My Son is Not My Son
CHAPTER 14: Hemophagocytic lymphohystocytosis (HLH)

Jordan exits the elevator when a familiar giggle makes him sharpen his ears. Then the voice disappeared. He looked to the side at the newly closed 'other elevator. "Why do I remember Mia?"

Meanwhile, in the elevator, Mia turns around her body as Aunt Oki continues to chase after her and prepares to catch her.

"Mama, naughty aunt!" Mia giggles again when her mother's friend catches her and does not let go, but begins to tickle Mia's stomach. "Tante amused!"

Febi smiled, because Oki always diverted Mia's grief. "Yes, my dear Aunt Oki, she's crying."

Febi covered her daughter's face and Oki just let go of the clinginess. Sontak Mia buried her face while hugging her thigh.

"Mama, tell Auntie not to be naughty anymore! Mia's scared, Mama's gone and then a naughty aunt!" Mia with a pouting tone and then shrill hysterically because she imagined the amused that had just been felt.

"Yes-iya, this is Mama pinch Aunt, has dared to disturb your favorite child." Febi pinched Oki and her friend so much she grimaced as if in pain that Mia turned her head and laughed giggling.

Deliver Febi to the parking lot, then Mia waved to release the departure of the mother who was going to the hospital.

From the fifth floor, Jordan opened the balcony door. He's bubbling canned iced coffee and enjoying the afternoon view. Mia's giggling voice came back dancing in her ear. Why lately I keep thinking about the twins. Is it because their hair is curly the same as mine?

"Oahhhh! Ahhahahah!"

Jordan glanced to the bottom right corner, at the basketball playing arena. Not an adult who plays basketball, it is a child who hugs basketball, and is running away from chasing an adult woman. At first glance the posture of the little boy was as small as Mia.

Why are Mia, Mia and Mia always in my mind? Do I need to call Mrs. Febi to connect with Mia? But, then, it sounds weird!

What Jordan saw was actually not wrong, but Jordan's eyes were a little minus, so he could not recognize someone's face when it was too far away.

"Tante promised not to go after Mia!" Mia was still running around with gnawing because of the gaze of Aunt Oki who seemed to want to eat it.

Oki laughed off. "Well, don't we want to play basketball? Kan, so have to chase, honey!"

Oki's steps came to a halt, his eyes following a man who was walking briskly towards the lobby on the same block that Febi was occupying. That's William's friend's bastard! Huh, that's right, people will meet Will!

"Geeh!"

Oki turned to the origin of the voice. He saw Mia was already in a down position. Seen by the bocil which now reddened his eyes. Oki examined the condition of Mia's chafed knee with red patches of heart and a little sand. "Come, go home."

In carrying Mia, Oki was confused. The child is usually when falling even though it is not injured, it is immediately fussy. Why are the tiny lips now twisted until they tremble and the eyes glaze over, but make no sound?

In the room, Oki cleans the wound on Mia's knee and is wrapped in gauze. Oki held onto the tiny cheeks that were bloated because the tiny lips were tightly coiled. "It hurts, huh?"

Mia shook her head slowly, apparently holding her voice was very difficult. Especially withstanding the sensation of heat in his knee, even though it has been treated.

"Why are you quiet?" Oki asked, checking the girl's arms that weren't scuffed.

Mia shook her head again.

"Are you angry with Auntie? Why keep quiet?"

"Mia did not cry ..." Mia's small voice shook making Oki gaped. In fact, those blue eyes were glazed.

Oki thought for a while as one clear dew fell from the little girl's tail and made her even more worried. "Yes, yes, Mia didn't cry."

"If it hurts, just say it. It must have hurt" Oki said as she pointed at Mia's bandaged knee. However, the Febi boy shook his head making himself go awry. Sia exhaled a long breath trying to follow Mia's will. "Yes, want aunty to make ice cream, right?"

"Aunty can do it?" mia's small voice slightly snapped.

"Yes, can dong."

"Mia wants to, Mia wants to, Auntie!"

Oki raised two corners of her lips. He brought the cheek closer. "Kiss first."

THE CUP!

"Yes, you wait here." Oki hands Mia's tablet. "Forward your game, huh?"

"Good, Auntie' Beautiful Ki." Mia pressed the tablet screen.

Oki just saw Mia's tears dripping onto the tablet screen. Why did the child become more mature? Is this like Febi's story because Mike refused Mia's embrace? It's so messy my Mia.

*

"Sweet sell-out!" Oki slashed all the various banknotes in shards in his grasp. Not in vain his clever brain. There are mothers who give tips up to three hundred thousand.

"Yes, that's the name you sell my good looks," William sneered as he stroked his hands with his mother's arms in a white towel.

Oki glanced briefly at the man in a short-white shirt and beige trousers. The muscular, non-excessive chest of the arm provoked the mother-foster's interest in buying books, but she believes mak-mak seems to focus more on the man's good looks and clear skin.

"Please, Febi's coming soon." Oki giggled and immediately William's face turned fresh again. Haha. Right the group of mothers finally stopped and saw a picture of William on the sign with a book holding and saying:

'Buy 10 books, can be free 1x photos with the handsome prince. The proceeds from the book sale will be donated to an orphanage. Still not interested?'

William's eyes were instantly lethargic, looking at the five mothers who bought 20 books each. Hahaha, shit, Oki !

William's sadness was reduced when he saw Febi who had come to hold Mia. Fun, food made by Febi again! Not in vain these three days he helped Oki, for the sake of being able to eat food made by Febi, which made him addicted.

"Excellent, thank you guys." Febi checked that the pile of dus was empty, but it was still seven in the evening. After he and Oki set the price of the books at half of the original price. It was all ludes.

"Om Will, does Om have a girlfriend?" chirps Mia.

Ha's? William gawked, his eyes flashing softly and would reply, but.

Febi stopped writing sales reports. He switched to holding the arm of Mia who was sitting beside him. Gently but with a stern look, he then said, "Mia, don't ask that question to an older person anymore. That's not polite, honey."

Mia looked up to the left, looking at Om Will and Aunt Oki, they were standing.

Oki chose silence and did not want to interfere with Febi's ban. William who will speak, undo the intention because of the Oki's bracelet that forbids him to interfere.

"Take ma'af to Om first," said Febi, though the boy began to frown. Again, Mia's eyes started to red.

"Om, Mia just wasn't polite, was she? I'm sorry Mia, right? Mia apologized," Mia's voice raspy and jerked as she got a swipe from Om Will's big hand and felt uncomfortable, she immediately turned her head away.

William was stunned, Mia was like avoiding his swab. He pulled his hand back and held the pen to resist the embarrassment. "Om Will forgives Mia, really."

*

Two days later in the orphanage yard when the sun was almost setting. William moved away from the porch to receive a call. .

"Will?.... Look at my machine's design, like something's not quite right."

William jumped up, saw Febi kiss the hair of the girls one by one while hugging him. Was that woman not disgusted? He's so awesome! Like, fit to be a mother to Amira?

Uh. Beautiful well indeed. But I need to get to know first. What was her true nature, just maybe the way she looked at me like another woman ?

William looked at his phone and was shocked to hear Jordan's swearing. He directly asked. "Jo, what did you say?"

"Oh God ! I talk a lot and you don't listen to me? After a long time wide? 'Kancil' is you!"

"Yes, I'm on this road. Already, let me just go there," said William lazily after Jordan mocked him as 'Kancil. He switched off the phone, forced to break up with Febi.

*

A week later .... Febi went to the doctor again with anxious expectation after the doctor restarted the whole process. The doctor looked at him for so long as to think, he couldn't guess what this good or bad news was?

What is clear is that he hopes there is a way out of his son's illness. In fact, the doctor said that his son was diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). What is that ?

Extensive tests at the hospital showed that her son most likely had a genetic predisposition to HLH. 

Dr. Janneta, MD says, "HLH is a disorder of immune regulation .. When the immune system is active, the immune system does not know how to turn it off. And if it's not turned off, it's making Adam very sick. However, HLH is fatal without proper treatment.

Febi covered her mouth with two hands, enduring the sudden sensation of nausea. He rubbed both eyebrows and then bit his thumb.

The doctor noticed Febi's reaction and now sat up straight and took a deep breath as if ready to hear again. "After browsing, not a single specialist in the region, knows how to deal with HLH. So, we rely on Dr.'s expertise. Alexandra's."

Febi's arms were trembling. Clear crystals pooled in his eyes. He held his head, it was hard to believe what he had just heard. This is the best hospital, but the doctors say so?

A huge hole was formed inside his chest. In the middle of his mind came one word. CALIFORNIA ? After hearing the doctor's faint-sounding speech.

"However, we just connected with Dr. Filipovich, who is director of the Immune Deficiency and Histiocytosis Program in California, in treating children with HLH. Through tests, phone calls, and emails, Dr. Filipovich helped our doctor diagnose Adam."

Aghh. Febi biting the lower lip. That means the experience and training of the medics in this hospital is not enough to deal with his son's disease? He's starting to get anxious.