FROM THE HEART

EPISODE 29

Nanda was lying stiff in the ER room and not yet aware that the doctor had given up on handling it we could all just resign, he said, the baby continued to cry incessantly even her own father's Rendi couldn't calm her down either but somehow the baby calmed down the first time I held her.

"The baby stopped crying, Ren." Mama said.

"You're great Clara." Rendi.

"It's a natural thing not to praise Ren." I don't want to get carried away with Rendi enough she's been hurting and lying to me for years.

A few hours later the doctor came out of the ER room.

"Sister Nanda's patient is already conscious, she wants to meet sister Clara and brother Rendi." Doctor's talk.

"I'm Clara doc! I'm Rendi dok!" We answered simultaneously.

"Please! You two can come in."

Me and Rendi with baby Nanda came in to see him. I feel so sorry for Nanda that she is so weak, what saddens me the most is the fate of her baby.

"Clara I'm not strong anymore.I'm tipped Audira promise me to take care of her and raise her like your own son."

"I promise I'll make Audira like my real son, but you don't talk like that, you and Rendi will take care of her, hold on to Nanda for your baby, you'll have to watch her grow up."

"If I hadn't seen her grow up but I'm sure you could have kept Audira that made me happier and calmed down."

"Replace, Clara... You guys don't split up, you have to be together for Audira you're the real family for Audira."

"Mom, I can't do that, I can't."

Suddenly Nanda's breathing stops Rendi checking her pulse and Nanda dies. I am so shocked to face this situation, why when I let go of Rendi and decided to separate from her my best friend died while her baby was still a child who should need her but want how else almighty will no one could prevent.

"Rendi, you must be strong for your son." I tried to calm down Rendi who was very sad after Nanda's death.

"The widow has left me!" Her speech.

"He left us all Ren, I'm also very sad about his passing."

Rendi seemed helpless to face three problems at once, first I wanted to part with him, both Nanda died, all three companies almost bankrupt so he had to sell some of his shares.

I approached the stunned Rendi on the sofa with her head bowed.

"Ren, you have to be strong I hope you are not frustrated with the problems that are happening."

"Why do problems come so hard at times like this??? I'm not strong Clara." Rendi was so sad she seemed unable to deal with her problem.

"Propay Ren." I embrace Rendi making her lean on my shoulder.

"You see Audira, she's so sweet and beautiful she's still a little girl but her mother's gone, now she only has you Ren, you have to be strong for Audira's future."

"Why should I, won't we take care of him together."

"Are you going to leave me too? Answer Clara!!!"

For a moment, Rendi's words made me dilemma if I said I continued the divorce at a time like this, then Rendi was getting frustrated.

"I don't know, now we better take care of Nanda's funeral first." I answered that I was trying to strengthen myself, I could not bear to see baby Nanda so it made me think hard to find the best way to get out of this problem.

"Where are you going?" Rendi held my hand.

"I want to get out for some fresh air." I let go of Rendi's hand and left her.

Now my feelings are mixed, confused, sad, disappointed to make me in a dilemma. In my mind just remembering the baby Nanda, I was willing to accept the baby but I didn't want to go back to Rendihe's a boy who had disappointed me, she said, the wound in my heart is so deep how I can endure it even though I still love her. I hope that Nanda's departure will not have any effect on parting with Rendi.

Clara's dilemma???🤔