EPISODE 69; EXCERPT (I)
“You must be joking Michael” she whispered and laughed. “If this is your way of making me spend more time with you then I’m so sorry to burst your bubbles you really got to try harder. I’m out of here.”
“You can leave now Violet but I’ll surely see you again cause your ailment will bring you back here sooner than later and the worst part of it all is that you won’t have a choice and will do its bidding whether you like it or not” he deadpanned keeping a blank face and she halted abruptly and whirled to him.
She stared at him for several minutes scanning for anything at all that will give him out and show that he was just teasing her but got nothing out of him cause his face was devoid of any emotions. “You ain’t serious right Michael?” She asked shivering all of a sudden.
“I wish I’m not Violet” he answered and sighed. “That night when I saw you laying on that floor I prayed to Jah that he makes you and your baby survive. My prayers were answered or so I thought when I conducted random checkups on you and found out that you and your baby are indeed fine. I was so happy and kept thanking Jah for such a great miracle but a sudden weird reaction arose in your body and I had to conduct a new test. The test revealed all that I just told you.”
Her heart jiggled and rose to a high degree at all he just said and she fainted almost landing on the floor but he was so quick to grab her.
“Violet!” He wailed shaking her rigorously and hurriedly laid her down on the bed.
He hurriedly picked up his stethoscope, placed it on her left chest, and listened for a while. “Oh, thank heavens” he breathed in all smiles and raised her then positioned her on her back.
TWENTY MINUTES LATER…
Violet gently opened her eyes and rubbed them before glancing at where she was. Her heart somersaulted when she remembered everything and she was about to go on another long eye closed journey but Michael held her and rubbed her back reassuringly.
She shivered at his touch and for a second keenly checked where she was and it was then she realized that she was sitting on the bed in-between his arms.
“What happened to me after you told me all that?” She asked softly and lowered her head.
“You fainted. But you’re fine now.”
“For how long did I snooze?”
“Just twenty minutes. You need to have some rest now so I’ll be driving you to your house so that you can eat and rest. Is that ok with you?”
“Anything you say is ok by me Michael” she sighed. “To be honest I’ve missed having you drive me home. I’ve missed having you prepare our eats. I’ve missed the sweet moments you massage me just because I got so stressed at work. I’ve missed our times together and since I’ll be dying anyway. I’ll want us to have those moments once again.”
He turned her face to him and caressed it. “You ain’t gonna die Violet. I promise you that. You know I’ve missed you so much too.”
She smiled and caressed his face too. “From just the beat of your heart and your eyeballs I can tell that this issue is bigger than you and that there’s something you ain’t telling me” she turned away from him, climbed down from the bed, and took his car key from his shirt pack. “I’ll be waiting for you. Don’t be late” she said smiled and walked out.
“How do I tell her the rest? Gosh! Jah, help me” he grunted, ruffled his hair, and climbed down.
He glanced around to be sure that they weren’t forgetting anything and when everything came out perfect he walked out.
Getting out of the ward he gave instructions to the nurses on duty and also to his junior doctors before heading towards his car.
He got to the car, entered, and turned it on without asking for the key cause he already knew that it will be there. An old-time unforgotten memory. Violet smiled seeing how he did everything like old-time and not being able to hold back herself pecked him.
“Are you ready?” He asked in all smiles and she bobbed. “Alright, let’s go!” Both of them wailed at the same time and he zoomed off.
They got to her house in no distant time and after packing the car in the spot and tripping it off they got down and he threw the key at her.
She caught it so swiftly, locked the car, and threw it back at him not minding that he already walked off and he turned instantly and grabbed it. One of their old-time memories too.
“So what should I get for you?” Michael asked.This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - ©.
“It’s funny how someone that isn’t the owner of the house is asking the owner of the house what she will have as if it’s his house” she whispered sarcastically and laughed.
He laughed too cause he already had the feeling that it was just a mere joke and walked out. He came back almost immediately with two glasses of wine and handed one to her but she declined.
“Take it back Michael. I want to know the rest of the things that you’re hiding so keep the wine aside. I’m not in for it.”
“At least sip a little. It will calm you down” he persuaded and passed it back to her.
She took it willingly from him but instead of drinking it threw the glass at the wall. “Now, tell me what I want to hear.”
Michael’s ass dropped into one of the couches and for several minutes he told her everything. By the time he was done talking she was sobbing uncontrollably while blowing in hiccups. He walked to her and pulled her into an embrace and she went willingly as sobs upon sobs racked out of her throat.
“Is there not anything that can be done about it?” She cried her eyes boring hopingly into his.
“I’m sorry Violet but there’s none,” he said and glanced away from her. “All that can be done is what I already told you. It’s either your life or that of your baby. We can easily remove your baby so that you can live. Yes, I’ll do it for you. You don’t have to die! So what do you say? Should we go ahead and remove the baby?”
“No Michael. I want my baby to live” she whispered barely audibly that he had to stretch his ears to grab what she said.
His eyes widened and his jaw slacked. “But you’ve always wanted to waste it. This is your chance now. Waste it and live. You can always have another.”