Zenaya's remorse
Chapter 80: Friendship.
The atmosphere in Adryan's office was thick and heavy. The owner of the room could only massage his forehead, as soon as he saw the results of the follow-up examination of his sister-in-law.
"Now or never, Rey! You need to get operated!" exclaim Adryan firmly. The man's eyes stared at the prostitute Reagen who was sitting right in front of him.
"No! I want to accompany Zenaya until delivery, after that—"
"After that you'll go straight to m4ti, asshole! Even before Zenaya gives birth, you can die! Your condition is getting weaker, if you just think about it, it is not impossible that the next days your wife and child will pass without you, b3d3b4h!" Unknowingly, Adryan pulls the collar of a rough Reagent shirt.
Looking closely, how the look on Reagen's face which was also filled with a million sorrows and eternal, made Adryan soften his emotions.
He also released his sister.
"Your tumormous cell has started to spread. Your memory and balance are also impaired. If you let this go on, you'll just be m4ti in vain, Rey!" Adryan spoke in a desperate tone.
Reagents speechless. It's true what my sister-in-law said. He must get medical help immediately, for the survival and happiness of his small family. However, that means Zenaya has to go through the pregnancy alone. Moreover, how should he ask Zenaya for permission? What reason did he have to tell his wife to leave? He just applied for leave.
Adryan stared at his phone for a while, then opened his voice again. "I'll call Doctor Steven to discuss your surgery plan .. Don't argue with Rey!" adryan insisted when the Reagents were about to make a sound.
Without saying anything more, Adryan got up from the sofa and walked towards the exit. However, the moment the man opened the door of his room, Natalie's figure was already standing there.
"Na–nat!" exclaim Adryan stammered.
"You didn't pick up your phone? I've called many times." Natalie was about to enter the room, but Adryan hurriedly prevented her.
"There is an ap ... Rey?" Natalie looked at Reagen who was already standing behind Adryan. The man was very surprised to find his best friend standing there.
"Hey, Nat," Reagen said as he tried to hide his nervous look.
Natalie looked at the two with a suspicious look. Because, the woman knew very well their relationship was not so good, but why suddenly the two could be in Adryan's room? Are they that familiar?
"I'll excuse you then. Thank you for the advice, brother." Reagents bowed and came out of the room.
Unwittingly, the reagent, a piece of diagnostic paper, fell to the floor. Natalie who was looking at it instantly picked it up while calling the man.
"Rey, you dropped i—" The woman's eyes widened when she found Reagents' names on the paper.
He did not understand some medical terms written there, but that did not mean he did not know what Astrocytoma grade 3 was.
As if struck by lightning, Natalie suddenly shouted to ask the truth.
He walked over to the Reagen and brandished the paper he was holding towards the man's face. Adryan tried to calm Natalie who began to explode.
...***...
They are in Adryan's room again. Natalie cries hysterically as soon as Adryan tells the Reagents everything, while the Reagents can only be bowed.
He begged me deeply not to tell anyone about this. Not to his family, nor to his easily shaken wife.
Natalie had balked at Reagen's request, but after Adryan helped convince the woman, she was finally willing to comply on one condition, that Bryan should know this.
Reagents can't face everything alone. He must leave for Paris in a few days. Supposedly, she had already left from last week, but her debate with Adryan made Natalie again have to delay departure.
The reagents couldn't help themselves at all when Natalie started calling Bryan and telling him to come to Winston General Hospital right then and there.
"What happened to Rey? Why are you crying?" bryan asked from the phone.
"Later I'll tell you, you should come here now!" peekit Natalie's.
A clueless Bryan forces Natalie to tell him the truth. He couldn't have left his office for no apparent reason.
"I'm meeting a client, Nat. We'll just be–" later"
"Your best friend sek4r4t, you moron!" Natalie's exclamation made Bryan shut up for a moment. "He's playing s4mp4h by hiding it from all of us! Rey's sick, Bryan! It hurts!" Natalie kontan yelling. He went back to hardening his sobs.
...***...
Bryan went into his house with a shaky step. The man had just met his two best friends and heard the fact that for some time this Reagent had been deliberately hiding.
A dozen years into a friendship with Reagen, making Bryan no longer think of him as a mere friend. He was a brother that the man never had. So much love the pain they spent together. Although now they are busy with their work and life, it does not mean that the bond is lost.
Bryan sat down at his desk and took a small photo figura lying there. It was a photo of when she, Natalie, and Reagen were still in college and living together.
Bryan stared at the photo for a long time, before putting it back in place.
The man then turned his head to the ceiling of the room while closing his eyes.
A drop of clear liquid flowed from there.
"Curtain! Look Rey, my tears are coming out for a man, not a woman!" bryan exclaimed cynically, but with a trembling voice.
...***...
After thinking for some time, Reagen finally found the most reasonable excuse he could give Zenaya. Aided by Bryan, they asked the woman for permission to develop a business with a large company abroad for several weeks.
At first, Zenaya had a little objection. One month is not a short time, what else is she pregnant. However, Bryan convinces Zenaya that this business is very important.
Seeing the determination of the two men, inevitably Zenaya also allowed even though he had to be half-hearted.
Not only Zenaya, Reagen also said the same thing to his two families. Otherwise, the father would have found him wherever he was.
Similar to Zenaya, his two fathers initially objected greatly. However, Adryan instead helps Reagen persuade his parents.
"Papa thought, you'd be upset, considering your sister would be left behind for a long time pregnant." Liam frowned in surprise. The eldest son who usually always contradicted the Reagen, suddenly even supported the decision of his sister-in-law.
"Not supportive. I was just lazy to see his face. If he leaves, Zenaya will stay in our house, and I can freely monopolize my sister!" adryan ketus.
Liam shook his head. "You're like a child,"
Reagents who heard Adryan's words were only able to smile. But anyway they should still behave like that.
After a slightly heated argument, Liam finally allowed the Reagents to leave.
Taking everything into account, Adryan and Doctor Steven agreed to move the Reagent treatment to another hospital, where Doctor Steven practices. However, it remains under Adryan's supervision.
They couldn't have done it in Winston, because there were too many eyes to avoid, especially Liam. After all, Adryan will not be allowed to perform surgery on his own family members
...***...
"You're too distracting, I'll forget everything you have to carry!" zenaya Protest.
Thin smiling reagents. Not according to him, the man even more intensely kissed the face of Zenaya. He even hugged Zenaya from behind and took her sitting on the bed.
Zenaya who sat on the lap of Reagen again protested.
"Just a second. We won't see each other for long" Reagen said, hiding his face in the woman's neck crease.
Zenaya changed his position and sat on the sidelines of the Reagents' legs.
Her eyes looked at her husband from the mirror before them.
"Lately you've been very strange" said Zenaya.
"Oh, huh? Why strange?" ask Reagen without releasing his little shavings on his wife's neck. Her neatly spaced hair made it easier for Reagents to leave sweet traces in various places.
"Let's see, I feel like you're dealing with something a little complicated. Although I was laughing, I was able to catch the shingles of sadness that were emanating in your eyes."
Zenaya's reflex words made the Reagent stop its action. "I'm just thinking about a lot of work. Plus, I have to leave you for a long time. I'm sorry." Reagen placed his chin on Zenaya's shoulder and tightened his embrace.
"I understand." Zenaya stroked the hands of the Reagent that wrapped around her stomach.
"Get your health there. Eat and sleep regularly so as not to hurt. I've also put a small pouch containing vitamins. Don't forget to always take the time to contact me, as busy as anything." Zenaya gave a little advice while patting the Reagents hands as gently as possible.
Reagen raised his head and looked at Zenaya's face from the reflection of the mirror. "Ready, Mrs Walker," he said with a witty look.
"Ahh, one more thing you should remember ...," said Zenaya suddenly.
"What's that?" ask the curious Reagents.
"Remember that I will always love you, Rey."
Hearing Zenaya's words, the Reagents were transfixed.
The atmosphere was silent for a moment, before Zenaya again let out an atmosphere.
"I'm sorry for my attitude all along. My heart was once broken. I even instilled all hatred in you for over ten years. In fact, without me realizing you have also kept the wound of my treatment for that long. I'm so sorry, Rey," said Zenaya.
The reagent moved his head and leaned against Zenaya's back. "Don't talk like that. We have the same regrets" said the man, trying to hold back the vibrations in his voice.
"I hope you can hold on to this shitty attitude of mine." A drop of eye flowed from the netra of Zenaya. "Geez, why suddenly the atmosphere so moving like this. It's because you're the one who's gonna be long gone. It makes me a little shabby." The conversation was accompanied by a small laugh.
The reagent forced a laugh without releasing his backrest from Zenaya's back.
"I love you too, Zenaya. I love you guys" said the man, bowing deeper and deeper.
Zenaya was completely unaware, that Reagen was crying behind her back.
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Note:
Astrocytoma is a term used to describe primary brain tumors derived from astrocyte cells. These are star-shaped cells that form the brain's support network and help transmit information between nerve cells. Primary tumor means a tumor that comes from the brain tissue itself, and is not the result of spread from other parts of the body:
Types of Astrocytoma there are four:
1. Grade 1 Astrocytoma (Pilocytic Astrocytoma).
2.Grade 2 Astrocytoma (Diffuse Astrocytoma).
3. Grade 3 Astrocytoma (Anaplastic Astrocytoma).
4. Grade 4 Astrocytoma (Glioblastoma).
Grade 3 and 4 are already in the category of malignant cancer.
