"Mom! Mila's home."
Mila was just at home in the afternoon after she met Kevin. And usually her mother is busy preparing lunch.
Therefore, Mila immediately went to the dining table, but there was no sign of her mother's presence there. Even Mila had looked in the kitchen and she wasn't there.
"Where's mommy?! It's really bad to go without telling me. Usually always call, or at least whatsapp!" Mila was busy fiddling with her cellphone to contact her mother.
But before that...
"Well… my handphone is low batt even all over again. Hmmm, let me ask the neighbors, okay?"
After that, Mila immediately got out of her house and walked to the next door neighbor's house. Coincidentally also the person was in front of the house.
"Good Afternoon, Mrs. Narsih. Sorry ma'am, Mila wants to ask. Do you know where Mila's mother, Ma'am? Because Mila looked for it at home, but mommy wasn't there. Who knows if you see or maybe you know where she is going?"
"Oh, Yes. Your mother fainted, Mila. Then, my son immediately called an ambulance." Mila was shocked and panicked. Afraid that something would happen to her mother.
"Then what hospital was Mila taken to, Ma'am?"
"If I'm not mistaken, the name of the hospital is Harapan Kasih."
"Okay, Ma'am. Thank you, Mila should go to the hospital now."
"Yes, be careful, dear!"
Mila could only nod in response to what Mrs. Narsih had just said, because her mind had been completely occupied by her mother's condition.
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"Ma'am, the patient on behalf of Daisy Isabella who just came about an hour ago, which room is she in now?" Mila asked the administration regarding the whereabouts of her mother.
"The patient is currently still in the ER, but for the room - oh, Miss!" before the words of the administration were finished, Mila immediately ran to the ER. She needed to see his mother as soon as possible.
Mila walked in a huff, her hands opening one by one the curtains that were blocking patients in the ER.
And when she managed to find her mother, Mila immediately approached, positioned herself sitting on the chair near the bed, then said, "I'm sorry, Mom. Mila shouldn't have left you alone at home."
There was no answer from Daisy, because her condition was unconscious.
"Family of Mrs. Daisy?" One of the doctors greeted her, made Mila stand up from her spot, and approached her.
"Yeah, I'm, Doc. How is my mother, now?"
The doctor smiled, then said, "Your mother's condition is much better. Luckily she was immediately rushed to the hospital, because otherwise her life could not have been saved."
Mila breathed a sigh of relief to hear that, after this she really had to thank her neighbors for caring about her mother.
"But..."
Mila turned her attention back to the doctor. "What's wrong, Doctor?"
"From the heart examination that we have done, it seems that Mrs. Daisy needs further treatment. She had to undergo heart transplant surgery immediately. Have you previously registered a queue at the organ institution for your mother?"
Mila nodded, she had already done that 6 months ago when suddenly her mother's condition deteriorated drastically.
"6 months ago, I registered the queue on behalf of my mom, Doctor. But from the information I got, the heart for my mother might only be available in about six months. Is there no other way apart from a donor heart transplant, Doctor?"
"There is. We can put a ring on her heart as long as we wait in line to get a heart donor."
"Then, how much will the operation cost for that, Doctor?"
The doctor was silent for a moment, a little uncomfortable with Mila's question, because administrative matters like this should not be discussed by doctors and patients.
"For that matter, you can get the exact details at the administration, but usually for an operation like this, considering your mother's condition, which is quite severe, the operation cost alone is around 200 million or more."
Mila was stunned in her place. Even though she had known this before, Mila was still surprised when she heard it.
200 million? It's not a small amount.
"When will my mother have to have this operation, Doc?"
"3 days. After that time, if the operation is not carried out, then I can not guarantee that Mrs. Daisy's condition will still be fine."
And at that moment, Mila's mind felt empty for some reason. Now, how could she get that much money in just three days?
***
Mila sat on a chair near her mother's bed.
Since the conversation with the doctor earlier, Mila has been holding her mother's hand, hoping that her mother will come to her senses quickly, so that Mila can calm down a bit.
"Oh my God, what should I do now? Where did I get that much money from?" Mila had a monologue in her heart, not wanting her mother to hear her complaints.
Because people say, even in an unconscious state, patients can sometimes still hear the sounds around them.
"Dear."
That voice.
Mila lifted her head, looking at her mother sadly. Mila wanted to cry now, but she couldn't. She didn't want to cry in front of her mother.
"Why are you here? Don't you have an interview today, honey?"
Mila nodded at her mother's question. "Yes, Mom. But it's finished. I just happened to meet the boss. There aren't many tests."
"So what's the result? Mommy's beautiful child, did you get the job?"
To this question, how should Mila answer it?
She had rejected the job offer herself.
"The results will come out next week, Mom. Why did you faint? Don't you know, Mila was really scared when she found out from Mrs. Narsih that Mommy had fainted. Mom, why don't you listen to Mila? Mila already said that you can't be tired."
"Honey, it's okay! Mommy is okay," said Daisy, one hand rubbing her daughter's black mane.
"It's okay, but why did you faint? Mommy must be doing something heavy, right? That's why mom is so tired."
"No, honey. Really! Mommy was just cleaning the front yard and making food for this beautiful mommy's child."
"Mom, Mila told you don't need to clean the yard, just let Mila do it. Anyway, this is the last time Mila hears mommy cleaning the yard. Mommy can only cook for Mila. You can't do anything else, and you have to rest a lot. Mila does not want you to drop again like this." Mila said with her pain, and it made Daisy can not bear to see her daughter.
"Yes, unfortunately, mommy is fussy, I promise you that I won't be tired again."
"Promise me that mommy will get better soon!"
"I promise honey. Mommy will definitely get well soon, and won't make this beautiful mommy's daughter worry anymore."
Mila's eyes suddenly became teary because of her mother's words just now. Mila could see that her mother also had a great desire to get well.
So, what should Mila do now? Only her mother that Mila has now.
"Okay mom, now take a break so you can get well soon." Mila got up from her seat, her hand stretched out to justify her mother's blanket.
"Thank you dear. I'm sorry if I always make you worry. Mommy loves you very much, daughter."
Mila hugs her mother.
This time she really couldn't hold back her tears, she cried silently, because she didn't want to make her mother sad when she saw her.
Also, Mila is trying to convince herself to do something that might be the only way for her mother to get back to normal.
"Mila also loves mommy very much. Mila promises that I will do anything as long as mommy can recover. Mila promise, Mom!"
Once again, Mila could only say that in her heart, because her mouth was too stiff even to speak. Besides, if Mila opened her mouth, she was afraid that she would tell her mother the truth.