CURTAINS OF THE PAST

VARIOUS DIAGNOSES

It was almost midnight, Toni was still waiting for news from Kemil. His eyes seemed to have energy so as not to get sleepy in sensitive hours like that.

Not how long to wait, Toni's cell phone is embroidered. A call from Kemil rattled his mind.

“Assalamu’alaikum Ton..” Sapa Kemil from opposite.

“Wa’alaikumussalam.” Sahut Toni tries to hold back her anxiety.

“Insyaa Allah in a while we arrive at Hospital XXX, Ton.” Report Kemil.

“Alright, Kemil. I'll get ready there right now. thanks for the info.. Assalamu’alaikum.”.

“Sama-sama, Ton. Wa’alaikumussalam.” Kemil hang up their phone call.

“Are they there, baby?” Ask Iffah while approaching Toni.

“Kata Kemil another hour dear. So I also have to go there soon, you want to come?” Toni looked at Iffah wistfully.

“Can?” Iffah asked back.

“If you are not tired and also not sleepy.” Toni said while gently rubbing Iffah's shoulder.

“No, darling. I'm not tired, and I'm not sleepy either.” Iffah was so excited.

“Ya already, come.” Take Toni while holding his wife's fingers and leave their position.

“Toni... Has Milka arrived at the Hospital?” The bobi voice from the family room made a step

Toni and Iffah are dead.

“Eh Papa, Mom. Papa, Mama hasn't slept?” Tony did not answer, but asked back.

“Not yet, darling. We also want to see Milka.” Chellin approaches Toni and Iffah.

“Just Kemil inform Pa, he said they will arrive in a moment.” Toni is restless again.

“Ya already, then let's go. Maybe we'll just wait a while there.” The Bobi proposal was quick.

“Ghali followed..” Excited Ghali who suddenly appeared from the direction of his room.

“Ghali is the only young man Milka calls Omnya, so Ghali should know how Ghali is doing now.” Ghali is excited. Toni was seen showing a slight smile to hear the words of Ghali.

Hmmm his little girl papa did take a lot of people's hearts.~ Toni muttered while nodding her head in approval to her sister-in-law's request.

*****

After about ten minutes of waiting, an ambulance from the village carrying Milka came. Various procedures through Milka. He even did a blood test back in the Hematology section of the Hospital. Her HB is progressively decreasing, and the results are shown after further tests in the Hematology section

it shows that Milka may have leukemia.

They were all shocked to hear the various diagnoses the doctor had declared. Especially when it is diagnosed with leukemia. And the likelihood of leukemia suffered by Milka fifty percent.

Toni was devastated by it, considering her father died of the same thing.

The night was long for all of them. Kamelia's tears became more and more unstoppable after hearing various possibilities that suggested her little daughter had a severe illness.

Many times Kemil tried to calm her Cameli, and it worsened Toni's mood. Guilt was on his mind. Moreover, the doctor had said the factor of the spread is a genetic factor. Not just his dad. As far as he is concerned, his grandfather also had a history of illness

that same.

The doctor again performs a follow-up test, namely BMP (Bone Marrow Puncture) or bone marrow aspiration.

I don't know how many hours the family was in the hospital. Even Ramdani and his papa and Idris have also come after them.

The results of the BMP examination came out, the leukemia suffered by Milka was increasingly visible, which was eighty-five percent.

The diagnosis made their hearts more broken. They know that as long as Milka they are healthy.

And that made Toni even worse in her pain. All the bright expectations all this time turned dark. The cry of the first baby Milka heard again weighed on her mind. The little girl was the encouragement of her life after her father died, but had to lie weakly in the room smelling of the drugs. On his tiny body was paired various medical devices that are so heartbreaking if you see it.

Toni was only able to glance at her little girl from the glass window that was attached to confine them. Iffah was not even able to do as Kemil did to Kamelia. She was only able to swallow her grief and fear of seeing her husband grieve like that.

She even felt pain as her husband did. Not only for Milka, but also for her husband.

Wa maa ladzatu illaa ba’dat ta’bi

There is no pleasure except after the fatigue.