A Sugar Baby
Outcome
Lea, Vita and Nina came out of the counseling room with bodies still shaking. Even they look alike wiping away tears.
If time can be turned back, it feels like being on a straight path. For life to be normal, without any major things to worry about.
"No way, no way."
"I can't suffer, it's impossible. I have never committed any sin, how could I be."
"No."
"Neither..."
There was a hysterical scream followed by a sober cry. From one of the rooms, which was used to read out the verdict to the patient.
As soon as the whole room turned its head in that direction, the nurses ran and entered. They tried to calm the woman, who seemed to have expressed such positivity.
The mood suddenly gripped. The visitors of the room who were also still waiting for the results, seemed silent in silence. Some were crying, some were hugging out of fear. Lea, Vita, and Nina themselves are now silent and holding hands.
Before long the door of the reading room opened. A woman taken by the nurses collapsed and was in a bed. The whole room became more silent, it was not easy to accept this kind of condition.
"Vitaly Mayasari."
Vita's name was called. The hearts of he, Lea and Nina beat rapidly. Vita let go of the hands of her two best friends and stepped up. He has resigned to what will happen.
He did not say a word, even when the nurse who brought the test results spoke to him. Vita just froze, stiff, mute. But his ears listened.
"Degh."
The test results were opened and taken from inside a sealed envelope.
"Vitaly, non-reactive HIV virus. This is the term we use to describe if the result is negative."
Vita's tears just flowed, finally she felt relieved like a newborn baby.
"But you have syphilis, whose status is currently non-reactive as well."
Vita looked at the nurse.
"So I got syphilis, sus?" ask her later.
"Yes the syphilis is there, but the status is inactive. Maybe you've taken some medicine or something."
"I drank all the herbs because I panicked when I felt something was wrong with my body. So what do people around me suggest, yes I drink."
"Well, for syphilis itself can be cured. We'll help, until it heals."
"Thank you, the important thing is that I don't have the HIV virus in my body. I am so glad for that."
The sister smiled, and Vita did too. He walked out of the room and smiled at Lea and Nina.
Lea and Nina slumped into Vita's arms.
"Lea Michela and Karenina Wijaya."
"Degh."
This time it was both of them. Lea and Nina looked at Vita. Then Vita assures her two best friends that everything will be fine. Lea and Nina entered the room.
"Lea Michela and Karenina Wijaya."
The nurse immediately opened the results of both and read.
"Both are non-reactive or other terms are negative."
Lea and Nina felt so relieved, but somehow their tears were now flowing. It was like a burden was finally over.
"For the future, if you're pregnant again. Or if any of your friends are at risk of getting viruses, bacteria, then they get pregnant. It is best to do the examination as early as possible. At the age of three months, it can be checked. To prevent transmission to the baby who is in the bladder."
"Good sus, thank you very much" Lea said.
The nurse smiled, before long Lea and Nina walked out of the room feeling so relieved.
Vita approached the two, they hugged each other with happy faces. At least the three of them eased the fear of the people, whose test results had not come out yet. After that they were all frightened, because there was a patient who tested positive.
***
"Mas Daaan."
Leah rushed into her husband's arms immediately. Daniel who had just returned home from work immediately returned Lea's embrace, and asked about what happened.
The man could feel between an ordinary hug, with a hug that seemed to be asking for protection.
"Le."
Leah still sobbed, even now she was crying sobbing.
"Why Leah, answer me. Don't worry me. Our baby's all right, right?"
Lea nodded.
"Why do you cry.?"
Lea wiped her tears with her hands.
"I just got the HIV and syphilis test results."
"Continue?" daniel asked in a surprised tone.
"It's non-reactive."
Daniel breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why do you cry?" ask her later.
"Well, because I was so scared. Afraid of positive results. Where anyone tested positive again earlier, before the test results got me, Vita, same nina out."
Daniel hugged his wife again, this time kissing her forehead a few times. Before long Lea was seen sitting on the sofa. Daniel then took a glass of water.
"Nih drink first." he said later.
Lea grabbed the glass and drank the water inside until it was almost gone. Daniel is now sitting next to Leah.
"You don't have to be afraid, I test for HIV and other diseases every 6 months" Daniel said.
This time Leah looked at her husband.
"I'm not related to anyone other than you" he continued.
Leah looked down and hugged Daniel. Daniel returned the embrace.
"I thought you were why, bleeding or something."
"I was so scared."
"Why don't you tell me."
"Then I said it, it was sudden too. I was the one who wanted to check it out, Vita. Because he's got symptoms leading up to syphilis."
"So what did he do?" ask Daniel.
"Positive syphilis, but the status is non-reactive. He said the hell from taking herbs and stuff."
"Nina?"
"Nina is doing well in the meantime. But in three months, he will check again, he said. You suspect her husband has another girl, mas."
Daniel nodded, then kissed Lea on the forehead.
"Don't be afraid anymore, all is well" he said later.
"Yes, now I'm glad I don't have a burden."
Daniel smiled and kissed Lea again.
"My son how are you today?"
Daniel asked as he rubbed Leah's stomach.
"Okay, come with the mama. I just wanted to eat pedes again. I want it to be painful, but I don't. I can't stand it."
Daniel laughs.
"Don't ask for a weird meal on deck. Ntar if his mother is sick, difficult to eat, kasian you inside." he said later.
"Tau nih, ask her weird nih mama's son."
Lea rubbed her stomach, a moment later their chatter continued with laughter.