No Room For Love Episode 77
Written by Loudest Thought
Nectar tossed up and down beside Kate. He kept checking his phone and deleting the calls he missed from Pearl in the past few hours before they went to bed though he couldn’t sleep.
‘Why won’t she just stop calling, for Christ’s sake, I was there just last night and it’s three in the morning?’
Pearl had a habit of calling Nectar at dawn. He was about to turn off his phone when it rang again. He hissed, raised himself off the bed and rushed to the washroom in order not to wake up Kate.
‘Pearl, what is it again, you keep flooding my phone with calls.’ Just then he heard the next news which threw him off balance.
He could barely say anything to Sly who just called with Pearls phone.
Nectar took another look at his wife who was fast asleep when he rushed out of the washroom. He walked closer, kissed her forehead and quickly rushed out after he located his car keys on the table downstairs.
Nectar drove on the top speed for the first time. He kept asking himself if Pearl matter to him that much.
‘Why i’m I so concerned about her now when she practically ruined my marriage twice. I know it’s not even love but I just don’t need another blood on my hand.’ Nectar assured himself loudly while skipping off the road a few times.
After a long drive, his mind has so much regrets and questions that he couldn’t just ignore.
‘Kate forgive me because this is an emergency and a life is involved so i can’t sit and watch her die. I hope you understand my action this evening.’ He murmured to himself while pulling up at his hospital premises where Pearl has been rushed to after she had no luck in reaching Nectar.
He forgot he was only in his pajamas; he didn’t care if all eyes were on him.
‘Glover, come in here.’ Sly pulled him to his office.
‘Easy with the push.’ Nectar told him.
‘What the hell is going on Glover? Who is she? And why are you in your pajamas?’ Sly asked all at once with a raised tone.
‘Sly not now! How is she?’ Nectar asked with a worried face.
‘Stable for now but we need to watch her for a while.’
‘Thank you, my friend.’ Nectar sighed.
‘So now let’s talk who is she?’
‘It’s not important right now.’
‘I have the right to know why a strange lady would be having my number in the first place claiming you asked her to contact me for antenatal.’
‘Sly, she’s stable and that’s all i need to focus on now.’
Doctor Sly examined Nectar and knew what he was hiding.
‘Glover, are you responsible for her pregnancy?’ Sly asked looking into his eyes for answers once more.
Nectar’s eyes were red and his face was pale.
‘I think you have already answered me but for your information, she lost it. And who the hell keep using poison around you.’
‘Are you saying she lost my baby with the same poison I suffered from?’ Nectar’s mind was sent back to his accident.
‘That’s exactly what I said and there is something else. You need to explain that to her yourself.’ Sly said handing him what seems like Pearl’s folder.
He fidgeted for a while before grabbing the folder. ‘I don’t know what i would have done without you Sly.’
‘I’m going back to bed but the night nurses would be here to take care of her so you can go home and dress properly.’ Sly said tapping him on the shoulder.
‘Sly, thank you so much! I want to be the one to tell my wife so i hope you can keep this between us for some time.’
‘Sure Glover!’ He replied.
‘And I would like to stick around so can I use your phone to call home? I left my home after I spoke with you.’ Nectar said grabbing a seat opposite the sad looking Doctor.
‘The same here, I rushed out when I heard her weak voice asking for help.’ Sly narrated.
‘Okay, do you have any extra attire.’ He asked.
‘Yeah, check the clock room but i will be going now. Let me know if anything comes up.’ Sly said and walked out.
Nectar laid his head on the table and couldn’t help but soiled the table with his tears.
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‘Wilson, are you okay! You have been in the same position since last night.’
Catherine asked when they woke up that morning.
‘Catherine, you don’t get it do you.’
‘Is this about Jane?’
‘That woman may not have given me life but she was there for the greater part of my life. Why then would she treat me this way?’
‘You always knew your mother has always been paranoid. Now she got what was coming to her.’ Catherine said holding his head in her palm.
‘I can’t help but worry if she’s faring well in jail.’
‘Let your last days be joyful, at least now I have accepted you want to die but don’t pass away carrying your mother’s burdens.
‘Thank you, Catherine, I’m glad you have accepted Stacy, meaning Claudia was wrong about you.’
‘I’m sure your mom fed her with lies about me because your wife always liked me, but Wilson can we not think about that right now. Let’s enjoy this moment while it last.’ Catherine said winking.
******
‘Matts have you seen your brother around. He wasn’t beside me when I woke up.’ Kate said munching on her omelet.
‘Why do you worry about him, he is a full-grown man Katie? Stop worrying about him and he might just realize his mistakes but for me, I’m done with saving his ass all the time.’ Matts said dropping her cutlery.
‘Matts, it seems you also can’t see what I feel. You are blind just like your brother.’ Kate said playing with her cutlery as well.
‘Katie, I know you love my brother in your own small way but the way you sound now it seems you have fallen finally.’
Kate paused for a while and smiled weakly.
‘You have no idea Matts and he just toys with it but that’s all gone now within a split second. Right now, I don’t even know what I feel.’ Kate said smiling again.
‘Katie your phone, is ringing.’ Matts drew her attention to her phone beside her.
She checked the caller id and didn’t recognize it so quickly answered it. Kate listened for a while and scared Matt’s.
‘What the hell?’ She yelled.
‘Gosh, take it easy.’ Matt’s couldn’t even ask what the problem was because she was more concerned about her health since the last time she met with Stacy.
‘Can you imagine this nonsense?’
‘No, i can’t imagine so now what is it Katie.’
‘A collect call from jail.’ Kate revealed while holding the phone off her ears.
‘You want to receive it or I should!’ Matts asked worried.
‘No that’s fine! It’s probably my Grams.’ Kate said and accepted the call. ‘Grams, I know it’s you so what do you want this time.’ Kate asked Jane over the phone.
‘You think you are smart.’ Jane blurted out from the other side of the phone which was now on speaker.
‘Grams, why did you treat me that way because you could have asked for anything and I would gladly give you but you chose to break me completely and I hope you rot in jail.’
‘Do you know why I even called you?’
Matts was waving her hands for Kate to hang up but she wouldn’t hear any of it.
‘No, i guess you want out of that filthy place.’
Jane laughed loudly. ‘Your stupid and rude attitudes have gotten your husband impregnate another woman.’
Kate just dropped to the floor before Matts could even get hold of her.
Matt’s tried to get hold of her on the floor but she was unconscious. She heard what Jane said and tried to wrap her head around it before getting help to put Kate in her car.
As they drove off, she tried to make a few calls and kept looking back as Kate
‘Katie!’ Matts kept yelling whiles driving Kate to the hospital. ‘Hold on Katie, we are almost there.’ He kept encouraging her friend.
When they got in, she quickly rushed out of the car. Matt’s spotted his brother pacing around with a worried face when he entered to inform the nurses she had brought a patient in labor.
She walked to the nurses and told them about Kate and they rushed out. Matt’s walked to her brother with a confused face on because she called him on their way to the hospital and he didn’t answer.
‘Nectar, what are you doing here?’ Matt’s asked his brother
‘I work here Matilda.’ He answered annoyingly.
‘If you care to know, your wife is in labor.’
‘What? Where’s she?’ His heart literally jumped into his stomach.
‘How could you even think of impregnating another woman when all your wife did was love you secretly. I bet you wouldn’t even know that, but that’s all over now.’
Nectar’s world fell apart when he found out Kate already knew about Pearl’s pregnancy.
Just then Kate was wheeled in and Nectar left angry Matts to herself, following his wife.
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After long hours of tests and medications, Kate regained consciousness while Nectar was advised to stay out of her way.
He saw Sly coming out of Kate’s room and jumped to his feet to meet him.
‘Sylvester is she going to make it?’ Nectar held Syl’s white coat up to his neck almost choking him.
‘Saint.’ Matts called from afar. ‘Let him go because you did this to yourself and make sure nothing happens to Katie or this time I would make sure you pay for a crime you obviously didn’t commit intentionally.’
Nectar finally came to his senses. ‘Tell me Doctor to Doctor, how is she?’ Nectar asked Sly who was looking at him with guilt and pity.
‘Bad, her pressure is very high.’ Sly said quickly to avoid answering questions he wasn’t prepared for.
‘How many of that did you give her?’ Nectar asked pointing to the medicine in Doctor Syl’s hands.
‘Doctor Sly, she is awake.’ The nurse who helped earlier when Pearl woke up and Nectar had completely ignored her rushed towards them panting.
Nectar rushed in and froze at the door. Matts, walked pass him, glanced at him weirdly and hissed. ‘I thought you were rushing in earlier, what is holding you up there.’
She paused and looked at his brother who obviously had a regrettable face on. She walked away to Kate dismissing the thought of his brother ending up with Kate ever again.
‘Matt’s, call my mom please.’ Kate managed to say amidst tears and faintly.
‘Kate save your breath because I already did on our way here but stop talking for now.’
‘No, I have to do this Matt’s. Sorry I didn’t tell you about my diagnosis because i thought I had more time.’ Kate could barely talk without her heart racing like Usain bolt.
‘Katie, I already knew but why do you even have to keep that from me.’
‘I don’t know Matt’s.’
‘For your husband I understand, but not me Katie so don’t ever do that to me again.’
Matt’s said silently while Kate looked on. ‘But how? Did Sly tell you about it because i would kill that Doctor before I die.’ She tried to say with strength but she could only choke on her words.
‘Easy Katie! We don’t have to do this now so keep your strength because you might need it for a new Kidney.’
‘Matt’s you know it’s rare and besides Sly said there’s just thirty-three percent chance of me surviving that transplant with these babies.’
‘What are you implying Katie?’
‘I chose my babies and I’m okay with that because i don’t have anything to live for any way.’
‘Don’t talk that way because you have a lot to live for.’
‘I lost my husband because of my own mistakes, then I thought I had made up for my mistakes just to wake up to this news and he can’t even show his face here, so I deal with that his cheating ass.’
‘Relax Katie.’
‘Make sure Pearl pays for this if I don’t make it Matt’s.’
Matt’s kept ignoring her lamenting over Nectar.
‘Who said you are going anywhere? Don’t let Stacy’s struggle for the past two weeks to be in vain.’
‘Stacy?’ Kate asked curiously.
‘She went through hell to save you a kidney so the best you can do is stay alive and take that girl for a vacation.’
‘What are you talking about and where is that girl because i haven’t seen her in a while. Is she okay Matt’s?’ Kate asked rather worried.
‘She’s fine Kate! Why did you think I took her case, knowing very well she has hurt you a lot.’ Matt’s asked Kate who seems to be sleeping off.
‘I guess you fell in love with her.’ Kate tried to smile forgetting that wouldn’t reduce her pains.
‘Stacy contacted me about a report she found while cleaning your office. Don’t get angry with Sly, I had to force it out of him.
‘I’m listening Matt’s.’
‘Luckily Stacy was a match and she was free from what you and your dad inherited.’
‘Matt’s what did you do?’ Kate asked trying to wake up.
‘Stacy offered her kidney without any pressure. Katie believe me.’
She frowned for a while. ‘But that still doesn’t push me to seventy percent chance of survival Matt’s.
‘Katie let’s talk about it when you make it and besides your husband has been standing at the door since I came in.’
Which husband Matt’s?’
‘My brother.’ She replied her.
‘Was this even marriage?’
‘Depends on how you want to define it.’
‘Well do me a favor and ask him out because i don’t want to see his face around here.’ Kate said and closed her eyes.
Nectar who was still at the door eavesdropping was lost as to what Kate was blabbing about.
He turned to Sly who was about to go in through the door. ‘What diagnosis Sly?’ He asked furiously.
‘I’m sorry, but she is my patient and I owe her the doctor to patient secrecy.’
‘And she is my wife Sly?’
‘I know she is your wife so stop yelling on me.’
‘Now what is it Sly?’ Nectar asked giving him the face that suggest he had to start talking. Sly was about to talk when Wilson and Catherine came rushing in while they still stood at the door.
‘Baby, I’m sorry, I wasn’t there for you. I’m here now. Daddy is here too.’ Catherine said pulling a chair beside Kate’s bed while looking back to Wilson’s direction.
‘Save the children.’ She opened her eyes upon hearing her mother’s voice and cried out. ‘Mom this is the consent form.’ She said raising up the form.
‘What? No way? Please don’t do this to me Kate.’ Catherine said fighting to hold on to her tears.
Just at that moment Doctor Sly interrupted from afar while he walked closer shutting the door after Nectar who he advised to stay outside for the family to sort out themselves.
‘We are saving you both.’ Sly responded!
‘You can try but when it comes to it, save my kids.’ Kate pleaded innocently.
‘Can you stop talking that way?’ Her mom cautioned.
‘Matts, see make sure he does exactly that.’
‘Katie you are not going anywhere now and I’m not a doctor so you can’t give me that task.’
Kate feigned a smile and Matts could see life sucking her away.
‘Mom, promise me you will take care of them like your own.’
‘Don’t say that because you are coming back with your kids.
‘I don’t think I want to mom.’
‘Your husband would need you too.’ Catherine said and got a frown from both Matt’s and Kate. ‘Why do you both look like I just said something wrong. ‘
‘Nothing mom.’ Matt’s interjected.
‘And where is Nectar?’ Catherine looked around without luck. ‘Someone tell me what is going on here Matts.’
‘Everything is fine mom.’ Kate responded with pain registered on her face.
‘Matt’s! Sly! Kate!’ She mentioned and waited for a response. ‘You all don’t want to talk.’ Catherine exclaimed and watched from one corner of the room to another.
‘Mom, can we focus now!’ Kate spoke up faintly closing her eyes.
‘Anything for you at this moment.’ Catherine assured her.
‘Where is Dad?’ She asked.
‘I’m here!’ Wilson walked to Kate’s bed, stammering something.
For the first time Kate seem to have seen her Dad with a different expression on his face.
‘Do me a favor. I know you are the heartless one among them all so save my kids, when it comes to it.’
‘Kate, you……’ He was cut off before he could try to wriggle himself from that though situation.
‘Make that decision again, as you made twenty-seven and half years ago and promise me you will.’
Wilson nodded, took Catherine’s right hand into his, squeezed for a second and walked out and Doctor Sly followed.
‘Matts, I’m scared, I don’t want to die.’ She tried to say just then the monitors started giving out their loud beeps, and nurses rushing in.
Everyone rushed out sadly on the nurse’s request.
Matt’s saw Nectar from a far distance hitting his leg against a bed standing in the hospital hall way then he finally sat on the floor of the hospital while Katie was wheeled away breathless.
Catherine who couldn’t find Wilson earlier sighted Nectar sitting by himself on the floor while Matt’s stood at a corner sadly.
Nectar got startled by Catherine’s tap. ‘Mommy I’m sorry! I’ve ruined yet another woman.’
‘Nectar what did you do exactly since no one was ready to tell me anything earlier.’ Nectar who overheard Matt’s tell Sly, Jane had called Kate about Pearl’s pregnancy thought of hiding that fact from Catherine.
‘Please forgive me.’
‘Nectar, I believe you need help but if you don’t talk to me, how am I going to help you.’ He sighed heavily and his face fell to the ground.
‘Mom I cheated on her and the worse of it all is the woman got pregnant. She’s also lying without a womb in the next two wards after she got poisoned which I believed was the hand work of Jane.’
‘Okay, what else?’
‘Jane had to beat me to it even from jail when I had plans of telling her just after she delivers safely.’
Surprisingly, Catherine wasn’t angry. ‘Is this woman, Pearl the detective Kate mentioned the last time.’
Nectar raised up his head and stared at his mother in law. ‘Don’t worry, I’m old but smart. I knew something was wrong when I asked who she was and the girls were acting weird.’
‘I’m sorry mom.’
‘Nectar, I won’t judge you but whatever reason you had to do what you did should be enough to either hold on to her or let Kate go.’
‘I don’t know if she’ll take me back.’ He muttered.
‘Well I’m not going to tell you to fight for her either but the question is will it happen again, if you can answer that question then I think you have made a decision.
‘I still love her so much mommy.’
‘Love isn’t the only way to her heart. Kate is stubborn, rude and careless sometimes but if these attitudes put you off and you can’t help but take your manhood out of your matrimonial home, then I think you don’t deserve her.’
‘I tried to do well by her but I don’t know what happened.’
‘If you can’t understand why she behaves how she does then you met her at her worse time because my daughter wasn’t this way, it took men like you to break her completely. I’m not judging her attitudes or whatever wrong she might have done to earn your betrayal but you should know you have messed up and am highly disappointed in you.’
‘Please help me.’ He murmured slowly with tears.
‘And that poor woman you just ruined her chance of ever getting a child of her own, get your ass down there and apologize, it won’t solve her problem but she deserves respect from you.’
Nectar couldn’t stop the tears from flowing.
‘Glover!’ Sly called from afar. He stood up instantly and Catherine followed.
‘What happened?’ Nectar asked at once.
‘Put yourself together, because you know you are the only one who has done this procedure in this hospital and that is your wife so you obviously can’t go in there but you could guide us through.’ Sly said.
‘Wait, is it the procedure I did on your nephews wife last year?’ He asked confused.
Doctor Sly, nodded. ‘A little advanced but we would try our best.’
‘How did it come to this, Sly? You could have told me Kate was suffering from something like that so I know how to handle it.’
‘Glover it’s hereditary, obviously wasn’t detected early enough to cure it but unlike her Dad she got a kidney from Stacy in time.’
‘Then what’s the hold up again.
‘Because of the twins her chances are not encouraging.’
Catherine yelled from behind. ‘How is Stacy?’
‘Mrs. Santa, she is strong enough to have survived.’
Next time, you don’t risk someone else’s life at the expense of another.’
‘I’m sorry.’ Sly apologized.
‘Good so talk to me when it comes to my children. Do you understand me Sylvester?’ Catherine warned furiously.
He nodded and Nectar interrupted.
‘Sylvester, look at me. I can’t lose another wife on the theatre table.’
‘I know Glover and you can’t come in else you would lose your job.’
‘Alright Sly.’
‘Maybe you can just come in and support on the corridor of the theater.’ Sly replied again.
‘What’s the point watching from just so close when I can’t get in?’
‘I’m sorry, you know the rules.’ Sly chipped in.
‘It’s okay, I would watch in the auditorium, at least that’s better than the corridor.’ Catherine could see the fear in Nectars eyes when he said he would watch in the auditorium.
‘Then we would be counting on you not to give us so much pressure but your expertise.’ Another Doctor said while passing by hurriedly.
Nectar sighed wiping his eyes with the back of his hands.
Nectar and Catherine walked away to the small room which looked like the auditorium the two doctors talked about earlier.
Nectar saw Sly coming out after about fifteen minutes while Kate was lying helplessly on the table.
He rushed to meet him while Catherine followed.
‘Sylvester, what is going on and why is she not under anesthesia yet?’ Nectar suddenly asked Sly who came out of the theater sweating.
To be continued
EPISODE 78
‘Sly, I just asked you why my wife is lying on that cold table sacred out of her mind.’
‘Relax Glover.’
‘Or can’t you see her looking around. Have you even told her she is about to watch herself go under the knife? Nectar asked with a raised tone when he realized that was what Sly had in mind.
‘A hemorrhage happened and we need to do an open surgery.’ Sly finally said after two minutes of silence.
‘No, she can’t handle it. You know I can do this with anesthetic so give me way!’ Nectar said furiously and Sly blocking his passage through the door.
‘You know you can’t do that Glover. Your license would be revoked. I hope you understand what is at stake here.’ Sly said barely controlling his emotions.
‘So, what if I get kicked out of practice because I saved my wife. Sly you know I don’t really care about that now because that woman in there is much valuable than the lives I’ve saved since I joined you in this hospital.’
‘I know but you can’t go in now.’
‘What kind of a doctor would I be if I can’t save my own wife. So i prefer to be a shameless and jobless man than lose my wife.’ Nectar said with an overflow of tears.
‘Nectar.’ Catherine called from behind ‘Allow the good doctor do his job.’
‘But Mom I can’t allow him screw up everything.’
‘Then get him whatever information he came out to get from you. I believe that’s why he’s out.’
‘Okay mommy.’ He replied like a good boy.
‘And get over your fears and pray he could save your wife so it doesn’t end up as Keisha!’ Catherine advised barely holding on.
‘I don’t know how to do that mommy.’
Catherine ignored him for a second because she was also having troubles praying for her daughter.
‘And you still haven’t gone to see Pearl as i instructed Nectar. She’s a human being so you don’t get to use her and dump her.’ Catherine said angrily.
‘Mom, I can’t stand two pressures now and this is where my heart is so pardon me for now but i would see Pearl once your daughter is okay.’ Nectar said honestly and Catherine nodded.
‘I would trust you to make the right decision.’ His mother in law said and he nodded.
‘Now Sly, what did you say you need.’ He focused back on his friend.
Sly drew him closer and they got talking. For what seemed like a minute, the two doctors nodded to each other and Sly patted him while walking away.
‘Sly?’ Nectar called out when he was almost through the door. ‘Save her when it comes to it because we can always have another baby.’
‘But…..’ Sly was about to deny when Nectar interrupted.
‘No buts so do the needful.’ Nectar said rather keenly. ‘Whatever consent she signed I believe I can make changes. At least i can ask that of you as a friend.’ He said and walked away bumping into Matts who just stared at him.
Doctor Sly rushed in and the rest watched in the auditorium. Nectar could barely concentrate on whatever information he was giving out to the Doctor’s from where he stood.
For a while he was grateful everything was going on smoothly though with some few try and errors, the babies finally came out crying. Nectar saw Sly fixing them in their respective incubators.
Sly looked up finally and Nectar got the same expression he normally gives to his patient’s family when they pass on.
‘No.’ He yelled drawing the attention of both Catherine and Matt’s who were already in tears.
He rushed in there as if he was being chased bumping into Stacy in the hall way.
‘Get this on me now.’ He shouted at the nurses while pointing at the green overall.
‘Nectar take the babies now because she is already gone even long before the last procedure.’ Sly said signaling the nurses to pick up the babies who were fixed in their small incubator and yet to be transferred to their appropriate place knowing very well Nectar wouldn’t mind him.
‘No, she is not so, get the children out. And nurse get me a crush can.’ He said almost losing it.’
‘What are you doing Glover?’ He asked when he put on his gloves and fixed his hands inside his wife’s opened abdomen where she was cut.
‘I can feel a tear in the lower abdomen and i just need to get it fixed.’
‘There’s nothing there because i checked very well.’ Sly said as he realized Nectar was practically losing it because he made sure everything went on well.
For a whole thirty minutes, Nectar gave up and sat on the floor. He fixed the supposed tear but still Kate didn’t wake up.
Matts who was peeping through the theatre window couldn’t handle herself, she turned away and met Wilson coming her way.
She was holding her tears back but the look on Wilson’s face made her cry out loud.
Stacy on sighting her crying Dad, practically rushed into his arms.
‘I’m sorry Dad.’ She cried out.
Nectar was about to turn away after a few more minutes when a miracle happened. The monitors started responding.
He stared to be sure he wasn’t dreaming. Nectar only came out of his trance when Doctor Sly filed pass him and started patching her up.
‘Glover, get over here and help me fix the Oxygen! If you are losing your job, you should lose for a good reason.’
‘I told you there was a tear.’ He murmured with tears in his eyes.
‘You were right and definitely have good eyes for this kind of surgeries.’
‘Be gentle you don’t rip the thread apart.’ Nectar said panting.
They did a collective final work and cleaned Kate up who had been rushed down to the Intensive Care Unit for further monitoring.
*******
‘Wilson, it seems the worse is over but where did you go since morning.’ Catherine asked her husband who had gone missing since Kate was brought in.
‘I went to see Jane!’
‘Jane? Why?’
‘I had to warn her to stay away from my family.’ Wilson said with relief.
‘How did it go then!’ She asked though his facial expression had already given her the answer.
‘Catherine my mom is sick in the head, i believe that now.’
‘Wow, finally someone has agreed i wasn’t wrong.’ Catherine made a joke.
‘I realized that when she was bragging about how she wanted to get rid of Nectar but Mandela happened to get to their meeting point first which got him killed. Sorry i doubted you all along but she doesn’t get to hurt anyone again.’
‘You mean jane was responsible for Mandela’s death.’ Catherine asked.
‘Exactly so if everything works out, she should be getting a death sentence.’ Wilson said painfully.
‘No wonder the cops couldn’t find anything during their investigations.’ Matts who was eavesdropping to the couple’s conversation chipped in.
‘Yeah, my mom was very careful but she’s already paying for it.’ Wilson said and Matt’s walked away from them by the door meeting Sly and her brother watching Kate closely.
‘Glover, whatever you did in there was above my expertise.’ Doctor Sly said after the worse was over.
‘I’m not sure if she would wake up the same though I have tried my best.’ Nectar replied rather sadly.
Matt’s spied them for a while and walked away to get a seat beside Kate while her brother followed to get a seat by her as well. Sly gestured him slightly and was walking out when they got interrupted by a voice and footsteps.
‘Matts, is there any change yet.’ She turned and saw Drake and his friends walking to where she was seated with Nectar as they ignored each other.
They have been frequenting the hospital for the past one week.
‘Nectar sit down and let him be!’ She said when Nectar angrily stood up to stop Drake from coming any closer to them.
‘I don’t need him here.’ Nectar said.
‘Katie would have wanted him to be here, besides I’m back with him now in case you hadn’t noticed so i don’t need you fighting my love troubles for me.’ Matts told his brother with anger.
He frowned and hit his hand on the bedpost then the monitors started beeping.
Nurses kept rushing in while Nectar did his checks. For about ten minutes, she finally started breathing.
‘She is coming around now.’ Nectar sighed and slumped into the seat beside Kate’s bed.
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To be continued
EPISODE 79
Catherine knocked gently on Pearl’s door.
‘Can I come in?’ She asked softly and avoided her gaze for a while, signaling the nurse who was with her to go.
‘I believe you know who I am already.’
Pearl nodded her head. ‘Can you talk because I’m furious right now and could slap you in the face right about now but I’m a woman and can’t hit another for mistakes she made out of love for another who didn’t belong to her in the first place.’
‘Sorry.’
‘Whatever reasons you had sleeping with a married man, I don’t want to know but tell me, would you have preferred another woman treat you the same way?’
Pearl nodded her head slightly.
‘I’m asking you a question, so open your mouth and talk to me.’
‘No!’ Pearl responded facing the other end of her bed.
‘Do you plan on doing that to my daughter again because next time I might commit murder and you are a detective so you should be able to tell if someone mean their threats but Kate is fine now so I would cut you some slack for just this onetime.’
‘Tha…nk you.’
‘Leave their marriage alone though my daughter as stubborn and rude as she always had a good heart but not to watch another woman ruin yet another relationship for her. Trust me she would have hurt you so bad but coming to think of it why would she sit back and watch her man sleep with another woman. Then she does nothing about it because that doesn’t sound like a woman who has been hurt severally by men.’ Catherine was asking herself loudly.
‘LOVE!’ Pearl responded.
‘What did you say?’ Catherine who was caught off guard asked.
‘I said love.’ Pearl answered honestly.
‘Well that’s not a bad attempt Pearl because I thought she was just tired of being single and probably did all that for her kids but thank you for reminding me there is something called love. I mean she’s capable of love after all.’ Catherine said with a happy tone.
‘Yes, she is.’ Pearl muttered.
‘What are your plans now?’ She asked again.
‘I would go back to where I started from and start all over again.’ Pearl answered stammering.
‘Anybody waiting for you home?’ Catherine asked curiously.
‘Yes, I have a family back home.’ She could barely look her in the eye.
‘Are they expecting you or you need help with that.’ She asked again.
‘They are not and i would appreciate your help with that because since I run off with Nectar, I cut all contacts.’
Pearl said shyly.
‘Children of today, they don’t want to grow up!’ Catherine exclaimed and stared at her for a while.
Then Pearl broke down in tears. Catherine, who was compelled to console her decided against it at the last minute.
‘I’m not sure anyone would accept me without a womb.’ She cried out.
She finally moved closer and enveloped her in her arms.
‘It’s okay, you will figure that out soon. Not everyone wants a child of their own so be true to yourself and anyone around you.’
Just then Wilson came in startling them. ‘Glover and the wife are here Catherine.’ She stood up and patted Pearl on the back.
‘I would ask Nectar for your number so we could talk about reaching your family.’ Catherine said and walked meeting confused Wilson at the door.
‘I’m sorry, kindly let Kate know that.’ Pearl blurted out to Catherine. She smiled back to Pearl seated on the bed still nervous and embarrassed.
****
Nectar sat beside her bedside, looked on as Sly checked her out. Kate who could barely talk or see clearly kept making gestures but nobody bothered to ask what she was referring to so she drifted to sleep.
‘Sly is she going to be alright.’ Nectar asked after a long while.
‘For now, yes but you can monitor her for the next few hours because you still have a few days to get an official letter revoking your license.’ Sly mentioned.
Kate though asleep but could hear everything around her.
She dropped a tear from her ducts upon hearing the two men talk, then she knew Nectar had to put his job on the line for her.
‘Sly I would really appreciate it if you could take care of this. I’m not sure she would want to see me after all that I did.’
‘Glover, at least she is still your wife for now.’
‘Not for long Sly!’ Nectar replied.
‘Are you giving up already?’ Sly asked.
‘What should I do then because I realized from the very onset I was just focused on fighting for the love I feel for her, I didn’t give her the chance to work on whatever she didn’t feel for me. She did all that alone and all I did was add to her problems.’ Nectar said with emotions.
‘So, you want to let go without finding out what she wants.’ Sly asked again.
‘I already know what she wants and I would give that to her without any hustle.’ Nectar said focusing on Kate’s movement.
‘Really?’
‘I was busy blaming her for what looks like her personality but she probably didn’t open up to me because she doesn’t trust me.’
‘Was that why you rushed off to Pearl?’ Sly asked.
‘Do we have to do this now Sylvester?’ He asked checking if Kate was awake.
‘Yes, we have to because you have destroyed her womb for Christ’s sake Glover and that’s not okay with me and she has been lying in there since i brought her in.’
‘What do you want me to do?’
‘She has no one Glover but she would love to hear from you because we spoke at length and she kept asking if you and your wife are okay. Honestly she loves you and ready to let go now.’
‘You told her about Kate?’ Nectar could only respond to the later part of his conversation with another annoying question.
‘Yes, what do you expect when you refused to see her and what kind of a man are you Glover? Pearl has been here since three in the morning and scared out of her mind while carrying the remains of your child which was eating her up.’
‘I can’t see her Sly?’
‘Give her that respect as a woman and talk to her because you both made a mistake and clean up your mess so you start afresh with whatever decisions you might make later.’
Doctor Sly couldn’t help but felt like smacking him in the face.
‘What should I be telling her then? Oh, Pearl I’m sorry you lost your womb and I can’t be with you anymore.’
‘Yes, exactly that.’
‘Come on Sly it’s not that easy.’ He said.
‘But it was easy sleeping with her when you had a wife at home who could give you all that you need outside.’ Sly retorted.
‘Don’t patronize me Sly! That wasn’t what happened.’
‘What happened then?’
‘Kate wasn’t there at all and I was just used to Pearl listening to my worries because aside the sex, she’s a good listener.’ Nectar said regretting he even said that in the first place.
‘So, you run to her because she listens to you better than your wife?’ And don’t you think she wasn’t there to satisfy your needs because you forced her to marry you?’
‘Kate was just being selfish from the beginning Sly.’
‘You are sick Glover! That’s not a reason to cheat on a woman as Kate.’
‘Wait until you find yourself in my shoes.’ Nectar announced.
‘I don’t need to find myself in your shoes because when I first saw your wife, I wondered what a sophisticated woman like her was doing with a broken man like you because then you were still hang up on your ex-wife.’
‘What’s that supposed to mean Sly?’
‘Kate was down to earth, in case you hadn’t noticed.’
‘And you know that how?’
‘We don’t only talk about the health of her kids and as a doctor I had to find ways of getting through to her if I was going to tell her she might not live long and luckily she was ready to open up and you should know how this works Glover. Most at times we end up talking about you and before you even knew you were the father of her kids, I was one step ahead of you.’
At that point Nectar flashed him a jealous eye.
‘Don’t look at me that way Glover, I needed to know the medical history of the children’s parents and she seems to have no idea but i saw her cry many times in here especially on the days you don’t make it to antenatal.’
‘Sorry, I was busy.’
‘Busy? Do you even know what she likes about you most! I bet you didn’t pay more attention to her groaning and rantings and you judged those attitudes as her weakness because i understand they can put you off but that’s the only way she could get through to you, dumb ass.’
‘I guess i deserve that insult.’ Nectar interjected.
‘You ever wondered how she could be so soft at a point and the next feel like smacking you?’
‘Pride, i guess.’ Nectar replied.
‘Yes, she has pride but to make a conversation with you she could only rant her frustrations and it’s not every day, a woman as such marries a random guy from a bar.’
Nectar’s eyes popped out.
‘Oh come on Glover, I’m sure at this point I know your wife more than you do because we do this every day to help our patients and in your case you were a friend but don’t worry she kept the intimate stuffs to herself, though most of her rantings were genuinely because of her past experiences, sometimes instead of talking to you softly she just had to rant.’
‘Where are you going with all this?’
‘You remember the first time you complained to me and I told you to laugh it off. You were a new experience in her life, she thought wasn’t possible.’
Sly finally said getting flashes of tears from Nectar.
“What a waste Nectar? You are so dumb and still a child.” Kate thought with closed eyes then she hissed.
There was silence between them for a second and they thought they heard something.
That sound caught both doctors’ attention they looked to her direction just then Nectar’s parents came in taking their mind off that sound earlier.
‘Sly I have to go.’ Nectar quickly made to rush out when he got a heavy slap from his Dad.
‘You better have an explanation to why you chose to embarrass me this way again.’
He held his face while his mom fidgeted with her hands.
He gave another slap, just then Wilson and Catherine came in to his rescue.
‘Glover, that’s okay because my daughter is fine now and besides i should be reacting that way.’ Wilson said.
‘Wilson you don’t know what I had to go through for this shameless boy here, he calls himself a man but yet still a child who keeps repeating his mistakes.’
‘You slapping him won’t resolve the issue.’ Wilson responded.
‘I wasn’t against his marriage to Kate because of her rude attitudes but because I was afraid of yet another Keisha repeating itself but her mother thought it was a good idea Kate wasn’t timid so she could help tame this cheating bastard but see where we are now.’ Mr. Glover said fuming while Nectar still clutched to his cheeks.
‘You can see he has regretted his actions and my daughter is sleeping so could we not make enough mess in here already.’ Wilson spoke up and held Nectar by the hand firmly.
‘Don’t ever do that to my daughter again. She deserves better and whatever your reasons were don’t let it repeat itself because you would hear from me as I’m not dead yet and I wasn’t any better than you either.’
‘Ok..ay S..ir.’ He muttered stuttering.
‘And you don’t want me reminding you that you didn’t work for this marriage as i did all the work for you so don’t let me regret it and learn from your mistakes to make this right but if you can’t handle Kate, return her back to me in one piece.’
Nectar’s face was down all along and as he was rushing off to escape the embarrassment he managed another response.
‘Thank you, Sir.’
‘Now don’t run away from your mess and wherever you are rushing to now, make sure you get back and fix whatever you broke.’ Wilson said and let go of his hands.
******
‘Mom.’ Kate spoke up and trying so hard to ignore her dad in the room.
‘Yes, my dear. Do you need anything?’
‘No!’ She said with much strength this time.
‘Are you expecting someone?’
‘No mom?’
‘You’ve been looking around and through the door for the past ten minutes. Are you looking for Nectar?’
Just then, Matt’s and Stacy walked in and Kate got a surprised grin on her face. Obviously expecting someone else to walk through that door.
‘Stacy, come here! Are you okay?’ She held her hands when Stacy walked over and squeezed it for a while.
‘I’m much better today.’
‘Good but i won’t thank you just yet and that’s your punishment.’ Kate said sternly.
‘Kate is that how you say thank you to your sister who just saved your life?’ Catherine asked glancing at Wilson to put her daughters on the right path but he barely blinked.
‘Mom don’t ask me to do that yet because this girl here, I mean my sister needs to be punished somehow.’
‘Punished?’ Matt’s asked.
‘Don’t you all think so?’ She asked and no one responded. ‘Unless I lost my brain during surgery.’ She said and looked back at Stacy who only smiled.
‘It’s okay because i deserve it.’ Stacy said sadly.
‘I’m glad you agree with me.’ Kate muttered and turned to her friend. ‘Matt’s, no one is telling me about my kids. Is everything alright with them because I asked you guys to save them and I’m still here.’
‘Save your breathe princess.’ Her mom interjected to save her from asking too much questions.
‘I also heard some busy body saved me. I hope he didn’t do that at the expense of my little ones.’
‘Katie relax, your sons are fine. Premature though but they would need time and you can see them once you are able to walk about.’ Matt’s said moving to her side.
‘Then why are you sad.’
‘You nearly made me run mad. Don’t ever do that to me again?’ Matt’s said running her hands through her hair.
Kate smiled back. ‘With this your love for me, I should fall sick more often so you can pamper me Matt’s.’
Kate teased faintly frowning with the pains she can’t obviously endure and focused her gaze on her Dad standing opposite her mom.
‘It’s not funny Katie.’
‘I know and thank you for being by my side through it all.’ Kate grinned and turned to her dad. ‘Dad, can I have my freedom now or I have to leave my children for him, since that was the agreement you two made.’
‘Kate don’t worry, I got that sorted out after you moved in with him so you can leave when you want to though I would love you to work this out but I won’t dictate for you anymore.’
‘Thank you.’ She said smiling.
‘Was that a smile I just got from you Kate?’ He asked stupidly.
‘You want me to take it back? Father of the year.’ She hissed again. And mom don’t say anything because I can hear you make noise.’
She muttered sarcastically and adjusted herself closing her eyes.
‘You heard right but take it easy with Wilson from now on.’
‘Why should I do that?’
‘Because I love him and you can’t hurt him without it getting to me, besides he’s still your father.’
Kate was quiet for a while and frowned in pain.
‘You two can take your love games out because I need to think now.’ Kate ignored her mom’s advice earlier.
They all left later on leaving Stacy behind. Kate wanted to be sure she could handle the office in her absence since she has given her half of the company shares.
They both kept talking until Kate slept off while Stacy covered her up and adjusted herself beside her sister.
**** *
Nectar walked to Pearl’s door. Stood there for a while. Pearl who was backing him but struggling to fix her drip saw him a few minutes ago but ignored.
‘Handsome, you either come in or step out.’ Pearl blurted out, raising herself off the bed.
‘Pearl, I’m sorry it ended this way.’ He managed to say while walking to her bed.
‘Sorry for what exactly, Saint because i lost a baby two times for you and to add up to it, i lost the only thing that would make me a mother. Is that what you are apologizing for?’
‘I don’t know Pearl.’ He said honestly.
‘Or you are apologizing for the fact that you can’t love me.’ She snarled and made a mental note. ‘Oh yes! You are probably apologizing for your refusal to answer my calls when I needed help.’
She said and started crying.
‘I apologize for both.’ He uttered with remorse.
‘It’s not your fault Saint, I brought all these on myself because of my association with Andy which i always knew would cause me something big but I didn’t think it would be this way.’
‘No, it’s my fault so you don’t have to blame yourself.
Pearl tried to make sense of what he said but she couldn’t at the end.
‘For a moment I thought you poisoned me.’
‘How would i have done that and why?’
‘Because you slept off at my place without me asking you to which I could have framed you for attempted murder and get away with it but my conscience wouldn’t allow me do that to you anymore.’
‘Why didn’t you then?’ He asked curiously.
She cleared her throat while wiping her face dry.
‘Though that was all I wanted to do when I couldn’t reach you after I ate the pizza i thought came from you, i remembered asking Andy for Pizza the very day you met him at my end and i knew he must have outsmarted me.’ Pearl said wiping off her tears.
‘I wasn’t capable of doing that to you Pearl.’
‘I know that so i’m releasing you now from the seduction I had over you. You can go now.’ She finally said and rested herself gently on the bed.
‘Pearl, I thought the call was one of those……’ Nectar was about to say when she interrupted.
‘You thought it was me worrying you again with my numerous sweet words.’
‘Yes and i would have come if i kne…..’
‘I just said you can go so don’t let me change my mind.’ Pearl yelled which startled Nectar.
He stood for a while, stared at her and walked out of the door. He leaned against her door and murmured to himself, ‘Forgive me.’
To be continued
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