IN FRANCISTOWN
Royalty's POV
Me: "So there is next time huh".
Sid: "Obviously, there are going to be more sleepovers. It might be here or my house, wherever we do them. "
Me: "mmmm".
Sid: "Mmmm, what, actually, what did you eat in the morning?"
Me: "Peanuts and raisins."
Sid: "And for lunch?".
Me: "Peanuts and raisins, why are you asking?".
Sid: "And now for dinner you are eating chicken feets, they don't even have any stack of meat."
Me: "it doesn't matter. What matters is what I feel like eating."
Sid: "You need to eat proper food, darling, or else those kids will stay in the glass for a month."
Me: (with teary eyes) "I can't even stomach anything, I'm always vomiting and the only thing I can keep in my stomach is two things...."
Sid: ".....peanuts and raisins and chicken feets. Don't cry I've got you babe, come here. "
By now, I'm already crying. I just throw myself in his arms and hug him as I hug me back. After a few minutes, I moved away from him and sat down on my blankets, where I slept.
Me: "This is why I'm hate bring in people's presence."
Sid: "What?"
Me: "Yeah, these stupid pregnant hormones, they make me cry for no reason, I so much hate it."
Sid: "But we both know the reason, so when you are with me, don't be shy. i boughtsome food go and ....".
Me: "I told you already, i don't eat anything other than these two things, so why...".
Sid: "Well, I brought some tablets they are in my car, so I'll go and get it. They might help you to eat food, not the snacks you are surviving on. "
He went to the car and a few minutes later he came back with a plastic bag. He gave me the pills. I drank them, and then we started eating some fries even though the smell was not nice, but I forced myself to eat until we were done. Even the meat I ate it.
Me: "Let's sleep. I'm really tired so.....eish.....".
I took a breath in and put it, but it's not helping, I can feel it coming just near my throat.
Me: "You might wanna give me that small bucket. Please be quick."
He gave me the bucket, and I vomited there and there. Like everything I ate came put, and the small bucket was half with my vomit. Some even went on the floor, but because I'm now weak, i couldn't care any less, so I just lay down where I'm sited, luckily I was sitting on the blankets.
Me: "You can come and sleep or sit here. I'm just resting my body for a few minutes, and i will clean this."
Sid: "No worries, just rest. I'll clean here."
Me: "What, no, you can't. I don't even have gloves here."
Sid: "I'm a doctor, I touch a lot of things. Some are even worse than your delicious vomit here."
Me: "Please, I don't have the power to laugh. No vomit can be delicious. That's disgusting on another level."
Sid: "I'm serious. There is this other time I even got to the extent of helping a woman deliver a baby without gloves."
Me: "No, you lie."
Sid: "I'm not lying. You wouldn't let the baby fall down and die just because you haven't worn the gloves now, will you?"
Me: "Never."
Sid: "Exactly, I'm done. Where is your sanitiser?"
Me: "There...what if I didn't have one?"
I said, pointing at the sanitiser. He took it and looked at me, smiling while sanitising his hands.
Him: "If I didn't see it at your workplace, then I wouldn't have asked for it, I would have asked for soap instead."
Me: "im feeling sleepy. Can we sleep now?"
Him: "Sure, you can sleep. I'll join you. I still have some work to do on my phone."
Me: "ok, goodnight."
Sid: "Sleep tight, angels on your pillow, my .....dynamite."
Me: "I heard that."
I said, closing my eyes, and sleep took me there and there. I woke up with the need to pee but that I felt some pains so I sat for a minute before I stood up. I stood up and ready to go outside, but as soon as I opened the door, the pain hit me hard this time, which caused me to scream, holding my time.
Sid: "Hey hey hey, are you ok, what is wrong?"
I couldn't answer him. Instead, I almost got scared because I forgot I was not alone. I just look at him, unable to speak because of the pain. All I managed to do was to take his hand and put it on my lower abdomen with tears streaming down on my cheeks.
Sid: "ok, come here."
He said, caring me back to the blankets. He opened the door and left, I just couldn't ask him where he was going. A minute later, he is back holding some stuff, including his specs.
Sid: "ok, I wanna to see what is wrong with you here before I take you to the clinic. Now tell me what is wrong exactly. "
He said, checking my heart rate.
Me: "im having pains, more like cramps, and there are so bad, please just..."
I couldn't finish speaking.
Sid: "ok, have you ever felt them before?"
Me: "Yes, and they stopped after about 15 minutes.....aaaaah let me sleep on my stomach."
Sid: "What the...Royalty, you can not sleep facing donw now it's dangerous, you can kill the babies!".
Me: "Why are you shouting at me huh why?"
And I'm already crying, oh God, why me. I closed my eyes as I cried silently. In a split of a second, he is already holding me tight.
Sid: "Hey shshsh I didn't mean to shout, I'm so sorry, please calm down, we can't afford to make your BP go high or else we will be forced to go to the clinic. Just calm down. im here with you. How are the cramps now?"
Me: "The cramps are subsiding now."
Sid: "ok, let me check your heart rate."
I moved from him and he checked it and smiled.
Sid: "I guess my chest has magic. Your heart rate is back to normal now. Com on, let's get back to sleep. Tomorrow I have work but no work for ypu".
Me: "But I have....".
Sid: "No buts dynamite, these cramps are the sign of overworking yourself. Please, I need you to relax, my love . Your pregnancy is fragile, so please, I want my kids to come in this world strong. "
Me: "Did you just say, 'my kids'?"
Sid: "Yeah, I'm your boyfriend soon to be husband, so obviously, these are my kids."
Me: "I see. Let me go and drink some water."
Sid: "Just sit, I'll get it for you."
He gave me the bottled water, I drank, and then we slept. I don't know if it's normal or if I'm really insane. I mean , I feel safe in a stranger's arms when has that ever happened.
Me: "Would I be crazy or not normal if I say I feel safe safe in your arms?"
Sid: "No, you are not crazy. It's normal."
Me: "Yeah, it's not normal in reality. It's only normal in novels, stories, movies, and just not in real life."
Sid: "That's you, not me."
I fell asleep as he was speaking only to wake up alone. I looked around and I'm really alone. There was a letter next to me and it was saying no work for me. Now I wish I would call him if I had a phone and tell him a piece of my mind.
But I think he is right because I can feel some pains although they are not so strong, but they are there. I stood up, went to the bathroom, and took a bath. After that I drank some water before I went to Mrs Batsi's shop. I got there snd luckly she had already opened.
Me: "Hey sis, good morning."
Mrs Batsi: "How are you today? You look sick. "
Me: "I'll be fine. Can i have peanuts and raisins please, make it for P100 today. "
I said, giving her the money, but she didn't take it.
Mrs Batsi: "Before that, take your package here. Your doctor brought it here."
Me: "What, why didn't he bring it at home?"
Mrs Batsi: "said something like, 'she is not well, she didn't sleep well at night so I don't want to disturb her now since she just slept', so he left this for ypu".
I took the parcel and checked inside where I saw peanuts and raisins. I didn't waste any time as I grade one packet , opened it, and started eating.
Mrs Batsi: "it must be good being Mrs Doctor huuh."
Me: "Really, Taboka?"
Mrs Batsi: "ooih, it has come to name calling now kkkkkk."
Me: "i'm going, I'll see you later on. I'm not going to work today. "
Mrs Batsi: "Thank God for bringing Dr. yesterday. Please come and get something for dinner later on. "
Me: "Better be chicken feets, mate it 9 please."
I said, "I'm already going, and I heard her staying, '9 my foot', and I just laugh because I know I'll find even more than 9.
*Dr Sid' POV*
Me: "Can you please not stress her?"
Husband: "What do you mean?"
I have a couple who cane for a check up last month so I had to take some blood test to make sure what problem they have because they have been married for 2 years but still no child at all.
Me: "What I mean is, sit down with your wife and hear if she has something troubling her because the only reason she is unable to conceive is because she is always stressed. Her stress levels are always high. There is nothing wrong with both of ypu".
Wife: "maybe now you will stop whoring around I'm sick and tired of this".
Husband: "don't you dare fucken.....".
Me: "please please not here. Sir I don't have to teach ypu how to run your household but using that language with your wife ain't no respect at all. Don't get me wrong but if you are always like this, I'm afraid there is no baby coming anytime soon. If you can accuse me I have some patience to attend to".
I said standing up. This man is a useless man whore and he has the guts to swear at his wife, man my foot. He is an idiot. The wife is the first to walk out, more like running and the husband gave me an evil eye and exit my office.
Me: "God are you sure you are the one who created such people also? Because this type looks like a devil's product ".
"Really sir?" (Laughing) ooh I didn't even hear her coming in my office.
Madonna: "devil's product".
She said and continue to laugh. I just look at her undefeated because I know she is going to laugh about this whenever she see me. Infact she will make a funny of me with this statement.
Me: "Madonna will ypu still laughing and tell me the reason ypu are here".
Madonna: (clearing throat) "Well, Dr Case needs a hand in the theatre".
Me: "ok Madonna Keeme, I'm on my way now leave my office".
She busted into laughter as she leave my office. Some people we are stuck with for the rest of our lives. I took my coat and put on my specs andeft going to the ICU. I get in and Madonna hand me the gloves. I wore them as I approach the patient.
Me: "what are we looking at doctor?"
....
Me: "ypu were supposed to call me as soon as the patient arrived Case. I'm leaving, Madonna lock my office when you take your stuff"
We are done operating the patient so I have to leave so that I can see Royalty before I start my night shift. Yeah I'm working doubt. Day and night, so I have only 3 hours break.
Madonna: "sir are you dating now?"
Me: "What the f*ck, why..."
To be continued...
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