The Wife Pay
Mothers... Wait for Alana

With ice cream and chocolate in her hands. Alana steps down the corridor of the mental hospital where her mother is being cared for. She recalled a few weeks ago, her mother loved ice cream and chocolate when she visited. Now he's back with the same clothes.

Sister is pushing Mother Ratmi's wheelchair towards the garden yard of the side hospital. “Suster can leave us both,” pinta Alana.

“But, Miss–”

“Please, we need privacy. I want to chat a lot with my mother,” her door is clear.

“Alright, I'll be waiting over there. Later if there is anything Miss can call me.” The nurse left Alana and her patient for a chair a few meters away.

Alana opened the ice cream she brought, feeding her mother. However, it seems that the mother wants to eat with her own hands. Alana let him.

“How's mom? Does it taste good?” ask Alana enthusiastically.

The middle-aged woman simply nodded without a sound. Alana smiled seeing the progress of her mother. In recent weeks, he had never heard the doctor's complaint about the mother who used to rage often. “If mom likes. Alana will come here often to bring him,”.

Her hand was raised to caress her mother's troubled lips. Afterwards, Alana sat in a chair right opposite her mother. “Mother?” call him. He touched his mother's palm, pulled it a little, then put it on his cheek. “Alana kangen,”.

The half-woman was silent, only blinking her eyes repeatedly, looking at her daughter. Alana started crying.

“Bu, Alana can confide right,” continued Alana started the conversation. Once again there was only the wink of his mother's eyes, and that was Alana's response.

“I told you I was married, and now I have a husband. He is the one who helps the mother to seek treatment here, for that, the mother can be treated special here. It's been eleven months, Mom. We are used to sharing one home.”

“What kind of marriage am I having, Mom. Funny only because of a broken heart with Edo. I became ambitious to marry a rich man, whom I thought I could avenge my heartache. However, it turned out that all my thoughts were wrong, Bu.” Alana started sobbing faster.

“Edo is sorry. But my heart was still in love with my husband. He clearly forbade me to love him. He built the fort since our wedding, which was only a contract on paper.”

“Bu... One year isn't a short time, is it? How can I refrain from loving her, Mom. He's a nice, warm, friendly guy, the kind of guy the girls dream of is on him, Mom. But this love has hurt me, Mom. I am hurt by this silent love. Doesn't he realize my sincerity, Bu.”

“Is it wrong that I love my own husband, Mom.” Alana started sobbing. He dropped his face on the mother's lap. To put out all his sadness.

Alana immediately shuffled her head, looking at the face of the mother who was currently staring at her with sadness.

“Alana, daughter... Don't cry, mom is here.” Ratmi reached out her hand wiping her daughter's tears.

Alana's body nailed in disbelief, she was surprised at her mother's reaction. “Bu, you..”.

Ratmi nodded slowly. “Iya darling, this is Mother.”

Alana laughed behind her cries, she immediately grabbed into her mother's arms. “I... I'm so happy. Mom's healed. Mom remembers me.”

Ratmi rubbed his daughter's back. “Iya darling. Mother is healed, all thanks to your struggle. Thank ye.. You have sacrificed a lot for Mom. I'm sorry, you've been a burden all along. Forgive me for not being a good Mom to you.”

Alana pulled her body, then shook her head. “No! I never felt like Mom was a burden. Whatever, Alana will do for your recovery, Miss.”

“Including sacrificing your feelings?”

Alana nodded enthusiastically, her sadness changed thanks to seeing her mother was healed.

“Alana.”

“Mother.” Alana looked at her mother's face. “One more month, all this will be over. I don't need anything. Bu...”

“Iya darling.” Ratmi stroked her daughter's face.

Alana held the frail hand of the mother gently and said. “Bu, can you wait for me here for another month. After one month it will all be over, I will pick up mom here.”

“Sure!"