My Crush

Chapter 47

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6 years later

Dr. Fareedah was seated in her office comfortably, going through some patient file sent to her for heart surgery, when she suddenly came across that of her uncle's own. She withdraw it from others and go through the name again still in shock. It was written boldly at the file; Alhaji Jaafar imam, she return the file back to it place not even bother to go through it again.

"Is her uncle also suffering from heart failure?" She thought deeply, As she pick the file up again and go through.

She vow not to ever put her emotion into her job and moreover whatever it is, his still the only father figure they has, and his face always make her remember her father. so she refuse to let her uncles word sink deep into her and mask it up. She stood up and pick the files in other to go and check his heartbeat rate before the surgery commence in three days later.

She stood up with the file in her hand and amble toward his uncle's ward. At the front of the ward was his uncle's family; his wife, bashar and a young lady together with two beautiful kids. She approach them and make a quick salam and walk pass them without sparing them a second glance.

A nurse push the door open and they both walk in. After checking his heartbeat rate she asked" How are you feeling now? Not even showing any hint of knowing the patient.

"I...I'm feeling be...tter" Jaafar, her uncle stutter shock written all over his face.

"I'm Dr Fareedah, and I will be the one in charge of your surgery" she introduced, and walk to the cabinet to drop his file, not even wait for his reply.

"Is she really going to be my cardio thoracic surgeon?" He asked the nurse beside him, shock written all over his face.

"Yes, she's going to be your surgeon and you're very lucky because she's one of the best in the town." The nurse said.

Reedah heard them, on her way going out of the room.

His wife, Hajiya Maryam and the rest of the family rush in, after the nurse left. "Alhaji was that my eyes deceiving me or was it really your niece Fareedah?" Hajiya Maryam asked.

"Uhm, your eyes are not really deceiving you and yes they said she's going to be my cardio thoracic surgeon. " he said, tears streaming down his cheeks.

"Alhaji, what going on? You're crying" his wife asked worriedly.

"I'm ashamed and am regretting my action toward my brother's twins. Believed me, they did nothing wrong to me and I was the one that chase them away. My conscious has been judging me ever since. I'm sorry" he beseech.

"Alhaji why? Why did you have to do that? Why will you let them suffer and lie to us" His wife asked sadly.

"He was my backbone, my strength, my one and only brother whom I share everything with. Seeing his children make me insecure and I couldn't bear it. it..it make me to hate them." He said.

"Alhaji I'm scared, I'm scared she's going to revenge. Let apologized before the day arrive. I can't bear to lose you" she said and tighten her hand on his.

"Maryam, it's too late to cry, when the head has been cut off. Just pray for me and apologized even after have gone"

Bashar stood still with his wife, Aisha beside him. He just let the tears stream down his face freely, after a lot of years, 9years to be precise of not seeing his cousin again all because of his fathers tale story they believe.

A little boy of 5years came closer to his father and wipe his tears with his thumb" daddy why are you crying?"he asked.

"Hanif, I'm not crying something just enter my eyes" he said. "Sorry daddy" he said and wave his hand gesturing a sorry sign.