we meet again

Cleopatra

My mind is hazy. But someone is shaking me. Violently. She has me by my shoulders. Who the heck is it? Disturbing my nice dream? I shut my eyes tightly, refusing to wake up easily.No, don't go handsome! I outstretched my hands, my voice fading. Great. It's gone. I'm awake now. What's going on?

" Ma'am don't shake the patient like that. The patient needs rest, this is a hospital and we would like to ask you to respect the patient." Someone said. Too late though because I'm awake already and I'm in a hospital?

" Who are you calling Ma'am? Do i look old to you? Besides I'm her legal guardian." My second,Harris's squeaky and chilling voice sounded.

What did she want?

" Oh, i am sorry but please respect the patient's resting hours." The nurse continued. I could see her because i opened my one eye slightly and saw her pink uniform.

" What? Are you saying I'm deliberately hurting my niece? How dare you?" My aunt spoke then paused.

And turned to me. Shoot. She caught me.

She raised a hand.

" Besides, why would I be disturbing someone who is not sleeping?" She said.

" What do you mean?" The nurse asked walking towards me.

" It means, she's awake, should I teach you how to do your job? Better yet, I bet, we pay your salary how about getting you fired?" My aunt hmphed and that was my cue to wake up.

I fully opened my eyes.

" Miss Cleopatra, you are awake!" The nurse said excitedly.

" Ah, yes." I said my voice croaked. Gosh, I hate hospitals, my voice is always bad when I'm in here.

" Great, I'll let the doctor know." She said rushing out.

" Hey, how dare you ignore me?!" My aunt spoke to a already dashing out nurse.

" Hmph, how rude! I bet this is a public hospital, it would explain their mannerisms." She huffed.

I rolled my eyes.

" Aunt Harris." I said with a grim smile.

" Oh, honey, I'm sorry,I didn't mean to ignore you just now, it's just that that incompetent fool had me distracted that I couldn't shower you with love when you woke up." She said.

I had the urge to gag but I smiled.

" What can I do for you?" I asked.

" Well, since you went straight to the point then I won't beat around the bush either. That witch Deborah came to me bragging about a gift you gave her while in hospital and little Cleo, I am sad. Why didn't you get me a gift?" She said In a shiny tone.

" Pardon? What gift?" I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.

The only gift I would ever give them voluntarily is a cutting ties contract. Though that would never happen, my granddad would turn in his grave and my father would come back to life to haunt some "sense" into me.

" Uhm, you know." She said wiggling her eyebrows.

I shook my head.

" Honey, i don't want to sound vulgar talking about money in a hospital but since you are so slow, I'll help you. You gave her money. 5 million dollars to be exact." She said.

My lips twitched. Slow?

" Yes, She said her cards were not working." I shrugged it off.

" Ha! That liar, she's lying, do you know, she finished her allowance for the month, she and her dawned kids. Then they have the audacity to scam more out of you.Cleo, honey, you have a reputation to uphold, what would the mafia underworld think if they found out you've been scammed?"

She said. Looking at me with pitiful understanding eyes.

I rubbed my temples. Where is that nurse and doctor? They should come back with security.

" How much do you want?" I asked.

" Only double the amount you gave her." She said.

Then gestured with her hands.

" 10 million."

" I-"

" I can't believe you disturbed the boss for this. Get out." I looked up to find Harley at the door. They hospital staff behind her.

" Ah! You startled me!" Aunt Harris said standing up.

" Good, you are standing up already, show yourself out." Harley barked her hand deliberately going to her waist inching for a non existent gun.

My aunt froze, her eyes going wide. " Alright, alright." She said and then lowered herself to me, " Honey I told you a long time to get rid of that girl. She looks like that shaman i told you about once, you know the one that fell in a river and died. She might be a ghost or something. She scares me."

I didn't even get a time to reply. She straightened up quickly and went for the door.

" Bye, don't forget our arrangement." She said to me.

" And you, at least behave like a girl. Being so direct and rude is a turn off, which boy will want to marry you." She said in passing.

Anyone who heard these words would assume that she was scolding Harley but in actual fact, she said them while running. She was out of the room before we knew it.

" Boss." Harley said coming to my side.

I nodded.

Then turned my attention to the doctor.

" Doctor, we meet again." I said with a smile.