Chapter 4 Four Chapters

"The car left a few minutes ago, about 30 minutes ago."

"What? It left!" Zayn's excitement had turned to panic. How could anyone take the car other than him. The keys were still with him.

"Are you sure?" Zayn asked again to make sure.

"I'm sure, because that's the only car parked in that spot," the parking attendant replied firmly.

Zayn shook his head, he was still very sure that the car was still around the hospital, it couldn't be missing. Maybe he parked it in the wrong place, or maybe he forgot. He would look for it.

*****

"Mom, are my kids going to be okay?"

Linda looked at her two children who were lying on the patient's bed. Daren and Desy had been moved to the inpatient room, thankfully Darmi was willing to help with their medical expenses, if she had waited for Zayn to return she wouldn't have been able to move them so quickly.

"You don't worry Linda, they're fine. Do you think I have the heart to kill my own grandchildren?" Darmi shook her head, "they will be fine. Trust me," Darmi said again soothing Linda's heart.

"I'm afraid Zayn will find out, Mom."

"Zayn won't know anything if you don't tell him!" Darmi was annoyed, "You see, Daren and Desy are fine now. Just waiting for the recovery period."

"Yes ma'am, I wish them well."

"This is the only way to get Zayn to comply with your wishes. If pressed for money, then Zayn would do anything for his two children. Isn't it getting easier to get him to agree to what you want?"

Darmi instigated, she wanted her daughter to end her foolish love for Zayn immediately. She didn't want her only daughter to live in misery because she had a useless husband.

""Already. Don't think about anything. Focus on our original plan, after Zayn returns you must urge him to seek a loan immediately to pay off the hospital fees of his two children."

"Yes mom, I understand."

That's how the two children and mothers planned something, because of the incitement of the mother, Linda agreed to Darmi's plan to harm her own son.

At first Linda herself hesitated, she never blamed the children in the midst of economic problems that never improved. Linda just wanted to give the best for her two children, even though her way was a little wrong.

In a different place...

Zayn slumped limply on the side of the road, he had tried to look everywhere for his lost car. Wanting to report the loss to the police, Zayn did not have complete vehicle papers. He had to meet the real owner of the car to tell him what really happened.

With shaky steps, Zayn walked down the street to the car owner's house. Whatever would happen later, he had to tell the car owner the truth.

"What a coincidence that you are here Zayn. Where's my car, suddenly my in-laws called, we have to leave my in-laws' city tonight," said the tall, thin man approaching Zayn, his intention was to follow Zayn to the hospital, but fortunately met the man at the end of the road.

"Zayn," the man admonished again as Zayn remained silent and did not respond to his words.

"Sorry, your car ...."

"What happened to my car?"

Slamet, the name of the man who was now talking to Zayn.

"Your car is missing," Zayn replied, lowering his head, not daring to look Slamet in the face.

"What? It's gone! How come?" Slamet shook his head, "You shouldn't play games Zayn."

"I'm sorry again."

"Excuse your eyes!"

Slamet was angry, he couldn't forgive Zayn just like that. He thought his car was bought with just a word of apology.

"I don't want to know Zayn! You have to replace my car. Within 2 times 24 hours, the car should be at my house. If it's not there, I'll report you to the police Zayn!" Slamet's threat was no joke.

Zayn did not budge, neither agreeing nor rejecting what Slamet said. Perhaps it was her destiny to end up in prison. Really, Zayn had resigned herself to her own life.

"Zayn is crazy, he has helped the night. How could he disappear my car, ungrateful. It has been helped instead of being guarded instead of being made lost. You're really crazy Zayn!"

While walking away from Zayn, Slamet continued to rant. Zayn just listened, whatever came out of Slamet's mouth he could only accept with resignation, indeed the fact that he was in the wrong position, losing an item that did not belong to him, moreover the item was not a cheap item.

*****

After a short time at home, Zayn returned to the hospital. He was aware of his responsibility, even though his own body felt like it had died, he had to stay strong for the sake of his children and wife.

Zayn searched for a long time for his two children's room. Daren and Desy had been moved to the ward earlier, Zayn didn't know that because he had just returned to the hospital.

"Linda," Zayn called out. The man entered after confirming that the room was indeed where his son was being treated.

"Zayn where have you been? Why are you just back?"

Zayn didn't answer, he exhaled roughly. Unsure of where he should tell Linda about what had happened to him.

"What's wrong with you Zayn?"

"Linda, I need to talk to you for a minute."

"Just talk here Zayn, there's no one here. There are only two of us and mom."

It was precisely because Darmi was there that Zayn wanted to talk to his wife alone. It was certain that Darmi would interfere with his problems later, the more his headache was made with the sharp words that came out of his mother-in-law's mouth.

"Zayn, what's wrong? Why are you silent? Not going to talk?"

"That... .... car"

"What's wrong with the car Zayn? Are you talking clearly?"

"The car we borrowed is missing Lin."

"What?"

Linda's eyes widened, what other calamities had befallen their family? There were always problems coming their way, Linda's head felt like it was going to burst thinking about everything that was happening.