Chapter Thirty Five
SHE looked at her father in shock as she digested the information
“Stay with Priceley?”, Sharuna found her voice, “but I can stay with Mom till you return”, she said
Dr Sujit sighed
“Sharuna?”, he called, still focusing on the road, “are you to tell me what to do or I’m to tell you?”
She frowned, keeping mute
“How can you be shuttling to and from school staying with your mom, if you should stay with Priceley, it’s gonna be easy. You know that”
She nodded
That was true
“Moreover”, he continued, “it’s time to smoothen my friendship with Mr Bennett”, he paused, blaring the car horn
Sharuna was confused
What does he mean?
Smoothen his friendship?
“I don’t understand”, she said
“In a matter of time you will, don’t bother about that”
“Dad I’m still confused”
“Let me concentrate on the road Sharuna, the discussion is over”
She shrugged and sat back
Two weeks with Priceley?
Ohh God, how she gonna cope
Tears streamed her eyes
Mexico City
#All_Saints_Hospital
“Dr Hugo………..Dr Hugo”, Nurse Milly, a slightly built blonde woman
shouted, as she scuttled along the hallway to the doctor’s office
Her black stilettos making thumping sounds on the tiled floor
She got to the office and barged in without knocking
“Dr Hugo”, she called again panting
The doctor looked up from the files he was writing on
“Nurse Milly, what’s the problem?”, he demanded
“It’s the patient, the patient in ward 123”
“Yes, the coma patient. What happened?”
“I noticed his limbs, yes his limbs just moved. I…… I think he’s back”
The doctor listened with utmost stupefaction, his mouth widely opened
“My goodness”, he finally said grabbing the sthetoscope on the desk
“Let’s go”, and they rushed out
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It’s been over two weeks now, and Sharuna hadn’t heard from Dr Sujit
She was still at Priceley’s, and would have loved to go home
But Dr Sujit had warned her not to, until she hears from him and he hasn’t called yet
The weeks were something
She had actually fell in…….no, she can’t say that
Not yet
But who wouldn’t fall in love with Priceley, with all these temptations lurking around
She walked round the garden, flogging out the dews on the flowers with her hand, and inhaling their scents
Then her phone rang
She quickly peeped into it, fortunately, it was her father
“Hello Sharuna”, he was the first to speak
“Daddy?”, she called, “dad, I’m still here, what happened?”, she asked
He laughed
“I’m so sorry dear. I won’t even be coming home soon”
She gasped
“Why?”
“It went longer than I expected. I don’t know when I’ll be coming home, but I will be back soon”
“Please do”, she sighed
“Aren’t you comfortable there?”
“I…… I’m kinda”
“Well, you remember what I told you about smoothing friendship with Mr Bennett?”
“Yes”
“Get prepared. Your marriage had been arranged, it’s just three weeks away”
“What!”, she gasped
“Dad? With who?”, she shouted.
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To Be Continued
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