The black woman (slow updates)

chapter 3

"Oh,God" Damola said as she breath in.
What a beauty, she thought.
How can someone so handsome be in this state "oh God" she said as she walked up to the patient.

“Derek coldstone” damola said out the name on the patient file.
“Hi Derek coldstone” she introduced herself to him“I'm damola,  Adedamola. It's a pleasure to meet you but I think it shouldn't be like this. Derek wake up. You have families waiting for you” damola said as she took his free hands into hers.
“I'm the nurse appointed to care for you till you recover and I'm sure you will. You'll wake up and see this beautiful world. I do not know you but I know you are a good and loving person” Damola said as she stands up from the bedside chair.
“I'll see you soon. Stay blessed ” Damola said as she walked out of the room. Deep down into damola's precious heart a prayer is made and it's been accepted.

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Being in the army for Derek has been a good thing for him. Being in the army was a life time opportunity for him to tell his parents he his old enough to be a man.
At the age of eighteen ,Derek enrolled into the military school and has been on mission for thirteen years. Being injured wasn't his plan,  he just wanted to save the poor girl but didn't know the girl herself was the bomb that was to be detonated, unknowingly to Derek he was not far enough from the bomb not to hit him. He was the only one out of his team mates that was severely injured the rest had minor cuts and bruises.
He has been in his head for the past one month going in and out of consciousness but he accidentally held the name Damola when he was almost going unconscious.
He took the name as a life opportunity for him to fight death and to see the wonderful person with the name “Damola”.

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Damola walked back to the nurses station and saw Chloe sitting on her seat.
“hey chloe” she said as dropped Derek's file on her desk.
“hey lovely, you've seen him. He's so handsome. If I was his wife or girl friend I'll make it a duty to stay by him everyday. Heard since the day he was brought here no one had come to check on him”Chloe said as she picked up Derek's file.
“what?. No one, not even his parent”damola said with a bit of annoyance in her voice.
“yes, heard he's from London ,so technically his parents are in London. I don't know if they can't come or not or  if they even have the money to come. Family things are definitely not my thing ”Chloe said as she folds her arms.
“what about relationships? what of his group?.He's a captain, isn't he?” Damola said as she leans on her desk .
“He is. They were taken to another hospital for treatment you know they were wounded too but not as much as their captain. Just minor cuts and bruises. That's all. I'm very sure when they get discharged they'll run like chickens looking for their mother hen to this place.” Chloe said as she heard her name being called to show up I'm the emergency unit “so my dear, see you later. The job given to both of us is to begin tomorrow,so have a nice day my dear ,greet your parents for me ".chloe said as she leaves the nurses station.
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Damola left the hospital late that day, she was busy throughout the afternoon from one patient to the other and also keeping eyes on Derek too.
By the time she got home she was exhausted and ready to go to bed. Then she remember she had to tell her parents what happened in the hospital.
So when it was time to eat dinner and everyone gather in the dinning to eat, she brought up the topic.
“mum, dad. I'll be coming home in the morning as from now, I've been placed on night duty for now. ”Damola said.
“why?.”Mary asked.
“I'm given a patient to manage, mama. And the person is in coma” Damola said as she drinks water from the cup.
“coma?”John asked.
“yes dad.  The patient is in the army, got wounded on mission” damola answered her father.
“okay,darling. But don't forget to pack your dinner and I'll always make sure your dinner is always ready when you get home” Mary said.
“thanks mum, thanks dad. Thanks for supporting me” Damola thanked her parents.
“you're welcome my dear” John said.

When dinner was over, everyone left for their room.
Damola laid on her bed, thinking about Derek , if he his married or not“ but his file says single” she thought. whether he has any child at home in London. She thought a lot about Derek as she slept off awaiting another day of stress.

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Adedamola---har-dey-dar-mor-lar
That's how it's pronounced.

--peace--