I HATE YOU, BUT
#18
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“Relax Mother, Daddy will be safe,” Alena hugged her Mother as tightly as she could. Inwardly, he prayed that the doctor could save his father who was suddenly critical in the operating room there.
“Iya,” muttered Mother in between her sobs. As a wife, she was very scared. What if she can't see her husband's face anymore? she could not imagine living alone without her husband.
Drrrtt…
The phone rings back. Alena got up for a moment, letting her own mother sit in a chair near the operating room while she stepped aside to answer the call. An unknown cell phone number made him curious.
“Hallo.”
“Alena, Davian was rushed to the hospital because his fever was getting worse. Where are you now?”
Alena was surprised not to play when she heard the sound of her mother-in-law crashing into her ears like the sound of lightning. Hearing her husband's name just called able to make his heart beat fast. Alena glanced at her own mother in doubt, then turned to the door of her father's operating room which was still lit. God, what am I supposed to do? I can't possibly leave mom here alone, and how can I go when Dad's struggling to survive in there? Alena was worried to the point of wanting to cry.
“You why nak?” Mother realized something was wrong with her daughter. Alena turned her head with frightened and confused eyes.
“Davian, rushed to the hospital.” Alena's voice sounded trembling holding back tears. Mother was surprised to hear it. He panicked immediately.
“Then what are you doing here? Quickly meet your husband!” said Mother.
“But what about Mommy? and Dad..”
Mother understands the anxiety that Alena feels. He sighed and gently stroked his daughter's hair.
“Nak, when a woman becomes a wife, her first priority is not her father or mother anymore but her husband. Therefore, you do not need to worry about Mother or Father. All you have to worry about is your husband. Now you must quickly go to where Davian was rushed. Mommy's sure your dad will understand, well, if that's what you're worried about.”
Alena felt her anxiety was slightly treated thanks to Mother's speech. Right, he should go. He immediately got up.
Mother nodded. A brief nod that gives courage to Alena. He immediately ran towards the room where Davian was being treated. Davian was taken to the same hospital as his father.
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Inside the ward, Alena found the parents looking anxiously at the man who was lying on the bed. Mother first realizes Alena's arrival. A weak smile fell on his lips. Alena knew enough how much Mother was worried about her son. Alena approached him slowly.
“Sorry Mom, I..,” Alena lowered her head many times. He felt guilty for not being able to take good care of Davian. He was ready to be scolded like anything by them.
“It's not your fault,” said Father calming. He could see guilt in his daughter-in-law's behavior. And he didn't want to make Alena feel like all the unfortunate things that happened to Davian were his fault.
“Sit down, you must be tired. Look at your face,” Mother said anxiously while holding Alena's cheek. Her face was so pale and there were dark circles around Alena's eyes.
Alena felt very lucky to have in-laws as good as them. He wanted to cry, but his anxiety overcame him. As he looked at Davian who was lying weakly on the bed, his tears just fell. For some reason, Davian's situation now reminds him of his father's situation. As soon as she sat down, Alena immediately clasped Davian's hand with tenderness.
“Davian, I'm sorry,” whispered in a heavy voice. Davian did not respond because he had just been given a fever-reducing injection by a doctor.
The mother recounted that Davian was rushed to the hospital after suddenly collapsing at home and after intense examination, doctors said that Davian's physical function had a drastic decrease that resulted in his body temperature rising and his consciousness being lost. It could happen for a number of reasons. The main reason is because of stress.
After hearing that, Alena felt even more guilty. He knows the reason why Davian could be like this. No other because of him.
“Who brought him here?” He asked because Davian was alone at home when he left.
“Mother is going to the minimarket and when she returns to the apartment, I see Jeane frantically calling an ambulance.”
Alena's eyes widened as Jeane's name re-entered her ears. So, the girl came to her apartment? Wh-wh-what for?