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Walking to the place he was earlier, Doc Alain wonders what is going to happen to the poor guy lying there and also looking around to see if anybody is nearby.
"Martin! " he called out when he saw a young man coming towards him.
"I have been looking all over for you master" Martin says, he is the only apprentice Doc Alain reluctantly accepted after Martin pleaded for weeks to be his apprentice. Doc Alain stays alone and he prefers that, he hates any thing that will disturb his peace except for when treating patients, he doesn't go socialising and stuff.
"I picked up some herbs on my way " continues Martin
" well it is good you are here, come with me" he looks at Martin's build thinking if he can carry that poor unconscious guy.
Martin follows his master without a second thought.
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" hey, ... hey.!" Celine calls out to the guy, seeing no response from the guy she wondered why he fainted again" where is Doc Alain" she started to get worried.Celine saw Doc Alain coming with Martin and was relieved,
"hi Celine" Martin says.
Celine greeted Martin halfheartedly due to her worrying for the unconscious guy she told what happened to Doc Alain, how the guy woke up and fainted again.
"It's a good thing he opened his eyes earlier" doc Alain says after which he proceeded to check his vitals. seeing most of the mud gone from the guy's face.
Martin on the other hand has lots of questions but choose to keep quiet as his master was busy.
"Come! Martin let's carry him to the house for proper treatment " says Doc Alain
"I have not seen him from around here " Martin says, but Doc Alain just gestures for him to hurry.
On their way to doc Alain's house they didn't meet anyone on the road properly because everyone are either in their house because of the rain, at the market or various businesses or deep within the woods and also the facts that they made a detour to a road where people rarely pass by.
on getting to Doc Alain's house.
" drop him on this bed" Doc Alain says
" be careful" Celine says with a look of concern after dropping off her basket containing vegetables, fruit and some herbs. martins eyes dim a bit Doc Alain started treating the unconscious guy immediately which needs Martin's help and little to no help from Celine so Doc Alain asked her to go outside or go back home as her mother maybe worried about her.
Celine refused at first but she had to compromise when she thinks of her mother.
"Doc Alain please do all you can to get him better, I will come back in the afternoon with some food and cash to get his medicine" smile as she leaves carrying her basket with her
Doc Alain shook his head when he noticed this but continued with what he was doing while Martin kept his thoughts to himself
" check his pocket for any ID on him " Doc Alain says bringing Martin back from his thoughts
"right away" he replies but he couldn't find anything on the guy not even a phone nor a piece of paper on him he told this to Doc Alain of which Doc Alain shook his head and continued his treatment sending Martin here and there.
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In the East of the village there lay a house of three rooms of which one has been made to a*****e, a living room, a kitchen, and a small garden at the back yard( there are vegetables planted in the garden, it also has a small pond where Celine's mother rear fish and crab), it has a swing in the front yard surrounded by grass and flowers. of all the houses in the village Celine's mother house is the smallest with a small yard, (she is a single woman with a child a girl at that, one of the reasons she was allocated a small house).
"Why are you late and where did you go" asked Celine's mother when she sighted her daughter coming through the door, "I was worried and about to go look for you" Karen, Celine mother continued ( Karen is a beautiful woman even in her late 30s, when she was younger she was considered the most beautiful lady among her peers, lots of boys and men, both the the village and the nearby villages wants to have this lady as a wife but she didn't choose anyone of them in the end).
"mother, mother look what fruit I got for you.... " putting the basket behind her Celine act spoil with her mother playing a guessing game
" hmmm... let me guess... kiwi " Karen plays along
"no... it your favourite tangelo, I had to go deep into the woods to get it for you" Celine says with all smiles,"I got some wild vegetables and some herbs too" she continued
"that's my love " Karen kiss Celine on her face " so what were You doing after picking this huh" Karen says with a smile on her face , knowing fully well that her daughter is hiding something
" mother have you eaten" Celine interrupt her mother midway " I will make brunch for you now" while saying that Celine dash into the kitchen with the basket to start cooking and to was the vegetable and fruit. Karen shook her head at how cute her daughter is.
soon there was delicious aroma coming from the kitchen even the neighbours couldn't help but shout "Celine!!! do you want us to go hungry again" Auntie Jane who was on a good to terms with Celine's family, she is on a good terms with Celine's mother because while ladies hates Karen for being the most beautiful girl in the village Jane didn't care at all about those things she only know that Karen was good to her back in those days where her relatives were being bad to her she appreciates Karen, Auntie Jane has a daughter that is 2 years younger than Celine with a 9 years old son she married a farmer who loves her deeply.
"Auntie Jane don't worry I will bring yours " Celine said back.
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