Brianna finally arrives.
Charlotte instantly recognizes her and waves her hand in the air trying to get her attention. She then sees her and walks towards her.
'Howdy' I said.
'Hi, how are you? She spoke.
'I'm fine and you.'
'great'
We entered the restaurant and selected a place close to the window. The waiter walks towards us with a menu in his hand.
'Please, what would you like to order.' He asked politely.
'Fruit juice' and I said 'Coffee.'
'Okay, your order will be ready soon.'
'we'll be waiting.'
'How has life been since we completed school. She asked.
'Life has been very tough especially when we found out my mom has cancer'.
'Ohhh, so sorry to hear that, so has she been going for checkups.
'Not really because we cannot afford to pay the bill and buy drugs.
'So how is she doing.'
'She is fine now.'
'When will your mum have her next checkup.'
'On the first of October'
'Is that not next week?
I nodded my head and said 'yes'.
'I will send you some amount of money for the checkups when I receive my salary for this month.'
'Thank you very much.' I'm very grateful.'
'It's my pleasure'.
The waiter walks near our table with a salver in his hands.
Please 'Here are your orders'.
I took a sip and complimented.
'Wow its very nice and creamy'.
I heard my phone ringing and to my surprise it was my mum.
'Hello, mum'.
'Hello, have you left the restaurant already'.
'No, it's there any problem'.
'Yes, I'm having some headaches and also I'm starving but too weak to go out to buy food to take the medicine'.
'Okay, don't worry I buy some food on my way coming'.
'Thanks, a lot and please be fast'.
'Okay, bye'.
'Bye'
'I'll have to go now, cause my mum needs me at home'.
'Okay, no problem, I'll pay the bills.
'Okay, thanks a lot. Bye'
'Bye'
Brianna walks away whiles charlotte calls the waiter, she slashes her card through the machine and the waiter thanked her. Brianna reaches a nearby food stand and goes closer to join the queue Finally it reached her turn and while buying the food she received a call from an unknown number.
'Hello I said'.
'Hello, please is this Brianna Madden'.
'Yes, it's me. Is there any problem?'
'Please your mum is currently at Meg-dary care hospital, and we need you hear immediately'.
'Please can you send me directions to the hospital'.
She shortly received a message from the stranger showing the direction to the hospital. She stopped a cub and quickly sat down and showed the driver the way to the hospital. In no time they arrived Infront of the hospital. She gave the driver some few dollars and rushed out of the cub running towards the door.
She then reaches the counter; and asks the receptionist for the room number of the patient who just was just brought to the hospital and asked if her name was "Mrs. Dorothy Madden".
'Yes. We have been waiting for you, she is on the twelfth floor in room 15'.
'Thanks'
She hurried to the elevator and pressed up button and selected her destinated floor on the keypad. She finally reached the twelfth floor and walked in the hurry towards the fifteenth room. On reaching the front of the door she meets a nurse who just got out from the room holding a tray in her hand
'Hello, please I'm Brianna the lady's daughter.'
'Oh okay, the doctor wants to see you, but He is attending to your mum right now so can you please wait outside.'
Okay, no problem.
The nurse left whiles she was pacing on the verandah waiting impatiently for the doctor. Some few minutes later He gets out of the room, and she rushes towards him. He said.
'How is my mum doing' she said hastily.
'Are you Mrs. Dorothy's daughter.'
'Yes, I am. But how is she doing.'
'She is fine right now and also responding to treatment.'
She raised her hands to cover her face and said, 'that's a relieve.'
'I would like to speak with you in my office'
She followed him to his office.
'Have a seat'
'Thanks'
'You know now your mum's problem is becoming worse.'
'I taught you said she was responding to treatment'.
'Yes, she is, but she's now at the first stage of cancer'.
'What! Oh, my goodness'!
'Which means she must be coming to the hospital more often for checkups and take her drugs regularly'.
'Okay'
'Right now, we need to check how far the tumor has grown but you have to pay her bills and also pay for the examination before it can be conducted.'
'So how much will all cost'
'Her bills will be around 462dollars, and the checkup and drugs will be 16,798dollars.'
'Can you please reduce it a little bit.'
'I'm sorry but I can't.'
'Okay doctor, which will I have to make the payment.'
'Today or during the week, if you are not able to make full or half payment today, we will have to discharge your mum.'