The next morning, Zaynella woke up and went to the kitchen to make breakfast which consists of bacon and coffee, before she finished Lionel woke up from sleep and helped her set the table for breakfast. They had breakfast quietly after which Zaynella cleared the dishes and they sat down to discuss since it was still early.
" You wanted to talk with me", Lionel asked after they sat down at the living room.
" Yes, I have a lot to say but firstly, I will suggest we leave some for later as of now I will tell you the important ones".
" Alright go on".
" You know I asked about your driving license earlier, I was thinking that you should go get a new one and also other important documents you might need them what do you say".
" I was planning on doing that actually, but I do need cash for that".
" En! I will lend you some you can pay back later, you Can also look around for something you will need a job too, am sure you won't be happy staying around doing nothing it might be hard to get one but at least you ought to try".
" I was thinking about getting a job too, so I will definitely do that".
" Great, I will leave some cash before going I need to pick up Kelvin's grandma and drop her at the hospital then visit Kelvin's school".
" Okay".
Zaynella stood up and left heading to her room to prepare for work.
A knock sounded and an already dressed Kelvin came out to open the door.
" Good morning Zayn", he said opening the door wide enough for Zaynella to enter.
" Morning Kel", She replied patting his shoulders.
" Grandma is awake", he said leading her to the room they had been to the night before.
" Did she have breakfast yet", Zaynella asked dropping her bag on the seat near the door and heading to the bed.
" Hi grandma", she greeted sitting near the old woman who was awake with a smile.
" Zayn, you're here", she said taking Zaynella's hand.
"Yes grandma, did you have breakfast yet".
"Yes, Kelvin gave me the food you made".
"Did you like it".
" Yes it tastes great, Kelvin doesn't cook like that, his food is not so tasty he is lucky to have you".
" No that's not true, Kelvin and I are lucky to have you".
The old woman smiled and squeezed Zaynella's hand gently.
" Take care of my grandson".
" I will".
" Am heading to the hospital today right".
" Yes, Kelvin told you?".
"Yes, if am gone were would he be staying, am worried about him".
" Don't worry grandma, he will stay with me till you get better".
" I can now rest well knowing that he is in good hands, now help me up let's go Kelvin should not be late to school".
" Okay grandma".
Zaynella stood up and helped the old woman out of the bed, with the help of Kelvin, they took her to the car.
At the hospital, Zaynella talked with the doctor after Kelvin's grandma has been admitted concerning her health. They were currently standing outside her ward with Kelvin inside still chatting with her, so it was conducive for her to ask the doctor the few questions she doesn't want Kelvin to know about.
" What is her condition doctor".
The doctor looked at Zaynella his eyes filled with worry, he took a deep breath and answered the question. " With the pace things are going now, the probability of her living past this year is very feeble, it's likely that either her Leukemia might act up more severely or the blood in her heart will keep circulating rapidly due to the leukemia, unless a compatible heart is found, am afraid the old woman won't survive since her body constitution is already so weak".
" Please doctor help me look for a compatible heart, if the heart is found inform us, she is the only relative the kid has if something is to happen to her am not sure how things will turn out to be and I do not even want to know, we're going to pay whatever it takes for a new surgery to be performed so doctor please help out".
" I and the hospital will try all we can, we'll also contact other hospital to know if a compatible heart will be found and once we do, we will let you know".
" Thank you doctor".
The doctor nodded and left.
Zaynella waited for Kelvin and when he finally came out, she handed him a can of sprite and a bag of chips as they headed towards the hospital exit.
" How is grandma".
" She is sleeping now", he said receiving the things she gave him
" That's good".
" Did you talk to the doctor".
" Yes I did, for now it's best you don't think too much of what's happening".
" They haven't found one yet right", he asked his voice calm with no trace of worry.
" They promised to contact other hospital for help, you should focus on studying and graduating for now".
" Thank you Zayn".
" There is no need, we're in this together", she smiled at him, took his free hand and squeezed it re asurredly.
The drive to Kelvin's school was really quiet with the radio the only sound that could be heard inside they car.
When they got to the school, Zaynella and Kelvin went to see the principal and as promised, she talked to the principal who was touched at Kelvin's predicament and he also offered to help in anyway he could. After all, Kelvin is an exceptionally brilliant student and when his grade started dropping he was worried.
After talking with the principal for sometime, Zaynella took her leave after sending Kelvin off to class with a promise that he would focus in school. After getting reassured by Kelvin she released a long sigh, she promised him that they would meet at the restaurant and left to work.
Zaynella's mind was filled with different thoughts as she drove to work, before she got to the office she branched at a mall and bought a new phone for Lionel since he would be needing it, then following the flow of the traffic, she focused on getting to the office.