EPISODE 78; EXCERPT ( R )
FLASHBACK
Surviving wasn’t literally easy. I never even knew I was going to. Like, I practically felt life sip out of me but yet I opened my eyes to discern myself alive.
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I kept on fighting even though I was bleeding from almost every part of my body and while doing that I kept moving towards the exit room. Once in there, I tied a heavy iron around my waist and just as I was about to jump out immediately I heard the zooming out of the sub I got shot in the back. That was all I could remember as darkness took over me.
That moment deep down the sea I knew I was gonna die and in my last moments prayed that Jah gives you all victory and also accept my soul even though I knew I’d wronged him in so many ways and don’t deserve such a gesture.
But surprisingly I opened my eyes to see myself on a hospital bed alive and sound or so I thought cause what I encountered and got to find out minutes later made me against all odds wish I died instead.
“You are awake. Bless the heavens! Doctor! Doctor!” a familiar voice I couldn’t forget in a long while said and I turned immediately.
Just as I had guessed he was indeed familiar. He was no other but your helmsman.
“How did you find me?” I asked and tried to sit up but he held me back.
“You can’t sit for now Master Dagrin. Please relax back.”
“What do you mean by I can’t sit! I need to leave here! My mistress and brother need me.”
“For someone in your condition I don’t think that’s possible” a voice mumbled behind us and a guy clad in black and white with a stethoscope around his neck walked in.
“What do you mean by that?” I asked staring at both of them with curved-up brows.
“When the mansion blew up it affected you in different ways Dagrin. Your legs are not strong enough right now to be positioned in a sitting manner talk more of matching them on the floor and your waist almost got torn out from your upper body so it also can’t be used for now. I’m sorry my friend but you’re confined to that bed for as long as it will take you to get healed. I’ll advise you to save yourself first cause those plans of yours can’t work.”
My jaw dropped and I wiped my ears to be sure I heard him right. “Are you trying to say that I’m disabled?”
“I won’t particularly call it that cause you will someday use those legs but unfortunately that isn’t anytime soon. But I’m proud of you. Be fine and always take your drugs. You will be fine before you even know it.”
“No Doctor, I can’t lie down here and do nothing all day long. I want out! I fucking want out! I got a mission at hand and I need to help my Mistress! Please you got to help me any way you can. I need to leave!”
“You can’t leave Dagrin! Don’t you understand what I’m saying? You can’t walk at the time being! The fall affected your spinal cord and also your legs! You just have to relax!”
“You want me to relax?” I laughed dryly. “Like you fucking want Dagrin to lie his ass down here and just do nothing all day? Hey, buddy didn’t you tell him that Dagrin is meant to be working every damn time not staying immobile?” I directed at the helmsman who I still didn’t know his name.
He sighed. “I told him everything Master Dagrin. I told him who you are. I brought you to him and made him do everything he could to save you the moment I saw you sinking deeper into the depth of the sea on my way back to my family after I dropped Lord Snipy, Declan, and the other lady off. That is the mere reason you’re alive now. If not for him you would have been long gone.”
“Am I supposed to be happy to hear that buddy? Am I? Or perhaps you want me to thank him for saving me? What’s the essence of living if I can’t help my Mistress? What’s the essence of living if I can’t use my legs? I’m sorry but I prefer death to this life.”
“Yo.. u’re.. be.. ing.. un.. gr.. at.. ef.. ul.. Ma.. st.. er” he stuttered and shifted his gaze away from me.
“Yes, Dagrin. You are being so ungrateful. I understand your pain. I understand how you feel. I do understand. I…,”
“You don’t Doctor so shut the fuck up!” I interrupted breathing heavily.
“I swear I understand you. But what do you want me to do? I’m just a mere doctor, not Jah. At least be appreciative that you’re alive.”
“Be appreciative you say? You want me to thank you for giving me a life where I can’t walk? You want me to be appreciative to you for an immobile life where I can’t help? You must be kidding. I need to leave!”
“I’m out of here Chris. One of my nurses will be bringing in his morning pills soon. I hope you came with his food. You know it’s been long he ate. He needs it more than anything now. And most especially now that he will be taking his drugs by himself although under my control.”
“My wife will soon be here with it. She will surely be here before your nurse comes in. Thank you so much, Doctor. I deeply admire your act of generosity and I pray that the good Lord blesses you and your family more than he has already done.”
“Thank you, Chris. May he bless you too. I’ll take my leave now. It’s good to have you back Dagrin. I wish you a quick recovery.”
“It’s either you get me back to my feet or you kill me!” I wailed but he never turned until he walked out.