
Owner of Hearts (64)
David was silent when his parents spoke at length. He admitted, he was wrong because he had covered his condition from his family.
" When will you keep talking? Doesn't Mama want me to rest?" She actually feels more dizzy as she continues to advise her.
Flower finally woke up. He should have given her peace and let her child rest. However, the worry mixed with annoyance has already mastered it.
Flower sighed. " I'm sorry, Mama's very worried."
"We will follow the doctor's advice. You'll be in surgery as soon as your condition allows you to fly" David's father said
" flight?"
" We're going to do the best treatment to the hospital where your aunt lives. Singapore," added David's father.
" But, Pah..."
" There is no rejection. Papa's decision cannot be challenged,"
David quiet. His father's decision will no longer change.
" We go home first, Fa. If there's anything, call Papa directly,"
" Yes, Pah."
" You sure you don't want company, Fa?," Syifa simply shook her head.
He wants to talk to his husband. It would be very awkward if there was someone else among them.
" Yes already. Help Mama convince David, yes," Whisper Flower as she hugs her daughter-in-law.
" Yes, Ma." Syifa smiled.
" Ay, Mas does not want to do the operation," he said, which turned out to be still in his establishment.
" Why?" asked Syifa who wanted to know the reason from the husband directly so that she could make her husband instead become willing to be operated on.
" Surgical procedures do not guarantee that you will recover. Even the percentage of success is small, "de_sahya.
" Don't you want to heal and keep me company raising our children?,"
" It's not so," David didn't want his wife to misunderstand. " But, it would be better if the mas accompanied you at the end of this pregnancy. What if you don't survive the operation? Or mas even comatose to miss accompanying you later, "Just this time David felt insecure. I feel like his life is only a matter of time.
Syifa held her husband's hand. "Why are you worried about what hasn't happened yet?. We never know what will happen in the future. However, we must not surrender to the situation. We just have to make the most of our efforts."
" When it fails?,"
" What if it works?" Syifa asked back to make her husband shut up.
" Everything that has happened, is happening and even what will happen is already recorded in Mahfudz. However, that does not mean we just stay silent because we think as far as our efforts will be in vain. Did not the Prophet say that Nothing can change destiny but prayer and nothing can prolong life except good deeds.” David quietly tried to digest what the wife would say.
" If you just stay still and enjoy the days that you think will end soon, it means resigned. While we can still strive for healing mas. At a time when many people who actually do not have the opportunity to be cured because of limited costs, mas given ease. Then why not use all of that?
Everyone who lives will feel dead. Maybe mas think will leave us first because of the current condition. Though it could be us who are healthy first go,"
David was silent, he confirmed what his wife had said.
" Let's try as much as possible. As to what the outcome would be, we leave it to God. He is the All-Knowing of what is best for us. You want to, right?,"
David did not answer. " But I want to do something before I go to Singapore."
Syifa smiled. From what her husband said, it means he wants to do the operation. " Thank God. What do you want to do?,"
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