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"that sounds scary, please don't tell me about it". Amanda exclaimed looking scared, and that was when Goodluck made a moving sound.

"Why are you laughing? She asked, as she hit him on his laps before she added "You know I don't like scary things like that.

She said as she looked away to see Goodluck smiling, he knew what his father was doing, he likes using very gross way to explain things to people to see their reaction, they were getting along well, and now he feels like a pest who wouldn't or couldn't stay away, he shouldn't have come and now it seems his father was about to retire for the night because of his presence, but he was shocked by his next word.

"Let me give you a little break down of mamas situation" you know Lukemia happens when blood cells mutates the cause is that a segment of DNA makes up genes which are arranged on larger structures called chromosomes. All cells that arise from that initial mutated cell also have the mutated DNA.

Lukemia runs in family but it is an uncommon genetic disorder so you need not worry. However, your mother have had it for quite sometime, but she just doesn't know because there are no visible signs, it was because it became really acute that is why she started feeling it, plus her age is also a factor.

Surprisingly, Amanda was enjoying herself, she had never known that coming out with this man would lighten her spirit, she didn't care about all the big Grammer, and all the terminologies,she only cared about one thing, that her mother would be well soon.

She hugged him and said out loud.

"Thank you so much, I really am grateful". It shocked Goodluck, that his father was stealing the show, when he is the one that is supposed to be having all the fun with her, he should be the one receiving the hugs, she still have her hands around him, which was annoying, so he decided to distract them by asking.

"Father are you tired? The question was uncalled for, because he doesn't look tired, but he was no baby, he knows his son was feeling jealous, with the way he feels about Amanda, he could kill anyone that takes the time he was supposed to be spending with her, but Amanda sensed what he was asking and asked too.

"Tell me father, about what you have planned as regards treatment? Goodluck looked at her, but she did not return the look, Mr Stone was enjoying the drama between them.

She called him father which he only smiled to while Goodluck pretended not to have heard her.

"Not what I have planned my dear, I would apply the five categories of treatment, they are the commonly used categories, though people always want to try only a particular one but I think I will use all five.

I will use the Chemotherapy treatment which involves using chemical medications to be given in pill form it administered through an IV into a vein or central line or given in shots under the skin, these chemical kills leukemia or stops them from dividing.

This treatment could be for eternity depends on how her body responds to it.

But she will be at my hospital for at least six months, I will monitor her progress and would give her appointment from time to time. After the bone marrow test tomorrow, her treatment would commence". He paused as he looked at his son, that was already looking so angry, he was indeed angry that no one was giving him audience.

He already knows that she would be okay, but he wanted to be with Amanda, now that everyone had retired to bed.

As if reafj gbhis mind, his father says.

"I think someone else wants your time, let me release you, before he kills me with such looks, we can continue tomorrow".

She was happy for that break, she also wanted to spend some alone time with Goodluck, she was happy, her brother was no where around, she thanked him as he stood up to leave, he tapped his son at the back and sqweezed his shoulder, he didn't look up at him but Amanda was sure they understood each other better.

Watching him leave, she smiles at how fortunate Goodluck really is, to have met a man like him, who is also inlove with him, and cares about anything he cares about.

She didn't know much about Mr Stone but the little she had learnt was that he was a selfless man, he had children almost in every country he finds himself, he would always adopt, she even learnt that he didn't trust Nigerians so much till he met Goodluck, he had even tested him in different ways before he finally concluded that not all Nigerians were bad.

The fact that because of the bad act of one person, most people use that to generalise, is really something, Amanda could not come to terms with,.

She loves the man already, he whispered something to Goodluck, as he walked him away to a little distance, just a little away from the garden.

As he made his way back, Amanda could only admire him, and happy that she had met him again.

She looked towards the house and saw the lights come on, she prayed silently for it not to be her brother coming out, she didn't want to see any other person apart from his brother, but then again the lights wents off, and everywhere became dark again, only the coloured light in the garden, that help them see each other.

Goodluck stood admiring her from afar, then he took a step close to him, it seem as though he did not know how to strike the first conversation, she also did not know what to say to him, so they just stood, enjoying each other's company in silence.

Though she wish he would just come back to take his seat, instead of just standing there, looking at her, as if that was his first time seeing her.