Blood On My Hands

Episode 2 - Vengeance On Who?

Author’s POV

If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared - Niccolo Machiavelli

Sofiat: (in tears) Please don't run aunt... I'm not a ghost. I'm alive (standing in front of the doctor, nurses and her aunt in the reception)

Aunt: (burst into tears) You've been gone for so long my baby Sofia. (She walked closer to her and held her hands to feel her pulses with fear all over her face... ( scared of her going back to coma).. She gave her a tight hug afterwards).

Doctor: (facing her aunt) we need to take her back to the emergency room to run some tests to know if everything is fine with her.

[Two nurses came and held me side ways as a means of support and they both walked me down to the emergency room]

On our way I kept asking my aunt to stop crying. she can see me now am not dead (please stop been emotional. I can also start crying if you don't stop)

Sofiat: Aunt Hajarat. Please don't cry now I'm here now and I've come to stay. Please tell me have I been gone for a long time?

Aunt: My baby Sofia, you don't need to worry about my tears right now. I'm just happy you came back to me. I really can't explain my happiness that why am crying. believe me am trying my best to stop the tears but it won't stop.

I turned to the nurse at my right hand side and asked her how long have I been admitted. But she also refused to say a word about it. From their reaction I could perceive no one thought I'd survive because I was gone for a very long time.

Nurse 1: dear you need to rest... Once we run test to confirm everything is fine, your aunt will probably tell you everything thing you need to know.

We entered the emergency room and the other nurse adjusted the bed and I was asked to take a sit while they carried out the supposed test.

They report back to the doctor after have been diagnosed.

Doctor: She seems alright ma. (Referring to Aunt Hajarat) But I recommend you feed her with a lot of vegetables and oil food... infact make sure her diet is well balanced.

Aunt: Okay, Thank you very much doctor. Thank you so much ..I really can't stop thanking you..

Doctor: You are free to discharge any time she's very okay.

Aunt: (checked her to see the time from her wrist watch)... It's past 4, we will probably leave tomorrow morning.

Doctor: Okay ma. That would be fine. Let me leave you two together while I checked the other patients.

Aunt: Okay Doctor.

The doctor left me and my aunt to have private discussion...

Sofiat: Aunt! So my dad, mom and brother are no longer alive?.. (I asked) because am finding it hard to believe) ... maybe a Miracle can happen.

Aunt: (tears roll down her cheeks) Yes Sofia. They've all been buried. We rushed you to the hospital as soon as we found you breathing. But you went into coma.

Sofiat: Coma??? For how long?

Aunt: for three years

Sofiat: What?? How can?

Aunt: you wouldn't have stayed for too long but while you were here an assassin tried to kill you. He injected you with a dangerous d**g to stop your heartbeat but somehow you became immune.

Sofiat: Who is behind all of this and why?? ( why my family?)

Aunt: we have no evidence and even though we have we definitely can't win this. But it's obvious who is doing all of it.

Sofiat: Aunt please tell me who.

Aunt: The person behind all this is no one else than your dad's brother.

Sofiat: What????