Chapter 6: The Miracle

I went to visit my dear friend Marie as I often do. As I approached the house I saw Marie's helper Wisdom standing at the entrance of the door. Her face wasn't pleasant at all! She didn't look at all enthused to see me as she usually was! Her greetings were always full of smiles that were as wide as a boat! But not today! Not even a smirk was coming from her face! However I continued to walk to the entrance of the house anyway! Fearing to hear some bad news! Not about Marie of course! But about her helper! I thought she would mention about her monthly problems as most often women do in the company of each other! Or probable some financial problems her children might have had provoke. Instead, she just looked at me with piercing eyes and dropped jaws!

She told me to sit down while carrying a worried look all over her face. She had never told me to sit down before. In fact! She was usually always happy whenever I was there! Because this allowed her time to watched the soaps on television! While Marie and I would chit-chat and go on to do our friendly errands!

I then asked in a stern voice, "Where is Marie?"

But Wisdom insisted that I sat down! And so I did! She then held my hands in hers and said in a low disappointing voice, "Miss, Ms. Marie is in the hospital! She had some form of an attack! I had to call the emergency service right away! And they came and took her to the hospital!

I then ask with great concern, "What kind of an attack?"

After all I had just seen her two days ago and she was all pink in health! Her complexion was fair! Her skin was as smooth as a baby's butt! And she didn't at all complain about any problems or discomfort! We had chatted, laughed and even went outside and attended to the gardens! We had picked herbs, flowers, and such delights! And there were no signs of ill health at all! I was now full with concerns!

I then asked, "What hospital they took her?"

"St. Barnabas!" Wisdom replied.

I immediately grabbed bags and off I went to find out what was wrong with my dear friend Marie! I had to be there to give any assistance that I possibly could! I wondered if she was in any state to articulate to the nurses and doctors or any other medical professionals about any problems she might be having! All sorts of questions raced through my mind as I hurry through the door and onto the hospital!

Although Marie was up in age she had an active life style! She would go out dancing on weekends! Sometimes during the week she would shopping! After all she had the money to do so! If there were any trips in her community; such organization could always depend on Marie to take the trip with them! They could put her name on their list without asking even her! They know she would pay for her ticket and sometimes even mines too! She would dress to kill! And show up and show up for the occasion! She seldom said "No!" to outings!

Marie had a tremendous amount of friends! Both male and female friends and most of them were highly educated and she resisted no opportunity to go out with them! Sometimes just the both of us would go to the park just to watch the children play on their monkey bars!

I would often times notice a gazed on Marie's face that told me; if any of those children were hers she would have spoil them rotten rich! On more than one occasion I had to bring her attention back to where we were!

As I stood at the bus stop waiting! Every bus that came along; I would shout out! "St. Barnabas? St. Barnabas? St.Barnabas?"

I looked crazy and I knew it!

Finally a bus stopped for me and took me to my destination! At this point I was all sweaty! And a bit tired! Tired from all my attempts to find out about my dear friend! I was almost at the hospital and I hadn't even known it! Two and a half blocks and the bus stopped! The driver then said in a deep voice! "St. Barnabas, stop please! Anyone coming off at St. Barnabas hospital! Please get off right here!" I was a bit shocked that I was almost there already! I looked but I didn't see any signs that said hospital! I was full with concerns and fatigue! And then politely ask the driver, "Where is the hospital?"

"You have to cross the street and follow the blue sign that says hospital!" he replied.

And so I cross the street and immediately start following the blue signs with the word hospital written on it! While I was walking I began making up songs to release my anticipation! I was too overwhelmed! And so I started to sing!

"Hospital one, hospital two, hospital three I can't find thee!"

I finally saw a big sign at a distance on a big cream color building that said, "Hospital Entrance."

My heart was gratefulness! The claws of anxiety had now release their paws from my soul! And as I stepped through the entranced of the hospital; one of the security personnel asked, "How may I help you, madam?"

"I am here to see one Marie Green!" I replied.

He then looked through the computer system and found her name. "M. Green! Are you a relative of hers?" the security asked.

"She is a dear friend of mine!" I replied.

He began giving me a suspicious look!

"She is a dear friend of yours?" he asked mockingly.

"Yes she is!" I sternly replied.

As I gave him a look of contempt! He then looked at me from head to toe and said, "Two rights one left, then walk down the corridor to the nurses' station and then they will assist you from there; she is in room 118."

"Thank you!" I blurted out!

Now! I was one step closer to my destination and my dear friend, Marie!

On my way to the nurses' station I heard over the intercom, "Code Blue! Code Blue! Code Blue! All nurses on the fourth floor! Code Blue!"

I was on the fourth floor! My heart grasp within me! I wondered if that code was for Marie! Nurses were running with trays with machines on top of them! Trays that look like something that came out of space! Doctors with long white coats with stethoscopes around their necks walking briskly along the corridors! While some were running and breathing heavily as they shouted to the visitors, get out the way! Get out the way! Get out the way!

With all the hustling and bustling in the corridor of the hospital, I finally reached the nurses stations. Most of the nurses had gone to answer the code. And so a short, dark skin, blond hair lady with eyes as green as grass! Was behind the counter of the nurses' station! I wondered to myself if she was from anywhere around here or from out of space!

"Good afternoon nurse, I am here to see one Marie Green. Supposedly, she should be in room 118." I explained.

"Are you related to her?" The nurse, ask.

"We are very close friends!" I replied.

"Is it ok for me to see her now? I further enquired.

"I believe you can see her now!" She replied.

I was really expecting a response of concerns and more interrogation!

I knocked on the door of room 118 and cautiously entered the room! There were two beds in the room and a very large curtain that separated the beds so as to obtain some privacy! The bed closes to the doo was unoccupied and the curtains were drawn. Again I cautiously peep behind the curtain and saw my dear friend Marie lying there! She was looking stressed but still beautiful! She had beside her what appears to be a pillow! It was a custom for her to sleep with a lot of pillows!

"Probable she had taken one of her many pillows from home and brought it her with her!" I thought to myself.

As I had gotten closer to where she was lying! To my amazement! It was not a pillow! It was the most pinkest! Most beautiful! Life form I had ever seen!

"Where did you get that?" I asked.

Still not sure what it was! But I knew it moved and it was pink! Now that I had gotten close enough to touch it and removed the covers completely away from it! I immediately, went into a state of shock! I was shock to my core! I had to grasp onto the bed rails so as not to fall on the floors! I looked down at friend and then at this tiny beautiful life form! And ask.

"Who did this? How! What! When! Where did this happen?"

I just couldn't find the words to make a complete sentence or to express what I was feeling! Too much disbelief! Too many questions! And some I was afraid to even hear the answers!

I finally found the words and the strength to asked,

"Where did this come from?"

Not knowing if I should cry for joy or for sorrow! Marie looked at me, smiled! And said,

"It is done!"

What is done? I asked.

I knew it could only be a male or a female! Fearing to peep! I asked what? What? Still not finding the words to say what I wanted! Marie looked up at me and smiled again and said,

"I have a son!"

I took the baby up as if it was some special gift for me personally and I began day dreaming of how Marie and I was going to take care of this baby! This infant! This new life!

Looking at the child I couldn't find any resemblance of who could have planted their seed into my friend resulting in this miracle! I tried desperately to figure out who the father might be! But no one came to mind! The baby didn't look like black, white or Indian! He just looked pink! His features couldn't be determined from all the gentlemen I knew Marie had been acquainted with!

Marie called the nurse and introduced me as her very dear friend and that I was responsible to take the baby home. I shouted, home! Marie looked at me with trusting eyes and said, "Yes Elizabeth, home!

I did not say another word!

Obviously Marie had to stay inside the hospital for a while longer. The nurse seemed please that I was going to take the baby home! The nurse then excused herself and left the room. In seconds she was back with papers in her hands for me to sign. Which I gladly did!

Before I left the hospital Marie told me where all her important were and gave me the keys to obtain them just in case a need should arise and I needed to present them. She had trusted me for many years now with her financial information and now with her most precious possession, her son!

What was imperative now was the care of this child! So I ask the nurse if there were any special care to be given to the baby!

"Just give him soy formula every two hours, burp him and see to it that he is nice and dry! Away from that he is just fine! He is a healthy baby boy!"

On my way to Marie's house from the hospital, the baby slept peacefully! The only thing indicating he was alive was his chest movement, inhaling and exhaling!

I got off the bus near the pediatric store to purchase some baby formulas and a few other baby treats!

Walking towards the avenue of Marie's house I saw a man standing at the side of the road. He was wearing a light blue shirt and a navy blue pant. His attire signified to me that he was some form of officer but I couldn't determine what specific office he was affiliated with. He was very clean cut and very well groomed. He nodded hello to me and I did the same. As I walked a bit further towards the avenue I saw a group of men standing on the street. They were very rowdy! They appeared as if they were ready for a riot! Their appearance all said war!

They all were packed with some weapon of some sort! They were all cursing as the waved their weapons! As if they were ready for a kill! I wonder to myself, what all, the ruckus was about! Because it was very unusual for such activities to present themselves on Marie's street! Some of the men had some of their tooth missing! As if it was some form of trade mark of the gang! I clutched onto Maries' baby to protect him from any danger! If such should ever arise!

Now fear had taken a hold of me! I was very terrified! A huge, black strapping man from the group of rioters came up to me and said, "Give me that baby boy!"

Right away! I wondered to myself; how did he know it was a baby boy and not a girl! Was Marie involved into something I wasn't aware of! Did anyone else visit her in the hospital that caused her to send the baby home with me? Now my mind was racing with questions and no answers! I knew for sure I was in trouble! And I ask myself, why me and why this baby! I held the baby tightly but delicately and I began to run! Screaming on the top of my lungs, help! Help! Help! Help!

I looked for the presumed officer to assist me! But he was no longer there! He was nowhere in sight! Still screaming on the top of my lungs! I realized that no one was coming to help us!

Juggling two bags and a baby and running for our survival was becoming too tedious! I wanted to drop one of the bags so as the make my get away much easier! But I didn't! After a few more screams for help! And my heart beat bumping on my chest wall! My feet heavy on the asphalt like lead! I heard a voice said, "Get In! Get In! Get In!"

I glanced over my shoulder and saw the officer that I had seen standing on the side of the road and who I was expecting to protect me from these tugs! The office had a few more of his colleagues with him! They were all wearing the same attire! They were all dressed in some form of security uniform. I was o happy to see them! I started uttering,

"Thank you God! Thank you God! Thank you Jesus! Thank you mother of God! Thank you!"

Somehow, I managed to drag myself into the jeep with the baby still in my hands! My heart was pounding! My mind became frantic! As it raced with all sorts of suggestions! All the nerves in my body were sending messages to my brain that screamed, "Collapse! Collapse! Collapse!!!!"

I was ready to die from fright, fear or just from my heart racing so swiftly in my chest! I just wouldn't know which one had taken me out first! Suddenly, Marie's baby! My bags! And my shaky body collapsed on the back seat of the vehicle! The mob was still coming in the near distance! The driver tried to turn the vehicle around at an intersection! But he was unsuccessful! The space was too narrow! And as he tried to turn the vehicle around the mod came upon us and they slew every single officer in the vehicle!

My thanks were short lived, so I thought! I had to then brace myself to receive my death! Whether it was by knife, gun or a beaten from the mod! I closed my eyes waiting to be absent from this world! While still clutching onto Maries son with all that I had! Live was still with me so I began to pray! "Mother of God, help me! Mary mother of God help me! Mary mother of God please help me!"

All the officers who had helped me were over powered by these violent, heartless, hoodlums! These terrorist! I realized it was going to be my turn next! There was no escape for me! Not one single door of exit for me and neither not one single soul to assist me! And so I embrace for what was to come not knowing how long it would take! Or if the baby or myself was going to leave this earth at the same time! I then made my peace with Marie and with God in my heart and I was ready!

As I had given up all hope of surviving I held the baby tightly in my arms! My eyes also closed tightly! Not wanting to see how the bullets were going to enter me and this new born child! I started to pray again! I then felt a sense of stillness over me! And so I opened my eyes with great caution! As I wondered what was taking them so long to slay me! From finishing me off! To exit this world through the hands of these devils! These worriers of evil!

And so I opened my eyes and looked up! And there stood a beautiful lady in front at of me! She was looking like a doll! She then stretched out her right hand towards me indicating that I grabbed her hand! She was as tiny as a toy doll! And I wondered to myself, how is she, going to life me and this child out of the jeep! She was smiling! Her smile told me she was confident enough to assist us! And so I gave her my hand, she then pulled us up and took us up in the air like a bird carrying its' young from danger! As I went up in the air! I looked down to see where the men who were attacking us were! I couldn't believe what I saw! All the men were frozen stiff! Unable to move! Covered over with what seemed to be huge sheets of ice! And unable to hurt us!

They beautiful doll lady then took us to a neighborhood that had houses clustered together. She then opened the door to the house she had chosen for us to stay and left us there. I then rest the baby down on a bed into another room! Just as I turned around after placing the infant dawn I saw a machete and a strange looking gun lying on the floor.

It didn't make much sense of it first! But when I looked through the glass doors and the window of the house! I saw and realized what I was up against! And I knew then and there that these weapons are going to be handy! I had now concluded that this angel was either here for me or this baby!

And so I looked down at him and I knew he was a very special soul and I knew there and then I had to do all that I could to save his life and mine!

With my thoughts full of questions I ask myself, his Marie's baby, fathered by one of these well to do educated men she goes dancing with or someone else! She had a male visitor from the Middle East in her home once; a couple of months back! Marie had told me he was of royal blood! Could he be the father? I tried to cancel these thoughts that were loading into my mind, but I couldn't! But I had to find away to delete them from by mind! Furthermore, these men who had attacked us were getting closer and closer!

These men who had attacked us were upon us again! They were in countless numbers and coming in full force! I decided to take up the machete and the gun and started fighting for our lives!

The angelic being must have still been around us! Because the men kept on going into a frozen states giving me the opportunity to kill them and also making it much more, easier for me to do so! They would attack! Then got into a frozen condition! Then I would slew them! Using the gun or the machete that I had found in the room!

Although! I was out numbered I was not defeated! I kept on slewing them until they were all dead! There was not one more standing in the distance! They were all lying on the ground dead! Dead as a door mat!

And amazingly not one single scar was on my body! Nothing to indicate that I was at war! A miracle indeed had just happened to us! I then went into the room to check on my friend son who she had entrusted me to take care of! He was still on the bed fast asleep just has I had left him! Surprisingly though! He was much more, bigger than I had left him before!

He was now looking like a twelve year old child! I was in awe! I was in total shock to see how much he had grown! I just couldn't take my eyes off of him!

He then got out of the bed and headed straight to the bathroom to attend to whatever minimal scares he had on him. His wounds were slightly bleeding! However his face was handsome! He was looking like a prince with meddle eastern heritage! He had soft curly hair; that lay at shoulders' length! His skin was tan! He was wearing a robe around his waist! He then looked at me and smiled! I then woke up!