I stood beside her bed as she went through her things.
Just then my phone rung, Alex calling.
"Hey bro" I answered.
"Hey bro, am at your house, I called your secretary she said you not feeling well where are you?"
"Am currently at the hospital but wait for me am coming, go to my neighbor's daughter, Amanda she will open the door for you."
"Mahn this is serious but if you really coming, I will wait." he hung up.
Upon hearing that, the Doctor discharged Anastasia and we drove home. Alex was busy watching wrestling as we entered the house, they exchanged greetings but Alex did not stop looking at her until she looked back at him and asked him, "Have you seen me from somewhere?"
"No, just can't believe that James has finally found a new beautiful lady and never wanted to tell his best friend."
"Well, do you tell each other everything?"
"Oh I get your point!"
"Am not his girlfriend, I wish I was."
"Wow but why?"
"Why? What? Just kidding he just saved my life that is why I'm here, and I am Anastasia by the way."
"Alex is my name."
"Ok then, nice meeting you Alex" She said.
"Hey James, can you kindly connect my phone to the charger?"
"Ok sure, but we need to go to the police station first thing tomorrow morning, as Alex will cover for me at work right Alex?"
"Yes sure, and there is someone at the door."
"Probably Amanda," I said while opening the door.
"Hey Brother James, aww you look not healthy, still feeling sick?" Amanda asked upon seeing me.
"No, I mean yes, oh no why ask, am ok am fine am fine, you welcome."
"You still need to make me understand why you looking sick... oh this is the lady who had an accident? Now that explains, you are catching a cold because of the rain, it was heavy but you still went in to save that lady, what if the lightening struck you?" anger was written all over her.
"Hey Amanda relaxes, this is...."
"I don't care who she is," she cut me in before I could say anything else, Anastasia was just smiling.
"Amanda, you mean I have changed that much you can't remember me?"
Anastasia asked.
Then Amanda's face changed from anger to confused...
"Amanda, do you know Anastasia?"
"Yes, I do, she is my Aunt, are you her friend?"
"No, I am Anastasia stupid" Anastasia stood up spreading her arms.
"Really" Amanda asked looking confused and happy.
"Yes girlfriend, come and give mama a hug."
"Indeed it's really you, the wounds are covering your beauty girlfriend, it's been long but what really happen?" Amanda asked.
"Look girlfriend, If we keep talking about how it happen and why we are going to lose time, so here is the thing, I was rushing trying to find where you guys stay then the rains caught up with me, the next thing I saw was a flash, I couldn't recall what happened next, I only woke up in the hospital and was told this man here saved my life" Anastasia narrated.
"I knew there was something special about Brother James, when everybody else was scared to get in the rain he did, and now he looks worse than in the morning, wait I make some tea for you people," Amanda said as she left for the kitchen.
"I wonder what she would have done if I was a stranger, but to be honest she is right, you getting sick" Anna said.
"True brother, I don't even think you can go for work tomorrow, lay low" Alex added
"Speaking of which, where do you work?" Anna asked.
"We are stripers, male strippers" I joked
"Funny, you might have the qualities but you don't look like one, come on spit it" she laughed.
"We are transporters of goods at CPT Transportation limited, I am the acting CEO until the daughter of the late CEO returns from Canada, and otherwise I am the General Manager while Alex is Transportation supervisor."
"Wow, that explains everything your Mrs. is lucky I guess" she said.
"I wish there was, am in my heavy days, can't forget about her but there is nothing I can do" I said.
Alex left after before 7pm, Anastasia, Amanda and I went to Amanda's house next door and I was asked to stay for Dinner, we talked like one family but things were getting worse, I was getting more sick, then I excused myself and went back to sleep.
8am I woke up sleeping next to a tray of breakfast with a note saying,
"Eat then take the tablets in the small envelope, then freshen up and get back to bed, will be back, we have gone to the station with Alex."
"Oh no, Can't believe am sick" I said, after eating, I took my medicine and relaxed.
"Hey, wake up!" Amanda screamed.
"Hey, Amanda, take it easy" Anastasia spoke.
"What time is it?" I asked.
"It's 1pm,"
"What?"
"Yes."
"Been sleeping all this while?"
"Yes, now wait for your nurse is bringing lunch?"
"Ok thank you."
Few minutes later, Anastasia walked in with a tray.
"Hey how are you feeling?"
"Heavy and confused."
"James. Why are you confused?"
"I don't know, I just miss Jackie."
"It's normal but again that's obsession, why don't you let it go, I know you will soon find someone, and am assuring you of that."
"You don't understand, the thing is I have failed to love another"
"Oh I see, but it's just the matter of time" she said.
Few days later, Anastasia left and I was back at the office.
It was a busy afternoon as I was taking care of business, there was a knock at the door....