Dean Mahayana that's My Name, I'm a Barista and have a Coffee Shop one day on a Monday January in the evening.
'You have been diagnosed with end-stage brain cancer, you have 30 days left and we're sorry. Finish your business here'. Those words hit my heart, how could I possibly have this disease? I'm still young and I still have dreams. How could God have the heart to me? What did I do to you Lord? How much do you hate me? I questioned that after I got home from the Hospital.
That night I came home, stupidly I prepared myself for tomorrow when I got home and immediately fell asleep. What's going on tomorrow? Just stupid days with annoying and meddlesome strangers, even though I admit a stranger named Rani, with a slender height with a beautiful body, ah just like an angel
Yep, it's the first day, which means that there are 29 days left, I came that afternoon at 1 I waited for him at the hospital. Then surprisingly he appeared in front of me with vanilla ice cream, I don't understand why he could know what I like or maybe this was just a coincidence.
'Ready?' he asked. I replied 'Well ready for the first day'. I said indifferently.
'Hey cheer up, you will experience something as your life lesson today.' He said with a smile. 'okay, ok strangers, where are we going today?'. 'Don't ruin the surprise. You'll know later'. Holding my hand we went to his motorbike. It's strange that I'm not angry at all when he takes my hand, a strange stranger that makes me comfortable.
'We have arrived, at the foundation for children with cancer in Indonesia'. Smiling he helped me get off his motorbike. 'Why are we here? I don't want to be here.' I said sadly. 'You have to be here, believe me you will be happy here.'
That day I watched, watching in amazement as Rani helped the children and comforted them, as if the children were her family. These children had the same disease as me, these children did not give up and kept their spirits up. They value life as it should be. They are happy even though they know their life will not be long. I felt embarrassed, I couldn't hold back my tears and Rani saw me, I just smiled and said 'I want to go to the toilet' while pointing out.
I didn't go back into the room, I was sitting on a swing lost in thought when a child surprised me. 'Brother, what are you doing here? Why don't you go inside?' she says. 'It's okay, brother, I just want to sit here, what are you doing here?'. 'I'm here because I just want to enjoy nature, the air, the sun, while I can I have to enjoy whatever God has given me.' I was touched to hear that. I hugged him and said 'From now on we are friends, my name is Dean what's your name?.' 'My name is Rere, and I would love to spend time with big brother.' He smiled sincerely.
Every day since my first day at the children's house I spent my time with Rani, she was so kind to me that I couldn't help but smile and smile. We went to water parks, amusement rides and went out to have fun until I forgot I had my illness. Until finally my condition was so weak, I fell and fainted, I was hospitalized, and Rani faithfully accompanied me, we spent it playing cards, monopoly or even just joking.
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