The Third Match.

We Must Face

"What disease does Bella actually have, Doc?" marsel asked when he arrived at the doctor's office.

"Arabella has HIV, so I suggest you get tested, you're worried you're infected" the doctor explained, creating a Marsel tub in a lightning strike.

Diah, though, did not understand what he was talking about. However, once heard the doctor say the word HIV Diah was no less surprised.

"What's? HIV Doc?" Marsel.

"Yes, actually Bella has been undergoing a check since six months ago. However, at that time the results were still negative, and at this time Bella was declared positive."

"Astagfirlullah..." Marsel looked at Diah.

Diah could not say anything, she rubbed her husband's back to calm down even though Diah herself was no less panicked. Hownot? If Marsel tests, he must also undergo tests.

But it wasn't the test that scared Diah. But what if Marsel is positive, and he's infected? Oh no, that's what's raging in Diah's heart.

"Do I also have to take a test, Doc?" in the end, Diah asked with English that was not fluent.

"Oh, of course," the doctor looked at Diah who had not considered Diah's whereabouts.

"When did you last have sex with Bella?" the doctor looked at Marcel.

"A little more, a year ago Doc," Marsel looked down in shame.

Doctor mangosteen. "Hopefully, when you're in contact with Bella, Bella hasn't been exposed to the virus" the doctor wrote in the paper.

"One more Doc, I'd like to ask. Is the baby that Bella was carrying, really my flesh and blood?" Marsel submitted the DNA test results.

Marsel had prepared the test results because Marsel wanted to know more clearly the test results were accurate or not.

The doctor read a series of writings and then looked at Marsel.

"According to the results of this test, it is indeed positive for Your child, but to be more accurate, You have to retest when Your baby is born," explained the doctor.

"Then will the child in Bella's bladder later contract also Doc?" Marsel's getting riled up.

"Depending on the child's own immunity, it may not be possible, but 75 percent will be infected" the doctor replied astoundingly.

After the doctor's explanation, no more waiting. Marsel and Diah tested for HIV.

******

"Mama... Papa... just got home? How long, anyway?" lita's scowl as Marsel and Diah with their tangled faces enter the house. Lita immediately embraced Diah's stomach.

"Dear dear. because, Mama accompanied Mama Bella first," Diah reasoned.

While Marsel with a feeling that is not bad immediately to the bathroom, flushed his body without undressing. She leaned against the wall, her tears flowing along with the shower.

While on the lower floor, Diah was directly at the todong with various questions by Oma. "How's Bella Diah doing, what pain is she?" Mommy Laura heard Lita's cramped voice then came out.

"Later Diah told Mom, now Diah wants to bathe and pray ashar first" replied Diah.

"Alright," Mom looked at Diah who was not okay, not continuing the question.

"Ma, Lita is praying with ya," Lita is writhing on Diah's arm.

"Come," Diah hugged Lita's shoulder and climbed the stairs.

"Ma, it was Freddy's sister who called, he said Aunt Anggita had given birth," said Lita.

"Oh, Yes? ... What is a boy a girl?"

"Say, Ma's woman, so want to quickly have a grandpa deh, when the hell... Mama's belly big?" Lita rubbed Diah's stomach.

"Still a long time dear. Pray'kan yes, Mama is healthy, grandpa in a healthy stomach, Papa is also healthy," Diah immediately remembered Bella's disease earlier.

"Oh yes, soon enough, the grandpa in Mommy Bella's belly was born dear... Lita's got two dedek at a time,"

"Yes, but right, not from Mama's stomach," Lita again rubbed Diah's stomach that just protruded a little.

"Oh yes Ma, how the hell do I make a grandpa in the stomach? If later Lita with Brother Freddy, live with Lita, can have a grandpa like Mama?" polo Lita.

"Lita..." Diah was surprised, looking at Lita's face fixed. Didn't expect questions like these to come out of the lips of a child as small as Lita.

"Honey..." Marsel comes out of the bathroom and saves a confused Diah from answering Lita's question.

"Mom take a shower for a while, we keep praying together,"

"Yes Ma"

Diah rubbed Lita's head before waltzing into the bathroom. Finish the bath, and pray together 'ah they meet mommy.

"Lita.. play in the room first, baby.." said Diah, they stood face to face.

"Yes Ma" Lita according to walked into the room.

"So... Have you seen Mommy Calista, what pain did she have?" mommy repeats the question, after the child and daughter-in-law sit down with her.

Marsel tells her everything about what happened, and who the biological father of the baby was in Bella's birth.

"What's? So then... Bella has that terrible disease?!" mom question half snapped.

"That means... Mom's grandson, will contract the disease? Ello.. why did you never listen to Mommy Ello.." sorry mommy.

"If only, you used to obey the word Mommy so as not to visit here, after all Ramon who handles the company, but you ngeyel, El!" grunts mommy then cries

"Mommy.." - Marsel.

"Mom, who is patient" Diah grabbed mommy's hand. Mommy looked at Diah's face in tears.

"Not to mention, if you two are infected, it means.. ah! No!" mommy held her chest in pain.

"Mom, Mommy can't think that heavy, please Mom, no matter what happens we will face," although Diah is no less afraid of what mommy thinks. But Diah tried hard in front of mom, so that mommy disease does not recur.

At first Diah wanted to keep this a secret to her in-laws, but Marsel was clingy with her stance, sooner or later mom would know too.

"Mommy better, take a break. Come on, Diah interrains" Diah takes mom to her room.

While Marsel returned to his room painted on his face, he thought a lot.

Marsel put his body in bed.

"Mas" said Diah when he arrived at the room,0 also stretched himself, patting the shoulder of her husband who was sleeping on his stomach.

"I'm sorry Diah. I've brought you into my complicated life." Marsel is currently at its lowest point.

"Mas... Why do you talk that way?" Diah spoke softly. Rubbing her husband's head gives her peace.

"Had the result been positive, I would have ruined your life, Diah," Marsel shed tears without Diah knowing how to wet the pillow. He feels guilty, right said mommy, his arrival to this country one year ago brought a tempest.

"Had it been Mas... don't think that no-no, right the results have not been found out, if true, how else? We must accept," Diah answered wisely.

"Thank you, wife..." Marsel turned back and then dropped Diah's head on his chest.

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