Must Read: A man

7 years ago

Must Read: A man

CHRISTINA

Wish to see you, wish to hear from you, wish
to see you for the last time… Richard. There’s
no friend like the lady you brought, you better
cling on to her. As for our parents, I don’t
think they are biological.

JUST AFTER, Doctor Kate walked out of the
ward, crying already. She could see other
Doctors coming out of the ward too, with sad
faces as they returned back to their various
posts. She became frightened as she moved
closer to Doctor Kate. “Don’t tell… me!” She
looked serious, her eyes already squeezing out
tears.

“Let’s… let’s me in my.. my office.” She
snorted as she walked to her office and
Pemisire’s mouth was wide open, in the
waiting room. “Doctor..” She called as she
rushed after her. “Please talk, you’re crying
already, Doctor what’s it?” She was shivering
already.

“We.. we los.. we lost her.” She finally said as she held Pemisire’s two hands, weeping like a baby.

“No!” Pemisire shouted, pouring out tears as if she had known her for a while. Her mouth was moving so fast as she shivered and was
sweating profusely within seconds she heard
the news. “Tell me this is a lie… tell me.. tell
me!” She shouted again.

“Please, don’t be like this. The next thing to do is just to know how Richard will be informed.

You should know it’s not going to be funny.”

“Christiana… eventually.” Pemisire couldn’t
stop crying and shivering along. What would
be of Richard? How would he be informed?
“Richard was involved in a ghastly accident.”

She informed.

“Really? Was he the one that was brought in?
Don’t tell him anything, don’t be sad.” She
tried to pet her, wiping her tears.

“Is this a dream or what? Christi.. no!”
“Just take it easy, we have to be very careful
or else!” Doctor said, weeping too.

******
Richard rushed up from his bed and ran to the
waiting room to check what was going on. He
just felt better after the thirty minutes he had
spent on the bed, in pain and as well thinking
of his sister.

To hell with drip! He said as he flung away the
tube and rushed outside only to meet Pemisire
seated on the brown chair in the living room,
weeping. “What is it!” He shouted as he saw
her.

Pemisire was frightened. She rushed to her
feet shivering, silent until Richard ran into his
sister’s ward and met her covered up. “No!”
He said softly as he approached the corpse
and shivered as he touched it.

He removed the cloth from her face and saw
that she was dead already. Pemisire had
gotten to the door then, watching him as he
displayed. “Christina, talk to me.” He tapped
her cheeks as he stared at her. “Christie!” He
shouted.

Pemisire rushed in and held his left hand.

“Rich, you have to stop this!” She said.

Richard was blinking already as he started
crying, shivering along, he put his head on her
chest and was weeping so hard. “Christina!”
He shouted again, wriggling out his hand from
Pemisire and went on his kneels.

Seems like yesterday we used to rock the show
I laced the track, you locked the flow
So far from hangin on the block for dough
Notorious, they got to know that
Life ain’t always what it seem to be
Words can’t express what you mean to me
Even though you’re gone, we still a team
Through your family, I’ll fulfill your dream
(that’s right)
In the future, can’t wait to see
If you open up the gates for me
Reminisce some time, the night they took my
friend
Try to black it out, but it plays again
When it’s real, feelings hard to conceal
Can’t imagine all the pain I feel
Give anything to hear half your breath
I know you still living your life, after death
Every step I take, every move I make
Every single day, every time I pray
I’ll be missing you
Thinkin of the days, when you went away
What a life to take, what a bond to break
I’ll be missing you
“Christie!” He kept shouting until Doctor Kate
ran inside. “Take it easy, please.” She said as
she held him.

It seemed Richard was going crazy already. He
ignored the deep cut he had by his arm during
the accident and stood to his feet. He shook
Christina continuously and keot shouting her
name. All was still like a dream, all was still
like a play, he felt it wasn’t the reality.

“Please wake me up from my sleep, I don’t
want to dream any longer.” He shouted as he
held Pemisire firmly, throwing himself jnto the
air and crying.

“Richard.” Pemisire called his name, trying to
calm him down but all was up to no avail. He
was just spluttering.

“He doesn’t exist! Yeah, he doesn’t!”
Pemisire hung her head in sadness. She
couldn’t get things right too, why on earth is
everything like this? She knew how he’d feel to lost his sister even after several years of
sicknesses of various types.

“God is wicked! Heartless! No… Christie.

CHRISTINA.