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RAINBOW Chapter one
It was pouring heavily that evening when I woke from my nearly five hour sleep. I made to jump out of bed like every normal person would, but I was reminded by my body once again, that I was not. I am a terminally ill patient who has been living or rather, dying with leukaemia for the past two years. I'd been holding on just fine until the past year when I had to, unlike before, be admitted to the hospital for days or weeks, and in worse case scenario, a month. I slowly sat up in bed, hugging my knees momentarily unaware of the others in the room whose eyes were fixed on me. When I did realize, they all looked away and were acting all fidgety. I turned to Maureen, the girl whose bed was close to mine by the left. "What's with the atmosphere?" I askedShe looked like she was about to breakdown any minute and she kept quiet for some time before she nodded her head towards the opposite side of the room. I followed her gaze. There were seven beds at the other side which were directly
RAINBOW Chapter two
The sun had closed its eye when I came to. I sat up, stretched my arms then suddenly recalled some episodes of my hangout in the garden. At first, I wondered if it really did happen. It all felt like a dream. A dream where I made a new friend but Cynthia's demise dawned on me yet again and I recalled the evening vividly. What did I think of him? I felt he was just another intransigent teenager, (we're very much alike in this, you'll get to know) and though it's annoying, I quite like that about him. We don't have similar interests but he's nice to talk with and handsome too. I'm not attracted to him, just so you know. I just love appreciating nice works of art and Tim, is a masterpiece. I finally admitted to myself that it would be nice to see him again and thoughts of the evening with him kept me occupied and made me forget that one of us was gone. At least, till the next day. I didn't know when I dozed off again but I woke very early the next day and I found some of the others aw
RAINBOW Chapter three
I turned, with a huge smile playing on my lips but when my gaze met Caleb, the curl on my lips flattened out."Caleb" I muttered in disappointment.He marched briskly towards me as he spoke in anger "How on earth could you leave like that? I've been looking all over for you. What if...what if something had happened to you?"He was already standing beside me. I gave him a very lethal gaze "I'm not a baby, Caleb," I said "and stop treating me like a sick person!" I fumed."Oh well, are you healthy then?" He retorted You know, anyone could have said that to me and I would successfully ignore them but not my own brother. That was the height of it. I stood up at once and charged at him, grabbing him by the collar. "No, I'm not!" I screamed, tightening my grip "isn't that what you want to hear? I'm not!"He held my hands and tried to calm me down but I broke away from him and ran towards my hospital block. I could hear him running after me."Jane" he called, but I didn't look back "I'm re
RAINBOW Chapter four
And I dreamt of him. I wouldn't admit just how much I'd wanted to meet him again until I woke the next day and recalled that I dreamt of him. The setting had been the same as the evening we'd met. Only that, we didn't speak a word. We just sat there on the bench, admiring the flowers and the colourful illusion on the evening sky. At last, he held my hand and we slowly turned to face each other. His eyes were speaking the same language as mine and we began to lean in but I woke up before it could happen and ashamed as I am to write this, I really wished I woke a bit later. I let out a sigh in disappointment and lay back in bed. Caleb must have gone home because the only people standing over me were Doctor Benson and mum. They were talking in muffled voices and I was beginning to get apprehensive. Perhaps something had gone wrong again (not that anything was right), maybe I wouldn't be discharged soon after all, maybe, maybe, and a whole lot of maybes, but mum smiled at the end and
RAINBOW Chapter Five
I must admit that I regretted speaking my mind when they'd left but the feeling only lingered for a moment. Totally consumer by the desire to meet Tim again, I kept glancing at the wall clock, Impatiently waiting for the hour of three and when it did come, Caleb was still nowhere to be found. I figured he would be on his way and didn't want to pressure him to come back ASAP so I resisted the urge to call him. I waited till 4pm and he still hadn't showed up so, I grabbed my phone and dialed his number while cursing silently. It rang but he didn't pick. I called again and again till he finally picked on the 4th ring but he was silent at the other end of the line, probably waiting for my nagging to come first."Caleb!" I called. I heard him grunt but said nothing."Caleb" I said again He burst into laughter "I'm coming" he said and cut the call before I could continue the rest of my ranting. I glared at my phone for a while as though it was the face of my brother, gasped and lay down a
RAINBOW Chapter six
We stood at that spot longer than we should have just locking eyes and smiling sheepishly. After what seemed like forever, he grabbed my hand"Come" he said, walking me back to the shade. I gladly followed, trying my utmost to conceal my excitement. He walked slowly, I noticed and recalled he'd been operated on."Does it still hurt?""Just a little" he said, motioning me to sit. He did that gentlemanly thing where he waits for the lady to be seated first before taking his seat. My lips curled on their own accord. "How have you been?" We asked simultaneously and burst into laughter right after."You should go first" he said"Well," I said then cleared my throat "I've been all right medically though I was on the verge of dying of boredom. He made this pity face at me "Oh, that's too bad" he said "Your turn," I said "what about you?""Right" he said "how have I been?" He repeated while making a show of thinking about it. "I've been pretty much okay. My siblings, chats from friends, bo
RAINBOW Chapter seven
I didn't sleep well. I couldn't as I kept waking at intervals, tossing and turning till sleep comes by and steals me away until the next interval when I'd wake yet again. I couldn't wait for morning to come and somewhere on the deepest part of my heart, I prayed that I wouldn't change my resolve when the morning comes. I had to put in the work. When I woke at around 4am, I tried yet again to go back to sleep but it had abandoned me totally so i picked up the novel and continued from where I'd stopped the previous day. Brenda, just as I had speculated, chose to accept the exchange program. I wasn't surprised. I told you protagonists never choose the easy way out. The writer did a really good job because I was so engrossed in it and didn't realized when the day broke, till the ray of the early morning sun streamed through the window. I looked on the floor and Caleb was still sleeping eventhough most people in the room were already up."He must have slept pretty late last night" I sai
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RAINBOW Chapter eight [Final chapter]
[3:32pm]I ran towards the garden, very expectant. I walked to the bench where we normally sat and looked all around it but there was nothing. Absolutely nothing. My last hope was dashed and I felt my knees weaken. A strong wind blew across and I noticed that the sky wasn't looking so kind. I sat down on the bench hoping to gather strength to walk back to my room and face the reality that had just dawned on me. I looked up at the roof of the shade and noticed a thick white note sticking out from one of its ends. I could swear that paper wasn't there the previous day. Curiosity kicked in but deep down, I was hoping it was what I was thinking. When I slipped it out, I found out that it was a folded note which read 'To my Jane doe'. I smiled and let the tears make their way freely down my cheeks. I sat back and unfolded the note quickly. I noticed part of its extreme end had been torn but I went on to read. It said: 'Let me begin by saying I'm aware that this garden doesn't belo
RAINBOW Chapter seven
I didn't sleep well. I couldn't as I kept waking at intervals, tossing and turning till sleep comes by and steals me away until the next interval when I'd wake yet again. I couldn't wait for morning to come and somewhere on the deepest part of my heart, I prayed that I wouldn't change my resolve when the morning comes. I had to put in the work. When I woke at around 4am, I tried yet again to go back to sleep but it had abandoned me totally so i picked up the novel and continued from where I'd stopped the previous day. Brenda, just as I had speculated, chose to accept the exchange program. I wasn't surprised. I told you protagonists never choose the easy way out. The writer did a really good job because I was so engrossed in it and didn't realized when the day broke, till the ray of the early morning sun streamed through the window. I looked on the floor and Caleb was still sleeping eventhough most people in the room were already up."He must have slept pretty late last night" I sai
RAINBOW Chapter six
We stood at that spot longer than we should have just locking eyes and smiling sheepishly. After what seemed like forever, he grabbed my hand"Come" he said, walking me back to the shade. I gladly followed, trying my utmost to conceal my excitement. He walked slowly, I noticed and recalled he'd been operated on."Does it still hurt?""Just a little" he said, motioning me to sit. He did that gentlemanly thing where he waits for the lady to be seated first before taking his seat. My lips curled on their own accord. "How have you been?" We asked simultaneously and burst into laughter right after."You should go first" he said"Well," I said then cleared my throat "I've been all right medically though I was on the verge of dying of boredom. He made this pity face at me "Oh, that's too bad" he said "Your turn," I said "what about you?""Right" he said "how have I been?" He repeated while making a show of thinking about it. "I've been pretty much okay. My siblings, chats from friends, bo
RAINBOW Chapter Five
I must admit that I regretted speaking my mind when they'd left but the feeling only lingered for a moment. Totally consumer by the desire to meet Tim again, I kept glancing at the wall clock, Impatiently waiting for the hour of three and when it did come, Caleb was still nowhere to be found. I figured he would be on his way and didn't want to pressure him to come back ASAP so I resisted the urge to call him. I waited till 4pm and he still hadn't showed up so, I grabbed my phone and dialed his number while cursing silently. It rang but he didn't pick. I called again and again till he finally picked on the 4th ring but he was silent at the other end of the line, probably waiting for my nagging to come first."Caleb!" I called. I heard him grunt but said nothing."Caleb" I said again He burst into laughter "I'm coming" he said and cut the call before I could continue the rest of my ranting. I glared at my phone for a while as though it was the face of my brother, gasped and lay down a
RAINBOW Chapter four
And I dreamt of him. I wouldn't admit just how much I'd wanted to meet him again until I woke the next day and recalled that I dreamt of him. The setting had been the same as the evening we'd met. Only that, we didn't speak a word. We just sat there on the bench, admiring the flowers and the colourful illusion on the evening sky. At last, he held my hand and we slowly turned to face each other. His eyes were speaking the same language as mine and we began to lean in but I woke up before it could happen and ashamed as I am to write this, I really wished I woke a bit later. I let out a sigh in disappointment and lay back in bed. Caleb must have gone home because the only people standing over me were Doctor Benson and mum. They were talking in muffled voices and I was beginning to get apprehensive. Perhaps something had gone wrong again (not that anything was right), maybe I wouldn't be discharged soon after all, maybe, maybe, and a whole lot of maybes, but mum smiled at the end and
RAINBOW Chapter three
I turned, with a huge smile playing on my lips but when my gaze met Caleb, the curl on my lips flattened out."Caleb" I muttered in disappointment.He marched briskly towards me as he spoke in anger "How on earth could you leave like that? I've been looking all over for you. What if...what if something had happened to you?"He was already standing beside me. I gave him a very lethal gaze "I'm not a baby, Caleb," I said "and stop treating me like a sick person!" I fumed."Oh well, are you healthy then?" He retorted You know, anyone could have said that to me and I would successfully ignore them but not my own brother. That was the height of it. I stood up at once and charged at him, grabbing him by the collar. "No, I'm not!" I screamed, tightening my grip "isn't that what you want to hear? I'm not!"He held my hands and tried to calm me down but I broke away from him and ran towards my hospital block. I could hear him running after me."Jane" he called, but I didn't look back "I'm re
RAINBOW Chapter two
The sun had closed its eye when I came to. I sat up, stretched my arms then suddenly recalled some episodes of my hangout in the garden. At first, I wondered if it really did happen. It all felt like a dream. A dream where I made a new friend but Cynthia's demise dawned on me yet again and I recalled the evening vividly. What did I think of him? I felt he was just another intransigent teenager, (we're very much alike in this, you'll get to know) and though it's annoying, I quite like that about him. We don't have similar interests but he's nice to talk with and handsome too. I'm not attracted to him, just so you know. I just love appreciating nice works of art and Tim, is a masterpiece. I finally admitted to myself that it would be nice to see him again and thoughts of the evening with him kept me occupied and made me forget that one of us was gone. At least, till the next day. I didn't know when I dozed off again but I woke very early the next day and I found some of the others aw
RAINBOW Chapter one
It was pouring heavily that evening when I woke from my nearly five hour sleep. I made to jump out of bed like every normal person would, but I was reminded by my body once again, that I was not. I am a terminally ill patient who has been living or rather, dying with leukaemia for the past two years. I'd been holding on just fine until the past year when I had to, unlike before, be admitted to the hospital for days or weeks, and in worse case scenario, a month. I slowly sat up in bed, hugging my knees momentarily unaware of the others in the room whose eyes were fixed on me. When I did realize, they all looked away and were acting all fidgety. I turned to Maureen, the girl whose bed was close to mine by the left. "What's with the atmosphere?" I askedShe looked like she was about to breakdown any minute and she kept quiet for some time before she nodded her head towards the opposite side of the room. I followed her gaze. There were seven beds at the other side which were directly
