The Heart (Nadira)

episode 79

Alby knocked on the door of Syifa's room in the hospital. The door opened, and he could see the woman who had become his former lover was asleep in the patient's bed with a pale face.

Aunt Yuni who saw Alby's arrival, rewinded her steps, making room for Alby to enter the room.

" come inside. " She said slowly.

Alby looked at Syifa's face. He looked pale and his cheeks were more thin than the last they met. Alby sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the hand that used to always hold his hand. The fingers seem to be getting slimmer.

Soon Syifa's eyes moved, indicating that Syifa would wake up from her sleep. Syifa opened her eyes slowly, adjusting the light coming into her eyes. Syifa is still scanning the room that has been in the house for a few days. When Syifa looked to her left, she saw Alby.

" Be..."

Alby nodded, Syifa was like a dream to see the person she had longed for. His forehead creased, and Syifa shook her head.

" No. No, I must be hallucinating."

He said as he stroked his forehead. Syifa thought, because she missed Alby too much, she must be expecting Alby to come see her. Syifa tried to wake up from her sleep. Seeing Syifa in trouble, Alby rushed to help her. It was then that Syifa realized that she was not hallucinating or dreaming.

" Be...this is really you?"

Alby smiled faintly and nodded. Syifa smiled, then hugged Alby. Alby was embraced spontaneously, just silent, not replying. And that awakened Syifa.

" Sorry. " Say him while neutralizing his attitude. It felt so embarrassed, hugging Alby who already belonged to someone else.

Now Alby is sitting in a chair near Syifa's bed. For a long time they were silent, until Syifa finally opened her voice.

" Do you know where I'm from?"

" It just so happened that I went to see my business partner, when I looked in the direction of this room, I was familiar. It was you."

Syifa nodded, then they fell silent again.

" What's wrong with you, Fa?"

Syifa smiled, the same smile, but could no longer shake Alby's heart.

" I'm just sapped, and anemic. But mama panicked too much, and asked me to stay in a few days." Her speech.

Alby glanced at the clock on his wrist. Then withdraw.

" Thank you, you've been visiting. I'm very happy. Give my regards to Dira."

After Syifa said that, Alby came out of Syifa's room. As he closed the door of the room, his gaze met with Aunt Yuni.

" Thank you for fulfilling Syifa's wish. "

" Together, Aunt. I'm pampering. "

Alby walked to the parking lot, then he got behind the wheel. Then run his car through the streets of the capital, to the palace he built with Dira. His heart was already feeling very guilty, having already met a woman from his past without telling Dira first.

During the trip, Alby continued to think about the state of Syifa.Walau Syifa said he was just exhausted and suffering from Anemia, but Alby is not a fool who does not know the meaning of writing on the board located at the end of Syifa's bed. Acute leukemia. That's the writing written there. Alby arrived at the house just as Adzan Isya was reverberating.

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