The Twin Bed (Wrong Bed)
One More Month, Jeff

"Jeff, what's wrong with you? Why are you quiet?"

"Oh, it's okay, I was just thinking about my presentation in Brooklyn."

"Presentation? What happened to your presentation? Don't you usually do that well?"

"I did make my presentation smoothly, but yesterday there were some technical obstacles," Jeff replied despite feeling so uncertain.

"Oh, but other than that everything went well, right?"

"Yes, baby, of course. Everything went well, it was just that you weren't there beside me, there was so much loneliness without you, Cat!" jeff whispered then a bite into Caitlyn's ear that made Caitlyn smile.

...***...

Amber, who had finished paying the administration fee, walked into her mother's care room. As Amber opened the door, a doctor was standing next to her mother, checking her condition.

"How is my mother doing, Doc? Can it be operated immediately?"

"Yes, before the cancer spreads to other parts of the body, your mother must be operated on immediately."

"When can the operation be performed? I've already deposited all the costs of my mother's surgery and care."

"Tomorrow morning, tomorrow morning I can just operate on your mother because the operating schedule for today is full, so we can only operate on your mother tomorrow."

"Oh, fine then. Then how long is the postoperative healing Doc?"

"A little over two weeks after surgery, your mother still has to be admitted to this hospital. After that, you can take her home."

"Oh, so for two weeks she had to be hospitalized?"

"Yes, two weeks your mother has to be treated here, if the operation was fully successful for approximately two or three months the condition can only be completely recovered as it was then still have to be in the monitoring stage, he said, the most important thing and you should pay attention to is the intake of food that must be maintained. In addition, even though your mother has fully recovered, the condition of her body is different from the previous because she lives with one kidney, so your mother should not be too tired."

Hearing the explanation from the doctor, Amber was just pensive. 'So, I can only go to Manhattan in two or three months?' muttered Amber with a sad look.

"Well doc, thank you very much for the explanation" Amber replied later.

"Yes Doc, thank you very much."

The doctor nodded his head then left the treatment room, while Amber approached her mother and smiled at her while scolding her hand.

"You why Amber? Is there something that's bothering you?"

"No mommy, I'm just a little tired."

"If you're tired, rest. But Amber, the look on your face doesn't depict fatigue but you seem anxious, does anything bother you? Is it because of your debt to your friend in Manhattan?"

Amber smiled as she shook her head. "It's okay Mommy, she didn't give me a period of time, nor was she in a hurry to get me to Manhattan as soon as possible, I could take care of Mommy until Mommy was completely healed."

"But you still have to keep your promise as soon as possible to her, Amber. Mommy doesn't want to be a burden for you too long, just one month you accompany Mommy, then go to Manhattan."

"Mommy, didn't the doctor say that Mommy can't do too much? I can't just leave Mommy."

"Amber, what is the hard work that mommy does? If you are not home, you can wash your clothes in laundry and order healthy catering that you often do if you are busy with your work, you don't have to worry about mommy because the most important thing right now is the debt you have to pay your friend, do you understand Amber? Just one month, just one month you accompany Mommy, then meet your friend in Manhattan."

Amber nodded her head. "Thank you very much, Mommy. Thank you so much for your understanding."

"Yes Amber, you're a very good boy, a mommy who has been too much trouble for you, you've even given up your youth just to take care of mommy without thinking about your future, mommy hopes that when in Manhattan you can also find your soul mate," said Amber's mother who made Amber smile wryly.

"Stupid? I never even thought of that."

"That's because you're too busy thinking about mommy and living up to our family's needs. Since long ago you have always been the backbone of the family because your daddy never wanted to work, all he did was drink and gamble, fortunately old man br*that ngsek is dead from overdosing so you don't have to give him any more money just to fulfill his wish, you guys don't know yourself!" gerutu Mom Amber.

"Mommy is gone, all our bad stories with daddy are long gone, the most important thing now is Mommy's recovery, Mommy must be healed, better now Mommy just rest first, mommy must be tired, right?"

Amber's mother nodded her head then closed her eyes to rest because the journey from her home to the hospital was not an easy journey by patients suffering from cancer like her. While Amber walked up to the couch and dropped her body on the couch, she grabbed her phone in her cardigan pocket and stared at a photo.

'One more month, Jeff, ' muttered Amber.