The Great News.
1137 Words
After the rain, Kevin’s father dropped his mother and twin sisters at home. Then he drove Kevin alone to the hospital.
In the doctor’s office, Kevin and his father sat quietly, waiting for the doctor’s report.
“Son, I want you to know I’m always here. Anything you want, tell me,” Kevin’s father said. Kevin nodded with a small smile. His father smiled too. “Good.”
Behind them, the door opened. The doctor walked in reading the file in his hands, sat at his desk, and looked at both of them. Kevin’s father leaned forward anxiously.
“Doctor. How is it?”
The doctor set the file down, looked at Kevin, then at his father, then back at Kevin. Kevin’s father blinked. The doctor suddenly leaned forward and offered his hand.
“Congratulations! After thoroughly examining your son, we found no trace of the unknown disease. He’s free from the terminal illness, sir.”
Kevin’s father widened his eyes and grabbed the doctor’s hand in excitement.
“Really?!!”
“Yes, sir. He’s completely healthy, as if the disease was never there at all.”
“Thank you, Doctor!! Was there something we did?”
“Reasons? No clear reason, sir. There are two things science can’t explain: miracles and real magic.”
“Yes. It’s a miracle!” Kevin’s father stood and hugged Kevin tightly. “You heard the doctor, son! You’re free. You’re not sick anymore!”
Kevin awkwardly hugged his father back. Just then, a nurse opened the door, smiling.
The doctor glanced at her. “Nurse Wura, kindly escort Kevin out. His father and I need to discuss something privately.”
Kevin narrowed his eyes.
“Yes, yes. Kevin, go with the nurse,” his father insisted, winking. “What the doctor and I want to talk about is just between us.”
Nurse Wura smiled at Kevin. “Please, Master Kevin. Let’s go.”
Kevin reluctantly stood up and followed her out.
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Outside the hospital, Kevin walked toward his father’s car with Wura beside him.
“Don’t misunderstand your father and the doctor. They’ve been best friends since basic school. They have a lot to talk about,” Wura said.
Kevin leaned on the car, staring up at the hospital’s tall building.
“Okay, if you say so.”
She turned to him. “Kevin, don’t you recognize me?”
Kevin blinked.
“I don’t remember the boy in the screen being close to any nurse…” he thought, then looked at her. “Yes ma. You’re my nurse.”
She shook her head. “No, Kevin. Look closely.”
Wura leaned forward, her face very close to his. Kevin swallowed.
“Uhm…Nurse. I…”
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Meanwhile, Feyi and her mother were walking toward their car from the supermarket opposite the hospital. Feyi noticed Kevin’s father’s car parked outside the building.
Her mother stopped. “Daughter, I’ll be back—I forgot to collect our change.”
Feyi nodded, standing still. She squinted at the car, noticing a strange lady beside it. Kevin opened the door and got into the back seat with her.
“What is Kevin doing with a nurse inside the car?” she asked herself.
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Inside the car, Kevin asked awkwardly, “So... uh... what do you want to show me?”
Wura smirked, glancing around. She leaned closer.
Kevin cleared his throat. “Ma, though you have a great figure as a woman, I’m a man of integrity, I—”
Suddenly Wura produced a dagger from her palm. Kevin leaned back in shock.
“That move... I’ve seen that move before… Senior… Senior Oyin?” She smiled.
“Is that you?!” Kevin gasped. She nodded. Kevin leaned closer, stunned.
“You surprised me. You should have said it earlier. Wait—you were reincarnated too?!”
She chuckled, retracting the dagger back into her palm.
“She told me everything, Kevin. But before she did, we argued a bit.”
“Who? Oh—you mean Deity Chinue.” She nodded.
“How is my father?” Wura asked.
“That man... I will—”
“Kevin...” She interrupted him. “He’s not the man you think he is.”
“But he caused everything.”
“No, Kevin. Not everything. He’s a good man. It’s just that the organization he worked for made him do bad things.”
Kevin sighed deeply.
“Okay. So... you were reincarnated. Any reason?”
“Yeah, but that’s for another day.” She opened the car door. “If you’re free tomorrow after school, come visit me.”
Kevin quickly followed her out of the car.
“Wait! The owner of this body—did she have anyone... you know what I mean?”
Wura shook her head.
“No one. She lived alone without family or friends. I chose this body for myself.”
Kevin lowered his head.
“Yeah, I understand.”
He knew well: to take over a body, the person had to be at death’s door.
She smiled gently. “Look at you. You chose a body with a family, so they wouldn’t have to grieve. That’s very you.”
Kevin smiled back. “It’s good to see you again in this life.”
She turned toward the hospital.
“Senior Oyin—I mean, Nurse Wura?”
She turned back. “Yes, Kevin?”
“Thank you. For that day... before I... you know.”
Wura chuckled.
“No problem. Now, time to get back to work. I can’t wait for this month to end so I get my salary.” She winked. “I have a lot to buy.”
Kevin laughed. “Okay.”
She nodded and walked away just as Kevin’s father came out of the hospital, phone pressed to his ear.
“Yeah, we have great news,” his father said into the phone, signaling Kevin to get in. “Make sure the twins are awake before we get home.”
Kevin entered the car.
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Feyi’s mother emerged from the supermarket, spotting Kevin’s father’s car speeding away from the hospital.
“Why is that car going so fast? People like that cause accidents in this country,” she hissed.
Feyi, hearing her mother’s voice, quickly wiped her eyes.
Her mother noticed. “Dear, why are you crying?”
Feyi sniffled and smiled weakly. “I wasn’t, Ma. Something just got into my eyes.”
Her mother nodded. “Alright. Get in the car. We don’t want your father worrying.”
“Okay, Ma.”
They both got in and drove home.
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Feyi sat quietly in the back seat, glancing at the raindrops on the window, her mind replaying what she’d seen.
“What relationship does that lady have with Kevin?”
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