
A couple sat on a chair on the balcony with a cup of hot chocolate.
The middle-aged woman wore an emerald green evening dress that showed her still-toned chest at her current age.
"Dear sister, your dress is too open, you're not cold?" david asked for a sip of hot chocolate.
"Not at all. I love wearing this dress" Rika churned chocolate in reply.
David lifted his breath heavily and exhaled, "honey, there's something important I want to talk about" he said with a serious expression.
Rika frowned, "what do you want to talk about honey?" ask her with her hands propping up her chin.
"No need to tease me, I'm not in the mood to do that" replies David clumsily.
Rika snorted annoyed at the subtle rejection her husband made.
"What do you want to talk about?" tanya Rika flat.
"It's about Aksa."
"Aksa? what's up?"
"His engagement to Fani was canceled, after I decided I would continue the matchmaking plan with my father's acquaintances" David said.
"I don't understand what you're saying."
"Rika, I want to save our family's pride."
"Saving by marriage?"
"Yes, the marriage between Katya and Aksa" he replied.
"Katyas? Is that the girl my dad's betrothed to?"
"Yes, you know that girl is Irene's daughter" David smiled wryly.
"Irene? You mean your ex-wife!" pekik Rika shook her head.
"Yes, Irene."
"You're crazy! How can you match your son to your ex-lover" Rika screeched over David's chest.
"It's not half of what I want to talk about, there's still something you should know" he cupped his wife's cheek.
"What do you still want to say?"
"The girl's father was the cause of the accident" he said slowly.
Rika was so furious to hear that she directly dealt a blow to her husband's chest back.
"It was not enough with her that Irene's daughter was apparently her father that Aksa was paralyzed" she cried loudly. "You are crazy! How can you think of my son's marriage to his daughter."
"I have to do this, our family's honor is at stake."
"I don't care about family honor, I attach more importance to my son's happiness."
"If you think of Aksa's happiness then let Aksa marry Katya, the girl will be a shield for those who will insult her," David shouted out.
Rika was glued to her husband's eyes, she shook her head slowly. "I don't want my son to be insulted but not in this way to stop him" he said.
"I had to Rika. I'm sure she can be a good wife to Aksa."
"You don't know her, you don't know how she fought either" Rika said.
"Father and mom knew Katya even from the beginning before this accident happened they wanted Katya who became the daughter-in-law of this family" said David.
Rika turned her face to the side, "how is that girl what she wants to accept Aksa?" his tan squeezed his fingers.
"Tomorrow my father and I will go to see him at their residence, I only ask you one thing not to let anyone else know about this marriage, just me, you, dad, mom, and Jordan."
"Why can't anyone know?"
"I don't want this matter to be long before we talk to Katya's family" David replied lethargic.
"When you meet them I hope you won't reminisce with your ex-boyfriend" Rika said.
"Irene is dead" he replied quickly.
Rika shut her mouth not believing what she heard, "you're serious she's gone?" tanyanya.
David nodded, "he's gone, and James died in the accident" he said.
"I don't want to pressure him, we want to have family talks" David said firmly.
"I don't want to talk to you, get out" Rika said.
David saw his wife who was emotional prefer to just go out of his room, he climbed down the stairs he walked to the kitchen.
He poured water in a glass and drank it in one gulp, "luckily his own wife who was kicked out if someone else had felt wanted," he said.
David walks into the living room but when he steps his foot comes a sound from inside Aksa's room located near the living room.
David immediately opened the door and was surprised to see Aksa lying on the floor with broken glass.
"Aksa," screech.
David immediately ran in and lifted Aksa's body and laid her on the bed and he only realized that Aksa's pants were wet.
"I wet my bed" said Aksa trembling.
"It's okay, papa will clean it up" he said smiling.
David picks up Aksa's gear which is in the closet, David coats the underpad under Aksa, he opens his pants and can see the yellow convex diaper.
It rips the diaper from left side then right side, keeps throwing it away, it wipes *********Aksa with warm water then put on anti-rash cream keep on wearing new diaper and boxer pants.
Actually Aksa was embarrassed to be treated like this, his pride was like being stepped on when *********touched.
"I am even worse than a baby" Aksa smiled bitterly.
"Don't say it like that, you're still papa's son" he replied.
"Papa could see how useless I was, even I was wearing a diaper like a helpless baby" he screeched with reddened eyes. "I was also embarrassed when papa changed my diaper, it made my pride trampled and reminded me that I was useless" he said.
"Don't say that, no matter what condition you are in, you still love you, even if you can only breathe you will still take care of you" David hugged Aksa.
Aksa could not help the pain in her heart so she unconsciously let out her tears, David stroked her son's back and let him let out all his sadness.
David did not hear Aksa's sobbing anymore he checked her and saw Aksa who had fallen asleep.
He corrected Aksa's sleeping position and then covered her, "good night, dear son, beautiful dream" he said, peeping Aksa's forehead.
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Katya is reading her book on the bed, she is so focused on reading every word that is in the book.
Katya felt her throat slightly dry, she stretched out her hand to reach out to the glass on her bedside table.
He drank and only realized there was no water filled, "lazy time had to go to the kitchen," his grunts rose from his bed.
Katya came out of her room, she walked into the kitchen, she could feel the night breeze coming in from the window against her snow-white skin, the cold pierced his skin just as he wore pajamas that were thin.
Katya opens the refrigerator and takes the cold water and pours it into the glass, Katya drinks it.
"Hungry," he said groping his stomach.
Katya opens the cupboard and finds out if there is anything she can eat, Katya sees a cup noodle she takes it and she brews it with hot water that is always prepared by the waiter.
He waited three minutes for the noodles to eat them, and a lump of steam came out of the noodles Katya exhaled them to avoid overheating.
"That's the guy how are you? Not been out of the hospital yet? Surely the condition is not okay anymore," he said lethargic stirring noodles.
Katya supported her head with her hands she stirred the noodles with a lethargic feeling.
"If I prevent papa from leaving, maybe papa is still alive and surely that person can still walk" he chuckled.
His hunger was gone when he took a pitcher of water and left the kitchen. He stepped on his feet towards his room but he passed through his mother's room whose door was open with the light still on.
Katya wants to approach her mother but she hears her mother's conversation with someone over the phone.
"We wait for your presence, sir," Wati's mother told someone over there by phone.
Katya frowned, "who's mother talking to? Who's gonna come here?" ask him to yourself.
Katya immediately went into her room before her mother found out she heard her talk.
Katya locked the door of her room, she put a jug of water on her desk and she immediately threw her body rough.
"I'm still wondering who you're talking to? who else is waiting for her arrival?" tanyakanya.
"Ngapain thinks about mom's business! Even if someone comes it must be a guest of the mother. I'd better get some sleep" he said, turning off the lights and pulling a blanket over his body.