PAINS OF A LONELY HEART.

Episode3
“I am coming over right away” Juliet said and
hung up.
“What happened to Mike?” Ben asked.
“He has been involved in an accident and is
currently admitted at the hospital.
Ben, I really have to go and see him” Juliet 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” Ben said.
“Thank you so much Ben, I appreciate it”
Juliet replied.
Ben immediately left Juliet’s room and went to find
his elder brother James. He told him what was
happening because he trusted him.
“James, mum shouldn’t know about this please…
I’m accompanying Juliet to
the hospital to see a friend of hers, we will be back
soon. Just cover up for me”, Ben
pleaded.
“Sure, I will” James assured him. Ben unknowingly
made a very big mistake confiding in James. He
didn’t know his
brother couldn’t be trusted when it came to issues
that had to do with Juliet.
As soon as Juliet and Ben left, James headed
straight for his mum’s room and knocked on her
door. She was fast asleep but woke up at
the sound of James’ persistent knocks. She
quickly got up and went to open the door for him.
Meanwhile, Ben and Juliet arrived the hospital in
no time, but they were not allowed to see Mike.
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 loose his
life. Juliet cried when she heard about Mike’s
critical condition. Ben stood there
and comforted her. Sister Grace from Church ran
into them just then. She was in
the same church with the Johnson family. She was
Head of the church’s ushering department.
Apparently, she also came to
visit her sister who had just had a baby.
“Juliet, what are you doing here? Is everything
alright” Grace 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.” Juliet answered.
“Oh my dear! It is well, with God all things are
possible. This is the time you should be praying
instead of crying” Grace advised. “You’re right my
sister” Juliet 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”
Grace said and left. As soon as she left them, she
took out her phone and called Mrs
Johnson who was impatiently waiting for Ben and
Juliet to return. “Hello, who is this?”
Mrs Johnson said when she answered the phone.
“Hello, Good evening. This is Sister Grace the
Usher”, she answered. “Oh, nice to hear from you.
I hope everything is alright?” Mrs. Johnson asked.
“Yes madam, I was wondering if you were
around… I just saw Ben and Juliet here”
“Around where? I’m home. Where did you see
them? She asked. “At the general hospital. I
thought you were around was why I called, so
I could see you before leaving” Grace said.
“Oh no my dear, but you can come see me at the
house tomorrow. Which hospital did you say you
saw them?”
Mrs. Johnson asked again. “General hospital
madam” Grace confirmed.
“Thank you very much.” Mrs Johnson 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 Johnson said to James.
“Mum, why not go and see Mike himself tomorrow
morning? That’ll be a
perfect time for you to confront him directly”
James 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, Ben and
Juliet 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 Mike. They got home to find everyone
asleep. “Ben, thank you very much for all
you did for me today,” Juliet said.
“Don’t worry sister, it’s always a pleasure. What
we need to do now is to keep praying… Hopefully,
we will have
good news tomorrow. ” Ben said. They hugged
each other and went to their separate rooms. Juliet
couldn’t sleep that night, she prayed
all night and fell asleep around 3:00am. Mrs.
Johnson and James woke up early that morning,
ahead of Juliet and Ben. They quickly got dressed
and went the hospital to see Mike. When they
arrived, they were told
Mike was responding to treatment so they had the
opportunity to see him. Mrs. Johnson went into
the ward alone leaving James behind at the OPD.
Mike was indeed lucky to have survived the
accident. His head, arms and legs were all covered
in bandage. He could hardly move. Mrs Johnson,
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” Mike answered. “You better be.
I believe youknow who I am?
She asked. “Yes Madam” Mike answered. “Good.
Now let me be quick. I want you to stay
away from Juliet. I don’t want to see you anywhere
near her again.” She said.
“Madam” Mike 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.
Mike didn’t understand what was going on. He
was surprised to hear this from Mrs Johnson.
Within a few minutes, Mike 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, Mike was dying. Ben and Juliet
arrived just at that moment
and they were asked to wait. After about 45
minutes, the Doctor finally came out. Juliet quickly
rushed towards the doctor.
“Doctor, please how is he? She
asked desperately.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.
To be continued…..
Watch out for episode4……