Just for Tonight

7

Episode 7

MARE

I walk back to the ward my mom is lying and I don't know for how long the tears had been falling but my vision is becoming blur and I had to wipe my tears to see clearly.

"Mom you will definitely fight against this for sure"

"Mare"She called lowly but I can hear her clearly, I sit beside her and held her hand.

"I'm here Mom"I replied crying.

"Don't cry my dear, Go back to school I will be fine"

"No you can't be fine, I don't want to go to that stupid school"

"I know I had cancer Mare and I can't fight against it"

"No Mom don't say that you will definitely get over it"I assured as I squeeze my hold on her hand.

" Mare promise me you will go back to school no matter what's happens"

"Mom I will go back to school whenever you stand up from this hospital bed"I answered.

"No Mare promise me"She said and I use one hand to wipe my tears again but it won't stop coming.

"Okay I promise but you you've to promise me you will be fine too and will keep fighting no matter what"

"Mare, don't push away your friends because of your hard time stick together with them and you will forever enjoy them"

"Mom let talk about you"

"Mare my wish is to see you graduate from Petraka college and I don't want that to fail. Go back home now and prepare my favorite meal and bring it back for me to eat"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes dear, go now before it too late"She said.

"I will be back"I grab my bag and headed home Immediately even though it so dark I manage to go home.

There was this nurse in charge of my mom, I explain things to her and she promise to watch after her till I'm back.

The door squeak open and I walk into the house. It look so empty and dry, It isn't like this because there is always me to scatter the place the place or disturb her whenever she is lonely.

I drop my bag on the couch and head to the kitchen to make her dish. I decide to make Rice and chicken sauce, she loves to eat that so much especially whenever it made by me.

I check the fridge and fortunately there was still some left over frozen chicken in it. I brought it out and went to rinse my hand first then grab the apron and started cooking.

I don't know for how long I've been cooking but I'm sure it late already. After packaging the food into a warm food flask. I drop on the counter and went to the living to get my bag.

I will just quickly change. I remove my cloth and my phone fell and scattered to the floor but I was less concerned about it and just pack it up an left it on the table before I went In to change.

I sit on the couch after getting ready but it already 3:00 am in the morning and everywhere was still a bit dark and I don't think I will see any cab to the hospital now so I just sit there for a while and didn't know when I slept off.

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The noise coming from somewhere I don't know in particular woke up and I rise groaning as I stretch on the couch.

Oh no! It already 7:00am in the morning. I've slept for too long, I quickly walk to the kitchen and grab the flask. I don't need to microwave it because the flask has a heater and I'm definitely sure it still hot.

I quickly exit the house and hail for a cab. The street seems so busy because some high school students were moving to and fro the street and some were having their morning exercise.

I was looking at the beautiful city until the driver drive into the hospital compound and I alighted after settling him.

I held the food in my hand and headed to my mom ward.

"Mom I'm back"I said happily as I walk in but she is gone.

Where is she? I look around but still couldn't find her.

The bed has been neatly arranged and prepared probably for a new patient. I walk out confused and luckily I bumped into a nurse.

"Excuse me"I took a chance with her.

"Yes"

"Please do you probably know about the patient here? is there any change of ward last night?"I asks.

"I'm sorry I just resume this morning but I don't think any ward change occurred last night"She said and walk away.

Where the hell is she?.

"Mare"I heard my name and I raise my head up and saw the nurse watching over my mom approaching me.

She isn't in her work cloth anymore probably she is done with her duties but her face isn't so lively like last night.

"Good morning, thank God I find you. Please I came here this morning and my mom isn't in her ward anymore where has she been taken to?"I asks and her face went down.

"Can somebody just talk to me"I yelled losing my mind.

"Mare, I'm sorry but immediately you left last night your mom gave up her ghost and the doctor in charge tried his best but it was too late"She disclosed to me but I just stood there.

Her words were cut off as my brain repeated over and over again that my mom is dead. A tears roll down my eye as I kept staring at the nurse.

"You kill her you evil people"I suddenly grab the nurse throwing the flask on the floor with a loud bang.

"You need to calm down Mare"

"You kill my mother. she is perfectly fine yesterday and asks me to prepare her favorite meal and you are here telling me she is dead"

"Mare you need to understand your mother condition was still under control but it looks like she was willingly to give her soul up herself"

"How dare you say that"I yelled and grab hold of her clothes roughly.

"You are creating a scene"

"Where is my mother"I yelled but before I know it some hefty men walk to the scene and pull me from the nurse but she signal them to let go of me.

"It fine"She tells them and they walk away while I just stood there like a psychic patient.

"Come with me"She pull my hand and took me to a quite place while I just weep like a kid I am.

"Mare this isn't the time to cry, I sincerely understand your feelings but you need to buckle up yourself"

"Before your mom passed out last night she mentioned you going back to college by all means and I want that to be possible"She said and I just cry but I was listening to her.

"Your mom had just a stage four leukemia, Most cancers are staged going based off of tumors and the spreading of those as well. Leukemia is based on blood cell counts and the accumulation of the leukemia cells in organs.

"Your mom has a very rare case for her age of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. It has spread to her liver, her bone marrow, lymph nodes, and her blood. It can spread even more.

"We could I've get her started on chemotherapy as soon as possible to see if we could kill any of those cancerous cells and relieve some of those symptoms but she didn't fight for too long for a reason.

"She doesn't want you distracted, Mare I wants you to make her proud. I'm sorry but her body can't be released to you except you I've an elderly person to accompany you here. This is my card"_ She gave me her card and place in on my hand.

"Call anytime you feel alone, I will be there for you"She said and I don't even know why I suddenly got relieved.

"Why are you doing me such favour"

"Because you are gifted and deserve the best don't lie down on your background dear. Stand up for yourself,the few days you use in school you should I've noticed the change"She said and I sigh deeply.

"That the real you Mare, You need to stand up against your vulnerability"

"Thanks so much"I take the amount of time to wipe my tears and she wear a smile on.

"You should return to school and don't forget to give me a call if anything changes or occurs"

"Thank you"

"Don't tell anyone about this so it won't be a weakness too"

"Thanks so much"

"Call me when you get to school Tomorrow and remember call me"She said and I smiled.

"I should leave now. I'm off duty but I can walk you out before I leave"She said.

"I don't even know how to appreciate you"

"Do it the way you want okay"She said and all I could do is nod my head.

She took my hand and we exit the place and headed to the exit door of the hospital.

"Mare"I heard my name and the person approach me hurrly.

"Who is that?"the nurse asks, I'm still yet to know her name.

"I don't know"I shrug

"Mare is that really you?"the young woman probably in her twenties pull me into a tight hug and I just stand there surprised.

"Don't you remember me?"She asks like I had known her all my life.

"I'm sorry but I don't know you"I replied coldly.

"My sister didn't tell you about me?"She asks.

"Your sister?"I blurted out.

What going on here? I don't know her

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TBC...

Who do you think is the stranger claiming to know Mare again?.