
Time was slow for Alvino. Seeing the woman he loved lying weakly from the cancer that was eating away at his body, made Alvino feel very uninspired.
In a hospital room with VVIP class. Alvino continued to look at Helena who was still closing her eyes with an infusion tube flowing into her body.
There are two types of infusions that flow into Helena's body, complete with oxygen aids so that Helena gets enough oxygen when she faints.
Alvino held Helena's hand, while occasionally kissing her.
"In this life, being sick and healthy are situations that always come and go. However, healthy pleasure is often more than pain. I pray that your sickness will soon be lifted up by God and you will always be steadfast in living the destiny of God."
"Open your eyes, Helena. Don't you miss me?"
"I really can't keep seeing you like this. Seeing you lying in pain makes my heart crumble, sweetheart. I want to replace you who are sick. May you recover quickly and be able to move as usual."
Husna enters the room, intending to replace Alvino in Helena's care.
"Buck..."
Alvino wiped away the tears that were already floating at the end of his eyes, before turning to look at Husna.
"Hey.." Alvino smiled and placed Helena's hand with a heart.
"Mas, it's past lunchtime. I've brought you some food, Mas can rest and let me take Mas's place to take care of Helena."
"All right." Alvino looked at Helena before he got up from the seat and let Husna take him to the seat near the door.
Husna opened the food and prepared it for Alvino.
"Mas, tonight we should go home from rest at home only," Husna said after Alvino finished eating.
"Why?"
"Lately I've seen Mas often accompany Helena until late at night. Husna knew that Mas was worried about Helena, but Mas had to remember that Mas also had to take care of his own health. Mas did not want if Helena realized, it was Mas's health that decreased because too often stay up late."
"I want to, but when I'm home. I just can't rest in peace because the heart of your mind is here."
"Mas, not because only one wife is sick. I forgot about my other wife."
"Husna, I hope you can understand this. I'm so worried about Helena and afraid something might happen that we never wanted."
"I may love her so much that I can tremble in fear whenever I imagine living the rest of my life without being by her side."
Husna smiled wryly behind her veil. How much did Alvino love Helena? is there no love left for Husna?
"Is that how much your love is? so that when I ask the mas to rest for the health of the mas itself. You don't want to?" ask Husna.
"Husna, Helena is my best friend and lover, and I don't know which side of Helena I enjoy the most. I cherish every side, just as I have cherished our lives together."
Appreciating? is Mas Alvino trying to say that he values this marriage just out of respect for the last request of his father's alm?
"Husna, you better go home and let me stay overnight in the hospital. I want me to be the one Helena first saw when she regained consciousness after defeating the disease."
"Buck..."
"It's okay, I'll be fine. Come home Husna, you better rest at home. Don't worry about me."
Husna relented, she cleaned the lunchbox she had brought. Then he saw Alvino again walking towards Helena.
There was a tightness in Husna's heart when she saw Alvino kissing Helena's forehead. Simple, but it has never again Husna get from Alvino in the last few weeks.
I used to think, if I had to choose between breathing and loving you, I would use my last breath to tell you I love you. But now, it feels like that last breath is worth it if you have to say something you may never want to hear, Mas Alvino.
Husna let out a long sigh before she walked over to Alvino for a farewell, much less could Husna do when her husband had ordered Husna to go home.
"Mas, Husna pamit." Husna said as she extended her hand.
"Heart on the road." Alvino gave her hand and let Husna kiss the back of her hand.
Husna held onto her forehead, she who hoped Alvino would kiss her forehead as she went home had to swallow a sense of disappointment.
Husna decided not to think too much about this matter so that his heart would not be further disappointed. Husna walked and stopped at her usual place to stop for a taxi when she got home from the hospital.
A gray car stopped right in front of Husna.
"El..."
"Come in, it's still daylight break time. Brother won't find a cab soon."
Husna looked at his watch and realized that it was still a break for taxi drivers.
Husna then chose to get in the car and sit in the back. There was no way Husna would sit next to Elvio who was not her husband.
Elvio smiled because Husna wanted to go with him in the car. Elvio immediately drove his vehicle at moderate speed and drove Husna home.
In the hospital...
"Alvin..."
Alvino, who fell asleep while holding Helena's hand, felt a hand patting her shoulder.
"Mama?" Alvino sees Mama Helena waking him up.
"Son, why don't you come home with Husna and rest at home?"
"It's okay, Alvino can rest here while accompanying Helena."
"Son, mama can understand about your concern for Helena. But what Husna said was true. You also have to take care of your health."
"Insignlah Alvino can maintain the health of Alvino until Helena realized."
"Alvino, don't worry about Helena so much that you forget your duties and responsibilities as a husband to your other wives."
Alvino. The words of Mama Helena reminded him of her who indeed ignored Husna a little because he was more worried and concerned for Helena.
"Son, no wife's heart is strong when she sees her husband too much to worry about his other wife. Remember, your wife is not just Helena. And what needs your affection and attention is not only Helena, but Husna."
Alvino kept on recalling the words from Helena's mother as she was on her way home.
Alvino really felt that he again could not be fair and shared his affection equally with his two wives.
Husna, I'm sorry. Why am I so stupid that I don't understand the implied message behind every word you say when you're with me.
Alvino decided to take a shortcut so he could get home sooner.
In-house...
Alvino immediately went inside when he saw a gray car in his house and saw the door open.
Alvino immediately walked to find Husna, and how surprised Alvino was when he saw Husna being carried by Elvio.
"Learnest, so this is your treatment? I didn't expect that behind the veil there was the same nature as the purel."
Deg !!
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