Marry your what now?!!!

Mabel's POV

" Excuse me , Ma- rry y- our what?!!!" I stuttered and scoffed .

"I didn't stutter so I'm sure you heard me correctly " he retorted.

"Are you even listening to yourself?!"

"An eighty percent interest , that's ridiculously too high!"

"And what has marrying your boss got to do with taking a loan" 

"That's what we want, take it or leave it!"

"Is this how desperate your boss is huh?!"

"Marry your boss because I want to take a loan" I intoned scoffing.

"What nonsense!"

"Deal or no deal?!" He repeated with a smug smile.

"It's definitely a no deal" I hissed , picked up my bag and stood up .

"And I'll advise you stop this foolishness"

"Well , if you say so," he replied quietly.

"You have my number though Incase you change your mind"

"I actually regret coming over to meet with you" I hissed and walked away immediately.

Things are really going on in this city, so people now marry each other to take loans?! .

I boarded a cab and headed for the hospital.

I really have nothing to do at home since Layla is no longer there.

Immediately I got into the hospital I walked straight to her room .

"You're awake " I called gleefully as soon as I got into her room.

"Yes I am," she replied with a really weak smile.

"How are you feeling now ?!" I asked, placing my hands on her forehead.

"I'm better," she replied faintly.

We went silent staring at nothing in particular.

"Mabel" she called.

"Humm"

"What am I going to do?!" She asked .

"No!, the question is what are we going to do" I said entwining my fingers with hers.

"We're in this together," I added.

"I tried to get a loan today" 

"You won't believe what I heard "

"The guy was actually asking that I marry his boss or choose a ridiculously high interest rate" 

"I thought that only happens in movies," she replied.

"It clearly does happen in reality also!" I replied scoffing.

"You don't have to worry "

"We will never have to go back to him right," she said.

"Yeah?!, Something will surely show up, something, anything , somehow" 

"I'm sure of that," I said to her.

"I'm so sorry you have to go through this" I whispered sniffing as tears began to fall from my eyes.

"No no" she whispered.

"Don't do that " 

"Don't you cry alright?!, We'll be fine" she whispered.

"We will," I answered sniffing.

Suddenly her grip on me tightened and she grunted , her face contorted in an uncomfortable expression.

"What's happening ?!" I panicked.

"I don't know I ..... "

"Ahhh" she stopped talking and yelled.

Blood began to trickle down her nose, and her breath became really quick and rugged.

"Oh my God! Oh my God!" I quickly pressed on the emergency bell in the room as I held her in my arms, patting her back slowly.

The door bursts open , the doctor and some nurses rush in.

They quickly put her in a stretcher and took her out.

"What's going on? " I kept on screaming, following behind them but no one paid any attention to me .

"You'll have to stop her ma'am" one of the nurses said to me before they finally wheeled her in and shut the door .

I stood outside wailing and banging in the door aggressively but no one seemed to even pay the tiniest of attention to me .

After sometime my Wailing reduced and I dropped to sit on the floor, after sometime the door went open and the doctor walked out.

I stood up immediately .

"What's going on doc?!" 

"We can't stall this any much longer!"

"What are you talking about?!"

"Her surgery can't go past tomorrow, she's at the brink of losing her life"

"She's been having so many incidents recently, we need to perform the surgery to save her life" he explained.

"Doc , I don't have up to that amount yet"

"Can we deposit about twenty percent and let the surgery commence?!"

"I'm sorry Mabel, that won't be possible"

"You need to find something quickly between now and tomorrow" .

"You'll be fine" he said, reached out and patted my shoulder and walked away.

I stared at his departing figure with my lips slightly apart and tears falling from my face .

I sniffed and brought out my phone from my purse slowly .

"Can we meet and talk again?!"

"What a surprise , you actually..... "

"Still at the restaurant?!" I asked cutting him off.

 "No, I'll text my office address, you'll just meet with my boss directly, " he said.

I ended the call and wiped my face dry, my phone beeped and I stared down at it , he already sent the address.

I headed out of the hospital immediately, I can't waste anymore time.

****

I walked into the company slowly. I think he had already informed the receptionist about me , so she let me in without many questions.

I opened the door to this office and walked in slowly .

The guy I met with earlier at the restaurant was seated on the single chair facing the door and there was another guy facing the other way, so I couldn't see his face.

I'm guessing that should be his boss. Tch, Assholes.

"It's nice to see you again" he said grinning.

"Hmm " I grunted, nodding.

"Come have a seat" he said pointing at the chair in front of him beside the other guy .

"Thank you " I whispered awkwardly considering how I already insulted him earlier. I think he noticed this and his smirk grew wider.

I walked up the the chair and pulled it out,

"Meet my Boss" he said as I was about to sit and I turned to look at him.

My movement stopped half way and I stood up immediately.

"What ! , the! .."