THIRTY
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"She didn't say, she looked down and barely had a coat on" He explained, "She said she knew you and insisted she did know you, but she didn't have a phone to call, so we let her wait outside..."
"Where is she now?"
"This way, Sir"
June lays on the couch staring at the ceiling. What a long day she had, she picks up her cell phone and dials Max.
"Hey!" max picks.
"Have you reached?"
"How was her surgery?"
"It went well," she says.
"What about Mia?" max asked.
"She's asleep now"
"That's good" he breathes out.
"When would you be coming back?"
"Well, soon," he says "How would the burial go?" he adds.
"I don't know, we have to wait for Dami to wake up first"
"How did her life change so fast?"
"I can't believe this, I pray it's all a dream?"
"This is a long dream" max replies.
"I feel so bad for Dami"
"Where were you when all those happened?"
"I went to take fresh air and ended up sleeping outside" she slams her head. "I shouldn't have gone anywhere and that wouldn't have happened" she regrets.
"Ah, this sucks, you don't have to blame yourself," he says
"How's your mom now?" She ignores, max had taken his mother for treatment.
"She's doing well"
"When would you go home?"
"Well, I can't I just have to pick some clothes."
"Okay," the door opens.
"I have to go" she cuts the call.
"I can see she's asleep," Mr. Black says.
"Yeah, have some rest"
"Why are you on the couch?" he eyes.
"You sleep on the floor"
"Why should I?"
"Shush you could wake her" June beckons.
"What?"
"They left some blanket use it," she tells him.
After a while, he picks the blanket and spreads it on the floor, he takes off his coat and uses it for a pillow.
"Are you awake?" he settles on the floor.
Silence covers the room, Mr Lee looked at the ceiling.
"I know you're not sleeping," he says.
"What do you want?" she says without moving.
"Can I ask a question?" he says.
"What is it?" she says.
"Where were you when it happened?" June turned in his direction hearing this. "I'm not suspecting you... I just want to know"
"Why? you're a total stranger" she says.
"Not anymore"
"What makes you think so?"
"Won't you answer me?" he turns to her.
"I went outside for fresh air, after putting them to sleep, she had cried the whole day and there was nothing I could do... I was frustrated and went to get air."
"Didn't you see them enter?"
"I thought I locked the door, but I didn't" she adds. "I slept off and even fell to the floor"
"How could you sleep outside?"
"When I heard shooting and woke up but the door was locked so I dialed 911 but they said the case had already been reported twice, I guess it was you and Mia"
"Yeah, she called after calling 911," he says.
"But she said you called," June says confused.
"She already told you?" he looks up at mia.
"You think she wouldn't?"
"She's a fast one" he laughs.
"Whatever Goodnight" she covers her blanket.
________Everyone POV____________
The sun's rays shine into the room. Mia opens her eyes, she stared into the ceiling. It was another morning the air smelt different, the room looked different
"You're up?" June comes closer to her.
"Is Dami up?"
"No not yet," she says.
"She would wake up right?"
"Of course, she would"
"Huh? where Mr Lee?"
"Ah, he said he had something important to talk care of"
"Okay" she sat looking at June, they both stared at each other, A knock is heard.
"Yes," June gets up.
"Good morning" the doctor enters.
"Good morning doctor" June greets.
"How's she doing?"
"She's coping," June says.
"That's good... " he looks around.
"Is something wrong doc?"
"We've done a check-up on Ms. Moore"
"Is she okay?"June gets up.
"How's is my sister?" Mia tips in.
"Yea, you can see her now," he says.
"Really doctor?"
"Yes, you just have to be a little careful," he says.
"Okay thank you" she smiles.
"Can we see her now?" Mia gets down from the bed.
"Of course" the doctor smiles.
__________ Dami POV __________
"Sleep tight baby" I hear Mia singing, I try opening my eyes but I couldn't, I could hear June talking with a man, it should be Max, but doesn't sound like max.
"Huh?" mia says, I tried moving my body but I couldn't, I felt only my hand move.
"What's wrong?" June asked
"Dami's hands moved!" mia says, my hands locked hers.
"What?"
"I was singing for her and she held me" mia holds my hands tighter.
"What? how?" The male voice says.
The more I try to move my body the more I could feel the pain, tried moving but only my hands moved again, she struggled with her body for as long as she could, after a while she relaxes her body, what's the point she thought.
"See!" Mia says moving my hands, I could feel the pain in my veins.
"Call the doctor!" June beckons to the male voice.
I just want to wake up, why is it so difficult, the attempt to talk to them, dawn on her.
"Huh, she's crying" Mia wipes my eyes.
I don't know what happens but I'm hoping when I wake up everything goes back to its place, my dad, attempted r**e, I hope that never happened, I wouldn't want that to happen, the pain of losing my dad still played in my head, why do I have to go through this, like my day was planned, bad luck had visited me but why does it have to take my dad alongside with it.
"She must be struggling," June says.
"Dami" Mia taps my head, slowly my head starts aching again. The words start fading.
___________Everyone POV__________
Dami machine starts ringing,
"Dami!" June calls.
"What's wrong with her?" Harry rushes in
"I don't know!"
"Excuse us" the doctor enters.
June carries Mia out of the room, she drops her on the emergency chair outside the room.
"June, nothing is gonna happen to her right?"
"Yes, nothing!"
"What's wrong?" Mr Lee asks.
"Huh, it's Dami her hands moved and later she starts reacting"
"What?" he tries opening the door.
"The doctor said we should wait outside," June says.
"Ah, what's happening!" he holds his head.
"Hey calm down, nothing is gonna happen to her okay?" harry taps his shoulders
"Of course" he inhales.
After a while, the doctor steps out,
"What's wrong, doctor?"
"It's normal, it's a sign she would wake up soon, I have given her some plan relief"
"Thank God" everyone sighs
"You can head back in.
Days passed and Dami hadn't woken up either, every night that passed mia sang her song, it was a song Dami used to get her to sleep.
June sometimes left the hospital for her personal life, while Mia practically lived inside the hospital it was already two weeks.
"Mia?" June opens the door, she finds Mia laying with Dami on the bed. She sat on the chair watching her sleep, she brought out her cellphone. She had missed calls from Max, it had been long max called, he was coming back, he probably is in town she guessed.
She looked at Dami her eyes were closed. She rested her head close to Dami tears rolled down her eyes.
"June?" she hears.
"Huh?" she answers.
"June?" the voice called again.
She got and looked, it wasn't mia but Dami calling.
"Yah! Dami!" she raised her voice.
"Shuush!" Dami says.
"Huh?
"Is she asleep?" she says asking June if mia was asleep.
"Huh?" June asked confused.
"Are you seeing a ghost?" he asked.
"Yah! how long have you been up?"
"Is she asleep?" Dami asked.
"How long have you been up!" June gets up.
"I don't know a few minutes ago" she adjusts.
"That's not true," June says.
"I don't maybe midnight, everyone was asleep I didn't want to wake anyone"
"Why didn't you say?"
"I didn't know when I slept back" she inhales.
"I should call the doctor" June wipes her eyes.
"No!" Dami holds her hands.
"How can you do this?"
"I'm sorry, wasn't my intention, why are you even shouting at me? I barely survived" Dami says.
"I wasn't
"I want to pee" she cries.
"I should call the doctor," June says
"Why should you call the doctor when I want to pee?"
"Ah," she looks at her. "I should help you up"
"Mia would wake up" June paused at her,
"Okay" she tries helping her get up.
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"We have to run some tests," the doctor says.
"I'm fine"
"Dami!" max opens the door.
"Yah! are you okay?" he says
"I'm fine" she turns her head away.
"What's wrong with her?" he asks June.
"Come" she drags him out of the room.
"What's wrong?"
"She's found out that her father is no more"
"What?"
"She thought she was dreaming," June says.
"Ah I can't believe this" he taps his head.
"She's devastated," June says.
"I can't believe this" max repeats dropping on the chair.
"She's getting discharged tomorrow"
"That's better," he says.
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