Best Friend - Episode 11

 

Paris drove into the compound that housed Fred, she stamped to the door and not knocking opened it. Not surprised that the front door was already opened, she headed for the bedroom as she called his name. The least expected met her eyes as she walked in............

Anger suddenly engulfed my entire body, I was literally shaking with anger, my light skin turned red as I staggered up. I could see fear gathering in Imuks eyes as she looked at me, I rushed at her and within seconds successfully dragged her out of my house and banged the door not minding that she had just her undies to cover her unclad body.

I sat in my parlour breathing heavily, trying to remember what exactly happened that led to having Inuk on my bed . The harder I tried to remember, the more it seemed to elude me. The nasty headache reaping my brain was no help, I stood up,took a step foward and everything went blank as I came crashing to the floor.

I opened my eyes to a blurry image of the white roof of where i soon discovered to be the teaching hospital I worked in.

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. I closed my eyes, took a deep breath and tried to calm myself

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. Images of Paris crying face flooded my mind. I immediately rose.

It was then I realized I had a drip attached to my hand, looking up to see the content was already halfway into my system, I tore it off as I tried to get up and leave.

"What exactly do you think you are doing?" Came Dunstan's voice from behind me.

I jolted into the realization that I was not alone, I did not notice his presence before now.
He stood with his hands akinbo waiting for a reply

"And what does it look like am trying to do?" I asked back trying to sound composed.

"Oh I see we have a runaway patient here" doctor Chima said smiling,as he walked in. Cha is a nice guy that had always wanted to be a friend but I had never really giving him a chance.

I sighed and said "you are really not going to keep me here, are you?"

"You seem quite OK to me so there won't be any need keeping you here" he said still smiling.

"But I might have to send you to see one of the psychiatric guys" he said now serious with a keen look as if observing to see my reaction.

The seconds of silence was broken by the dry awkward laugh I let out

"Chima, this is one of those your jokes right" I said seeing the seriousness on both he and Dunstan's face

"Well no it's not, and I think you would understand why I will do that when the best junior doctor in our fine hospital overdosed himself with sleeping tablets and........

"Wait, wait, hold it there what are talking about?"

"I came to your place and found you on the floor" Dustan said "that was two days ago and you talking gibberish".

"I still don't understand, two days? I have been here two days?"

Chima walked backed into the room with a grim face

"Sorry doc, I think we have a clearer picture of what happened to you now, not overdose as i presumed, actually you were drugged"

"Drugged? I don't think so, I mean who would want to drug me?"

"Well can you try remembering what happened before you got here" Chima replied

My head was blank, I mean I could still remember dragging Inuk out after Paris left shouting but before that was just nothing, I could remember nothing.

"I...,I...,I um, oh wait I can't remember anything" I said sounding confused, not wanting to tell him the whole Inuk saga.

"Well traces of Rohypnol and alcohol was found in your blood sample I sent to the lab, you are lucky to be alive because you were actually overdosed" Chima said camly

"Rohypnol?? What's that??" Dustan asked
"Its a date rape drug, I immediately said while looking straight at the wgite wall beside me, "its felt within 30 minutes of being drugged and can last for several hours. If you are drugged, you might look and act like someone who is drunk. You might have trouble standing. Your speech might be slurred. Or you might pass out. It gives a drunk feeling, problems talking" I paused then added the last part slowly in a low disappointing tone  "Can't remember what happened while drugged and even death". I turned to see Dustans horrified face.

" We are informing the police right?" Chima broke the silence.

"No! No!" I said almost shouting

I turned to look around making sure we were alone in the ward I now recognized as the VIP ward where we treated patients with celebrity status

"This stays between us please" I continued
"Please grant me this favour" I added as Chima opened his mouth to object

"Then you better find some lie to tell your mum she has been calling and am out of lies you know her and her sixth abi is it seventh sense of discovering things is not well with you" Dustan said still looking horrified

"Chima discharge me I will take care of the rest" I ordered. 
My mother I could always handle. Right now things seemed clearer and maybe just maybe Kunle drugged me but why would he want to do that?? I sat pondering over this things as Chima and Dustan left the room to properly discharge me.

Dustan walked in, both hands in his jean pocket, my next statement almost literally shook him off his feet. 

"I think it was Kunle that drugged me".

 Who can guess how the story would end??