Chapter 97
Chapter 97
*Five years later*
Phillips POV
For the past three weeks, I have been experiencing some funny symptoms on my body and I can't even explain why because they sometimes weaken me to the point that I can't even stand up from bed. I don't want my wife to know anything about this so I will have to go and see the doctor myself before she starts suspecting anything, I quickly took my bath and went straight to my car without even caring to take my break fast, food was the last thing on my mind, I need to see my doctor, he should have an explanation for this.
Getting to the hospital, I quickly went to the receptionist by cutting through the line. The security guard tried to stop me but I quickly brought out my special card that gives me instant access to my doctor because I nearly got into a fight with a muscular guy who pushed me to the wall for cutting the line, his son was terribly they needed to see the doctor fast, so me cutting through the link made him to wait for another thirty minutes before it will get to his turn again. But thank God my doctor quickly came out to save my silly ass if not, the story won't be the same today
"Your personal doctor is waiting for you in the office, hope you have a wonderful time", the receptionist replied while pointing to the exact part I should take to get to his office. "Thank you very much,", I replied and ran to the office like a little kid, the symptoms in my body were getting more severe by each passing moment and I didn't even check my vitals before seeing the doctor.
I rushed into his office and he was quite surprised to me because I didn't inform him that I would be coming today. "Good morning Mr Phillips, what a pleasant surprise, you didn't inform me that you will be coming today", he replied looking so surprised to see me. "Spare me the greetings doctor, I'm in serious trouble, my body feels like a living hell. Please help me out, are the drugs no longer working?", I asked looking so scared.
I have been suffering from cancer for the past eight years and due to my doctors who were able to come up with a drug that would aid my existence, I have been able to survive and live normal without anyone knowing but now the drugs are no longer working and I don't know why. "Calm down and explain what you are passing through", the doctor replied. I took a deep breath like someone getting ready for the race of his life, "It all started yesterday when I got back from church, I started feeling weak and my body feels like I'm burning from the inside at first, I thought it was because I didn't take my medications so I quickly took them with the hope that the sudden symptoms would go away as quickly as possible and I went to bed. But waking up this morning, it became worse because I started coughing out blood when I went to freshen up in the bathroom", i replied
The doctor didn't feel surprised at all, it was as if he was waiting for this kind of news all day. "Mr Phillips, I think we would have to conduct a proper test to know what is wrong with your body so kindly go to the laboratory, I have sent a mail to the nurse, so just tell her your name and she will know what to do", he replied. For some reason, I hate anything that has to do with injections because piercing my skin is something I don't enjoy at all but I just have to do it if I want to stay alive
I walked to the laboratory and met some other patients too, the hospital looks so filled up today perhaps everyone is sick too but the nurse would have to attend to me first but seeing the large number of people, I lost the confidence to even walk up to the nurse because someone who definitely shut me down for bypassing the other patients who are patiently waiting for their turn. "Mr Phillips come quickly, yours is more important", the nurse called out to me. I was quite surprised how she was able to recognize me because I haven't seen her here before. But I quickly rushed down to her before she changes her mind, "Hey, we came before this young man, why does he have to get his test before us waiting here?", a woman scream out loud with anger.
I knew this would happen, that's why I was initially scared to meet with the nurse when I came in, I don't want any trouble "I'm really sorry ma'am, please I would attend to you once I'm done with his own test, his own is more important and severe and besides it's the doctor's order", the nurse replied softly, trying to calm down the woman who was boiling with anger. I can't really place my fingers on the reason why everyone in the hospital is just so angry today, did they wake up from the wrong side of the bed this morning?.
"Please let get on with this, I have other patients to attend to", the nurse replied an dragged me to a room well furnished with all laboratory equipments. "How were you able to recognize me, I haven't seen you here before", I asked looking so curious. "Your picture is attached to your name, so I quickly checked to see if you were among the patients in the waiting room", she replied. She brought out her needle and pierced into my skin after cleaning it with a cotton wool filled with methylated spirit. The pain was sharp and felt quite irritated when she dragged out my blood, the sight of it was very disgusting to me and I couldn't bare to watch
"Alright, I'm done. just wait in the reception for twenty minutes before you see the doctor, your results will be ready by then.", she replied while I walked out of the room with a cotton wool in my hands to cover the place where she injected me. Walking to the reception, I meet a lot of patients who kept staring at me like someone new, "Sir are you the CEO of Render Forest Academy?", a man called out to me, I was shocked when he asked that question
Who is this guy and how did he get hold of this information because I try as much as possible to hide my identity at all cost and I have warned my staffs not to refer to me as their CEO when we are outside the shores of the office, so who is this tall guy asking me silly questions. "No sir, you must be mistaking", I replied pretending not know who he is talking about because I would surely be in big trouble once I expose my identity, everyone would want to meet me to lay their complaints about the issues their are experiencing with their game and I'm not cut out for that right now.
"But sir I somehow saw you in the Render Forest Academy some time ago and one of the staffs called you boss", he replied. I'm getting really uncomfortable with the way this is going and I don't know how to drive this guy away because he is drawing attention to me and I don't like it. "Sir, I only went there to see a friend and my friend normal calls me boss because that's my nickname back in high school", I replied and walked away without turning back or waiting for his next reply, I walked straight to my doctor's office to wait because I can't stay in the reception
"You should have stayed in the reception", the doctor called out to me, "I can't wait there because so many patients are there already and by the way, why is the hospital this crowded?", I asked. "It's because of the new disease that is affecting young children, it makes them vomit and it also causes loss of weight and appetite so all parents are to bring their kids to the hospital so that we can inject them with a drug that would prevent such disease from infecting their children or wards", he replied.
"That's okay, I have something to tell you and I don't know how to say it because it has been troubling me for some days and I fear it will keep on troubling me if I refuse to say it", I replied looking a bit depressed. My doctor observed me for a while before taking a deep breath, "You can tell me anything Mr Phillips, I won't use it against nor tell any other soul" he replied. I do trust him though because he has kept my secret for the past eight years even when my wife tried all means to make him say what is happening to me, so trust was not as issue here.
"Doctor, I don't know how to tell my wife that I have been suffering from cancer for the past eight years, my son doesn't even know and I fear that it won't take long before they eventually find out. I had to sneak out of the house this morning when my wife when to do some exercise and I know she would be waiting for me once I get back home. please help me", I replied. My doctor kept quiet for a while, he was obviously short of words and I could literally see that through his facial expression
"I think it's high time you tell her the truth so that she won't be scared that you are hiding something from her", he replied while checking his computer to see if my test results has arrived and the look on his face was unexplainable, it was as if he saw something terrifying and I don't know what he even saw "Doctor what's happening?", I asked looking so scared at this point. "Sir please take heart because what I'm about to tell you might make you faint", he replied
I became still when I heard the word "faint", "Doctor please tell me what's wrong with me, I believe I can handle it. What could be worse than having cancer?", I asked trying to be sarcastic. He looked at me with tears in his eyes and this made me realize that there is big trouble now. "Sir I'm sorry to say but your test results shows that you are in the final stage of your cancer and you only have a period of one year and some months before the cancer overpowers your body and when this happens, I'm afraid you will be dead by then", he replied.
Tears flowed down from my eyes like spring water, I never for once thought that it would get to this point, most people do become infected with cancer and eventually win the battle against it but it seems that I have lost the battle against mine and there is nothing I can do. "Sir is there no drug that can stop it, please I don't want to die", I replied with tears in my eyes. "All the drugs we gave you was to stop the cancer from entering stage 3 and it only managed to hold it for just eight years. There is no drug on earth that can stop it now, so you just have to open up to your family and tell them what's going on because you won't be with them forever", he replied
It was a dream to me when I burst into tears like a little baby, I couldn't control my emotions anymore, knowing that I only have limited time on earth makes my heart beat faster. How on earth will I explain this to my wife, how will I explain this to Andrew, all these years I kept this secret away from them now it has gotten to the point of no return for me