Ruth walked out of the hall in tears. "How did this happen, did the past just come to visit?" she thought Ruth stood outside looking at the restaurant. Just the previous day, she was a worker with impressive service. She was moved to serve the VIP customers of the restaurant and just an hour after noon, she has no job. "Why is this happening?" she thought as she walked towards the roadside not sure where to go. If she goes home now, her mother and Cassandra will ask why she is home early today. What will she tell them? How will she explain what happened at work today? "If only I have listened to Chantel and not gotten involved with Nick, this would not have happened," she thought recalling the incident at the restaurant. The tables were round with white linens covering them. When you sit behind it, your legs can not fit anywhere except under the table, unless you want to sit on the chair with your side facing the table. The woman had intentionally brought her leg out from und
Back at the park, Ruth had cried her heart out and could cry no more. As she stared at nothing with a blank expression, someone tapped her on the shoulder. She slowly turned to find out who it was. She jump out of fright and froze in place "Surprise to see me?" Nicked asked and moved from behind the bench to sit next to her Ruth just stared at her speechless "I will go straight to the point," he began and staring directly into her eyes "My presence cost you, your job. I am here to make you an offer," he said and paused looking at her Ruth was still staring at him like she was a statue "Marry me?" the words came out of his mouth He said it once but Ruth heard it multiple times in her ears. "Why?" she finally spoke "I want to take care of you," he replied "Why?" she asked again confuse about the request. He broke up with her for reasons best known to him. If anything, he never gave her the chance to even explain whatever he had as a reason for breaking up. How is it
"Hello," she said with a frown but before the other person on the other side of the call could respond Ruth screamed.The phone slipped from her hand and fell on the bed. She climbed the bed and tapped her mother on the side. She was very weak and bleeding from her ears. "Mum, Mum, please wake up," she cried She opened her eyes briefly and closed it again. Ruth quickly searched her phone. She ended the call from the unknown number and dialled Cassandra's number"Please help me, my mum," she cried In less than five minutes, Cassandra arrived at the apartment. She entered the house to find Ruth on the bed with her mother who was very weak and bleeding from the ears. The ambulance arrived shortly and the paramedics knocked on the door. Cassandra answered the door and allowed them in. Mrs Brown was sent to the hospital immediately. Ruth was pacing up and down the waiting area as Mrs Brown was in the emergency room. Cassandra was sitting on the provided seat with her hand in her palm.
"I accept your offer," she said as soon as the call connected and the corners of Nick's lips curled upwards"Good girl," he said "Once your mother's condition is stable, we will get married," he said "What!" she exclaimed "Why?" she asked wondering why he wants to marry her that fast. Her mother and sister are all she has and from what he is saying, this marriage will be done by just the two of them. Her mother will still be at the hospital and her sister would not be present either even if she wanted her to. "I don't want anything public," he replied "I only want the law as a witness," he added "Nick, what is going on? Why the sudden decision and why like this?" she asked and briefly looked to see if her mother was still sleeping. Seeing she was still sleeping, she exited the room and stood behind the door to continue her call. "I let you go once and I am doing it again, now that I found you," he replied sounding like he was yearning to be with herHis words went through Rut
"Hey girlfriend, I brought you, your favourite, tacos," she said with a smile and Mrs Brown opened her eyes smiling "Mum!," Ruth called out to her. She looked in her direction and smiled. Ruth sat on the chat next to the bed beaming with smiles. "Do you feel better now?" Cassandra asked drawing Mrs Brown's attention back to herself She nodded with a smile. Ruth opened the basket and brought out the items. She realized it was rather porridge Cassandra had prepared. There were some sandwiches too which she assumed were for her. "I thought you brought tacos," Ruth asked smiling and Mrs Brown rolled her eyes upon hearing what Ruth had just said. She opened her mouth in an attempt to say something but remembered a huge part of her tongue was gone and would not be able to make any meaningful statement "I know, what you want to say, I deceived you again. Don't worry one day I will surprise you," Cassandra said with a smile but Ruth felt sad within. She filled the bowl with the porridg
"You are going to be fine," she said looking at her mother who had been served her lunchRuth was called to the doctor's office later that day"Ms Brown, have a seat," said the doctor once they were both inside the doctor's office"So I have the results of your mother's lab rest. We also run a couple of requests per your husband's request," the doctor saidRuth raised an eyebrow but remained silent "The results are very good. She is recovering very well. There is no blood clot behind the eye which means, your mother's eyes are safe now. We also checked the possibility of restoring her speech and it is very possible. She will be able to go through the surgery to restore her speech," the doctor explained "You mean my mum is no longer losing her sight and she will also be able to speak again?" Ruth asked to confirm what she had heard"Yes, we start preparing her for the surgery which we are scheduling three days from now. As informed all the tests conducted reveal she can undergo the s
"She is getting her speech back and it appears the medication didn't work because I understand her eyes are fine," Chantel announced upon entering the room "What!" exclaimed Mrs Hyaford who had just entered the bedroom from the bathroom "Yes, Ruth just called me and told me about it," she added, her hands crossed over her chest "Mum, what are we going to do? It appears we put them into hell and now they are at heaven's gate. We have to do something," Chantel said and Mrs Hayford fetched her phone and dialled a number"Hello," she said as soon as the call connected. "I need your help," she said and looked at Chantel with a smile"Yes, them," she said"Time for another accident," she added and Chantel smiled even though she could not hear the person on the other end of the call but Mrs Hayford's were enough to make her smile.Back at the hospital, Ruth was back sitting on the chair by her mother and Cassandra was getting ready to leave. "I will see you all tomorrow," she said "Hope
"Ms Brown, where did you go? We have been looking for you everywhere. Your mother just had a cardiac arrest. We managed to save her but she slipped into a coma," he informed her"What!" Ruth exclaimed and her hand flew to cover her mouth as tears flow freely down her face.She crushed to the ground crying. One of the nurses helped her to a seat as the doctor walked away to attend to other patients after delivering his message. "She will be fine," the nurse consoled before leaving Ruth to seat by herself crying "How can I be so stupid? Why did I leave her alone," she cried still sitting in the patient's waiting area. After a few minutes, she saw her mother being pushed back to the ward. She got up and followed them into the ward. They attached the monitors to her body and left the ward with the empty stretcher. Ruth sat on the bed holding Mrs Brown's hand in her, as tears streamed down her face. Outside the ward, in the corridor, someone in a hoodie walked towards the staircase