To the moon and back

Chapter 14.1

Chapter 14.1

"Nigel, i understand you are upset but please give me a moment to tell you what i want you to know. The sooner i tell you the better" the voice of Annika sounded from my phone's speaker. She had sent me a voice message. I listened to it my heart cold as ice for it to catch feelings. Sympathy wasn't in me for the meantime. "I have a feeling any time after this won't be right for me to tell you."

Never did I make it there on time or early. Still, the time was perfect. Any time was, had been okay to visit ever since Jennifer had woken up from her coma. Klacont hospital had its doors opened all the times. It was one of the places i had graced my presence with since sunrise and the one i had spent most of my time after my room. I wasn't aware of what i was to find there, i had not been told anything and yet it seemed like as if i had tried my best to be a part of it from the start. Doctor Maynards had an appointment with Jennifer and it was in her room it was. The doctor had some news for his patient which was also news for both we the guardians, my mother and me that is.

"Sorry for not telling you" my mother apologized to me for not informing me about the appointment. "My mind cheated me that i did. Your phone was out of reach also."

"It's alright" i said. "I am here anyway."

Annika was trying to reach me. There were so many missed calls registered on my phone from her that could have formed a mountain had they been piled up. Voice and text messages were also there, few of them but with enough words to make up a novel. I only listened to one of her voice messages and deleted the rest together with the text ones. As for her calls i switched of my phone to receive them no more. The guilty feeling had not conquered me yet and sympathy i did not want to feel. I was also afraid of learning the truth from her although i didn't know what it was she wanted to tell me. Being hurt by it scared me. I was definitely being selfish and annoying, that i knew. I had convinced myself that it was the best thing for me to do at the moment. I needed time to heal of the anger i had, develop positive thoughts and breathe in and out once, twice, again and more until i was calm. Running into the only person i knew I looked like, my father, i blamed for the behavior and pain felt.

"It will be the last chemotherapy i will receive?" Jennifer asked thoughtfully while gazing at doctor Maynards, sitting upright on her bed. "My battle with cancer is almost over and i am winning. Are you in the right room' doctor?"

Doctor Maynards grinned at her; opened up a patient's file he had with him and stared at it. He was in her room for the appointment she had with her.

"Aren't you Miss Jennifer Purnell?" he questioned her and then while gesturing asked me and my mother, "she is, right?"

We had stood beside Jennifer. I am the only one who managed to answer the doctor. My mother failed to. She was so overwhelmed. She did manage two things, crying tears of joy and wiping them off.

"But you will still be here after the chemotherapy until you are allowed to go home by the hospital" said the doctor. "And you will still be taking the herbal juice."

"Those are not problems to me at all" Jennifer beamed. "I now know what problems are. To sit like this, talk like this and see like this is a huge blessing. I will continue to drink the juice even if you can say for a year or the rest of my life."

"I love the way you talk. There is always brevity in your voice" the doctor complimented.

"And i love the way you talk to your patients" remarked Jennifer. "You are such one hail of a gentleman."