Eva smiled and struggling to step down from the bed, she heard Carol saying,
“I want to give you an important message to leave to your gold-digging friend”.
Her words pierced through Eva’s mind like a dagger and staring at the doctor, she wondered what all that was about.
Carol told Eva to ask Bethany to leave Duke alone for her as they have been in love ever since they were in high school.
Eva not being able to contain the information, interrogated the doctor whether that was the reason why she had entered her room that morning and without asking for her patient had slept, she instead gave her a temperament.
Carol did not care what Eva had to say as she just needed to go pass across her message. Wishing her a good day, she left Eva’s ward, and with her face buried in confusion, she wondered what was going on. While she was still in her dilemma, she could see the door to her ward opening up and turning her eyes to catch a glimpse of the person that was coming inside, she a ready to yell out thinking that it was still the doctor but realizing that it was the nurse that was in charge of her that was coming to help her take her bath, she breathed out asking her whether she could make a call with her cell phone as it was very urgent.
The nurse taken into panic as Eva’s reaction was not all that food, inquired what the matter was and she told her that she had to call on her friend who has to come back her up from the hospital to come fast as she needed to go back home quickly.
The nurse taking a look at her understood her pain and taking out her phone from her hospital robe, she gave it to her. Taking the phone into her hands, Eva showed her appreciation by thanking her wholly. She went to a corner of the room and dialing Bethany’s number, she placed the phone on her left ear waiting to listen to her friend pick up the call.
Bethany who was done with everything that she was doing, had decided to take a bath after noticing how fast the time was going. She turned to Duke and looking at him, he wanted to tell him about something that he did not know about her but she felt like it was not the best time to do so.
” I am sure that Henry must have left for his house how as he has to go to work”, Bethany spoke out as she glanced at Duke who could joy stop staring at her. Letting a smile, he asked her why she was in a hurry to leave, and Bethany letting out a laugh, she could not believe that he damaged her to remain there with him.
“The rain is over and the roads are kind of free too so I have to go meet my friend so that I can be with her too”, she said thinking of the fact that, she had to be discharged that morning. Her phones ringtone was listened to and Duke notified her that she had a call.
” Who is it?”, she asked Duke from the bathroom where she was diluting her water.
“It is a strange number”, he responded, rising to his feet and taking the phone to the bathroom to hand it over to her.
Bethany on picking up the call, delayed so the call had stopped. Wondering who it could be, she dialed the number again, to know who was calling her.
Eva, who could not stop but look at the nurse, hoping that she will not take her phone, and thinking that her friend could probably still be in bed after the night that she had spent with Duke, but she needed him.
Just as she was thinking out to herself, she felt the phone vibrating in her hand and lowering her gaze immediately under the effect of the vibration, she recognized Bethany’s number so she picked it with happiness.
” Hello, who is this please?”, Bethany spoke out supporting the phone with her right shoulder as her right ear pressed onto the phone. She was applying some paste on her toothbrush with the help of her left hand while looking at the mirror.
“Betty, it is Eva, please can you come and take from here?”, Eva spoke out letting a cry. Bethany wondering why her friend was crying, asked her to calm down as she came out of the bathroom.
” Please calm down and talk to me please”, Bethany yelled out and Eva not being able to talk, only said,
“Henry is ashamed of me”.
That was the last thing that Bethany listened to so telling her friend not to cry anymore, she entered the lavatory to brush up her teeth rapidly and wash her face. The nurse in wonder asked Eva why she was crying out all of a sudden and she told her that she could not understand.
” I will help you take your bath so that, you can be ready for your discharge before your friend comes okay”, the nurse spoke out and handing her phone back to her.
Bethany was done brushing her teeth, and rushing out of the bathroom, she told Duke that she had to start going.
“What is the emergency, I gave attention to you over the phone, sounding tensed”, Duke spoke out waiting to listen to what she had to say.
Holding her breath, she closed her eyes and breathing out, she told Duke that she needed to lead the way to the hospital as her friend was not in good shape. Duke not wanting to stress her up with too many questions, told her to give him a second to pick up his keys on the table so that they could start going.
” Who is there?”, Rachel asked from inside the house walking to the door, and Bryan thinks that it was Bethany who was back, arranged himself on the sofa, waiting for her to walk in as he had a lot of things to tease her about.
Unlocking the door, Rachel saw a tall man standing outside and making an effort to make out his face, she wondered where she had seen him before.
Bryan asking who it was as he had waited for Betty to walk inside the house without catching sight of her, he rose to his feet heading to the door to catch a glimpse of the person who was outside their house.
Noticing that it is Carl that was standing at the door, he asked Rachel why she was just standing there and leaving him outside when she could ask him to come in.
Rachel letting a minor grimace at Bryan, as she let him know that she did not know the person, but Bryan who let out a smile told her that it was Bethany’s friend and he has been to the house the other time.
Carl let out a smile as he asked,
“You are Rachel right?”.
Her memory was instantly refreshed as he thought back to the day that he had visited the house and saw them there.
” Hi sir, u am sorry you can come inside”, Rachel uttered with a smile as she opened the door well.
Bryan welcome Carl and asking him to sit down, he looked around noticing that Mrs. Marvin was not in the house. Asking where she is, Bryan told him that she has gone out to the grocery store to get some groceries as most of the things in the house were getting furnished.
Carl, also noticing that Bethany was also not at home, equally inquired about her whereabouts but Bryan, saying that she had not returned home since last night as she had spent the night at the hospital with Eva. He further narrated how she could not return home because the rain had intensified causing the roads to be blocked by the flood.
Carl giving close attention to what Bryan had said, frowned his face more at the thought of Bethany not being home yet. Rising to his feet, he told Bryan that he had to take his leave as he has somewhere to go to. Bryan asking whether he will not wait for his mother won’t least come back from the grocery store, he shook his head in disagreement as he lead the way towards the door.
Letting out a shallow smile, he told Bryan to let his sister know that he was around and will be coming back later to check on her again. Bryan nodded in approval and without wasting any more time, he left the house for his car.
Entering his car, Carl was mad with rage as he hit his steering wheel multiple times and wondering why Bethany was doing that to him, he started up his car and drove out of there.
The car had just stooped at the hospital’s parking lodge and Bethany without thinking about the risk of opening the door without checking whether someone was coming from behind, jumped out of the car, making her way out of the car.
Duke trying to call her back so that she could wait for him for them both to get into the hospital, he shook his head in amazement, and going down from his car, he locked up his car.
Rushing through the corridor, looking left and right not to knock someone down as she was impatient to meet with her friend who had sounded very worried over the phone, she was finally informed of her room and she pushed the door open, making her into it.
Walking into the room, she saw her friend crouching on the bed with her head lowered in-between her knows and her hand crossed. Calling out Eva’s name softly, she had caught a glimpse of her lift up her head with tears in her eyes.
“Bethany”, Eva voiced out stepping down from her bed to walk towards her friend.
Bethany apologizing for not being there for her, took her into her arms as she kissed her forehead saying that she was sorry for leaving her.
Eva, could not hold her tears back, and not knowing that Bethany had come there with Duke, she was shocked when she heard a man’s voice calling her name.
” Eva, are you okay?”, Duke asked as he walked closer and Eva opening her eyes, wiped it off quickly while taking herself out of Bethany’s arms.
“Good morning Mr. Duke”, Eva saluted him with a sorrowful look. Duke asking what the matter was and why she was crying, Eva could not say anything as at the sight of Duke, all Carol’s words had come back into her head and all she did was to look at Duke and turning back her gaze to her friend, she felt worse.
Lowering her gaze, she spoke up as she told Duke that she was feeling okay but just missed her old house. As they are busy chatting, The nurse came in again and meeting Duke as Bethany, she greeted them and said,
” She has been discharged this morning but I noticed that she had been like this too since morning. If there is anything wrong, I will suggest that she talks about it before leaving”.
The nurse’s words came out as she was a little bit disturbed about Eva’s condition, thinking that maybe she was physically treated from the incident, but had suffered a traumatic experience that made her not want to go back home again.
Bethany, turning her look to her firmed, asked what the matter is and whether she was traumatized but Eva saying no, the Nurse asked them to bring them back in case of any abnormalities. Duke assured her that they will and she asked Bethany to sign up the form that she had brought for Eva, as she is the closest person that she has.