Roses and Thorns – Episode 45

CHAPTER FORTY FIVE

SIX MONTHS LATER

It was amazing to Joel how time flew over the months. The killer had been killed and so was the Barrister, but still, Joel felt empty without Melody. She had been in the hospital for the past six months, Joel always paid her visits though. His car came to a halt in the car garage of the hospital. He entered into the hospital replying greetings from the nurses, yes, he had become a constant visitor that they all greet him with smiles whenever he came. He opened the door and looked at Melody for a while before going in fully making sure he closed the door.

“Bambi, how are you doing today?” he asked kissing her forehead, he carressed her hair, they had loosened her weaving leaving her with her natural hair.

“Do you like it here?, please come let’s go home, i have missed you so much” he said again still carressing her hair. “I miss you Bambi, i can’t even stay for a minute without thinking about you” he said yet again. The monitor beeped and then continued beeping fast. Joel stood up immediatly and ran to get the doctor, few minutes after, he came back with the doctor and a nurse. The doctor checked Melody’s pulse and looked at the screen of the monitor checking for her heartbeat, the monitor stopped beating and the screen went blank, the doctor shook his head sadly.

“She is dead, am sorry” he said to Joel with a sigh.

“Dead what? which one is dead? doctor please stop joking, she is probably sleeping or something, but she is not dead, my Melody can not die when she knows she is my life” Joel said with a chuckle and sadness filled eyes.

“She is dead, the monitor has gone blank because there is no heartbeat anymore. We will have to remove the oxygen now and also take her to the morgue” the doctor squeezed Joel’s shoulder and signaled the nurse to remove the oxygen.

“Morgue? who do you want to take to the morgue? please stop joking” Joel muttered, the tears gathered blinding him.

“That’s the only thing we can do” the doctor replied looking at the nurse who had successfully removed the oxygen and was walking towards the monitor.

“Bambi, please don’t do this to me, you want to leave me sad? please don’t go, you are my better half, don’t you want to grow old with me? don’t you want to have children for me?, please, biko, don’t leave me” Joel cried, the tears started pouring like rain.

“Take heart man” the doctor consoled him. Just then, the nurse screamed “Doc, she moved a finger right now” she stared at Joel and the doctor.

Joel and the doctor stared at Melody’s right hand, Joel hoped it was true and pleaded with Melody in his mind to do it again. She moved her finger again and Joel smiled.

The monitor started beeping again but very low. “Get me the defibrillator” the doctor said to the nurse.

“Please get the f****ng defibrillator” Joel screamed at the nurse who to him looked like she wasn’t fast enough.

“123, jack” the doctor hit her chest, nothing happened, he repeated the procedure three times and on the third attempt, the monitor started beeping audibly, Joel looked at Melody, she moved a finger again, he rushed towards her, she was crying with her eyes closed.

“My Melody, please stay with me, you are all that i have got” he spoke tenderly carressing her hand, his head bent on the bed, beside her. Melody’s eyes slowly flew open, she closed it and slowly opened it again, trying to get acquainted with the illuminated room.

“She is awake” the nurse squealed. Joel shot his head up immediatly and wiped his tears.

“Bambi” he slowly called out to Melody who still had a confused look on her face.

“She is really a strong woman, she has a very strong will to live” the doctor said, he was surprised.

“Thank you so much, for coming back to me” Joel said hugging her immediately.

“Okay, Captain, you will need to let her rest now, i advise you go get her a change of clothes and food to eat, she just survived a great ordeal” the doctor said slowly helping Joel up.

“Bambi, am coming back, wait for me, don’t go anywhere again” he said to Melody who looked at him like he was insane.

He rushed out of the hospital immediately with smiles plastered on his face.

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