REPLACEMENT MEN Season 2
KARINA'S SECRET

For two days in Bandung, Karina and Bayu did not go anywhere. This is because Maira won't allow it. He was worried to see Karina's condition as usual. His sister looked limp and uninspired. His eyes are soft, pale face.

"You better see the doctor, Rin."

"Yes, Mother. Later when it's in Jakarta."

"Really, yeah!" Bayu follow nimbrung. "Don't see you later after home you say, 'I'm not doing anything, really. No need to see a doctor'." Bayu's lips are throbbing. Apparently the man had already memorized his wife's behavior. Ngeyel aka stubborn.

"Yes, yes ...!" Karina pinches Bayu's waist.

Sunday morning Maira chased them to return to Jakarta. He worries about Karina's condition if she lacks rest. Especially Monday Karina has to go back to work.

"Don't go home in the afternoon. Karin won't have enough time to rest!"

"Yes, beware, I'm a car manasin first" Bayu said.

"Lhah, haven't I been traveling with Om and Auntie!" oza Protest.

"Other times, Oza. Aunty Karin is sick, has to rest a lot" Maira said.

Oza according to though with a pouting face.

"Today, remember Ma'am's words yesterday, yes!" maira whispered in Karina's ear as they parted. His eyes were intimidating. The gaze was as if Karina's memory paring knife about what her sister suggested about resigning.

"And don't forget, see the doctor!"

"Yes, Mbaak ...." Karina murmured in the face of her brother's fuss.

The return trip to Jakarta on Sunday takes longer than a normal day. Many travel Bandung-Jakarta and vice versa on weekends like this.

Throughout the journey Karina just slept. Bayu let it go without disturbing one bit. Sometimes his wife. There is a sense of compassion in the heart of Bayu to see the tired and pale face.

I hope he resigns soon.

Arriving in Jakarta, Karina refused when Bayu asked her to check.

"I'm tired, Mom. Tomorrow go to the doctor."

"Tomorrow I can't deliver, brother. It has to be done."

"Not to be delivered. I can check it out myself later.".

"If it's afternoon, God willing I can dig, Dik."

Karina's face stiffened. "No need!" preventably. "I'll be right from the office. Let's go to the hospital for a minute."

"I'm worried about you being alone."

"Please, Mas. I'll have Linda accompany me." Karina mentioned the name of one of her close friends at the office.

Bayu can't say anything more. It was free to persuade the stubborn Karina. But he threatened, if not really check with the doctor, the night Bayu himself who will take Karina to the hospital.

The next day Karina actually went to the hospital. He asks Linda to drive him to the hospital lobby and leave him.

"Gue di wa husband elo make nemenin lo, Rin. How about dong, if the father of the army is nanya?"

"Well, isn't it, nemenin?"

"Nemenin to completion, Kariiin ...!"

"How are you doing?"

"Gue's permission is the same boss."

"It could be long, you know, the queue, Lin." Karina insisted. "Lo can be scolded by the boss if he leaves the office later."

Linda is lip smacking. Both hands rest on the steering wheel. He secretly confirmed what Karina had said.

"Gue is not papa himself. I went back to his office in an online taxi."

"Mmm .., yeah, yeah. But if you get to the army you're mad at me, Lo's responsible ye!"

"Big!" Karina's smile. His thumb was raised upwards. "O yes, about my illness, you keep silent, yes, please!" Karina held both hands in front of her chest. His eyes begged Linda.

His friend just looked at him. A long breath came out of Linda's nose. A small nod was given to Karina.

The queue in poly oncology this morning was not as dense as usual. After waiting for no more than an hour, it was finally Karina's turn. Doctor Ferdhi's friendly smile, an oncology specialist, greeted him.

"How are you, Karin?" sapana. Looks like the doctor has known Karina for a long time.

"The medicine is routinely drunk, right?"

"Yes, Doc.

Dr. Ferdhi scanned the results of a blood check that Karina had done a while ago. "Maybe you're tired, Karin."

Karina. "Yesterday was just from Bandung, Doc."

"Well, right!"

A little later Karina and Ferdhi's doctor were involved in a discussion about Karina's disease. Karina has been diagnosed with Chronic Myleoid Leukaemia (CML) blood cancer in recent months. Cancer whose development includes slow is known before Karina married. She hid the illness from her family and husband. And because of the disease, Karina had almost foiled her marriage with Bayu.

At that time Karina accidentally found out that Maira, her brother, was secretly harboring a taste for Bayu. At about the same time, Karina obtained the results of her medical check stating that she had the disease. Karina becomes desperate with her future and will briefly give Bayu up for Maira. Of course the reason revealed was not because of his illness, but because Maira loved Bayu. Regarding cancer, he kept it tight.

Karina's passion for healing rekindled when Ferdhi's doctor assured her that Karina's cancer could be treated with routine treatment. Linda, the only friend who knew of her illness was also encouraging. Moreover, then her sister can forget her feelings for Bayu and married Janu, Karina becomes more relieved. A serious application from Bayu to himself was then he accepted. Her marriage to Bayu convinced her that she would heal and live longer for loved ones.

"Doctor, how much longer do I have to routinely use this drug, huh?"

"We'll try for 12 months, we'll check again. And even if it's improved, we'll still have to keep taking this medicine."

"Ah" complained Karina.

"Why, bored?"

"Bored and expensive, Doc."

Doctor Ferdhi laughed. "Kan, be borne with your company."

"Yes, anyway, Doc. I just think I'll resign soon."

"Lhoh, why?"

"Not good, often permission for treatment."

"Yes, it's okay, right. His name is also sick." The tall, agile-looking doctor wrote down the prescription. "If you do not use health insurance, the cost of medicine is expensive, this is. My advice anyway, if you want to resign from the company, immediately take insurance from the government only. Although it may not handle everything, but it can be quite lightening."

"Yes, Doc, already. I'm in the husband's insurance."

"Where do you work?"

"Army, Doc."

Doctor Ferdhi nodded. "could. But yes, that was, maybe not as big as the health insurance in your company."

"Yes, Doc," said Karina, not excited.

During this time one of the reasons he did not quit his job was because of the cost of treatment of his illness. The health insurance provided by the company is quite large. The drugs used by Karina have been fully covered by the insurance. Somehow later if she took the insurance owned by her husband. If Bayu and Maira did not ask him to resign, of course Karina chose to keep working and could finance her treatment. He did not want to trouble Bayu with his illness business.

Hopefully there will be a way.

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In Bandung, Maira almost jumped for joy. A phone call from Janu opened the next morning.

"Assalamualaikum, Ma!" he said, he could not hide the joy.

"Waalaikumsalam, baby. How are you, my beauty?"

Pyarrr ...!

Maira's entire body cell is pulsing. Fizzy cheeks. Hearing Janu's heavy voice alone can make himself distraught to resist the great longing.

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