Chapter 20: Chapter 20

RECONCILIATION

Classes were boring these days and I couldn't wait for exams. That was a week from now, I wanted to go home and tell Genesis all about my relationship with Armando.

"Will she be mad at me?, Will she give me a thumbs up?, Will she ask if have had sex?.

My mind kept wandering, it was weird to be discussing my relationship with my sister but I still felt pretty excited.

After classes I had planned to go see Marty and make amends and probably just tell her how I truly feel about Armando, I didn't want to keep her in the dark .

If she liked Armando, this might hurt her, but if I was truly her friend she needed to know.

"Grrrrr!!" The sound of the bell, it was Friday and it was a short day, Fridays are practically my favorite day of the week.

I went straight to my dorm to change into a decent gown, that made me look really innocent, I had plans to send Armando a letter to see me, I was daydreaming about him all day.

I couldn't wait to see him, it always felt like that,just that each passing day my feelings for him grew even stronger.

I walked past the hallway down to the special dorm, just then I remembered " Miss call you when the others leave" was going to be around. God knows how much I didn't want to see her but I had no choice.

Push opened the door and there she was smiling like she had forgotten the last time I was here.

" Good afternoon young lady" she said really smiling, maybe she didn't recognize me or she just wanted to ignore me.

"Good afternoon Miss" I replied.

" How may I be of help to you?." She asked.

"Am here to see Martina..." Remembering I'll have to give her the full name.

" Martina Paul Samuel" I said she was as fast as usual.

" Room 11, but the doctor is in with her, so you will have to wait until he is out, understood?" She stared at me like she was trying to remind me of what I did the other time.

" Yes I do Miss" rolling my eyes.

I walked straight to the waiting room but I wasn't just comfortable being there, I wanted to know what was wrong with Marty and since the doctor was in with her,I am guessing they will be talking about her situation.

I know Marty with secrecy, she was really good at it, and I can't just walk in on her and be like,

" Hey Marty, I heard you were sick, what's up with you girlie, or should I just ask her".

I felt really stupid to even think of that, I have hurt Marty by not apologizing to her and making things right, I was here to do that, because I miss her so much and I hope we could still be good friends.

After some minutes of sitting down, my ass already hurt for staying in a particular place with strange people whose eyes wanted to feed on me.

"Young lady, you can go in," the receptionist announced.

"Thanks" I sighed, at last I was going to see Marty, I was happy I was able to and a bit nervous,I had no idea what to say to her at first.

I walked out the waiting room and I was standing in front of room 11, I wasn't ready for whatever was going to happen but I needed to do what was right.

I pushed open to see Marty laying on her bed, she looked really sick and I felt so bad that I haven't been by her side all this while she needed me.

When the nurse left, her gaze fell on me, I watched her dark circles eyes widened and her dry lips part, she looked like she was going to cry, I walked closer to her, my heart racing and my palms sweating.

I needed to sit cause my knees were beginning to fail me.

"Hi Marty" talking more to myself than her but I believed she heard me,my eyes were too scared to meet her.

"Hey girlie" her voice sounded so weak.

" Uhm.. how have you been doing?" I asked and I hated how that came out, she didn't respond.

"Ummm.. I... I.. am so so..rry, I didn't know you were sick... and I hope you're getting better?.. and I just wanted to apologise for all have done... and.. and ... I was so stupid for me to have taken time to realize I've hurt you too, I.. I knew how much you had a crush on the young priest but.. yet I.. I.. went ahead... and kiss..ed him.... Am ...so..so.rry" I took in some air cause I needed it, holding the tears that was about to rain down my face but before I could open my mouth to speak.

Marty was up on her feet, my eyes looking at my feet, I could feel her present, she was so close to me,she held my jaw to look at my face, she looked so tired but was trying to contain herself.

" You shouldn't...." I was interrupted by a figure that wrapped its hands on me, her slender body on mine, she felt so hot, I could feel hot tears at the back of my neck, and the hot sob breathed on my neck.

"Am so sorry too..., I regret not talking to you all this while" she started, her voice cracky, I knew she was crying,on the thought that I couldn't hold back my tears.

"I should be the one apologizing Marty" as I hugged her tightly, I felt so good and light.

" No! I wronged you,I thought you never wanted to see me again" she said, as we broke from our hug.

"I miss you so much Marty" I said honestly, drying off the tears on her face.

"I miss you so much girlie" walking her back to her bed, she climbed into it, drying the hot tears from my eyes.

After a long chat,it felt good to be back with Marty,I asked her several times what was wrong with her and her replies was that they were still running test on her, I told her about Armando and I, and she didn't react the way I thought she would, she was totally cool with it,we had a lot of catching up to do.

It felt so good to be talking to Marty again.