53 Back home

The following day, Dr Jin is already waiting for them when they got down from their bedroom. Henry has been giving some space to Lina by having Josie around to assist her. When they go back to Miresa, he plans to be the one helping her.

"Good morning, Dr Jin." Lina said as soon as they got near him.

"Good morning, Lina, Henry. Shen Mu told me you're healing your injury with no problems."

"She is. Can we go home today?" Henry asked the doctor as he started checking Lina's vital.

"Henry, still so impatient." Dr Jin answered

"Is it still hurting?" The doctor asked Lina directly as he checked her bruises, ignoring Henry.

"Well, I think you're all clear to go. Make sure my uncle sees her at the hospital for tests when you get there." Dr Jin informs them.

And just like that Lina, got pulled, pushed and found herself on Henry's plane soon after that. And she woke up with Miresa's sunrise coming up the horizon when they landed.

Henry was alert and already packed up his laptop. He unlatched her seatbelt when the plane stopped moving. The immigration officer came up into the aircraft first so he handed over their passports.

Then he wrapped Lina in a jacket and a blanket on top of it.

"We'll just get into the car as soon as we get down, right?" Lina asked him.

"It's cold. Winter has already started. You can't get sick when you 're still not even okay right now." Henry simply answered as they walked down to the car waiting for them.

It was just her, Henry and Wang that came to Miresa. John and Sam will be coming in another week or two. Jenny will come before Lina starts her activities again. She wouldn't be doing a lot of things anyway so better that her team gets some rest too.

As the car they were on moves swiftly towards his house, Henry checked on her sling again.

"Are you hungry?" Henry asked. Lina just nodded her head, she's tired, hungry and without energy from their long flight.

"I'll ask Dr Jin to meet us in the house now, you don't look well." Henry worriedly said and pulled out his phone.

"Don't do that. Let's just go to the hospital tomorrow. I'm just tired, not sick."

"Are you sure?" Henry insisted, looking at her face. Lina nodded with a small smile to assure him.

Henry held her left hand all the way home.

When they got to the house, it was a full house. Henry's parents and grandparents are sitting in the living room with Maria, Lina's mother.

They all stood up when Henry and Lina walked towards them. Maria rushing towards Lina, looking at her bruises.

"Oh my baby. I'm so glad you're okay." She said as she carefully hugged Lina, with tears in her eyes.

"Stop it, Mama. I'm fine." Lina tells her mom. And was hugged by the rest of Henry's family.

Butler Li was standing on the side and took their coats. He also sent the staff to bring their luggage up to their room.

"The meal is ready Master Henry."

"Let's eat everyone, we can talk more while eating." Henry told everybody in the room.

When they were seated on the table, Henry found himself seated across Lina, in between his father and grandfather. The women were seated beside Lina, fussing over her meal.

"Are you expecting Dr Jin today?" His grandfather asked.

"No, Lina's got medicine to take for today and we'll go to the hospital tomorrow so she can take tests and x-ray to make sure everything is okay."

"Henry, we're going tomorrow with Maria and Lina. You can go to work if you want." Henry's mother told him as Lina took her medicine.

"No, Mother. I'm going to the hospital with Lina, you guys can come along if you would like." Henry rejected their idea.

"Henry, if you are seen with Lina in the hospital, people will talk. It's better we go with her." Maria gently pushed Henry's idea.

"Let's discuss this tomorrow. Lina needs to sleep now." Henry said, seeing Lina's drooping eyes.

Dr Jin from Miresa gave her a stronger pain medicine that makes her drowsy to rest properly on their trip. It's taking effect already on her.

Henry moved towards Lina. "Can you walk?"

"No." Lina shook her head. Henry picked her up from the chair and brought her up to their room. The staff are busy organising their clothes on his closet.

"Henry, take her to the washroom first. We'll help her wash up and change." Maria told him, right behind him, followed by his mother.

Henry placed Lina down on a soft chair in the middle of the bathroom, which wasn't there before.

"Good thing Butler Li thought of putting a soft chair here." Wu Grace said, answering the question in Henry's mind. "Go and get some clothes for her to change into." She tells her son.

When Henry handed her clothes, he was shooed out and was called only when Lina was freshly washed and changed. He carried her to their bed. Even before Lina's head touched the pillow, she was already asleep.

As Henry stepped out of the room after tucking Lina in bed, making sure her hand is properly positioned, Maria and his mother are waiting for him on his personal sitting room.

"I'm going to be there." Henry informed him as he poured himself a glass of water, and another to place bedside for Lina.

"I knew you would insist." Wu Grace said. "How about you get there first then and stay inside Dr Jin's clinic while we accompany Lina to do the tests outside of the room."

"I'm okay with that." Henry agreed.

"Are you okay?" Maria asked him suddenly.

"Yes, I'm fine."

"It's okay to ask for help from us Henry. We all want for her to get better soon."

"I know. I just need to be there." Henry silently told them.

"Okay, we can do as I said for tomorrow. Your father needs to talk to you when you're ready." Wu Grace told him as they left his room.

Henry took the glass of water for Lina, placed it on the bedside table. He showered, changed clothes and looked for his father to talk some business which helped ease some tension from his body.