I'm Not an Old Virgin
(Chapter 2) Donor
Rain sank into her pain as people out there laughing spread sweet wishes for the couple in the future.
"Today will come too." Whisper Rain while wiping the tears on his face.
He smiled slightly, took a deep breath before getting off the bed and walking towards the window of his room. He pulled the curtain cloth, revealing the atmosphere of the night that was no less beautiful than the atmosphere in the party. It was as if God was celebrating the happy day of Almira and Deon.
"And the day that they tie the sacred promise in marriage is also coming soon, I just need to prepare my heart." Sissy whisper.
His thin, fleshy hands pushed the side of the window to the side so that the night breeze laden with coolness and coldness could enter greeting his silent room.
"Then, I have to prepare my heart to get happy news from them. Boy or girl I'm sure those kids will definitely go down Deon's handsome face and Almira's pretty face. Until those warm days come, I hope my heart won't hurt this much anymore."
"Or maybe..." He stared at the expanse of the night sky in front of him in a mood that was not enough to say good or bad.
"I can forget all my love for Deon-"
"Oh my God, what's going on!" The loud screams from the party venue immediately drew Rain's focus and mind.
He was startled, hurriedly rubbing his face before coming out of the room wanting to see what was really going on at the party venue. As soon as he reached the hall, he was very surprised to see people starting to gather on the podium. Not long after, Deon's powerful figure came out from the crowd with Almira's frail body in his arms.
Almira looked pale and began to be unconscious. Makes Mama, Papa, and even everyone panic. They hurriedly walked out of the party hall following Deon's quick steps out.
"What the hell is going on?" Rain still could not digest the situation.
"Are you stupid? Don't you see your brother's condition is currently deteriorating!" Aunt Mei's spicy words startled Rain.
Suddenly, he immediately shrank his neck in response. Aunt Mei was grieving not to be happy to see Rain, according to her Rain was too cowardly and was born as a burden in this family. Unlike Almira who already had a steady job, Rain still walked in place yet to make any progress.
"Almira's disease is coming back?" Rain finally realized what had just happened.
Aunt Mei had no intention of answering and instead snorted unhappily, she then brought her footsteps wearing brandy high heels following the people to the hospital. He was very worried about his beloved nephew, if he could, he wanted to send Almira's disease to Rain's body so that his life in this world would be of little use.
"I'll go to the hospital." Seeing Aunt Mei instantly leave without saying anything, Rain hurriedly chased after her.
But she was a little late because Auntie Mei had already left in her private car. Rain was confused, there were no more cars in the house.
"I'll just take a taxi!" The disconnect hurriedly went down the stairs and ran small towards the front yard.
Luckily, a taxi passed in front of him. With the taxi, he followed people to hospital A, an upscale hospital that Rain had visited every time he accompanied his sister to check up.
15 Minutes later Rain arrived in front of the hospital. He went inside and looked for his sister's ward after asking in front of the administration desk.
"Almira's condition is like this Pa, so inevitably we have to find a donor for her immediately." Mama's voice full of feeling tired and worried happened to be heard by Rain who had just arrived.
He stood still awkwardly.
"Mom should be calm, we're all trying to find a suitable kidney donor for Almira. Even Papa's friends overseas are helping out, so you have to be sure that Almira will find a kidney that suits her." Papa embraces dear Mama, sharing the warmth to strengthen each other.
Rain was sad, he opened his mouth wanting to say words of comfort to his parents but was interrupted first by Aunt Mei and Aunt Lara.
"Son, why don't you just donate Rain's kidney to Almaira?" Ask Aunt Mei in surprise.
Aunt Lara thought the same thing, "Right, sister. Why don't you use one of Rain's kidneys to donate to Almira. Are they not brothers?"
Logically, they thought that Rain could donate one of his kidneys to Almira just because they had a blood relationship.
Rain instantly remained silent, for some reason it felt a bit uncomfortable to hear them talk about it in such a tone.
"No way," Papa immediately refused.
"Kidney Rain is not suitable for Almira. Had the results of yesterday's test been a good fit, Almira would have had surgery today."
Ah, true.
Almira has kidney failure. Initially only one, but because the other kidney was too burdened and the donor did not visit, the other Almira kidney also suffered damage so he was forced to go back and forth to the hospital every week.
Among his perfection, he only had this flaw but was still greatly loved by many.
Unlike Rain, she had flaws but somehow people found it hard to pity her even though they were family.
"He must be very sad." Whispering Rain silently stared at the bowed face of Deon who was sitting on the waiting chair.
Deon never spoke but his hand did not stop sending emergency messages to everyone he could ask for help. His love for Almira was so sincere that he never gave up looking for a suitable donor for Almira.
"If only I could donate mine," Rain brought her gaze to the white floor which was honestly not interesting at all.
"I will never hesitate to donate my two kidneys to Almira. Because that way Deon won't be sad anymore and my sister won't be in pain anymore." Weak whisper.
"But I can't. I can't stand the pain." He mumbled feeling guilty.
Rain stood in a not-so-obtrusive place with his mouth tightly shut. Her beautiful peach eyes occasionally noticed their panicked faces, and she would occasionally notice Deon's tired and frustrated face. Wanting, he was eager to approach her to just give a word of comfort but he could not because ever since Deon and Almira confirmed their relationship then since then he naturally kept his distance from her.
Slowly he began to become more confined in the room, returning to his lonely childhood habits. And slowly he began to break away from his friendship label with Deon, using the busy school grounds and studying as a prison that would limit his steps closer to Deon.
He's done it, it's been 5 years.
"He can't go back home. Almira's condition is really bad and should get a kidney donor soon." Doctor Adit, the doctor who had been handling Almira finally came out after doing a serious examination.
Deon and Papa's faces instantly changed. They look very frustrated.
"How long can it last?" Papa asked carefully.
Doctor Adit answered carefully.
"For at least 3 months he should get a donor immediately. If not, I'm sure you know the end result."
Almira's condition has entered a critical stage. Without the help of medical devices inside, he may not be able to last long. However, even if he used the help of medical devices, Almira's life could not necessarily be saved. In the end, it all depends on their hard work to find a donor and Almira's will to survive.
They have to work even harder to get donors if they do not want Almira to disappear from their lives.
"I'll call my friends abroad. They said there was a kidney suitable for Almira but they still didn't confirm it directly because the donor was still hesitant to donate his kidney." This is good news and bad news for everyone.
Although it was bad, at least they still had hopes Almira could be saved.
"Pendonor must prepare"
"He had a disease and fortunately the donor's kidney was fine." The implication is that prospective donors are willing to donate their kidneys because the limit of their lives in this world will not be long.
Doctor Adit let out a long sigh, he did not know between feeling relieved because Almira could be saved or even sympathizing because the donor had to die.
"Okay, we'll be waiting for your next news."
That night Mama and Papa did not return home, even Deon was forced to bring important documents of his company to the hospital in order to accompany the lover.
While Rain, from the beginning of his arrival until now there is still no one who is aware of his existence - oh, maybe more precisely they do not want to deal with him.
Rain was not discouraged. He immediately returned home as soon as he saw the people also coming home. He could not bother his parents because they were currently in a state of turmoil and he could not stay there because visitors were limited to no more than 3 people.
These days continue until 1 week later. Papa suddenly asked him to attend a business meeting or maybe more precisely this is more worthy of being called a show from the rich.
Rain was forced to follow his Papa's wishes because he could not complain either. Papa has been very busy since Almaira was hospitalized.