Healing An Illness

Chapter 17

May returned to the university the following day to hear one of the best news she has heard in a while that Mr Obaro had resigned from lecturing in her school. She was happy but then suspected that Nate might have something to do with Mr Obaro resignation so she decided she was going to see him after her lectures. At that time, May hadn't told Felicia about Mr Obaro pestering her neither had she prayed to God about it.
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When May was done with her lectures, she met Nate outside the school gate, waiting for her because as soon she saw him, he smiled at her like he was expecting her. She smiled back at him and walked towards where he was before they both walked to a Chicken Republic building and got into the building, Nate pulled the chair for her to seat before he sat down on his own chair and asked if May wanted to get a drink or food which she originally declined but Nate refused and ordered for both of them a plate of Jollof rice and beef and water.

After eating, May wanted to talk but Nate ordered a bottle of 5 Alive Berry Blast fruit juice for May and a bottle of Jack Daniels for himself before he began a conversation with her.

" I guessed that you would want to talk to me" Nate said and gulped a glassful of Jack Daniels.
While May stared at him, awe that someone could gulp a glass of Jack Daniels that quick without showing any signs of inebriation.

" Don't stare at me, May. It makes me want to take you by your actions" Nate warned her.

" Oh.... What? What were you saying just now?" May asked him, confused.

"Nothing" Nate said like he didn't understand what she was saying.

" Tell me" May insisted but Nate was adamant not to repeat his words.

"It's nothing. Just tell me what you wanted to say" He said to May.

" Yeah right. I wanted to say thanks for the other night where you saved me from harm. I really appreciate it, I can't imagine what would have happened to me that night if you hadn't helped, maybe raped, killed or I just don't know what to think. But since you wouldn't tell me the whole story, could I ask a few questions?" May said to Nate.

"No..." Nate said.

" Well, was it Mr Obaro who spiked my drink? Do you have anything to do with his resignation? Is there any reason why you helped me?" May asked him, curious about his answer. But there was a long pause before May said that she hadn't gotten the answers to her first two questions.

" You want to know if there's any reason if I helped you. What about the " I love you reason" Nate said seriously but May laughed at the reason probably because she failed to believe it."I'm really serious, May. I really like you and would like you to become my girlfriend that's if you like me at all" Nate tried convincing her.

"Really? You sure you want that, not because I was a girl whom you saved or a pity case or an helpless girl or...

"Or nothing May. I want you and I really hope you can think about it" Nate asked as he held her hands from the other end of the table.

" Okay. I will think about it, just give me some weeks" May told me.

" Weeks? I could die waiting for your answer" Nate widened his eyes.

"No you wouldn't. Stay alive if you want me" May said while she stood up and hung her Gucci bag on her shoulder.

" You are leaving?" Nate asked.

" Yes. I really don't want my Mom yelling at me again especially since all of my allowances are gone this month" May said with a smile.

"Okay. Henceforth if you need something, you tell me about it, May" Nate said to her, insisting.

"Ummm.... Not so sure about that since I don't like asking others for help but I will try. How do I find you if I want to talk to you?" May asked.

" Oh right. Can I have your phone number?" Nate asked May and May gave him, her phone number and asked if she could pay half of the bill but Nate refused. May didn't listen to him and dropped some money from her savings on the table, where they sat and asked Nate to pay the balance. May hurried home immediately, leaving Nate chuckling and staring at her.

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May heard a knock on her door and asked who was at the door and once she heard it was her elder sister, Felicia, she dropped her laptop on her bed and unlocked the door, letting her sister in.

" Hi sis, looking stunning as always" May greeted her sister who wore a wine round neck knee-length gown which was fitted while she went back on her bed and closed her laptop.

" Hi May, thanks jare.... how are you and your studies? And what about the issue we discussed on phone?" Felicia asked her sister.

" All good even the issue with Mr Obaro has been sorted out. He resigned."  May said, with a wide smile. Felicia could see how happy her sister was.

" Okay. I thought you wanted me to pray together with you to God" Felicia asked.

"No need. I'm all good and settled" May convinced her sister.

"Regardless May, you should have a personal relationship with God. Do not wait till its late okay. I can't force our on it, its a personal decision and I hope you realize that soon you would have to be in God's side" Felicia advised.

" Well I have heard you sister." May said.

" I know that you haven't heard me, you this thick-skinned atheist" Felicia teased.

Audrey ran into May's room and screamed that her exam results were out and they were excellent and she was amongst the best in her external and internal exams, she had 9A's in her WASCE and they were all happy and ran to their parents room, all screaming and demanding for an huge celebration.

After the huge celebration the Baker's family had in their home with the shopping included, Mabel  finally got married to Damien the next Saturday in the church and also had their traditional wedding a day before and a court wedding a day after their church wedding.

While Mr Baker's mother cried when Mabel got married and packed out of the house, the Baker girls sighed in relief that it meant less trouble for them and their parents but it didn't mean they were not happy. They were but they were relieved anyways.