Senin, 23 Desember 2013

[Short] The Present

It’s been days I’ve laid on the hard, wet bed since the last time a stranger carried me to a nearest hospital. Smells of medicinal alcohol, beeping monitor, intravenous injection each 12 hours, everything I see here is horrible. Though I admit this place’s food wasn’t disgusting enough to get it digested.

The middle-aged white coated man who assessed me a while ago answered my question of “What’s happening to me, Doctor?” “Well, Sir. I have to explain to you humbly that your life expectancy would be soon degraded, as we’ve found there’s an enlargement on the left side of your heart based on the chest X-Ray photo we’ve taken. The ECG furthermore adds our suspicion on the left ventricular hypertrophy, an abnormal enlargement in the heart’s left ventricle caused by many factors, though this is just our prediction. So, is there anything you would like to discuss with us, dear Sir?”

“I can’t even think what am I going to do now, Doctor.”

“I see. Anyway, did you feel your arms still numbed or maybe you felt headache at the moment?” The man adjusted his spectacles as if he’s scheming something.
“I’ve seen it worse way back before I got here.”
“If it’s so, then thank you. Your enzyme test result will be here very soon. We advise you to not moving too much and perhaps relaxing yourself very often. Farewell and fast recovery to you, Sir. And, oh, we’ve contacted your family as well.”

Relax myself. Hmm…perhaps I gotta reminisce days back the time I bought her a present to my beautiful wife to be.

I remembered when I spent my two-year personal savings for buying her a present. At that time, I can’t even think enough what present would be the best to give to her. My colleagues from my past office suggested me to buy some materials I can use instead of spending expensive, fancy items. I agreed the idea as well.

As I gathered things I needed, I began working on the ‘present’. The moment I finished it I got depraved as I worked the whole 3 days. This is the moment my chest went like crushing something. The show must go on, however.

Just as I arrived to send my package the chest pain suddenly appeared again, which I can’t even hold it. That was the moment a post officer immediately called an ambulance and rushed me away to this hospital. Along with that box.

Eventually, I had the parcel I’m going to send. Though, I can’t even imagine if she sees me in this condition tomorrow. This shoe I made for her maybe lighten her heart and I hope she wear it every day she’s going to school as a homeroom teacher. It’s not as vibrant as Hermes’s but the way you see this pair of shoes shall prove that even rain won’t separate us. It’s the vow we made that keeps us ever connected.


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