Bukanlah cyst pun, lymph nodes ayah bengkak sebenarnya. Lepas buat test, diorang suspect lymphoma. Kanser darah. Nothing serious. He was on treatment and I was certain he was in good hands.
20th Nov 2013;
"Apa cerita rumah?" I asked lightly.
"Rumah? Kenapa" Abang tak faham.
"Ntah? I mean orang semua okay ke apa"
"Melor tengah batuk/selsema/demam. Recovering"
"Kesiannya"
"Ayah tengah go through chemotheraphy. :("
":("
"But we'll be alright. I'm worried about ayah je. What's your view about condition ayah?"
"Hmm he said the tumor is benign kan. And it's at early stage. With the right treatment insyaAllah okay. Risau juga about side effects laa."
":)"
"How's he doing?"
"He's okay"
"Buat apa dia pi jb?"
"Fetch new car"
"Jm7 plat ke?"
"JPS 5657"
"Ambuii 5657. Nak juga nombor tu."
"5657 tu number apa? Aku tak dapat tangkap. 56 tahun lahir. 57?"
"I fikir their ic number. Mungkin kebetulan. Ke i mixed up the numbers? Okay abaikan." Malu. Salah teka!
****
"Ayah number 5657 tu apa significantnya?" Abang tanya. Curious.
Ayah diam, senyum sambil stir his daily cup of coffee.
Abang puzzled.
"You dengar tadi Charlie tanya I?" Ayah asked Mama.
"I've been asking you this. Apa meaning dia?" Mama tanya, berkerut dahi. Dari dulu tanya, ayah tak pernah jawab.
"Datang 56, pergi 57." He replied shortly.
****
18th Dec 2013. The day that Ayah's 57th birthday got hijacked by Melor. Funny, cos they had to sing "happy birthday to MELOR!" as both ayah and Melor sitting infront of the birthday cake. Melor loves birthdays; even though it wasn't hers.
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