
Velan was still sobbing, his chest felt so tight that it felt hard to breathe. Velan completely ignored the pain once the total anesthetic effect during the curette procedure gradually disappeared. His sense of loss was as great as his current guilt. He lost the fetus he was carrying. Though only recently Velan began to accept the presence of her baby, but soon she had to lose her fetus.
Velan really felt very guilty towards Voren. The man became the first to cry when doctors declared that their child-to-be could no longer be defended.
Velan wiped his tears, hiding his sadness and guilt as soon as he saw the figure of Voren entering the room where Velan was being treated. The man immediately approached Velan. At this time Voren also felt a sense of loss that was so great. I don't think he has accepted this reality. Though he had just felt so happy because in the end Velan accepted the presence of their future child. But with a heavy heart, he must give up his prospective baby.
Velan could see that Voren looked so devastated. In Velan's eyes, the man must have been very angry and of course disappointed in Velan. The man would definitely sue Velan, feeling that everything the man had given him, the attention and affection he had poured out for Velan had all along been a waste.
"Voren, are you angry and disappointed in me? Are you blaming me for losing that kid?" Velan strafed Voren with questions.
Voren looked at the stiffened Velan.
"Are you going to divorce me again?" ask Velan.
Voren immediately sat down on the chair that was beside Velan's bed. He looked at Velan's teary eyes. Velan was powerless to hold back his tears which slowly flowed down from his eyes.
"My wife," Voren took Velan's hand and held it tightly.
"You're going to divorce me again, aren't you? Nothing has made us bond anymore! It's all over!" velan's voice shook violently.
Voren sighed, still looking at Velan.
"'My wife, you are so wrong to think that I want to marry you just because of the child you bear. I want us back together because I want to be with you" Voren said.
"Why do you want to be with me?! Why aren't you with Soraya?! Don't you love and want Soraya so much?!" sergeant Velan.
"My wife, the woman who loves and wants me is you, not Soraya!" Voren.
"I don't believe you! I don't believe in a lying man like you!"
"My wife, if you still think that I'm lying to you, then all I have to do is prove to you that I'm not lying!" Voren.
Voren commented on his smile that felt so heavy. The look in the man's eyes clearly could not hide the sadness and hurt in his heart.
"My wife, get some rest, I'll come back after burying our son" continued Voren with his teary eyes.
Velan held back Voren's departure, he pulled the man's hand and submerged himself into Voren's arms.
"I'm sorry, Voren!" Velan sobbed in the man's arms.
"It's my fault that I didn't accept our son's presence! It's my fault that I can't take good care of him! It's my fault!"
Voren clenched Velan tightly and kissed many times the top of Velan's head.
"No, my wife, it's not your fault. As parents, we've done enough to do what's best for our child" Voren rubbed Velan's head gently.
Velan cried in the arms of Voren who was currently trying to strengthen him.
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The weather was cloudy and the wind was blowing quite strongly as Velan walked down the empty path. His heart rumbled again, several times he glanced at Voren who was walking calmly beside him. The view from the calm surface of the lake water greeted the two of them.
"My wife, do you know? I used to come to this place to run away whenever my Papa finished scolding me," Voren started telling stories.
"No, I'm not a brat, I'm a good boy" Voren said. "My father is always angry every time he gets a report card from my school, to be honest, I'm very bad at learning" Voren chuckled, there was a sense of pride in his tone.
"It would be unethical to compare each person only from the value of the report card, everyone must have their own advantages and disadvantages. But my father always did, always making himself the reference and guide of life that I must obey and follow. As if it requires me to worship him," continued Voren.
"Haha" Velan laughed. "Why are you so proud of your Papa? You want to be a bad boy?" ask Velan.
"I'm not a bad boy, I'm a good boy!" voren Sahut.
"Where is a good man who claims to be good!" Velan laughed again.
"Some, that person is me!" sahut Voren chuckled.
The two of them again walked down the path on the right left overgrown with a row of pine trees neatly arranged.
At the end of the path there is a grass area with a row of pusara of black marble carved with gold-colored sculpture. Velan entered the Lazaro Family's private burial area.
Voren stopped his steps in front of a tomb. Velan's eyes immediately fogged up, looking at the navela resting place of his son who had not even had time to breathe his first breath in the world.
Three months ago Voren came to this place to bury his son. Voren always comes periodically, visiting the grave of his son. Bring a white chrysanthemum flower and then put it on top of the navel.
Velan finally ventured to visit their son's grave after three months of great heartbreak. She lost her child when she just loved and accepted the presence of her baby.
Velan frowned reading the name carved in the navel.
"Why did you name Love?" ask Velan to Voren.
Voren develops his smile, he already guessed that Velan would definitely question the name Voren gave to their future child who had not had time to be born into the world.
"My wife, there are two reasons why I gave the name Love to our son. First, because I don't know what gender our son is. Is he female, or male. His body is too micro to be identified. And secondly, because I loved him even before he was born into this world" Voren replied at length.
"I think I loved you even before I was born into this world" Voren continued.
Velan looked at Voren who was commenting on the smile while extending his hand.
"I'm sorry that it's too late to realize, my wife," said Voren.
Velan wiped his tears and welcomed Voren's hand.
"Are you lying to me?" ask Velan.
"I know, you'd say that. So, it seems like all I can do is prove to you, that I love you so much" Voren replied.
Velan reviewed his smile, welcoming Voren's smile that was so warm. The man pulled Velan into his embrace.
"My son, be well there, wait and greet your Mama and Papa, when the time has come" said Voren.
"I love you, Love" said Velan.
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