Chapter 16: Guilt

K.C's POV

"Jamal!!" I held as the boulder came crashing down on him, hitting him on the head

" Please wake up" I continually pleaded as he was wheeled to the ambulance on a stretcher

" Are you his guardian??" The paramedic asked

"His girlfriend" I replied and climbed into the ambulance

"He'll be fine" the female paramedic held my shoulder

I bent over and held his hand and said a word of prayer in my head

I looked at him, the blood being cleaned from his forehead, a tear dropped from my eye

I started sobbing, then crying out loud, the female paramedic held my shoulder and squeezed it, tapping it after

"It's all my fault, and I'm sorry" I whispered into his hand and kissed it...

"Doctor, will he be fine??" I asked as the doctor walked out of the ER

"We're preparing him for surgery, to check if there are any internal bleedings in his head and close up his gun wound"

" Okay" I took a seat and placed my head on my hands" I felt a vibration

" Aunty Jane" I place the phone on my ear

" Where are you??" She sounded worried

"Officer Vin called and told me the news"

" I'm at the hospital"

" Are you hurt??" I looked at my bandaged leg

" I'm fine, but Jamal isn't"

" What hospital??"

" The one I was admitted in"

" I'm on my way" she hung up

" Excuse me, are you Miss Merissa's guardian??"

" Yes" I stood up

" Please come with me" she walked towards the ICU

" What's wrong with her??" I asked as I followed her

" She woke up" I paused

"Seriously??" She nodded

I increased my pace ignoring the pain I felt on my leg

"She's been asking to call you, saying you were also attacked that day" the nurse informed me without looking back

"Merissa" I said as I walked into the ward

" K.C??" She turned her head towards me slowly

" You're okay!"

"Thank goodness" i hugged her

" A lot has happened, you've been in coma for 3 weeks now" she looked confused

" What happened to your leg??" I looked at my leg

" It's a long story" I replied and sat down

" How do you feel??"

"I'm fine, I feel fine" she paused

" Officer James..."she looked at me

" I mean Jamal's dad, he was the one that attacked me that day"

" I know"

" Where's Jamal??" I thought you guys would come together

" Jamal's having an operation right now" she was shocked

" Also a long story"

" Miss K.C, she needs to get some rest now" I nodded and stood up

" I'll see you tomorrow" I walked out of the ward

It's all my fault, he's in the condition because of me...

I started crying again

God please, don't let him die like this not with this guilt I'm feeling

Oh lord, please

I squatted and placed my head on my knees with my hands under

"K.C??" Aunty Jane put her arm around me and raised my head with her second hand

" It's not your fault" she pulled close

" It is, it's the same way, I caused Ruth's death"

" I left her alone to go and play the day she was raped" I sobbed

" It wasn't your fault" she hugged me

" The people I love are always getting hurt"

" Don't"

" Don't even try it"

" If you want to cry, cry like a Nigerian" I looked up at her and smiled

She raised me up and we both walked back to the reception...