Imperfection - Episode 16

 

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Pearl's POV

Friday morning started with more than a headache, I thought the drama with Natasha and Frederick ended already not knowing it was just the beginning. I left for the office around 8:00 am with the intention of going to cinema around 2:30pm to watch Black Panther with Peach. After getting all of my day work done, and ready to rock the cinema world with Peach and every other Black Panther fan in the world, I got into my car and drove straight home.

On getting home, I realized that Greg left a note sticker on the fridge telling me he won't be able to come home till 4pm because of an emergency at the hospital.

After I told him and Peach about what happened during my fresh man year in Loyola university, he had become extra protective of me . I barely move an inch these days without Greg behind me. The only time he's not around me is when he has to be at the hospital for a surgery or something similarly important and when he's not there, He makes sure someone else fills the space.

He only allowed me to go to work today after I told him that I'll be seeing a movie with Peach after I leave my office. Even though he grumbled a lot before agreeing, I'm still glad he did, I don't think I'll be able to miss Black Panther for anything in this world right now.

Greg took drastic steps after I showed him the pictures of the aftermath of a bet gone wrong, even though he felt that what he did was unfair, he asked Natasha to move out of the house with her boyfriend the same day he arrived. Natasha had asked him to choose between her and me, he choose humanity

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. I was not in any way surprised that Natasha didn't question what he said, but it seems like Frederick already told her what happened. Or maybe Frederick is even part of a plan to continue frustrating my entire being.

Greg also got a restraining order for Frederick to stay far away from me. Something, I'll forever be grateful for, I can't imagine somebody stalking me, not after what had happened with him.

I entered the kitchen to see Greg's breakfast sitting there on the table untouched. I quickly made a mental note to get him lunch on my way to the Cinema.

I made a call to Peach to inform her of the change of plans, she's to go into the cinema without me and also not to forget to reserve a seat for me there. I'll just drop the lunch for greg at the hospital and make my way to the cinema.

Unfortunately enough for me, I got to the hospital at exactly 2pm, the time that the movie will start at the cinema.

“Hi, Good Afternoon, I'm here to see Dr Greg Daniel ” I greeted the nurse at the reception who happens to be the same nurse I met months back when I had come for a meeting with the MD.

“Do you have an appointment with him?” She looked at me as if I was a piece of shit.

“Nope, I'm not” I replied back

“Then, I'm afraid you won't be able to see him today. And also a piece of advise for you to take to heart, he's married, so buzz off and kindly use the door” She said pointing to the door leading out of the hospital.

“You know what?, I should have gotten angry at you for your choice of words but what can I do when you're doing it all to protect me…” I paused a little watching her facial expression change. “Hi, I'm Mrs Pearl Daniel, his wife”

I felt so proud of myself at that moment as the nurse didn't have a choice than to lead me to his office as if I was Obama's mother.

“You can wait for him, he's currently out of the operation room. He'll soon get here” She said politely before leaving. I looked around the room a bit before sitting and I noticed that the wall of the room were filled with our wedding pictures.

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. I was supposed to be mortified by this but I was not it's probably to chase away the girls.

“What a surprise, Pearl. What are you doing here?” He questioned

“Am I not allowed to come here?” I replied with another question.

“It's not like that, I was just surprised. I thought you said yi were going to the cinema with Peach”

“Yes, but I decided to branch and give you your lunch before leaving” He stood there looking at me like I was an angel in white robes and wings.

“Thank you so much, Pearl. This means a lot to me” He gave me a peck on my fore head and that transported me to jupitar and  back.

“This is to stop those girls from coming, right?. It's not even necessary. You can get one that can make you happy” I don't know why I felt a sharp pain in my heart after saying those words.

“Maybe not” he said and when I asked him what he meant by that, he only shrugged his shoulders.

I wasn't able to go back to the cinema to join Peach because it took a Long time before Greg finished his lunch and that stopped me from watching the most amazing movie of the century.

Even if Greg had promised to take me to watch the movie when next it's showing, I still have this negative thought that Peach is going to kill me when next she set her eyes on me. Especially, the part that I ditched her for Greg, ill be so gone when she's done with me.

I got home alone because Greg had to stay back for the second surgery and will be back by evening since it was a minor one.

I tried unlocking the front door only to realise that it was opened. One part of me wanted to push any weird thought aside while the other part wanted to embrace it.

What if someone is inside there? I thought

I gently opened the door after sending a text to both Peach and Greg informing them that I might be in great danger. I entered the house and quickly switch on the light only for me to face the greatest horror of my life, it was Frederick that was looking down at me, smiling evilly bringing back the memories of the past. I looked at his hand holding a knife that was sharp enough to cut iron edges.

Authors tiny note

All my life, I've been fantasizing about that hospital scene(almost everything about it). I finally wrote it!!