I walked into the hospital with tears blurring my eyes...I went straight into his hospital ward and looked around
" Good morning K.C" I turned around and saw Natalie smiling at me
" Why are you crying??" She frowned
The bathroom door flew open... I looked at him, dressed in the hospital gown holding the side of his head
"Miss Natalie, please who is this??" He walked to the bed slowly
I could feel my heart break into a million pieces as I sat on the chair
I looked at him closely as tears started welling up in my eyes
I walked up to the bed and stared at him for a while, holding his hand
" Jamal??" He looked up at me and raised his eyebrows
" Natalie what happened??" I turned to her
She shrugged...I looked back at Jamal and smiled
" My name is K.C" I smiled at him and brought out my phone
" See??" I showed him a picture of the both of us together
" I'm your very good friend" he looked at me and squirted his eyes
" I know" I looked up from my phone and left his hand
" Jamal??" He started chuckling I stood up and looked at Natalie
She started laughing
He grabbed my hand and pulled me in for a hug, I pulled back and frowned
"I'm sorry" he smiled and pulled me in again for a hug
" You have strength for someone waking up from a coma" I could hear him chuckle again
" I missed you" he pulled me back and pecked me
" I didn't" I looked at him closely and chuckled
" I waited for so long" I pouted
" And that's what brought me back" he hugged again
" I thought I was never going to see you again" I held him tighter
" Where were you anyway??" He pushed me back and looked into my eyes
" On a date??" I looked at my hands
" He's a friend really" he looked at me closely and frowned
" I'm sorry" I mouthed
" Nothing serious??"
I nodded
I'm so happy.....
" What about Aunty Jane??" I smiled
"She's fine"
" My dad??" He held my hand, I frowned
" What happened to him??" I looked away and stood up
" You need rest" I pecked his forehead
" K.C, what happened to my dad??" He held my hand tighter
" He's in a better place now" his face changed
" What do you mean in a better place??" He sat up
" He's dead" I lowered my head
" We had no idea he was going to do that" I looked to the door and noticed Natalie was gone
" I'm sorry" I looked up at him, he was quiet, his face looking confused yet surprised at the same time
" I'll come back, you need to rest" I got up and picked up my bag from the ground
I closely the door behind me and looked back through the transparent glass, he sat in the same position
I sighed and walked out to the parking lot
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I walked into the house that evening and found Aunty Jane in the living room watching TV
" Good evening"
" Evening how are you??" She looked back, she's regaining herself slowly since uncle James' death
" He's awake" I sat down
"Theodore??, No I just put him to sleep"
" No, I mean Jamal" she looked at me
" Seriously??" I nodded
"Then why are you here??" I sighed
" He asked about his dad" I lowered my head
" Oh."
" The burial would be in 3 weeks time" she continued watching her program as I walked up the staircase
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The next day I took a cab to the hospital
Everywhere was rowdy but I walked straight to his ward without stopping
" Jamal??" I looked at the empty bed and went towards the bathroom
I opened the door and looked around
"Where is he??"
I ran to the reception
"Please where is Nurse Natalie??" I asked the nurse who was obviously frustrated looking through different files
" Today's her day-off" I scratched my head
" The patient in this ward" I pointed at the door
" Where is he??"
" You mean Jamal Murray??" I nodded
" He's been missing since this morning"
"We've been trying to locate him" she picked up the telephone to make a phone call as I took a step back in confusion
" Missing??!!"