You runs in my Blood

Chapter 9: Trust

Felicity Pov

Today is Saturday and I don’t go to hospital on Saturdays and Sundays. Mandy gave me those days off to be with my family and I can’t say no to that since its weekend. I wake up very late around 11:08 am, yeah there’s no place like home so I had a very home sleep. I checked around the room I didn’t see Blanca and I went to my dad’s office, he was on call so I waited for him to finish. “Morning dad” I greeted as he hung up his call, “I can’t remember the lasted time I saw you” he pointed out. “You know where I’ve been” I said shrugging, “where’s my fiancé?” I said curtly and he just stared at me, “I mean have you seen Blanca, please. I haven’t seen her around in the house and I don’t know if she slept here last night because I slept early and woke up late?” I rephrased. “She is your fiancé, you should know her where about, I mean who doesn’t know the where about of her fiancé?” he said nonchalantly standing up and picking some files on the desk, “going somewhere?” I enquired. “yeah, I’ve got something with someone” he stated going towards the door, “your fiancé is not here as you can see, go look for her somewhere else I wanna close my door” he said motioning me to leave for him to close his office. I stood and walked away without even looking back and I heard the clicks of the lock as he was locking the door. I went to the kitchen and made some coffee and I took a sip standing by the kitchen sank. I decided to call her and I did like three times yet ringing and not picking and I gave her a text, “hey babe, I probably was asleep when you came home last night…I guessed you left early today. Anyways, I miss you, I missed my fiancé. I am at home so can you come home?” I sent it and waited for her reply but got none. I really missed her, I felt distance between us and I felt guilty also for not always been here by her side. I on the other hand had hoped that she understood my situation. The truth is that I feel more guilty and heartless if I were to abandon the poor girl lying on the hospital bed and moved on with my life when hers had been put on hold by me. Well, we are all humans with different understanding and reasoning so I put no blame on nobody. I ordered some food, we don’t cook here, Blanca doesn’t know how to cook and I know but I am just so lazy to cook and I don't want my staffs to serve me. Missing Blanca too much made me wanted to order for food because we always order our meals. I waited wanting to eat with her so I took my bath during the process and put on some casual cloth, a yellow handless top and a green bum short. I took my phone checked all my emails and replied some. I was so bored at home so I watched some movie but fell asleep in the process. I woke up and realized that it was already 3:14 pm and I’ve not had my breakfast nor brunch. I checked around for my fiancé but she was still not here and I called her again yet no answering, I was sad, don’t know what to think, whether she’s okay or she just don’t want to talk to me, although lately, she hardly answer my call nor reply my text but if this is one of those days then she is overdoing it.The little bruise I got from her pushing me off her at the bathroom the other time was gradually healing. I called Mandy to check on them, “hey” I said “you weren’t supposed to call” she snapped. “Yeah but I can’t help it, I’m bored here. So how are you guys doing?” I asked yawning, “oh, we are fine except that you just woke me up from my beautiful nap so I’m hungry now…I’ll go get something after now” she complained. “That makes the two of us…I haven’t eating since morning and Blanca is not here so I’m bringing food so don’t go anywhere” I said without waiting for her reply because I know she would declined so I hurriedly went to my closet and took my oversize shirt wore my sneaker, collected my car key and the food I ordered and headed to the hospital.

“You know you weren’t supposed to be here Felicity” Mandy stiffed “good day you too” I replied as I walked passed her to set our table. “And did you just come here half naked?” she asked taking in my appearance which I didn’t even notice. I checked myself and to see what Mandy was emphasizing on, “Oops! I don’t know” I said curtly inviting her to the food. “Yeah don’t b***h around” she said sitting down “what did you get?...if you had come a bit later than now you would’ve found my corpse in the mortuary” She joked. “mmm, obituary titled ‘died of starvation’…” I joined her hilarious joke and she grimaced, “anyways, why are you not with your family?” she asked as we do justice to the food in front of us, “nothing…my family are not with me which is a bonus for you now” “shut up, today was supposed to my day with Blair, our private moment together but you intruded, I guess you like to do that a lot” she whined. “Now answer me, why are you not with your family?” She induced. So over the course of this few months in this place, Mandy and I has grown to be friends. We talked about ourselves so much and she is too eager to know everything about me which I like. I guess she’s a family person and I believed to have imprinted on her. She seemed to be younger among the three of us or of the same age with Blair but she is older by brain. She speaks with so much wisdom and understanding and she is caring. At the cause of this accident, I’ve just earned a friend, the type of friend I’ve been wanting and needed from the time of my life. My mother always say not to associate myself with someone who does not add value to my life and I tried mingling with people but I ended up being disappointed because either I’m being too much for them or they just want to help me spend my mother. Imagine people or your mate or so called friends or people around you talking to you with too much respect and preservation, my dear you’ll suffocate. So being that no one has been truly themselves with me, either they want to impress me or they are afraid to get close but this girl excel all these. Sometimes she talks like she’s my mother and sometimes she became so authoritative, all I do is either agree or argue but everytime I stay with her I feel lively again, I feel like yes it not crime to mingle with people. “Are you going to talk or do you prefer keeping quiet, it’s all good you know” she stated. “You really wanna know?” “so that I’ll know all about you, yes I want to know” she confirmed and I signed, “Funny how people think that the rich have a better and a happy life. They all think that money gives happiness and solved problems, well that’s a totally different thing” I quoted “perhaps there’s never being a better explanation for why we all want to make money except the following you mentioned above beside don’t we study for the same purpose, to make money and live a happy life?” she distinguished and I signed, “In fact, money is the root of every rich man’s problem. Think of how busy you’d keep yourself just to keep the same money you’ve made maybe so that it keep growing and you not be broke again. Think of how to inherit your father’s company and keep every worker and the company at pace. Think of how to make decision especially the ones brought to your desk not knowing what the outcome will be, whether it will be the downfall of the company or success of it. Think of how to drag your company with your brother and have to convinced the board of directors every damn day that you’re competence to run the company, think of how to convince your old man that being a female does not limit you to handle a company, think of how to convince your old man that woman should have the equal right as man at work and everywhere because I am yet to convince my father that what him and my brother couldn’t do, my mother has achieved that and I Felicity Whiteman can do better. My mother was the ceo of our company, white and blades technology company limited and she achieved so much and I was her second in command so the affairs of the company are in my beck and call. I know everything about the company like I know my name. So when my mother passed away two years ago at the age of 44, I continued from where she stopped and we’ve been making it big and bigger since then, you hardly believe that the owner is no more. My mother’s will has not been read and my father and brother think that my brother being the only son should inherit the company. They said it is his birthright. Father said I am a woman and women don’t drag properties or own one in their father’s house. He said I am born as a woman to please men and their needs and he openly told me that my education will only ends in kitchen so why study, why not learn how to cook so that I can win my husband’s heart and keep him home with me, he told me to cook and serve my man well in bed and give him wonderful boys who will inherit his name and make community of him. So things are not as it seems, the bloody rich man have battles that I’m battling at home and that is why there’s no happy home for me and my family are not with me” I finished my story. “Uhm…what…what about your fiancé? Mandy asked preserved, “she was already gone by the time I woke up” “oh…I see” was all she said and I know she wanted to asked more but decided not to and I also decided not to say anymore. We finished eating and cleaned the table but then someone knocked at the door and entered. A male figure, handsome, tall, muscular with curly blonde hair. He was holding a bunch of flower and wearing a face cap which tried to hide his hair that was tied in a ponytail, you’d mistake him for a celebrity that’s if he isn’t one. “Hello” he grimaced. “Hi” Mandy and I both replied, “mmh…please come in” Mandy gestured beside Blair. “uhm…Peter meet Felicity and Felicity this is Peter Blair’s course mate and ….friend…I don’t know the last part but he can clarify us” she said setting the table at default. “Okay, Blair and I are kind of complicated friends and I really don’t know she had an accident” he said removing his cap, “But is she okay?...” he asked concerned, “she is actually pulling through considering that her physical wounds are clearing really fast and looking at her you hardly believe she was totally bandaged few weeks ago” Mandy explained. “Really…so it was that bad? God…girl I am really sorry… so what is the doctor saying about her recovery?” he asked crossing his two hands across his chest, “doctor said that she is fine but she needs to find her way back to us” Mandy said sitting down at the edge of the bed. “Find her way back to us… w…w…what does that mean?” he was confused “according to doctor, she’d locked herself in some dark place, surrounded with hatred and has tasked us to find her soul back home with love, like show her love. He implied she last encountered emotional trauma before the accident” She explained and the guy nodded, “oh…I see, so what about Hendric, how is he taking it?” he blurted out “Please…don’t mention that name here, he hasn’t visited since the accident and even if he comes, he’s not welcome here or anywhere near her” Mandy snapped and the young man’s face screamed disappointment at his friend or brother. “Uhm…okay sorry” he handed Mandy the follower he had come with and watched Blair, he stared with pity and I saw a drop of tear at the edge of his eye. “So how did you hear about the accident?” Mandy inquired, “Hen…Hendric… told me…yesterday we…we…we went out for a drink to celebrate my come back and he really was heating it up with this other girl Blanca so I asked him about Blair and he told me what happened” he grieved robbing the drop of tears off his eyes “You travelled?” Mandy asked shocked, “mmm” he nodded. Mandy went closer to him and hugged him, “you are the only one who has visited her since the accident. She doesn’t have much friends and she’d be really happy to know that you visited her okay” Mandy assured, “no problem, I’m really happy that I visited and she’s gonna be fine again…I believe the doctor, I believe Blair too and I want her to be fine and she’s gonna find her way back to us… she…” I was able to caught most of what he said before I went off deeply in thought. Looking at the flower he had bought. By the way I’d been bringing flowers to Blair every day and I made sure I change the old one and replaced them so this ward is actually screaming flowers but he mentioned something, he said this Hendric was heating it up with the other girl Blanca and he doesn’t know that this Blanca is my fiancé and I can’t believe this accusation. Wait, why do I even have to admit it at all? She’s not the only Blanca in the campus and outside campus or even the whole world possibly it’s another Blanca but my own Blanca know a certain man who also happened to be Blair’s boyfriend or else considering the state of the presence. Could be this coincident? I tried to think about what all this means and it was really hurting me I swear. My heart is burning, I trusted Blanca but whenever I hear any negative notation bearing the name Blanca, I always think it’s my Blanca. Maybe I trusted and don’t believed her or I believed but don’t trust her, I don’t know, f**k I don’t know anything, I have to wipe the thought off my mind no need to overthink it, it doesn’t concern me. “Earth to Felicity” Mandy observed I was miles away in thought and I smiled to mask my face. “Girl where were you just now?” she poked me. “Uhm…Felicity right?” Peter asked and I nodded, “yeah” “okay, friend or family?” he asked again and before I could opened my mouth Mandy spoke “friend, she’s actually Blanca’s fiancé” and his jaw dropped at the realization, “I mean Blanca my course mate” she further explained. “Oh…nice meeting you Felicity, Blanca’s fiancé” he said straightening his hand for a shake and I took it but he made a disappointed face and I don’t know why or what, “so are you a student or something?” I laughed at his curiosity. “Yeah student or something” I repeated him and he smiled “I’m a student, course mate with Mandy and Blanca my fiancé but I study online” I said grinning. “Oh…that explained why I haven’t met you before” “same here” I said taking my hand off his. “Okay, please tell her I visited when she wakes up and that I’m visiting again so she better wake up so that I wouldn’t have to come here again…I hate hospital” he frowned his face and that looked cute on him. “Don’t worry, your next visit will be at home, she’s pulling stronger day by day” Mandy slipped and he reached the door holding its handle “take care ladies” he said and shut the door behind him. Mandy stared at me “what are you staring at?” I questioned “I don’t know, care to tell me…because you seemed totally off while peter was here, are you okay?” “yeah, I don’t like to be inquisitive when he mentioned Blanca heating it up with Hendric” I said honestly and she stared at me and that stare was either for pity or disappointment, I don’t know, “don’t worry…it’s not your own Blanca and beside when you act like this do you know what it screamed?” she asked and I shrugged “no I don’t know” “yes, you do” she fired back “okay, it says I don’t trust her” “and how will you feel if she acts the same?” she asked and I signed “I wouldn’t like it” I judged myself. “fine, now you need to be going, go home to your fiancé she is waiting and you can’t be late on a weekend” she said “yeah, see ya later” “later means Monday not tomorrow okay!” she reminded me “fine mother” I said leaving the room.