THANKS FOR COMING TO MY RESCUE

"Hey happy birthday". Jenny said looking at Johnny.

"Thanks". Johnny said smiling awkwardly,he clearly didn't expect her to say that.

"I promise to make it up to you someday"

"It's totally fine you don't have to do anything,it wasn't your fault alright".

The door opened, Frederick came in with a smile on his face."I just got a call that you've finally woken up,had to rush down here immediately, how do you feel?", Frederick asked touching Jenny's forehead with the back of his hand.

"My body feels so numb but I think am okay". Jenny replied with a weak smile.

"I think you should sit up a bit, come on Johnny give me a hand".

Frederick and Johnny lifted Jenny up to a sitting position and placed a pillow behind her back for support.

" Feeling better?"Frederick asked.

"I think so, thanks".

"To be honest you look way better than i expected, which means you are going to recover really fast". Frederick said inspecting Jenny's eyes.

"By the way, where's Mr Adams"Frederick asked looking at Johnny.

"Umm,he went home to freshen up,i think he should be on his way here now". Johnny said glancing at his wrist watch, just then the door opened, Adams came in,he was so delighted to see Jenny awake.Someone else came in and stood by the door.

"Dad". Jenny called out stretching forth her hands for a hug.

"Am so glad you are alright pumpkin". Adams said hugging her cautiously.

"How are you feeling, are you hurting anywhere, doctor you should have called immediately she woke up". Adams said looking at Frederick.

"I asked them to let you rest dad, besides i regained consciousness not quite long" Jenny said looking over Adams shoulders, she was wondering who was standing at the door all these while.

"Aunt Laura,you are here too". Jenny was really surprised to see Laura, Adams younger sister.

Laura lives hundreds of miles away from mystic meadows,so Jenny don't get to see her very often.

"Look at you, my little potato". Laura said,approaching Jenny who was curious and excited at same time.

"It's nice to see you Aunt Laura, how come you are here".

Frederick signaled to Johnny for them to leave the room.

"Let's give them some space okay"He whispered, they both left the room afterwards.

"I came into town for some business, so I decided to visit you guys only for your dad to tell me that you had a heart surgery". Laura had a concerned look in her eyes.

"Am alright, the doctor said that am recovering pretty fast".

"Am so sorry honey,i should have been around, I would have taken better care of you".

"Don't be so sentimental aunt Laura,dad is doing an amazing job". Jenny said holding Laura's hand.

"Are you hungry,i bought you cupcakes and cookies". Laura said revealing a fancy plastic bag.

"The doctor said i can't eat any solid food for now".

"Well that's too bad but that's alright dear, just recover fast,for me please". Laura had that soft calm tone that always brings some kind of assuasive feeling to Jenny's heart.

Her life is not that bad anyway cause she's surrounded by people that truly cares and loves her,her dad and aunt Laura, goodness surely runs in their blood, cause they're the true embodiment of kindness.

Johnny came back in, shortly after Laura left, Adams went along with her to see her off.

"Hey". Johnny said waving.

"Hey, you are still here?"

"Actually I came to say goodbye, it's getting really late so I think I should get going", Johnny said rubbing his palms together.

"oh okay,umm thanks for staying with me". Jenny said smiling.

"Yeah it's... it's nothing, I had a great time too".

"Bye".

"Take care" Johnny turned around to leave but stopped at the door instead.

"I just want to let you know that you are the strongest,most resilient person I have ever met, just keep being strong alright". Johnny said looking at Jenny with a distinct emotion in his eyes.

"Thank you so much".

Johnny nodded slightly then turned to go but Jenny stopped him this time.

"Thank you also for coming to my rescue that day at college, I didn't really thank you enough that day". Jenny made sure she showed how sincere she was with the look on her face.

"I believe no one is fated to be treated like that,as humans we suppose to look out for one another,so I did what I believed was right". Jenny was undeniably impressed by Johnny's perspective of life, those that sees life the way he does are incredibly very rare.

〰️ JENNY 〰️

When Johnny left, I couldn't help but ponder on what he said,i felt kinda guilty cause I know deep down that i wouldn't want to look out for other people, my enemies most especially. My thoughts were disrupted by dad behind him stood my mom. I knew she had come to rain insults on me just like the last time but astonishingly, the tone of her voice proved me wrong, though she still maintained that cold, insensate gaze in her eyes.

"How are you feeling". She asked from a respectable distance,I felt like laughing cause it was so absurd to hear her talk like that.

"Am alright mom", I said briefly.

"I just wanted to check up on,i don't want you to go about telling people that am a bad and irresponsible mother".

Everything was going well until she had to ruin it with that last statement,my dad gave her a knowing look.

"I don't have friends and I don't interact with our neighbors so don't worry, your reputation as a good mom is still intact".

She looked at me viciously and scoffed,now that is the mom I know very well.

"What do you mean by that,i thought you had surgery, how come your voice is so loud and rude".

"Mom I had surgery on my heart not my mouth". My dad had to interven before it turns into a full blown argument. She got angry and left, banging the door violently. My dad took a deep breath and looked at me,he was obviously unhappy.

"You shouldn't have said that to her pumpkin, she came all the way to see you".

"What about the one she said to me dad, she's my mother but I always feel so uncomfortable around her".

l really don't know how I and my mom got to this level,i just hope that she will one day recognize me as the little bundle of joy she held in her hands so affectionately the day i was born and I hope by the time she realizes it won't be too late.