MEANT TO BE Episode 21 by Azeemah Salami

MEANT TO BE Episode 21 by Azeemah Salami

Zeemah writes ?
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?Elva’s POV?

Three weeks has passed in a blur..
It has been four weeks since I’ve started staying with Fleur and Mig and it has been three weeks I’ve started work..
I have gotten to know almost all the staff in the hospital,i have also gotten closer to Ben.. he’s a funny guy and i like being in his company.

We have made it an habit to go out together for lunch,Fleur do come with us at times.
I don’t eat when we go out for lunch, it’s either i take ice cream or a can drink just to keep my promise to Mig.

Talking of Mig; Hmmmn.
We’ve gotten more closer and what i kept feeling for him didn’t stop,it instead grew stronger. I don’t think he feels the way for me.

We both go to the lake to swim at night.
I don’t think i should say this but; we kissed few times?.
The feel of his lips on mine usually make me tremble. I respond easily to his touch and always wish he can kiss me forever.

I’ve actually forgotten that I still have amnesia,i still have to regain my memory.
But i suddenly don’t want to regain my memory anymore cos it felt like they are my real family,they gave me the comfort i didn’t ask for..they gave me everything in their will and took care of me till date..Who would have wish not to have a wonderful family like that?

I always wonder if i were this happy with my real family..If I’m not then i don’t want to regain my memory anymore… Yeah I’m okay with that…But sometimes,i can’t help but long for my family..

That aside; A week won’t pass without me singing for them at the hospital,they all love to hear me sing including the patients…I was told my voice healed a patient but i didn’t believe that.
Or do you believe??

Now let’s talk about the children;
They love me now and I also love them. We’ve also gotten closer during the week,we now act like a family.
Mitch hasn’t stop being naughty…

I kept hearing that amazing voice anytime i get home from work but it stops immediately we enter the house.
Fleur kept telling me it’s from the next street but I’m beginning to get suspicious…I mean why would it just stop im mediately we step our feet into the house.

Well….Apart from that, everything else is going fine.

I will get my pay in a week time and i plan to get something for Mig and Fleur, they really tried for me.
Enough of the thoughts.

I’m sitting on my chair in the ward with a novel in hand,the children are taking a nap. I will wake them as soon as their lunch arrives.

Yes… it’s already noon.

Talk of the devil;the woman walked in with their lunch.

“Good afternoon ma’am” I greeted.
“Afternoon Elva” She said,dropped the basket of food on my desk and leave.
I began dishing it out for them..I finished doing that and placed a plate of food on their bed each before waking them up.

They began eating and i sat down waiting for Ben..he always come to call me for lunch.
He came in with Nurse Claire who normally stay with the kids while we go for lunch.

I stood up and smiled,he smiled back. Took my hand and we both walked out of the hospital heading to our normal cafeteria.
We got there and took our normal seat.

We chatted while awaiting our order, i ordered for ice cream and chips while Ben ordered for a bowl of steaming broccoli.

“Elva i use to think of you as a model,do you just know how beautiful you are?” He asked and I blushed slightly.
“You gat an amazing figure,a beautiful face,a smile that can melt an ice plus a character too good to be true” He said.

“Thank Ben” I said, this isn’t the first time Ben will tell me this,but it actually feels good to be hearing them all over again.
Ben is a cute guy who easily get the attention of ladies,most of the nurses at the hospital has stopped talking to me and I know it’s because of Ben..They all want him.

I know he has feelings for me,even if he’s yet to tell me that,but i know he’s gonna confess his feelings to me soon. I will turn him down because i don’t have an iota of feeling for him, i only like him as my funny bestie.

Same goes to some of the male staffs at the hospital who has kept asking me out for a while now but I don’t just feel anything for any of them.

The person my heart beat for is not yet to make the approach.
I guess you know??

The waitress brought our order,and winked at Ben before walking away swaying her flat butt vigorously.
I laughed and Ben smiled…This isn’t the first time they would do that to him but I kept wondering how they are gonna behave when the see Mig.
Cos Mig is way cuter than Ben..

His small red lips will make them drool before they even take a look at his whole face,then down to his body… I’m sure they are gonna faint’ I though and chuckled digging into my ice cream.
But the thing is; Mig rarely steps out of the house.

I scooped some ice cream into my mouth and breathed out at the cold feeling in my mouth.

Ben made me laugh throughout the lunch as usual…
We finished eating and rested a bit before walking back to the hospital.

Ben walked me to my ward and left.
I thanked Nurse Claire before she left.
The children has finished eating,i packed their empty dishes back into the basket and set it aside for the cook to come carry it.

I sat down about to resume my novel when the children persuaded me to tell them a story.
I hesitated at first but i had no choice than to tell them…They love my stories and song a lot.

***

I finished telling them a fairytale story and they started popping questions as always.
I answered their questions and couldn’t help but admire their smartness.
I always wonder why their parents would abandon such cute and smart children in the hospital even after they are healthy.

I checked the wall clock ; 3:45.
Wow..two minutes remaining for me to pack up and leave for home.. I’ve been missing Mig anyway?

I finished packing up and chatted with the children while waiting for Fleur.

“Hey children” Fleur said walking in.
“Hey Doc. Fleur” The children responded.
“Bye” I said.
“Bye Elva” They replied with a frown and i know they don’t want me to leave.

We walked out of the hospital after signing out and bidding the nurses goodbye.

“Elva we need to branch at the grocery store, i need to get some things” Fleur said and i nodded.

We chatted till we got there,we entered and Fleur took out the list and started dropping the things on it in the shopping basket i offered to carry.
We finished shopping and walked out of the grocery store with shopping bags in our hands.
We headed home.

***

We got home and i wished we could trek farther. Fleur was actually telling me about what happened in the staff meeting.
We stepped onto the front porch and opened the door,we walked in and i expected to hear the amazing voice as usual but what i saw is much more than that.

A pretty lady is seated comfortably on the couch clad in a crop turtle-necked blouse with a green mini skirt. Her eyes are light blue and her blonde hair is in a French plait. Her nose is sharply pointed and her lips are pressed in a little smile which seems to be fake. A pink iPod is on her exposed thigh.
She look pretty or rather hot.

“Daisy” Fleur screamed in anger and i flinched.
Fleur is never someone to get this angry at someone.
Who could this be?

“Get out” Fleur yelled.

Gosh what’s wrong?

Zeemah

MEANT TO BE Episode 21
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