CREEPS Series

CREEPS Series- HEADache

Kudirat became a sad and lonely woman when she lost her husband.  All in the name of mourning her husband,she refused to eat. Her daughter who was living in London found out that her mother refused to eat, so she arranged for the nearest family member to take care of her mother. The nearest family member was Kudirat’s nephew. Kudirat’s daughter called the nephew and told him to check on Kudirat regularly. The nephew obeyed and made it his personal duty to check on his aunty on a weekly basis. One day,Kudirat realised that she wasn't feeling well. She felt weak and sick.  She decided to call her nephew for help. Hours later, her nephew was at doorstep. He knocked the door but there was response. He noticed that the door was not locked,so he opened the door and entered the house. He realized that the room was slightly disarranged. He looked around and did not see his aunt. Suddenly,he heard movement in the kitchen. He rushed to the kitchen and saw his aunty on the floor. He moved towards her and carried her up.  Her eyes were closed but she was still breathing. He carried her to his car and drove to the hospital. When he got to the hospital,the nurse on duty helped him to carry his aunt into the hospital. They moved her to the emergency room. The nurse alerted one of the doctor to attend to Kudirat.

  After two hours, Kudirat opened her eyes. She sat up slowly and looked around. She saw her nephew talking to a nurse. Her nephew turned around and noticed that she was awake.  He moved towards her and said

      “Aunty, thank God you are awake.”

    Kudirat said to her nephew with a confused face

   “Hassan,where am I? What are my doing here?”

Hassan sat on a nearby chair beside her and said

    “Aunty, you are in the hospital. I saw you lying unconscious in the kitchen. I carried you here as fast as I could.”

   Kudirat looked around again and said

    “I can't even remember anything. I don't recognize this hospital.”

   Hassan then said

   “This was the nearest hospital I could find, so I brought you here. The doctor said you suffered from anaphylactic shock because you were allergic to a particular substance.”

   Kudirat sighed and said

     “I told you that I can't remember anything. I don't think I am allergic to anything. I can't even remember what I ate last or used last.”

     Hassan held her hand and said solemnly

    “Aunty, I know you are going through a lot but I want you to know that the family care about you.”

  Kudirat sighed again and said

      “I know that the family cares about me but ever since I lost my husband to that unfortunate incident,I have not been able to eat well and sleep well. Ever since my husband died, my life has been miserable. I don't know what to do.”

 As Hassan was about to talk,the nurse approached them and said with a smile

    “Mrs Akande, it's time for you to receive your injection but we advise you to eat first. Mr Hassan please get her something to eat. The hospital’s canteen is downstairs. You can buy her food from there. After eating, I will come back to give her injection.”

The nurse left. Hassan smiled and said

    “No problem. Aunty,let me go downstairs and get you something to eat.”

     Hassan stood up and left the hospital ward. After a minute, Kudirat’s phone started to ring. She picked up the phone to see the caller ID.  She was surprised when she saw the name of the caller ID. It was Hassan. She thought to herself