Taleeb;
A knock came on the door interrupting mine and Alhaji's conversation. Alhaji gave the permission and in came a doctor saying his taslim which we answered.
"Good afternoon Sir. How are you feeling today?" He asked with a polite smile
"Am getting better... Alhamdulillah. Albeit this place is doing me no good. I want to get discharged today please" Alhaji shook his head in discomfort. Not that the place is not Ok, No. I see no reason why he will want to get discharged if the doctors aren't ready to discharge him, he should just stay and get taken care of.
"Alhamdulillah, i can see that. with the way i saw you laughing through the door mirror, you're really getting better. Your son is really doing his best..."
"And you, where have you been? If you had came to cheer your father's mood earlier than now, he won't have spent this four days" the doctor said to me with a smile, so innocent and no offense. I had to recheck the room if kamaal was there but of course he was referring to me. Why do people often mistake me as Alhaji's son? I just forced a smile at him and looked away awkwardly, i could see Alhaji smiling from the corner of my eyes.
And why does he do that?! I once asked him why he doesn't correct people when they mistake me for kamaal. Well i won't mind doing something, but am not in the position, he should be the one to clear them.
"I'll rather have you mistake for kamaal" he said simply and i wonder what that meant.
"...and why not? I'll just check you b.p. If it's normal, then fine. Though it'll be better if you stay under our care a little bit more" the doctor did his job, he confirmed that Alhaji's bp is normal and that i should keep doing my miracle.
" look what you've done in just today. Why don't you do this frequently? please don't stop. High blood pressure is not a good thing at all, especially for older people. Next time, worst might happen if it rises yet again" I nod and he left. who told him i did it? I almost hissed out loud, thank God i did not. Although, i was frieghtned with what he said about if Alhaji's b.p rises again.
"Aha taleeb, my bads...i hope your ummi likes her new environment?" Alhaji asked
"Yes, very well. She was beyond excited" a smile made it's way to my face as i recall how ummi was extremely happy when i took her to the new house i rented. It wasn't easy moving her from kano, it took a lot of effort because she didn't want to leave. She insisted she won't but i proved stubborn, it was a tough battle indeed but she gave up when she saw how adamant i was. Like; what's so special about kano?
I just couldn't leave her with siyama alone. How could i? and i'll come back to Abuja, roaming freely when i know very well that my ummi is in kano most likely starving and lonely.
My sister is now something else, i would take everything from her, not just her behaviour towards ummi. Yes now, she should live her life the way she want, it's hers not mine anyways. Allah knows i've tried for her, i did my best and more so she could be a better person in life, anyone could testify to that. But well, she turned out to be the better version of herself, isn't so?. How she turned this heartless and stupid? i have no idea. After all we've been through, she knows how ummi had suffered and is still suffering because she've refused to heal and get over her husband's death, not that am saying it's easy, drat! it's not!...with all these, siyama chose to be ignorant- that's what i see her to be, what else is wrong with her then?
Ummi would be lonely inside the bug house but not too lonely, she's use to it, back in kano without siyama, it's almost thesame thing, the difference is that; i'll be with her time to time, i won't leave her again- not for anything!
