The Presence of the Actor

chapter 84. POV banner

"Thank you son of a banner, you are very meritorious in my life, as a thank you, I want to match the banner with my beloved daughter, the queen..." 

Those words still ring in my memory. Mr. Wijaksono plans to betroth the queen, the princess only wayangnya with me who is just a simple village man, that he did because I have contributed some organs of my heart to him.

Mr. Wijaksono had suffered from permanent liver damage, so he needed a liver/liver transplant. He had asked the hospital to find a liver donor, but there were no results. I who used to work in a garment company owned by Mr. Wijaksono heard the news. At the time I was 18 years old, I planned to go to college while working so I could change my life.

Mr. Wijaksono has a very beautiful daughter, she is named queen. When I first saw her, I was already in love, but I didn't dare dream of having her.

I volunteered as a liver donor to Mr. Wijaksono, hearing the news, Pak Wijaksono was very happy, he promised to give me a lot of money, bear my tuition until it was finished, and what pleased me the most,mr. Wijaksono also intends to match me with his daughter.

I immediately accepted it. The specialist doctor who handled Mr. Wijaksono also directly checked the condition of all my organs. So many medical processes that I went through, even me to stay overnight in the hospital. After going through a very detailed check, the results also stated if I could be a liver donor for Mr. Wijaksono.

But the surgery could not be done immediately, I had to undergo a medical evaluation again, making sure my body condition was normal and ready to undergo liver transplant surgery.

"Tomorrow, the operation will be done, so you have to rest, keep your body condition, hopefully everything goes smoothly_" said Mr. Wijaksono with a smile

"Okay sir.insya Allah I am ready, may I donate part of my heart, my father can be healthy again_" said I stared at the look on his face that was not stopping smiling

"Some studies have proven that your liver can grow again even though there are only 25 percent of the remaining organs that are still functioning. The regeneration process can occur because hepatocytes, the main cells that make up the liver, are able to multiply." The explanation of the doctor made me more confident to continue to donate some of my organs to Mr. Wijaksono. Besides I will earn a lot of money, I also get something very valuable, namely the queen, the person I have always liked.

The transplant operation went well. I was unconscious because my condition suddenly dropped dramatically. The doctor said it was natural, my body's color was readjusted. But it did not run long, the next day I was re-conscious, my condition began to stabilize.

"Queen.. here is the hero who has saved papa's life, he sincerely donated his heart to papa_" said Mr. Wijaksono to the queen. They both seemed to be visiting me.

"Thank you for willing to donate your heart to my father, no matter how we can repay him_" said the queen was very sincere

"Eemmm baby.Truely, as a sign of gratitude, papa wants to match you with a banner, are you willing to love?" Tanya Pak Wijaksono stared fixedly at his daughter

From the look on her face, it appears that the queen is very shocked to hear her papa's words, but she does not answer a word, so I can not guess she accepted or rejected this match.

"How dear? Did you accept her? Papa is sure the banner of a good man, he can definitely make you happy_" said his father back

"I don't want to marry you yet, I still want to go to college and work. I am not ready, maaf_" said Ratu lirih

I understand the feeling the queen is feeling right now. The reaction is very common, indeed our age is still 18 years. I myself also really want to go to college, to be a scholar who can make both my parents proud.

I immediately replied to the queen, "I have no problem, I understand how you feel, I do not force this match, let it flow naturally, if one day you are ready and indeed willing to accept this match, I will not let you,I would be very happy, but if not, we can still be friends_" I said while staring at her pretty face

"Yes already if it's your decision, papa can only hope you guys are really paired, because papa sure pennant very nice man_"

After Wijaksono and I were allowed to go home, I decided to go back to your village. I want to give money given by Mr. Wijaksono to my parents, I also tell where the money came from. At first my parents were angry because I did not ask them for permission, but after I explained slowly, they finally accepted it .

With that money, I renovated my total house to be bigger and nicer. I also bought a few acres of land and a garden. I also developed an ornamental plant business like my mother's dream long ago. Since then, my life has changed drastically, it used to be so simple now it becomes all-sufficient. Whatever I want I can get. But my father suddenly got very sick and soon my youth died.

For several years, I went back and forth from Ku village to the city, when I was studying at one of the private agricultural faculty campuses. Because my college is different campus with the queen, so we rarely meet. We just exchanged news over the phone.

Finally the moment that was waiting arrived, I had graduated and at graduation. So did the queen, she also graduated just like me.

But again bad news struck, Pak Wijaksono had an accident and died. My family and I attended his funeral. And don't forget I also introduced the queen to my mother and my two sisters. Their expressions are the same as me when I first met the queen, they are very praising the beauty of the queen's face, even though the queen is not wearing makeup, even her face looks swollen from crying.

"Masya Allah leh ..that man what an angel, beautiful once leh, if only he would marry you, surely your children are beautiful and handsome like his parents_" said the mother while continuing to look at the queen even though the queen had walked far away from us

"Yes mas ..mba very beautiful queen,persis doll barbie,hehehe_" sahut lani added

"It's better we go home now, let's not home last night, or you guys want to stay at the hotel first tonight, tomorrow morning we just go back to the village_" I told them

"Whichever Leh is, the important thing is that mom can rest, mom's body pegel all her flavors_"

"Yes already if that's what I rented aja hotel, tomorrow morning we just returned to kampung_"

After discussing, we also left the cemetery area, the people who had delivered the body of Mr. Wijaksono also seemed to have all returned home.

A few months after the death of Mr. Wijaksono, the queen said goodbye to me by phone. He said he wanted to move to Bali and settle there. I can't help it, 'cause we don't have any ties.

Since the queen moved to Bali, we rarely communicate, because the queen has worked at one of the luxury resorts there, she served as a manager at the resort. I was actually surprised by the queen, why she was more willing to work than to continue her papa company which was clearly inherited to her, but there was no courage for me to ask the queen.

Time keeps going. I'm still waiting for the queen here, even though I'm aware it's just wishful thinking. In my heart I really hope that one day the queen comes back here and receives our pending matchmaking. But again I had to swallow a bitter pill, I found out that the queen was married to another man. I'm heartbroken, I'm disappointed, but I can't do anything. With disappointment, I decided to return to my hometown and settle there, I did not intend to return to the city, let my love for the queen become a very beautiful memory in my life.

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