MISTAKES OF MY PARENTS 7

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Nora lay on the bed watching her favorite Latin American movie series “Second Chance”. She heard a soft knock on the door.

“Come in!” she said without looking at the door her eyes still fixed on the TV, thinking it was one of the maids.

She turned to look at who had entered and she was startled to see a brown complexion tall young man standing by the door, his clean white teeth exposed as he smiled at her.

“Sorry if I got you scared?” Nathan said in a low tone.

“Em..no actually I wasn’t expecting seeing you. I thought it was one of the house workers.” She responded.

“It’s okay” Nathan said. “I just came in, I’m Nathan” he introduced himself.

Nora could see the resemblance with Joe. “You must be Mr Aloba’s son” She said smiling as they shook hands.

“Dr Aloba” she added. “I am Nora am sure your father has told you about my coming here.” She smiled.

“Yes he has, ” Nathan told her. “But please call me Nathan, no need for the titles.

“Alright” Nora nodded..

“And if you don’t mind I would like to hear more about my dad’s condition?” he asked her after some seconds of silence.

Nora got the file and explained the details to Nathan. He nodded as he looked through the file in his hands.

“So what are the chances of him walking again?” He asked when she has finished her explanation.

“Well, we leave it to God but he has a fifty-fifty chance. I will have to take him back to the hospital for check ups every month. We are doing all we can to help your father, doctor,” she told him..

“Nathan” , he corrected her.

“Oh yeah sorry” she said.

“I’m glad you are here Nora, really I was worried about my father but having you around is surely good for him. Please let me know if anything comes up okay?” Nathan said

“Sure I will, Nathan” she said feeling a bit uncomfortable addressing him by his name.

“Let me not interupt you any further” Nathan told Nora. “I need to go and rest a while, I am sure we’ll have more time to discuss more. I will be here for a week or more.”

“Have a good night rest” Nora said smiling.

Nathan walked out, he couldn’t help admire how beautiful Nora was, her soft jean and floral top she wore fitted her so well revealing her perfect shape. Her light skin tone and round face were unresistable. But he had to put his head in order. She is here to do her job and nothing else. Moreover, she would soon leave and go back to wherever she came from.

He removed his clothes and walked to the gym in the room across the living room for some exercise in his before going to take a bath.

Twenty minutes later, Nora walked to the kitchen to take a cup of water. She could hear some noise in the other room. She walked in and found Nathan facing the window with headsets plugged in his ears. She watched him for some minutes and silently closed the door not to disturb him. Walking to Joe’s room she saw him reading a book.

“I thought you are sleeping” she told him as she went over to him.

“My dear I couldn’t sleep so I decided to use some time from this book here.” Joe answered.

“I see” she said. “I just came to check on you and see if you needed anything.”

“I’m okay” Joe told her, “And by the the way have you met my son?” Joe asked as she was about to leave the room.

“Yes Sir, we met some minutes ago. He looks like a good person and he also looks like you too.”

Joe laughed. “You’re right, but am sure he’s more handsome than I am right?” He teased..

“Maybe I’ll say yes” Nora said smiling. “Good night Sir.” Nora added as she closed the door.

Nathan had finished and he walked out meeting Nora by the passage sweating all over his body. “I’m sorry” He apolgised. “I didn’t know you are out here. I mean I could have covered up a bit” He said waving his hand across his body.

Nora smiled. “It’s okay, it’s good to take some day’s stress off.”

“Yeah” Nathan nodded as he walked passed her to his room.

Somewhere at the heart of Asaba town, Nosa walked in his bedroom, he smiled at his wife as she covered herself on the bed reading a Bible.

“Honey!” he called Racheal. “Still awake?”

“Of course, How do I sleep when you were still out in the other room watching football?” she giggled.

“You know it’s my favorite team playing.” He said while undressing to join his wife on the bed.

“So have you talked to Nora?” He asked facing her.

“Yes. She called this afternoon that she has moved in with the patient.”

“I see” Nosa said “I hope she will be fine, it’s just that I still look at her as our little girl.”

” Don’t worry, she’s a strong girl and she’s going to be okay I’m sure.” Rachael assured her husband.

Nosa was quite for a while. He remembered years back at the hospital when Racheal was due to give birth. He had waited for a long time outside the labour ward for his wife to give birth. The Doctor came out and told him she was having some complications. He however assured him he would do all he could to save both the baby and mother’s life.

Before he could think further, Racheal patted his cheek, “Hey honey, what is it now?”

“Oh dear, I just remembered what happened years back”

“What exactly?” Racheal asked curiously. “Forget it honey, now is time for you and me to enjoy our time.” He said pulling his wife and kissing her tenderly.

Racheal woke up suddenly in the early hours of the morning. She had a bad dream of her baby boy Nathan drowning. She was screaming for help as the boy struggled to swim in the pool. She then saw a man ran past her and dived in the water bringing the boy out. He laid him down and squeezed his chest as water sprouted out of his mouth and he coughed. “Thank you so much for saving my son’s life” Racheal told the man with tears in her eyes. The man turned to smile at her and Racheal was shocked .

“Joe!” She screamed “What are you doing here?” She asked, standing up. He didn’t say anything. He just held and caressed her hand and walked away without saying a word and then she woke up sweating profusely. Racheal wiped the sweat on her face as she sat up in the bed.

” What’s wrong?” Nosa asked his wife

“I just had a strange dream honey and I am…..”

“Well forget it” She said.

“I think its just a dream, let me prepare your breakfast” she said kissing him on the lips.

Nosa looked at her and wondered what kind of dream that had made his wife so shocked. Even if she told him, it was nothing as her facial expression had revealed.

He sighed as he stood and flipped through some business accounts records. It has been a tough month but he still had some money to get him some more orders. He had to travel to Cotonou by the end of the week. He wished things where a bit different and that he would find a stable job and make this business a part-time affair.

He walked to the bathroom and took a quick shower before taking his breakfast as he explained to Racheal his plans of purchasing his wares in Cotonou by the end of the week.

To be continued…