17.She Is My Secret Patient

John's POV

I stood up from my bed and moved closer to the drawer. I opened it and brought out the wristchain I had three years ago. "I missed you so much. Am so sorry for not recognizing earlier. Anyway am happy you're still around me. I promise to reveal every single secret behind you and my mum's death. That's the only thing I can do for you now for your soul to rest in perfect peace."I said looking at the wristchain. I stared at it for a while before closing the box and keeping it back in my drawer.

I stood up and headed out of my room to see if she's still in the living room. I feel like seeing her face again to compare to how she looks three years ago. When I got to the living room, I saw her still standing where I left her.

"Why are you still standing there? I asked her." She turned to me smiling. "Am having some sleep"she replied. "Seriously? Do you sleep?"I asked looking at her. "I was only kidding. I just feel like standing here. I will soon go back to Jenny now"she said smiling. That smile reminds me of when we first met. She smiled the same way while apologizing to me.

"OK. Why don't you stay here a little longer"I said looking at her. I feel like seeing her for a long time before going back to bed. "I have something to do with Jenny"she replied. "Oh. OK"I said looking at her. "Anyway why are you out of your room again? It's late. Do you wish to see my face more before going to bed?"she asked jokingly. I was surprised she said that. What? Is she reading my mind? I thought to myself. I cleared my throat looking at her"what's on your face? I just came to take some water"I said heading toward the center table. I heard her laughing behind me so I turned to her wondering why she laughing. "Is that the way to the fridge? That shows you just lied about that because your mind was not there"she said looking at me. I felt so embarrassed of myself. I quickly turned back and went to the fridge. I opened the it dodging my face behind the door in embarrassment. "She's so smarter than I think"I said and took a bottled water from the freezer. I closed the door and twisted the cover of the bottle to open the lid. I was about taking the bottle to my mouth when I saw something strange. I looked at Stella and saw her body was becoming translucent and fading off into the air. The bottle dropped from my hand and I quickly went to her. "What's happening to you? Why is your body like this?"I asked holding her shoulders. I could still feel her body but it felt different. "I don't know. Please what's happening? I think my time is up on earth. I don't want to leave now. I still have a lot to do. I can't leave now"she said crying. I was so sad and confused. I thought of how my mum vanished from this earth and I never saw her again. I got scared the same thing is about to happen to Stella. I still have a lot to tell her. I still have a lot to do with her. She can't leave now but I can't do anything about that. I looked at her and she's becoming more translucent.

"I think it cant be changed. Goodbye john. Thank you for everything you've done for me. It's time to go now"she said still crying. I hugged her tight almost crying. "Am sorry. Am sorry for everything right from when we met till now. Am sorry for not recognizing you earlier. Please forgive me. I can't let you go this time also without saying my heart to you. I think I'll regret that for the rest of my life. Stella. Am using this moment to tell you I love you. No one can fill your space in my heart. I wish to say this three years ago but you were gone. you might be gone now but I promise you to reveal the mystery behind your death. With that, I can feel at peace."I said. I don't know when tears rolled down my cheek. The hug became lose as her body faded more. "Goodbye my first love!"I said before her body faded out finally. My arms were in the air the same position I hugged her. I dropped my hand by my side loosely. "Why do you have to go now? Why do I recognize you so late? Why do I pushed you away the first time we met?"I said and wiped off the tears on my face. I regretted so many thing I did wrong to her. I leaned my back to the wall slowly feeling hurt and sad.

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Cassandra's POV

Dad injected a shot in her arm and that calmed her. Elle also had this worried look on her face. Dad took a deep breath and placed both hands on his waist looking at her. "What happened? Dad what's wrong with her?"elle asked looking at her dad. He sighed. "She got an arrest. Her condition is getting better but I can't tell when she'll be able to open her eyes."he said looking at elle. She moved closer to her bed and stroked her hair gently. "Please you need to get better and come back to us your fans huh"she said looking at her face. Dad looked at me who was still surprised by what I just saw. "She's my secret patient. She had been in coma for the past three years. For the past three years her body just acted this way today. You must not tell anyone about who you saw here. No one must know about her."dad said looking at me. I nodded my head in response. I looked at elle and she also nodded her head in agreement to what dad said.

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It's 9pm and I already said my fare well to them. I told them I'll visit them often from now on. After I left there house, I was driving back home but the thought of that girl kept disturbing me. If I should keep this to myself and Stephen later find out, my life could be in danger and if I reveal it to him, he'll definitely kill her again before she wake up from coma. What should I do? I don't want to betray my parent and I don't want to face Stephen's rage.

"Dad, elle. Am sorry to you guys. I have to do this just to save my own life"I said and brought out my cell phone to call Stephen and tell him about the whole drama. I was dialing his number but didn't notice an upcoming truck coming from the other side. It was on high speed. I tried stepping on the break pedal but it refuses to work. The truck got to me and hit my car. My car tumbled twice hitting the rocks by the cliff. The glasses broke as it landed on the rocks. I could not feel my body again as my eyes shut slowly. It continues hitting the rocks like that before falling down into the deep river

i quickly woke up from my sleep-breathing heavily. "That was a scary dream,"I said wiping some sweats off my face. I looked around but found no one in the living room. I took my phone to check the time. It's almost 10pm. I took my hand bag from the couch and headed to mum's room. They were all there. I told them am leaving for home because I have something to do there. I said goodbye to them and promised to visit them often from now on. Elle escorted me to the gate before going back inside. I got into my car and drove down the street. When I got to the bridge, I thought of the dream I had. My phone rang and I checked the caller. It was Stephen. I refused to pick the call so I silent my phone. After driving for a while, I saw the same truck I saw in my dream coming from the same direction. It speed pass my car while I also drove normally without any problem. I wondered if I had picked Stephen's call the accident would had happen because I would be distracted. I sighed and continue driving focusing more attention on the road.

When I got home, Stephen called my line again. This time I picked the call to hear what he have to say. He asked if I had taken care of my neck and I told him I had. I didn't tell him about what I saw. I kept it to myself as father instructed.

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John's POV

I woke up very late and the first thing that came to my mind was Stella. My body feel so weak with her thought on my mind. Good thing it's Saturday I don't go to work on weekend. I stood up from my bed and headed to the living room to get some water. When I got there, I looked around with the hope I could see her pop out to me or see her hanging around somewhere but all was hopeless. I moved to the fridge and took water from there. I sat on the dinning chair feeling weak. It has been long I had this weak feeling. That was when my mum died. I looked up and saw stella standing before me. She was putting on the same outfit she wore three years ago. "Dont think too much its bad for your heart. You need to eat early for you to be healthy."she said smiling at me. I stood up from the chair smiling. "Stella! Is that really you?"I asked looking at her. I tried to touch her but she vanished into the thin air. My hand froze in the air. I brought it down gently looking sad again. I then sat back on the chair burying my face in my palms. I felt a hand tapping my shoulder lightly. I looked up and saw Stella again. "Why are you so deep in thought? Are you like this because of me? Do you miss me already?"she asked looking at me. "I think Am now seeing things now."I said ignoring her. "What?"she said looking at me. She moved closer and pinched my cheek. "Ouch!"I said touching my cheek. It was then I knew she's for real. "Stella? You're back! Oh my God I can't believe this"I said looking at her. I drew her close to my body and hugged her smiling to myself. "You've been acting strange since yesterday. You're hugging me again?"she said. I quickly withdrew her from my body. "I hugged you because I missed you. Don't count that as anything"I said looking at her. She nodded her head looking back at me. "Really? And you did that yesterday also because you'll miss me?"she asked nodding her head. "Yes. I did"I replied looking at her. She folded her arms together looking at me. "And if I remember, you said something about love and you were regretting about lot of things yesterday. Were you really referring to me?"she asked looking at me.

Oh my God! How should I explain myself? I thought she would forget about that already""I thought to myself staring at her. "Are you sure you heard that? I didn't say anything about those you're talking about. I think you were just hearing things since you were in bad condition that moment I think that's why"I replied smiling. "Really? Am sure I heard that"she said. "I never said that. Anyway good to see you again"I said smiling. "Me too. I don't really know what happened yesterday. I never felt like that before it was this morning I found myself roaming about again so I came to you"she said. "We don't have time right now. I think god gave me the second chance to find the truth that was why he sent me back."she said staring at me.

"Let's go to Debbie am sure there would be a clue from her"I said.

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Stephen's POV

I Sat on my bed holding the picture of Stella. On the pictures it was written RIP in a red ink. I smiled to myself nodding my head in satisfaction. "You shouldn't have seen what you saw. I wish I could rewind the time back to the past. I would have stopped you from coming. But nothing can be done about that. You caused the whole drama to yourself."I said staring at it. I opened my drawer and brought out the dagger I used on her the day I killed her. I kept the dagger for the past three years. "I have to destroy your spirit. If I don't, you might end up telling the girl and john about what you saw and I might end up killing both of them the way I did to you"I said looking at the dagger. I hit the dagger on her picture I placed on the shelf. it pierced through it and stood straight.

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Stella's POV

As john went in to pick his car key, my body started acting strange. My head feel like it's spinning. Everything that happened that night of the incident three years ago, came back in a flash. I remembered everything from beginning to the end. I looked around wondering what just happened. John came back holding his car key. "Let's go to her now"he said coming towards me. "I remember. I remembered everything that happen that night."I said with tears rolling down my cheek. His eyes were wide opened on hearing that. "Really? What happened? Who did it? Why?"he asked looking at me.