Chapter Eleven
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It was Early Monday morning of a new week. Abigail was the only one at home
Mr Leonard and his friend had left the house for work while Mr Tunde drove the kids to school.
She was home alone feeling very bored and lonely.
She was watching a movie in the living room and her phone kept ringing out so loud, she stood up to go get phone In her room.
It was her immediate younger brother calling "Hello Sister Abigail, mama chest pain started again this morning, we had to rush her down to the hospital now and the doctor said they need a deposit of three hundred thousand naira to commence her treatment immediately"
"Oh my God, what sort of problem is this again and I really don't have much on me,this is what we will do, just take the phone to the doctor or nurse in charge of her treatment"
"hello doctor,good morning how is Mama, will she be okay?
What exactly is wrong with her doctor, she has been taking her drugs regularly so this heart attack and chest pain should have stopped by now.
*Her case has gotten out of hands now I think it's time for us to just operate her once and for all" replied the doctor
"So if we are going for the surgery operation how much is it going to cost and what are her chances of survival" Abigail asked.
"Her surgery is going to cost four million naira" we will do our best to make sure the surgery goes well. The doctor replied
What??
Did you just say four million naira doctor?
Where and how am I supposed to get that huge amount of money from
Doctor, please is surgery the only option? No any other solution apart from her doing surgery. (Abigail asked in a teary shaky voice)
I am so sorry about ur predicament but that's the only shot at Saving her life and it has to be done as soon as possible. (The doctor replied and he ended the call.)
Oh my God, what sort of problem is this again? Out of nowhere, mom suddenly needs surgery, where am I supposed to get that huge amount of money from? That's my 10 months salary for God's sake.
Who do I call or reach out to for help?
Can I get a loan? But who will give a common Housekeeper like myself a loan of 4 million without collateral. She kept thinking of different options.
I can't afford to lose my mom, she went through thick and thin, did so many odd menial jobs just to put food on our table and pay her school fees through school till her university level.
How about I tell my boss about it and probably he might be kind enough to loan me the money and be removing it from my salary or should I ask Mr Charles for some financial assistance??
She kept thinking of what to do.
She decided to talk to her boss Mr Leonard about her sick mom's issue, she was seriously hoping she could beg Mr Leonard to loan her the money, After all he is a Billionaire (she thought to herself)
Mr Leonard and his friend came home together that night. The children had gone to bed already
She prepared the dining table immediately for her boss and his friend so they can have dinner after shower.
Mr Charles had a business call to attend to upstairs immediately after his food so Abigail saw it as an opportunity to bring up her sick mom's issue before her billionaire Boss.
"Sir pls I want to have a word with you sir" she said facing her boss.
"you clearly can see that I'm eating so whatever u want talk to me about can't wait till after dinner" he lashed back at her.
"Oh sorry about that sir, I will leave you to finish your food and come back later"
She walked out of the living room and went back to her room.
Mr Leonard enjoyed his meal and went back to his room to sort out some business files he brought home from work.
Abigail came back to check on her boss to see if he had finish eating. "Oh he finished eating already and went back upstairs."
Should I just go ahead and meet him upstairs in his bedroom to explain myself to him. What if I go and meet him upstairs in his room and he starts yelling and shouting at me as usual. She kept pondering over it. But at the same time the doctor said mama needs the surgery as soon as possible if we want her to stay alive. I can't afford losing this chance.
She summoned up courage and decide to go meet Mr Leonard in his room upstairs.
She knocked his door quietly "Good evening sir"
Who is that?? He replied from inside the room.
It's Abigail sir, Can I come in sir? She asked
"come in"
She kneels before her boss "Good evening sir pls I need ur help sir and I will be really happy and very grateful if you can help me sir"
Mr Leonard raised up his head from what he was doing to listen to her. "What's wrong" he asked
"It's my sick mother sir, she has been dealing with chest pain and the doctor says it's due to a heart disease but at the moment she has been admitted into the hospital and she is in a very critical state sir,I have nobody to run to for help,the doctor said she needs to undergo surgery as soon as possible and the surgery is going to cost us four million naira" (she broke down in tears.)
Will her mother get the surgery?
Did Mr Leonard gave her the 4 million naira for her mom's hospital bills?
Unfolds in chapter Twelve.
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