Chapter 78 HIS DEAD
Ann opened her eyes when she heard the sound of a alarm coming from the room. She quickly jerks up which also woke Marcus from his deep sleep also.
“What’s wrong?”. Marcus asked when he noticed the uneven expression on her face. She didn’t respond but turned to look at the room where her father was, only to see nurses rushing in and out of the room in a haste. She stood up, wondering what had gone wrong for them to have such panic. Out of desperation to find out, she grabbed one of the nurses who was just about to enter the room and dragged her out.
“What happened?”. Ann asked.
“The patient”. She responded like she had no choice. She was supposed to be inside the room due to the emergency.
“The patient is my father”. She corrected, still holding her arm tightly. “What happened to him?”. Ann asked and the nurse slightly gulped in before she responded.
“We don’t know what happened to him. I only went to check on him this evening and saw that his oxygen was removed”. She said, shivering in fear because of the cold look Ann had on her face.
“Is he still alive?”. Ann asked, as the only thing that matters to her right now was her father’s life.
“I don’t know. We are still trying to revive him right now”. She responded and Ann chuckled.
“You motherfucker”. Ann tried to hit her but Marcus grabbed her hand and pulled her away from the nurse. The nurse scurried into the room immediately she was set free.
“Let me go ”, Ann demanded as she wiggled against him while he held her tight. “My dad is in there, fighting for his life”. She cried out but he didn’t release her from his grasp. The door was flung open and the bed her father’s body was laid on, was being rolled outside. Her body went numb as she watched the bed being pushed out, she couldn’t see the face of the person as it was covered with a white clothing.
The doctor came out lastly from the room and approached them. He let out a long breath, as if he was trying to show them sympathy. “I’m sorry but your father couldn’t make it. His corps will be taken to the mortuary for now”. He said.
“Nooooo”. Ann fell down to her knees as she screamed out in tears. She felt empty inside , as if she had lost everything that she ever had in life. Her parents. “Why dad, why do you have to leave me”. She whispered between her sobs.
The doctor left immediately as he had informed her about the death of her father. His job has been done.
Marcus pulled Ann up to stand on her feet then engulfed her in a tight embrace. He knew she needed this, despite her trying to pull out of his grasp. He grabbed her head and pressed it hard against his chest as his whole body covered hers. She felt defeated by him and cried out in his chest. “Everything is gonna be fine”. He kissed her head and kept assuring Ann just to calm her down. He felt bad for her, she had indeed suffered enough, enough that one could take their life out of depression but Ann is just different and far from that because she is a strong woman.
“Come on, let’s go”. He wrapped his hand around her shoulder and guided her to the car. He locked the door when he was sure she was settled in comfortably before he entered the driver’s seat. Marcus dipped his hand into his pocket and offered her a napkin,”Have this”. He said.Property © 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.
“Thank you”. She said as she collected it from his hand and wiped her face with the napkin before she blew her nostril. She turned her head and looked out through the window as Marcus started the car engine. “Take me to a place where I can feel good about myself”. Ann said. She doesn’t want to go home now because she needs something that would take her mind off the death of her father.
“Sure”. Marcus said then zoomed off.
Few hours after the long drive, they arrived at a park and he packed his car by the side of the road before they both alighted. He took her hands and led her into the park then to a quiet garden which was far from the playground. He ushered her to sit on the swing while he stood beside her and observed the garden. He always comes here clear his mind whenever he had a bad day.
“It’s beautiful”. Ann mumbled when she noticed how his eyes were lingered at the flowers in front of them. “I wish I was beautiful just like that, so you can look at me that way”. She said calmly.
Marcus tucked his hands into his pocket. He doesn’t want to tell her a secret that had been bothering him since the day she had raised a topic about relationships. He had been going through a lot in his life and of course, it can affect the both of them if he had to accept to be in a relationship with her and the least he could do was to pretend as if he cares the same way she does. “So what’s next?”. He asked.
“For what?”. Ann asked.
“Your father is dead so…ain’t you gonna bury him?”. Marcus asked and Ann scoffed.
“He should roast in the morgue”. She said, “But for now, my next move is to clear every deal I have with my boss”. Ann said.
He looked down at her with his brow drawn together. He didn’t know why he felt sad when he heard her mention the word, ‘my boss’. “Your boss?”. Marcus asked.
“Yes, his name is Mr. Ace”. Ann responded and he just hummed as the name sounds familiar but he couldn’t remember where he heard it from.
“Can I come along with you, whenever you’re ready to go?”. Marcus asked and she looked up at him.
Ann smiled,”Of course. Why not”. She replied. “After all, I’m only doing this for you”. Her gaze dropped to the ground as she uttered.
Marcus looked at the time in his watch, it was evening time and it was almost getting late. “We have to go now”. He said and she stood up then followed him to the car without hesitation. “Are you better now?”. He asked and she nodded before he started the car engine and took her to his house.
“Thank you for today. And goodnight”. Ann alighted from the car and entered the house.