Mr Nato kept on stealing glances at Mr Woods, wondering if he hit him with his car intentionally or not.
The doctor cleared his throat and addressed Mr Woods, "He's fine now and is responding positively to the treatment sir. All he needs now are these prescribed medications". Then he handed over a piece of paper to Mr Woods.
"Thank you doctor. I'll take care of everything"
The doctor smiled at Mr Nato and nodded then left.
Mr Woods now gave his full attention to Mr Nato who had now finished his food and inquired, "Young Man how are you feeling now?"
"I'm feeling much better sir. Thank you for everything"
"Don't mention it. I'm so sorry about the carelessness of my driver which resulted in you being here and in this condition and I was relieved when the doctor informed me that you were now awake and responding positively to the treatment"
Mr Nato was filled with gratitude, "This man is so kind and humble", he said to himself.
"Also", Mr Woods continued, "The doctor made mention of seeing bruises and marks on your body which indicated that you were attacked before you had the accident that night"
Mr Nato lowered his head as he remembered how he was attacked and robbed, "Yes sir"
Mr Woods sighed sadly, "I'm sorry about that. Can you please tell me what happened?"
"Yes sir". Mr Nato went on to recount events from how he couldn't secure a job, how he was constantly mocked by the people around him due to his low financial status, his constant search for jobs to make money for his family, how he got robbed and drenched under the rain which led to him being dizzy and getting hit.
"You mean to tell me people now make fun of others due to their financial status?", Mr Woods asked bewildered.
"Yes sir", he replied sadly.
"I'm sorry you had to go through all that. The world is no longer a place filled with kind hearted people", he continued, "What's your name sir? I totally forgot to ask"
"I'm Nato sir. Nato Jeff"
"We have a similar surname", Mr Woods said smiling, "Jeff, mostly used as a short form of Jeffrey"
"Yes sir", Nato said smiling too
"Oh, and my name is Woods Jeffery. You can call me Woods instead of calling me sir. So I listened attentively to your story and it's quite pathetic that the society today cannot lend a helping hand but rather they make fun. I'm not part of the people that make fun of others when I can help them that's why I'm delighted to inform you that I'll be happy if you accept my request of needing you to be the business manager of my engineering company. Please if-"
Mr Nato let out a cry of excitement and jumped on Mr Woods and began to shed tears of joy. This was a dream come true to him. Finally the days of being mocked are over, he couldn't wait to fully recover and share this good news with his wife and children.
"Yes sir I'll work for you. Thank you so much for lending a helping hand to me I'm genuinely grateful ", Mr Nato said still shedding tears of joy.
Just then, the nurse knocked and walked in with the pain relief injections she was going to administer to him.
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