FIFTHY TWO
MELODY
Melody: Hey Dad .
James : My little girl .
l chuckle he still calls me that .
Melody : Dad lm now old lm a big girl , you should Stop calling me that .
l heard chuckles until it dies down with a sigh.
James : Melody you need to come to the hospital .
Melody : What ?why ? Are you okay ?Is mom okay?
l know lm asking a lot of questions but who's at the hospital .
James : Your mother suffer a stroke yesterday , please come to the hospital .
Melody: What happened ... anyways which hospital are you at ?
James : EAST RAND HOSPITAL please come with food lf you can .
Melody : Okay l'll be there in an hour .
I drop the call looking at Zoliswa who looks like he has questions to ask too or something
Zoliswa : And then what are we waiting for let's go .
Melody : I - uhm okay let me pack some fruits first .
he nods as l run to the kitchen packing everything and and anything into the plastic .
Melody : Done , let's go .
Zoliswa starts the car , within an hour we arrive at the hospital and as soon as I saw my dad. l ran to him.
Melody: Dad lm here .
James : Mntwanam ...
He looks at me then at Zoliswa .
Melody : Oh baba , this is my partner Zoliswa.... Zoliswa this is my dad .
Zoliswa: Saw'bona baba ,it's nice to finally meet you but l wish lt could be in different circumstances .
James : Hmm is he treating you right my child ?
Melody :A lot and l love him baba .
he nods .
James: We will talk some other time but for now let's wait for the doctor .
And with that said the doctor walks up to us .
Doctor : Evelyn Nkosi ...
James : It's us , can we go see her .
Doctor : Okay please follow me , you are in luck because she's awake .
We follow behind him and as we about to enter the ward Zoliswa grabs my arm softly
Zoliswa : l don't think l should go in .
Melody : Why ?
I look at him and he keeps on a straight face .
Zoliswa: You'll find me waiting here , just go in okay .
I sigh nodding maybe it is for the best after all l don't think it's a good time for him to meet my mother in this situation . I get inside the ward and Dad was already kissing my mom's face ..love lives here neh .
Melody : Mom ..
l walk to her side , as she opens her mouth l see it vibrating .
Evelyn : My -child .
she says with her words breathing a tear drops from my eye , she can't talk properly now .
Doctor : I was meaning to tell you this . Since Evelyn suffered from a stoke she won't be able to use her left side and also her speech now seems to be a problem hence she's staggering . So from today onwards she'll be using a wheel chair.
Melody (sniffs) : Please excuse us .
The doctor nods walking out .
Melody : Ma' what happened ?
James: I found two man yesterday at our house l don't know what they were doing and your mother was already on the floor .
Evelyn : M-My daughter she, she's a-l-i-ve.
What's she talking about ofcoz lm very much alive lm here or has she lost her mind too not on a bad way , remind me not to leave my Bible next time seems like we in need of the holy spirit in here.
Melody: Mom lm right here
MEANWHILE
At the reception Kumkani arrives with Anashe ,yeah well Anashe agreed on seeing Evelyn it's better sooner than later .
Kumkani : Hi we here to see Evelyn Nkosi .
Receptionist : Are you family.
Kumkani : Partly , so can we go see her .
Receptionist: Only because lm in a good mood yes you can , by the way she's in ward number ten .
Kumkani : Thank you , let's go.
They arrive at the ward and Zoliswa is shocked to see them .
Zoliswa: Hey what are you guys doing here .
Kumkani : We here to see your mother inlaw , is Melody here too ?
Zoliswa: Yes she is also with her father .
Kumkani: Okay , let's go in ...but first are you ready .
Anashe : I was born ready.
She says sarcastically and Kumkani chuckles as they walk in the ward . James recalls seeing Kumkani from yesterday .
James: You what are you doing here , are you here to finish my wife off?
Melody : Dad what are you talking about , that's Kumkani my partners friend .
James : Oh then can he explain what he was doing yesterday in my house .
Kumkani : l'd like your wife to explain why l was there but for now l want my woman to say whatever she has to say to her .
Melody (frowns) : Anashe ? you know my mother?
Anashe : No but she knows me .
And silence falls in the ward as they wait for Anashe to speak but not Evelyn . She can already feel it in her blood that standing right before her it's her daughter , tears fill her eyes as she struggles to say a word .
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