I walked into the room and Cheta's mum turned to look at me, I walked over to her and she hugged me, Nneoma looked over at me.
"Good afternoon ma", I greeted her, hugging her,
"How are you?", she asked, her voice breaking,
"Mum, what's going on? Why is Cheta.?.", I asked,
"Cheta slumped in the office on Monday and was rushed to the hospital", she said.
I was shocked.
"Slumped? He told me he wasn't going to work.", was all I could say.
I sat on the bed and took his hand in mine, it felt warm so I felt calm because this meant he was still alive. Then he opened his eyes and smiled at me when I took his hand,
"Baby, you are here?", he said, sounding very weak,
I smiled back at him.
"Of course, I'm here... where else will I be?", I asked him, smiling,
His mum moved closer to him when he opened his eyes, she bent over him and tried to check on him.
"Mum, I've said I'm fine... Stop fussing please", he said.
He turned to Nneoma who was sitting on the bed,
"Take your mum to her room, you all should stop looking like I'm dead",
Nneoma got up and walked over to her mum holding her hand,
"Let's go mum, Dinma is here, she will watch him.", she said.
Her mum followed her out.
We were alone.
Then I turned to my boyfriend who was still looking at me, smiling,
"Baby, what happened? How did this happen?", I asked him.
"The doctor said I had overworked myself and I needed to rest", he said,
"That's all?", I said,
"Yes, baby... Come here.. come and lie down with me.", he pleaded,
I took my shoes off and joined him on the bed.
"You scared me, baby.", I told him,
"I'm sorry. I haven't held my phone since yesterday. I don't even know where it is", he said and pulled me closer to him.
"I thought you were done with me or something", I said to him,
"You know that's not possible, baby", he said and kissed my head
I held on to him tightly. He kissed me on the head and rubbed my shoulders.
He slept off a few minutes later and I let him sleep, I didn't want to move because I knew that would wake him up (Cheta was a light sleeper).
I just lay there on the bed, thinking about my feelings for Cheta. I mean we have been through it, maybe not a lot but we have had the ex pop up and that shook us or maybe me but I was definitely in love with this man, I'm in love with Cheta, I knew this now. This man had become a part of me and the thought of losing him broke my heart. I looked at him, sleeping peacefully and said, "I love you Chetachukwu Chike".
Cheta was still sleeping when the door opened about an hour later, Cheta's mum walked in, smiled and walked over to the bed, to check on him again,
"Do you want something to eat?" She asked, almost whispering,
I shook my head.
"Okay, can call me if he wakes up?", she said again,
"Okay, Mum", I said,
She walked out of the room.
I turned back to look at him and he was still sleeping.
About an hour later, Cheta woke up. He turned to me,
"I love you too baby.", he said, smiling,
"You were awake? You heard me?", I said, shocked.
"I wasn't...but I know I heard you", he said.
I laughed.
"How are you?", I asked him,
"I feel better now", he answered,
"Your mum was here to check on you", I told him,
"She hasn't left my side since yesterday, I don't know why she won't relax", he said,
"She is your mum, and she cares, so enjoy it and stop complaining", I told him,
"Yes ma'am... I'll only be grateful from now", he said and smiled
I sit up.
"Do you want something to eat?", I asked him,
"Not hungry, I just want to be here with you", he answered,
"You know I'm going home this evening", I told him,
"You are not going anywhere,", he said,
"I don't have any change of clothes, so I can't stay", iI said,
"Baby you know you can get a change of clothing from my wardrobe", he said,
"If you want me to stay then you have to eat something", I told him,
"Not fair. But it's fine, I'll eat".
"Good. I'll call your mum now", I told him,
"Why?", he asked me,
"She said I should call her when you wake up", I told him.
I took my phone out and dialled her number. The call connected and I told her Cheta was awake, she then said she was coming right away. A few minutes later, the door opened, and his mum walked into the room,
"Cheta, how are you feeling?", she asked him,
"I'm fine, Mum.", he answered her,
"Do you want something to eat now?", he asked him again,
"Yes, something spicy", he said to her,
"Okay, I'll get the kitchen to make it now. I'll be back", she said and walked out of the room in a hurry.
Cheta looked at me and smiled.
"So you love me?", he asked me.
"Why are you asking me that now?", I said with a smile,
"Just want to ask", he said,
"Yes, Cheta I love you", I said, with a smile on my face.
Cheta looked at me, still smiling. The door opened again and Cheta's mum walked in with Nneoma. They sat on the bed and started fussing about Cheta's health,
"How are you feeling?", Cheta's mum asked him,
"Are you still feeling the pain in your tummy?", Nneoma asked him,
Cheta and I just sat there looking at them, Cheta was a little irritated but for me, it was nice seeing them, caring and worrying about him,
"Mum, I'm fine. I feel better", he said to his mum,
Then he turned to Nneoma,
"Sis, I'm okay, that pain stopped this morning after I ate something. Now can the both of you stop behaving like I'm dead or on my death bed", he said again,
After that, none of them asked him any questions about his health, even though I could see how worried his mum was, she wasn't doing a good job hiding it.
We had a conversation about something else, Nneoma even made a joke about Cheta not wanting to pay for our date, and that the thought of paying for it had put a lot of stress on him, and he slumped, we all laughed including Cheta.
The kitchen called to say the food was ready and inquired if they should bring it up to the room, Cheta's mum told them to bring it up but that was after she asked Cheta if he wanted to go down for dinner,
"Really mum? I'll have dinner up here. We can all have dinner here", he said to her.
The kitchen brought the food up to the room.
We all had dinner in Cheta's suite.
We still stayed up after dinner and talked for a while, then after a while, everyone got exhausted and it was time to go to bed. Cheta's mum and his sister left the suite and went to bed. We went to bed after I helped Cheta with his bath and I did take my bath. We lay in bed and talked for a while,
"Why did you think I was done with you?", he asked,
"Baby, you were MIA for more than 24 hours, what was I supposed to think?", I asked him,
"So you don't believe all I have been telling you?", he said,
"Don't do that baby... Of course, you know I believe you but I didn't know what to think, we had just come back from your house and you were not taking your calls or calling me back, that was the only thing I could think of", I said to him,
"I'm sorry I made you feel that way", he said,
"It's fine baby, that's behind us.", I told him,
"I love you so much baby, I don't think I can see my life without you", he said, smiling.
"Wait till I piss you off", I said and laughed,
"You are naughty.. come here my baby", he said and pulled me closer,
"You know I love you, baby...I love you so much", he added and kissed me.
"I love you, baby...you know it feels good to finally said that", I said, and laughed,
"I know baby", he said and held me tighter,
While I lay in bed next to the man I love, I kept going through my mind and wondering if I was making the right choice or if I was just being controlled by my emotions like always.
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