Nicki&thePips

Chapter 52

Dr. Sophia Green, the family's pediatrician, was sitting in the dark with her TV on in the den of her nice modern one person apartment. She'd just watched a movie and was going to head to bed when her cellphone started ringing. She yawned checking the time on it, noting that it was eleven o'clock.  "Hello?"

The first thing she heard was a small voice shushing people in the background. "Goodnight Dr. Green." A sweet little girl with a strange accent greeted.

The young doctor cocked her head in confusion. She'd heard the voice before but could not place it at the moment. "Um goodnight sweety. How did you get my number?"

"Oh you don't know who I am. I'm Jade Thirlwall Miraj, one of Nicki Minaj's kids." Jade cooed into the phone sweetly. She was using her most innocent yet brilliant voice.

Dr. Green hopped to her feet carrying an empty bowl of popcorn with her. This could not be good. "Oh Jade . . . What's wrong? Why are you calling so late? Is your Mom home?" She rattled off questions, a picture of Jade coming to mind. She remembered the little sweet girl from a few check-ups.

"Erm . . . well Dr. Green we need a huge favour." Jade said sounding less confident. "A weally weally huge favour."

Dr. Green, being only in her mid twenties could tell that Jade was keeping a secret and was in some sort of trouble. "What's the favour?" She set the popcorn bowl down in the sink after flipping on the light switch in her kitchen.

"Well um . . . do you think you could come to our house? I can explain here. Please? It's kind of an emergency." Jade said into the phone hoping that the doctor wouldn't ask too many questions.

Dr. Green thought for a moment. She should have asked where Nicki was. She should have asked what the exact problem was. She sighed. She was being paid a whole lot of money to be on call twenty-four-seven with this particular set of kids. She'd met them at the hospital a few times at weird hours of the night. Just the other day she met Nicki and Jesy at the hospital. Jesy had a broken arm. Nicki never said how she got it. Celebrities liked their privacy. "Uh okay Jade I'll be there soon."

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"So um . . . You guys had a fight?" Dr. Green was driving down the high-way at full speed to the hospital with the pips in tow. She was addressing Ray Ray who was sitting in the passenger seat next to her. He had a bruise on his forehead but was better off than some of the other kids.

"Yeah something like that." Ray Ray mumbled.

"You guys look worse than if you just had a little fight. What happened? Are you guys usually like this?" She was thinking of the time Nicki had brought Prodigy and Roc Royal for a check-up when they'd lost their voices. Both of their throats looked burnt and she had wondered who would do such a thing to them.

"Not all the time . . . we're usually very well behaved." Leigh-Anne said. Her sister Jesy's face was in her lap. The last time Dr. Green saw them together Leigh-Anne had a broken ankle. It seemed strange now that Jesy was the one in even worse condition.

"So how did all eight of you end up in a fight?" Dr. Green questioned looking at Princeton who was still unconscious through the rearview mirror.

All of them became silent. Jade started coughing and touched her throat as if it hurt. Her eyes watered.

"Jade are you okay Jade?" Perrie asked frantically.

"You love Jade's name don't you?" Prodigy snapped.

"Leave me alone." Perrie snapped back patting Jade's back.

"I'm fine." Jade mumbled, her voice horse.