PRETEND POOR

AUNT SUKMA HOSPITAL ADMISSION 2

"Meka, you better go home first. The day is getting late and Davin must be very tired after a day of sightseeing" said Melvin.

"Yes, Vin."

"You also need to rest at home, Ruby. Go home with Meka and Davin." Melvin patted Ruby on the shoulder who was still sitting next to Gante Sukma.

"I still want to be here, you go home, brother," he refused. Ruby wanted to wait until Aunt Sukma came to her senses.

"Yes already, Vin. I go home first" said Meka.

"I'll drive you to the front, yeah."

"No, you're with Ruby."

Meka walked towards the exit. Now Melvin, Ruby and Aunt Sukma are left in there. The waiter who also took Aunt Sukma still did not return to get the goods from home.

"Why yes, Brother. It seems like our relationship is only hurting others. Are we really not supposed to be together?"

Melvin is shocked to hear Ruby's thoughts. Ruby is too quick to draw conclusions.

"Are you thinking of leaving me again?" melvin's tone sounded frustrated.

"If you follow my heart, I want to be with you. But ... If choosing with you makes many people hurt, I don't think I'll be able to." Ruby wiped away the tears that started to drip back on her cheeks.

"I've felt the regret of leaving you. Do you want to feel the regret I've experienced?"

Melvin walked towards the window, flipping the curtains to see the night atmosphere from behind the treatment room glass. The sky had turned dark. The sunlight is replaced by the light that lights up in every corner of the city.

Ruby speechless. Once again he looked at the face of Aunt Sukma who was still pale. His body seems to be getting thinner over time. At that time, his condition looked very good. The doctor said the operation was successful. Just from seeing him with Melvin, was that what made his condition instantly deteriorate?

"I know, you have a great sense of caring for the people closest to you. But, once in a while ... Do you ever care about my whereabouts?"

"Do we not deserve to be happy? Is it only others who deserve to be happy?"

"Everything I try to fix my old regrets, what does it mean to you?"

Melvin's words were deeply in Ruby's heart.

"I'm so proud of all your struggles, brother. Even I feel like the luckiest woman you fought so hard for. I also want us to be together soon."

The mood was silent again. Melvin and Ruby were both speechless, enjoying the inner war within themselves.

The night is getting late, butj there is no sign of Aunt Sukma will wake up. Ardi and his father were out of town, it took them about three to four hours to get there.

"I brought you food." Melvin took a moment out to buy food. He bought two servings of kwetiau sold in the front area of the hospital.

"You should eat, yeah! Do not let you also fall, later people will be more troublesome." Melvin opened the package of food and put it on the plate. "Want me a bribe?"

Ruby who felt lazy to eat just nodded.

Melvin took a fork, rolled the kwetiauw on a plate and then fed it to Ruby's mouth. He also did the same thing to feed himself.

"I was also poor in a country of people. Tomi and I often eat instant noodles for savings." Melvin returns to feed Ruby. He finally saw his smile again.

"I'm afraid that Brother's stomach hurts from eating roadside food."

"Now it's immune."

Bribes by mouth they enjoy together. Ruby was a little happy for the first time being fed by Melvin. Until it does not feel two packets of kwetiau it runs out unceremoniously.

Melvin cleaned up their eating marks. He also washed the dishes and spoons used. A few years of living abroad completely changed his life habits.

Melvin, who used to have nothing but to rely on his parents' possessions, has now been able to do small chores at home. Because of the lack of work, he also wiped the kitchen and washed the furniture lying there. The janitor is afraid not to change the equipment when preparing the room.

Finished mending, he saw that Ruby had fallen asleep next to Aunt Sukma's bed. Melvin could only look at his exhausted-looking face and finally fell asleep as well. His breathing sounds regular.

Clamps!

The door of the room opened, finally Ardi had arrived. Still in his shirt and suit, it seemed like he went straight away without changing his clothes first.

"How mom?" ask Melvin.

"The doctor said his condition was stable. Maybe tomorrow will be realized."

Ardi walked closer to his mother's care bed. He kissed the woman who had given birth to him. Her gaze turned to Ruby who was asleep beside her mother. His hand was about to rub Ruby's head but he paled considering there was Melvin there.

"Thank you for taking my mom to the hospital and looking after her" Ardi said.

"I should be sorry, Ar. Your mama's like this because she saw me and Ruby together." Melvin tried to be honest. He did not want Ruby to have the burden to explain everything to Ardi.

Ardi scrunched his forehead. Three hours of travel he traveled with uncertain feelings. He was very worried about his mother's condition. "Ruby must be very anxious" he said.

"Yes, very. He keeps blaming himself for what happened to Aunt Sukma."

"Last day Ruby and I took Davin for a walk. They have business so we help take care of their children. When we returned from the Water World tourist attractions, we did not expect if we would cross paths with Aunt Sukma."

Ardi can't blame them. The relationship between her and Ruby alone was actually done by volunteering to make her mother happy.

Although her illness never healed and her condition decreased, there was one motivation for her mother to continue to survive, because she wanted to marry Ruby immediately.

Ardi sighed, "Yes already, Vin. You just go home. I'll take care of my next mom. Take Ruby home too so she can rest comfortably."

"My papa will come soon."

"Sure, don't we need to be with you?" Melvin tried to make sure.

"Yes, Vin. Go home! If you're here, I'll be even more confused to explain that suddenly mama woke up." Ardi sat beside his mother, clasping that helpless limp hand.

His glance glanced before him, staring at the sleeping Ruby. Had Melvin not been there, he might have kissed her.

He wanted to laugh at himself, why his love story never went smoothly. When love began to grow for the sleeping woman, Melvin actually came back in their lives. The punch that he got at that time can still feel the sensation. Melvin is so ambitious if it comes to Ruby.