Dating back somewhere around last year, Mba Wati started working in our house as a full-time maid. She's quite smart.. she understand some english, she's fast, she's one of the smartest maids ever working for us. She used to work in Singapore and I guess that trained her well.
As always, first impressions on maids can never be trusted. I didn't have much good impression on her when she started off working for us. Only up until mid last year, I finally realized how good hearted she is.
She worked and worked, and even talked to my mom like friends. I've always kept my distance with maids in my house, plus I've been working in office and our convo was basically a flat "Could you please get this ironed for me?" "Could you please get my laptop upstairs?" "Could you.." "Could you please.." That's pretty much it. But for my mom and my sis, daily conversation and exposure with the maids is more than just asking for help. Mbak Wati had been helping mom and sis in my sis home-industry baking thingy as well.. She'd been a great...great help to them. I could see there's a bond between Mbak Wati, mom, and sis...
And last week she felt ill..we thought it's just fever..but it's not.. ever since the flood thing, she became sick..and we thought it might be scarlet fever, so mom brought her to Siloam Hospital near our area. Only yesterday we found out that she's diagnosed with Leukemia..
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Mom was on her way to fit her dresses but she decided to ignore all that and rushed to the hospital.. I had meetings to attend to and I was just waiting for the news ..hopefully some good news.. I wasn't all soaked up in tears yesterday because I had not seen her for a week..and I didn't know how bad it was.. But last night I called her and prayed for her.. not long after my sis told me that we don't know how long she'd last... Her thrombocyte doesn't go up.. it keeps on failing.. Only ysterday I realized how much of a great help she had been for us.. All the memories flash back like a short movie clip..
So this morning I decided to see her.. she's in 5505..her name's written as Jazilawati.. (godzilla ? xD). She looked tired, her hair in a mess..her hair looked like a godzilla..and her body is swollen..Why only now my heart is wrenched..I feel pain and I'm just sooo sad for her..because mom decided not to tell her what happened.. She just told Mba Wati to take a lot of rest, forever she can't work too hard, and just be happy back in her Village later on..Anyway, mom brought Nasi Padang for mba tati, mba wati's little brother, mom, and myself. So we spent our lunch at Mba Wati's corner. Mba Wati didn't have appetite to eat..but I could see she's getting chubbier and my mom teased her that she's having a fun time in the hospital, sleep all the time, and that's why she got chubby. Mba Wati's brother also has a nice face..they look a like.. He's going to bring her home.. And I don't know when I will be able to see Mba Wati again..
Her last message to me was 'Quicker.." I was about to leave for work.. and she said "Quicker.." with a teasing smile.. and I replied in confusion 'Quicker?" and she said "iyaaa.. get married sooon laa.." hahaha and I laughed, we all giggled.. and I told her "Mba Wati pray for my relationship ya.. hopefully in 3 years time." and mom joked "And later Mba Wati will be the babysitter for the baby hahaha" and I replied "Ahh Mba Wati is going to be happy in her village..later if she decides to work pun, she wouldn't want to take care a baby ya?" and she replied "Noooo lah.. I'm happier if i can become a babysitter.." But that wrenched my heart..
Will she be alive..in 3 years time...Will she be here... It's true what they all say... you don't know what you've got until you lose it.... We just lost one of the best maid ..best hearted worker, I'm sure my mom and sis are feeling worse than I do...they'd been each other's constant companion everyday.. Mba Wati knows our family problems..every single details of our lives..She's been loyal to us and she's been like someone my mom and sis can really rely on..Hopefully the loss is just temporarily. yes..hopefully it's just temporary.. Well, if she decided to stay in her village and take care of her rice paddy, that's fine ..we'd be happy for her.. as long as she can breathe easily, as long as she's healted.. and healthy for a longg time..
God, she's only 31 years old... Please give her more time ..more years.. to be blessings for so many people like how she's blessed my family.. Please don't take away her life just yett...
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