Doctor Zein walked closer and was now standing in front of Melati.
"Hey, why haven't you gone home yet..? The shift change was at 3 pm, right?", asked Doctor Zein to Melati.
"Yes, Doc, earlier I was asked to tidy up the things on the medicine shelf first, so I came home a bit late," answered Melati while giving an excuse and still smiling.
"Oh, so that's how it is. By the way, what's your name?", asked Doctor Zein again.
Melati was surprised and just remembered. Even though earlier in the Pharmacy Installation room, they had both been joking around but didn't know each other's names.
"Oh my God, sorry Doc. I forgot. My name is Melati", answered Melati while showing her internship name tag which had been covered by the edge of her hijab.
"Oh, Melati.. So you're Rose's sister, huh? He he.. Okay, nice to meet you.. This is my name..", Doctor Zein said while joking a little and showing his ID.
"Melati : Jasmine (eng)"
Melati chuckled when Doctor Zein joked about her name being like a flower and compared it to the names of other flowers.
Then immediately Melati also read the name written on Doctor Zein's name tag and nodded.
"Dr. Zein Y. Al-Ghifari. Nice to meet you too, Doctor Zein", replied Melati then continued.
"Um... I'm sorry... the letter 'Y'... if I may know, what does the letter 'Y' stand for, Doc? Is that also the case if I may know?" asked Melati, who was finally curious.
"Your darling, lol...", answered Doctor Zein bluntly.
When she heard it, Melati was suddenly shocked and her face turned red. In her heart, Melati said.
'Doc, I'm the type of person who gets carried away by my feelings.. Please.. If only you knew how I feel about you, doc... uhhhh', said Melati in her heart which really felt like it wanted to come out of its place.
"Just kidding, Melati. The letter 'Y' stands for the word Youssef. By the way, who are you waiting for here?", asked Doctor Zein again.
Doctor Zein seemed addicted to teasing Melati because her face turned red very easily.
"Waiting for my uncle, Doc. At the same time, I also asked for his help in finding a boarding house around here," answered Melati to Doctor Zein whose face was still bright red.
"Okay, Melati. Have a nice day. See you later. I'm going home now", said Doctor Zein saying goodbye to Melati.
"Yes, doc, be careful on the road," answered Melati.
'Too bad, the Doctor wants to go home', Melati said in her heart, actually reluctant to let Doctor Zein leave.
Even though when Doctor Zein approached her earlier, Melati had felt nervous and uncomfortable.
(Motorcycle horn sound)
Just a few steps Doctor Zein walked, Melati's uncle arrived. Doctor Zein was so surprised to meet that man again.
Yes, Melati's uncle turned out to be Doctor Zein's patient at the beginning of Chapter 1. When Doctor Zein saw him, he deliberately stopped in his tracks.
'It seems like there will be something interesting after this', thought Doctor Zein who then smiled meaningfully.
"Uncle.. I'm here!!", Melati shouted calling her uncle.
"Yes Mel..", shouted Melati's uncle in reply while waving her hand.
The man who turned out to be Melati's uncle, was named Fareed Farhan. Fareed was still quite young. He was only 33 years old.
When compared to Doctor Zein who was already 43 years old, the two of them were truly like heaven and earth.
Fareed looks like a man in his 50s, while Doctor Zein looks like a young man in his 25s. The difference was so great.
Doctor Zein then approached Melati who was already sitting on Fareed's back. Both of them also saw Doctor Zein who was smiling brightly.
As soon as Fareed saw someone he knew, suddenly Fareed's cheerful smile turned into a gloomy smile. As gloomy as his face. He wanted to tear the person in front of him to pieces.
Doctor Zein already knows what Fareed is feeling right now. He deliberately wants to make calculations with him.
Doctor Zein wants to teach Fareed a small lesson in front of his own nephew so that in the future he will not do the same thing.
"Hello Sir. Good afternoon. Ha..ha.. ha.., do you still remember me? We meet again, Sir, what a coincidence, huh..?", said Doctor Zein greeting Fareed with a smile and a cheerful face.
"Are you better, sir?" asked Doctor Zein, continuing his words in a very friendly manner.
Melati who just found out that her uncle, Fareed, knew Doctor Zein, immediately said,
"Wow, it turns out that Uncle Fareed knows Doctor Zein. This is great, right?", Melati said enthusiastically.
"Ehm.. quite familiar. Yes.. we've met before," answered Fareed who appeared in 'cool' mode and then immediately greeted Doctor Zein back.
"Good afternoon, Doc. How are you? Uhm, yes yes yes.. Thank God I'm better," answered Fareed pretending to smile, even though in his heart Fareed really wanted to slap Doctor Zein.
"Thank God... It's good that you're better," Doctor Zein said again then looked at Fareed's motorbike.
"Woah, your motorbike is new, huh?", asked Doctor Zein who seemed impressed with Fareed's new motorbike.
Something that readers may not know is when Fareed collided with Doctor Zein's car, Fareed asked Doctor Zein for a significant amount of damages.
Initially, Fareed asked for compensation of 2 million rupiahs, but Doctor Zein firmly refused. That was too expensive because Fareed's motorbike was only hit on the handlebars.
In fact, the one who should have received a large compensation was Doctor Zein. Because the one at fault should have been Fareed who suddenly overtook from the left lane.
It was only because of the general habit in society, that the larger vehicle is definitely the one to blame if an accident occurs.
Doctor Zein was forced to give compensation, from the initial 2 million rupiahs, it went down and down, to only 1 million rupiahs. That was the reality. Now, Doctor Zein wanted to repay him a little.
In front of his nephew, of course Fareed had to look more authoritative. That was why Fareed had to control his emotions as much as possible.
"So that's how it is, Doc. Thank God I got a windfall, so I can take out a motorbike installment," answered Fareed, nodding.
"This is good, if Uncle Fareed already knows Doctor Zein," muttered Melati who was very enthusiastic for some reason.
Doctor Zein also nodded in agreement, then said.
"That's definitely different for me, Mr. Fareed. My car was hit the day before. But that person didn't seem to feel guilty. He even asked for compensation, from the initial 2 million to 1 million. Oh, I was so unlucky at that time, Sir", said Doctor Zein who tried to tease Fareed.
"Huh?? To that extent, Doc? That person is really rude", replied Melati who also really regretted the person's actions.
Fareed who heard his nephew insult him, his face became even gloomier.
"Yes, Melati, what's even crazier is that person was my patient. He asked for a prescription for stomach medicine. From the moment he arrived, then I read the data from the nurse's examination data sheet, I already knew that the patient was not sick. Pretending to be sick so he can claim money from his company. Just think, Melati, you have a stomachache and you ask for a sick note for a week. Is it an acute ulcer? Or another acute digestive disorder. Sigh..!!", said Doctor Zein with a sigh.
Fareed who heard that, became even angry, angry and very angry. He wanted to pull Doctor Zein into the bathroom, then drown his head in the bathtub.
"That person is really rude. If I meet that person, I'll be the one to slap him," replied Melati, who was also angry.
Finally, Fareed couldn't hold back his anger anymore. Suddenly Fared shouted loudly.
"Damn doctor..!!! Aarrghhhh...!!!", Fareed who could not hold it anymore finally screamed very loudly. Making everyone's eyes focused on him.
Doctor Zein immediately ran from there then shouted from a distance.
"Oh yeah, Melati, one more thing. The person I told you about, his name is Fareed Farhan, your lovely uncle, ha.. ha.. ha..", shouted Doctor Zein while running until he disappeared from their eyes.
Melati who was shocked immediately turned towards her uncle.
"Uncle..!!! Is what Doctor Zein said true?!! You must explain this!!! If not, I will report it to my father!!!", threatened Melati to Fareed.
Now Melati knows her uncle's reason, why he doesn't seem to like Melati working at Derisa Hospital. It's all because of Doctor Zein.
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Going home, Doctor Zein then rushed to take a shower. After changing clothes, Doctor Zein came out of his room.
Doctor Zein decided to live with his parents again. The more people, the more lively and fun it will be.
Doctor Zein went down the stairs and saw Fazeeya who was sitting relaxing while watching TV and also eating snacks.
Fazeeya also saw Doctor Zein, but she just kept quiet. It seemed that Fazeeya was still angry. But Doctor Zein himself did not know the reason for her anger. Doctor Zein just let it be.
Doctor Zein continued his steps, walking out of the house. Doctor Zein sat on the porch, looking at the evening sky that was getting orange. Doctor Zein took out a cigarette of his L* L****, then lit it.
A puff of smoke came out of Zein's nose. After a few puffs of the cigarette, Hameed was seen from outside riding an automatic motorbike, entering the house and parking the motorbike in the front yard. Hameed approached Doctor Zein then.
"Hey, Doctor. What are you doing? Why are you in a daze like that?", asked Hameed who was surprised to see Doctor Zein's face a little gloomy.
"As usual, enjoying the evening sky while smoking a cigarette," answered Doctor Zein as briefly as possible.
"Looks like someone is heartbroken, huh?", said Hameed teasingly.
"What the... Did you know that?!" asked Doctor Zein, surprised.
"Yes, I know.. Zara told me. I also know Zara's reason lol," answered Hameed, getting even more teasing.
Doctor Zein just kept quiet, then said.
"You're also at fault, why did you have to introduce her to me?!" said Doctor Zein annoyed.
"Lol, forgive me. Come on, let's take a photo together, how about it?", replied Hameed trying to calm and entertain Doctor Zein.
"Eww.. No!!", shouted Doctor Zein fiercely.
It wouldn't be Hameed if failed. He finally got a photo with Doctor Zein. Hameed then went inside the house, then as usual played with his Cockatoo.
Meanwhile, a photo of him with Doctor Zein was finally uploaded to WhatsApp status with the caption 'My Cousin Who Is Heartbroken, Doctor Zein'.
With a grin, Hameed said to himself.
'Zara, we'll see, you'll be the who one chasing Zein', said Hameed in his heart with full confidence.
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