Pride of Love

Goodbye Dad

That day seemed very different, Andra paced back and forth in front of the hospital's ICU room and looked sad mixed with panic. His father's health deteriorated again. For a moment he sat down and then stood up again, the phone in his hand was kept out and put again into his pants pocket, anxiety clearly visible on his face.

A doctor came out of the ICU and Andra rushed to him

"How's my dad doing, doc?" Ask Andra to the doctor.

"Sir Andra come with me to my room!" The doctor followed Andra.

"Sir Andra, forgive me. Mr. Joddy's health condition has been very bad" the doctor explained with a face that also looked worried.

"Actually my dad is sick, Doc?" Andra was eager to know the circumstances of her father.

"Actually Mr. Joddy's condition is quite serious Mr. Andra, kidney complications and diabetes are getting worse. Right now just washing the blood isn't helping enough." The doctor took a deep breath.

"Kidney doc?"

"Bloodwashing? How come?" Andra did not believe the doctor's words. All he knew was that his father had sugar, but he never knew his father had kidney disease.

"Sir Joddy had kidney surgery about 2 years ago, during this time he only lived with one kidney, plus a history of diabetes that he suffered." The doctor explained again while handing over a map to Andra.

"This is Mr. Joddy's medical record, actually Mr. Joddy does not want others to know the problem of his illness and ask me to keep this a secret especially to you Mr. Andra. He doesn't want you to worry about him. Every time the dialysis schedule, he always comes here himself because you do not want to know. But...., at this time Mr. Joddy's condition is very serious sir, after all you are his son, you must know this".

Andra was silent and saddened to learn of her father's condition.

"Dad is as bad as your illness but I didn't tell you" Andra's grief became more unstoppable. "Taken 2 years ago? That means when I was in Jogja. Ah. I'm an unfilial child.I'm there to defend my principles and my stubbornness while here my father struggles with his illness" Andra continues to blame himself.

"Doctor please do my best for my father, doc. if necessary I will donate my kidney to my father" Andra put his hope in the doctor.

"I will keep trying my best for Mr. Joddy Mr. Andra." The doctor then retrieved Joddy's medical record map from Andra's hand.

During Joddy's stay in the ICU, Andra never left the hospital and always looked after her father. It has been 2 days he did not go to the office, his phone continues to ring work affairs, some in his response there are also those who do not.

("Mbak Nadya, please take care of the office in the handle first, until the next 2 days please all the meeting schedule with the client in pending to the next week" ) Sent

Andra sent a short message to her secretary.

"Son, don't ignore the office business for Dad's sake, I'm fine." There was a faint voice Joddy momentarily watching his son.

"Dad.This time Andra will look after the father until the father is completely healed Well, there is nothing more important than that" Andra held his father's hand.

"Andra's right Joe. You don't think like that first, the office business I'll help" Arrived the Word was standing behind Andra.

"Thank you very much for everything, I have troubled you a lot all this time" Joddy spoke in a hoarse voice. "If I'm gone, please take care of Andra, think of her as your own son."

"Dad don't say that" Andra held her father's hand even tighter. "Father will soon be healed well." Andra's eyes glazed with glass.

"Word...have you chosen a good day for Andra and Amel's wedding?" With my eyes Joddy glanced back at the Word. "They should get married soon, Word help you arrange everything as soon as possible." For a moment Joddy closed his eyes.

"Don't dad..no... Don't say that again please!!." Andra sobbed but was arrested.

"Andra don't refuse again, marry Amelia immediately, this is my father's request to you son." Then Joddy's hand tried to reach the Word's hand.

"Word..anything can happen in this life, sooner or later all will return to Him, if later I can not see them married directly, he said, I beg you before I really leave you've married them, do you understand I mean the Word?" joddy said again while staring at the Word with a blank but meaningful look.

"Joe. We'll be the same as seeing them get married. You'll get well soon Joe" Word understands what his best friend's words mean, but he tries to divert them.

"Andra.dad will be very happy if you have made Om Joddy your father too, please do not refuse again.married immediately to Amel!"

Joddy's voice grew weaker, his eyes closed. "Dad.....!!" Andra shouted while hugging her father's weak body.

"Om going to call the doctor" Firman also panicked to see the condition of his best friend like that.

The doctor came into the room and checked Joddy's pulse. "Sir Andra, Mr. Firman, please wait outside first, we will give action for Mr. Joddy.

Andra and Firman came out of the room.

Soon the doctor came out of the ICU room and rushed to Andra and Firman.

"I'm sorry sir.... Mr. Joddy...???"

"My dad why doc???" Andra looked worriedly.

"So stoic Mr. Andra, sir.., Mr. Joddy .. has left all of us" The doctor can no longer say anything other than being honest about his patient's condition.

Hearing the doctor say Andra's body immediately limp, he sat on the floor his hands clenched and hit the floor hard.

"This is impossible.....You also left me this fast" Andra cried out and sobbed Andra as if she could not believe what the doctor had just said.

"Andra... With you here.." The Word embraced Andra trying to strengthen.

*****

The news of Joddy's death was immediately widespread among relatives and colleagues.

That afternoon the residence of Hadiwiguna was crowded with mourners and dozens of wreaths were installed on the hallam of the house. Sobs filled the house. While Joddy was a good person in the eyes of all his relatives and colleagues, everyone also felt very sad and lost.

Joddy's funeral is over. The atmosphere at the cemetery was already quiet as mourners had already left the burial area. Andra was still beside his father's grave holding his father's headstone and crying tesedu.

"Dad...Why father...why? Daddy could have left me alone". Those words were unceasingly coming out of his mouth.

A woman, also still there, had tears streaming down her eyes and her body was shaking withstanding her cries of sadness.

"Mas Joddy.I'm sorry, I can't take care of you and Andra. You've left us all behind your daughter Jelita and your wife. I hope you calm down there and get together with them Mas.." said the woman sobbing.

"Auntie... Dad left us all.. Andra has no one else here" Andra told the woman in a heavy voice holding back her cries.

The woman is Joddy's younger sister Tiara and the only surviving family near Andra. During this time Tiara lived in Denpasar, she married a native Balinese man and moved faith following the beliefs of her husband. He flew to Jakarta when he heard the news of his brother's passing.

"Andra. Aunty can never go back to Jakarta to be with you all this time" said tiara as she hugged her nephew.

"What aunty is. Everything has happened." Andra replied while holding back her cries.

******

At a hotel in Thailand.

Amel and Mayra had just come home from the street and were shopping. Their hands were full of grocery bags and they were smiling happily because it was past that day full of impressions. They went straight into the room and started to open the bag.

Amel's phone rang and he immediately grabbed the phone from his bag.

"Papa.... Amel has been shopping a lot by today. wait 2 more days Amel will go home" without greeting hello Amel immediately nyerocos talk because he knows his father who called.

"Amel... immediately go home, there is sad news here" heard his father's answer from across.

"Hurings? What news is pa?" The hue of Amel's face suddenly changed hearing his father's words. Mayra who was next to him was surprised and sat down to approach Amel.

"Om Joddy passed away and was buried this afternoon" Firman said.

"What?? Um Joddy pa??" Amel doesn't believe it. Mayra was confused and curious to know what Amel and his papa were talking about.

"Please tell my condolences to Andra pa.. Amel was sorry" Amel hung up.

"What's Mel doing?" Mayra looked at her best friend who arrived looking sad with question marks.

"Om Joddy died May" Amel's voice recalls.

"Innalilahi Winnailaihi Roji'un" Mayra also felt grief like Amelia.