Tracy's POV "You say you have not noticed any symptoms of high temperature or headaches?" She asked once again, looking at me. I gave her a long look; this was the second time she was asking me this same question, and my response should be the same as the one I gave earlier. "No, ma'am, I have not- "Actually, I have", Garvin said, cutting me short. “And you did not bother letting me know? In case you have forgotten, I have Kian's mom, and I have every right to know what is going on with my son," I said, raising my voice at Garvin for the first time since the three years we have been living together. It's a good thing Garvin gave me an apologetic look before proceeding to Talk to the doctor. "Ma'am, it was about earlier this week, on our way back from school. Kian complained about having a headache, You know how these kids are?" he asked no one in particular, "So I thought, hey, maybe he played a lot and got a headache from all the schoolwork." "So what did you do when he comp
Tracy's POV I definitely knew why the doctor was requesting my presence. I glanced at Garvin; from the look on his face, I think he equally knew why the doctor was requesting me. Since the mild outburst in the doctor's office, communication between us has been strained. I know I was definitely wrong to get upset unreasonably, but it is my child we are talking about here. He would have, at the least, informed me about the headache. He nodded, "you can go, I will look after the lad," he said before moving his chair to Kian's bedside With that, I followed the nurse outside the room, taking one final look at my son. Soon, we were in another ward, with IV strips hanging on bed poles. "Get settled in one of the beds", the doctor announced, momentarily startling me. "Oh, alright, ma'am." "I believe you went through the pamphlet handed to you?" "Yes, ma'am, yes I did." "Alright" A needle was pierced into my skin, drawing a pint of blood From me. I prayed and hoped that my blood w
Tracy's POV"You know her already? The doctor smiled."Yes, yes, I know her". I managed to say."Wonderful, now we can proceed with signing the documents needed." She said, obviously beaming with joy to Begin treatment."Um, ma'am, there is no need for signing any documents. Tracy and I go way back. Kian is practically my child." Lisa said, her voice filled with emotions.I looked at Lisa and then the doctor, unable to understand what was going on,"Lisa, when you took the excuse, did you leave to go to the doctor's office?" "Yes, Miss Tracy. She said, not daring to look at my face, "Please do not try to stop me". Turning to the doctor, "Ma'am, did you give out information about Kian? What happened to the patient-doctor confidentiality agreement?""I did not give out any information; she walked into my office and talked about being a donor. I asked for her blood type, and upon mention, it matched that of your son, that of Kian.""Lisa... How did you know that your blood would match
Tracy's POVKian was soon asleep right after eating, and the energy in the room had gone back to zero. Everyone was trying so hard to act like they were engrossed in one activity or another. I glanced over at Garvin. He looked absent-minded, staring into space and taping his foot repeatedly. I used this opportunity to take in his facial features. His black hair fell over his face as it usually did, his jaw was tensed, and his eyebrows furrowed. He turned his face to meet mine, and I immediately broke my state."I will be leaving now", he said, standing up to leave."You are leaving? What about the test results? I asked, desperate to look for a reason to make him stay back"You said it yourself, and you are Kian's Mom after, so I guess you can handle it yourself. " He shrugged, "Garvin, I am sorry, okay? I know I have not said the nicest things in the last twelve hours, and I am really sorry. I... I can not say what came over me, and I am really sorry." I apologised."There is no nee
Garvin's P.OV"Not compatible", the words rolled off my tongue sending Tracy into a frenzy."But you assured us ma'am,' she barked, marching to where'd that doctor stood."I thought you said there were possiblities"Well Miss, I never outrightly assured that it would be a match.'What I think is that next time, get your facts rights before stirring up our hope"I will get your medical records ready so you can be transferred to another facilit—It hasn't gotten to that ma'am, k said running to the doctor's side. "I will talk to her please""You better do, Kian's health is detoriafing as the day goes""Thank you, ma'am, I will see you out" I said following the doctor out, "Lisa? I will drive you home I said turning to Lisa. At the sound of my voice, Lisa sprang up and followed me out."Um ma'am, we have something we need to discuss" The approving look I got from Lisa was enough confirmation that she was on the same page as I was.------------------------"Oh you are back?" "Yes I am.
Kia's POV"Hell no, Kia, did you see the Star News interview?" Hazel screamed with excitement the minute she got back from shopping. At first glance, you would see that she did more than shopping. Her three-day-old nails were removed, and a fresh nail extension was added. Her hair was packed in an updo with new light brown highlights, and from the smell of the scented oils, you could tell she had a spa massage. I winced just thinking about the amount of money debited from my card. So much for 'shopping'."Nah, I could not watch the interview; what.. what happened?" I lied, running a hand through my hair. "Too bad you couldn't. The famous CEO of Tracian Stitches was featured. You remember her, right?""Yeah... you talked about her this morning," I clicked my fingers, reassuring her that I remembered who she was referring to."You remember! It's unlike you remember, anyway, yeah that one... Can you believe she was interviewed right after I talked about her?" she bragged, obviously pro
Kia's POV.I woke up to the sounds of birds chirping in the distance. I glanced at the clock, and surprisingly, it was already past 10 am. I sprang up from the bed, the pungent smell of smoke and burnt grass blocking my nostrils. I followed the awful smell to my window and looked out through the window, only for my eyes to meet a bush set ablaze in the distance. Deciding not to worry about why the smell was quite strong, I shut my windows and stepped into the bathroom to have a quick shower.For the first time in a long time, I was bothered about which clothes to wear. After much deliberation, I settled on a white T-shirt and dark brown cargo pants, pairing it with a matching white sneaker.As I took long strides along the stairs, I was greeted by servants who were either too scared to look up or to climb the stairs with me.I couldn't be bothered with whatever their thoughts about me were. "Claudia?" I called one of the servants that meandered past me."Yes, sir.""Call me one of th
Tracy's POVDescending from the stairs, Kian's voice echoed through the house, "Kian, have you taken your drugs?" I queried, stomping harder on the stairs."No, Mom, I will when I'm done with my schoolwork.""How often will I tell you to take a break from schoolwork," I demanded, with furrowed eyebrows, arms crossing my chest tightly"I'm sorry, momma, but I love my schoolwork, and I know that I must study hard to make you and Uncle Garvin and Aunty Lisa proud." He pressed, caressing my cheeks with gentle strokes."I see. Now I have to share my child with the crowd," I teased, pinching his cheeks playfully.No, momma, he exclaimed, I love you the most, and I'm studying hard for you, he insisted, cupping my face in his little palms, "but you do know that Uncle Garvin and Aunty Lisa are more like family to us.""Look at you sounding all mature," I pinched his cheeks harder."Ouch! Momma, it hurts," he protested, wiggling futilely to free himself from my grip."I'm sorry," putting my han