CAUGHT IN THE MOMENT
****EPISODE 10***
No this isn’t happening.. I was restless..Jeremy and myself had rushed down to “Royin Specialist Hospital” where she had been admitted..what really happened was a mystery we both wished we knew..Clarise instructed that Madam Clara’s situation should be a secret for now..until we know what exactly happened..
Jeremy was glad I was with him..although I initially refuse him to touch me..but later on, I sat down with him and brought his head down to my chest to rest..I could see he was lost..
We both slept in the hospital till the next day when the doctor appeared to ease our curious minds.
“Please I need to speak with a family member”
The doctor spoke out..the look on his face was telling me something was not right..
“Doctor if you have anything to say, you can tell us together.. We are all family”
Hmm I love that..the doctor sighed and held Jeremy by his shoulder to ease him a bit before he spoke out
“Your mother has been harbouring a dangerous cancer.. Leukemia”
Oh my God! I remembered back in school, in biological class, leukemia was said to have no cure!
“Doctor please check again, there is no way I am gonna believe that”
Jeremy said, smiling like he was alright, I knew he wasn’t..
“Jeremy there is still a little hope..she can have a chemotherapy.. Its a fifty fifty chance. Who knows, many has been cured thru chemotherapy”
Clarise tried to calm Jeremy but he was unsettled. What do I do?..Madam Clara has been a mother to me, she picked me from dust, we can’t just lose her like that..
“Jeremy”
I gently placed my hand on his back..he turned back in shock..like he was lost.
“Jeremy please let’s go with the chemotherapy”
He nodded to my idea, like he had no choice left.
“I would still need the approval of your mother and the elder son as she revealed to me”
The doctor concluded, tapped Jeremy by his shoulder and went on.
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An hour later we were allowed to go in to see her..surprisingly she had that smile which got me confused, maybe she didn’t hear what the doctor said about her ailment..
“Jeremy its gonna be fine”
She said in a weak tone..I just stood at the door. I wouldn’t want to disturb mother and son..
“No mom its not. It’s not, did you hear the doctor, he said…
” Jeremy?”
I called out to him, he shouldn’t be putting more stress on the woman, she is the one with the ailment..
“Mum, I am calling David, he has to come home”
Wait? Which David.. Is it my David? Oh no! Please it shouldn’t be the David I know. Please..
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There is more than a million David in this world, so it’s not certain its the David I know, despite the fact that I tried to convince myself with this thought, my mind won’t let me be..
“It’s David..its not David”
You can imagine that endless struggle, I remembered my mum telling me he had travelled abroad, I didn’t want to ask Jeremy about it, he had a lot on his plate now..but I couldn’t bear it abeg.
“Jeremy, this David your brother, did he travelled abroad?”
I asked one evening when we were on our way to the hospital
“Yes, why?”
My heart missed a bit, he should have said no, at least lie small to keep my mind at ease a little..
“Hmm, he stayed in Ibadan before right?”
Jeremy frowned at my question, what was he thinking now
“My brother never stayed in Ibadan”
Was I disappointed or relieved, I couldn’t tell, maybe it’s not David after all..
“What’s this about? You know my brother?”
I could read jealousy in his tone..mtcheeeww, what is wrong with this one self..
“No, I thought it was someone I knew”
We got to the hospital, the doctor was now giving specific instructions on how to care for Madam Clara
“On no occasion must she bleed, please it must be avoided at all cost, she should consume more of fruits and vegetables”
Jeremy and myself continued to nod to his instructions..
I missed Vodka sha, all the plans I had for her had to go on hold for now, I just miss the wahala, I had not even set eyes on her for a week now, only God knows what she is planning..
“When is David coming to sign the papers?”
The doctor questioned..and for some unknown reasons, my heart missed again
“Bukky calm down, its not David”
I assured myself and breathe down to ease myself..
“He would be taking the first flight tomorrow”
We went on to Madam Clara after our talk with the doctor, the woman was weak and it scared me somehow, she signed the documents for the chemotherapy, I could see she had desire to live for her two boys, and I was happy for that..
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The next day came, I just don’t know why Jeremy insisted I followed him to the airport.. My dear readers, I wasn’t there, and I was there, in other words my spirit had gone to the spirit land once again..I was just trying to calm myself and put up a smile each time Jeremy asks if am ok..
And it was confirmed..the figure walking towards both of us was indeed the one I recognized. I tried to faint but I couldn’t. It was David! My David!..
Now my story begins in full.
What happens next?..
Find out in the next episode of “Caught in the moment”
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