My Messiah :Love in Damascus - Episode 27

DECEMBER, 2009

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My mother had sent me the money via bank transfer and I deposited it into the hospital account. I was so happy when the doctor told me that her parent have deposited half a million. I felt relieved a bit, the money was already reducing. My dad should be able to help with eight million but I don't know what was holding him back.

I had missed alot of lectures in school. David called me to inform me of the forth coming exam which is scheduled to start in a month time . I began to wonder whether she would be okay before the exam or maybe I would be okay also to write the exam cause my mind is so devastated at the moment.

So one certain day, I was home sleeping when my phone began to ring. I found it so difficult to wake up cause I haven't had sufficient sleep for some weeks now, so I found it so difficult to open my eyes. I managed to reach the phone and press a button, so the phone stopped ringing. It began to ring again after ten minutes and I pressed the button again. So after another ten minute, it began again and this time I was already getting frustrated and I stood up. I picked the phone and I was so shocked by what I saw. It was her........, oh my God! How could I have forgotten. I stood up instantly, took my bath and head to the hospital.

After two hours or so I reached the hospital

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. I had dropped by to do something at a shop which took me Almost an hour before it was done. So I entered the hospital in a rush. I didn't even greet the nurses before I ran in. As I approached her ward, I saw them moving a body along the veranda. The body have been packed in a sack and I knew they were heading to the morgue. I greeted the nurse but there was no response and my heart began to race and I was afraid. So with speed in my legs, I drifted into her ward. I stood still for a moment and thanked God when I saw her on the bed. So I immediately adjusted my mood.

"Happy birthday" I said and moved closer to her. She turned her head towards me. I could see that she was already lean and feeble and my heart sank immediately. She have been lying helplessly on the bed for two weeks now. Tears dropped from my eyes but I held it back. I didn't want to ruin such a lovely moment with something like this. If its just for today, I want to try and make the atmosphere a lovely one. I dropped the flower beside her head. She smiled and I could see that her dimples were already fading and her face was pale. I discovered I was the first person to wish her happy birthday.

"When last have the brainies come visiting?" I asked

"Two days ago" she whispered

"What of our course mate? Did any of them come?"

"It's been more than a week since I last saw them. It's just you and the brainies" she said and my heart wept. She had been so good to everyone, she had been everyone friends, she had been so many people companion, but they have all forgotten her so soon, they had forgotten her when she needed them the most.

'Such is life' I thought. People only remembers you when you are with them and when they are benefiting something from you. This whole life is just a parasitism community where most people are parasites.

"I would never leave your side" I assured her "I am making you this promise on this day, your birthday, that I will always stand by you always and forever. I will always love you till my last breathe"

She looked at me and whispered something that wasn't so audible.

"Jerk" she whispered

I smiled and brought out the gift I had gotten for her. It was a cheap gift cause I know she wasn't in support of expensive things. The gift might not be so unique to most girls but to her it should be. I handed her the gift and she began to unwrap it.

"Jigsaw" she screamed in pain

"I thought it was your favourite game"

"Yes, it is" she said with a smile "you have known a lot about me in this past few months joseph"

"Guess you are just too open and transparent" I said with a wink and she laughed in agony

I sat her upright and we began to arrange the game together. It was fun but it required more thinking. After an hour or so, we were done arranging. We got the perfect arrangement of the image. It was her image on it, she became so surprised.


"You are just too full of surprises" she said with a smile


"Things we do for love dear" I said and gave her a wink

"How did you do it?"

"On my way here, I went to shop and asked the man where I can make a jigsaw with my picture in it. So he introduced a friend to me and I gave the man your picture. So within thirty minutes, he was done producing it" I explained

I had made up my mind to spend the day with her. Even though I had forgotten that today was her birthday If not for the alarm. I was certain the atmosphere was a lovely one. Her mother and siblings were also there. I became so fond of her mother, she had a lovely family too just like mine. I ordered for cake and food which was delivered to the hospital gate and I went to pick it and I paid the person.

After we had all eaten and done with all the merry. The brainies came but they were not alone, half of our course mate came to show their love but not everyone was allowed into her ward. Most of them sent their birthday wishes, some came with gift. I was very surprised cause I hadn't expected it, I thought they had all forgotten  her.

"Your birthday date can never be erased in my head" Brandon said as he handed her a parcel.

Read " City Of Dust And Flames " by the same author ( olasupo isaac )

. I knew it would be a novel "you have not been forgotten" he added and it was as if he had read my thoughts.

"We all miss you" Ethan said

Tears began to roll down her cheek. I knew it was tears of joy, guess she hadn't expected this hospitality also. She thought she had been forgotten, but Hell No! She hasn't. We began to jolly and merry with her just to let her know that we care and will always be with her. The doctor had warned us so many times, he had complained that we were disturbing other patients including her also but we just couldn't stop. Guess that is the life of a student.

When the sky began to turn black and darkness began to overcome the light. I left the hospital. I had enjoyed every fun of that day, it was an amazing one especially with our course mate and friends gracing it. Her first birthday we had together was lit, I seriously can't wait for the next one and the one after that. So as I got home that night, I received a call from my dad.

"Can I see you tomorrow?" He said but I wasn't ready to wait till tomorrow. So I changed into a different cloth and zoomed off for I know that my father call always yield a positive result.

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