The Ugly Wife's
Kemal Letter

Asyifa who was only a moment ago made happy because he got the news that the father had been found, and survived the plane crash that hit him, must be made sad again.

An hour after Zidan contacted him to give him the good news, the man contacted him again to give him a bad news about his father's condition that looks starting to deteriorate.

The doctor who examined Kemal said the man's body refused to consume food, and if forced would only make him regurgitate what he had just eaten, repeatedly.

Inevitably, Kemal had to be taken to the big hospital rums in the city at that time, to get better treatment for his condition.

Right at 8 am, Asyifa's phone suddenly shook, making the woman who could not sleep last night immediately grabbed the flat object.

"Halo Zidan, are you at the hospital now?" ask Asyifa without further ado.

"Yes Asyifa, we were here half an hour ago. I'm sorry I just got to tell you right now, it's just that I'm afraid I'm disturbing your sleep"

"I didn't sleep all night thinking about my father Zidan, you should have called me as soon as you arrived" Asyifa protested quickly.

"Sorry, I don't know"

"Huh, stop. Then how's my father doing now, is he better than ever?"

"Last I saw, the condition is still the same as before. But you take it easy, now om is being examined by an expert doctor in his room. We were the others, temporarily told to wait outside"

"In that case, I'll be heading to the hospital right now. Please send the address to my phone"

"alright. But you be careful, and come along with Angel and Mira"

"I understand"

After the call ended, Asyifa immediately got ready to leave. Just washing his face and combing his hair, Ashifa grabbed a small braid bag and walked out of the room.

"Asyifa, where are you going with that look? Didn't you go to work today?" angel asked confusedly looking at Asyifa's relaxed style of dress.

"I'm going to the hospital, Ngel. My father's been taken by Zidan to a hospital in this town, so I want to see his condition"

"Whatchu mean? Not that last night, Zidan said your father was safe and well, why is he in the hospital all of a sudden?"

"I was also confused Ra, after we all went into each other's rooms, Zidan once again called me. He said my father's body refused the incoming food, and since then his health has deteriorated"

"Then now you want to go there alone? Is not dangerous, because when viewed from your face, you lack sleep last night" guess Angel on target.

"Well how else? Zidan told me to take you two along, but you'll also have to go to work today, I can't just force you to come along"

"Your words have a point too. Moreover, today I have an important meeting with my division members, so I can't skip work"

"Then Ashifa went with me. Incidentally, I don't have any important activities today that require me to get into work"

"What's right, Ra? Will your division be fine without their leader?" ask Asyifa not feeling well.

"In fact they will feel happier when I am not around, compared to when I am around. So you don't have to think about it, and focus on your father's health"

"Thank you Mira"

"Either. Let's go now, before the jalana gets jammed"

"I'll drive you both to the hospital first, before you go to work" Angel volunteered.

"Thank you Angel. You two are the best friends I can always count on"

"Together, Ashifa"

The three women rushed out of the apartment and immediately headed to the hospital using Angel's car. It did not take long, Angel's car had arrived in front of the hospital building, where Asyifa's father was located.

After saying goodbye to Angel, Asyifa and Mira stepped inside the hospital and headed for Kemal's hospital room.

"Zidan, where's dad? Has the doctor finished checking her condition?"

"Ah, it turns out you guys have arrived. Looks like the doctor will be done soon, be patient a little"

"alright. I hope nothing bad happens to my father so he can get back to health soon"

"Amin" replied Zidan and Mira.

"But Zidan, why are you alone here waiting for Kemal? What else didn't come with you to bring Kemal here?" tanya Mira was astonished.

"Actually there was Raka and Adan who came and waited with me earlier, only I told him to go home first so I could rest. Then there is also Mr. Willy, the team leader who is tasked with finding the victims of the plane crash, but the youth immediately returned to the location because there is still much he has to do there"

Hearing Zidan's explanation, made Mira and Asyifa nod their heads in a sign of understanding. After that, the three of them were silent and busy with their respective thoughts.

Before long, the doctor in charge of checking Kemal's condition, walked out from inside the man's room. Asyifa, who was impatient, rushed to the doctor.

"Hello doc. Introduce me Asyifa, who is the child of a patient that the doctor has just examined. How's my dad doing doc? She's okay, right?"

Hearing Asyifa's question, the doctor did not answer her immediately, instead looking at Zidan for approval from the man.

It was as if before the arrival of Ashifa and Mira, the doctor and also Zidan had made a deal. And sure enough, the doctor just wanted to talk after getting a signal from Zidan.

"I'm sorry to have to say this before, but Mr. Kemal's health condition is not okay"

"What does the doctor mean? What happened to my father?"

"Pak Kemal has a rare condition, achalasia. Acalasia can cause nerve damage in the food channel, which is in the throat, where it prevents the esophagus from pushing food into the stomach. This condition is caused by an abnormal immune system response. And even worse, Mr. Kemal turned out to have contracted achalasia for quite a long time"

"Then, can my father be encouraged and be healthy again doc?"

"Although achalasia cannot be cured, but the symptoms can be controlled with regular treatment. But in the case of your father, the chances are very small, if he can survive for a long time"

"Asyifa, calm down first. Allow the doctor to leave everything to the end"

"What else does Zidan want to explain? Can't you hear the doctor's words, my father can't live for long!"

"Yes, I heard Asyifa too. But the doctor must have a clear reason for saying something like that to you. Please continue what the doctor wants to say again, doc"

"What worsened Mr. Kemal's condition was not just achalasia alone, but he was also severely dehydrated and some of his body wounds had infections because they were not treated properly"

"Wounds? My dad's hurt, doc? But Zidan didn't say anything about the wound to me, did the doctor see it wrong?"

"Sorry Asyifa, I didn't have time to tell you because I only found out about it too when Kemal fell unconscious in the tent. Your father apparently had a considerable tear wound on his back, during a plane crash"

As soon as Ashifa's body became powerless, she fell on the hospital bench without knowing what else to say.

Mira who also felt sad and sorry to see the condition of her best friend, could only hug the body of Asyifa who began to tremble because her crying broke.

*****

Asyifa sat beside the figure of Kemal who was lying with both eyes closed tightly while incessantly crying. Asyifa did not expect that she would soon lose the figure of the father.

By the doctor, Kemal was sentenced to only be alive in a few months, and after that Ashifa must be ready to accept the end of everything.

"I'm sorry Daddy Asyifa. Cause if only I hadn't distanced myself from mom, and if only I hadn't told dad, I want to use my time and all my money for happiness and my own future it's possible that you won't experience all this"

"Don't blame yourself like that, Ashifa. It's possible that your father didn't say what he was going through, because he didn't want to worry you" comforted Mira.

"That's my fault, Ra. My father was a gentle-hearted man, who would understand whatever the condition of his loved ones, even if it hurt himself. I, who know his nature, should not say anything that would make my father have to distance himself from me"

"But in addition, the doctor said there are other conditions that make the condition of om Kemal so worse. So it's not your fault, Fa"

"It's my fault Mira, I should have kept my father from coming home that day! Despite noticing something strange about her face, I let her go while waving my hand"

"It's not your fault, but it's all Ashifa's fault" Zidan said suddenly.

Asyifa and Mira who heard the statement came out of Zidan's mouth, looked at the man with astonished gazes and also full of question marks.

"Why is it your fault, Zidan? I don't understand, you even knew Asyifa's father not long ago"

Instead of answering Mira's question, Zidan took something out of his pants pocket.

It was a paper that Kemal had given him, before the man set off on a plane. The paper that made Zidan regret his decision, to not keep him away.

The paper was given to Ashifa Zidan, so that it could be read with Mira. And after reading it, the expressions of the two women became shocked.

"For Zidan.

Sorry for writing letters and also asking for excessive things to you, but not long ago we knew each other. But somehow, om feels that you are the right man who can take good care of Asyifa.

Actually, at this time om is suffering from a condition that is quite severe and can not be cured, but the condition will not make om leave this world.

At first he wanted to give up and not want to treat him, but after the incident assyifa was tortured by his mother's twin sister last time, he had promised Asyifa and was determined to be a good father.

That determination is getting bigger by the day, and om also has a desire to treat the condition suffered at this time, after returning to the city om later.

But everything changes overnight, and all that is only because of a dream. You will definitely consider om very silly, right? But all of that is the truth.

In the dream, the plane boarded by om had an accident and crashed in the middle of the wilderness. Om survived the incident, and was saved by you, but what happened next, he even met the birth mother of Asyifa. Then he woke up, and had to get ready for the airport to be escorted by you and Asyifa.

You must understand the meaning of the last incident in your dream? Well, I think the time in this world is not long Zidan.

Therefore, through this letter, I want to leave Asyifa to you. Om wishes you would take care of your poor daughter for the rest of her life, and make her happy without worrying about anything.

That way, new om can calmly leave this world and leave it. Om sure you will, and before that happens, I want to thank you.

Thank you Zidan.

From the father of the most beautiful woman.

"A_your father, your father already knew what would happen to him, Ashifa" said Mira in disbelief.

"When found, although he looks limp and has difficulty walking, he still smiles. I thought there was nothing to worry about, because the doctor had checked him, but it turns out that Kemal never underwent an examination in the tent along with other victims"

"Not undergoing an examination? Why did it happen, was no one aware of it, not even his own doctor?" ask Mira in shock.

"Om Kemal assured the doctor that he was fine, so there was no need to be checked. During his time in the tent, Om Kemal even continued to pay attention to the condition of the other victims, compared to his own condition"

"God, are you ready to leave this world?"

"Compared to be ready, I don't think Kemal seems to want to change anything that is supposed to happen in the future, even though the future has been shown to him through dreams"

Other than Zidan and Mira's voices, none of them belonged to Asyifa. The woman looked silent and could only put her gaze on the father's face.

Realizing that, the two became silent as well to allow time for Asgifa to digest all the facts that the woman had just known.

"Asyifa doesn't understand father, why didn't you change it when you were given the chance to know it first? Do you really want to leave Asyifa and this world, to be able to meet my real mother, who is my father's first love?"

"Ashifa" called Mira sad, hearing every word that I made from the mouth of Ashifa.

"If that's what makes you happy, and if that's what you want, Asyifa will try iklas. Asyifa promised that she would be ready to let go, so can you give me a little more time?" assyifa continued with a choked voice.

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