Chapter 23

Collins stood up on his feet and walked steps away from her...

"I don't know Grace" He uttered, lost in thought.

"I don't know, but I think I will follow my mind, I will let my heart lead me. Because my heart speaks for me, my heart fights for me. Even though I don't know how to control it. I just have to follow my mind and guide it with my heart" Collins uttered with determination written on his face.

"Stop beating around the bush Collins, let's know what your heart is trying to say " Nurse Grace scoffed.

Collins turned around, walking back to her. "I just have to support her siblings and also he paused not after he sighed deeply " I need to win back her love, I need to win back her love no matter what" Collins uttered lost in thought.

Nurse Grace smiled and touched his shoulders with a soft smile on her lips.

"I'm supporting you, Collins Reed Walter. YOU ARE SUPPORTED." Nurse Grace uttered with a short scream. She doesn't want to disturb people that are passing by. She touched her chest as if she wants to pledge to her country. Her childish behavior made Collins burst into a round of laughter.

"I'm supporting you on this, and I think it's high time you inform your mom" Nurse Grace suggested.

"Yeah, I will inform her when things are falling into place" Collins replied and paused.

"Let's go in and check on her" Collins said, walking steps ahead of nurse Grace.

A lot of thoughts filled Nurse Grace's mind as she walk behind Collins who was also lost in thought.

Nurse Grace thoughts, "seems simple and it seems difficult because she was scared of Piper's memories, what if she doesn't remember her and their childhood days in Mexico? What if things later turn out the way she doesn't want it to be ?.

"And Mrs. Walker didn't recognize her at all, it still amazes her to the core. Someone she once took as a mom when her own mom was a businesswoman who didn't look after her daughter for once. Everything is just too heartbreaking.

No matter how she tried to ignore those painful memories, how piper was burnt alive, it was so scary. With a deep sigh and a loud yawn, she snapped her eyes widely with a smile on her lips.

"We are almost there" Nurse Grace whispered and he nodded.

Collins knocked on the door politely, before walking inside her room.

"You are alone" Collins uttered but he looked shocked.

"Why did you have tears on your face," he asked, waking up to her.

"It's nothing, something flew into my eyes" She lied wiping her tears.

"We don't have mosquitoes talking less of flying insects" nurse Grace uttered.

"Cut the crap and tell me what happened ?" Collins questioned.

"I don't like disclosing my matters to people.. I'm sorry sir" she apologized.

"You can talk to us Aurora" Nurse Grace uttered taking her hands into her.

"It's Raiden and Kailani, they have were sent back home from school because of lack of payment" Piper cried, sniffing between her tears.

"They were sent back from school" Collins murmured, staring at nurse Grace with a soft wink.

"I have a request from you sir" Piper stuttered, picking her fingers.

"Go on"

"Can you pay me half of my money, I promise to work delicately with my heart" Piper stuttered having her face glued to the ground.

"There's no point in giving your payment, they can register your siblings in my school probably in Glory's school" Collin uttered softly with a wide smile on his lips.

"You mean, the famous Walter Memorial High School and the famous Glorious Golden High School" Piper stuttered looking at Collins weirdly.

"Glorious Golden High School is for my younger sister and Walter International High School is mine if you want to get them enrolled in any of the two" Collins uttered, giving her an option.

"I don't know which one to choose for them but I will let them choose themselves" Piper uttered alighting from her bed. What she did left Nurse Grace and Collin in bewilderment.

She went on her knees to appreciate his kindness with tears on her cheeks... Collins rushed to pull her up on her feet and hugged her immediately which took Piper in surprise. When she saw how wide Nurse Grace's smile was, she smiled and hugged him back but it wasn't tight like Collins's own.

Collins couldn't hide his happiness, because he needs Piper's hug, he kept hugging her tightly because he wasn't ready to let go of her any minute.

"Aurora" he called, fighting back his tears.

"Huh," she hummed.

"Can we stay like this for minutes please" Collins pleaded.

"Minutes ?" Piper stuttered and he nodded hugging her tightly.

A tear streamed down Nurse Grace's cheeks as she stared at them. A silly thought came to her mind. She smiled and took a picture of them.

Nurse Grace cleared her throat in other to distract them from what seems like a forever hug.

"I felt relax in his arms," Piper thought sitting on her bed.

" Snap out of those thoughts Piper, He's your boss " her inner mind scolded.

The door burst open, making Collins gulp down his words down his throat.

"You have been discharged Piper" Kalani giggled.

"Really" Piper exclaimed and a wide smile curved up her lips.

"Yes, don't worry about Riley, she will join us in the next two days" Kalani smiled, blowing her a kiss as she ran to pack her bags.

"Don't pack my bags yet, Come and seat beside me Raiden" Piper called her younger brother.

"Why, I'm just staying around this hospital because of my love for you and Riley. I hate those smells. It really wanna make me puke hardly" Raiden muttered, dragging his feet as he walk slowly to Piper's bed.

"I know you hate them, so do I... Same with Kalani " Piper smiled, using the opportunity to brush his hair off from his eyes.

"Should I sit close to you" Kalani pouted. Which made Collins chuckle because the way she put her lips was the same as Piper's. It made him remember how piper used to do hers in other to get things from him.

"You can seat next to me Kalani" Piper smiled, tapping on the empty seat that was on the left side.

"There's a piece of good news. To me, it's a piece of good news I don't know how it might be to the two of you but it's a piece of good news to me" Piper said, crossing her arms around their neck.

"What's the news, ?" Kahlani giggled.

"Someone is ready to sponsor your educations" Piper dropped the bombshell. And their eye widened immediately.