Chapter 7: Scott.

I was just sitting on the bench of the hospital, opposite to the room where Evangeline was admitted, she's fast asleep now and I decided to sit outside here for some fresh air.

Maria was heading towards me, her hair was packed on a ponytail with the white bulb on the hospital ceiling reflecting on her eyes, showing me how angelic she looks physically, looking gorgeous like always.

" I am sorry for leaving without informing you, something urgent came up ", I never knew she left, I have been inside the room looking after Evangeline all this while, I even forgot that she came here with us before, all my attention was on my sick little sister.

" Any News from the doctor yet?", she sat down beside me, looking right in my face, " he just said he had to run a test on her, nothing else ", " everything will be alright ", she said squeezing my hand which was placed on my thigh gently, I turned to her, quite shocked for what she just did, yet can't stop admiring the beauty right in front of me, she's the most gorgeous lady I have ever encountered in this sweet miserable interesting life of mine.

There's still an elephant in the room, we still have issues to settle, but I can feel this sudden connection building up between us, quite taken aback by the whole situation though, this conversation has actually been the longest I have had with her since I met her, not to speak of today being the second day of our encounter. The first time never ended well but this time, here I am with this beautiful lady showing me kindness, care and love.

I feel like I am a Stone made human, I hardly feel anything physically or emotionally, adrenaline never ran through me when my sister was lying on the floor of my room, right in her arms, I just knew she needed medical care and that's why she's here at the hospital, but this lady here makes me feel.

She makes me feel.

I can't stand to see her get hurt, but here she is beside me in pains, yet I can't do anything to make her feel better, it feels like she's carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders, she is trying to make me feel better when she was the one passing through a lot.

" I feel like there's something else bothering you, apart from Evangeline's health ", " No ", she's lying, I can tell, she's crying, so much more to get betrayed by her eyes, it just gave her away and the situation is now getting me concerned much more than it have to.

" Why are you crying?", " it's really nothing ", I snapped, " you can't just tell me it's nothing, why the fuck are you in tears?", I made sure to keep a low tone on my outburst, " can I have a word with you Sir?", the doctor distracted our conversation, " okay ", I stood up and followed him.

" Is she your daughter?", " No, my little sister ", I replied him looking quite concerned about what he was about to say, " okay, your sister is suffering from Acute myeloid leukemia and have few weeks to live, am really sorry ", he left.

Returning back into the room where Evangeline was, I saw Maria sitting right next to her, " what did he say?", she ran towards me like a mother scared of losing her only daughter, the picture on her face shows that she's already passing through a shitty day, telling her the actual information will wreck her and I am never going to do that to her, not from me.

" Tell me Scott, please!!", she pressed as fresh tears came down from her eyes, " relax Maria, it's just a fever ", that never stopped her from breaking down, releasing more tears which she was trying to hold back, I don't like the way she's in pain, she's now family to me, and when I mean family, I have to do what families do.

I brought her close to me and hugged her.

It's a New day, the three of us slept here at the hospital, both of us seems to loss our appetite last night but we made sure Evangeline got something to eat, " can I have a word with you?", I followed the doctor outside the room, " any further plans for us to continue the treatment or would you guys be leaving?", I have no plans to leave her here, she's never getting better even with the treatment, inside she might get to live few more days than she has, " Am taking her home with me ", " okay, good luck with that ", he Left, just the repeat of what he did yesterday.

I was to start work today but the situation calls for my presence at home, Maria was sitting on the couch with her mind elsewhere, Evangeline was already asleep inside her room and I have to make lunch for us, but I can't seem to do anything whilst still uncomfortable by Maria's situation.

" What's wrong?", she didn't bulge, her hand still under her jaw as if she never noticed my presence beside her, " Maria ", she flinched out of shock, taken aback by my sudden appearance beside her, " am sorry, did you say something?", she's feeling helpless, yet continue to hide the situation from me, " tell me what's going on Maria, you seemed eaten up by something in your mind ", tears came down from her eyes, this is serious, much more than I thought, " I left yesterday when my sister called me yesterday, only to get home with our belongings outside the house, we have been asked to vacate from the building because our rent was due and we have nothing to pay for the rent again ", " where is your sister now?", my emotion has already started wearing off but I have to do this for her, " she's gone back to James, where she lived before we found a New shelter then, " Raphael told me you were living with him before, why don't you come home where you are always welcomed?", I can see the shock in her eyes, she's definitely speechless as she left her mouth open while no word managed to come out from there, " go bring your things, I have to prepare lunch for everyone ", I left the couch as I made my way to the kitchen, is this the right choice?, I don't know.