Date of the Date ✔️

💫Cancer💫 Edited

2020
Nigeria
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Aleemudeen POV
Hospital
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I watched as she was wheeled into the private room by a nurse.

Her eyes where dropping yet a smile was on her lips, I reached out for her took her hands and lead us to the bed where I laid her still.

Akthar was suffering from brain cancer which was alreadytaking a toll on her already.

"Where is Rafah"
she asked after her 6month year old daughter who is growing really fast for someone not feeding from her mother.

"She's home mummy is taking good care of her"
I placed a light kiss on her forehead making her giggled at me.

"I want to go home"
she rambled again in her sleeping state.

"Once this drip is finished we are going home"
I promised her, ever since her sickness started when she was carrying Rafah I lost it.

I watched her sleeping figure as she heaved up and down, she looks so pale and fragile.

I exited the room wanting to take a stroll outside the hospital which was only meant for cancer patients, the other guy who was an old man a close friend of athkar passed away.

I blinked twice watching as his bother was taken towards a white ambiance car, the memory of athkar ok her first day of coming here was all about him.

She came back all happy placing a kiss on his cheeks then proceed in making them lunch as they ate she gisted him about the old man his family never came to visit even once.

Burring my hand deep inside my pants I walked back to the room in fast pace hopping she's awake, she has tears in her eyes crying frantically at the man's death.

"Am also dying"
she asked collect the tissue box I passed her way, I was never one to stop a person from crying for it make my heart grow cold.

"I hate the idea of dying, am I ready for all this baby, the lot backbiting about people, the miss Salah on purpose Baby I need more time"

She cried some more as I rubbed my hands around her back,
"you will be fine"
I tried assuring not even sure if she was going to at all fine.

The doctor said the cancer cell was already spreading rapidly around her body and nothing could be done for she has just few days left I couldn't bring myself to tell her all those, as I pushed back the tears that where threatening to fall of my eyes.

"Baby please take care of Rafah for me" she pleaded as I pushed the wheel chair to the car we where going back home.

First I stopped at my parents for us to stay get lunch and go back home, but she wasn't having it and wanted staying with  mummy

Mummy prepared a room down stairs for us, it was midnight and I couldn't sleep my mind keep going all around the place.

I was feeling like I won't be able to wrap my hands around her fragile body again I felt like this was the last time I was spending with her and it brought tears to my eyes.

This life scare me one minute we are here and the other we are not, it brought back all the memories I have tired all my life to buried down but i couldn't, before I could say anything they where already rolling down my chin.

I sat hugging her to me as I cried I felt her limbs moved as she wrapped her hands around me.

"You said I did be fine then why you crying you should sleep"

She moved to where the side lamp was turning them on, my face was a mess I know from the way her face held emotional I couldn't read.

"Baby you shouldn't be crying even if am gone don't cry just pray for me"
her words brought more tears to my eyes as I knew this words where forever going to tunt me more if I look at her child, who look awfully like her mother as she grow up.

"You ain't leaving me also you promised" my voice came out hoarse.

"I hope so, but I have this feeling as through I can't stay any longer"

"Shushu let's sleep"
I whispered into her ears planning to make use of all the days I missed out in her life to have some moments I can hold on to while she's gone.

I ordered the maids to prepare a lots of breakfast which was wheeled into the room, waking her up slightly where she opened her eyes gradually then adopting to the light.

"OMG we are late for my hospital" she freaked immediately she woke up, Knowing I blackmailed her into going back to sleep after fajr didn't help the glare she was sending my way.

I helped her into the toilet helped her take a tube bath knowing she won't be able to stand for long after waking up.

She got dressed into a cave length gown which was strapped white and black, her face looking pale and lips dried.

I help packed her hair in a high pong with her giggling then living kisses on her face, I help her back on the bed the wheeled the food to her.

"OMG your such a darling spoiling me, how will u do all this myself if I get back okay" she asked.

I wonder the new found energy she has today maybe she was finally improving and the doctors where wrong she was going to be fine again.

My smile where huge at the thought of having my wife and child fine, even with me not loving her, I was used to so much having her around, I can't imagine staying a day without her for I never tried it, all trip we go together and now the thought of losing her was taking a toll on me.

Rafah was brought into the room by a maid, the girl was giggling at the sight of me but couldn't help noticing her mother, the girl sometimes cries if her mother try picking her up which makes akthar cry also.

Today was not like any other day because Rafah smiled and giggled at her mother making use exchange a surprised glare, with akthar smile growing big.

Yes I know it wasn't the end, I was just pulling your legs.

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31_8_2021