Love Saved Me

SIXTEEN

It's been a week since I was discharged. Since then I've been dreaming about my grandmother, like we're spending most of the times together, she always tells me not to tell my uncle about it,he doesn't even know what happened the day when I was declared dead. No one knows. Menzi? I've been avoiding him ever since that day. Thembeka was also discharged but she's living with her dad and Thembeka. At work I'm on leave and when I go back I'll be starting at the local hospital,we swapped with Menzi,he's now working where I was working.
I just finished bathing, I lotioned and wore the tracksuits. I finished and sat on the wheelchair, I then pushed myself around trying to tidy where I was bathing. I finished and pushed myself to the lounge where I found my uncle reading a newspaper.
Him :" you're awake,why didn't I know about that?"
Me :" I thought you were asleep"
Him :" where did you get water to bath?"
Me :" I used cold one from the bucket in my room"
Him :" you should've knocked in my room"
He stood up and went to my room and came back with the dish I use to bath with dirty water. He usually spill them for me because I can't hold the dish and push the wheelchair at the same time. He then came back and found me already sitting on the couch, he looked at me.
Him :" is there something I should know maybe?"
Me :" I think on my next check up I will come back with  walking clutches"
Him :" Don't rush it, you need to fully recover"
Me :" I'm just tired of this chair"
Him :" it's just a temporary thing"

He's way better than I last saw him, before I got into a car accident,than on our graduation party. He recently told me about cancer and that he's getting help. I'm glad, to think that I was going to lose him, whatever help he's getting I don't care what it is, I just want him to recover.
Him :" do you still love your car?"
Me :" I love it,just that it's beyond repair"
Him :" so, you want the new one same as it?"
Me :" only if I had money to buy another one"
Him :" mmh"
Me :" are you going to buy me another one?"
Him :" I was just asking"
He shrugged.

We're now sitting outside on the shade. Don't ask me why did I wear the tracksuits while it was hot outside because here I am, sitting under the shade with the tracksuits on. I saw my car coming towards the house. Wait, what am I saying? That's not my car, I saw mine and it was a wreck, there's no way it could be fixed and looks this brand new. It parked on the gate and Menzi got out from it, he opened the gate and drove in, he parked right infront of us.
Uncle :" it seems like you have a visitor,let ne go and check on Thembeka" he said walking to his car and drove off.

It was now me and Menzi.
Him :" Langalethu" he flashed the keys infront of my face.
I must've been day dreaming about this car infront of me, with my name as it's registration number.
Me :" yes" I looked at him
Him :" here" he said giving me the keys
Me :" are they mine?"
Him :" yes, that's your car" he said pointing the car.
Me :" you mean,my only car"
Him :" yes, your one and only. We got it fixed"
Me :" you and who?"
Him :" me and uncle Pat"
Me :" so he knew about this?"
He nodded.

Menzi and my uncle are now the best friends,it seems like they talk about everything, behind my back. Talking about my uncle, he hasn't came back and the cold outside forced us to get inside the house. Were sitting watching the IGNITION,a show about cars. Menzi made me sit on the sofa and put my legs on his thighs so that he can get access to my feet, massaging them.
Him :" please allow me to take you out tomorrow"
Me :" if you're okay with pushing me around,then it's okay"
Him :" I don't mind"
Me :" okay then"
My uncle arrived late, apparently he knew that Menzi wouldn't leave me alone. Since it was already at night and my uncle couldn't drive him home, I gave him my car keys and he left.
He came from work straight to my house,his parents doesn't know that he's around.

#To be continued ♥️🤟