
"Mas, accompany Sus Bell to the cafeteria break, huh?" Lirih Arum's. Mahendra just arrived at the ward when Arum after undergoing his ninth chemotherapy.
He was late again because he had to pick Dion up to school. Fortunately, there was Sister Bella who accompanied Arum.
"No, I want to be here." Mahendra pulls the chair closer to Arum's bed. He clasped his skinny hand, feeling cold.
"Many friends like Bella in the cafeteria, she must be uncomfortable if I'm with her." Mahendra's fingers gently tidied his wife's headgear. Arum's hair has fallen out because of chemo. His skin also began to blacken and wither.
"Mas must be responsible for Bella's health, make sure she eats well, if Bella is sick how can you take care of me!?" Arum sulked, he pretended to frown.
"Mamaaaa...." The sound of Dion's cry, the boy slammed into Arum's arms. He still wears an elementary school uniform complete with a bag and shoes.
"Hi, champ." Dion and Arum do toast.
"Well, Dion's hungry. At school Dion did not eat, wanted to eat here with Mama Papa." said Dion cheerfully.
Arum smiled softly, "Darling, accompany Papa with Sus Bell in the cafeteria, would you?"
Dion glanced at Bella who was tidying up her equipment at the end of the room.
"Mama drowsiness is heavy, discharged treated Mr. Doctor. How's dong?" Arum put on his sleepy face.
"But then teach Dion to make pe-er yes, Mah." Fresh Dion. His round eyes glowed with vigor.
"And Mama has to rest, then let Sus Bell help, will you?"
Dion's eyes dimmed, he wanted his mother.
"Let's let Papa help." Mahendra Sahut. Dion glanced at his Papa.
"No, Dion doesn't understand Papa's theory, no problem. Same with Sus Bell." Dion moved closer to Bella.
He whispers something in Bella's ear, then giggles. Dion holds Bella's hand.
"Papa don't come, I want to date in the cafeteria with Sus Bell." Dion. Mahendra pretended to be deluding.
"Who taught you to date? Kids can't, yeah!" mahendra's Reprimands.
"Well, is Papa coming?"
"Of course Papa's coming, isn't Pa?" Arum answered. He slightly pushed Mahendra's arm to catch up with Dion and Bella.
"Yes yes, Papa's coming. Very compact, mother of the same child." Gerrutu Mahendra's. He kissed Arum before leaving. Bella blushed at the sight.
From the beginning he admired Mahendra. The man is very romantic and also very loving to his family. No matter how busy, Mahendra certainly took the time to accompany Arum, although sometimes like molor, but he still came.
Bella wants one day if she is married, she gets a husband like Mahendra.
Aahh, maybe just his wish. In reality who wants to be with a hick nurse like her, right?
Arum looked at their departure wryly. Her lips twinkled with a thin smile, but her eyes were glazed over. In a hurry he wiped it with his blanket.
Arum is an aggressive leukemia patient who Bella treated in the early days she worked as a nurse.
The blood vessel had gnawed at Arum's body to such a great extent. Makes his body thinner, pale and often has difficulty breathing.
Arum patiently passes treatment for the sake of treatment, he struggles with the disease for the sake of Dion and her husband.
Sometimes Arum wants to give up, but seeing the young Dion and the faithful Mahendra accompany him, his spirit grows again, he must be strong.
When meeting Bella, Arum had undergone chemotherapy the seventh time. His body is getting thinner and his head is bald. He even began to have trouble remembering. He kept writing everything in the book so he could remember.
Until Bella comes to be his nurse, he starts to comfortably tell stories with Bella. It's like finding a new, fun friend. He doesn't need a book and pen anymore, Bella will be happy to remind him again about everything.
Arum likes Bella. Bella is kind, beautiful, motherly and also patient. All in Bella, Arum likes. In a short time Bella and Arum become as familiar as brother sister.
Arum thought he had found someone he would trust to look after his son and husband.
She realized the last few years she had only been a burden on her husband. His condition continued to worsen even though Mahendra had given the best treatment.
Her husband is a healthy and normal man. For their biological needs. Arum can no longer give.
Until you find the idea of bringing Bella and Mahendra closer. Before he leaves, he must make sure they are in love.
*****
This morning when I woke up Mahendra felt pain in his chest. Unlike before, after taking the medicine will usually improve. But suddenly he felt excessive anxiety.
In this big house, he only lived a single day. His wife had died a long time ago and his only child chose to live in an apartment.
Since Dion divorced from Violin, he rarely came home. Mahendra felt sad without any family by his side. She was only accompanied by Mbok Mirah and her husband, they had long been with Mahendra. And plus a private driver.
Life is quiet Mahendra. All things, he had everything but family.
Atmanegara often told her to remarry, but who would want this sick old man?
"You're rich, there's a lot of young girls out there, just point you want, all right!" Atmanegara's mouth does love origin. Not Atmanegara if not excessive in everything.
"Yes, then get ready to put a bouquet of flowers in front of my house." Mahendra replied at the time.
"Ck, the wreath was just prestige, I better put in the funeral money, more benefits for Dion."
"Hmm, it's still a count, just a bouquet of flowers, you can even buy the setoko-tokos. You stingy!" Mahendra Cibir.
"Asas benefits, bro. Haha..."
Yes, arguing with Atmanegara is indeed endless.
It's not that Mahendra doesn't want to have an escort anymore. Until he died his property will not end he ate, but to death also he would not marry again if not with Isabella.
One name from his past that actually disturbed his calm. Haunt every night in his sleep. Where's she? Why is it so hard to trace?
Isabella.
A name he will remember for the rest of his life. His true love is gone.
And like a dream, Bella was in front of her eyes.
He was now beside her, sitting nervously at the end of the hospital's typical iron chair, overtly Bella kept her distance. Mahendra at one end and Bella at the other.
His chest again throbbed pain, why when it was in front of the eyes of this woman was still difficult to achieve.
"Where have you been all this time?" Mahendra lirih. He had to turn 90 degrees to see Bella's face clearly.
She is still beautiful and charming. Only the hijab makes it different. Bella looks motherly with a hijab.
Bella was silent, she just looked down at the tile.
"I'm looking for you here and there. Please don't go again." Lirih Mahendra, his eyes are sad full of longing.
"Go, forget me. Until I die I will never be an actor." Bella Sahut. He desperately refrained from seeing Mahendra or else his heart would betray him again.
Mahendra sighed, "Arum is dead, a month since you left me."
Bella's reflexes looked startled, "What? What is Arum?" His voice vibrates.
Mahendra just shook his head slowly.
"Yeahannn... I killed Madam Arum, I'm a killer!" Bella covered her face with her hands. He sniffled nelangsa. His crying sounded bitter.
"Bak Arum's..." Panggi Bella's.
Mahendra shifted his seat closer to Bella.
"No... Bellas... Listen to me first!" Mahendra was confused as to how he calmed this woman. Wanting to hold her hand she was afraid of being rejected, let alone hugging her.
"Please listen..." Finally hesitantly Mahendra stroked Bella's back gently. There was no rejection, but Bella was still crying.
"Arum has indeed given up his disease, he also left a letter for you. I kept it at home. Come along, just once. After that it's up to you."
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