“I am coming over right away” Kate said and hung up.
“What happened to Sam?” David asked.
“He has been involved in an accident and is currently admitted at the hospital. David, I really have to go and see him” Kate said.
“Mum won’t allow you to go see him but I will help you out. Use the back door and meet me at the grass yard, then we can go” David said.
“Thank you so much David, I appreciate it” Kate replied.
David immediately left Kate’s room and went to find his elder brother Charles. He told him what was happening because he trusted him.
“Charles, mum shouldn’t know about this please… I’m accompanying Kate to the hospital to see a friend of hers, we will be back soon. Just cover up for me”, David pleaded.
“Sure, I will” Charles assured him.
David unknowingly made a very big mistake confiding in Charles. He didn’t know his brother couldn’t be trusted when it came to issues that had to do with Kate.
As soon as Kate and David left, Charles headed straight for his mum’s room and knocked on her door. She was fast asleep but woke up at the sound of Charles’ persistent knocks. She quickly got up and went to open the door for him.
Meanwhile, David and Kate arrived the hospital in no time, but they were not allowed to see Sam. His condition seemed very critical. He was said to be hanging between life and death and doctors warned that if care was not taken, he could lose his life.
Kate cried when she heard about Sam’ critical condition. David stood there and comforted her. Sister Stella from Church ran into them just then.
She was in the same church with the Chris family. She was Head of the church’s ushering department. Apparently, she also came to visit her sister who had just had a baby.
“Kate, what are you doing here? Is everything alright” Stella asked when she saw her.
“My sister, a friend of mine has been admitted here and he is in a critical condition. We are not even allowed to see him.” Kate answered.
“Oh my dear! It is well, with God all things are possible. This is the time you should be praying instead of crying” Stella advised. “You’re right my sister” Kate said. The three of them quickly said a word of prayer together…
“I believe God is in control now. I have to get going as it’s getting late. I will call you tomorrow morning to get an update” Stella said and left.
As soon as she left them, she took out her phone and called Mrs. Chris who was impatiently waiting for David and Kate to return. “Hello, who is this?” Mrs Chris said when she answered the phone.
“Hello, Good evening. This is Sister Stella the Usher”, she answered. “Oh, nice to hear from you. I hope everything is alright?” Mrs. Chris asked.
“Yes madam, I was wondering if you were around… I just saw David and Kate here”
“Around where? I’m home. Where did you see them? She asked. “At the general hospital. I thought you were around that is why I called, so I could see you before leaving” Stella said.
“Oh no my dear, but you can come see me at the house tomorrow. Which hospital did you say you saw them?” Mrs. Chris asked again.
“General hospital madam” Stella confirmed.
“Thank you very much.” Mrs. Chris said and hung up.
“My son, God works in mysterious ways… I have just gotten information on which hospital they went to. I’m going there right away”, Mrs. Chris said to Charles.
“Mum, why not go and see Sam himself tomorrow morning? That’ll be a perfect time for you to confront him directly” Charles said. She thought about it briefly and agreed “I guess you are right. I actually need to get some sleep… You interrupted my beauty sleep when you came knocking on my door.” She said that and went back into her room to sleep.
Meanwhile, David and Kate were already on their way home. They had no option but to return home and go back to the hospital the following morning since they were not allowed to see Sam. They got home to find everyone asleep.
“David, thank you very much for all you did for me today,” Kate said.
“Don’t worry sis, it’s always a pleasure. What we need to do now is to keep praying… Hopefully, we will have good news tomorrow. ” David said.
They hugged each other and went to their separate rooms.
Kate couldn’t sleep that night, she prayed all night and fell asleep around 3:00am.
Mrs. Chris and Charles woke up early that morning, ahead of Kate and David. They quickly got dressed and went to the hospital to see Sam.
When they arrived, they were told Sam was responding to treatment so they had the opportunity to see him.
Mrs. Chris went into the ward alone leaving Charles behind at the OPD.
Sam was indeed lucky to have survived the accident. His head, arms and legs were all covered in bandage. He could hardly move. Mrs. Chris, however overlooked all those details. She was just concerned about her mission.
“Young man, how are you? She asked.
“I’m feeling better, thank God” Sam answered. “You better be. I believe you know who I am? She asked.
“Yes Madam” Sam answered.
“Good. Now let me be quick. I want you to stay away from Kate. I don’t want to see you anywhere near her again.” She said.
“Madam” Sam said in pains.
“I am in no mood for any negotiations, so don’t call me. Just be warned… You’ll have yourself to blame if anything happens” She said and left the ward.
Sam didn’t understand what was going on. He was surprised to hear this from Mrs. Chris.
Within a few minutes, Sam was just motionless. This got the attention of the nurses. They hurriedly called a Doctor to come to their aid.
It wasn’t looking good, Sam was dying.
David and Kate arrived just at that moment and they were asked to wait. After about 45 minutes, the Doctor finally came out.
Kate quickly rushed towards the doctor.
“Doc, please how is he? She asked desperately.
“I’m sorry, we did all we could”, the Doc said.
“What do you mean, Doc? Kate asked.
“I’m afraid, we just lost him” the Doc declared.
“What!!!!!!!!! Kate shouted
……………To be continued……………………
