"Raya.”
A soft whisper, accompanied by the feeling of a hand gently shaking my right shoulder repeatedly forced my eyes to flutter open. Tired and very reluctantly, I pushed myself up from the couch. I had fallen asleep while waiting for the nurses to bring Anna back to her room. Almost immediately, my eyes dashed to her bed. She was still not there. With a loud sigh, my eyes went to the person standing before me. The person who woke me up.“You look tired and hungry," he said with a smile. “My shift is over, let me buy you dinner."I groaned under my breath. The last thing I wanted to do was leave Anna's room, let alone the entire hospital building and area, but he was right, I was hungry. Very hungry. I guess Anna's doctor was finally going to get that date I had earlier turned down.After a loud sigh, I slowly nodded my head. His smile widened. I pushed myself up from the couch. My legs wobbled a bit, almost throwing me back down. My head thI sprung up out of the sitting booth as if a bee stung my bottom. The doctor immediately got up, following me with his eyes as I headed towards Rain. I was furious, breathing fire, marching towards him with tightened fists. As I got closer, I noticed the horror in his eyes. “Raya," there was a mixture of shock and what sounded like regret in his voice. “What are you doing here?" he stuttered, looking around at the other people who now had their attention on us. But they were the last thing I cared about. “What am I doing here? What're you doing here?!" my voice was out of control. I knew I was dragging more attention but like I just mentioned, I didn't care. “And with her?!" My hateful eyes darted to Katy who stood awkwardly beside him. She had this unbothered look that bothered me, actually, it made me more agitated. “I…” Rain's purry voice returned my glare to him. "I went to the apartment but you weren't there…”"So your next brigh
Contrary to what you would be thinking, Rain and I did not have sex since he spent the night at my place. We had ice cream while watching a movie on his ipad. In the process, I fell asleep and he let me sleep until the morning. As soon as my eyes opened, I noticed it was bright out and he was also awake. “Good morning beautiful," his deep, soothing, morning voice danced with the air around me. "Tell me you slept well." I rubbed my still sleepy eyes with my index finger. “I think so," I paused to let out a bug yawn. “But I'm still so sleepy." He chuckled when I nuzzled further into him. If I could temporarily attach myself to his side, I would. "What's stopping you from going back to sleep?” I heard him ask after a few minutes of silence. He was now stroking my hair gently. It was always so comforting whenever he did so. “I need to go to Anna." I muffled abstractly, occupied with taking in whiffs of his scent.
You already know what happened between Rain and I. When our little session was over, we shared a shower and thankfully, the rain had stopped falling by the time we were done. I headed straight for the hospital while Rain headed home for a change of clothing, and maybe even another shower. I could barely keep my ankles to the ground when I pushed through the hospital doors. I said nothing to the no one, not even the receptionist when she said hello. I headed for Anna's room, earnestly praying she would be there, eyes open and smiling at me. The closer I got, the louder my heart thumped. My anxiety levels were over the roof. When I finally got to her door, I didn't hesitate to barge in. My eyes instantly darted towards her bed. She was there. Then our eyes met. A burst of happiness surged through me, as if an explosion happened at the bottom of my stomach. An explosion of joy. “Raya!" Hearing her voice pushed water through my eyes. My legs pushe
David told me not to call him on his trip but I couldn't hold back what I wanted to say. His friend had stepped on my last and final nerve, and I had taken all I could take. I knew the doctor wouldn't be back for the next hour or even more, so I stayed back in his office to ring David. It was either that or wait until I was in my apartment, and even so, I wasn't sure if I was going to be alone then. These days, Rain followed me everywhere. It was cute but slowly becoming annoying. The phone rang and rang and rang, but there was no response. When the line went dead, I rang it again. For some reason, I was very furious. At David, at the doctor and even at myself. The first question was did David mention anything about us? If yes, what did he tell the doctor and why? When the phone rang the second time with no response, I called again. I was determined to call until u got any sort of response, even if it was from Chyna. I was too angry to even care. Thankf
“You're doing what?!" “You just heard me, I'm changing Anna's hospital." “Are you out of your mind David?!" I'm sure you're wondering what's going on. Allow me to explain. David started to process Anna's hospital transfer while he was still at his in-laws. He eventually found one and we needed to come sign a few documents from both hospitals, the former and the new, to legalise the transfer. So when he got back from his weekend by Monday morning, he made it straight to the hospital, where I also was, to sign the necessary documents and take Anna. Now for the juicy part. When David met with his friend, the tension between them was as awkward as ever. They weren't as cordial or friendly as they were when they met the first time. David went straight to business, informing the doctor that we were taking Anna to another hospital. When the doctor would ask why, David simply said ‘personal reasons’. After a long minute of silence,
Anna was transported to the new hospital in an ambulance. I and one of the nurses rode with her. She was especially chatty and I knew it was because she was going to a new hospital. It was like going to a new school, just a little… sadder. However, Anna was excited. I expected that she would ask why she was changing or at least how we could afford a chance in hospitals, but she didn't. Half the time on the ride there, she was live on tiktok, with surprisingly, a handful of people watching and commenting. She was actually taking her internet life really seriously. It felt like the new hospital was in a new state because we just kept driving and driving. David's car was steadily behind us. I don't know how he dealt with his wife, but she hopped in her car and sped off when I pushed Anna out of the hospital doors. I knew their fight was far from over, and I didn't care how they settled their scores, but what concerned be, gave me an intense sickening feeling at the bottom of my stomach
Joanne was the perfect doctor for Anna. She was soft, she was warm, she was motherly. Exactly what Anna needed, especially since I wasn't going to be there all the time. The hospital was also slightly more expensive than the former. I found out when the doctor invited David and I into her office. To sign paperwork, of course. On one document she gave exclusively to David, I caught a glimpse of the down payment sum. I couldn't believe David casually made such a payment for someone he barely knew. It was completely absurd. Almost unreal. Her new hospital was a bit far from where I lived so I dedicated today to buying her some snacks, and other items she would need. I was frying myself some bacon and eggs for breakfast, with some extra to take to her when I heard a knock on the door. It was more of a bang than a knock, raising my suspicion as to who it was. I was inches away from the door when the knock came again. “I'm coming,” I yelled. "Jeez." When the
"Excuse me?!”I lost control over my voice and I basically screamed. I felt so many emotions at once. Anxiety, fear, shock, disbelief. I was panicking, my heart thumping louder than ever. My stomach tied into knots, and it was almost difficult to breathe. “You heard me Raya," he pushed his way into the apartment, marching past me. “Are you sleeping with my father?" Hearing him say the words again didn't make me feel any better. I was losing it inside, like monkeys screaming and jumping from tree to tree with their fingers rummaging madly through their hair. “Jesus Christ Rain, what on earth are you talking about?!" I allowed the genuine shock I felt to express my disbelief in what he was saying. "My father moved Anna to a new, and according to my mother, a more expensive hospital,” his mother. Of course. No other person could put such a thought into his head. When I realized he was working based on an assumption, a