Heaven on Earth

Part 29

Rose woke up to the aroma of breakfast coming from the kitchen, she quickly freshened up and went to join the ladies

"Wow, what are we making?...pancakes, eggs and tea...you ladies didn't wake me up, I could have helped you prepare it...we realised you needed that sleep and by the way you look cheerful this morning, you're sort of glowing" Margaret observed

"That could be because she spoke to your brother yesterday...wait! how did you know that?...we peeped through the door to check if you're okay and realised you two were having a conversation so we left to continue with the movie...speaking of Kirk, where's he?...Oh he left early to check on the house...and none of you thought it wise to let me know?...I wanted to go with him but he insisted on going alone and said I should tell you he asked for permission so you could take the rest of the week off and resume work on Monday...hmmm okay, I guess it's a holiday then. Did he at least take breakfast?...erhmm no, he said he'll be back soon" she face palmed.

She went inside the room to call Kirk on phone

"Hello Kirk"

"Hello, how was your night, did you sleep well?"

"Yes please I did but I woke up late"

"You needed that rest, I told them not to wake you up since you don't have to go to work today"

"Yeah about that, thanks for seeking permission for me but I'm not happy that you went to check on the house without me"

"I'm sorry but I want to be sure it's safe enough"

"Okay so, is it?"

"Looks like you would have to stay at my place longer than a week"

"Is it that serious?"

"I think whoever did this came back, thinking you ladies slept here but don't worry, people are coming in to start repairing the damages. I'm just waiting for them to arrive, then I'll be on my way home"

"Don't you think we should involve the police?"

"Not exactly, when they attempt it again then we can"

"Okay, thank you so much"

"You're welcome"

"Please take care of yourself"

"Sure I will, see you soon"

"Okay bye"

"Bye!"

Just when she turned, Margaret was standing there "So?...Maggie_ can you please not barge in on me like that again...hahaha relax, I'm sorry...it's fine...so how's the house?...well, the people returned to cause more harm...really, who could be behind this?...I've asked myself that question several times...everything will soon come to light...Amen!!!. He said we may have to stay here longer than a week...yippee, I'm glad you don't have to leave so soon...can I start getting the spare room fixed? so that Jane and I can move in there and give you some privacy...oh we already did that...what? Did you wake up at 4:30am or something...no but quite early...thank you Maggie, I appreciate your help...you're welcome, now can we go and have breakfast?...oh yes please, I feel famished".

After breakfast, they occupied themselves with cleaning the house, after that they proceeded to prepare lunch and Kirk still wasn't back. Rose had concern written all over "Rose, you okay?...yeah what's up?...you look worried...I'm not, just a bit concerned about Kirk, it's been over 3 hours since we spoke, and he said he was just waiting for some people who would work on the house to arrive and he'll be on his way, don't you think it's been long?...yes it has, let me try calling him...okay" Margaret called him 3 consecutive times but it went straight to voice mail each time.

"Why don't we go to your house to check if he's still there...that's a good idea...relax, I'm sure he's alright...I pray so" they informed Jane and she opted to stay behind " I would be here just in case he comes home...okay, call us if he does...alright" The two took a cab and went to Rose's apartment, Rose was the first to enter, she saw Kirk lying on the floor unconscious, thankfully he was still breathing. They rushed him to a hospital nearby, he was wheeled into one of the wards on a stretcher while they waited at the OPD(Out Patients Department). The doctor came out after few hours

"Doctor, how is he?...He's okay, it's a miracle he pulled through otherwise he would have been left paralysed...what happened doctor? We found him unconscious but don't know what resulted in that...it appears he was hit with a stick several times on both legs but surprisingly there are no broken bones, it's like someone put a shield on his leg, that prevented direct contact when he was attacked. He just needs to rest, we will keep him under observation and hopefully discharge him tomorrow...if he's okay why does he need to be kept here...the thing is, he was hit on the head from behind that's why he probably couldn't fight back because he fell unconscious, we'll just carry out some few x-rays to ascertain that there's no anomaly in his head...okay, so can we see him?...yes but take it easy on him, don't stress him out...okay, thank you" All this while Rose just stood there speechless "Come on Rose, let's go and see him...okay".

Immediately they entered, Margaret rushed to hug her brother "Hello Sis, please take it easy with the hug...sorry_you got us worried, what happened?... I don't quite remember, all I know is while waiting for those who would work on the house, I felt a heavy blow to my head, I begun to feel dizzy and fell...we tried calling several times but no response, that's when we went to the house and found you unconscious...thanks for coming to check on me at the house, only God knows what would have happened...yes we thank God that we found you on time" Rose still didn't know what to say, Margaret noticed this and decided to excuse them

"We left Jane at home in case you went there while we searched for you, I'll just call to inform her that we found you... oh ok"

"How do you feel?...I'm strong...of course you are...you're too quiet for my liking, is everything okay?...yeah, everything's fine...Rose, I hope you're not blaming yourself for this...I'm sorry about what happened...it's not your fault, besides I feel so much better...can I at least get the police involved in this? Please...okay, you can but I'll call Bro. William to handle that, he knows a couple of them...okay...are you okay now?...yes please...so can I have that wonderful smile of yours?..." she smiled at him and he smiled back. Margaret came in and opted to stay with Kirk for the night but he refused and said they should go home instead, that he'll be fine.