Your son's sick...

Eva paced outside her son's admission room, feeling her heart beating fast in tension. The doctors had been in the room for over half an hour and still no word of how her son was doing.

“Calm down, sweetheart, my little champ is strong, he'll be okay,” Amy said, hugging Eva tightly comforting her.

Eva couldn't say anything as she closed her eyes tightly, praying her son would feel better. A thought invaded her mind, making her pull away quickly, her face covered with concern.

“Amy, the coffee order… I don't know…” Eva mumbled, feeling confused and at a crossroads.

She needed the money, that was undeniable, but she couldn't abandon her child.

“Don't let that bother you, you can always call later and explain, or I'll drop it for you while you wait to hear from the doctors…”

“Jay Adams’ mother?” A nurse called from behind them, cutting their conversation off.

“Yes, that's me, how's my baby doing?” Eva asked in panic, her face full of anticipation.

“Your son's awake and stable,” the nurse explained, making Amy sigh in relief.

Eva studied the nurse's face properly, something about her statement, making her sense there was a but…

“But…” Eva asked, her face full of worry.

The nurse smiled lightly as if trying to calm her down before saying, “the doctor wants to talk to you, I'll take you to him, after you see your son of course.”

Eva nodded her head, returning her slight smile as they walked into the room.

“Hey look who's awake, how are you feeling, my love?” Eva asked, walking to his bedside as she held his hands into hers, kissing them.

His tired face and droopy eyes saying there was much to his illness than anyone could merely tell.

“Tired Mommy, I feel tired,” he mumbled, his voice weak.

“Don't worry the doctor gave you medicine, you'll be okay,” Eva said, her voice almost breaking into sobs.

“And look who brought you something to play with, it's your only godmother,” Amy said playfully, making funny gestures at him, earning a slight smile from him.

Eva walked into the doctor's office, feeling anxiousness creep into her veins.

“Come in Miss Adams, I'm Doc Richmond, I have both good and bad news concerning your son, Jay,” Doc Richmond said as he watched her settle in the seat opposite of him.

“Which would you like to hear first?” Doc Richmond asked, looking at her in concern, making Eva feel her stomach get cold.

“The bad?…” Eva answered like a question, not sure if she could handle anything extreme.

“Well I called you here because your son needs urgent medical attention, he has a rare condition called Aplastic anemia, mainly his body doesn't have enough blood,” the doctor explained, making Eva feel like she was dreaming or delirious.

“What? Where did he get it? What can be done?” She asked in panic, her heart beating violently in her chest.

“Calm down, Miss Adams, the good news is the condition is treatable, but the other not so good news is he requires blood, and his blood type is extremely rare so we'll need to take tests of every available family member to find his match,” the doctor explained entwining his fingers together.

“If none of the family members have his blood type then we'll have to import it,” the doctor continued explaining, the pity in his eyes visible as he saw how confused she was.

The doctor's statement had Eva taken aback, as she knew there was no one she could rely on.

“It's just me, no family member, just me, and his godmother,” Eva explained, feeling tears sting her face.

“Then if that's the case, if you two are not his match, then the blood will have to be imported,” the doctor explained, his voice calm and composed.

“And where is the problem with it? Just import the blood and save my son,” Eva said, trying to see the logic in how that was another concern.

“Well it's not that easy, for one it's costly, you'll need five hundred thousand dollars to start with, there are other charges that will apply and…”

“How much money do I need in total for my son to be well,” Eva asked, feeling her insides shudder and tear apart.

She knew she wasn't her son's blood match, and a miracle of Amy being a match couldn't fall on her like manna.

“Look, Miss Adams, I want you to first calm down. There are drugs we could use to stabilize him for a month or more, if his condition doesn't change then the procedure is inevitable,” the doctor suggested as he heard the tone of defeat in her voice.

Eva's face lit up at the new hope for her son getting better.

“How much do the drugs need, doctor?” She asked, knowing it wasn't going to be free of charge.

The doctor appeared to be scrolling through his computer for something, making Eva knit her brows.

“There's this program going on in the hospital, um… lemme see…” the doctor slurred as he looked carefully on his computer screen.

“Well, you're in lack, there's one of our hospital founder who's sponsoring kids with special conditions, the drugs will be fully paid for but your son will have to stay in the hospital for easy monitoring,” the doctor said a smile coming to his face as he saw how relaxed the woman before him became.

“Please, tell me what I can do to get my son under this program,” Eva asked, feeling hope flow inside her like lava.

“Don't worry, there are a few slots left and under your son's condition he'll get under the program, I'll just need you to sign a few documents to give your consent,” the doctor said, pulling a document from his desk drawer.

Eva felt uneasy signing something she didn't know what if she was selling her son off unknowingly? She could risk it, “is it okay if I take it home and go through it?”

The doctor nodded his head in agreement, “sure that's totally fine, once you sign it bring it for approval.”

“Thank you doctor, thank you so much,” Eva said, shaking the doctor's hand in gratitude.

“Amy, are you sure you're going to be fine with him, I'll just drop the order quickly and come back,” Eva asked for the twentieth time as they exited the hospital entrance.

“Yes, gal, leave him to me, will you be okay?” Amy asked, looking at her friend in concern.

~~~

Amy double-checked the address as she walked into a tall office building, which looked nothing other than magnificent. The mere sight of it made her wonder if she crossed paths with such a famous man, from his card, it showed he was the CEO.

Walking towards the front desk, the lady sitting at the desk looked at her with her bags of coffee as if she were a beggar.

“Sorry, did you lose your way in here? This is not a hawking place,” the lady said rudely, standing from her desk.

“No, Miss, I'm in the right place, I'm here to deliver coffee to Mr. Ronald,” Eva said confidently looking at the lady.

The lady burst out into laughter, looking at her as if she were deranged.

“Are you mad or just sick? What makes you think Mr. Ronald wants street coffee in his office? He has coffee machines everywhere, why would he ask a low life to bring him some?” The lady asked, her tone full of scorn.

“Well, he asked me to bring him…”

“Shut that filthy mouth and get out, or I'll get security to come throw you out!” The lady said ready to push her towards the door.

“And what exactly is going on here?” A man asked, walking towards them, if Eva wasn't swift enough to notice she couldn't have noticed how the rude lady bowed her head quickly.

“It's nothing sir, I was trying to get her to leave, I think she's in the wrong place,” the lady explained but more politely.

“Look sir, I'm not in the wrong place, Mr. Ronald asked me to…”

“You're the coffee girl, right?” The man asked, looking at her, his face full of amusement.

“Yes, Mr. Ronald…”

“Linda, get back to your work I'll escort her upstairs,” the man said, showing her to the elevator.

“But sir, I think…”

“I don't care what you think, Lizard or whatever your name is, get back to work before I let your boss know how you've been treating clients in this company,” the man bellowed out to the lady, making Eva feel her heart swell in pride.

Eva couldn't help but steal a mocking glance at the lady as she was left humiliated, lowering her eyes in shame and jealousy.