The Love That Is Taken

Bad News

He sat down next to his wife. The woman's hand. He kissed the back of his hand lovingly.

"We go back to Indonesia, yuk. Calm down for a moment while looking for more information about treatment for Valentina," he asked while smiling gently at Theresia.

"Are you tired, Mas, go back and forth Surabaya-Singapore continues?" asked his wife while rubbing Jonathan's cheeks.

"Not really. It's ordinary, really. I'm just worried about your health, honey. I'd like to take you on vacation to get some fresh air in the mountains like Batu or Tretes. After refreshing for a few days, your mind will definitely relax more. The body also becomes fresher. You won't keep dizzy like this. How's it?"

The wife nodded. She then wrestled spoiled on her husband's shoulders. "I thought I missed our house in Surabaya, Mas. I haven't seen him in a year. Also the tombs of Papa and Aunt Mila," he said sadly.

Jonathan nodded. "Later to reach Surabaya, the second day we immediately visit their graves, yes," he asked as he gently kissed Theresia's forehead. The woman nodded in agreement.

Yes, said Jon, I need refreshing. All this time I was too tense with the daily routine of accompanying my son this therapy - it was to the point of neglecting my own health, the woman said in her heart. Next I will try to relax more in the face of everything. Yesterday I got information from one of the therapy patients about some of the best neurologist clinics in China. I will research one by one later if I have arrived in Indonesia. The treatment in the Lion country is enough. His method - it continues and does not bring any results to my son. It's time I tried another method.

Meanwhile Jonathan inwardly felt relieved. He was glad his wife wanted to be invited back to Indonesia. The man himself has actually felt the hassles of having to go back and forth Surabaya-Singapore continues. Sungkan also let Bastian and Mina develop their property business without him.

Although his two best friends never complained at all, Jonathan felt he was less professional. After all, the idea of opening a property marketing office came from him. So the man felt responsible for running the business as best he could.

Moreover, in the depths of his heart, he was resigned to the state of Valentina. Poor children as small as that should be bombarded with various therapies over the past three years in Surabaya, Malaysia, and Singapore. His feelings as a father felt unbearable to watch his son often cry while undergoing therapy. But he was silent because he knew all that was done by Theresa for the good of their daughter. He could see the expression not up to the woman's heart every time he heard Valentina's moans or whines.

The three of us are suffering with each other's capacity, his mind is trying hard. Hopefully our return to Indonesia will make There a bit relaxed to face everything.

Back to the brow of the wife with affection. Theresia replied to him with a spoiled hug. The two of them then continue with an intimate relationship full of love and passion.

Then Jonathan hugged his wife's innocent body from behind and whispered affectionately, "I love you, dear."

Theresia nodded and replied in a similar sentence. He then closed his eyes and immediately floated into dreamland.

The next morning Jonathan woke up. He saw that his wife was no longer lying next to him. Slowly the man got out of bed. To his surprise he watched his wife's body lying helplessly on the floor! Both of his eyes were tightly closed.

"There, There! Yeah, God. What happened to you, honey?!" the man panicked. His ears were placed on his wife's chest. Theresa was still breathing regularly.  Jonathan was so grateful.

He lifted up his wife's body and put her on the bed. He covered his body with a blanket. Slowly the woman's eyes opened. "There, you're sober? Thank goodness" Jonathan was relieved. Gently stroked his wife's head.

"I'm why, Mom?" ask Theresa slowly. She looked at her husband not understanding.

"Now, don't feel anything" the woman replied softly. He then tried to remember what had happened. A few moments later Theresa said, "Looks as I woke up I felt my head was so dizzy. Yeah, correct. A bit different dizziness. The pain was unbearable until I sat on the floor. Maybe that's what caused me to faint."

"Luckily you don't get concussed, honey. I can still clearly remember what happened. Come on, now get ready. I'll take you to the hospital for a check-up."

Theresia immediately protested, "I'm fine, Mas. It's fresh gini, really."

Her husband glared and said firmly, "I don't want this to happen again, There. What if it happens again when I'm not next to you? Who's gonna help you? Never mind, please obey me this time. Check yourself thoroughly at the hospital!"

Finally the woman agreed. She was helpless against her husband who had already begun to show her authority.

***

The middle-aged male doctor of Indonesian descent looked at Theresia as concerned. He was considering the words that would be spoken to this patient. Meanwhile, the husband of the patient seemed more curious about the health condition of his wife.

"What kind of illness does my wife actually suffer from, Doc? Why does he have headaches so often? Even this morning, he fainted because he couldn't stand the pain."

The doctor cleared his throat. He then explained it carefully, "Look, sir. Based on the results of a thorough examination of Bu Theresia, found the presence of cancer cells in the brain...."

Theresia was immediately unconscious to hear the doctor's words.

***

"I don't want to be treated here, Mom. I'm going to go back to Surabaya. Didn't we agree yesterday to return to the homeland and refreshing in the mountainous regions?" cetus Theresia when she was conscious of her stings. He was admitted to the intensive care room of the hospital. Doctors worried about his condition fainting twice in less than twenty-four hours.

Jonathan took a long breath. He looks very sad. "Yesterday we don't know your true health condition yet, honey. That's why I'm taking you back to Surabaya. But now it's different. You should get treatment. You have stage three brain cancer, There. Must be treated intensively so that cancer cells do not spread to other organs of the body."

The wife is dumbstruck. "Brain cancer..stage three?" tanyanya. His eyes began to glaze over.

Husband nodded. "That's what the doctor told me earlier when you fainted. Looks like we'll have to delay our return to Indonesia."

Good Lord! shouted Theresia in the heart. Not enough of my suffering? I spent years, thoughts, and energy accompanying my daughter through various therapies and treatments. Of my own self-interest until I ignore it. Why now can you give me this malignant disease?!

"It's not fair. God is so unfair!" the woman was upset. Her tears fell. "In this world there are a lot of bad people, but live a healthy life and long life. Why am I getting brain cancer, Jon? Why me?!