You starrtled coming back home late at night, stumbled upon Abah just as you reached the door.
"Abah tak tidur lagi?"
"Tak, kaki Abah cramp."
So you dropped everything to the floor and came to help Abah. He sat on the wooden chair, lifting his right leg.
You pushed and pulled his leg several times. You were scared as you see how his muscles literally contracted and released, how his vein became so tegang-ed like it was about to snapped. You realised how weak his body looked like, how dry and dead his skin was. His nails were somewhat looked very shatttered, unhealthy.
You held back your reaction, so as not to scare him. You kept on messaging and pressing his leg inwards and outwards.
"Tiap malam ke, Bah?"
"Haah. Almost."
"Maybe kita boleh try rendam dengan air panas kot, Bah."
"Abah dah try semua. Tak jadi. It's okay. Terima je."
You looked at Abah. He smiled tiredly holding back his pain, while you holding back your tears.
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