Pray

Roy woke up to the sound of his phone ringing, he opened his eyes to find Cynthia laying in his arms, he had dozed off too last night. Now they were both laying down on the couch, He could feel her soft body next to him as he held her.

Gently he held her arm resting on his waist, then moved his arm under her head and replaced it with a cushion.

Quietly he tried to move but Cynthia moved back putting her hand on his waist and pulling him closer.

Roy held her tightly and moved gently finally reaching his phone.

"Hello," he said.

"Where are you?" Becca sniffed.

"What's wrong," he asked.

"Something happened to the boss's girlfriend, so the plan has changed," she said. "He needs you here right now"

"Am on my way?" he said looking down at the sleeping Cynthia.

"Okay, and if you can please let her sister know too, I don't think she has been informed yet," Becca said

"I will, but can I ask what's wrong with her?" he asked.

Becca breathed, "You will know once your here"

....

Cynthia ran through the entrance of the hospital with Roy behind her, he had woken her up to some sad news.

She knew the moment he gazed at her when she opened her eyes, forgetting about laying in his arms or being close to him all she wanted to know was what he was hiding.

But her heart was not ready for what he said, her sister was in the hospital.

"What's wrong with her now?" she asked getting up.

"I don't know Becca didn't tell me but it seems whatever has to be serious to aggravate the boss," he said.

"We need to go see her, I don't care if she's mad at me I need to see her," she said moving to the bedroom to grab her shoes.

"Yes we are but you need to calm down" Roy held her.

She looked up at him, "Am sorry, I feel like it's my fault for telling her all those horrible things"

Roy sighed hugging her, "It's not so don't worry"

Cynthia burst into tears, "Since I met her, she was always a sick girl, her health was never good so Dad and Mama Rosa took extra care of her. But even with that she grew up to be an independent woman" she cried.

Roy wiped her tears, "She's strong, kind and so pure but why do bad things keep happening to her".

Cynthia remembered those words and felt her tears return, Alex had been the purest person she had ever seen. But bad luck followed her, every time she got something good, the bad in her life took it away.

Her father who had been there for her after her Dad's death was now gone, after being so successful, her mother pushed her out of the company. She got a man who loved her so much but her inner demons kept her away from him. And now when her life was back on track she was admitted to the hospital.

She saw Mama Rosa and the others running to her side she asked where and what happened to Alex.

"She was found with a tumour in her brain and needed surgery"

"What?" her tears fell.

"She's now in surgery we are all waiting here" she answered.

Cynthia fell into her arms, "Am sorry am late, it's all my fault"

"It's not child, let's just pray the surgery goes well," Alex's mother said.

Nathan who had been silent next to his father got up and walked away.

Becca and Roy followed him. His father and the two women gazed at him and sighed.

The teary Cynthia turned to his father asking, "Will he be okay?"

He sighed, "He will but am afraid of what his going to do to reach that path"