You're My Antidote
Long Dreams

Rani sighed as her hand replaced the wet towel on the King's forehead which was lying at a high temperature in their room.

After a while the King just rested at the foot of the tomb with a blank look. Rani was surprised by the King's cry that sounded so bitter. The cry that Rani could not imagine how big the pain was.

As far as Rani is concerned, the King did not even cry after the terrible tragedy. And perhaps the crying in the tomb is a form of pain that the King has been craving for dozens of years. Pain that still carries trauma.

Long enough the King cried with his sedu sedu. Rani can't even help but cry and hugged the gallant body tightly but looks weak. Until the King got tired and fell unconscious in his arms.

Initially Rani immediately escapes the King to the hospital. But as soon as they're on their way, King Siuman. The man refused and asked to go home.

Rani who does not want any debate, directly obey the King's request without but. Ask Mbak Eni to prepare a bathub with warm water for the King to clean himself.

And now the King's body just fever. Although Rani believes the fever that the King suffered was not due to bathing. Except for his trauma.

Sometimes the King was still delirious and screaming like when the nightmare happened every night. The difference is, usually the King will immediately wake up after a shout or rumble from his mouth. Now the King is trapped in his nightmare and does not open his eyes.

The King's family doctor said it was natural for people with fever to fumble. But if it is related to the trauma of the King, it would be nice to immediately contact a psychologist once the King is awake.

All Rani needs to do at this time is to take care of the King and work on her husband's body temperature to quickly drop so that the King quickly regained consciousness. Two bottles of drip are gone. But there are no signs yet of the King's fever going down.

"The king will not wake up if he himself is not ready to accept the reality. He is at war with his own fear." said doctor Vindra - who is also still a brother to the King - when he came this morning to check on the condition of the King also replaced the infusion tube that was about to run out. "But that's just my presumption. Better ask the expert directly."

"Can't it now, doc? it had been nearly twelve hours and the King's brother was still late in his nightmare. The fever hasn't come down yet." Rani who no longer cares how she looks. Moist eyes, stuffy nose mostly crying, pale face has not eaten. Rani is very worried about her husband's condition which can not be called a coma or fainting. Because the King's fital signs are all still good. Her husband is still delirious.

"We just pray. Except for the fever, Raja is in a very healthy condition." The soothing advice Vindra's doctor gave him was not enough for Rani to reduce the worry in him. "Fisherman is invited to talk. Give her the spirit to wake up and be ready to accept the reality." the last message of doctor Vindra before resigning and promising to stop by again after the schedule of hospital practice is finished. But Rani can call Vindra's doctor at any time if there is an emergency. There will also be a nurse who comes to replace the infusion tube.

"Mr. Would you please put a clean little towel with warm water, would you?" pinta Raja contacted their domestic assistant with an extended phone on the nightstand. "I'm going to change the King's shirt."

I don't know how many times the King changed clothes. King fever. His body was sweating cold as if it was endless. Whether it was as often as Rani wiped it either with a dry towel or wet towel when going to change the King's clothes with a dry one so that the body of her husband was not getting sicker and sticky.

"Sir King what's the dream?" lirih Rani tightly grasped the King's palm that was not attached to the infusion needle. "Are his dreams that exciting until the King's brother doesn't wake up?"

As hard as Rani held back her sobs, as hard as it was her sobs came out. His eyes had also been like endless springs of tears since yesterday afternoon.

"Does the King have no pity to hear Rani cry?"

Weary. Rani is tired of crying. But she also couldn't help but cry. His heart ached to see the King lying like that. His eyes were not asked to bring out his own water. Even all night he could not sleep worrying about the King's condition. Ignoring his body that has not healed completely since yesterday's illness.

This morning, he swallowed two bites of a sandwich and a glass of milk. After last night skipping dinner.

"Let me, mbak." reject Rani by taking over the container filled with warm water and a small towel.

"Mother also needs rest." sidelines mbak Eni. "Master will definitely be sadder if you wake up and see the condition of an unhealthy mother."

"I'm fine, ma'am." Rani is tired of the situation. She was not in need of anyone else to advise her to rest while her husband's condition was still unclear.

"But ma'am"

"WALK!" rani jolts for the first time using a high tone. His gaze turned to Mbak Eni who looked surprised then looked down scared. "Pliisss. I just want to accompany my husband." he said softly. Sorry for yelling at the older man.

"Ma-sorry ma'am, I've been sassy. Then I go out first. If you need anything else or want to have lunch, you can call me downstairs."

"Thank you, mbak. Sorry for saying rude "

"No ma'am, I understand."

After Eni leaves the room, Rani steps into the dressing room to pick up King's pajamas. The clothes that make it easier for Rani to put it through the tube and infusion hose.

After a while of cleaning the body of the husband and replacing it with a dry one, Rani also lay down beside the King and hugged him.

"Rani would rather be put to the King's feet than see the King's brother like this." she muttered, looking at her husband's pale face. "Don't long hurt brother, if brother King does not want mama suspicious and know brother King is sick."

In agreement with Vindra's doctor, they kept the King's condition a secret from his family. They were just afraid that Lintang's mother who had just returned home from the hospital could get sick again because she thought about the state of the King.

Because one that must always be taken care of at the age of twilight like the mother of Lintang. Don't think too many thoughts that are bad for your health. And Rani knows for sure that Raja is one of the biggest reasons Latitude's mother is happy. But one of the biggest reasons Latitude mothers get sick, too.

"I will keep calling brother, until the King's brother comes to his senses. For that, brother King must wake up if brother King wants to hear Rani call with another call."

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