loudly when suddenly the contractions made me want to push my baby out.

"Mom, is the baby going to be born?" the nurse who had just entered instantly shouted for the midwife who came straight away.

The cry of the tiny baby broke echoed in the maternity room which only measured 2 x 3 meters. I groaned to endure the rest of the pain from moving the energy so strongly.

"Congratulations mom, baby boy!" the nurse took the baby and bathed him before she gave it to me.

I cried bitterly as I held her tiny body inside my chest.had to be happy mixed into one.

"If your father had seen you here, son!" I mumbled softly.

Will Rizal still treat me like trash, or will he change?

I hope, after my son is born, he can accept the fact that this baby is his inner son.

I stayed all night at the clinic, and by morning. Ms. Dewi has come with Mr. Yanto. last night I deliberately asked her to help bring me home. I could not go back alone.

Miss Dewi hugged me with a full day.she also happened to have given birth 4 months ago.

"Alhmdulligmatize. Reyhan will have a play later!" I see my son lovingly.

"Mom, thank you so much Dad! sorry I have been bothering you!"

"Lis, you don't have to think about anything. It's important that you and your baby are safe and healthy!" mr yanto obviously.

"Luckily, the mother still has savings. The rest of Reyhan's slametan.you use it first for the cost of labor." he said.

"Thank you so much mom!" I look at him haru. lucky I know ma'am dewi and pak yanto who are so sincere to help me.

"I promise I'll change the money soon" I replied sure.

"Yes, you don't have to think about it!" immediately attack.

Finally we decided to go to the administration room.I was a little worried, because this clinic is indeed very good.It must be very expensive.

"Baby Lady Alis Anjani. The total administrative cost of her is four million five hundred thousand rupiah!" inexplicably.

I and Miss Dewi glanced at each other.The money I hold there are only four million and still less 500 thousand more.

"And everything paid off ma'am!" it made the three of us even more shocked.

"Have you paid off? I haven't paid yet?" many confused.

"Maybe your husband lis," so gloriously ma the goddess.I looked at him unsure.I haven't even seen him to this day.how is it possible?

"Yes mother, the cost is paid by the father who drove the mother to the clinic last night.he also entrust this ma'am. he said to gift the mother's child if it was born." the nurse thrust a brown envelope in front of me.

The envelope that turned out to contain the same amount of money she paid for my delivery.

After that incident, I still often think about who the good man was.he was the angel that God sent down to me when I was desperate. I am unceasingly grateful for the miracle that happened to both of us at that time.

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"Ma, can't Om sandy be real Andi's dad?" andi's momentary sloroh also made me stunned and disperse all my old memories.

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