On Bed Om Rudy

Apologies

Aunt Katrin was still unconscious in the intensive care room, the infusion, the oxygen mask made her look like a dying person. Myla did not stop crying from behind the treatment window. Om Rudy could only hug and rub Myla's back gently repeatedly.

“Pa, Mama why? My mom has been sick all this time? Why can't Myla see that, Pa?” Myla sobbed in her papa's arms.

“Papa also do not know, Myla, Papa apologizes for being selfish and only selfish Papa himself, Papa really does not realize if Mama is sick.” Om Rudy regrets his recent actions, allowing himself to drown in his obsession with Liany, the daughter of his late ex-lover.

Doctor Wilma who when she found out Aunt Katrin fell unconscious again soon came and to see her patient. While in the room with doctor Wilma Aunt Katrin siuman.

“Kat, does your family know?” doctor Wilma whispers to Aunt Katrin.

Aunt Katrin shook her head weakly, her tears falling one by one.

“Wilma ... I want to tell you this but I ask you, Wil, to call Satria and Liany, bring them both for me. I'm afraid I won't have time to say this.”

Doctor Wilma nodded in agreement, “Alright, I will see them soon. You rest first, hopefully you can be moved to the treatment room immediately.”

“Thank you, Wilma.” Aunt Katrin again closed her eyes, she wanted to save the rest of her energy to face the next step. Once they found out, accepting each other and forgiving her, Aunt Katrin was sincere to pick her up dead.

“Doctor, My mom how?” myla approached Wilma. For a moment the Wilma doctor took a breath, then smiled to calm Myla and Om Rudy.

“So far mama you can defend well, I have to go out first yes, later I will return. Hopefully your mother can be transferred to the treatment room soon, after that I will explain the state of your mother. Excuse me.”

Myla looks at Wilma's distant back, Om Rudy grabs Myla's shoulder and invites her to sit down to wait for the doctor's next action.

Satria and Liany just got off in the office lobby, they are going home together after picking up Rangga on daycare.

“Sorry, is it true that you are named Satria Abimana and Liany?” ask a woman who seems to be the same age as Aunt Katrin. Beautiful woman, pure white, shoulder-length hair and official dress.

“Iya right, I am Satria and this is Liany, my future wife, sorry Mom who is it?”

“I'm Wilma, the doctor who treated Ms. Katrin, right now your mother wants to meet you and your future wife. He is being treated at my hospital,” said Wilma doctor who made Satria and Liany jerked in shock.

“What? My mother is sick?” ask Satria to make sure she doesn't hear wrong. Satria and Liany looked at each other.

“Yes, Ms Katrin is in intensive care room, she is my best friend and ask for help to call you two, can come with me now?” Doctor Wilma alternately looked at Satria and Liany.

“Meet your mama, Sat, I will accompany you, but we take care of Rangga first,” persuaded Liany who saw doubt on Satria's face.

Satria fell silent and was still pondering her feelings. Then looked deeply at Dr. Wilma.

“What's my mom hurting, Doc?” ask the man slowly.

“Mother Katrin has stage three blood cancer, mother Katrin should have had to undergo chemotherapy but she said her son will get married so she postponed the treatment until you get married first or at least the business with you is done.” Doctor Wilma looked at Satria waiting for the reaction of her best friend's son.

Satria took a step back, her breath held, as if not believing what was heard from the beautiful doctor in front of her.

“Doctor ... You are kidding ‘kan? He's the one who asked you to make up this story ‘kan?” satria said with a trembling voice.

“Satria...,” Liany grabbed the man's arm and hugged him tightly. His heart was almost broken because of the news brought by Wilma's doctor.

“Satria, I am not the type of person who likes to joke with my patient's life,” Doctor Wilma opened the glasses and approached one step more to Satria.

“Meet your mother, don't be late, she loves you, Satria. I'm not only her doctor but I've been her best friend for years. Here's my card and the hospital address, you can call me if you get there. Excuse me,” said doctor Wilma while reattaching her clear oval glasses.

Satria was still sculpting with support on the pole of his office lobby, his chest felt suddenly tight, his eyes reddened. Liany stepped up in front of the man while rubbing his cheeks.

“We look at Rangga first and extend the time of arrival, young children are still vulnerable to be taken to the hospital. Come,” said Satria while taking a deep breath and holding the woman's hand. They walked on with silence. Until they arrived at the daycare they had not talked much. Satria looks to talk to Rangga to comfort the baby flailing towards him.

“Papa Satria will return again yes, Papa and Mama want to see Oma Katrin first in the hospital, will not be long yes Dear.” Satria kissed both Rangga's cheeks and the back of an adorable white baby hand.

As if the hospital was the furthest passageway Satria had ever walked, like a road that had no end. His heartbeat was faster tapping the wall of his chest, there was a strange feeling that crept up asking for Aunt Katrin to survive and recover from her illness. Many times without realizing Satria squeezed Liany's fingers in her hand until the woman's fingers turned red. Liany did not complain, she understood that Satria was currently at war against her feelings and selfishness.

“Sat, the Wilma doctor, Doc!” liany shouted that accelerated their pace.

“Your mother has just been transferred to this treatment room, come in,” said doctor Wilma slowly. At first glance Satria and Liany see Myla and Om Rudy in there. Liany looked doubtful and let go of Satria's handrails and took a step back. He didn't want any commotion in the room.

“It's okay, Lia, Ibu Katrin has also been waiting for you.” Doctor Wilma opened the door for the two of them, as Om Rudy and Myla looked towards Satria and Liany who were seen in the doorway. Aunt Katrin turned her head and smiled and waved her hand asking for the two to come closer.

“Satria, Liany come here, come here,” tinta Aunt Katrin in a soft voice, her eyes sparkling to welcome the arrival of her son and future daughter-in-law. Aunt Katrin tried to sit down, with Wilma's doctor helping her.

“Thank you, Wil, thank you for helping me to bring Satria. You are here, please accompany me.” Aunty Katrin grasped for a moment the fingers of Wilma's doctor as if asking for more moral support to her best friend. Doctor Wilma nodded and stroked Aunt Katrin's shoulder for a moment.

Myla stared intently at Liany, if her mother was not sick she might have kicked the woman out, glanced at her papa to make sure that the man no longer looked at Liany as her lover. However, Om Rudy was calmer, in his heart he was trying to control his heart and his feelings.

“Mama asked you to gather here, so that Mama can apologize to all of you. On Papa, Myla and also Satria and Liany,” said Aunt Katrin.

“Before Mama married your Papa Myla, Mama is a widow, Mama's big mistake to your Papa is Mama did not say the truth if Mama is a widow with one child.” The woman took a deep breath, her eyes began to glaze over. Myla and Om Rudy showed expressions of shock.

“So Myla has a sister?” Myla momentarily hesitated, slowly shifting her gaze to Satria and Liany alternately. One of them could be his mother's first child. Om Rudy could only sigh heavily, his guess was on Satria, the young man whom Aunt Katrin often met.

“For so many years Mama has felt so guilty and sinful to her son, to Satria, my son whom I have denied, whom I have kept secret from you and the world,” said Aunt Katrin with tears vying for a drip.

“Papa introduce this my son, Satria Abimana, he is not an affair of Mama, but he is my son whom I have ignored all along. I'm sorry to you Rudy..” Aunt Katrin started sobbing.

“i've been hiding from you this for years,” continued Aunt Katrin again.

Looking at the frail, pale and weak and shaken Aunt Katrin crying, Satria's defense was broken too, her heart touched to see the woman who had given birth to her sobbing.

“Satria .. Mama apologize, Son. Mama's sorry for the selfishness, Mama. You've been abandoned for years, Mama was never there when you needed Mama, forgive Mama…” Aunt Katrin cupped her hands together in front of her chest apologizing with tears and a great sense of regret.

Hearing that Myla became shocked, how she had made a terrible mistake that she did not know, loving her own sister. Myla's tears fell without her being able to contain them anymore.

Satria looked at Aunt Katrin with teary eyes, what she had wanted to hear all these years but she did not expect that her mother would say sorry in such a weak condition. The young man approached and slowly sat down next to Aunt Katrin. Satria's eyes reddened, grabbed by the hand of Aunt Katrin and kissed slowly the back of her mother's hand with full feeling. Aunt Katrin wept more and more to see her son who finally wanted to get closer to her.

“Pardon Satria too, Mama, all this time Satria was strict and rude to Mama. Satria can not resist the anger in Satria, forgive Satria also Mama.” Satria pulled Aunt Katrin into her arms, the two of them crying together in full force.

Liany rubbed the melted tears on her cheeks, and Wilma's doctor did the same. They were moved to see the moment of mother and son who apologized to each other. Satria let go of her embrace and clasped her mother's hand tightly.

“Mama's dishonesty makes Myla a shameful woman! Myla fell in love with her own brother because of Mama!” myla exclaimed in anger, she still could not accept the fact that the man who had stolen her heart was her own biological sister.

Everyone gasped at Myla's statement just now and looked towards her.

“Myla, Mama apologise Darling .. Mama—“

“Mama yesterday!” peekkik Myla, then the girl ran away from the care room of Aunt Katrin.

“Myla! Mylaaa don't go, son!” sergeant Aunt Katrin, she wants to chase but her body feels weak.

“Let me talk to him, Kat. You don't have to worry, at least I'm relieved enough to hear your words earlier. Let me take care of Myla.” Rudy looked at his wife giving him confidence. She left Aunt Katrin's room to pursue her daughter.