Waiting For Life's
CHAPTRE 15
Meli accompanied Ray who overslept in the tv room after praying Isya, Meli stroked Ray's forehead softly which turned blue due to hit the table quite hard. “Mas mas, there-there aja”gumam Meli smilingly staring at the innocent face of Ray while asleep.
“Why am I so sad gini ya”Meli rubbed his tears that suddenly came out of both eyes. Meli is confused by her feelings all day she feels things mixed, happy, sad, afraid. Meli is confused as if she wants to go far from Ray.
“Hmmm”Ray opened her eyes slightly and smiled faintly at Meli who was stroking her forehead gently with sleepy eyes.
“Sleep gih”Ray wake up completely from sleep and take a pillow to sleep Meli.
Shocked Meli instantly opened her eyes wide, “Udah wake up?”.
“Udah, sleep cepet”Ray spread Meli's body on the sofa then enveloped Meli's body with a blanket taken from her bed.
“Good night mas”ucap Meli before finally closing both eyes that feel quite heavy.
Ray smiled, “Goodnight, do not forget the prayer”Ray reminded Meli who had closed her eyes.
Meli reopened her eyes and then prayed before finally falling asleep. Ray takes a TV remote and watches a basketball broadcast while accompanying Meli who is fast asleep on the sofa.
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“Pah, hand mba Meli gerak”pekik Rani shocked when she saw the finger of Meli hand that moved several times.
Kusuma who was eating melon came directly to Rani and also saw Meli's fingers moving. “Call doctor Ran”all Kusuma.
“Iya pah”Rani nodded then pressed the button on top of Meli's nursery bed. It did not take long for a doctor and a nurse to enter the hospital room.
“Dok, my son's hand moved several times”ucap Kusuma when the doctor checked Meli's condition.
Doctor nodded slowly, “Sister Meli's condition has improved a lot and has also started to respond”.
Hearing the words of doctor Rani and Kusuma smiling happily, what the doctor said was very good news. Meli's improved state will accelerate the possibility of being aware of her coma.
“Thank you doc, means my son will soon realize yes doc?”
“Hopefully sir, we must keep praying and trying, because all that can determine is god alone”
Kusuma and Rani nodded in understanding. “Well doc, we will definitely always pray and keep doing our best”
Doctor Agil nodded,”Good, if so I excuse”doctor and sister too
leave the nursery.
“Pah, thank God this is really good news pah”Rani holds Kusuma's arm while smiling happily.
“Iya Ran, this is really good news and papah has been waiting for this good news”balas Kusuma who stroked Rani's shoulder slowly.
*****
The morning sun was almost up to the surface of the sky, Rani who had woke up immediately prepared for school. Kusuma fell asleep again after dawn prayers. Rani takes a small basin of warm water to wash part of Meli's body as usual. Rani began to wipe from Meli's right hand gently, wiping Meli's skin carefully with her bright smile.
“Pah!!, mba,” shouted Rani loudly when she saw Meli opened her eyes and blinked her eyes slowly.
Kusuma who heard Rani's cry immediately woke up with drowsiness that was still felt. “Why Ran, screaming?”asked Kusuma who was wearing his sandals and approached Rani who was still fixated on disbelief looking at Meli who was also staring at her with a weak look.
“Meli!!”pekik Kusuma when he saw Meli woke up from her long coma.
“Call doctor Ran”all Kusuma, he walked up to Meli who had started moving both eyes normally.
“Papah”ucap Meli when he saw Kusuma who shed his happy tears by continuing to smile looking at Meli. “Rani,”Meli turned to look at Rani who was also crying happily and relieved to see Meli regained consciousness.
“Mba. Alhamdulillah mba already realized”Rani hugged Meli with a feeling of pleasure and relief.
“Alhamdulillah Mel, you have realized”timpal Kusuma while stroking Meli's palm.
Meli tried to release her breathing apparatus was assisted by Rani who also tried to remove the tool from Meli's face. After the tool took off Meli also smiled broadly staring at Kusuma and Rani alternately.
“Papah is here?”ask Meli slowly.
“Iya, papah child sick time papah ga nemenin sih” replied Kusuma with a smile looking at Meli.
Meli smiled at the words she thought were very rarely heard. “Rani, you want school?”Meli looked at Rani who was neatly wearing school clothes.
Rani nods and smiles at Meli, “I am now a high school boy loh mba”Rani smiles happily as she
she is proud of herself who has grown into an adult.
“Yeah, very short of his High School, congratulations to Ran, mba seneng you are healthy and can high school that you have always wanted”Meli smiled happily staring at Rani who was silent.
“I'm not well mba”batin Rani lowered her head.
Kusuma who saw Rani looking down also immediately stroked Rani's shoulder gently, Kusuma knew if Rani had bone cancer that had spread to other body tissues. Kusuma promised himself to always be by his children's side.
“Excuse me”doctor and nurse enter Meli's nursery and then check Meli's condition intensely.
“Bagaimana dok?”
“Saudari Meli is aware of her coma, her inner state is also normal again, this is a miracle given by God to the father of”
Kusuma who heard that only smiled with a nod of his head understanding what was said
by that doctor.
“From most cases similar to Meli's sister, no one has been this quickly aware even
there are also those who did not survive, especially at that time Meli's body was exposed to poison, which is quite high dosage, but because there are quick reports so it can be handled properly”.
“Awas you Lani, I will not let you pass”batin Kusuma who is increasingly furious with what Lani has done to her beloved children.
“Pak, congratulations yes, you have to take care of sister Meli more strictly not until the poison incident repeated again”message Doctor.
“Iya doc, I'll tighten up the care of Meli”
“Meli, have a lot of rest and eat ya”ucap doctor on Meli sraya smile.
“Iya doc, I will recover as soon as”bala Meli with her sweet smile.
“It is permisi”doctor and sister also out the nursery room Meli.
Meli just nodded and smiled. “Yaudah Ran, you leave already what time is”Meli reminds Rani who is still standing next to her bed.
Rani sees her watch, “Astagfirullah, mba...Pah, I'm leaving yes, assalamu’alaikum”Rani
saluting Kusuma and Meli's hands then rushed off.
Kusuma and Meli look at each other to see Rani who is excited for school. After Rani leaves, Kusuma
replacing Rani to wash Meli's left hand and face with water that has become cold.
“What papah has changed?”batin Meli who continues to be confused with the attention given by Kusuma when all this time Kusuma rarely ever pay attention to him since his death. Although confused, Meli remains grateful, finally Kusuma realized and returned to loving and prioritizing his family as before.
*****
“Mel, Meli,”Ray looking for Meli around the house from after the dawn prayer until now the sun has risen into place.
“Mas Ray”call Rafli from his motorbike, Ray only looked with a questioning gaze. “Again what mas?”
“Ah this. What, that, what”Ray confused want to answer questions Rafli.
“Mas, later in the afternoon I, mas Fad, bang Sahat want to nengok Meli, mas Mau join ga?”rafli's question made Ray pause for a moment then got up from his seat and nodded quickly.
“Iya I'm coming, what time is it?”
“Hour tenth is mas”
“OK, tenth hour okay.oke”Ray gave his thumbs up to Rafli and went inside the house.
“Why yes mas Ray, ko weird gitu”gumam Rafli slowly then re-run his motor to his barracks residence.
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“Excuse”Ray opens the door slowly then enters Meli's nursery.
“Oh, sorry, who ya?”ask Meli politely.
Ray and the others are shocked to see Meli who has awakened from her coma.
“You,”Ray stepped closer to Meli's bed, the confused Meli could only stay in bed while holding the edge of her bed.
“Sorry sir, do we know?”
Ray looked at Meli confused, why Meli did not recognize him, Ray tried to behave normally and smiled. “Oh, his rich we're wrong room”Ray turned to the others, they are also a little awkward to be in Meli's room.
“Ngga, we have no room”ucap mas Fad which then approached the bed Meli. “Halo Mel, I'm Fadli, Sarah's fiance, your cousin”.
“Ooh, mas it's Fad, his fiancee mba Sarah?”Meli who remembered when Sarah often told me about the future mas Fad husband Sarah who wanted to see Meli in person.
Mas Fad nodded quickly, “Iya, I mas Fad”
“I Melisha, call mei”Meli familiar with her with a sense of relief when she found out that the group of men was not the wrong person to enter the room.
“Meli how are you?, Sahat?”
“Sehat mas, Sahat it I”Sahat allowed the actual Fad mas speech deliberately to melt
the atmosphere.
Meli smiled at the words Fad. “They?”Meli looked at Rafli, Ray, and Sahat in confusion.
“This is Evil, this is Rafli and this. Ray, Rayan”mas Fad pointed out one by one that his name was mentioned.
Meli nodded and smiled warmly at Sahat, Rafli and Ray alternately. When everyone returned Meli's smile, Ray just fell silent staring at Meli expressionlessly. In Ray's heart, he felt sad and happy to see Meli who had realized from her coma but what was said by Fad mas proved real.
Meli does not remember herself when last night Ray kept Meli in her sleep until Ray fell asleep also side by side with Meli, now Ray and Meli become strangers who do not know each other.
“Pak Ray”Meli calls Ray to wake Ray up from his daydreams and blank stares. “Mr ga papa?”
Ray nodded slowly, “Iya I ga papa, don't call me pak”.
“Mmm. If you're ka?, ka Ray?”meli's question makes Ray's heart sad again, not a ‘ka’ he wants but the ‘mas’ designation as usual.
But Ray nods to approve the call from Meli that feels strange to him, Ray does not want to tell the truth for fear that the state of Meli will be bad.
“Mas Fad, when is your wedding mba Sarah?”
“InsyaAllah anyway, thirteen more days Mel, you came ya”
“Iya mas, insyaAllah if I am already healthy I will surely come”Meli smiled looking at Fad and then turned to look at Ray who was sitting silent.
“Kaya ga foreign yes, rich already often cave clay”bat Meli when looking at Ray.
*****
“Where?”kusuma asked Thunder
“It is done sir, it is likely that after Lani's mother arrives at the airport will be caught immediately in accordance with the applicable procedures” Guntur replied with a smile.
“Quickly Lani should get her reply”
“Pak, I also included some files stating misappropriation of funds for orphanages up front in the report”
“Good, I really appreciate you, because of your initiative”Kusuma stood from his seat to approach the still sitting Thunder.
“Gun, anyway I rely on you for this problem, I want to pay more attention to my family”
Thunder smiled, “Good sir, I will try not to disappoint mr”
“Thank you Gun”Kusuma patted Guntur's shoulder gently with a smile. Kusuma was grateful that there was still Thunder he could rely on, from the past it was Thunder who was always loyal in the joys and sorrows that Kusuma faced even when almost bankrupt Thunder still worked with Kusuma even though not in salary.
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