Our past memories can sometimes sip into our present lives and haunt us. They say it only happens if we allow it, but the question is how do we stop it? How do we control our minds and how can we stay sane when faced with the same situation that broke us in the past? Sheila stared at the door in pure dread. She had promised herself that she would never step foot again in a hospital room. Since she had watched her brother die in a gruesome way, hospital rooms have become a madhouse for her.The events were still clear in her head but again, such incidents could actually never be removed. She remembered the look on her brother's face as she looked at him. The look of dread that he possessed as she stared at him. She could sense that he was in a lot of pain, it broke Sheila's heart that she couldn't help him.Stage three cancer, that was what the doctor said he had. How could someone get to stage three cancer without even knowing it? They had no idea that he was suffering from anything.
Sebastian hurried into the hospital ward, his eyes searched frantically for Jake and when he finally settled his eyes on him, he walked briskly toward him."Jake! What happened?!""Like I said over the phone, nothing happened. Sasha was involved in an accident.""Who is Sasha?""Are you serious, man? Sasha is my best friend!" Sebastian had started to grow on Jake. The young man had started taking the lawyer as his best friend. He could see why his aunt considered him as a very good friend of hers. Still, there were times he wished that Sebastian could be more understanding and open to things. Talking to him was easy, but there were some things that Jake knew he could never tell the man."How did it happen?" Sebastian took a seat next to Jake and enquired."His wife threw her into the road." Jake groaned as soon as Sheila helped him to respond because he was taking so long to speak. Sheila didn't know who the man was to him but she had gotten tired of Jake always being afraid. "His wi
People could sometimes be like a stubborn rash on our skin, never refusing to leave. That was exactly how Jake pictured Amanda. The woman just didn't know when to stop and apparently, neither did her mother."How did you find this place?" Jake asked after the two women had stood up from the floor and dusted off their clothes."We asked around," Amanda responded"Be more specific." Jake didn't care who was present, he didn't like to be disturbed and that was exactly what Amanda was doing. He heard Sebastian follow him up the stairs. The young man would have probably been right behind him but his thoughts clouded his sight. He felt his presence behind him and trusted that the man wouldn't speak a word till he was spoken to."We talked to your boss and Sasha's apartment was listed as your last known address." "You mean talked to or bribed?" "Okay, Jake you are being very insensitive." Mrs Cash spoke up when she had grown tired of standing still and saying nothing. Her daughter had call
The wind brought a fraction of peace to Jake's mind as he drove back to the hospital. Sebastian had stopped screaming into his ears and he couldn't be more grateful. At least, that was one less thing to worry about. He sped back to the hospital, wanting to be sure that Sasha was perfectly okay. Sebastian looked at the young boy his aunt had left him in charge of and his heart bled. He was doing a terrible job of keeping the young man sane and he knew it. He wasn't supposed to allow him to mess up his life, that was the exact reason his aunt hired him. The woman knew that her nephew was a tough nut to crack, she knew that he would need someone to have his back. Unfortunately, she entrusted that decision into the hands of a lawyer and not a policeman. Sebastian shook his head and went back to staring at the buildings as they passed, speedily, through his eyes."Since when has the company been experiencing issues?" Jake finally broke the silence with a question."It's not really issues,
"You're out of your mind!" Jake exclaimed."I am not," Sasha said softly. Jake looked at her for a while, trying to understand what the woman was aiming at. Unfortunately, he found no angle."This woman tried to kill you!" "I know that, you don't need to be repeating it all the time. Look, Jake, I know you. You are probably thinking that if you had seen Amanda creeping up from behind me then maybe you could have stopped her. But it's not your fault. You couldn't have seen her. Look, the longer you hold this grudge the longer you will be hurting yourself. So let it go." The nurse opened the door slightly and poked her head into the room."Excuse me, sir, it's time for her bath " Jake didn't say a word and the nurse took that as an opportunity to go into the room, she helped Sasha get up from the bed. Before Sasha was taken to the bathroom, Jake spoke out."Okay, fine. I will go talk to her." Sasha turned around and fought to mask her pain. It was the right thing to do and she should
Amanda gave Jake a familiar look and a smile that moved from her lips formed creases on her cheeks but never made it to her eyes. Jake took one look at the woman and knew what she wanted."No, no, no," he said and stood up, excluding himself from her presence.*What do you mean by no? You were going to do it before?" Amanda stood up as well and moved closer to him. "Don't you see that we are not children? Can't you see that we don't live in a fairytale world? Our actions have consequences Amanda, dire ones at that. And you still want me to sell those drugs?""Look, babe, I don't want you to either but we don't have any money and I'm pretty much sure that you have spent all our money to fix my mistake. Don't get me wrong, I am not angry with you for paying the hospital bills. No, I'm not. But babe, we need a source of livelihood. We need to stay alive.""And I have a job.""The same job that people are just being laid off from. Really, babe?""Hold on one second." Jake gave Amanda a s
Levi picked on the third ring."Jake wasn't expecting your call so soon. And if I remember correctly, we were supposed to call you and not the other way round.""Yeah well, change of plans. I need to go out. Now." He had to get it over with before his senses would come back and he would realize how terrible what he was about to do was. The adrenaline was pumping through his blood, it was all he needed but Jake wasn't stupid, he knew that all hormones wear out with time. Including adrenaline."Unless you mean going to a business, then I am afraid that this is not your driver's number," Levi said."Come on man. You know exactly what I mean, now I gotta go right now." "Why right now?" Jake sighed. He should really learn how to hide his emotions. Maybe he could take lessons from Amanda if she will be willing to teach him."Because I really need the money. A friend of mine is in the hospital and it's kinda Amanda's fault. Her parents have threatened that if I don't pay the hospital bills,
"When we get in there," Levi said, "allow me to do all the talking, and please try to not show any signs of fear. Betty thrives on that. She will wear you out till you become weak.""Betty?" Jake asked. "Like a woman.""She may look like a woman but she is far from being that." Levi ended the conversation and walked away from him.The was something different about this clubhouse. The lights weren't as bright, the crowd was not as wild and the bouncers appeared meaner. Chills ran down Jake's spine as they walked into the club. A persistent ringing grew in his head, and he shot his eye severally to get rid of it but to no avail. No one else noticed the distress that Jake was in. No one except Maverick who turned a blind eye to it. For all he cared, the man could fall down and die. He was going to do it after all. Betty was a tricker drug dealer. She never made any sales without trying to play with her seller's or buyer's intelligence. She loved the thrill of it, she lived for it. And s