29/04/2023
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Vanessa fell to her knees and cried. I tried to stop myself from shaking as I watched the drama between them and listened to their conversation.
Jerry tried to lift Vanessa but she pulled herself back to the floor.
"Jerry, what about your properties? Your father's wealth? What happens to it when you are no more in this world?"
"I am aware of the will my father wrote. He told me what was contained in the will before he died. He told me to have a child first and then I can assume his position and inherit his wealth. Without me having a child, the properties will be given to charity and none will go to my stepmother. You see, my love, my stepmother was planning evil for me. She wanted to inherit my father's wealth all for herself and so she used you as a weapon. But she never knew it will turn back to haunt her."
"Do you really want to end it this way?"
"My life? Yes. Let me leave this world a happy man, and be happy with the one woman I have always loved. Sandra, I beg of you, take me with you this time. Do not leave me in this lonely world a second time."
I stood up.
My legs were frozen.
"Why do you want to go?" I asked.
The old woman spoke from behind.
"My dear friend, let the two lovers do what is best for them, Praises. Do not try to change their mind. The bond between them is strong. If they have chosen to spend eternity forever. Then let their wish be granted."
"No." I shouted and turned to the old woman.
"You have no idea what this will do to us. To me. If Jerry dies here and now, I will be arrested and killed. I will be a suspect. Not just me, but Vanessa as well. Don't you spirits think?"
Just at that moment, the old woman vanished into thin air.
I looked around in fear.
"Where has she gone?"
Vanessa turned to me.
"I am sure she will be back. Thank you, Praises. Thank you for making all of this possible."
"You are not killing yourself while I am here. I will not go to prison because of you. I have already been through a lot, Sandra."
Just at that moment, the door opened. Nurse Anita walked in. Head straight and in silence. She was holding a syringe and needle in her hands. She walked straight to Jerry and pierced the needed in his neck. Jerry shook like one convulsing and fell to the floor.
I stepped back. Wondering what Anita had injected him with. What seemed to be a whitish substance poured out of his mouth.
My fear grew worse as I panicked.
"Anita, what have you done?"
Vanessa slumped immediately. I fell back and stood up again. I felt like running out now that the door was open. I was just too scared. But I remembered the nurses at the reception and the security at the gate. I remembered the uniform I was wearing. It would be easy to identify that I was a patient.
Just immediately, Vanessa sneezed, stood up, and held her head in pain.
When she saw Jerry's body on the floor, lying lifeless, she screamed.
I ran to her and covered her mouth.
"Don't scream. Please. Don't draw attention."
"What happened? Praises, what happened to her?"
I was speechless. I kept looking at Jerry's body.
Anita looked at me.
"Praises, follow me. Follow me now. Let me get you out of here."
I couldn't understand why Anita had suddenly thought of helping me. I had no choice. I had to follow. I held Vanessa's hand and beckoned for her to be quiet.
Anita led us through a corner. We took a lonely corridor. Passed through a dark room. Landed at an engine room and exited through an iron gate. When the gate was opened, a siren sounded.
We were both standing at the back of the hospital in an open space.
"Now run, my dear friends. Run before the security comes. You are free. Free at last."
At that moment, I discovered it was the old woman who had taken possession of Anita's body to help us.
"Thank you, ma. Thank you."
Vanessa and I ran through the bushes knowing our lives depended on how fast our feet could sprint. At one point Vanessa fell and I turned back to take a last glimpse of Anita while hiding behind a tree.
I saw Anita being dragged away by security men and slapped at the back of her head.
The old woman, Sandra, and Jerry were both standing together waving at me with smiles on their faces. I waved back.
I was happy that even though, Jerry decided to die, he was now reunited with the woman he once loved while he was alive. And I was the reason that happened.
I Held Vanessa's hands and said to her.
"Let's go home. We are free."
THE END.
My name is Praises Chidera Obiora and I am the best at what I do.