CHAPTER 20

. . . Elva's POV 'Do you like Doc Ben?" What! 'No…Doc. Ben is just a friend,and you all are still very young for that thought..Stop thinking that way okay" I said and they nodded. 'I was worried,when you banged your fist on the desk immediately Doc. Ben left" Mitch said. I smiled 'I was actually thinking about something else" 'What is it? Is there any way we can help?" She asked and others nodded. I felt so touched. 'No cuties, thanks. I will figure out a way soon" I said and they all nodded. 'So should I tell you a story before lunch arrives" I said to ease the tension. 'Yes Elva" They shouted happily scurrying back to their beds. I smiled and began ; Once upon a time,there lived a woman who lives alone in a small cottage with her cat..She has no family. She feels lonely but her cat always keep her company and provides her comfort. She went down the lake one sunny afternoon with her cat. She was about dipping her bowel to scoop some water from the lake when a beautiful fairy appeared. She was shocked,so was her cat. 'Woman, do you wish to remain lonely forever ?" The fairy asked. 'No I don't" The woman said still shocked. 'What about I grant you your wish" The fairy said. 'My wish ?" The woman asked surprised. 'Yes…you've always wish to have a happy family. Isn't it?" The fairy asked. 'Yes" The woman nodded in surprise. 'Should I grant you that wish?" The fairy asked. 'Yes please grant me my wish, I've been very lonely" The woman pleaded. 'I will grant you your wish but on a condition" The fairy said. 'What condition?" The woman asked curiously.." 'Hey Elva, Doc Steph requires your attention" Nurse Claire said interrupting my story and I can see the children frown at the interruption. 'Children,we will continue when I'm back okay" I said and they nodded with a little frown. I walked to Doc Steph's office and knocked. 'Come in Miss Wilson" I heard and nearly chuckled. Miss Wilson indeed. 'Good afternoon Doc. Steph" I greeted stepping inside his office. 'Afternoon Miss Wilson,I called for you" 'Yes sir". 'I want to discuss with you about your pay at the end of the month. It's $1000. Are you comfortable with that or you want us to negotiate". 'Hmm… It's okay sir,I'm comfortable with it" I said grinning. $1000 is an amount that weighs a lot in this countryside. 'Ok then,that was what I called you for,so there won't be argument by the end of the month" He said. 'Ok sir" 'You can leave,I hope the children have not started causing ruckus" He said and I laughed. 'No, they've been doing fine" I said and he nodded with a smile. I walked out of his office. I was walking towards the ward when I heard my name. I turned to see Ben walking towards me with a smile. 'Hey, did you went to get something?" He asked on getting to me. 'No I went to see Doc. Steph" I replied. 'Ok…so do you care to go with me to the cafeteria once it's lunch break?" He asked and I shook my head. 'No..I don't want to be having lunch at work again,I will,when I get home" I said. 'Why?..The meals at the cafeteria is great" He said. 'Yes it is but I just decided not to have lunch anywhere but home" I said. 'Okay, even if you don't want to have lunch,can you accompany me?" He asked and I was about refusing. 'Please, just accompany me or I'm not gonna to have lunch and it's really gonna affect me badly" He pleaded. 'Okay..so I will have to leave the kids today again for lunch?" I asked. 'Don't worry about that, Nurse Claire will stay with them" He said. 'Again?" I asked. 'Of course" I sighed. 'Please Elva…just accompany me" 'Ok fine ..I will go with you" I said and he grinned. 'I won't accept you not eating anything,I will buy you at least coffee or ice cream" He said and I smiled. 'You look more beautiful when you smile" He said and I suddenly stopped smiling. He laughed…"C'mon Elva you don't have to stop smiling. I was just being sincere" He said. I smiled again…"You see,you look more beautiful" He said and I grinned. 'Wow..you grinned ' He said with surprise widening his eyes in a funny way and I couldn't help but laugh. 'Wow..You laughed" He said again with the same surprise and funny expression and I laughed harder. 'I have to go" I said trying to stop my laughter. 'You sure can laugh a lot…Ok see you during lunch break" He winked and walked away. ‘Cool guy' I thought walking back to my ward. I entered and met the children patiently waiting for me to continue the story. They smiled on seeing me, I smiled back at them,walked to my seat. I sat down and continued the story ; 'I will grant you a wish but on a condition" The fairy said. 'What condition?" The woman asked curiously. 'Your cat won't be with you any longer,you will let go of it to stray away." The fairy said and the woman's face fell…she looked sad. 'I'm sorry fairy but you don't have to grant me my wish anymore. I can't leave the cat that has been staying with me for years,it has been keeping me company,it was always there for me and didn't even made me know the lonely feeling of not having anyone. I want a family but I can't let go of my cat, I can't abandon it. That would be so unkind of me, I will rather stay with my cat than having a family without it" The woman said. 'Really ?" The fairy asked. 'Yes I don't need you to grant me a wish any more if my cat has to leave" The woman said firmly and the fairy smiled. 'You are a kind person and you know how to appreciate a lot..who would have chosen a cat over a family but you did because you appreciate your cat who has being with you for long…For that,I will grant you your wish without a condition" The fairy said and the woman smiled happily. 'Really?" She asked surprised. 'Yes, because for you to appreciate a cat who kept you company for long then you will forever appreciate a fairy who granted your wish" The fairy said and the woman jumped happily with her cat also leaping in excitement beside her. 'Thank you Fairy" She said. 'Now go inside,you will see your prince charming and together you will both make children" The fairy said. 'Thank you so much fairy,I will forever appreciate you…thank you" The woman said happily. 'Bye, I will come visiting by the time you both have kids" The fairy said and started flying away. ' Thank you fairy" The woman shouted and ran happily inside to meet her prince charming with her cat trailing behind her. She got inside and saw her prince charming waiting for her..They fell in love immediately and few years later. They had kids,the fairy came back visiting and transformed her little cottage into a beautiful penthouse and together,they all live happily ever after.." 'Wow" They chorused after I'm done. 'So interesting" 'I would love the fairy to visit us here" 'I will give the fairy a hug" 'I Will tell the fairy to grant me a wish" 'I so much love the story" 'Tell us more Elva"… They all said at the same time making it sound funny. I laughed. They kept bombarding me with questions and I was glad when their lunch arrived…they would keep quiet for once. I dished it out for them,served them round and waited for Ben. Nurse Claire came in and told me Ben is waiting outside. I walked out to meet him and together we both walked to the cafeteria,with me laughing hard at his joke. Fleur and I walked home after we signed out and said ‘bye' to the staff. We discussed while walking home and I was enjoying every bit of Fleur's gist. We got home and I smiled,happy within me that I will see Mig again after hours. We walked inside the house and I stood without moving. I was hearing that voice again…. It's getting more amazing each passing day. But it suddenly stopped. 'Fleur I heard that voice singing again" Really?" She asked. 'Yes" Just then Mig stepped into the living room. He's clad in a blue shorts with a black T_shirt. His hair packed in a ponytail with some strands laying firmly on his forehead,long enough to his cheeks. I miss him so much…' I thought forgetting about the voice I just heard… Mig could make me forget anything with his look and the feeling he always gives me. 'Welcome ladies" He said. 'Thank you" 'I need to go freshen up, I attended to some dirty patient today" Fleur said walked away. I chuckled and Mig shook his head. 'How was work Elva?" He asked. ' It was great.. hope you prepared lunch for us, Elva is starving" I groaned and we both laughed. 'Of course I prepared lunch and thanks for keeping to your promise" He said and pulled me into a hug. Huh. I was surprised but I hugged him back,I just couldn't resist the warm hug. I grinned when I felt his hand on my hair. . Stapsy ❣️ . . . . .. ###CHAPTER 21 . . . Elva's POV Three weeks has passed in a blur.. It has been four weeks since I've started staying with Fleur and Mig and it has been three weeks since I started working. I have gotten to know almost all the staff in the hospital,I have also gotten closer to Ben.. he's a funny guy and I like being in his company. We have made it a habit to go out together for lunch,Fleur do come with us at times. I don't eat when we go out for lunch, it's either I take ice cream or a can drink just to keep my promise to Mig. Talking of Mig… We've gotten closer and what I kept feeling for him didn't stop,it instead grew stronger. And we both go to the lake to swim most night. And yeah, we kissed a few times. The feel of his lips on mine usually make me tremble. I respond easily to his touch and always wish he can just kiss me forever. I've actually forgotten that I still have amnesia,I still have to regain my memory. But I suddenly don't want to regain my memory anymore because it felt like they are my real family,they gave me the comfort I didn't ask for..they gave me everything in their will and took care of me till date..who wouldn't wish to have such wonderful people? I always wonder if I was this happy with my real family..If I'm not then I don't want to regain my memory anymore… Yeah I'm okay with that…But sometimes,I can't help but long for my family.. That aside; A week won't pass without me singing for them at the hospital,they all love to hear me sing including the patients…I was jokingly told my voice healed a patient. Back to the children. They've gotten more familiar with me now and I've gotten to love them more. We've also gotten closer during the week,we now act like a family. Mitch hasn't stopped being naughty… I kept hearing that amazing voice anytime I get home from work but it stops immediately we enter the house. Fleur kept telling me it's from the next street but I'm beginning to think otherwise…I mean why would it just stop immediately we step our feet into the house. Well….Asides that, everything else is going fine. I will get my pay in a week time and I plan to get something for Mig and Fleur, they really did a lot for me. Enough of the thoughts. * I'm sitting on my chair in the ward with a novel in hand,the children were taking a nap. I will wake them as soon as their lunch arrives. Yeah… it's already noon. Talk of the devil, the cook walked in with their lunch. 'Good afternoon ma'am" I greeted. 'Afternoon Elva" She said,dropped the basket of food on my desk and leave. I began dishing it out for them..I finished doing that and placed a plate of food on their bed each before waking them up. They began eating and I sat down waiting for Ben..he always come to call me for lunch. He came in with Nurse Claire who normally stay with the kids while we go for lunch. 'Hey" I stood up and smiled,he smiled back. We both walked out of the hospital heading to our normal cafeteria. We got there and took our seat. We chatted while awaiting our order, I ordered ice cream and chips while Ben ordered a bowl of steaming pizza rolls. 'I used to think of you as a model,do you know how beautiful you are?" He asked and I blushed slightly. 'You gat an amazing figure,a beautiful face,a smile that can melt an ice plus a character too good to be true" He said. 'Thank Ben" I said, this isn't the first time he'll tell me this,but it actually feels good hearing it over again. Ben is a cute guy who easily get the attention of ladies,most of the nurses at the hospital has stopped talking to me and I know it's because of him..They all want him. They glare at him whenever they get the chance. Although he's yet to tell me what he feels for me but it's dead obvious he has feelings for me, though I wish that isn't true and I have a feeling he'll want to tell me about it soon . I don't have an iota of feeling for him, I only like him as a very good friend. The same goes to some of the male staffs at the hospital who has kept asking me out for a while now but I don't just feel anything for any of them. My heart only beats for one person. The waitress brought our order,and winked at Ben before walking away swaying her flat butt vigorously. I laughed and Ben smiled…This isn't the first time they would flirt with him but I kept wondering how they are gonna behave when the see Mig. Because Mig is way cuter than Ben.. His small pink lips will make them drool before they even take a look at his whole face,then down to his body… I'm sure they are gonna faint' I though and chuckled digging into my ice cream. But the thing is,Mig rarely steps out of the house. I scooped some ice cream into my mouth and breathed out the cold feeling in my mouth. Ben made me laugh throughout the lunch as usual… We finished eating and rested a bit before walking back to the hospital. Ben walked me to my ward and left. I thanked Nurse Claire before she left. The children has finished eating,I packed their empty dishes back into the basket and set it aside for the cook . I sat down about to resume my novel when the children persuaded me to tell them a story. I hesitated at first but I had no choice…They seem to love my stories and songs a lot. I finished telling them a fairytale and they started popping questions as always. I answered their questions and couldn't help but admire their smartness. I always wonder why their parents would abandon such cute and smart children in the hospital even after they are healthy. I checked the wall clock ; 3:45. Few minutes left for me to pack up and leave for home.. I've been missing Mig anyway. I finished packing and chatted with the children while waiting for Fleur. 'Hey kids" Fleur said walking in. 'Hey Doc. Fleur" The children responded with smiles. Who wouldn't like Fleur? 'Bye" I waved. 'Bye Elva" They replied with a frown and I know they don't want me to leave. I smiled. We walked out of the hospital after signing out and bidding the nurses goodbye. 'Elva we need to go to the grocery store, I need to get some things" She said and I nodded. We chatted till we got there,we entered and Fleur took out the list and started dropping the things on it in the shopping basket I offered to carry. We finished shopping and walked out of the grocery store with shopping bags in our hands. We headed home. We got home and I wished we could trek farther. Fleur was actually telling me about what happened in the staff meeting. We stepped onto the front porch and opened the door,we walked in and I expected to hear the amazing voice as usual but what I saw is much more than that. A pretty lady is seated comfortably on the couch clad in a crop turtle-necked blouse with a green mini skirt. Her eyes were light blue and her blonde hair is in a French plait. Her nose is sharply pointed and her lips are pressed in a little smile which seems to be fake. A pink iPod on her exposed thigh. She look pretty or rather hot. 'Daisy" Fleur screamed in anger and I flinched. Fleur is never someone to get this angry. Who could this be? 'Get out" Fleur yelled. Gosh what's wrong? . Stapsy ❣️ Who's Daisy bayi she should not try rubbish o . . . . To be continued