Chapter 196: Cruel World (1/2)
Meanwhile, Inside a level two city on the west of Ratmawati City.
”Mira, Let's go back. I promise I will give you the money, just give me another chance”, a guy said pleadingly.
The guy is wearing a typical office worker white shirt, but his appearance is haggard.
There is a pretty girl in her twenties that is similar to him wearing a crop top, and her arms are hugging a muscular bald guy that wears a sleeveless black tee.
”Brother, how can you get the money? You got discharged a year ago from the military, and you can't get a job until today”, Mira said harshly.
She then added, ”That limp leg of yours, I just hoped you didn't come back!”
Hearing this, the guy kneels on the ground helplessly, ”I promise to pay your debt, but you have to go home and talk to mom”
”Our mom is dying...”, the guy mumbles softly.
Hearing this, ”That stinking woman, why won't she just die already. She's becoming a burden the longer she lives, doesn't she realized that?”, Mira said coldly.
Mira spits to the ground remembering her mom, her words pain her brother greatly.
The guy beside Mira laughs, he seems to be Mira's boyfriend, ”Just dump them already, I got money to pay your debt and take you anywhere you want”
Hearing this, Mira's eyes become starry.
She hugs the guy's arm tighter and said, ”Of course babe, I'll leave them right now since this jerk over here can't pay my debt”
Her brother can only hear their conversation helplessly,
Even after hearing their harsh words, the guy didn't even say anything and just looks to the ground with teary eyes.
The grin on Mira's boyfriend becomes wider as he looks at the guy kneeling on the ground.
After saying that,
Both Mira and her boyfriend left the guy while bickering with each other.
The guy didn't even say anything while the two started bad-mouthing his mom, he's disappointed in himself more than Mira, ”I'm so pathetic”
Two days passed,
”Sorry, we can't accept you here”, a woman said politely.
The guy is currently inside a building and it seems he got rejected for the job vacancy, he left the building with a dejected look.
The day is already noon, he decided to went back with a sour mood.
Just when he's around the corner,
SPLASH!
A speeding car suddenly went through a puddle of water and splashes the water at the guy.
The guy stops for a while, he wanted to curse but he held it in and just resume his way back home under pitying gazes.
Arriving at his home,
”Mom, I'm back!”, the guy shouted.
He went to his mom's room and find that his mom is awake lying on the bed, her head is bald and her body is frail and weak.
She has a blank look on her face until the guy enters the room.
”Where's Mira?” *Cough* *Cough*, ”I want to see her”, the mom said weakly.
Seeing this, the guy takes a glass of water on the desk beside the bed and gently helps his mother drink it.
”Don't worry mom, I will bring her back”, the guy said assuringly.
Although he looks believable, the mom saw right through his lies.
The mom smiles weakly before she said softly, ”I don't think I got much time left, I want to at least see her for the last time”
Hearing this, the guy widened his eyes, ”Don't say that mom”
Tears started to fall down his eyes while looking at his weak mother, he can't imagine what would happen to him if his mother was about to leave him.
But then,
SPLASH!
The mother suddenly splashes the water at the guy making the guy stunned.
”BRING HER BACK RIGHT NOW!! WHY CAN'T YOU DO SUCH SIMPLE THING”, The mom suddenly shouted at the guy.
The guy raises his gaze and said, ”Mom don't be angry, calm down it's not good for you”
He's not shocked by the sudden change in his mother's tone and mood, it seems that he's used to this kind of treatment.
”STOP CARING FOR ME!! YOU FILTHY SON!!”, the mom shouted angrily.
Then she continues angrily, ”INDRA!! I WISH I HAD NEVER BIRTH YOU!! I SHOULD'VE JUST KILL YOU BEFORE YOU ARE EVEN BO-”
Just as the guy accepts all of his mom's curses, the curses suddenly stop.
The guy, Indra, looks up and saw his mother gasping for air while glaring at him.
Seeing this, ”Mom? Mom? Mom?!”, he shouted while seeing his mom gasp for air a couple of times before she suddenly passed out.
Half an hour later,
”Nurse my mom has been lying there for almost 20 minutes! She needs to get treated right away!”, Indra said angrily.
He's currently inside a hospital, but his mom only gets checked and does not get treated.
The nurse glanced at Indra nonchalantly and said, ”The doctor said she has stage 4 cancer, she will be treated quickly but you need to pay the bill for the operation”
”I will pay it! Just treat her immediately!”, Indra shouted desperately.
”Please fill out this form and pay the bill, after it's done then the patient will be treated ASAP”, the nurse said and gives Indra a form.
Indra tries to ask for help but the nurse ignored him.
He then went to read the form and saw that the bill is not something he can pay easily, ”Dear God, What have I done to deserve this”, he mumbles desperately.
The bill is a huge amount that even if he sells all of his belongings he still can't pay it, in his current condition he can't afford this operation.
Still not wanting to give up,
Indra calls his friend and surprisingly, his friend wanted to help.
”I'll give you half of it, I know your position and we've been friends for as long as I can remember. But that's all I got, I will send it to you right away”
Hearing this, Indra jumped in joy.
He thanked his friend before he rushes to the nurse again knowing that he can pay it now, ”Please treat my mother, I can place my home and all my belongings as collateral”
The nurse glanced at him again and got showed his bank balance.
After seeing this, the nurse finally accepts Indra's offers as she went to call for the doctors to do the operation on his mother.
Indra runs to his mother who is lying on a bed rail in joy, ”Mom they will treat you. Please get better, I will be waiting for you with Mira”, he whispers to his unconscious mother.
But then, he saw that his mother's chest is steady.
There's no visual sign of breathing,
”Mom?”, Indra called before he checks on his mother.
Indra widened his eyes after realizing his mother is not breathing, ”DOCTOR!! HELP MY MOM!!”, he shouted as he started to cry heavily.
Despite all of her mother's wrongdoings, she's still his mother.
The doctors came to the scene hurriedly and do a checkup on Indra's mother to only confirm that she's already gone, this hit Indra's heart like a truck.
He fall to the ground feeling his legs become weak, the news was too much for him.
Another hour passed,
Indra is sitting outside of the hospital crying alone, he then remembers his mother's last word before she died.
He picks up his phone and calls Mira,
Ring...
Ring...