Worlds Apart

"Rachel,Martin wants you". Rae rolled her eyes and smiled at the old woman before her. She smiled and put down her sweater,which was a work in progress ." I'll be right back Martha. I told you it's Rae". She walked to room six and walked in. The old man was stubbornly looking out the window,refusing to touch his food. She sighed and stood arms akimbo." Oldie,why are you acting up? Refusing to eat the food I suffered to make,I'll eat I myself". She moved to carry the food but a cane hit her hand hard,she winced and glared at the old man." You evil man". She started wailing as she glared at him,he turned his wheelchair and started laughing. She smiled and went to stand beside him."Oldie,it must be nice to have money cos the you can refuse food".The man sneered and shook his head."I'm not buying it,I won't eat if you don't agree to marry my grandson". Rae bursting out laughing,she doubled over while holding her stomach."Oldie,so that what this was all about?What if he's in a relationship?Or married".Martin sneered and went to the table."He's celibate I tell you. He would be the death of me". "You're dying either ways".She murmured."You're the worst nurse ever. You're supposed to be sweet and say nice words".She raised a brow and walked up to him,she picked the napkin from the table,folded it and placed it on his lap. She loved this old man,he was stubborn and willful and refused to admit her was old. She had never even set her eyes on the grandson he wanted her to marry. The only visitor he ever had was a stoic faced butler. Sometimes,she felt sorry for him but knowing this old man,he would kill her if he knew she pitied him. She picked up the spoon,dipped it in soup and brought it to his mouth but the stubborn old man wouldn't budge." What do you want?" He looked at her as if saying you know what I want. "Fine I'll marry your mysterious grandson". She brought the spoon to his mouth again but he ignored her." What again?" She felt like crying,this was one of the times she felt he couldn't be her grandfather,she would kill him out of anger." Your fingers are crossed behind your back, aren't they?"She shook her head and rolled her eyes. She took the seat opposite him and sighed."Fine,all hands on deck,I will marry.....wait,what if he's not my type?What if he takes after you?" Martin frowned,this girl happened to be the most beautiful and likeable nurse he had ever seen but the moment she opened her mouth,it all came crashing down." This is why you're single. He's your type trust me. Will I ever lie to you?" Rae nodded vigorously."Anyways,eat your food and stop being so difficult. I'll marry your grandson". After an hour of persuasion and sarcasm and insults,she finally left Martin to enjoy his nap. She cracked her fingers and went back to knit but Martha was already asleep too. She sighed and covered the old woman. She went back to the resting room to take a nap and as usual,she was the topic of the gossip. ignoring them,she plugged her earphones on and started listening to her true crime podcast,she had made the news again,only she had never been caught. Who could catch the wind? She smirked was she listened to the guy describe her splendid work in detail.".......he had cut the victim......" She rolled her eyes mentally,why would you automatically,give the credit of her meticulous work to the make gender. Could a guy be so neat and precise? Those monkeys could never think like her. The more she listened to him use he,the more she felt the urge to kill him. She switched to music and closed her eyes when shift would be done in two hours. She mentally made her grocery list and tried to remember everything she had to do when she got home. Speaking of home,her house was a total mess. It looked like a pigsty,courtesy of all the work she was doing. She shivered when she thought if the workload that awaited her. Her hair clung to her head due to sweat,she long for someone to wake her from this horrible nightmare but no one was coming. This nightmare was an unusual one. She stood with a target mark drawn on her back, several arrows stick out if her back,she saw men holding bows laughing. She stood there,barefoot and clothes in almost nothing,shivering. She looked at the menu again. They would be a piece of cake for her to kill but why was she not doing anything? Why was she standing there like a coward? She wasn't a coward. She mustered all the courage in her and just when she turned,the scene changed. She was in a field of flowers,the sheet scent refreshed her mind and just when she was about to pick up a flower, someone woke her." Great,you're missing when I have a nightmare but when I'm finally enjoying,you wake me,how nice". She stood up,angrily and stormed off,the nightmare still fresh in her head. In the dream,she had prayed for death to come quickly,something she had never done before. Even at her worst,she never thought of it. Something had to be with wrong somewhere. Putting off the dream,she decided to go pick on Martin to alleviate her mood. She turned the corner and frowned when she saw two men in black guarding his door. She decided to ignore them and walk in but she was stopped. She frowned and raised a brow,"I want to check up on my patient". She was ignored and pushed away much tithe delight of some nurses.Clearly,they had tried to go in and failed but her failure made them feel better . She turned and started walking away, suddenly,she turned and made a dash for the door. Sh smiled as she grabbed the door handle but before she could turn it,she was whisked off her feet and thrown away." Why won't you let me see him?". For some reason,she had a really bad feeling about these guys,"Martin.....Martin,rain check here,are you alive? Call me kid if you're alive and fine". She waited a while but didn't hear anything." Give up Rae,what are you trying to prove? That you care about him than we do? Tch,you're pathetic". Ignoring the fly,she focused on the door."Let me in now and it's not a request". Her voice was so low and chill,like she was a different person. For the five years she had worked there,no one had ever heard her sound like that. One of the nurses rushed to call the matron. The bodyguards exchanged looks and continued their duty,she walked towards the door but was stopped again,before anyone could comprehend anything,the guards were unconscious on the floor she dusted he hands and walked to the door. She flung it open without knocking and froze because of what she saw.