Love, Life, and Jennifer Season II
The party is over...

Two days after the surgery, Joey was back as cheerful as ever, although if I noticed, his face was much paler than before he had surgery.

Doctor Benny said, if Joey's condition allows, Joey will undergo a kidney transplant, which is why, Joey is still in the process of observation.

This morning, Young Joon returned to work from this hospital, remembering, since Joey had surgery, Young Joon stayed with me here.

"So, hotshot... Daddy's leaving now, yeah!" Young Joon said, shortly after peeping his favorite son's forehead

Joey nodded vigorously, even though his eyes were one.

"Darling, I'm leaving now, yeah.." Young Joon said, about to kiss my lips.

But I swiftly hit him!

"Go! You'll be late!" Ketusku

Young Joon looks very upset, as if he did not accept my treatment earlier!

"Iissshhhh!!! All righty! I'm leaving now!" I got upset, then passed, and I smiled with satisfaction!

"Mommy..."

Joey's weak voice called out to me, and I went straight to him

"Yes, honey... What's up, sweet boy?" I said as I rubbed his thin cheeks, shortly after sitting right next to his stool

"When will you come back?"

"Lho, didn't papa yesterday tell you, before he left you yesterday, that if his job was over, he would come back to see you?"

Joey just smiled, hearing what I said...

I don't know, is this just my feeling, or is Joey showing me an unusual attitude?

"Has your relationship with Daddy improved?"

'Deeeeeeegggh!!!'

Why is my son talking like that?!

Does he know our true situation?!

Even if Joey knows our true circumstances, who told him?

It can't be mom and dad!

I thought, Aoyama and Young Joon would definitely never discuss this in front of Joey!

Then, how could it be, the little boy spoke like earlier?!

"The uncle said, I can leave if Daddy and Papa's relationship has improved..."

Uncle?!

Which uncle is it?!

Uncle who is Joey referring to?!

"Uncle? Which uncle do you mean, son?" My word worries...

"Mommy, I'm so tired... I'm resting now, yeah..." Joey immediately closed his eyes, shortly after saying this

Wh why?

Why did I feel bad again, when I heard Joey's words?!

Why did my heart feel so sick, seeing my son's attitude towards me just now?

'Tookkk... The tookk... Tookk.!' os...!'

"Lake in!" My legow

A nurse came, but not as usual...

He came alone, unlike this morning, he came with a doctor.

I see Joey's infusion fluid is still full, and there's no problem with the hose!

The nurse also did not carry any drugs, or anything on her hands!

Meanwhile, if you look at the schedule of doctor visits, doctors and nurses should come at 11 o'clock!

And here, two hours ahead of schedule!

Then, what was the reason this nurse came to this room?

"Mama Jonathan..." The nurse was friendly

"Yes, what's up, sus?" Answer me

"Doctor Benny asked you to go to his room."

What else, this???

Why did Doctor Benny ask me to see him again?

"Ummm... If you can tell, what's up, sus?"

"Mama Jonathan went straight to my room, yeah..." The nurse said, smiling

"Oh, okay... If so, I'll take Joey, sus!" My words then passed, a moment after the nurse nodded

Along the way to Benny's doctor's room, for some reason, there was something strange in my heart.

Why didn't Doctor Benny say anything to me or Young Joon when he visited Joey this morning?

Why now, would he want to talk to me?

Is there anything serious?

I don't know!

May my bad thoughts be mere unwarranted premonitions!

As soon as he arrived in Doctor Benny's room, he immediately asked me to sit in a different chair right in front of him.

"W-What's up, doc?" I doubt it

Doctor Benny let out a heavy sigh, accompanied by a facial expression I could not describe.

"Mother, I'm so sorry, yeah..."

This first sentence, as if answering my bad feelings

"Y-yes... What's the matter, doc?"

"Mom, there's a complication in Jonathan's body..."

I smiled cynically, as if mocking the doctor's words!

"what do you mean, doc?"

"I'm confused, too, Mom... Even if seen directly, Joey's attitude does not indicate that he is experiencing extreme pain..."

"That's, doc?"

The doctor immediately showed X-ray results that Joey had last night.

To be honest, I don't really understand how to read this sketch of my son's inner body, it's just...

"This is Jonathan's kidney, and this... The one with this larger size..." Doctor Benny said, showing two clots in the sketch

"This is a kidney stone..."

What's?!

How is it possible!!!

Didn't two days ago, they just did a kidney stone removal act on my son?!

Then, why is that damn thing still there?!

"Lho, doc! Not that..."

"That's what surprised us, ma'am..." The doctor interrupted my words immediately

"It's too soon, if we count since Nephrolithitomy..." Doctor Benny said with a serious face

"Then, what should we do?" I said with a trembling voice

Doctor Benny sighed, as if he was sorting out, what was the right sentence for him to say, so that I wouldn't get hurt...

"For the time being, we can only look at the development on Jonathan, because... Even for a transplant, we can't do that, given the close range of operations..."

"Ummm... If forced, it'll threaten Jonathan's life, ma'am..."

'Deeeeeeeggghhhh!!!'

This is the word I am most afraid of...

A sentence that I think is the forbidden sentence that I am most reluctant to hear on this earth...

My body squeezed for a moment...

The pain was even felt to the point of stabbing into the recesses of my heart...

Fear, of course!!!

"Mom, we'll give it our all..."

"Enough, doc! Enough..." I immediately stopped the doctor's words, smiling wryly

"Is it done?" Say it again

Doctor Benny let out a heavy sigh, looking at me lethargic, instead of directly answering my words...

"Alright, then, I'll excuse you now!" My words then passed

With a shaky step, I walked towards the room where my son was...

Guilt, of course, was so great to grip the recesses of my soul...

'If only'

Yeah...

The sentence re-enacted in my mind, as if to make myself again shackled by a never-ending guilt...

Even my beloved son, also has a share of the phrase 'if only' it

Joey...

Whatever I will do, to atone for all my sins...

Joey...

Even if the angel of death asks me to exchange my life for your recovery, I can assure you! I'll do that!

"Mommy!" Joey said cheerfully, as soon as I opened the door of this room

I smile... Yeah!

For now, this is all I can do, to calm my heart, as well as to make my son feel at ease...

"My dear... Ooohhhhh"

I immediately hugged my son's tiny body, tightly...

Reluctant to take off this hug...

I even showered her face with kisses...

The nurse who had been guarding Joey, even astonished, saw my attitude towards Joey!

"Mommy... I met a grandmother..." Joey said, in my arms

I immediately broke out my embrace, staring at the face of the lesion.

Wonderful!

Sure was!

Can Joey dream in a very short sleep?

"You're dreaming again?" I said, then dudu on the empty side of the bed

Joey shook his head, then smiled...

I caught a glimpse of the face of the nurse who was currently checking the infusion fluid flow.

"The grandmother has been seeing me a lot lately... He said he'd take me with him, if things had improved!"

I frowned

"Sus, my mom was here, huh?" I said to the nurse who was preparing to leave

"No, Mum..."

"No, mom! That's not grandma!" Joey said with a smile

Me and the nurse, now staring at each other, frowned at each of us

"Mommy probably knew him, because his picture was in Grandma's house!"

'Deeeeeeeeggghhh!!!!!'