ABUSED..
Episode 21
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” Ruth you will be fine” Anita said to me smiling😊.
” Where are we?”
” Come let me you take round”
” Hey you! Evil child come back here” that was mother.
I was confused and scared to see them both; what part do I chose; Anita or Mother😩
” This path is peaceful Ruth”
I stood gazing at them both then blood began to rain on me I couldn’t see them anymore. I drenched with blood that I began suffocating.
” Ruth. Ruth”
I turned to the voice that held my name, I felt like a hammer p******g on my head.
” Elllaa.” I called out softly as I tried to clear vision
” Goodness! Ruth. You are alive. I thought I lost you”
” Where am I?” I queried whilst trying to adjust to the brightness in the room. I winced in pain as I tried to sit up
” Take it easy Ruth. You are in the hospital”
I felt relieved to know I was alive I thought I was gone beyond.
” Ella…”
” Ruth, are you happy now? I thought we agreed to keep her”
” Ella, I am in pains please don’t add to it’
” You are in pains because you got rid of that innocent child. How could you Ruth? You almost lost your life, I felt you were gone”
She hugged me crying like a baby
” Ella, I am sorry I wasn’t ready to nurture any child”
” I found you lying in a pool of blood when I got back from work Ruth. Only God knows what would have become of you if I tarried into the night. I felt uneasy where I was then I came home only to find you, lying helplessly in blood. Ruth don’t you ever do this on me”
I cried too I felt I was gone for ever. I don’t know why I was given another chance😩.
” I’m sorry Ella. I’m scared I will be a bad mother like my mom”
” It’s ok ” she said patting me gently on my back like a baby.
She left to get the doctor, I wiped the tears off my eyes. My head is heavy and I find difficult to move; I feel pain in my abdomen as I tried to adjust. The door opened, lifting my head to face the doctor I was shocked to see who it was.
What is he doing here? I asked myself, goodness! He is a doctor I could tell from his white lab coat and the setoscope hung around his neck. I could barely match his look as my eyes kept darting away. I was awash with shame.
Our gaze finally locked together as he got closer to check me up, my heart was racing I could literally hear the rythm.
” Doctor Maxwell, is she ok?’
‘ Yes. She is stable now but”
” But what’ I interrupted
” I’m afraid your chances of conceiving is zero. The drugs you took were much. It affected your womb to a large degree. ”
I felt as though a heap of coal was poured on my bosom. A tear escaped my eyes, look what I have done to myself😭
” Miss Ruth” he called out my deeply and with a look of concern rather than judgement
‘ Medically is impossible but with God nothing is impossible”
Ella was surprised with the way he looked at me, I am as well.
” Can I get something to eat. ”
” Yes. No solid food for now”
” I feel pains around my abdomen”
” It’s going to subside with time. I will prescribe some drugs to easy the pain but for now you need to rest. ”
” Ok”
I exhaled deeply as he left, I never knew I held in so much air
” Do you know him?”
” Who?”.
” Ruth don’t play dumb with me. I see the way both of you are staring at each other”
” It’s nothing”
” Dear it’s something”
” Fine. I met him just once at the boutique, he said he is our costumer. I helped him out with his shopping that’s all”
” Hmmm. He is cute though”.
” Ella!”
“What?”
” Help yourself”
” Oh please. Allow me to appreciate the works of God”
” When will you change?”
” Besides he is married”
” Really! I see no ring🤷🏻♀️”
” Ella! I’m hungry, do you mind”
” Oh! Not to worry dear. I got you! I will go home and get some thing nice to refresh up and then get you something to eat”
” Please do”
” But the bobo fine o. E be like say Dem go admit me too. ”
” So you were ogling after him even when your friend was dying”
” Hah Ruth, my friend that denied me of being a Godmother. ” She hissed out loudly
” Please go ”
” Ok o. ”
Ella can be funny sometimes, I felt guilty seeing Maxwell, I know he is going to judge me and harbor different kind of perspective about me. Why am I so bothered? It’s my life, I am accountable to no one.
I was still fighting my thoughts when the door creaks open, it was him.
He walked up to me with the drugs, he said nothing to me. The room was silent just the cracking of drugs making noise as he peel theo out- he was focused with it
” Here you go Miss Ruth”
He gave me the drugs and a glass of water, I took the drugs shove it down my throat and down it with water.
” Thanks”
” You are welcome”
” Hmm…”
He was looking at me, trying to say something but it wasn’t forth coming
” I’m not ready to be a mother” I blurted out
” Why? What about the father”
I felt unease when he asked that, looking away
” I don’t mean to pry. I’m just concerned”
” Why?”
” Hmmm. Well…’
” Do you care for all patient”
” Yes.. I mean… I do”
” I see. You must a great doc”
” It’s ok if you don’t want to share’
” When am I going to be discharged?”
” Well, not long. I have to keep you under observation for now. “.
” Ok”
The room was dead silent, our eyes kept meeting now and then. I wasn’t comfortable at all.
” I should be on my way Miss Ruth. ”
” Sure”
He was still sitting down, I signalled him that he was still sitting
” Yes. See you other time”
” Yes doc. Thanks”
He left for his office, I feel better with him being away. I wonder if this was how he treats his other patients.
Ella returned with soft meals, I ate like someone beaten by hunger.
Life has given me another chance I don’t Intend to waste to this opportunity😩..
To be continued..
