The My Kindergarten Teacher
Devan Pt 1

POV Devan McCloud's

A year ago, Devan was in McC Custom to take care of all the bookkeeping for a month along with his father, Rama when someone broke into their showroom.

"Welcome to McC Custom. Can I help you?" greet Rama as usual if the employees are not in the place let alone this lunch hour.

A father and his daughter came to the showroom and Devan saw the pretty face looking pale. Rama's youngest immediately accompanied his father and approached the girl.

"Are you okay?" ask Devan.

"A little tired." the girl smiled.

"What car are you looking for?" ask Rama.

"Laura... You wanna sit down first?" ask the older man.

"Yes dad. I'm a little tired..."

"Come, I'll help you sit down. Are you sick?" Devan immediately helped the girl named Laura sit on the soft sofa of her showroom.

"You're the mini Cooper?" ask father.

Laura nodded. "The antiques, Dad..."

"OKAY. Mr. McCloud, my daughter wants an antique mini Cooper. Do you have any? Oh I'm Shamir Khan..." The man extended his hand to Rama who greeted him.

"Rama McCloud's. You're Indian?" rama asked confusedly seeing their faces not look Indian.

"Our India is gone... Haha. Only first and last names remain because our family has for generations married white or East Asian" Shamir Khan said.

"Well Mr. Khan, let's go to the mini Cooper section. Devan, you accompany..."

"Laura. My daughter is named Laura" replied Shamir Khan.

"You go with Laura, yeah Van" asked her father.

"Good Dad."

Rama and Shamir head to a special section of mini Cooper while Devan fetches two bottles of cold mineral water, the other is handed over to Laura.

"Hello, I'm Devan McCloud. Your name is Laura Khan ?" greeting Devan who was amazed by the girl's face. Even though it was covered in Indian blood but still visible.

"You're the showroom owner's son?" laura asked as she opened the bottle of mineral water and downed it.

"Yup. It just so happened that Daddy and I were checking the books because our accountant was on maternity leave."

"Then another officer?"

"Lunch. Daddy and I used to eat in the showroom because mommy always sent us food. FYI, my Daddy likes mommy's cooking the most so we rarely snack .." cengir Devan.

Laura laughs. "Most certainly your mother was very good at cooking."

Devan nodded. "So, why are you looking for an antique mini Cooper?"

"One of my bucket lists, Devan."

"Bucket list?"

Laura nodded. "I have stage three blood cancer, Devan. The doctor was already hands up, it was estimated that I lived a year, so me and Daddy decided to enjoy life as long as I was strong. So one of my bucket lists, wants to have a Cooper mini car like Mr. Bean's."

Devan gawks when he hears that the beautiful girl in front of him has blood cancer or leukemia. "You ... What age?"

"22 years." answered Laura. "Devan, don't put on a face like that. This is my way of life so I enjoy what God has given me in my life..."

Devan stared at the girl who seemed unperturbed by the doctor's verdict on Laura's condition. The handsome man who combined Rama and Astuti looked at Laura fixedly. "Are you not afraid of death?"

Laura smile. "Lying if you are not afraid of death. Everyone must be afraid of death, even monks, imams of mosques, priests and priests are afraid of death. I'm scared of death too. What if I don't go to heaven? What if I go to hell? But after I spoke to the imam of the mosque, that Allah gave this sickness because Allah loves me, I increased my worship, did nothing to hurt others, and left it all to Him, I'm much calmer. At least I got a lot of what I got... Therefore I chose to make a bucket list so that when I was called home, there was no regret..."

Devan looked at Laura with an unreadable gaze. Between awe, sadness, smell and all sorts of things raged in his heart.

"You're strong, Laura. I salute you very much." said Devan.

"It's not every day that I'm strong, Devan. It's just that I always suggest to myself every morning waking up, Thank God I'm still given age... What a good deed I have to do today .. Bucket list of what to fill..."

Devan has more respect for Laura. "Then how many Bucket lists have been fulfilled?"

"From a hundred, it's 27... Thank goodness."

"What hasn't?" ask Devan.

"Have a girlfriend, can cook baklava, can cook chicken tikka masala..." Laura read one by one her bucket list.

Laura shook her head. "Who would also want to have a girlfriend like this. Not if I drop and nosebleed."

"What kind of leukemia are you?"

"Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)."

Devan then looked for what Laura meant.

The type of blood cancer suffered by Laura is chronic leukemia. The course of the disease is not fast so it has a longer life expectancy, up to more than 1 year.

There are two types of chronic leukemia cancer classified by cell type, namely:

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML): commonly affects middle-aged patients. It can also occur in children, but very little.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL): attacks the larger parents of female patients, who are over 55 years old. Sometimes it is also suffered by young adults, and almost none in children.

Clinical features and features of chronic leukemia:

- Hypermetabolism, which is characterized by weight loss, reduced appetite, night sweats, moist skin, warm.

organ infiltration (lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly)

- Anemia, which is characterized by pallor, shortness of breath, palpitations

- Skin bleeding, nosebleeds (Epistaxis)

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"So you sometimes have nosebleeds?" ask Devan.

Laura nodded. "Therefore, who would be with me like this sickness."

"I want to."

Laura's brown eyes widened when she heard the handsome man before her speak like that.

"Devan... Don'tdon't... You must feel sorry for me..."

Devan smiled calmly. "Nope, I won't feel sorry for you but I'll accompany you to meet your bucket list as a girlfriend."

"Devan, my life expectancy is only a year... And we've only met for the first time this time." declined Laura subtly.

"Hey, maybe this is what is meant by serendipity?" devan said lightly.

Serendipity itself is an English term that means 'coincidence'. It said 'coincidence' was not something that was considered an understatement, but a 'coincidence' that seemed to have been very well planned by HIM.

Laura laughed a little. "One of my bucket lists. Watch the movie serendipity..."

"I'm with..."

"You're not working?"

"Flexible" Devan replied lightly.

Laura laughs. "Basic !"

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Unbeknownst to them, Shamir Khan was moved to hear Laura's laughter which he rarely heard but today he heard it again. Rama McCloud sees how his son looks carefree with Laura despite knowing his condition.

Yes, Rama already knew Laura's condition because Shamir had already told her. Rama increasingly salutes his youngest son who selflessly helps Laura enjoy her days. Very similar to Rain Reeves, the kind-hearted Oma.

Rama took a long breath. Hope you know that losing it will make you sad.

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