My Shoes My Love

14. Mother's Health Decreases

It has been the last few days Miss Dewi is often sickly. I don't know how many doctors but still no results. Since giving birth Sheila used to be Miss Dewi was often sickly.

Even for years the disease still existed. Sometimes Miss Dewi felt so healthy, but suddenly the pain came. His chest felt pain and his legs were always swollen when the disease had recurred.

Bu Dewi's illness became more and more when he had to lose his first child named Sri Rahayu. Since childhood his first child did live in the village with his grandmother Widuri.

The Flashback

I don't know why Sri is the opposite of Sheila. Sri felt at home while living with her grandmother in the village, but not with Sheila. Sheila Elementary School used to be a school in the village but only a few months because they felt not at home.

Sheila prefers to live with her parents but at the risk of living alone because her parents have to work. Sheila's words have a point.

Sheila grew up to be an independent child. A few months after Secondary School (SMP), her brother Sri suddenly suffered from liver disease.

The disease is very rare because this disease Sri stomach becomes very large like a person who is pregnant. Again Miss Dewi got a call from the village that her son was sick.

Hearing her sick child makes the Goddess very worried. He had to ask his boss for permission for a few days. Even Sheila who is still in Primary School must live with her neighbors.

A few hours later, Dewi finally arrived in his hometown.

"Assalamualaikum ma'am, how is Sri now?" ask the Goddess who just arrived at her house. Although with breath gasping from fatigue but he immediately approached his son.

"Your son is in my room, son, you will see for yourself" replied Grandma Widuri.

The goddess immediately rushed into her son's room and immediately approached him.

"My son, how are you, baby?" asked the Goddess while hugging her child. How painful it is when he witnesses his son who is now thin but his body is enlarged.

Sri used to be a white child, clean also fat. But now his body became small and very thin.

"I'm fine ma'am, I'm fine," said Sri who felt sad as her mother hugged her.

"Yesterday we have taken to several doctors but the results are still like this Wi," said Widuri's grandmother who had just entered Sri's room.

"If this continues how can my son be healed mom? I will take her to the city alone ma'am, I will take her to the best place," said Dewi with teary eyes.

"But the treatment in the city is very expensive, son, what about the cost?" ask Widuri again who is very worried about the situation of her granddaughter.

"About the cost can be found ma'am, let me think about it later. I can't bear to see Sri like this now" said Dewi with a thought that goes to and fro.

Although Miss Dewi did not hold much money but she still wanted to bring her son to the city because there are many good hospitals. For the cost of let it be business later.

Finally the next day Dewi took his son to the city using his brother's car. Dewi hopes that by bringing her child to the city will provide healing to her child.

A few hours later Dewi finally arrived in the city and without thinking long Dewi immediately rushed to take her son to the hospital. At the hospital Sri was immediately treated.

The goddess was relieved after her son entered the room. Outside the mind as if floating here and there. The goddess felt unbearable when watching her son who was in pain.

For several days he was hospitalized. Now Sri's condition has begun to improve and her stomach now no longer looks big. His condition has also improved. A few days later after his condition began to improve, Sri was finally returned home.

"Alhamdulillah is now getting better," Sri replied with a smile.

"Thank God" said Sheila.

Seeing the state of his son who is getting better makes Dewi feel happy. His mind was no longer worried.

"What do you want to eat, son? Let me make it," bargained Goddess.

"I want to eat vegetable soup, ma'am" replied Sri.

Hearing his son's request, Dewi immediately rushed to make vegetable soup for his son. The goddess was happy when she could make something for her son. The Goddess was happy when she could get together with her family.

A few minutes later, Dewi was finally ready for her cooking. The goddess makes vegetable chicken soup and fried chicken.

Finished in the kitchen, Dewi immediately brought a warm vegetable soup with rice for Sri.

"This is son, the vegetables are ready," said Dewi.

"Thank you, ma'am" said Sri while sitting on a chair.

Sri immediately ate the food her mother made. It was a long time ago that he did not eat his mother's cooking. Because all this time he always ate his grandmother's cooking.

A few weeks passed, now Sri was back to health as usual. Simultaneously, Sri wanted to return to the village. The goddess could not resist him even though she still missed her son terribly.

One week later Dewi got word if Sri was sick again. This time the Goddess immediately rushed off towards the village.

"Why son? What's going on?" ask the Goddess when she gets home.

"He drank a soft drink so he came back like this" Astuti said.

Astuti regretted if Sri drank drinks carelessly. His condition has become critical again. And a few days later Sri had to lose her life because of the disease she suffered.

How broken the heart of the Goddess when she knew her son was gone. There is something lacking in his life. His days always felt sadness.

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Since then the state of the Goddess has become more. His health is always disturbed. Even the Goddess was always daydreaming because she thought of her son.

"Why are you leaving so soon, son?" the Goddess's Inner Mumbles. Although the incident had been a very long time but the Goddess could never forget her son, her flesh and blood.

Even every day the Goddess always misses her child because she is her first child. The first child he had, but the Goddess had to lose it. That's what causes it.

Sheila also always caught her mother daydreaming. He looked like he was thinking about something. Maybe because he always remembers his son. But Sheila could do nothing.

Sheila could only pray for her mother. Sheila never wanted to lose her mother.