DEMONS YOU MADE

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I was back to this place, that has been like a home to me, I just felt as ease here. I know I night be stoned to death for this utterance knowing that a hospital is a place where no one loves to be even for a minute. But I've gotten accustomed to it.

I loved it because I spent a greater part of me here, with Mom and my unborn lil sibling. Mom was seriously sick and she was carrying a child, on the day she was in labour, she gave up the ghost and that was how I lost mom and my unborn sibling. None could survive. Nobody knew what killed her although I know that devil incarnate did. I remember those days when I would run from school to this place just to kiss mom's belly, talk to my baby sister, as I always wished it to be. I would stay over at the hospital during the weekends because I didn't want to go back to the monster and I wanted to be close to my mother. Too bad she's gone.

Tears I didn't realize flowed down my cheeks, as I quickly wiped them off with the back of my palms. I was seated in Doc Wills office, he was my favorite person after my mom and Jemmy. He was in the ICU, he came into his office, not surprised to see me at all. I always did this especially since my mom died, he became my guardian. I would always barge into his office, claiming a seat.

"Not surprised to see you here kiddo"

"I'm not a kid, am ..."

"You're Malik..my kiddo" he said winking. This man and acting right all the right.

"So....I know your main reason for being here, about the girl right?" He said sitting down.

"Yeah Valerie...did she agree?"

"Nop..she said I should shove the suggestion down my ass, I quote" I burst into laughter. That girl and being arrogant.

"Wow, I'm sure you felt bad, sorry iyeh". I continued laughing, he just glared at me.

"Well...I didn't. I'm a doctor, I'm used to this things." He said in an as-a-matter-of-factly tone.

"You couldn't even convince her...she needs this"

"Malik, I tried my best, she stood up and walked out on me. You would have to convince her yourself, who knows maybe she might agree, or better still, leave her, she might come here on her own...but son, why d'you wanna help her anyways, why d'you care?" He asked scrutinizing me.

"Honestly, doc. Iono know, I just wanna be of help to her, she looks to me like a lost wounded butterfly and I want to help her find her wings so she can be found. I seriously do not understand what I just spurted out but you get me right?" I asked hoping he did.

"You like her." You say what now ?

"Huh?"

"Yeah...you like her"

"Pfttt... I don't, this is me helping someone I don't know. Besides, I have a girlfriend and you that"

"You tryna convince me or yourself kiddo?"

"I'm not convincing anyone. I don't like her ...I just have an interest in helping her"

"She tell you she needs help? so why you helping?"

"Doc. Iono know but ..... y'know what ? I'm hella confused, thanks to you" he started laughing

"I ordered two packs of Chinese food...I felt you would come and here you are. Just like I predicted"

"You do know you're annoying right, especially when you switch to that annoying accent of yours. Bros we dey Naija...behave like am." He chuckled once more.

"So I'm now Bros abi? Wehdone sir." He said in a Falz accent. I wonder how he switches accent so fast.

"Warrever, man"