“For when the centre can no longer hold,things fall apart.
Once every Lunar year you shall find yourself” Gill was in a trance, He has seen this exact dream over and over. Growing up he would always see himself at the end of a long hallway,every other person seemed to want one thing or the other from him. He could point out the deficiencies and ills of everyone he came in contact with,and he was able to make them whole. Gill had this dream every four years just about his birth date. Now he blacked out in front of his grandfather’s grave and got the same premonition. The last thing he remembered was him kneeling in front of the grave. The dream was in the exact same sequence of the ones he had before now. Waking up to see the old book open to the exact chapter that says the same words he often hears in his trance. “When the center can no longer hold,things fall apart. Once every lunar year you shall find your self” Could this be a message? He looked closer at the old book, Now on the ground. To his amazement He saw his name written in tiny fine prints using a ball pen. “Look inward Gill,your answers lies there in” Those fine prints were his grandfather’s writings. Obviously this is a message for him,all these years he had the book he didn’t see the message. Could this be why his life is in shambles. Is he on the wrong path? Now it all makes sense, He instantly put the pieces of the puzzle together. Gill stood up ,picked up the old book and bowed In front of his grandfather’s grave in gratitude. Exiting the cemetery gate he picked his suitcase. It was a new Gill. Gill was reborn,he just had a supernatural encounter. He was sure a celestial being touched his soul. Most likely Gilaed the forth his grandfather and patriarch,just reinforced his soul journey. He has just been anointed and empowered to fulfil his destiny. After all,he was an alpha Indian. They are not failures. They are noble successful men. How could he give up. How could another man live his life. How could Oscar take his wife,house and even father his daughter. No,this is not quintessential to his tribe,he won’t allow that to be his story.he thought to himself. He strode with great strides,he was power filled. He moved as though the suitcase was weightless. His face glowed as the sun rays hit him,before he knew what was happening,he was at the bank. “How may I be of service sir?”the customer care executive asked him. “I want to see the manager” he replied. This was a confident Gill,he had nothing to do the pawns in the field,he would rather talk to the man in charge. “Okay sir,I will let him know right away sir”the customer care executive prompted. “There you go sir “the last door by your left that’s the manager’s office.the customer care executive voiced. Gill went to the door. On getting there the door open. An average heighted Pot bellied Caucasian male with a bald front hair line Was standing,ushering him in. Am Mr Charles,the manager. “You welcome Sir,please have a sit.”he smiled as Gill sat. “What brings you to the bank today Sir”he went on. “I want a loan “Gill said. “There are procedures and requirements for loan services sir.”the manager replied. “I know that and that’s why am here”Gill replied. “What are the requirements?”he asked. “Ok here we go sir”he handed a list of requirements to Gill. Employment letter, Tax invoice, Workplace I.d And a photocopy of your most recent paycheck. Gill opened his suitcase and handed all the required documents to the manager. “Okay Sir just one more thing,can you help me fill out this form?”as he gave the loan request form to Gill. Gill duly filled the form and pened his signature at the provided space,before returning the form to the manager. “Here are your documents Sir,I have made copies that will be attached to your form. But there is a problem sir, You want a loan of five hundred thousand dollars?”he asked. “Yes thats the amount I need”Gill replied. “Am afraid your salary scale does not qualify you for such amount of money sir,you will have to review the amount downwards”he suggested.giving the form back to Gill to correct,reached for his drawer to take his pills. Just as he took two tablets to swallow,Gill called out “Mr Charles,don’t take those” Why?he asked surprised at Gill. “These are my routine drugs prescribed by my doctor “he said. “What are you?you are not a doctor it says here on your I.d you are a teacher.” “If you take those drugs, be sure to die within the next hour,your blood pressure is already low,this will further reduce it and your heart is already working under pressure. your heart could pack up in minutes if you take those drugs.”Gill told him with such certainty that he got scared. Who is this?how did he know his health?how could he know his blood pressure and heart condition just by looking at him. “Your breath is irregular,I suggest you see your doctor now,we can continue this later”Gill told him. Mr Charles was already shaky and anxious for he has not seen such precision in diagnosis,not even from a doctor. He stormed out of his office and order his deputy to see Gill through the process. Gill told the deputy manager not to bother,he would rather wait till Mr Charles is back so he could complete his loan request. “Hello,am I unto Royal Liebie Bank?”the operator asked over the phone. “Yes ma’am,”the deputy bank manager replied. “How may we be of service ma’am?” There is a certain man by the Name Gill Odeon Gillaed. “We understand he visited your bank and referred Mr Charles to us for immediate medical care. Is he by any means still available?”the operator at San Jose Memorial Hospital asked. “Yes ma’am he is still here,is there anything we need to know about him ma’am?”the deputy manager was security conscious. No not really,he is a person of interest, His unorthodox approach to medical diagnosis and precision defies medical and scientific laws laid down decades ago. The chief specialist physician wants him over here asap. He saved Mr Charles’ life. Please help us get him over here.”It is an ultra modern complex.A state of the art life saving system,made up of units of sophisticated life supporting machines.A refill and succour point where humans came to get recharged.The best of its kind.San Jose Memorial.The hospital ranked amongst the top 5 best in the world, had the best of nurses and specialists doctors.Its modern buildings and scenery made it a sight to behold.Standing at the emergency ward with his suitcase and old family book,Gill was amazed at the level of technology and organisation his eyes was seeing.Everyone seemed to be busy doing something.The beeps, instructions and calls on the radio was audible yet not loud.The nurses were dressed in white like angels,name tags,signages and display screens made it easy to access every department and ward you wanted to.“Hello,am Gill and I was called to see the chief physician”he told the lady at the reception.“Just a moment Sir”she replied.tapping her computer keyboard.Almost immediately a young lad
It is already night.The night shift workers in the hospital were already clocking in,as the day shift guys clocked out.How did time fly this fast.He has spent hours with Dr Suptra,Who seems to know all about him even before meeting him in person.It was time to retire for the night.He didn’t have a place to lay his head,After all the talks,he is back to his present reality.He is a homeless man,who has lost all he cared about to another man.How will he tell the good doc,he doesn’t have a place to sleep.Should he open up to him?“I bet you haven’t had anything to eat this evening,maybe we stop by a kings restaurant down the road, they make good meals.”Dr Suptra said to him.Surely he is in luck,he said to himself.How did the good doc know he was starving,he hasn’t had food for the past 48hrs.His life has been a roller coaster.The past few hours has been unpredictable.“Sure that will be good” he replied Dr Suptra.They took the lift down the tall building of the hospital.It
Gill slipped under the fluffy duvet.The air conditioner was on,his body was weak.It was a well deserved rest.He slept like a baby.Daddy,daddy,daddy……his daughter was calling out to him.She was walking past the graves of her ancestors,Gill could see the names written on the grave slabs as his daughter was fast disappearing into the mists and fogs in the cemetery.The crows were already gathered waiting for the corns to wither so they can feast.Gill tried to keep up with her daughter’s pace to stop her.Suddenly Nancy junior was too fast to keep up with.What is happening to him he asked himself.As he jumped from his bed.It was a trance,this particular trance is new,he hasn’t had this before.Surely his daughter was in danger!Gill looked at the alarm clock by the bed side.It was 4:00 am on the dot.He immediately reach for his phone in his bag,but his phone hasn’t been charge for the past 48hrs so it was down.Where was his charging cable,he needed to power up this phone,somet
Good day sir”good day sir,Welcome sir”It was an ovation.Salutation from the entire police team in the department.Dr Suptra walked in,followed by the Chief security officer of San Jose memorial Hospital.Asp Walter.“What’s going on here”the asp asked.A look at the faces of the men of the force around will tell you that the asp was the highest ranking officer at the department at that time.The salutes and body language of the officers was on another level.ASP Walter wasn’t just a senior ranking officer,he was one of the super cops who was made an icon in the police force by his impact in curbing drugs and organised crime in San Jose county when he was a junior officer.Many officers had that loyalty for him for they saw him as a role model.Inspector Lucas welcomed him to the department with a salute and ushered him into the office.Oscar Rodriguez and his little cheer group,Nancy Snr and Carol, her mother,has been left at the counter.It was now a case of the predator turning
Gill stopped over at the hospital to check on his daughter Nancy jr.Nancy Snr and her mother Carol where already at the hospital taking care of little Nancy jnr,who was getting better.At Least she is now conscious and her body temperature has been controlled.Master gill could get that pure and innocent smile from her daughter one more time.“Hey daddy.”Where have you been?I missed you so much.”Little Nancy voiced as she sat up on the bed to hug her father.It was a war of the looks,as Nancy Snr and her mother Carol looked on by the side.Carol rolled her eyeballs and sighed as she made a gesture of exasperation with her mouth.“So you think you can get on a fight with Oscar,and win him?”Nancy Snr asked gill.What do you think you are doing?Who do you think you are?“I promise you and your new friends where ever you got them from, oscar will win you in court.and your sorry ass will be put in jail.”“But I didn’t pick a fight with Oscar or anyone,I just wanted to help my sick da
“Referral note to Mrs Nancy Wellington. Results of the tests Cardio scans. Blood oxygen/haemoglobin level Blood platelets test Belonging to little miss Nancy jnr gill done in the clinic shows acute deficiency in cardio functions and blood content balance,particularly of oxygen and haemoglobin level. I the resident doctor meridian hospital write this note for immediate transfer of patient to San Jose memorial hospital for intensive care and treatment to save her life as her heart condition if not operated on could lead to her terminal demise.” Dr Mike scribbled the note and attached the test results to Nancy jnr’s files. Nancy and her mother Carol read the note,going through the test results though they didn’t understand a thing written on it and knew their daughter’s condition was dire. “Where is he? Where is that good for nothing man Gill? He should come and take care of his daughter Is not just about calling people that will turn the truth upside down.”Carol
At the ER ward of San Jose memorial hospital admittance card and patient file was created for little miss Nancy jnr Gill.The hospital reception requested her health transcripts from meridian medical and she was assigned a room and a doctor.Her health transcripts meant her case was priority one.So the doctors swung into action immediately.“Little miss Nancy jnr’s heart needed amendment.Open heart surgical procedures are carried out by specialists cardiologists.The patients chances of survival are often 50:50.I will have to refer you to my senior colleague,one of the best in the field nationwide.” Dr Hiz continued.I will transfer miss Nancy’s procedure to Dr Suptra.Just that Dr Suptra is a very busy man.He will have to check his schedule and fix a date for the surgery.”“Ok I will talk to Dr Suptra,he is a friend.”gill said.“Oh ok,that will really be helpful Dr Hiz said,Because we are in a race against time here.Oscar,Nancy Snr and her mother Carol watched as gill made his
Barely two weeks and little Nancy jnr is out from intensive care.She can now stand and walk around.Dr Suptra gave her the option of being in the hospital till she is fully recovered,home treatment or visiting the hospital everyday.Her mother Nancy Snr decided they would go home and visit the hospital everyday for her medication.So as to cut down on the bill and allow her more freedom outside the hospital.Everyone was okay with the decision but gill was going to miss her daughter.All this while in the hospital gill spent quality time with her daughter,He buys her lunch everyday and stays with her anytime he is not busy with patients.They had a little secret.Gill made her daughter keep the information that he was the chief and head of the therapeutic department in the hospital.Nancy junior knew because most of the nurse that took care of her will alway tell her she is got a great man as a father.Now it was time for her to go,It won’t be easy to come by the house every day to