𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚍 𝚃𝚘 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛'𝚜 𝚂𝚘𝚗 ||ℭ𝔬𝔪𝔭𝔩𝔢𝔱𝔢✓||

Chapter 54

Chioma's POV.

Me: Amanda, I'm no longer at work. I took a taxi and I'm heading to the hospital to see Femi, I couldn't wait any longer. So sorry :(

I sent a text to Amanda, punching in the letters on my phone; with shaky hands. I tried so hard to calm down but still, all attempt towards calming down proved to be useless.

I exhaled, rubbing my palms together with a sad look on my face, I could tell the taxi driver was concerned but didn't want to pry. Which was, in fact, a good thing cause I wasn't in the mood to entertain questions from anyone. I couldn't think straight right now. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that I'd get so concerned over Femi during circumstances, such as this.

It's crazy how things like this can put a person into such a dilemma. It only shows that no one is in control of whatever happens to them, you can be fine right now and dead in the next minute. Truth be told, I was still shocked by everything that's happened. Just a while ago, Femi was okay, happy and smile and full of energy and bubbling with laughter and chuckles - as usual - and in the next hour, he's fighting for his life and laying helplessly in a hospital bed. It could've been me, who knows? It could've been anyone, it could've been someone really dear to me, someone like Amanda...or worse, one of my family members. It could've been my father on that bed, anyone at all!

Life does cheat good people sometimes, Femi does not deserve to be in that position. Me? Yes, but Femi? Definitely not!

"We're here, ma'am" the taxi driver announced and I immediately snapped back to the reality of everything happening around me, alighted from the taxi and paid the driver his fees - I didn't even bother to collect my change, I immediately rushed into the hospital building.

That moment, when you have no idea what you'll do if something goes wrong. That moment, when you're afraid of losing someone; even thinking about it scares you - that's exactly how this moment felt like to me: the fear of the unknown. Anxiety. Sadness. Worry. My emotions were all over the place, I really can't explain them all.

"Please, I'd like to see a patient that just got admitted here a few hours ago. His name is Femi Omashola and__"

"Chioma!" I turned my head away from the receptionist I'd been talking to, as my eyes caught sight of Amanda running towards me. I was thankful she arrived and I immediately offered her a small smile.

"The patient is still in the ER, you can't seem him now. I'm afraid you'll have to wait, at the moment, his condition isn't clarified yet" the receptionist replied and I immediately nodded my head in understanding, calming down and trying so hard to think positive thoughts.

While Amanda and I headed towards the waiting room, I heard a loud wail and I whipped my head to the side and caught sight of Femi's mother; in tears. She was sitting on one of the metal waiting chairs, arms folded, hair disheveled, eyes reddened and tears streaming down her cheeks ever so freely and recklessly. She looked devastated - which was expected since Femi is her only child - just looking at her made my heart sink. I know Femi's all she has and I can only imagine the fear she's feeling, the thought of having to lose him must be killing her; that must be traumatizing.

I continued watching the troubled woman cry, her husband; nowhere to be seen. I wondered if Femi's father was aware of his accident and I contemplated going over to console her. I was just about doing that, when Kunmi ran past Amanda and I - alongside a middle-aged lady who had a striking resemblance to Kunmi - so fast that I gasped in shock. Kunmi looked like she'd  been crying, her eyes were all puffy and her face; blotchy, and her nose reddened as she immediately rushed over to Femi's mother's side, placing a hand over her shoulder and giving her a tight hug.