Distressed

Blaze didn't wait for the maid to complete her explanation as he hung up and sprinted towards the elevator, almost bumping into a male nurse and a patient in a wheelchair who came out into the hallway unexpectedly.

"Hey watch it, sir." The male nurse quickly rolled his patient out of harm's way.

"Sorry," Blaze said without turning back to look at the mature woman in the wheelchair scowling at him.

A sense of helplessness and dread suddenly overwhelmed Blaze as he reached the elevator in time while dialling the hospital emergency number with trembling hands.

Pressing the elevator call button repeatedly, with his phone pressed to his ear, Blaze started praying silently for his mother, his reddened eyes filled with horror.

It felt as though history was about to repeat itself as memories of his father collapsing from a cardiac arrest, shortly before his death, shrouded his mind, causing goosebumps to appear all over his body.