Not a Choice
46
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...“Happiness cannot be measured by what we will have, but how much we are grateful for what we have.”...
...David...
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“That's food, not sajen, Al. So don't be glared at it. The food is eaten before it gets cold. After all, they will also not be afraid of you glaring like that,” circus David when he saw Alea daydreaming. The food in front of Alea was not touched at all while his rice pecel was already left unkempt.
David exhaled violently. Confused by the behavior of his best friend's ex-wife. Alea simply stared at the floor of the cafe that was their preferred place for breakfast this morning with a blank look.
“You want to be constantly like this?” david asked while eating Alea's rempeyek, “I've been like your bodyguard and Ata knows, right? Forced to take you two everywhere like I have no job. Very lucky for my life.” David grumbled as he was ignored by Alea.
After eating the rempeyek almost half, he warmed his order capuccino, before his eyes fell on the traffic outside the cafe.
“Life is an option, Al. Do you want to keep your love or let it go and make yourself valuable by finding your own happiness. Inget Al, happiness cannot be measured by what we will have, but how much we are grateful for what we have. So think carefully about your future. Don't keep wallowing in the same thing, aren't you tired? Not saturated?”
Alea had yet to respond to what David had said, making David again exhale violently.
“I thought you were a tough woman. You are nothing more than a naive woman. Hopefully this way Ata will come back with you. Even if Ata comes back with you, you will only be used as a place of impingement. The rough spare tire. Want to be a spare tire? The time of an Alea Putri, a manager of a famous hotel in Surabaya so Ata spare tires, like no other guy knows, right? Still mending Hasbi to everywhere,” cerocos David because from earlier Alea did not respond.
“Ck! Noisy knows, right? I was like a can of your mouth.”
David gawked at Alea's response to her remark. “You call me the same old can?” annoyed David.
“You also call me like spare tire,” reply Alea.
“Makanya move on, let's not like spare tire. Ata keep thinking.”
“Emang who thought of Ata?”
“You from earlier bengong aja, did not realize?”
Alea ignored David's question. He sipped his warm tea, then plucked the remaining rempeyek on his plate. “I again thought of Runa.”
David frowned, letting Alea continue with her words. “I nyesel used to ask Khan to Runa. I'm too rash. I'm as selfish as Ata. Without me knowing Runa's struggle all this time, I casually ask Khan to Ata want to return with me.” Alea stirred her tea before returning David's gaze, “I've sincerely removed Ata, Vid. Let's go back to Surabaya!”
Alea got up leaving David who was still digesting the sentence just uttered by him. “Alea kambet what can immediately change your mind like that?” david asked himself.
***
Khan still closes his eyes in the PICU room. It made Runa as well as the others feel sad. Having been treated for two days, Khan has not shown better condition.
Yesterday, when Ata asked Khan to be transferred to Surabaya immediately, doctors advised him to wait for Khan's condition to stabilize so that Khan was placed in the PICU room. Runa never left the son. While Sandy today can not accompany because she had to take care of Mira who dropped after hearing the state of Khan. His blood pressure rose dramatically.
“Wake up, yes, dear. Later yangti (the princess) take Khan for a walk. We go to Jatim Park, to BNS, Selecta, where the Khan wants to go. Khan should be cured, yes, Nak.”
Maya holds tightness in the chest seeing the state of her granddaughter. That regret is mounting. Only a few days later he saw his grandson, now his grandson was lying on a sickbed. His tears had flowed into the river without being able to prevent it. Hasan gently rubbed his wife's back, hoping to give her strength.
“Run, we go back to Surabaya first. If there is anything, please immediately notify,” pinta Hasan.
Runa just nodded weakly. He was tired of arguing. I'm tired of everything that's been going on lately. Ata's presence back in his life was able to overturn his world that had just been neatly arranged. Ata was willing to take her parents to the station.
Those tired faces implied regret, especially Ata. The doctor's information yesterday touched his heart.
“If Ata hadn't been rash, Khan wouldn't be what he is today. Khan will still be able to smile and play, ” Og Ata when accompanying his parents at the station.
“Everything that happens has become a suratan. There is no point in regretting what happened. Make what happens a lesson so that later do not make the same mistake, and be wiser in making decisions.” Hasan tried to strengthen the son.
“I'm niesel, Dad. I know I'm selfish, but I just want Khan and Runa by my side. They're my source of happiness.”
“Nak, sometimes we have to let go of something that is not intended for us. Don't force the will, if it hurts Runa and Khan even more. Do you want to see them suffer by your side? Can you be happy on their wounds? Think carefully. You are an adult, once in a while think of other people's feelings not just your own.” Hasan patted the son on the shoulder before entering the carriage that would take them back to Surabaya.
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“Patients can already be referred to larger hospitals,” said the doctor after checking on Khan's condition.
“But why is my son still unconscious, Doc?” Runa looked at the doctor who handled Khan in pias.
“Many prayers, yes, Buk. That's all I can recommend.”
“What's my nephew's condition that bad, Doc?” Runi interrupted the conversation.
“Possibly patients need a heart donor.”
The doctor's last sentence breaks down Runa's defenses. His body was immediately shaken, lucky Ata came on time so as to be able to hold Runa's body that would be knocked to the floor.
“I'll take care of everything soon. I beg you to give the best to my son,” pinta Ata.
Ata immediately took care of all the preparations and administration to bring Khan to Surabaya, while Runi, Lina, and Lukman tried to strengthen Runa.
“Don't leave mother, son. Mother please. After seven years of fighting together, do not leave your mother to step alone. Our fight is not over, Khan. Mother please,” watered Runa next to her son's bed.
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...To be continued...
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