Long Night

Loose ends

Ow!

Her face, her head, chest, thighs, ankle and butt. The pain was everywhere.

When Sarah opened her eyes, tears clouded her vision.

It hurts so much. I should be used to pain by now, gee...

   White ceiling, a machine beeping by her side, the sickening smell of bleach and disinfectants, her mind slowly processed that she was in a hospital. She didn't even bother trying to sit up as that would be really stupid, considering the amount of pain she was in at that moment.

She figured that it must be some sort of five-star hospital as she was the only one in her spacious room.

Or is it just hotels that get the five-star rating?

Groggily, her mind traveled to the events of the previous night.

Was it last night though?

   Her ankle was propped on a pillow and as she tried to adjust it the door opened and in came Mr. Femi Ajibola.

"Sarah! Wow! You look a mess. Are you okay?"

Sarah could only stare, she was totally flabbergasted at the audacity of the monster of a man. She wondered if she'll ever be free. Her hand twitched.

"Oh! Femi," she croaked pathetically, "Please help me adjust my pillow, my neck hurts."

He walked to help her, confidence oozing from his pores. Just as he got close enough, she stretched her other hand and gave him a dirty slap. He recoiled from her in utter shock.

"You have some nerve you know! Showing your face here after you sent your dog to murder me!" She spat, trembling from rage, "You're so selfish that you'll go to any lengths to get the property? You are a monster and I swear that, for what you've done to me and all those innocent people, I'll make sure that you rot in jail!  Please get out, your presence disgusts me!" She finished viciously.

   He only looked at her battered body, fragile, on the hospital bed, before he took a step close to her bandaged ankle. He flashed her an evil smile with hard eyes, and Sarah involuntarily shivered for she felt vulnerable.

"Imagine after slaving for a man like Mr. Johnson for years, then he comes one day and says that more than half of his property would go to some tart he'd never mentioned before." He fixed her with a hard glare, a frown marring his already ugly features, "Sarah, you've had one stroke of luck after another and now, I'm afraid your luck has run out." He pulled the pillow and her ankle landed harshly on the bed, sending a spike of pain right through her. She cried out.

   Femi approached her with the pillow in hand, "You don't deserve anything. I'm the rightful owner and I can't have you ruining my life!"

With that he attacked her, trying to suffocate her with the pillow. Sarah tried to fight back, but she was still a bit groggy from the sleeping pills and the pain was unbearable!

   Just as she was fading out of consciousness, she heard some shouts and the pillow was ripped from her face before someone embraced her roughly.

"Oh Sarah! Sarah, are you okay?" The person cupped her face and she realised that it was Ben.

"I'm sorry you had to go through that, we had to get a confession" He said warily.

Confused, she said, "What?"

"We knew he would come, so I got the police to set up cameras and sound in your room so if he tried anything, we'd have enough to persecute him, we were in the next room." He was almost crying now, "They stopped me from coming immediately. I'm so sorry Sarah, you know I'd never do anything to hurt you" He pleaded while he kissed the side of her head and smoothened out her hair.

   She could only smile foolishly. There were too many emotions as the police dragged an unconscious Femi out of the room, and Ben smiled and cooed lovingly.

Then with a serious expression, he said, "Sarah, I've always wanted to tell you how much I -

"Sorry Mr. Eke but we need to take care of the patient now. I never agreed to my patient being harmed in all this," the doctor said sternly, "She is probably shaken up now and she needs to be checked, so please leave."

"I'll be here when you wake up Sarah!" Ben said, before he was taken out.

   Sarah's vitals were monitored, her bandages were checked and after some time, she was pumped with painkillers and sedatives.

Before she drifted off to the realm of unconsciousness, she smiled.

Everything would would be fine now…

I hope my phone is okay though.