Chapter 33

33

\\\Sixteen years later///           01-01-2019

Maryam's POV

"Good Morning Aunty"

"Morning, are you done with your work?"

"Yes Aunty I'm"

"It been sixteen years now that I've been living in this house,though she don't get mad at me anymore but that doesn't stop her from making me do all the chores,she even did it to the extend that I can't further my education, the moment I was through with my secondary school, I was given scholarship by Mrs Abdulazeez but she declines it for me,she said if I want her to fully accept me in the house I should continue her business for her.And that's because, most of her customers likes me so much

"Hey are you even listening to me?"

"Huh?! Sorry Aunty you were saying?"

"Never mind go prepare,we're going to shop"

"OK Aunty" I said running to my room to pick up my bag

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"Oh my God! Maryam I forget the shop keys, can you go get it for me? I left it on my bed"

"OK Aunty"

"Take this....use it to take cab,don't stay long is that clear?" She said never leaving the sternly tone

"Yes Aunty"

I went home straight and luckily for me I saw the bunch of keys sleeping peacefully on the bed

Oh did I just say sleeping peacefully? How silly of me

I hurried out and locked the door but unfortunately I couldn't get a Cab,everywhere was just so quiet,I decide to walk down the street may be I could get one on my way

I keep walking and walking, then I saw a car been parked to a side

What's wrong there? Should I go check? No! No! I don't think I should go? But what if something is really going on? Why don't you just go and check" My subconscious advice me

I went closer and saw a woman sleeping? Was she even sleeping or she's been unconscious

"Madam?" I called but no answer

"Madam? Madam are you alright? " I ask again but I didn't get any reply from her then I decide to move closer to her and that was when I find out she has fainted and the most amazing part is that she's Mrs Abdulazeez....what happened to her?! And why is she unconscious in her car?

Such is life it's been long we saw each other

I couldn't think of something else,I felt so pity for her and decide to rush her to a hospital, I hop in and drove to the nearest hospital

Don't ask me how I knows how to drive,well my Daddy thought me how to. Talking of him he went for a business trip and he's coming back today I'm just so happy to see him

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"Doctor how is she doing?"

I"'m sorry Ma'am but how are you to the patient? Are you a relative or?-"

"Well I'm not a relative, I saw her unconscious in her car then I decide to render her a help"

"Oh! That's so kind of you " he said and I smile awkwardly to him

"OK you see it seems the patient is kind of disturbed with something which has led to a cause of heart attack to her

We carried out some test and we discovered that the patient has an injured heart muscle that doesn't conduct electrical impulses normally, the ECG may show that a heart attack has occurred. Certainly heart proteins slowly leak into a blood after heart damage from a heart attack. We took some samples of her blood to test for the presence of these enzymes.we did some additional tests like:

Chest X-ray,by doing this it really helps a lot coz it can help identify whether an area of her heart has been damaged and isn't pumping normally. in short word the patient you brought has an heart attack,and reasons for this heart attack mostly is that it happens if the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a section of heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked and the heart can't get oxygen"

"Subhanallah I hope she's OK" I thought

"So how is she doing now?" I asked

"She's perfectly OK for now coz after so many test have been carried out we gave her an emergency setting of procurement,Her pulse and temperature has been checked. She only need a lot of rest and care for now she mustn't be stressed out too much"

"OK doctor thank you so much"

"You're welcome " he said

"About the bill I'll take care of it"

"Alright Miss,you can make the payment to the cashier at the third floor"

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"Ma are you alright? " I asked her the moment I saw her opening her eyes slowly

"Yeah I'm....water please" she begged and I rushed to bring her water

"Thank you"

"You're welcome"

"Your face look so familiar to me" I smile and replied

"I know you can't remember me but I do...I'm Maryam the girl you met sixteen years ago and also offers a scholarship which I declined then"

"Maryam?!"

"Yes Ma....oh my God! What a small world! So it's really you?" I nod smiling

"But how did I end up here and you? How did you see me?"

"Well you happened to be in my area then when I was passing by and I saw you unconscious in your car,then I decide to rushed you to the hospital " she smiled warmly at me when I finish telling her everything

"Oh! And this.... Your bag" I smiled handing the bag to her

"Thank you so much Maryam....you know I was just coming back from bank,I went to withdrawn some money and then I heard a bad news that really hurts me, may be that's why you met me in that state....did the doctor told you about my condition already?"

"Yes the doctor told me already.....you need to really take care of your self, according to the doctor your illness might get worse if you continue this way"

"Thank you so much Maryam.... Can I have your number?"

"Erm.....sure Ma"

I brought out my phone and that was when I saw Aunty's missed calls......ten missed call? Oh my God! What do I do now?! I'm pretty sure I'm so dead today

"Ma I really need to go right now, I'm sorry it's so important for me to leave now, this is my number" I said typing my number on her phone

"But Maryam-"

"Can you just call me?" I ask trying to make her understand my situation

"OK thank you once again for everything and you've grown up to become a very beautiful lady" I smile at her compliment before rushing out