Chapter 250: Chapter 250

Chapter 250

~Nephew?~

It was by grace that Mary took herself to the hospital just to give Doctor Frank the impression that she was excited over the news. She wished she could avoid going to the hospital and escape into another planet. She wondered how she was going to look Tony in the eyes again and what would be their bonding. She knew she was in for a storm that may not end any time soon. Right now she had lots of regrets and they centered on Tony; she regretted to have met with Tony; she regretted t knowing him; she shouldn’t have given him room to express his feelings for her; a heavy hush of regret hung over her and she wished she could turn back the hands of time.

Wishes.

When she got to the hospital she went straight to Doctor Frank’s office only to realize that a handful of media personnel had crowded his office with microphones stretched to his mouth for brief questioning over Tony returning back to life after six months of staying in coma. She squeezed her face at them and wondered who invited journalists over a medical case that was nothing. Not interested to be interviewed by them she sensed abruptly that Doctor Frank could bring her in the scene if he should learn of her presence, she sneaked to the car and waited for the journalists to be done before she could join to him.

She wondered how the media got to know of something that filtered to her ears thirty minutes ago. This was going to be a disaster; Tony would definitely appear on national TV today and how disgusting the story would be if they should get to know that Tony was her reserved sugar boy. With what face would she use to look Doctor Frank in the face and tell him it wasn’t true?

A thought came upon her mind and it was to disappear from the surface of California so as not to be implicated with Tony.

But what about Eva?

What would she tell Eva?

What about Doctor Frank’s family that knew she was obviously engaged to be married in few days? What would she tell Kate?

She stroked her hair and slammed her palms on the car seat in total confusion and disappointment. She was really disappointed in herself, and would definitely not forgive herself if she should lose Doctor Frank just because of a boy she had no feelings for and might be out to play with her heart.

She was lost in thought about what decision to take on his secret romance with Tony , when a knock came on the windscreen of the car. And she flinched only to realize it was Doctor Frank. She opened the door for him to hop in.

“I have been calling your attention for a while now. What were you thinking about?” Doctor Frank asked once he got into the car and peered into her face which seemed to house all the frown in the world.

She snorted and rubbed her eyes , “I am fine ,” she forced a smile at him , “I have been counting my blessings and considering all the goodies that have happened to me within a short while , my being engaged to be married by you; and now the survival of my nephew who has been in coma. Come on,” she placed her hand on his face to give him the impression that no other thing than what she just mentioned was making her to think heavily and positively too, “Darling are they not enough reasons to be lost in thought? Things have been falling in pleasant places for me. And I am just grateful,” she grinned just to keep bold and fight back the guilt that knocked on her heart.

He placed his hand on her soft oily cheeks, “Good things happen to good people. You are a good woman and deserved the best from life.” He locked eyes with her and inwardly thanked God for blessing him with such a beautiful well-behaved , mature woman who had been a an embodiment of sweetness and strength to him.

The party of journalist came in her sight as they made into their cars to depart and she asked , “What is up with the journalist? I least expected news of my nephew surviving a mere coma attracting the press,” she said coldly yet realizing the fact that the presence or absence of the press was not going to change the hand writing on the wall ; she was on the verge of losing everything if Tony should come back to life ; and if Doctor Frank should learn of their secret ,sweet romance. At least she had lied and that also was enough to convince Doctor Frank that she was dating Tony and that he wasn’t her nephew like she claimed. Almost often than not she memorized the war that was about to break out.

“You call coma mere,” Doctor Frank emphatically retorted and shot his furrowed brow at her, “I never invited them , neither did any of the staff invite them. Your nephew surviving a six-month coma has been making the news and somehow news-starved journalists got to know of it and they pulled to the hospital to interview me. I thought you would get down here so they could interview…”

She cut in, “Oh no, no, no,” she protested and winked at his words, “I don’t like the press. Besides I have phobia for camera,” she lied, gritted and returned her thought on Tony, even while her eyes remained locked to Doctor Frank’s eyes .

“Oh I see, you are just like my mother,” he said and opened the door. “People have been yearning to see your nephew and I have been fighting them off because I want you to be the first to see him,” he sounded, squeezed her fingers, planted a cold kiss on her lips and said, “Let’s go and see him now,”

Amongst all her wishes was that word nephew leaving the tongue of Doctor Frank. But it was too late. Like character, it had stuck to his tongue…

Evil days ahead…