Lost Love

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

The next day at the office, Jim was so worried as he haven't heard from Joan since yesterday. He had told Joan's secretary to notify him when Joan enters.

Just then his phone rang.

"Sir, the director is in her office" The secretary informed.

"Ok thank you" Jim said.

Few minutes later Jim rushed to Joan's office.

"Good morning dear. How come I haven't heard from you since yesterday? Where have you been?" Jim asked with much concern.

"Good morning. I've wanted to tell you... well I've not been feeling fine since yesterday evening... I went to Erhm... ah! My stomach! Ah! Jim!" Joan screamed in pain holding her tummy.

"What is it Joan? What's happening to you? Help! Help!" Jim shouted with total confusion.

"Take me to the hospital" Joan managed to say.

"Ok..." Jim said and rushed the telephone, called the security and in few minutes Joan was taken to the hospital.

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At the hospital, Jim and all the staffs were so worried. Some prayed and some cried.

"Hey! Why are you crying?" Jim angrily asked one of them who was crying silently.

"Sorry Sir" She wiped her tears immediately. Jim remembered how worst it got in the car for Joan and started praying.

Thirty minutes later, the doctor came out to where Jim and the others were.

"Thank God, Doctor how is she?" Jim asked anxiously.

"Well erhm... Her system was filled with a particular poison that kills it's victim within 24 hours..." The doctor was interrupted with the shouts from the staffs.

"Poison?" They all screamed.

"When? Where is she now?" Jim asked becoming real tensed.

"I'm sorry we lost her" came from the doctor's mouth.

The whole place fell flat as if they were at pause.

"What did you say?" Jim quietly asked.

"She's dead" The doctor said and immediately Jim slapped him.

The doctor understood the emotions and everything going on.

"I'm sorry Sir we did our best. Please excuse me" The doctor said and went out.

Then came shouts from the staffs. Jim stood still like he's losing his mind.

"No! This is not true! Ah!" Thelma shouted with the other staffs.

"Where is my Joan? Joan! You people think I don't know where she is mtcheew!" Jim shouted as he ran towards where Joan was lying, the staffs and nurses around ran after him.

Getting to the room where Joan was, Jim kicked the door open and saw a nurse covering up Joan's body. "How dare you?" Jim shouted the nurse who got scared and swifted away from Joan's body.

Jim walked slowly to where Joan was.

"Joan! Baby, they said that you are dead but I know that you are sleeping... My love prove them wrong okay!" Jim smiled as he said. The staffs wept uncontrollably.

"My beauty! My life! Joan, when you wake up you are going to show me who put you in this condition okay? Joan just open your eyes please it's me Jim. Remember that first day at the train station and you told am I supposed to do? I can't stay away from you. I love you so much Joan please just wake up my love. Move a finger, blink your eye, anything!" Jim said as he couldn't take it anymore. He gave Joan a thunderous slap which made the others gasped.

Joan didn't move. Death, the inescapable visitor had visited Joan.

"No! Nooo! Why Joan?" Jim shouted and they all screamed in pain.

Just then Jim remembered the song they sing together.

"You are my smile...

My everything...

Have I told you lately how much you mean to me...

That you are beautiful, that you are sweet...

Have I told you lately...

That I love you..."

Jim shouted after singing this song. The doctors and nurses have to pull him back from Joan's body because he was acting crazy.