The Marriage Order

S3 Felicia's Confession

Baruna POVs

How could I not be shocked when I saw Felicia suddenly appear before me? He came out of the ward right in front of Reynand's ward when I was about to go to the lobby to get drinks and snacks for our family.

It was different from his last performance when we met. This time he wore glasses and saw some bruises around his face. I don't know what's going on.

"Baruna ..," he said so softly but I could still hear his voice.

"Fely, what are you doing here?" ask me with a flat tone.

Felicia did not answer. Suddenly the woman approached and hugged me. Her crying broke with a face that stuck right in my chest.

I gasped, not able to escape. However, neither did the embrace return. It sounds soft. It was possible that he was embarrassed from crying in the hallway of the deserted treatment room.

"Fel, this is a public place. Untie me. What the hell happened to you?" Although I was upset with him, I asked him nicely and did not want to make a fuss.

Felicia looked up at me for a moment, then hurriedly took off her embrace. "Sorry, Bar" he said, wiping his tears quickly.

"Why are you here? Are you sick?" ask again.

"Rafael was taken care of, Bar," he replied and fell silent. His face hesitated to continue his words.

"Rafael is sick what?" I turned my back. Felicia's answer surprised me.

"Did Sheryl not tell you?" The woman's forehead wiggled.

I shook my head slowly. Felicia's face turned serious.

"It's better to talk about this outside. Around the hospital there is a nice park" he said.

"Then your son?" ask again.

"There's my sister-in-law accompanying me inside. He's also the doctor of this hospital" he said.

I don't know what got into my brain. I agreed and wanted to ask him who the father of his son was. That thought has been haunting since last night. The words of two stupid friends at the bar that made me go completely crazy.

The hospital garden air feels warm and cool because it is still morning. I sat on a long bench with Felicia.

"Regarding Rafael .. he has stage three leukemia. Maybe she won't be around much longer" Felicia said, opening our conversation. His face hides his sadness.

"God! Really true?" I can't believe I heard Felicia say. Because the child looks healthy and does not look like a child with a chronic disease.

"Yes. I just found out too. I thought he was just plain sick. I was suspicious for a long time and too late. His condition is no longer good. The next day we went to the hospital and he had to be treated because his condition was not good" Felicia explained.

"How about David? Where is he now?" I asked her where her husband was.

Felicia was silent. He seems reluctant to answer my question. The woman instead switched the conversation, "Bar, I'm sorry for my words the other day."

"Yes, it's okay. Maybe you were emotional at the time. But I need to emphasize that I never regret having it. She's a woman I love very much. She is currently pregnant. Soon, I'll be a father." I said with glittering eyes to him.

Felicia's speechless. He did not immediately respond to my words. His gaze suddenly became sad as the face turned to look at me.

"You know, Bar .... You've been a father for a long time."

Alternately, Felicia's words made me speechless. Then wonder if questions after questions that passed last night will be answered soon. But my heart is not ready to hear the truth.

What if Rafael is really my son?

"You mean?" I asked finally because the woman did not clarify her words.

"Rafael is your son, Bar," Felicia said.

Hearing Felicia's words felt like a whirlwind breaking in the morning. I tried to digest the words spoken from his mouth.

Is he lying? Then for what? We already have our own couple.

"You must be kidding me" I said, unprepared for the facts that might have happened. My health is no problem. Even Sheryl was pregnant right after we got married. It is not impossible that she also conceived after the incident. But, it was only once .. and I was framed. How come?

"I've never been this serious, Bar. I even admitted this to David. He was angry that he had been lied to for years." Felicia's face looked so serious.

"But, it's only once. Couldn't Rafael be David's son? You also said you had a lover back then. That man must be David."

"Yes. David and I were dating at the time. We are in long distance contact. I thought Rafael was his son, but when we checked his blood type, Rafael didn't have any of us. The curious David immediately did a DNA test on his own son. As a result, Rafael is not his son, Bar. Rafael is your son" Felicia again tried to convince me.

"It could be another guy, right?" I shot him with a question.

Felicia gave a slanted grin then said, "I only did it with two men. You and David. It can't be anyone else's child."

It felt so bad to hear his confession. Maybe he said something that made me go crazy to get a reality like this.

Felicia then fell silent before she continued, "If you don't believe me, you can do the same thing David did to his son."

"Fel, sorry .. but it feels like this is far-fetched. I just don't remember that much. You even left when I wanted an explanation. You shouldn't be present at this time. A time when I was happy with my wife." I defended myself.

"So you doubt that, even when Sheryl repeatedly says Rafael's eyes look like yours, huh?" Felicia's forehead frowned.

"Yes! I don't know what your motive is for doing this. From then on and maybe now, our status will never change as friends. Even for Rafael, he doesn't know me and I don't know him at all. I'm not his father." I shook my head, then stood up. I don't want to continue our conversation. "Sheryl and the others must have waited too long for me inside. I have to go back to Reynand's room" I said.

Felicia said nothing. He kept quiet. Until finally when I turned around, he stopped my steps. Hugged me from behind.

"David will divorce me, Bar. Raphael became ill. I don't know what to do now. This is really the lowest point of my life. Help us!" he said then sobbing.