
Marissa took Ebra to visit Oskar this afternoon. Carrying a balloon in her left hand and many more toys in her backpack, Ebra entered the hospital in a fit of anxiety. Fear if suddenly there is a white package jumping up and down the corridor or hospital lights that suddenly go out after his arrival. Ebra got closer to her mother, as a patient's bed passed in front of her.
"Mama, Oskar will be home soon and go to school right?" ebra asked with a frown, trying to divert her fear.
"Sure" replied Marissa.
They stopped briefly in front of the VVIP room where Oskar was being treated. Marissa pinched Ebra's sweet cheek, teasing her for a while so she laughed, "Ebra, when you come in later do not put on a pouting face like this, Oskar can be sad to see it," Marissa continued.
Ebra just nodded her head in agreement, then showed a smile on her face.
"Well, that's right," praised Marissa as she stroked Ebra's hair. Marissa opens the door, she catches Oskar just having his lunch fed to Joanna.
"Itskar!" call Ebra, immediately releasing the handrails from her mother to run towards Oskar who was sitting in the ward.
"Ebra!" welcome Oskar happy.
"Oskar, I'm coming to see you" reported Ebra.
"Get it!" oskar said as he patted the bed nearby. Oskar smiled widely, Ebra immediately took off her shoes and climbed into the bed without waiting any longer.
"Oskar, when are you coming home?" asked Ebra with a plain and adorable face, complete with both cheeks that were reddish from the sun when heading to the hospital.
"Mommy said I could go home after I was healed" Oskar replied.
"What's still a long time. Do you know Oskar, school is boring. It sucks there's no Oskar there, "so spoiled Ebra.
Oskar just smiled, showing his teeth, "i don't know."
"Oskar, who's sick. Is it here or is it here?" asked Ebra curiously, she tried to grab hold of Oskar's forehead and hands, checking to see if it was the parts that were in pain.
Oskar was obedient when Ebra held him, "My nose is sick" Oskar replied later.
"Ha, nose? Does Oskar have a cold?" ask Ebra.
"Perhaps, but my nose is spitting out blood instead of snot. Then my eyes twitched and I can't remember after. Wake up I'm here" explains Oskar.
"Is that sick, Oskar?"
"Slightly," replied Oskar.
"I've decided, when I grow up I will become a doctor so that I can treat sick people like Oskar. Can you, Ma?" ask Ebra. He looked at his mother who had seen them since.
"Ebra can be anything, as long as it's good why not?" answer Marissa.
Marissa approached Oskar, stroking the infused child's head, "Hallo, little prince, how are you doing now?" ask Marissa.
"I'm good, Aunt Marissa. There will be a mommy who always takes care of Oskar" replied Oskar.
Marissa smiled, and so did Joanna, "Ebra, please accompany Oskar to play for a while. Mama wants to talk to Aunt Joanna" Marissa told Ebra.
Ebra nodded in agreement. After all, his arrival was to play with Oskar not for others.
"Oskar, I brought so many toys. Look, I brought this, and then there's this, there's another one here, uh this is also there," Ebra's cerocos.
In a short time the children were already busy with their own world. Ignoring the two old men who were trying to look okay in front of them, "They're so funny, aren't they, Joanna?"
"Eum" replied Joanna.
Joanna immediately let Marissa sit on the sofa beside the bed. Marissa followed after putting a basket of fruit on the table. At the end of the sofa, Marissa saw Joanna had packed her things. As planned, Marissa will replace Joanna guarding Oskar this afternoon after nearly failing to persuade him all-out. Then, Bi Diaz will bring Ebra home.
While Aunt Diaz came every day along with some of her employees on a rotating basis to visit. Actually Aunt Diaz always forced to replace Joanna, but Joanna always refused. Aunt Diaz had no choice but to follow along, Joanna said. Instead, he always visited morning and evening to just bring food or deliver and take dirty clothes.
But today is different, Joanna will go home for a while and come back at night at the request of Marissa, of course still have to be persuaded Aunt Diaz and Alexa before.
"Can I stay here?" ask Joanna to Marissa.
"Joanna, I understand how you feel. But it's not good for you to be constantly like this. You need to rest your body and mind for a moment, right now let me take care of Oskar. Take it easy, I'll take good care of her just like you take care of Ebra when I'm not around. Oskar's situation is very stable now anyway, so don't worry too much, hm?" persuade Marissa.
Joanna just nodded, then got up from her seat to approach Oskar and Ebra who were still busy with her toys, "Xiao O, mommy can come home for a while?" pamit Joanna by stroking Oskar's hair.
"When will mommy come back?" ask Oskar.
"Mommy will be back before nightfall. Instead, Aunt Marissa will accompany Oskar until mommy returns" explains Joanna.
"Eum" replied Oskar happily.
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Not long after Joanna's departure, Marissa had a guest who also cared deeply for Oskar. They are Grandma Anne, Rose and Jordan.
Upon hearing the news that Oskar was sick, they immediately went to visit especially Rose. He comes every day to accompany Joanna, his future daughter-in-law.
If Rose's ordinary days were strong and she always had laughter before Joanna, then today is very different. Seeing Oskar's pale face though still cheerful, it reminded him of his old wounds when he lost his second child. That old wound stoned her heart and her feelings as a mother.
Rose couldn't take it anymore. Slowly she began to drift away, letting Oskar play with her in-laws and husband. Then quietly came out and started crying in front of the room.
"Why should he?" rutuk Rose was deep in his heart.
As a mother who had lost a child, Rose deeply understood what it was like. His pain was always alive with his blood flow.
Rose could never forget that day, the day that bad news came when Matthew's family was happy with his plans to settle abroad. His second son, Juan Matthew, died right in front of his eyes. His days became colorless.
Until finally the color of happiness came back. Happy she can't hide it anymore since Louise showed her closeness to Joanna. His early days, like withered flowers, bloomed again with many butterflies. Rose thought she would finally be happy, but no one expected bad news about Oskar's illness to take back her ascension to the throne.
"Aante!" call Marissa.
Rose immediately wiped away her tears, apparently Marissa was already standing next to him without him noticing her arrival. Marissa offered a handkerchief. Rose accepted it, then used it to remove the remains of the water pooled in her two eyes, "since when did you come?" ask Rose.
"Since aunt came out" replied Marissa.
"Marissa, that kid's gonna get well, right?" ask Rose. His eyes turned red again holding back the crying that had stopped.
Marissa hugged the middle-aged woman, crying together in a quiet hallway, "Oskar must heal for Joanna."
There was no word between them after that. There were only cries, hands and hugs to strengthen each other. The two people were too late in grief, to the point of not being aware of the existence of another human who also held tightness in his chest. That man is Alexa, who has been hiding at the end of the hall. Alexa thinks she's gonna see Oskar for a second. But it seems like he has to stall for a little bit of time because he's not doing well right now.
Alexa walked back into her room, not caring about the gazes of those passing by with a look of pity. Yes, Alexa kept walking by lowering her head, until a man pulled her into his arms.
"Arthur?" alexa was shocked. Alexa doesn't know her husband is standing in front of her right now. Since when did he come?
Arthur wiped away Alexa's tears, then shook his head, "Don't cry, the boy must be healed. Louise must have kept her promise to get a suitable donor for Oskar. We can't lose to the very optimistic Louise, can we?" he said slowly and then hugged his wife again.