Heart Stethoscope
Thirteen

He said a dream must be realized if it is not something impossible. But this dream of mine, I think is a little silly indeed. It doesn't even deserve to be called a dream, but an obsession. My obsession about the doctor's soul mate has even been spread on my parents. They knew I was obsessed by a man who was a doctor.

Next to me now, there was a male doctor who was clearly still single.

Physically, I'm sure I got nine points. In terms of attitude and nature, I feel that doctor Galih has started to be engrossed in every chat session we had.

And can I say that this is a conspiracy of the universe? When I began to give up my obsession and choose to enjoy my life, God brought me to see Dr. Galih.

But, in the first place, should I fall in love with her? He's been thirty years. That means he's mature. While I want to have a partner whose age is only four to five years above me.

Jesus, Na! Why think so far. Doctor Galih doesn't like you either. Just keep living your life.

Back to the reality of this moment. I glanced at the doctor Galih who enjoyed his plate of fried rice. We ate by the roadside after Naka's party ahead of Maghrib, before we searched the nearest mosque for prayers. He had refused snacks on the side of the road, but I insisted by saying that he and I would not eat every day on the side of the road like now.

Oh yes, talking about the prospective aunt who was mentioned by Ms. Raina, not unaware of the insinuation. I just don't want to be too confident. Who knows, it's just a joke. Even my feelings for Doctor Galih have not developed at all.

"Why am I called a future aunt, Doc? I was confused."

"Not to think about. That's because I'm not married so every woman who is near me is always called a future aunt. Maybe they expect that woman to be my wife." A reasonable answer. Fortunately I haven't been kegeeran.

And because of that answer I became interested in throwing more questions. "I also want to ask you why the doctor is not married? But afraid the Doctor offended."

He looked up while putting on a smile. I held my breath because of that smile. "I was almost married, but failed. My bride-to-be chose another man. So for now I don't have a goal of getting married anytime soon."

Tragic! Which woman was wasting a man like doctor Galih? Though I'm sure many of the women are scrambling to get doctor Galih's heart. But the woman chosen by Galih's doctor betrayed her.

It turns out that career success is not balanced with romance success.

"Fear of failing again, Doc?" tanyaku carefully. He was afraid he would be offended.

"One of them is." He replied casually. "Oh, what about your dad?" I'm sure it's just a diversion, he doesn't want me to know more about his personal life.

Okay, who are you, Na? Just someone who accidentally met him.

"Dad wants an operation in Solo, he said. Let's not bother taking care of the referral letter."

Last night I tried to persuade Dad to go to Jakarta, Dad refused and chose to do a surgical appointment in Solo only. Dad said in Solo there are also a lot of great doctors. I resigned, want wherever important treatment Dad healed. That's enough.

"Oh so. Yes, treatment anywhere is the same, as long as it is not delayed. Faster is better."

Yup. Doctor Galih's answer was almost the same as what I thought. I greeted his sentence with a nod of the head sign agreeing.

"If you may know in advance your father has a history of illness?" ask Galih's doctor again before he finishes his last mouthful of fried rice. And keep his dirty dishes and spoons down.

"That diabetic mother, Doc. Maybe because my dad was a bad boy. He was funny about health. Food intake is never taken care of. The frequency of eating instant noodles, exercise rarely, and also rarely eat fruits and vegetables. Though he was still relatively young, only fifty-one years."

Ah, considering Dad and the illness he is suffering from now can always make my eyes heat up and tear up.

"Well, the habits of people who put aside the important health of eating good without thinking about the risks," Galih said.

"That's very true, Doc. Sometimes I also think, if I like to eat at will choose the important delicious and full stomach. Now that Dad has such a serious illness, I'm scared."

I heard a little bit of weirdness from doctor Galih. "Yes, eating it should be balanced. Let it grow upwards not sideways."

Why does she love my cute physical life anyway? I curse to be the new Ucok Baba crying like.

"The end is not good, Doc," I said.

She laughs.

Although her laughter was melodious, but that kind of mocking laughter irritated me.

"But you're lucky to feel complete parental affection."

He's like a chameleon, briefly serious and briefly relaxed. Now the look is back seriously.

"Yes, Doc, I'm grateful. Is Dr Galih's parents incomplete?"

He did not reply instead got up on his own and approached the fried rice vendor standing near his wagon.

Did I ask wrong?

"Pay, Bang. Two servings so how many?"

"Thirty thousand, Mas."

"Dok, have me let me just pay." I quickly stood up.

"The boarding boy must pay monthly money," he cetusnya who managed to make my eyes widen perfectly.

Jem! Injured at heart.

I finally kept silent the angry curse. Gradually it turns out that he has an annoying nature.

"What do you want to go home first?" the tanyanya after receiving the change from the fried rice merchant.

"Ma?"

"Eh, what Doc?"

"You want to go for a walk?" He asked again.

I poked my lips, then shook slowly. "Tomorrow there are tasks I have not done."

"Yes, then I'll drive you home."

After that there was no more conversation. I followed him into the car. My mind was troubled by the indifference that doctor Galih punched after I asked about his parents.

"Doc?" I tried to slow him down.

"Yes?"

"Sorry about my question, Doc. I don't mean to offend." I spoke while bowing my head. Afraid of the reaction he gave.

"Casual, Na. I'm not angry. That's because a lot of people that's why I don't tell."

Galih's doctor's car started to go at a constant speed. I chose not to respond for fear of being wrong. Wait for him to tell me. That's also if he wants to tell a story.

"You know Rahadi Wijaya?"

The question was thrown at me. I don't want to look straight at him. The name was familiar to my ears. But who? I'm spinning my brain. Trying to remember who Rahadi Wijaya is? Ah, I remember now.

"Oh, the former chairman of a political party who was arrested by the police for corruption?"

Doctor Galih nodded. And the answer that came out of his mouth made me dumbfounded.

"That's my father."

I'm speechless.

So, doctor Galih is the son of Rahadi Wijaya whose case had boomed a few years ago? And now Rahadi Wijaya is still in prison. It's unbelievable.

"Shock huh?"

After making me shocked, he could still casually ask. "Doctors must have been hit hard?"

He was silent for a moment. Focus in the front direction. But then, he told me, "Yes at first. But my sadness is not protracted and probably deserves to be called disappointed. I did not cry when my father was arrested, because I did not make a mistake. But my own father was self-inflicted. As a child I could only offer my father prayers and encouragement."

"I didn't know that Galih's doctor had a serious problem either."

He laughed brothers. I see myself not believing. I cut his old wounds. "I try to enjoy my life. After all my father has admitted himself wrong and has got a proper reply," he replied very wisely.

"I'm just evaluating my father's actions so as not to happen to me. Hopefully in the future I won't be fussing with my wife and kids."

The warm feeling reappears in the heart. The warm feeling every time doctor Galih blurted out every meaningful sentence was as if I got the role behind his words.

"The wife of the Doctor would be very proud to have a husband like doctor Galih," I said full of praise. He deserves to be praised.

"Hopefully my wife will not regret having a boyfriend like me huh, Na?"

Then we laughed. Is this the first time we laughed?

"Well, I won't regret it, Doc. Yakali gets doctor's husband. I just want to, Doc," my ass.

"What if you were my wife?"

"HUH?!"

Among the crowds of vehicles passing by, accompanied by the sparkling lights of the Capital City. For whatever reason, this is the most exciting moment that has ever happened in my life.

Don't give me a mirror. I doubt my face at this moment. Too shocked.

Then, doctor Galih's laughter went on the air. "Handling doang, Na. Why is it so tense?"

"Doctor, uh. Not funny. What if I'm a baper?"

I want to jump out of this car. Suddenly the oxygen stock was thinning even almost exhausted.

"Yes my responsibility, Na."

"How?"

When I was curious about the answer, he chuckled. Before finally detonating the bomb that made me cranky.

"Married to me."

"Original, Doc. Horrified his words," I said as I tried to normalize the rhythm of my unlucky heart even more.

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