Jessica’s POV
Things have been moving great but grandfather is still at the hospital, he has not been discharged yet.
I came into his room ward to see him looking into space, he must be bored.
“How are you feeling today father?”
“Nothing, just waiting to die or live”
I ignored his words and started arranging the whole room and keeping everything in order.
“You can laugh if you want to”
“It’s not funny, I don’t know why you believe and always talk that you will die when you still have a lot of time with you ”
“Jessica that’s a complete lie and you know it, I don’t have that much time”
I barely know him but I have unconsciously without my notice started taking him as family and losing him is going to be too much for me talk more of Xavier, I will feel like I lost a family and remembering I will still divorce Xavier after everything is making it hard to breath too.
“Here, that cook made this for you”
“Is it something I would enjoy?”
“Am sure it is, she likes yo a lot and she woke up way too early just to make it for you”
“Okay if you say so”
I know he was just tired of eating bland food because of his health but he should know we mean well for him because we care about him.
I opened the flask for him and he scrunched his face seeing what I brought, it made laugh and he flared at me.
“So this is how a good made early in the morning looks like? Get me something else dear daughter in-law”
“She will be sad if she hears you saying that after all her efforts ”
“Well it’s not wasted because you will eat it”
“Nope, she made mine too so eat yours”
“Let me see yours”
I opened it and showed to him, his eyes widens in shock and he drooled a little
“How come you get hamburger and I got plain salad and plain porridge?”
“Because that’s what I want to eat”
“But I want to eat too”
“Eat yours father and leave mine for me”
“Okay let me have the hamburger, please, just a bite”
I looked at him, he is getting better should be getting discharged next week so it wouldn’t hurt to give to him.
“Fine but only after you finish your food”
“Okay, deal then, watch me eat it faster than a flash”
“Slow down or you might actually choke on it father”
“No worries, I won’t choke”
“But father are you allowed to eat it?”
“Of course if I wasn’t will I tell you to give it to me”
“Okay fine then”
I sensed he might be lying, I stared at him as he ate his food , he looked back and sighed
“Why would I lie to you, what would an old man like me gain by lying to you?”
“Okay fine, here have it”
“Wait get me a drink okay”
“Okay, wait a moment ”
I went outside to the vending machine and bought a juice and came back inside and hand it over to him
“What do you think you are doing?!!”
Xavier’s loud voice startled me, I turned back at him surprised, I didn’t hear the door opening nor him coming in.
“Well…. He said he wanted to eat the hamburger the cook made so I gave it to him ”
“Why would you do that, he is not allowed to eat that yet, are you crazy?”
“I, I, I did…. I didn’t know he wasn’t allowed to”
He ignored me and went to father who was looking at him harshly, if it wasn’t a serious situation I would have definitely laughed,
“Are you okay grandfather?”
“I asked her for it, noo need to shout ”
“And so, she should not have given it to you, what if something happened to you”
“Am sorry, I didn’t know he isn’t allowed to eat that ”
“You know he is sick and he isn’t allowed to eat some things for now but you still gave it to him”
“Why are you being a jerk?”
“What….. what?”
“I didn’t know which was obvious and I already apologised, why do you keep blaming me for it?”
“I wasn’t blaming you, it is what you are supposed to know”
“Supposed to know? Because am a doctor now right?”
“The doctor told us”
“Told you and you didn’t tell me and I made a mistake and now you are blaming me?”
“Let stop arguing about this, I don’t want to fight”
“It’s me who wanna fight, suit yourself jerk”
My heart felt heavy by the things he said to me, I felt teary and angry all at once, I picked up my bag and left the hospital angrily stomping my feet on my way out, I reached the parking lot and entered my car.
“Fuking bastard! Imbecile! Do whatever you want, fool”
I chanted as I left the parking lot driving straight home.
I reached home, bath, wore my clothes and went into our room locking it from inside, I also locked all others rooms and took their keys, he has to sleep at the living room or sleep outside, the thought made my anger go down a bit, I read a little before sleep caught up with me.
XAVIER’S POV
“Are you sure you are okay grandfather?” I asked my grandfather again, he had eaten almost all the hamburger before I saw him.
“You are such a fool, you made her angry by blaming her for something that is entirely your fault ”
“My fault not yours?”
“Yes am at fault but why don’t you discuss things with your wife? Just like that stabbing incident too, you didn’t tell her about what am to eat or not to eat and you still blame her”
“Grandfather, I didn’t mean to make her angry, I was just….. ”
“Go home and apologize to your wife Xavier”