3 Chapter three : The diagnosis

“My head” this was the only thing that kept waking me up at night

Why does it hurt so bad, I why, it hurts more bad than even the ankle that was physically injured

“My head, my head mom my head oh” I shouted as I held my head together and folded it in my body

I stood up still holding my head with my left hand as I used the other to open the door

“Mom, mom” I shouted

“Mom my head”

“Mother my head, it hurts so bad, it really hurts”

I shouted with all the voice in me and it was not enough I could hardly hear the eco and since I was downstairs it was even worse

Luckily Issac my elder brother was coming to the kitchen from his room

“Chris what's wrong?” He saw me holding my head as I was sited at the end of the stairs.

“My head it hurts”

“Okay I am coming”

He quickly ran upstairs to moms room as he alerted her about my head aching she ran downstairs like a woman who has lost her sanity

“Um what happened self?” Freedom asked as she was rubbing her eyes with her hands.

“It's your sister, and she is in pain” Issac answered her

“So, what is dad coming .home ...going?” She yawns.

“Ok go to sleep I can see that you are tired” she told her as he held her waist and took her to her room

“What's the time?”

“Its quarter past one”

Mom was out of the house by now, and she has started her car, and I was kept at the back seat, Issac came down fast and sat down beside me

“Where is your father?, doesn't he know that we don't have all night”

“Here he is”

Dad was coming as he was properly dressed as if he was going to a wedding and mom was very tattered on the other hand

Mom started the car as she drove off, living the compound with nothing but dust, she ran with high speed as if she was chasing something or even worst she has been chased by a ghost we reached the hospital in one piece “thank God”

We were not allowed in the accident and emergency as the doctor on call was what we call, clearing my throat “busy”, busy doing what?, an even better question why is there no doctor

We waited and waited for more than five years we were waiting, you wish” no I don't why will I wish to wait for a common ordinary doctor for five years “God forbid bad thing” mitchew as if he is the only doctor on planet earth, and even if he is I will rather commit suicide than to “God forbid, I can not commit suicide oh, God knows” I continued to talk to my self

At least talking to my self-made me fell wonderful and I cannot fell the “awutch” my head hurts so very bad, where is that so-called doctor

It only took 30minutes for him to come and report for duty, it took another 30minutes for him to come and see me, what an asshole I guess

“How can I help you?” He asked as if us being heard is not enough, as if being a girl a being alive ain't enough as if moms face did not show emotions enough.

“Please help my daughter” mom said this time she was already drowned in her own tears

The doctor left without a word, he came back with something that looks like a needle, if I did not know better I would have called it a gun, it was a vein needle cos you know!, it is used in drawing veins.

“What's that?” Mom asked!

“This won't hurt a bit” the doctor stated as he was looking for my vein, which he found and connected the drip it was as if he knew what was wrong with me

“Let her rest for a while, then we will make her undergo body and brain scan”

“OK sir”

Time went by fast, and they did the scan as soon as possible, thank God we were not in a government hospital

“The results are hear”

“Yes, doc should we....”

“Well I think she needs to hear this”

“OK, sir”

My heart skipped a beat as I was shocked by the doctors words, I have always been in the hospital from my diagnosis of asthma to by allergy to cold and butter, and all the time my parents were called separate, but today why do I need to hear what the doctor has to say to me ?, god I hope this is good news I mean fantastic news

“Sir please what is it?” Anxiously my elder sister free asked?

“Your sister, has just developed a chronic” he paused

“Sir!” Free asked in shock!

“Or maybe you should come to my office”

“OK, sir” mom answered as she and dad followed the doctors lead

“What was he thinking?” Free said.

“How can he just stop at a climax situation like that” my brother added

“Uncle, anti I am scared”

“It's OK I am sure you are fine, its just one of those tour allegiances I guess”

“Yeah it is, nothing to be scared about” my brother added

The long period of silence made me wonder what was really wrong with me, it took a while before my parents came back

“Let's go home” dad stated

“What's the time?” Free asked!

“4:30am”

“What?, I don't believe”

“Don't my dear sister please don't”

“Dad does it mean that we are going to school”

“Maybe, your mom will decide”

Dad helped me up and supported my body with his as I was leaning on him, his body was very comfortable as if he was my coach, what a nice man. Mom was not with us for a while, and we had to wait for few seconds before she came, her face was blue and all pale, she looked like someone who can kill her self for no tangible reason mom was really looking sick maybe she was the one who really needs a doctor to see and not me?

“Mom are we going to school?” Free asked?

“Yes, you are but your sister is not going”

“Why?, why mom?”

“Yes, why mom” I added

“Cos you are sick”

“Mom I fell superb and I can go to school, besides my head and my injured part does not hurt anymore”

“Mom please”

“OK, I have heard”

“Thanks mom”

“You are welcome”

It took us not up to thirty minutes before we arrived home, we all rushed back to our various rooms as the car had already turned into a host house for our yawning competition on the way

I was able to sleep fine and lovely this time, even if my head hurt a bit I could sleep without interruption which was my only goal, this really was not a good way to start this day, no not at all but I am still greatful to God.

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