The room fell into complete silence, Johnny took the opportunity to observe Jenny, the nasal cannula didn't let him see her face properly but from what he saw, she still looked pale and her body so weak and frail.Johnny has never felt the kind of sympathy his feeling right now for anyone, except Jenny, there's just something about her, something unique.
Johnny sifted his gaze off Jenny,he was now looking at Adams who seemed tired and sleepy,he obviously didn't sleep a wink throughout the night.
"Mr Adams,why don't you go home and rest a little,you look so exhausted", Johnny said breaking the silence, Adams was quite surprised with his suggestion. He shook his head and smiled wearily.
"Am good Johnny, besides someone has to keep an eye on her, don't worry i can manage".
"You have to look out for yourself too, you might fall ill, just go alright,i will stay with her till she wakes up, trust me".
Adams knows for a fact that he's pushing his body beyond it limit, his body needs adequate rest but he didn't want to leave Jenny's side either. He thought about it thoroughly then succumbed eventually.
"Alright Johnny, thank you so much for doing this for me,i really appreciate it".
"it's nothing". Johnny said,his lips curled up in a smile.
"Don't forget to call the nurse in case something happens okay".
"I promise to take very good care of her", Johnny assured him.
"Am counting on you kid", Adams went closer to Jenny and held her hand.
"Am going home,but I will definitely be back in the evening,a very good friend of mine is here to take care of you and keep you company,so don't be scared alright". He kissed her forehead.
Adams left the hospital after conversing with some doctors and nurses. When he got home,he found Karen in the sitting room, she had both surprised and angry facial expressions the moment she sighted him.
"what the heck happened, who the hell goes to a party and returns the next day, and what happened to your phone i called over hundred times but it didn't go through".
Adams slumped into a sofa and sighed softly,he didn't even know where to start from, perhaps,he should just go straight to the point, maybe by doing so, it will save a lot of talking."Jenny was diagnosed of a heart disease, she had a major surgery last night, she's at the hospital right now".
Karen went totally mute, she felt cold shivers down her spine and her heart beat accelerated rapidly. The anger she felt awhile ago dispersed within seconds, she couldn't hide the look of concern on her face.
"How is she doing,i hope she survived".she said standing up and shaking her head as if shaking off the sudden surge of emotions she didn't want to feel.
"The surgery was successful but she's still unconscious".
"Well that's good to know", Karen said walking to the dinning room,her legs trembling slightly.
No matter how much she tried to conceal her motherly affection towards Jenny, Adams saw clearly through her.
"She's still your daughter, come what may" Adams said smiling.
At the hospital Johnny watched Jenny closely, not taking his eyes off her even for a minute.
Johnny thought he caught her eyes fluttering a few times before she finally opened them. He rushed out and came back with a nurse.
The nurse removed the oxygen mask off her face and examined her thoroughly.
"Is she alright nurse?"Johnny asked anxiously.
"Yes, she's fine",the nurse said smiling.
She took Jenny's body temperature and wrote everything down on a tablet before leaving.
Jenny was feeling a little incapacitated and confused, the last thing she remembered was walking into a restroom and then falling to the ground cause she felt dizzy before darkness engulfed her completely. Waking up now, she finds herself on a hospital bed and her body feels so numb.
"Hey, remember me?"Johnny asked fidgeting awkwardly. Jenny only stared at him, which left Johnny contemplating on the next question to ask.
"How are you feeling?",he asked hoping to get a response this time.
"Where's my dad?" Jenny asked suddenly after a prolonged silence, Johnny was glad that she still knows how to talk.
"He went home to rest but he will be back soon,i can tell the nurse to call him if you want". Johnny said walking towards the door.
"It's fine, let him rest".
"Do you need anything?"Johnny asked
"What happened to me?"Jenny asked still puzzled.
Johnny was now convinced that she is never going to give straight answers to his questions.
"umm, you suffered a heart attack which led to a surgery cause you were diagnosed of a heart disease". Jenny turned her face to the other side of the room and sighed quietly.
"Wait you knew you had a heart condition, why didn't you tell anyone?"Johnny asked softly.
Jenny remained quiet,her thoughts were messy at the moment.
"you could have lost your life,do you have any idea how worried your dad was?".
"You think I don't know that,you really think I asked for this life, just when am close to liberating myself from the shackles of pain and anxiety my dad always comes to my rescue, you think I don't know how hard it is for him to watch his only child loose herself every single day,am just bad luck,i make things hard for everyone, even my mum hates me". Jenny was sobbing profusely, Johnny didn't know what to do or say anymore.
"Am so sorry,i didn't know you go through all of that, please don't cry", Johnny said soberly.
"Am sorry too", Jenny said wiping off the tears in her eyes.
"For what exactly?"Johnny asked squinting his eyes.
"For ruining your party, just like i said initially,making things hard for others is actually my specialty".
"Don't say that, you are already going through a lot, don't you think things are harder on your side, the only thing you should be thinking about right now is how to recover quickly for your dad's sake alright".
"I guess you are right"Jenny said nodding her head slightly.