Episode 11
Ben scratched his head furiously.
How would he survive without her for five months
What had he gotten himself into?
âmind you, her chances of survival is at a very high risk, just hope and pray, she made it out alive.
Sheâd lost a lot of blood.
Just thank your stars, that she was brought in early or else, she would have been long dead.â
Doctor richard said. Putting ben into uneasyness.
The door creaked opened and a nurse walked in.
âSir!, thereâs an emergency in ward B, the patient there is gasping out of breathâ
the nurse said with a tone of urgency.
Doctor richard ran out with her to the said ward, leaving Ben behind.
Ben stood, staring at Nancy, he felt sorry for himself.
He went down on his knees beside her, took her hand and kissed it.
âNancy, please wake up, donât leave me alone. I know i have wronged you, i know it was all my fault.
I put you in this terrible situation through my insanity of lust. Please i begged you, donât leave me alone.
Ah God!. Forgive meâ
tears fell freely from his eyes. He wished she could hear him.
How painful it was, to lose a loved one.
Deep down a broken heart, all the sadness one can bear is misery.
He just wished her quick recovery.
He kept on sneezing simulteneously as though he was suffering from catarrh.
He wiped off his face and stood up.
He peeked at her, it seems as though she was sleeping peacefully.
He walked out of the room and was off to Doctor richardâs office.
He met him, arranging some files
âwell done Docâ
ben announced his presence.
âoh! Mr Bensonâ
doctor richard shoved his hands for him to sit while Doctor richard brought out a file and flipped the page opened, he handed it to ben.
Ben took it and signed.
He handed it back to him.
âi will take my leave now sir!â
ben said standing up.
âoh yes, you may goâ
âthanks doc, i will come and check up on her tomorrowâ
âno problem, youâre welcomeâ
they both shook hands and he left.
He was out in the parking lot. He entered his car and drove off.
He alighted from the car and went in.
He sat on the couch and started unbuttĂśning his shirt, his thought drifted to Nancy again.
Tears pricked down his eyes. He tøøk his handkerchief and wiped it off.
He sat there fumbling with the buttons.
His phone rang out loud, he brought it out and looked at the screen to check who the caller was.
It was his secretary.
He swiped the screen and picked it.
âhelloâ
faith said in the other end of the call.
âyeah, how you doing?â
he asked her
âiâm fine sir!, but sir, i called to know your whereabout sir, we have been searching thoroughly for you sirâ
âoh!, yes, sorry about that, i was called that my wife had an accident, that was why i left.â
âyour wife?, hope sheâs okay?â
he took a deep breath feeling uneasy talking about her predicament.
âits very serious o, she is still unconsciousâ
âeeyah! Sorry sir!, i feel for you but Mr kelvin, said i should give you a letterâ
his heart skipped on hearing mr kelvin. He hoped it wasnât what he was thinking.
âmr kelvin?, what letter?, i mean whatâs the content of the letter?â
âi donât know yet, but he told me to deliver it to you untouched sir!â
âwait, was he aware of my absence?â
âyes, he was aware, he came looking for you minutes after you leftâ
âOops!, did he asked you of my whereabout?â
âno, he didnât, he just went back to his office, while, he called me, minutes later and gave me the letter to deliver it to youâ
âokay then, i will come check it out tomorrow.â
âAll right sir!, i will be expecting you then.â
âok bye!â
he said and hung up the call.
What a bad day it was for him.
âfirst it was my wife, now my job is gone, everything happened just in a day?â
he thought loudly scratching his head as though he was suffering from rashes.
He paced up and down fidgeting on what to do.
An idea struck him.
He remembered, Times like this needs brain washer (Alcohol).
He remembered the day he lost his father, heâd almost gone insane, all thanks to the brain washer.
He termed it brain washer coz in times of hardship or when a problem weighs him down, he would resented into drinking, drinking away the sad memories.
He hadnât drink since he married Nancy.
He was an habitual drinker before he met nancy. She helped him over come it and heâd promised her, he wonât drink again.
He kept to the promise until now, which he was about to break.
He manuevered his way to a mini-bar not far from his house.
He sat in a corner lonely.
Humming to the music being played.
The bar man came to him and he ordered for two bottles of beer.
In no time the beers were brought to him.
He opened it and poured it into a glass cup.
He took it to his mouth but was unable to drink it.
He remembered her warning not to ever drink again.
But a voice within, told him to drink it, afterall, he wonât drink again after this.
He gulped the whole contents in his mouth, he kept drinking till he exhausted the bottles.
He kept ordering for more.
He emptied five bottles which were brought to him.
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