chapter 8

Viola

The rays of sunlight flicker on my face as it entered through the sliding window in the room I slept, my eyes blink severally before it opened widely.

I stretched my both hands as the towel on my forehead caught my attention, I removed the towel, and staggered up with my weak leg, my head felt like it could float off my body, it hurt so badly.

After I stood up, I glanced at the room am in, I tried to remember what transpires last night that brought me here but I couldn't, only the memory of when I collapsed flashed through my mind.

'What is this place ?" I asked inwardly

"Hope this is not my motherhouse," I said in my head, she is the only wealthy person I know, the room is decorated with glamorous equipment like a president's room.

I walked slowly to the door, I breathe deeply before I placed my hand on the latch of the door, it slides open revealing Ronnie, I stood transfixed with disbelief, with my mouth open.

"Will you close your mouth?" Ronnie said as she walk inside.

''What I am doing here?" I asked Ronnie as I followed her to the couch she want to sit on

She sits and crossed her legs," viola doesn't tell me, you didn't remember your last night mess" Ronnie said in a displeasing tone.

I guess, have messed up big time for Ronnie to get angry at me, "am sorry Ronnie, I drank much last night" I replied to her back and look down feeling sorry for something am not sure of.

"Have told you to quit alcohol, is not good for your health, and why are you with my boss last night when you should be with Jayden during his operation?" Ronnie said harshly.

Everything Ronnie said is not clear to me, why would a death go through operation, moreover who will pay the money, and why will Ronnie's wicked boss help me? it is unclear to me.

"Ronnie, Jayden is death," I said and burst into a cry in her presence"

Her eyes widened as she heard me, I guess she was surprised to hear my brother has died too, she has always loved and admired Jayden, she always hypes him just like me, and we wish our future husband to be handsome like Jayden.

"When did you receive the news of his death,?" Ronnie asked me with her body shivering.

"It was a patient beside him, that informed me, I heard it when I entered the hospital"

"Did you confirm it from the nurse or the doctor in charge of his treatment before you left the hospital?" Ronnie asked me with her gaze on me.

"Noooo! Ronnie, you know how I am, I can't withstand seeing Jayden's body I might kill myself" I said.

"We need to go back to the hospital to know if he is the one or not, my boss called the medical doctor yesterday as soon as you leave here to commence his operation by putting the bills on him, and he has called before you will reach the hospital, I know the minutes it will take you to reach the hospital, and the doctor didn't call my boss back that your brother died, which they can't, without calling him," Ronnie asked

With a trace of hope and jubilee in my heart, I hold Ronnie's hands with my trembling hands

"Are you sure," I reiterated severely.

"Let's give it a shot" Ronnie replied and hugged me.

"Let go and beg my boss because you mess up his clothes with your puke last night, also he has accepted to hire you which is the reason he paid for your brother operation out of your payment," Ronnie said

Right now am not after his boss work, am anxious about finding out if my brother is alive or not

Startled, we stared at the door which unlatches precipitously, revealing Ronnie's boss, standing in front of us, today is the first day I will be looking at him closely.

He was, well different from other men. He was handsome, perhaps in a unique sense which makes him stand out. He was fair, almost pale white. His unfathomable, glowing skin, contrasted exceptionally with his light-toned face.

His eyes were as deep and expressionless, his stared looked deadly, but you could get lost if you stared long enough in his eyes, His face had that faraway look in it, which cannot be described in words.

His extremely handsome but his gaze is deadly, you could see a hint of pain in his dark eyes, which perhaps revealed how much agony he concealed within himself.

Above was his frame and his stature. He was not extremely muscular, with 9 pack abs or 17 cm bicep, he and out, which will make girls swoon over him. He's one in a million men you will see handsome as him.

He's more handsome than Jayden, I guess I see someone handsome more than my brother, but he has a ferocious look that will sacred people away.

Here I am staring at Ronnie boss, I don't like staring at people but I found myself staring into his ferocious eyes which I should be scared of until Ronnie tapped brought me out of my reverie of his handsomeness, I have to put on a stupid smile on my face, I don't want him to think highly of himself of me staring at him.

There is something I admire most and is my dignity as a lady, I may be poor but I value myself so much.

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I woke up with lingering pain in my head, it hurt badly, I guess I drank much last night comprising the distress, the stinky girl makes me goes through last night, with a tingling leg I manage to stand up, am an early riser, water is the first thing I took every morning when I wake up.

My phone rang when I was about to leave my room to get water inside the kitchen, doctor showed on the caller ID

''Just calling back by now" I muttered.

"Hello sir," he said over the phone after I picked up his call.

"Am sorry sir, I miss your call last night" he added.

"You could have caused a loss of a life, assuming it involves you saving a life but you didn't pick up your call, neither return the calls until the Second day"

"Am sorry sir, I was in the theater room last night when you called that's why sir, I called you sir to let you know we are through with your patient, we couldn't see his guarantor who suppose to sign his operation letter, we have to tarry his operation last night, I later signed the operations documents, when it remains few minutes for the survival of the boy " the doctor explained.

"You mean you couldn't find his guarantor," I shouted over the phone.

"Her sister's stupidity is something else," I said inwardly.

"Where is the boy now?" I asked him

''The operations succeeded but the boy is in comma, we are waiting for him to get out of the comma"the doctor let out.

Should I say thank him or rebuke him for allowing the boy to go Into a coma, coma is unpredictable, some patients died in the coma, I don't know what to say.

"Why will the boy be in a coma ? I told you to do everything possible to save the life of the boy".

"His coma is not deadly, but his sister cause it sir, if is another hospital sir, the boy will die", he talks about someone life as if is not important, I feel like punching his mouth over the phone but I try to reason with him, what he said is the truth, "doctors and hospital" are one of the reasons why people die sometimes because of their principle and laws.

"No, she is not, you are, why can't you call immediately when you couldn't get in touch with his sister? you must save the boy's life, he must get out of the coma, or else, I will sue your hospital for negligence treatment on patients " I exploded the bombshell.

Am sure he's shivering with the way I used my hoarse authoritative voice on him over the phone, I didn't allow him to speak up again, I hung up immediately I commanded him.

Angry is an understatement of how I felt right now, am boiling inside, her brother needs her yesterday instead of her to go and save his brother she was outside drinking.

I stood up to go to the viola room, I have prepared the contract document for the three days she will pretend as my girlfriend, she seems to be stupid than I thought.

Ronnie's room door was not closed, I was about to make a sound to alert them of my presence until I started hearing their conversation, I step in when they were about to leave the room.

I step in, and a gaze fall sternly at my face, viola looked at me lustfully, I can boldly say she looked at me with lust in her eyes, her gaze is the same way ladies feed on me lustfully, she penetrates my eyes which I detest, I don't know why she can stare into my eyes, many people are scared of looking into my eyes, some will say, it scared them away, some will say, my eyes look killing.

Here she is, staring into the killing eyes with no fears in her eyes, am disliking her day by day by all this character of her.

"Are you dumb " that was the first thing I said after she looked off.

Ronnie tickled her chest, signaling me if she is the person am referring to which I shook my head.

she whispered into viola's ears, instantly her countenance changed, her eyes flashed with anger.

I saw Ronnie telling her to talk, I just heard "am not his workers", he can't be asking the question from me"

Her statement caused outrage and anger in me, I rolled my eyes and watch her with a wry smile and an amused twinkle in my eyes

" You become one of them yesterday as I placed your brother's bills on me, and for saving you yesterday night, I only saved my staff because they are my servant who is attending to my necessities.

After my speech, I glanced up at her frowning face and chuckled, expecting her dumb reply.

" Am not your staff sir, Being hired by you doesn't mean am your staff, moreover I haven't confirmed if truly you have paid for my brother's treatment or not" she speaks, but her voice was filled with angry emotion.

Ronnie opened her mouth to speak but she clamped it shut because I shushed her up by my poisonous laughter.

Danny can be quite blunt; she does not consider others' feelings with her great candor, I guess my younger sister has a friend who is blunt like her, viola is just blunt like her.

"I guess, you will have to return the bills I paid for your younger brother's operation since you are not ready to serve me," I said, and turned my face to leave until I remembered the reason why am here initially.

"You are dumb and more than dumb if you care to know, you leave your brother in the hospital yesterday when the doctors needs you to save your brother life by inputting your signature in the operations document, but you are outside drinking yourself to stupor" I added and walks to the exit door,

I heard "wait sir" suddenly as I want to place my hand on the unlatch of the door.

To be continued

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