
Rafa hasn't slept yet. After finishing the tahajud prayer he did not sleep and instead continued to hug Asyifa whose face Asyifa fell asleep so beautiful that Rafa continued to look at his wife's face with while kissing her head several times.
"I also don't want Asyifa to be separated from you. I always want to be by your side by continuing all our dreams together with us who are stepping together. I don't want Asyifa to be like this either. I'm sorry I didn't tell you what happened and all this I did. Because I don't want you to worry about me" Rafa's inner self feels guilty for covering up the big thing from his wife. But it's like there's no other choice and Rafa can only do that.
"I'm also very happy to be trying to heal and your fear will never happen. I must be trying, baby. I will not leave you nor our son. I will not go and will continue to accompany you" Rafa's inner self, now much higher in spirit.
All for his wife. He has to be passionate, he has to try, he has to defend. Because his wife's weakness is hers and he won't let that happen. Rafa kissed Ashifa's head again and pulled Asyifa into his arms even tighter.
"I love you my wife. Death will separate us. I will try to make you happy while there are still many opportunities that are given to me" Rafa said before he closed his eyes.
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Same with Rendy who turns out to be unable to fall asleep who leaned on the head of the bed that was full of mind burden with Rendy who read medical books in the medical world. Even though he was a great doctor. But Rendy never stops learning and continues to learn.
Not sleeping Rendy makes his wife Rania wake up with Rania who is still sleepy by rubbing her eyes that see her husband is still not asleep.
"Darling!" rania's reprimand makes Rendy look at Rania.
"Why not sleep?" ask Rania.
"It's still not sleepy yet" replied Rendy.
"What's wrong? is there a problem?" ask Rania. There must have been something that made her husband not sleep. But Rendy did not answer his wife's question, making Rania shift to sit and lean on the head of the bed like her husband.
"Read what?" ask Rania.
"Study of bowel cancer" replied Rendy.
"Are there any patients you're treating and have colon cancer?" ask Rania to guess.
"Yes. I've only been handling patients like this for a few people. Very calculated and last 1 year ago that failed in the operation and eventually died," replied Rendy.
"And you're afraid it'll happen again?" ask Rania.
"Death belongs only to God. I'm just trying to do my best for the patient this time and may God guide me" Rendy said.
"I'm glad I know you're a failed doctor. And you will blame yourself. You also failed the operation. But it is not that you say death belongs only to God and you Doctor is the intermediary who tries his best. So don't overdo it for this. Or you're afraid to do it" said Rania giving advice to her husband.
"You're right, honey. But the effort in my efforts must be stronger and the fear is also very big this time," said Rendy saw the wife.
"Why? was the patient very effective?" ask Rania.
"All patients are the same and even our own daughter-in-law. But obviously the fear is much greater" said Rendy.
But Rania was shocked when she heard the words her husband said.
"Darling wait a minute! what did you say! son-in-law?" rania asked with her heart suddenly beating very fast like usual.
"Rafa has bowel cancer?" rania asked with trembling lips to confirm it.
"Yes. There was a tumor in Rafa's gut and it had an effect on his digestion and his lungs and all this was known when he checked" Rendy told his wife.
Rania was so shocked to hear it by covering her mouth with all 2 of her hands and even her tears fell on her cheeks. When he heard the disaster his son-in-law experienced.
"Inalillahi," said Rania with a body that vibrates with what she feels that must have been destroyed by the calamity faced by her daughter-in-law.
"I don't believe this either. But this is real and this is what happened" Rendy said.
"O Allah Rafa. And what about Ashifa. Asyifa said nothing to me. Asyifa must have been devastated by this news?" ask Rania who is worried about her daughter.
"Ashifa didn't know anything of this magnitude" Rendy replied making Rabia even more shocked by her shrunken forehead.
"What do you mean, baby. Asyifa didn't know Rafa had this much pain?" ask Rania again.
"You're right, honey. Asyifa didn't know at all and all this was Rafa's request. It's not just Ashifa who doesn't know. But also his family who may not know until now," explained Rendy who made Rania even more shocked.
"Why baby? why Rafa doesn't want Ashifa to know. Is this a big deal?" ask Rania.
"He didn't want Ashifa to worry and kept thinking about Rafa. So Rafa doesn't want his wife why and what else Asyifa is pregnant too. Rafa thought about Asyifa's health," Rendy replied with a slight explanation.
"But unfortunately this is a very big thing and where maybe Asyifa should not know" said Rania.
"Honey this is Rafa's wish and I can't do anything. I disagree too. But what can I do dearly other than to obey Rafa's will and I can't possibly not tell you a matter of this magnitude" replied Rendy.
"Astagfirullah," said Rania by rubbing her face with both hands.
"Allah what more trials have you given to our family. Our daughter-in-law is very ill. Hambah asked God for you who gave your miracle to take away his pain. Give Rafa our son-in-law a healing and give him the strength to face all of this, O God," said Rania, who prayed with sincerity to her son-in-law.
Rendy immediately took the wife into his arms who hugged his wife gave her peace.
"I'm just as shocked as you are, baby. We never know what will happen to our future lives and God is now testing our families by giving pain to our daughters-in-law. We will continue to pray for Rafa's recovery. That's all we can do and I will definitely try as a Doctor for Rafa's recovery" Rendy said in a word full of sincerity.
"The love of Rafa and Asyifa whose marriage continues to be tested. And actually all this is wrong, baby. It is very wrong if we do not tell Asyifa that the existence of Asyifa will be more injured if he is not told," said Rania who disagreed with Rafa's decision.
"Today Rafa is with Asyifa. He who knows how Ashifa and knows how to make Asyifa happy is rightly afraid of the sad Asyifa. So Rafa knows Asyifa. He must have thought about this carefully. So we also have to give Rafa a chance for this" said Rendy, who understands his daughter-in-law's feelings and makes his wife understand.
"Hopefully everything goes well and Rafa can slowly tell Asyifa this falsely" said Rania, who still hopes Rafa changes his decision.
"I hope the same we pray for the best and I will continue to handle it and do the best for Rafa" said Rendy with the same hope.
Rendy as the Doctor who handles her own son-in-law must also be very worried and fear is there. Even though life is in God's hands. But he will operate Rafa and Rafa's hope is also in his hands and that makes Rendy full of worry and fear.
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