CHAPTER 203

Ruth therefore decided to go back to the ward. As soon as she arrived, she went to her ward closet and parked all of her clothes ready to discharge herself.

Faith who was with her found it hard to control her not to make a hasty decision. She therefore decided to go and seek help from Evelyn, Naomi and Purist who were in the waiting room. They came to the ward as soon as possible after hearing the sad news.

" Mama! Why do you want to leave? The doctor hasn't given you permission to leave yet" said Purist as tears welled down her eyes.

" Which doctor? Are you saying the doctor that is paid to ruin my life? I want to go to Olam town. I really want to get well soon . How can a lawyer do her handicapped like me?" Asked Ruth filled with lots of anger.

Everybody looked at Ruth astonished. They thought that he was getting well and had moved on from the fact that she was handicapped but nothing changed. Ruth was still speaking the same way that she used to speak before.

" What has happened to you Ruth all of a sudden? You we well my daughter. You are getting well and smiling but now things have changed all of a sudden" said Naomi who felt devastated.

" I really hate to see you like this mama. I am devastated by the fact that my own doctor cannot treat me and help me walk once again. He says that he cannot because he can never work with a depressed person like me. Am I that depressed mama? Have I become so useless? I must leave this place. I may be handicapped but what is that I can get well soon. I wasn't born with it and I can be cured. That is why I am going back to Olam town" said Ruth.

" Okay. If you want to go to Olam town then that is where we will be" said Naomi as she nodded her head in agreement. 

Evelyn immediately went to the hospital cashier and settled all of the hospital bills. She was thetefore given the discharge papers form to fill and send it to the doctor. The doctor refused to accept the discharge forms as soon as Evelyn finished filling them and sent them over to him. His anger made him to go to Ruth's ward accompanied by Evelyn. 

" I haven't even finished examining you and yet you are leaving my hospital. Having so much money to cater for your hospital bills in the world does not mean that you have to be discharged whenever you wish to. I have declined your discharge forms. You are not going to leave this hospital till the day I will be sure that you have fully recovered" said the doctor to Ruth in a pellucid voice as soon as he arrived at Ruth's ward. 

" You are a doctor but you know little about law. I will get out of this hospital before the day ends. I wonder which school you went to. Didn't you learn about medical law?" Said Ruth.

" This is not about law. This is my hospital and I do believe the fact that I am the only one who has the right to make any decisions in my hospital. Even your so-called law cannot do anything about it" said the doctor in a commanding voice.

" As soon as I know the person who is paying to do all this, be ready to spend the rest of your life in jail. Be ready and not ever your position as the best doctor in Mambo town will be able to help you. I will take you to the cell of hell you fake witch" said Ruth who tried to stand from her wheelchair but fell due to the fact that she could not be able to walk. 

Faith and Purist assisted her to sit at the wheelchair as she cried in pain. Even her iwn mother Naomi had never seen her in such kind of pain before. 

" My baby. You are still my baby Ruth. Cry my child. Cry all the pain out. Hit yourself and slap yourself as much as you can" shouted Naomi at Ruth as she held her cheeks. 

" Fine! I am going to stay in this hospital just like the way the want me to but I will stay on only one condition. I want to go and see Ryan and Martin should come and see me everyday accompanied by Akeshia" said Ruth filled with lots of sadness. 

" We honour your words. Please take your sister to Ryan " said Naomi who pointed at Faith.

Faith immediately drove Ruth's wheelchair to the intensive care unit. She was astonished when she found Ryan lying helpless in the intensive care unit. Ruth pecked her as tears welled down her eyes. 

 " Why are you being emotional towards him Ruth? Ryan is a murderer. He is the one who has killed Jackson. Why do you always like to a coward? Sometimes I fail to understand you at all"  Faith said to Ruth filled with lots of anger.

" Faith! Ryan is still a human being. Like the say, every dog has its day. It will come someday when will turn around him then he will be able to realize all of his mistakes. I will always be good to him only because Nelly was always good to me. There was no single that Nelly dared to hurt me" said Ruth.

" Then you should be good to Nelly. You should do everything for Nelly's sake and not for Ryan's sake " said Faith.

" It's pointless listening to you Faith. He might be helpless but he is better than those who are lying helplessly like Jackson st the morgue. It's enough that I have seen him. Please take me back to my ward" Ruth ordered Faith.

Faith immediately took Ruth back to her ward. As much as Ruth wanted to go and visit Jackson at the morgue, it wasn't really possible for her due to the condition that she was in. 

Lawrence and Vivian on the hand felt their urge for freedom had suddenly been fulfilled. Vivian wanted her position back as the case manager on the other hand Lawrence wanted to be the preffered leader. This made to come to a decision to request all the town members to converge at the case square for a meeting. 

This was after they had locked Nelly up in her room. Now no one was at the hospital to look after Ryan If not for the nurses. 

Unluckily, the meeting turned sour. They declined Vivian's and Lawrence's urge to take over the two positions. The town members claimed that Ryan would get well soon and Nelly would appear at the case square.

This made Vivian and Lawrence to be filled with lots of anger. They quickly left the case square and went back home. As soon as they arrived at home, they headed straight to Nelly's room. 

They found Nelly sleeping. It was as if she wasn't stressed about anything including the fact that she was locked up in her room the whole day without any meal. 

Vivian immediately hit her on her head and requested her to wake up. Nelly immediately woke up and stood beside her bed smiling.

" What wrong have I done this time?" Asked Nelly .

" You have done everything wrong Nelly. Your beauty, your kindness and your stupid name cannot escape those stupid people's mouths. I wonder what you gave them" said Vivian. 

" I gave them joy in their hearts. I gave them smile in their faces and I rule with fairness when it comes to me being the case manager. Is that not how it should be ? " Asked Nelly smiling.

" That's not how exactly a leader should be. A leader should be able to instill fear in everyone. It should be in a way that if somebody sees them, then that person apsalutely runs away. What about you? You are a total weakling. You rule with fairness and become happy with everyone around you. That is not how you should be" said Vivian.

" Well! That is how you and your husband will be ruling if given a chance to be a ruler. I will never allow any of the rulers who are selfish  like you to ever rule this town. This is a fight that I will fight no matter how many times the both of you dare to try and take Ryan's and my position" said Nelly.

" Woman! Would you please stop saying who is bad and he is good. Leadership runs in our veins. Anybody in this family is capable of being a leader. Once you have failed in that sector, you cannot return. Even you Vivian" said Lawrence who left Nelly's room. 

Vivian looked at Lawrence filled with lots of anger. It was clear that Lawrence now did not Vivian to take any position especially the fact that she failed to keep her position as the case manager.

" This is all your fault Nelly. You have made my husband to turn against me and I will make sure that you pay for it " shouted Vivian at Nelly who left Nelly's room.

Nelly sat on top of her bed smiling. She was happy that at least Vivian was not going to take her position as the case manager. She was always a harsh ruler. 

MARRIED AT SIXTEEN.