"Hello" she said with a smile
"Leonard she is?" Sofia gaze scrutinized the doctor, her expression unreadable
"She's Doctor Singh a renowned therapist" Leonard replied
"Please call me Rachael, I'm a therapist and I've successfully guided numerous individuals through similar struggles" Dr Singh reassured
"He probably didn't tell you vesper doesn't take kindly to the therapist. The only one she ever had was him." Sofia said
"He did and I'm confident in my abilities" Rachael replied reassuringly
"Vesper can be..... resistant," Sofia cautioned
"He did mention that," Dr. Singh acknowledged. "Trust me, ma'am; even the most challenging cases have yielded to my expertise."
"If you can truly help V we'll be eternally grateful" Sofia said
"Let me check on my patient" Rachael said with a smile as she walked into the hospital room after speaking to the doctor in charge
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"Hey Mia I'm alive right, can you please stop behaving like this it's scaring me" vesper said as she noticed Mia's mood
"Sorry V, you know I've been thinking if it wasn't Ethan but someone else...." Mia said before vesper cut her off
"No, don't say it" Vesper said
"Okay then but V you know Ethan is really good to you right?. I mean you needed to see how he was worried about you" Mia said smiling sheepishly
"Wow mia you've changed your tune so quickly tell me what did you discuss " vesper asked raising one brow up
"We..." Mia was about to talk when the creaking sound of the door interrupted them both and they turned to see a very slender beautifully lady coming in, they were both girls and honestly speaking they were both extremely beautiful but they still couldn't get their eyes off her
"Hello vesper" the lady said
Wait what, she knows my name but how?
I don't think I've met this lady before then how does she know my name, wait it must be him
"You are?" Vesper asked as she regained composure
"I'm your best friend" she said as she walked closer to her
"That's Mia" vesper said
"Yeah you can't just claim to be vesper's best friend what do you know about her" Mia asked, she wasn't just comfortable with the lady
"Just kidding, I'm Doctor Singh but you can call me Ms. Racheal or just Rachael treat me like your older sister"
"He sent you here right" vesper asked
"Who, godfather Leonardo?" she asked
Wait what did she just call him godfather how dare she, I'm the only one allowed to call him that he's my godfather or did he become hers too
"godfather?" Vesper asked to be sure she isn't imagining anything
"Yes godfather I guess that makes us god sisters" Rachael said
"Well it doesn't, because he is no longer my godfather it was all childhood fantasies we tend to outgrow"
"True we do tend to forget things and people, watch out Mia today it's father Leonard tomorrow it could be you"
"Hey" Mia shouted
"Shhhh we are at a hospital and it's also true that it doesn't make us god siblings because the truth is I'm not his god daughter but our relationship is certainly one to transcend time, anyways I've spoken to your mom and him but I guess speaking to him wasn't needed I'll be your therapist from now on see you in our first session" Rachael said as she stood up and exited the room
What in the world just happened and who on earth is that lady why was she constantly playing silly tricks on her, did she just say she was going to become her therapist. Vesper's thought was interrupted by the knock on the hospital door
"You don't need to knock on the hospital door it's not my room" Vesper said speaking to whoever it was on the door
"Just respecting boundaries" Julian said as he walked into the room and stood ten steps away from her bed " so tell me how is your health" he asked concern etched on his face
"Improving" vesper couldn't help but smile at his gesture
"V I'll go get you something to eat" Mia said as he exited the room
"Oh wait" Julian called but Mia was determined on not turning back
"What is it" vesper asked
"Actually your mom and someone you wouldn't want me to mention sent food for you, they both had urgent work they needed to attend to" Julian said as he took steps forward placed the food on the hospital stand and took steps back
"Thanks, but Mia won't be back anytime soon so I'll just have it" vesper said
"Okay "Julian asked surprised
Vesper really didn't know why but she felt that Mia wasn't comfortable around him but for what reason.
"Ummm... Did godfather send anything?" Vesper asked trying to change the topic she was surely going to question Mia once she gets the chance
"Yeah, he's the one I said you wouldn't want me to mention actually they both asked me to send this food to you" Julian said
"Ohhh..... That's kind of him " she said as she began opening the leather back to see what they got her, she knew her mom doesn't really like her eating spicy and oily foods so it was easy to know that her mom had sent the healthy dishes by healthy she meant vegan dishes that's what her mom normally gives her when she's in the hospital and a week after she return but today there was taco 🌮🌮 her favorite and many other kinds of food her mom got her fruit likes strawberries,grapes and apples but her godfather knew her she always went crazy for watermelon whenever they went out so he sent them, she got tacos, watermelon, even her favorite mango pie and her most loving hollandia youghurt, happiness was well written on her face
"Dad said to send them secretly and you mustn't tell auntie he gave you all this because she won't be happy" Julian said as he watched her smile seeing her so happy made him happy
"Sure, do you wanna know something?" She asked as she gently moved her mom's food aside and started to lavish her godfather's
"Sure" Julian said
"Actually you know godfather and I have always been like this." She said
Julian wouldn't know all this because he never stayed with his dad when his parents got separated his mom forcefully took him with her Julian was still five years old but it was clear evidence that his choice was his dad he had always loved his dad and moreover the reason for their separation was his mom more reason why he didn't like her when Julian finally turned ten he persuaded his dad into filling a lawsuit in order to get him back, he really wanted to go back to meet his best friend but unknown to him his dad has already left to somewhere else because of a tragic incident, after the lawsuit was filled he won and got to keep his son
" Really?" Julian asked wondering if he would have had a normal life if his mom hadn't ruined it all
"Ofcourse he would always say V you're like the child I don't have now " vesper said before realizing what she just said " Oh I'm sorry" she added
"Nvm, I'll just go out for a stroll, enjoy your meal" he said as he went for the door
"Julian" she called out
"Yes" he said turning back
"Actually I'm sure you already know why I was wary of you in the first place it that I'm....." She tried speaking before he cut her off
"No need to say anything, dad already told me to keep my distance before coming he said it happened to you when you were six but I didn't just think it was that serious" he said " I should be the one apologizing to you" he added.
"Can you stay a bit longer at most till Mia, mom or godfather comes" she said her eyes pleading
"Sure" Julian said as he took a sit and maintained a perfect distance
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Ethan had reached home and he just couldn't get his mind to think of anything and anyone else but vesper he couldn't help it and he kept on thinking it was because he felt guilty towards her, he felt it was his fault, but why was it his fault that's what he couldn't understand, so instead of baffling on why he was worried about her or why it was his fault he decided to tender care so he asked the kitchen to make all kinds of healthy and spicy food for her he knew she was sick so she needed healthy food but she still needed something soothing to eat, when his grand chefs were finally done he had them pack the meal and he headed to deliver it to her
"Hey Ethan you could just simply have someone deliver why go yourself" Ethan's twin sister Ethel said
"It's called a nice gesture silly" he said as he picked up the lunchboxes and left
"Me silly, you're the silly one Ethan what stupid gesture" Ethel said as she headed upstairs
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Mia walked out of the room and kept walking straight she couldn't understand herself anymore so she decided to go out for a stroll on reaching the main exit door a black Porsche parked in front of the hospital and Ethan blackwood came out.
End of chapter four 💖