Chapter 5
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Angelina’s POV
"What? Did I say something wrong?." Landon asked with concern etched in his voice.
"No, not really." I stated as I stared at him inquisitively.
"Then why are tears moistened up, like........ Are you really crying?." Landon asked with worry written all over him.
"No, it's nothing." I replied.
I couldn't help but wonder why Landon was acting all nice and caring when he clearly doesn't mean it. What's the point of faking kindness? Damn!!! All these rich people, this is how they act kind and end up downgrading their fellows.
"Something is wrong with you, Angelina, why not just open up already?." He persuaded me as he moved closer to me. As he approached, I took a few steps backwards, surprised at how a guy could bravely and openly flirt with a stranger.
My body trembled at his touch and I quickly jerked at his touch. I moved farther away from him as I wiped the imaginary line he trailed on my hands.
"Wait! What? You think I'm flirting with you or something, seriously? I'm just trying to be nice here okay?" Landon said and hissed angrily.
From the way he sounded I knew he was angry, and truth be told he didn't do anything wrong to me.
He helped me, in fact he saved my life.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean it that way." I tried coaxing him.
"It's okay, I would go get you something to eat." He uttered.
Something struck me hard.
He said he was going to get me something to eat right?.
What would my colleagues and the others think? And Lisa, that girl is gonna make my life a living hell here in this hospital.
"Don't worry, I am not hungry." I denied it plainly.
But my stomach said otherwise. My stomach grumbled and the imagination of the food I was gonna eat displayed in my memory.
"I thought someone said she isn't hungry just now?" He said and smirked.
Now, to be honest Landon is really getting on my nerves.
Does he have to tease me now?
I never knew I was breaking the wall around myself slowly because of him.
I kinda see him as a good person... He is a good person.
He left the room and came back shortly with a tray of food.
When I opened the cover of the food, I gulped down my own saliva
Looking at the food is satisfying.
The food contained spicy rice, chicken and fish Pringles sprinkled on it, and a glass of orange juice.
I didn't wait for him to tell me to eat. I just started digging my spoon in the food and filled my mouth with rice.
After all, it's been a long time since I ate this kind of sumptuous meal.
I finished everything on the plate and that's when I remembered someone was present in the same room as me.
"Umm... I... Umm I'm sorry I didn't invite you to eat with me." Like I was even going to invite him.
"Oh it's nothing." He said and flashed that charming smile of his.
I finished eating and stood up to clear the table but Landon refused me to.
"Go sit down, I will do that." He told me.
"Okay." I replied happily as I clapped my hands together.
When I was done, I sat down and asked him, "So, when do I get discharged?."
"Once the doctor comes in, you will be discharged today." He answered.
"Oh okay then." I smiled at him.
"So, are you a nurse here?"
Like what kind of question is that? Didn't he see me wearing the nurses' clothes?
I gave him a scrutinising look, "haven't you seen me with my uniform before?" I asked him.
"Yeah that's why I asked to be sure."
"Yes I'm a nurse here." I responded.
"Okay that's good, so what about your parents?" Landon blurted out.
I really don't like all these, in a space of just a day and half, people are talking about my parents.
I only kept quiet.
After a few moments, I replied to him, "My parents got divorced."
"Oh I'm so sorry I didn't know about that."
How was he supposed to know?
"So who are you?" I asked him.
"I'm Landon, an athlete in New York." He answered.
"Oh no wonder you're famous." I exclaimed.
"Unlike me and my lonely life." I added.
He looked at me at the end of my speech.
He kept staring at nothing like he's in a trance, after sometime he looked up.
"I'd want you to be my personal nurse, how about that? I would pay you really nice."Landon offered me.
Was I dreaming now? A personal nurse, well that's good news.
But why would he grant me such an offer?
"What would my colleagues think of me now?" I mumbled not knowing I said it out loud.
" Listen, I think it's time for you to stop thinking about what others think of you and focus on who you are, their thoughts about you don't really matter you know." He advised me and I nodded like a child who was taking some advice from her dad.
Landon is cute, yeah he's handsome I have to admit it.
"But they really won't let me be you know." I said and pouted.
He chuckled, " Angelina you're really funny you know that right." Landon commented while letting out a low chuckle.
Am I funny? When did that happen and why don't I know about it?
Just as I was about to answer him, the door opened wide.
A female doctor whom I recognised as the doctor who asked me to take a break came in with... With Lisa!
Oh no!.
The doctor and Lisa seemed so shocked but the doctor got over it immediately and flashed me a smile while Lisa glared at me and I only gave her a mocking smile.
"Angelina, you will be discharged now, and you have to work at night." The doctor said.
"Can't she rest for some time? Let her rest for today and tomorrow and she will resume as my personal nurse." Landon suggested and the doctor nodded.
"Moreover I've been looking for a personal nurse and I have been seeing her all the time so I guess she's capable. Landon added.
"Okay then no problem." The doctor agreed without hesitation.
"Hell no!!!" Angelina screamed in her brain.
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