Chapter 24: Chapter 24

"What's happened to Alex, Doctor?" I asked the moment we are seated in the doctor's office...

"Mr and Mrs Brown, I ask to speak with you here to try and ease the tension... I have to be frank with you... Alex is not doing fine..."

"How do you mean Doctor?..." I asked impatiently interrupting him, my heart in my throat... I felt Vicky’s palms on mine and then turned to glance at her briefly, she seemed to be anxious as well.

"You see Mrs Brown Alex lost so much blood during his operation, that’s why the alarm on the machine went off earlier, he needs blood urgently, and from the report on the result of the text on your blood samples taken earlier, none of your blood matches the blood of Alex, not even the blood of your friend Vicky here, so I'm meaning to ask if you are not the biological parents of Alex..." Doctor Sam said looking from me to Jimmy...

"Oh no, sorry for the misunderstanding earlier, I am not the husband of Kimberly, she is my fiancé's friend, that's how I got to be friends with her too, she is the biological parent of Alex," Jimmy explained to doctor Sam.

"Oh, I see..." Doctor Sam said.

"Doctor, Sandra, can we test Sandra's blood too, she is his twin and she can donate her blood for Alex if they are a match," I told Doctor Sam pointing at Sandra, as I do not know what other suggestion to give neither do I know what to do at this point.

"What about the father of your child?" Doctor Sam asked turning to look at me.

"Em... about that... Doctor, his... his father's late." I said... "Why don't you test Sandra's blood doctor?" I asked along almost immediately ignoring, Vicky and Jimmy’s quick stare the moment I said Alex's father is late.

"I'm sorry to hear about that Mrs Brown..." Doctor Sam said lifting his right hand to rub on his forehead like someone in thought, I think he is calculating his options...

"Oh mine, please agree to test Sandra's blood..." I pleaded in my heart.

"Sandra... Sandra is a kid... but I think we should give it a try and if they turn out to be a match, then I'll have to check thoroughly before drawing blood from her,

"Sandra is a healthy child doctor, I'm sure it won't be a problem," I told Doctor Sam.

"Doctor, is there a possibility that Alex biological dad will be a match?" Jimmy asked the doctor taking me by surprise and I wonder why he is asking him such a question.

I reached for Jimmy’s lap and pinched it hard, I furrowed my brows as well at him the moment he turned to look at me, he turned away again and said nothing and I know that he knew the reason for my action...

"Why did you ask?" Doctor Sam asked looking from Jimmy to me. "I thought she said Alex's dad is late."

"My point exactly, why did you ask such a question knowing Alex's dad is dead..." I said to Jimmy tightening my jaws and holding my palms together, I can't believe what Jimmy is trying to do, I looked at him, biting my lower lip telling myself that I should not have told him anything about the identity of the twins' dad... he turned and looked at me again without a word still, and I do not care about whatever it is he is thinking about right now.

I know for a fact that telling Kyle or whatever his name is the truth that he is the father of my kids is out of the question...

"Well, it is expected that a person will be a match with either a mum or a dad, and in Alex's case, since the mum is not a match, then the dad would be a match." Doctor Sam explained...

Jimmy and Vicky turned and took a glance at me at the same time after the doctor's statement, they looked away again almost immediately.

"There's another option though..." Doctor Sam said.

"Which is?" I asked before he could finish his statement.

"You see... Mrs Brown," He said and paused for a second before speaking again, almost like he is trying to choose his words and this made my heart quiver.

"What is it, doctor?" Vicky asked, her eyes fixed on him too, and I can see that Jimmy’s eyes are also on doctor Sam... He stared at us, especially me, robbing his palms together with a little...

"Go on doctor," Jimmy told him.

"No need to panic, this is the best option only I do not know how you will feel about especially Mrs Brown," He said,

"Tell me, doctor, this is my son's life we are talking about," I told him because I'll do anything to get my son out of that bed alive and well.

"I have someone who is a match to your son's blood type, he is also willing to donate his blood to him." The doctor said.

"And who is it?" Jimmy asked.

"It's Mr Kyle, Mr Kyle Greenwood..."Doctor Sam replied.

I knew it before he said the name, I already anticipated he would call Kyle's name the moment he said the person is willing to donate his blood... "that b*stard," I cursed within me...

"Wait doctor, how did Mr Kyle know about Alex's blood type?" Jimmy asked...

"Look I have been Mr Kyle's doctor for years, he and his family’s, so I know his blood type, and it is a rear one, that's why when I tested Alex's blood and it turned out to be the same type with Mr Kyle, I had to tell him to prepare him beforehand, I knew Alex is going to need a blood transfusion at some point because of the amount of blood he lost during the operation, Although, I assumed that you are the father," he said pointing at Jimmy...

"But since this is a rear blood type we are talking about I still need to tell him, just in case we will be needing more than the parent could donate...and it's really a coincidence that Mr Kyle and Alex have the same blood type since they're a stranger, this is the first time I came across such in all the years I have practised as a doctor." He added...

All the while Doctor Sam was speaking, I just stared at him with a heavy heart, I am thinking, why will it be Kyle? Why will Alex's blood type be the same as that man's? Why didn’t he take my blood type, it would have been a lot easier for me now.

"Doctor, since Mr Kyle is willing to donate his blood for Alex, you can go ahead and do that, what we want is for Alex to get better, that's all..." Vicky said, she eyed me the moment our eyes met, I didn’t care anyway, I wanted what she wanted, so am going to try and summon the courage to tell Mr Kyle to donate blood for my son, and he is my son only because I am not willing to share Alex with the likes of him.

"Is it okay by you, Mrs Brown?" Doctor Sam askes his gaze on me...

"Yes, just make sure Alex is safe Doctor," I told him.

"Good, so am going to call Mr Kyle, and arrange for the transfusion as soon as possible." He said.