
Ten years ago
"I'm sorry, miss.we've tried our best. But still we can't find a cure for Mr. Nicholas."
Natalie's down weak. It has been almost a year he accompanied Nicholas to undergo treatment there, but until now doctors and other medical teams have not found a cure to the disease lodged in Nicholas' body.
doctors and other medical teams have tried their best, but so far they have only been able to make Nicholas survive with drugs. The predictions given at that time were apparently passable. Nicholas could last nearly a year despite dire circumstances.
But all that is not something that is proud for Natalie, because seeing the state or physical Nicholas is increasingly declining clearly makes Natalie's heart sick and sliced.
Nicholas hair every day often experience hair loss, maybe it is all caused by a hard dose of drugs that are consumed every day. Not to mention Nicholas often vomit if he has experienced severe nausea.
"We also can't be sure how much longer Mr. Nicholas will survive with the medicine we're giving him. Miss knows for herself that this drug is very high dosage, we're afraid Mr. Nicholas' body can no longer take it."
the doctor is right. Once several times when Nicholas took the drug, he vomited until unconscious.
"Yes, I understand that doc. No need to apologize. I should be grateful, because the doctor has made Nicholas last this far" Natalie said with a trembling, weak and powerless lips.
Natalie then stood up and lowered her head, giving respect to the doctor who had been taking care of her husband for several months. "Thank you again for fighting for my husband. I'll take care of it."
No more answers from the doctor and some of his nurses. All too crowded to discuss further. This reality is truly heartbreaking.
***
With a weak move, Natalie finally came out of the doctor's room. He went back into the room where Nicholas was being treated.
"Darling, where are you from?" nicholas asked as Natalie walked into his room. "Come here! I want to talk to our son, "he asked with a smile that was bright but looked pale. "Today I haven't greeted him."
Natalie sits next to Nicholas, on the bed. Giving a smile to my husband.
Natalie is pregnant and has a baby. The content was about seven months.
Nicholas gently stroked Natalie's belly, which already looked distended. He rubbed it around while sticking his ear on Natalie's distended stomach. "For Papa's son. How are you today, baby? ... When will we meet? ... Papa's been so missed, son. Papa wants to see how your face looks."
Natalie hid her face. He really couldn't contain his sadness. Why does all this have to happen to the person he loves so much.
Why did Nicholas suffer from all this? Why should he? natalie's mind continues to thrash. If only he could exchange anything in this world for Nicholas' healing, he would.
"Darling, what's wrong with you?" Nicholas realized that the woman was crying. He rubbed it slowly with his thumb. "Why is it crying?"
"Gpp, I'm just happy. Because you never forget to say hello to our children every day," Natalie said. She cries for fear of losing Nicholas forever. "I'm scared, Nic. I'm afraid that day will really come. The day I can no longer see your eyes and smile."
"Dear, believe 'no?" ask Nicholas. "If one day, our son will grow up to be a tough, genius man."
Natalie listens to every inch of the word that comes out of Nicholas' lips. "Why are you so sure?"
"Some, but I'm sure I'm sure of it." Suddenly Nicholas held Natalie's face. "So, if one day I'm gone for good, at least I'm not so worried about you, because there will be a junior Nicholas who will take care of you."
"Stop talking nonsense, Nic!" Natalie took Nicholas' hand off his face "You're going to heal like you did, no one is going to leave and no one is going to be left between us, right?"
Nicholas fell silent. It's not just Natalie who wants that. Nicholas is the same. He also wants to always be there and accompany Natalie until old age. Until the day she takes her children to the wedding venue like any other parent. But the truth is different. Nicholas is not a healthy person in general. The more days his condition worsened. He doesn't even know if he can breathe tomorrow.
"Darling," said Nicholas, clutching his wife's body in his arms. "You don't have to be afraid if I leave, because it's not just sick people like me who are going to die. Everyone will feel the same. Everyone will feel left behind and left. Everyone will have their turn. It's just a different time." Nicholas kept trying to calm his wife to stop crying. "Udah yes! don't be sad anymore! pity our son. Later he will be sad if his mother cry on."
Natalie chuckled amusedly at the exaggerated flirting of her husband.
"I want to eat, laper baby," Nicholas said.
Natalie quickly went to bring a tray containing special food made by the doctor for her husband.
Look bored sirat in the face of Nicholas when you have to go back to enjoy the breakfast. Because honestly, he really wants to enjoy breakfast as long as he was healthy.
"You must be bored?" ask Natalie.
Nicholas hurriedly shook his head, a sign that he was not bored. "No, kok. Here's my bribe!"
Natalie knows she's lying. Then Natalie put back the plate containing the porridge. He even took a plate of his food. "You want this?"
"I can't eat anything other than that."
"Gpa. One mouthful." Natalie looks to hold tightness in her chest. She actually could not bear to see her husband every day like this. Enjoy food with that menu, while they have a lot of money that they can buy anything.
As it turns out, a lot of money does not guarantee happiness if God does not allow us to enjoy it.
"But, Nat. I ..."
"Open your mouth!"
Nicholas opened it slowly. After the food came in, Nicholas chewed it. It's delicious, that's how he feels. The food tasted so good in his mouth. There are various flavors that he has not felt in recent months.
Suddenly her tears trickled, probably because it was too heartwarming for Nicholas.
Another thing Natalie did, the woman suddenly took back Nicholas' food bowl. Then he put a spoon of porridge into his mouth.
"Well, Nat. How did you eat that?" ask Nicholas.
"Liar fair," said Natalie. "And from today on, we'll eat the same food."
"You mean?"
"Yes, whatever you eat, it will also be the same food as what I eat. So I can be your friend, and you don't feel this alone."
Nicholas' tears broke again, when he saw how greedy Natalie was to enjoy her food. He really didn't expect, God sent him an angel as beautiful as Natalie.
Natalie had difficulty swallowing the tasteless food. "Enak kok," he said a lie just to make Nicholas the spirit of eating. "Come, it's your turn!" Natalie bribes for him. Nicholas opened his mouth wide, taking the loving mouthful from Natalie.
**That is real love.
There are and always try to be friends together, in whatever conditions and difficulties.
Hopefully we can be reunited with a figure full of love like the love story of Natalie and Nicholas.
To be continued**