It has been a smooth two years for both families Stella spends them working on her T&S Cooperation while Liam continues on his companies. Bridget and Allan form joint companies so Allan could be able to spend more time with his family and friends although, for both families the process of work, work and more work still continues and Mal continues to fight with her time machine invention. The two best friends continue being the sisters they are. Stella now plans to open her new Agency that was given to her by President Kim earlier and as said, she calls it Mal Agency putting Mal as the next of keen for it. This new beginning keeps her so busy such that she is rarely home and is always working. Her family members miss her every time, but she always remembers to visit whenever she can even if it’s just for a day. This time Mal was the one always worried and Thumika was always consoling her.
Finally after a whole year of traveling about, Stella had officially opened the Mal Agency and got it running. In no time she had a stack of applications from people wanting to work with her. After months of close examination, she managed to select the new employees. President kim was present at the first day of work to encourage Stella and congratulate her on a good job.
One fateful day, Stella started feeling weak and tired…….
Liam: are you sure you’re getting better?
Stella: I’m okay. Guys you didn’t have to come I’m just tired, last week was a wholesome week
Bridget: oh come on Stella, your appetite is really disturbing too
Stella: I ate a lot last night
Allan: [in doubt] hmm when nobody saw you
Stella: like I said I woke up to eat
Liam: honey stop lying you know I’m a light sleeper
Stella: okay, okay all you want is that I eat right?
All: [nod]
Stella: okay. [She tried eating the pasta Liam made and spat it out]
Liam: honey maybe we take you to a hospital
Stella: no, no I’m okay. You guys have a scheduled meeting today it’s alright you can go I’ll be okay Liam is here
Liam: yeah I’m here
Bridget: okay, darling let’s go
Stella: thanks for coming!!
Allan: no problem
Immediately they walked out......
Stella: how much salt did you put into this?
Liam: just a spoon why?
Stella: taste this….
Liam: it’s just oka……
Stella: just taste it
Liam; okay [he tastes] if anything honey there’s less salt
Stella: are you sure?
Liam: yeah…..
Then there is an indistinct chatter coming from outside.
Liam: our baby is back from her birthday drive
Stella: right on time to taste your salt
Liam: [looks at her] honey argh
[She walks in].
Stella: my baby!!! [Hugs her and pecks her]
Mal: mom!!
Liam: you see, I always tell her to stop as well
Stella: no, no, no my Mal is never too old to be pampered
Mal: dad [gives him her fist] [they do their handshake]
Stella: oh God argh!
Mal: is that dad’s pasta I smell? [With excitement]
Stella: how do you know it’s your dad’s cooking?
Mal: there’s a way the aroma gets out you know
Liam: in fact taste it
Mal: [tastes] wow it’s good mom are you going to finish that? I’m starving
Stella: the salt level is too high when he was cooking salt he added the pasta
Mal: [makes a face in surprise looking at her] ...........
Liam: honey, no it’s not…..
Mal: yeah it’s okay…….. [Puts another spoon in her mouth]
Liam: and buddy stop eating that your mother has to eat that……….
Mal: mom, are you alright? Your eyes are swollen and red
Stella: I’m okay just had a rough week. How was your drive by the way?
Mal: fantastic!! We went to the beach, we ate, met some new friends too. It was fun........
Liam: you’re a day late young lady
Mal: dad, we were really exhausted yesterday so we just had to come today.
Mal and Thumika aren’t only best friends, but also share a birth month or rather birth week. Thumika’s birthday is two days before Mal’s birthday. So they both decided to go out for a drive just the two of them for a few days to celebrate.
Liam: oh really? What’s his name?
Mal: who, dad?
Liam: you know him just tell us
Mal: there’s no him
Liam: [in doubt] uh huh, and I’m the smart dad to believe my seventeen year old daughter, I must be very brilliant
Mal: dad I’m serious
Liam: oh…...
Stella: hey! Stop patronizing my tired and hungry baby, come I’ll prepare something for you
Liam: [realizes and screams out to her] honey! You’re not feeling alright come and eat so you take these pain killers I’ll cook!!
It’s been two weeks of Stella’s illness. Now she has a headache, cold, is weak and is having body with slight chest pains.
Mal: mom you’re getting worse, I’m worried you rarely eat because you keep saying the food is sour. I mean even water…..... Water…..… [She breaks down]
Stella: listen, my dear….....
Mal: no……. [Stands and leaves the room while crying]
Liam: ………. [just watching]
Stella: not you too [looking at Liam], poor Mal
Liam: [in anger while he stands from the table he sat on and walks towards her lying in bed] POOR MAL! POOR MAL!!
Stella: come on don’t get like this……
Liam: why are you being so stubborn?!!
Stella: honey…....
Liam: SHUT UP!! Honey I have pleaded and begged that we go to a hospital, but you keep denying!!!
While all that was happening, Mal was over hearing their conversion from her room while she cried bitterly. She called Thumika……..
Thumika: don’t worry bes my parents and I will come by tomorrow morning to talk to her, okay?
Mal: okay, [with a shaking voice]
Thumika: can I come and pick you up maybe you’ll feel much better here
Mal: no, I’ll stay
Thumika: okay I’ll see you tomorrow then please get some rest
Mal: I will
Thumika: promise??
Mal: I promise.
Stella: okay, okay we’ll just visit a private hospital then because I’m certain it’s nothing serious
Liam: okay, okay that’s much better.
Everyone in the house finally falls asleep.
Liam: honey….. Honey…….. Honey I know you can hear me stop pretending
Stella: what is it this early morning?
Liam: remember we need to go the hospital today?
Stella: it’s today?
Liam: [closes his eyes in irritation] even with that horrible voice you’re still so annoying oh God the woman you gave me, honey .......
Stella: ……. [Smiles silently]
Liam: okay this is how you want to row, fine let’s play [he stands up and carries her to the bathroom and baths her. Afterwards he carries her back, applies her lotion and begins looking for an outfit for her to wear]
Stella: listen….....
Liam: shut up!!
Stella: [smiles silently while he dresses her up like a baby and carries her again towards the main door down the stairs]
Stella: where’s my…....
Liam: at Allan’s house
Stella: did you…......
Liam: yes I showered like an hour ago [he drives off]
Stella: [smiles silently again and then coughs real hard]
Liam: here [gives her a bottle] drink some water
Stella: [looks into his caring eyes] where…...
Liam: on the dash board [she takes her pain killers].
They arrive at the private hospital and are taken to Doctor Benson...
Benson: please take your seats
Stella: [with a hoarse voice] thank you
Benson: I bet you must be the patient
Liam: yes she is
Benson: what has been happening to her?
Liam: she has no appetite says the food is sour, [Benson begins to write] complains of weakness, body pains, chest pains, cold, headache, and her temperature is getting high.
Benson: anything else?
Stella: points at her throat
Liam: oh yeah her throat hurts a lot especially when she coughs.
Benson: okay sir, don’t worry your wife is in good hands we’ll do our best for her
Liam: [feels relieved] great
Stella: thank you
Benson: I’ll be back let me speak to my staff then we can run a few tests
Liam: okay. [He walks out]
Stella: Honey
Liam: ………..
Stella: honey……… Honey……… [Smiles] what, you’re revenging on me?
Liam: keep silent hospital chemicals will affect your speech
Stella: really, really Liam?
Liam: shut up
Stella: [laughs]
Benson: okay, come with me this way please [they stood up].
He ran some tests on her and after an hour of patience the results were out. They were called into his office again.
Liam: what is it, what’s wrong with my wife? [They hold hands]
Benson: her results are inconclusive
Liam: meaning??
Benson: it may be caused by a lot of factors hence it’s hard to see what the problem really is, but I’ve dealt with three situations like this very one I’m looking at
Stella: what caused their illness?
Benson: I’m afraid it could be severe pains causing you to have all the other symptoms you’re having. Since you mentioned the regular pain killers aren’t working I’ll give you opioid and narcotic painkillers which you take for three weeks. In each day you take two and half of each of the meds, but don’t take them together take opioids in the morning two and half and narcotics at night two and half as well.
Stella: [nodded]
Liam: okay thank you so much.
[They leave]
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MY MOTHER'S AMNESIA
HumorImagine someone knocking at your door and says, "I'm your daughter from the future." A girl does everything in her power to save her mother's life. She goes back in time to look for a memory she can use to make her mother remember who she is. Will s...
