At last , Mami

Chapter 3

With such a husband backing her

I expected a miracle before three years ago. I expected that since my brothers knew where our house was , they could've made surprise visits to see me . To see how badly , Mr Smith , Gazelle and her daughters had been treating their Bambie , to force them out of our mother's dream house and let me live peacefully . Maybe if they did , i could've made tons of friends . I'd lived my childhood without being forced to mature too early as Mr Smith did. I never went to high school like regular kids . I never had a high school sweetheart or fell in love or went on a date , never partied . My life is a mess .I still cannot blame my brothers for all the atrocities I've come across . Maybe they thought I was living lavishly after mom left everything for me .I am angry at them though , because they never came back to check on me !

Beep ! Beep !Beep !Beep! the machine beeps continuously.

I shouldn't have thought about my brothers .The doctor was right , I guess. On thinking of Terrence and Rodney , my real family , that machine is beeping non-stop.

" We have her back !" That Dr Gabes literally jumps of joy. Sometimes i just don't understand some people, these doctors for instance . They wish well for those who don't even wish well for themselves let alone wishing well back for their well-wishers .She's happy that I survived , again, I'm not happy for myself .

" I told you she was not meant to die yet! She's a miracle .I've seen such such a blessed person you know doctor .The heavens have denied her from dying more than five times .In those incidences , other people would just attempt suicide once and they die. Well , I assume , she hasn't uncovered her purpose to the world . Till then , she's ours to keep. ", Dr Douglas chuckles.He was ecstatic, he seemed to be a child for those few seconds .I never understood he's nature . He cares for me too much . I know for a fact that ,had he not been my doctor, I wouldn't have survived . He , and Dr Gabes are the only people who seem to be worried about me since the past three years . I like them .

'Another suicide attempt failed again .And here comes yet another lecture from the crazy doctor "again" .

"It turned out , the heavens still do not want to take you in , dear. Welcome back !Happy 22nd birthday , Beverly ".Dr Douglas whispers into my ear as he pats my head before leaving the operation theatre ..

That's it ?! Maybe he's grown tired of lecturing me about life , death and the afterlife . I can't help predict his actions since all these have happened many more times before .It's de ja vu. Now after the lecture , he's going to make the grand request to the other doctor for me to be shifted to the ward .

" Dr Gabes , please ensure that Mrs Quinn is shifted from the ICU and that her space has been cleared ", Dr Douglas commanded before walking out the door , leaving me on the bed in the ICU unit.

'Wait ! What Mrs Quinn ? I thought I was the only patient in the ICU. Perhaps I'm not alone . Why do I care anyway ?' I questioned myself. I I was surprised that Dr Douglas did not call my name like the previous times as I get shifted from the ICU. He's actions are usually uniform . He hardly changes , even his tone.but this time, it was an incorrect prediction . He instructed some Mrs Quinn to be taken out instead . Last time I checked , there could only be one patient in the ICU at a time . Maybe the hospital has made developmental changes over the months I've been unconscious , in a coma for. This hospital is already beautiful, i dont know why they would want to change any detail in it . The doctor must be planning to keep me in here for further examination although that has never happened to me over the past years . Maybe they still need to transfuse more blood into my body. Since I'll be here for a while , Mrs Quinn out there must expect those bimbo nurses to pitch in at any second from now. If you can hear them like I do , they'll surely give you some hints about the hospital surroundings or about your current state.They'll be here in a split second don't worry...Before I dropped the thought , I could clearly hear sounds of their precious 3 inch stilettos clacking in unison.

Clack !! Clack !!Clack !! Clack !!

At least today they are in a rush . There must be their superior observing their actions from some corner close by.

The two nurses are coming to the operation theatre to move the patient to the ward . They are chattering as usual.They must be besties !

Let me keep my ears opened wide. I need an update on how I look after the coma.I hope i haven't changed much . I can't be too skinny , my collar bone will be an attraction I'm. My chicks may not have much fat. My skin is well maintained of course , I haven't had contact with the sun for months .My skin is not tanned. After I wake up from here, I want a mirror. The nurses' footsteps are headed in my direction. Could it be that Mrs Quinn is next or behind me ? They both surround my bed . Maybe they want to check me out .

"Such a good for nothing !( I felt her eyes burning my forehead). She has yet another suicide attempt which failed . I get tired of carrying her body from here , you know. She's a little fatter this time . She must be heavier than last time .Her cheek bones are slightly petite . At lease they've her body ddnt reject the nutrient supplement injection like some other patients .People like her are never satisfied with what they have with them . How could she continue with her charade even with such a husband backing her ? The man is like a god .He has a perfect figure. He can probably afford everything for her but she is foolish enough to still want to kill herself. The poor man has been coming for days hoping she's awake .He's still determined to be with this walking time bomb. With the money he has , he could have any woman he wants . All that he spends on the hospital could afford a mansion . For three whole years ! Pathetic !" one of the nurses exclaims as they both gently pulled out some tubes from my stomach and skin. They lift my body from the ICU bed onto the other mobile bed that they had probably brought me on for the surgery .