MY MOTHER'S BODY IS BEHIND THE HOUSE
Melinda's father died

Author: Adeviaaa14

Part8

"Melinda, Daddy ... Melinda is here, I'll be in surgery soon, don't think about the cost, which is important you get well soon" Melinda replied by rubbing her head covered by the bandage.

The man looked at me softly, then moved his hand slowly towards the drawer on his left, he took out a paper, then gave it to me. "N-Son, i-this ...." Not yet able to continue his words, the man was unconscious and the paper fell.

I took the paper that fell off, and put it in my shirt pocket. 'Better, I'll open it later'. Thought

"Dad, get up ..." Melinda panicked. "Dok ... Doctor ... Please A-my father ...." Melinda rushed out of the room to call the doctor. Then a doctor came into this room.

"I'm sorry, we'll check on her condition, you can wait for her outside" the doctor said. Then the door closed.

Melinda looked agitatedly.

I was silent, 'Am I suspecting the wrong person? Wasn't Melinda the culprit? Couldn't it be that Melinda killed my mom while she was fighting for her dad in the hospital? Then, why can, Melinda's ring is in my backyard?' My mind, with a lot of questions in mind.

Chequek! The door opened, and the doctor approached us. "Critically, his left leg had to be amputated immediately, due to a considerable wound in his thigh ...."

"Do what's best, Doc" Melinda said quickly.

"Okay, we'll be operating it soon"

Melinda's father was transferred to the operating room.

"Mas, Father .." said Melinda, as the clear liquid spilled from her eyes.

I embrace her body, give her strength. After waiting for an hour, the doctor came out of the operating room.

"Dok, what about my father's operation?" melinda asked worriedly.

"I'm sorry, we've done our best for the patient. God loves your father."

Melinda's cry turned into a long roar that grew increasingly bitter. I can feel the pain of Melinda, the loss of a loved one forever.

"Dad, don't leave Melinda." she said, shaking her father's stiffened body.

I rubbed his back trying to strengthen it. "Honey .. patient yes, strong."

"Mas ... My father, Mas. If my father leaves, then who will I live with, Mas. Only Father has kept me alive until now" cried Melinda, tightly hugging my body. I felt a shock as the rise and fall of Melinda's sobs.

"Melinda. Look Mas! There is still Mas here who will always be with you," I said, rubbing the tops of his head.

***

This afternoon, Melinda's father's body will be buried. Traveling for eternity leaves a deep sorrow and wound for Melinda.

After fighting life because of the accident that befell him, Mr. Hartono was unable to resist the fate of death.

I see, Melinda was devastated by her father's passing, just as I felt when my parents were gone forever.

After praying, the funeral was abandoned by mourners, and the neighbors began to leave. It left me, and Melinda who was still crying over the tomb filled with sprinkles of fresh flowers.

"Dad, why did you leave so soon ...."

"Why Father left me alone .. I haven't even fulfilled your promise."

"Don't you want to see me marry the man I love?"

"Didn't you want a grandchild? Then why did you leave me before I filled your desires.." Melinda raved, longing. His cry sounded so bitter, that from earlier rubbed his father's tombstone.

I calmed him down by rubbing his back from the side. "Ma-mas ..I saw that while in the hospital, Dad gave you something," he said stuttering that sounded bitter, his eyes were so swollen.

I remember what Melinda said. "Yes Melinda ..your father gave a paper to Mas," I replied, taking a paper in my shirt pocket.

"Look at me, Mom."

I gave Melinda the paper. Seen, from the fold of the paper there is a writing, which does not know what the contents of the writing are.

Clear liquid came out of her eyes, with a cry she held as Melinda read from the contents of the paper.

"Ma-Mas ... Dad ...."

"Why Melinda?" I asked, then pulled the paper from Melinda's hand.

It looks like an irregular writing. However, it is still understandable to me, and I read in my heart the contents of this writing.

'Miss Aryan, I know that my daughter loves you very much. After the accident, I felt that my time would not be long. Please take care of Melinda, don't leave her if I'm not with my daughter anymore. I leave Melinda my daughter to you. I hope you can marry her.'

For a moment I was silent, after reading the contents of this writing. I really love Melinda. However, when I found the ring in my backyard, my love for Melinda seemed to just vanish. Because right now I still suspect Melinda as the real culprit, even though I don't have solid evidence yet.

"Mas ... why?" the question, it surprised me a little.

"It's okay Melinda."

"Ma-Mas .. don't think about the contents in the letter. I-I .. I won't force you to marry me .. Let me just go out of town, Mas. Because I also no longer have anyone here ..." he said stammered. Both of his hands trembled cupping his face while crying.

I'm shaking. "No, Melinda. At your father's request, Mas will take care of you. But ... If to marry you, at this time Mas is not ready. Because Mas still can't find the real culprit who killed my mother, Melinda."

His moment turned away for a moment, when he heard the words from me and his face showed a sense of disappointment.

"I-iya mas, I won't force you either. Thank you if you'll take care of me" he said, looking at the thin arch forced from his lips.

The clouds are moving to cover the sun. Suddenly a beam of sunlight gushed from the cloudy mound, and drizzle down with a thin flash of light in the sky. Slowly wetting the ground.

"Melinda, we'd better go home," I asked Melinda to come home soon, as the rain was getting heavier, and then led her hand.

As I was about to turn around, both of my netra accidentally saw someone wearing a black Hoodie with a face covered by a black mask, standing near a large tree staring intently at me.