Must Read: A man

7 years ago

Must Read: A man

DOCTOR KATE SAT DOWN as she addressed
Stephanie. “You should take things easy now,
you don’t need to shout.” She cautioned.
Stephanie was breathing heavily, she had been
praying to herself not to hear anything bad
concerning her best friend. she tried to calm
herself down before she spoke. “Alright, just
tell me what is going on, what’s up with her
again?” She asked.

“The criteria in which one must have before
donating a kidney.” She paused for a while
before she continued. “The person must not be a drunk, I mean the person must not be
someone who drinks alcohol regularly because
such people are already giving their kidneys
more work to do.” She paused again, this time,
Jay and Uche glanced at each other and then
the Doctor again.

“Another thing is that the person must not be
diabetes patient. Now, I hope you guys don’t
drink.” She smiled.

“Just once in a while, let’s say every Friday
night.” Jay replied with a smile.

“Even if it is just once per month, I won’t let
you donate because the complications after
the surgery are usually severe if the donor has
a faulty kidney.”

“Then I’ll donate.” Stephanie chimed in.

“Alright, that’s also cool.” Uche said.

“What of Richard? He doesn’t look like a
person who drink.” Doctor smiled.

“He’s even the boss at it.” Jay chuckled.

“Let’s see how it goes.” Dr. Kate nodded
continuously.

————

MORNING.

Pemisire had dressed up as early as possible.

She was dressed neatly in a dapper and plush
white collared shirt which she just bought
together with the cerulean blue fitted true-to-
size trouser and a pair of black sandals. She
raised her head up after using her black belt
and faced her friend. “How do I look?” She
asked her with a smile.

“I knew it, I knew you’d ask me that question.”

Helen chortled and continued. “They worth
their prices, you look great dear.”

“You just made me remember Pemisayo, that’s what she did she anytime I conclude my
dressing. She’d say I look good, any man who
would marry us must be a great man.”

“Don’t let us talk about that again, bringing
back memories will make us uncomfortable.”

She cuddled her.

“Alright, Chemistry Teacher.” She laughed.

Helen hit her and laughed too. “Thank you,
Mrs Bartender.”

“Anyhow, but I’m not a ‘Mrs'”
“I tell you, you will meet the man soon.” She
laughed.

“I have no time for a guy now, I can’t love
anyone in this predicament.”

“Girl, I tell you, you don’t know when the right man can come, be cheerful everytime.”

She smiled faintly and picked up her handbag.

“You will make me be the most punctual
teacher at the end of the term, I do leave home
like fifteen minutes after this time. Anyways,
it’s a good thing.” She grinned.

“Hmmn.. You just talk like she did, you act
like she did, she did tell me that no one knows
when the angel might come, always look
happy.” Pemisire smiled faintly and picked the
handbag.

“Just be a good girl, I’ll get the planned stuff
as we’ve discussed.” She smiled.

“It’s good but I don’t think it is necessary, no one knows my hideout.”

“It doesn’t matter dear.”

Helen said. “I’m off.”

She concluded.

********
“Kidney what?” Richard shouted as he flew up to his feet. He just woke up from his sleep and met himself lying on one of the sofas in their small sitting room. He got the bombshell from Jay who had been praying for him to wake up so as to hear the latest news as soon as
possible.

“Failure, boy.” Jay replied him.

“Not again, not again! This is too much for
her to bear, it is!” He went on his kneels
crying.

“I knew you’d do this senseless thing, I knew
it!” Uche hissed aloud and stood up before
him. “This won’t solve the matter, if you don’t know. Now, what do we do?”

“I should be the one asking, I think surgery is
the next right? I’ll donate, even the two.” He
said quickly.

“Guy, use your brain! See, how can you donate
two kidneys? And, for your information, you
can’t donate anything.” Jay said.

“Why would I not? I think i should get going
to the hospital, I want to see my bestie.”

“You now drink, a person who take alcohol
like you cannot be a donor, especially when
her case is very tough like this present one.”

Jay said.

“Who told you? I think I really need to go.”

Richard’s phone rang. “Stephanie, how are
you?” Richard asked as he picked up the call.

“I don’t have much airtime but… your
attention is really needed here, it seems
something is going on.” She paused.

“What? What again?” He quickly asked.

“I don’t know.” Stephanie started crying.”

“What is it? What?” Richard fainted.