The Unmissed Family

Candour

"Now Mama's resting." Said the Emperor while enveloping the middle-aged woman's body, she had already finished feeding Anika.

Anika grabbed the Emperor's hand while the young man was still putting a blanket on Anika's body.

"Kai, someone wants Mama to talk." Anika said suddenly.

The Emperor stopped his work and looked at Anika briefly before replying, "Forget me if Mama wants to talk about Papa."

"Not that, son, there's something else you need to talk to." Anika replied while trying to sit down.

The emperor who saw that immediately helped Anika carefully.

"What do you want to say?" Asked the Emperor while sitting on the side of Anika's bed.

Anika grabbed the Emperor's hand and grasped it so tightly before starting to speak.

"Formerly Mama apologized for hiding something this big from you." Anika spoke by lowering her head, she did not dare to look into the eyes of that son.

"What did you hide until you had to apologize?" The Emperor still responded casually.

"Mama... Mama..." Anika said stammeringly she started to shed tears.

The emperor who saw that immediately raised Anika's head to avoid looking down again and wiped the tears that came out of her Mama's eyes.

"No papa Ma, the Emperor promised the Emperor won't be angry." Said the young man so softly. Anika who heard that instead of feeling calmer was getting sobbing.

"Ma-maafin Mama, Mama has lied to you, Mama is not sapped or stressed until hospitalized. But Mama's got uterine cancer..." Although in stammering finally Anika was able to bring out what she wanted to convey to the Emperor.

Hearing that the Emperor widened his eyes in shock, "Cancer?!"

Anika nodded her head, "Yes, sorry Mama son, Mama didn't mean to lie to you, but Mama just didn't want you to worry." Said Anika with a sigh.

"It should be Kai who apologizes Ma, a burden this big must Mama should carry her own without the Emperor knowing."

Anika continued to cry in the Emperor's arms until she wet the shirt worn by the young man. He felt very guilty for not being honest before.

"Udah Ma, no papa. The emperor is not angry." The emperor tried to calm Anika down by rubbing her back.

When it felt quite calm, the Emperor released his embrace and wiped the tears that wet Anika's cheeks.

"Yes, Mama don't cry anymore." Said the young man with a smile.

"Sorry Mama..." Anika said with still a bit of aversion.

"Yes yes... Kai sorryin, no papa Mama don't think about unnecessary things anymore, the Emperor is not angry anyway."

The Emperor grabbed Anika's hand before saying, "But Mama has to promise, from now on there's nothing else that Mama closed off from Kai. From now on Mama should tell me everything is the same Kai."

"Surely son, definitely..." Anika answered by nodding her head repeatedly.

"It must be heavy, Ma? To bear it all alone?" The Emperor suddenly asked.

Anika smiled gently and then replied, "Not as heavy as before, because you already know everything Mama is so much more relieved now."

"Well, Mama fussed herself, right? If there is a problem we tell the closest people, there must be a feeling of relief." The Emperor said, he spoke like an adult.

Hearing that Anika smiled, "Never stay in Mama yeah son."

The Emperor shook his head slowly before replying, "No will and never will." He answered with a gentle smile.