My Messiah :Love in Damascus - Episode 25

I had gone to the hospital with the brainies. I could barely look at her. I was told her parents had come visiting. It was a painful thing to see ones love one lying helpless on this sick bed and surviving on a machine as support. The scene was a devastating one. My heart couldn't take it any longer, I didn't know when tears had began to roll down my cheek and I cried like a baby.

I thought I was the only one crying but I could hear sobs from the brainies. Everyone loved her, she always try to make an impact in everyone life she meets. I could see tears flowing down her face too, I seriously still don't understand what was going on. It had been like a movie to me cause we had all played together a day before the incident. Nobody could have predicted such a thing of her fate.

When I couldn't take it any longer, I left the ward and went to meet the doctor.

"What are we to do for her to survive?" I asked

"Nothing much, just keep praying" he said and beam me a smile. I became so angry that he could still smile at such a crucial and urgent situation. I needed assurance, a very real one. "I already told her parent what to do. So don't worry yourself" he added.

My curiosity was getting hold on me, I wanted to know more. I wanted the whole story in details not some short cornering.

"What exactly did you tell her parent?" I asked curiously

He fixed me a hard stare and lowered his goggle "well, we are going to operate her but first we need a donor and the sum of Ten million"

"Ten what!" I screamed

"Yea, I have already relay the message to her parent" the doctor said "the operation must be done fast because her case was critical

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. It is the 'B' type and we have to act swiftly or else......"

I understood what he meant perfectly but I wasn't ready to hear the other side. So I left the doctors office and I was surprise to see the brainies standing outside the doctor office. I could see it on their faces that they must have been eavesdropping my conversation with the doctor.

"A very bitter month it is" I said

"What will happen now?" Ethan said "Ten million is just too much"

I didn't know what to say, so I went into Sasha ward to check her before leaving the hospital. Something in me was assuring me that all would be well.

'Is it money? My father have a lot' I thought

So I dropped the brainies off and went home. I was so prepared to travel down to meet my parent. As I got home,i picked some urgent things I needed and zoomed off again.

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Seeing me at home was a surprise to my parent. Since two month now I haven't called them nor visit them. My sister, Eva jumped on me. I have missed home but that is not the issue at hand. Raising money for Sasha survival was my utmost priority, it has been ringing on my mind since the doctor told me

"Mr man" my dad said "I thought you said you needed some space to develop and think about your level of maturity" he continued but I became dumb. I know I had said so but there is no place like home. So I couldn't help it, I had to run back home. I knew I was always welcome anytime, any day. It was obvious my dad was only putting up some charade. I knew he had missed me but his ego won't let him admit it, so he played tough.

"I needed an urgent help" I said

"Help!" My dad repeated "and what type of help will make you put up an innocent face" he asked but I suddenly realized I needed the support of my mother.

"Where is mom?" I asked

"She went to market. She should be back by now" he replied and gave me some nerd look. Guess he already knew my intentions, he had read through me. He must have known I needed mother to back up my request. "So what do you need?" He asked with a very serious look and I was a fool to had fallen for it, a very big fool.

"Hmmm.......uhm..." I started and began to scratch my hair. I was looking for a way to begin but I found none. "I need money" I said straight up not even beating around the bush.

My dad looked at me with disgust, I had never pleaded for money before but here I am doing so. This case was totally different, I had to plead for the amount involved was enormous. It was something I couldn't just call anyhow, unlike the usual I was being given, this was totally different.

"I need Ten million" I finally had the courage to say after so many deliberation.

"Ten what!" He burst out laughing. He guffawed for almost five minute and I sat like a fool watching him mock me at such a crucial stage. This was a matter of life and death and I don't know what he found so funny. Maybe the way I had presented the case wasn't bearable, but there was nothing wrong in going straight to the point and I desperately needed my mother backup.

Suddenly, my mum came in. It was like I had the backup of heavens and I felt signs of relieve all over me. On seeing me, my mom leaped for joy. She haven't heard from me for a month and I was so sure my dad must have stopped her from calling or even visiting me.

"Joseph!" She said half screaming "why did you keep your distance?"

"He is now a man" my dad said giving me this mockery look. My mom ignored him for he was always like that sometimes. Guess she already knew the type of husband she married after living with him for twenty four years. I usually commend her for her bravery cause living with a man such as my dad is a real pain in the ass.

"I already told you I won't be coming home just like before"

"You did but I seriously thought you were joking. I didn't take your word so serious then" she said and moved closer to me and began to examine my body "you have lose some weight" she finally said after some thorough checking.

"School stress" I whispered but my dad cut in sharply.

"That is enough" he screamed "your son and I are having a very interesting discussion before you came in. Ain't we?"

Are we? I don't even know. Guess my dad had took it all for a joke and every seconds I waste could determine her survival.

"You can discuss that later" my mum said and drew me upstairs. I already knew what she wanted,she wanted to know what had happened to me all this while. She had a good listening ears guess I got that from her. She won't mind listening to every bit of it but I wasn't in the mood for that. I was at least grateful she had rescued me from my dad but all I needed now was money.

My mum and I went into a very long discussion, she began to ask different questions like, 'what is wrong?', 'you asked us to cut your pocket money, why?', 'what have being holding you down in school?', 'you have change, joseph'

She asked different questions that I couldn't answer myself because my mind was troubled. I knew I had changed and I became happy because it was obvious.

"Mum, someone changed me" I said silently

"Someone?" She repeated and looked at me sternly "and who is the person?"

"A girl"

"You have a girlfriend!" She screamed and I became puzzled. I wasn't too young to have a girlfriend. I knew she was only jealous, her baby boy is now a man. Guess it's something she found difficult to admit.

"Yes.... Mmmmm..... actually, she ain't my girlfriend yet" I said after much thought

"Better!" Her voice came so defiant with so much relieve in it.

"Mum, that is not the main issue" I said sharply "I need money, this particular girl is lying helplessly in the hospital. She is in a very bad state and she needs money for quick medical attention" 

"The same girl that changed you and turn you against us?" She asked with awkwardness in her voice but I merely nodded "let her die for all I care. How could a mere girl turn my baby boy against me" 

"What!!" I screamed "God forbid" I added and gave her a very hard look "why will you say such a thing mum"

"Don't tell me you took that so serious, I was only joking" she said with a smile. I knew my mother wasn't this cruel type. She would never hurt a being not to talk of wishing someone's death. "So how much do you need?"

"Ten million" I said sharply 

"Wow!" My mum shouted "that is pretty too much. Why exactly is wrong with her?"

"She suffering from hepatitis" I said and I could see she is as puzzled as I was when the doctor had first mentioned it.

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. So I decided to bail her out "it is a very serious liver problem. It is of different class, A,B,C. She is suffering from the B" I explained and I saw pity written all over my mum face.

"I thought it was fever or maybe pneumonia. I didn't have the slightest guess it was something this serious" she said with a pitiful look and I knew those feeling were truly genuine. She hadn't faked it at all. "but have you told your dad?"

"We just started the conversation before you came in" I said

"You should have waited for my arrival before discussing something like that to your dad. You know he could be insensitive at times and the money involved is much" she said. I already knew I could count on her. She had always been a very strong backup in crucial times. Well, rescheduling another meeting with my dad wasn't the problem but the main problem is meeting his favors. He could have a harden heart just like pharaoh which cannot be easily broken most times and some days you could expect otherwise.

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