Chapter 11: Acceptance

Jamal's POV

I walked back to K.C's Ward and saw her aunty and...Dad standing over her, doesn't he have any conscience??

"We're getting married" I looked up from the door handle

" Ain't you happy for us??" I observed K.C closely, I had a mixed feeling of anger and disgust, disgust for my dad

" Ofcourse" I looked at her closely through the door glass, she's definitely not happy

"Jamal!" Kira called out to me as they were about walking out of the ward

I dragged her into another ward and placed my finger on her lip

"That was close again" I said after they had gone a reasonable distance away from us

"What??"

"If my dad had seen you, he would have come for you again"

" And he doesn't make the same mistake twice" I looked up and saw an old women beside a young man on a hospital bed

"Sorry, excuse us" I took her hand and walked out of the room

"You called??" I looked at her

"Merissa's having complications"

I ran to Merissa's ward with Kira behind me

"Doctor what's wrong with her??" I panted

" She was just having breathing difficulties like someone tried to strangle her or suffocate her"

Was he here?? I and Kira looked at each other at the same time

"What do we do??" She asked as we stepped out of the ward.

"He definitely knows she's here" she added

" We have to talk to the doctor" I walked towards the doctor coming out of the ward

"Doctor??, We have a problem"

"The person responsible for her condition may be the person who tried to strangle her"

" So I thought I should let you know about it"

" We'll move her to our private ward and change her status to discharged" he called out to a nurse and repeated what he had told me

"Thank you so much" I replied and walked away from them

" They'll take good care of her, no need for you to worry" I told Kira

" I'm going to K.C's ward" she said picking up the bag she had brought in

"She doesn't want to see me" I bowed my head

" Why??"

" Maybe because my dad was the one who stabbed her"

" I don't blame her, I would have strangled you" she smiled

" I'm joking, lighten up"

" I'll talk to her, let's go" she dragged me to K.C's ward

" K.C, how are you feeling today??" Kira hugged her and handed her the bag

"What's this??" She opened the bag

"It's pepper soup, I bought it from an African restaurant" she opened the plate

" Wow, thanks Kira" she raised the table attached to the hospital bed

"Jamal, come in" K.C stopped eating halfway and looked at me

"I don't want to see him" she continued eating

" K.C, he's sorry"

"He knew nothing about it"

" He was the one who saved you and brought you to the hospital" Kira explained

" The truth is... Nancy, my sister was murdered a year before you joined us at the college" she dropped the spoon and looked at me closely

"She died after a frat party they had at school, Merissa, Bella, Jackson and Josh were a clique and attended that same party" he cleared his throat

" She died and her body was found few days later in the woods" he ran his hand through his hair

"My dad being a police officer and all, went to the school and found out all the people who were present at that frat party and found only four of them were close to her and all studied the same major in the college, I thought it was strange there was no one else but he didn't care, all he wanted was to get revenge on those people he found out about"

" I don't know why he killed Jenny but i...i never supported his evil deeds but I wasn't close to my sister and thought helping him would cover up for all the time I had missed with her" I lowered my head

" I know how you feel" she raised my head with her left hand

" I lost my younger sister 3 years ago"

"I never knew she was raped by my cousin and died of infections till after a year"

" Trust me, I tried strangling him two or three times but never had the courage to finish him off"

" I know I'm stupid to say this but I forgive you" she reached out for a hug and I got closer for a hug

"Thank you" I held her for a longer moment

" That was touching" I turned to Kira and smiled

" Thank you for understanding me" she nodded

" Drink up" she said to K.C

I smiled, I need to do something about Dad...either he turns himself in or I report him myself...