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Chapter 9: Final Sleep
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"He is gone," she said with tears flowing down her face "What!" "Mum what are you saying?" Chantel asked from the entrance while Ruth move closer to sit on the bed"He is gone," Mrs Brown repeated"Gone as in no more," Chantel asked with a look of shock registered on her face.Ruth put her head on his chest and listened for a heart beat but heard nothing"No, this can't be happening," she said as Mrs Brown sat with tears flowing down her face with one had covering her mouthRuth shook Mr Brown"Daddy, wake up. I know you are fine, please wake up.." she said and her voice thrilled off as the tears holding down refused to remain down. "Please Daddy, wake up. Nooo," Ruth cried as she continue she shake Mr BrownChantel just stood routed to her spot at the entrance. Inwardly she smiled while outwardly she had a look of shock. "I don't think that just happened," Ruth said and got up and exited the room. She went to her room and searched for her phone but couldn't find it. She started
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Mrs Brown staggered backwards and sat heavily on the chair. Chantel was pacing up and down with just one thing on her mind"How to get her phone back," she thought. Ruth opened her eyes, later in the afternoon. She frowned scanning her environment but feel okay when she her mother sitting on the side and Chantel leaning against the window. They were both looking at her "Mum, where am I? What happened?" she asked "Sweety, how are you feeling? Are you okay?" she asked with concerning and ignoring her questions Ruth sat on the bed and wanted to ask where she was again but the doctor walked in "Ah, you are finally awake," he said and Ruth looked at Chantel, her mother and back at the doctor. It registered in her mind she was in the hospital and she remembered her father. "Dad, where is Dad?" she asked alternating her gaze between her mother and the doctor. The doctor inhaled deeply. "Ms Brown, I am sorry your father was brought in dead." the doctor said holding his stethoscope
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They all returned home feeling sad only to find a notice taped to the front down "You have three days to pay your rent or evacuate the premises" Mrs Brown read and dropped the paper to the floor. Ruth picked it up and also read. Chantel had the corner of her lip curled up in a smile but none of them saw it. "What are we going to do?" Mrs Brown asked "Mummy, I think we only have one option move out. Do you think we can use the money left in Dad's account to look for a smaller and more affordable apartment?" Chantel asked "The earlier you guys leave this apartment to wherever you want the faster for me to go back home," she thought "It depends on who your father made the next of kin?" She replied "Let's go check," Chantel suggested "Let's do that tomorrow. I don't have the strength to do that now," she replied and entered the living room with Ruth entering right after in silence "But mum, we only have three days. Tomorrow will reduce our time to two days. How much time do we
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"Everything is going to be alright soon," Chantel said with a smile Mrs Brown got closer and hugged both of them. "Mum, we are out of food," Ruth said Mrs Brown pulled away from the hug and looked into her bag. "Here, this is enough to us some noodles. I will go to the bank to see if we can have access to what is left of your dad's money," she said "Chantel, take care of the house," she said and headed for the door with Ruth.Chantel followed them to the door and looked out the window. She pulled up her phone and dialled Mrs Hayford's number as soon as Ruth and Mrs Brown could no longer be seen"She is going to get what is left of her husband's money," she said as soon as the call connected"Let her have it, it's just a thousand dollars, and she will run out," replied Mrs Hayford"Why are you suddenly going soft on her for what she did to you? She killed my Daddy," she said almost yelling "Calm down sweety. Let her have that money, she can't do much with it. At the level we have
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They all went back to their rooms, to spend the last night in the apartment as they will have to leave the very next day before the Ladyland comes to drive them out on the third day. Ruth stepped out of the room as soon as the sun came up. She walked down the hall past her sister's room and made a turn towards the staircase leading to the living room. She walked past Mrs Brown's room and saw her closing a travelling bag. She halted in her steps and knocked on the door drawing her mother's attention to herself. "Mum, are we leaving this morning?" She asked "Yes, it will be for the best. We can settle in and have enough time to do other things," she said "Today is supposed to be my first day at work," Ruth announced "I know. You get ready for work but remember to pack your stuff and leave it in the living room," she said "Is your sister awake?" she asked clearing her dressing table "Not yet," she replied "You do what I ask you. I will go get her later," she said as she walked to
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"Mum!" she screamed"What happened?" asked Chantel who was closing the front down. "It's mum," Ruth said as she rushed to the side of Mrs Brown and checked for a pulse. "Oh mine God. I am calling for an ambulance," Chantel said and quickly called the emergency line "Hello, please come quick. There has been an accident in our apartment. Our mum fell down the staircase," she reported "Alright, help me with your location. What is the current state of your mother? Is she still breathing?" asked the ops lady "She is not moving and her breathing is very faint," Chantel informed the ops lady after sharing their location information "Help in on the way. Do you any signs of bleeding," asked the ops lady and Chantel asked Ruth who quickly shared the feedback "Yes, there is a blood stain on her head," Chantel reported "Okay listen carefully, make sure there is enough ventilation around her," instructed the ops lady. Chantel listened and shared the information with Ruth. They heard the am
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A smile creeps on Chantel's face as soon as she exited the ward, getting the doctor to discharge Mrs Brown irrespective of her condition was easy. She sent a message to Mrs Hayford Ruth has agreed to the home treatment. Help me get the doctor to discharge her "Consider it done" Chantel read the reply and smiled Inside the ward, Ruth held Mrs Brown's hand in hers in tears."How did we get to this?" she thought looking at Mrs Brown"s swollen face. "Dad is gone. Mum's account mysteriously got emptied and another accident. Now Mum is blind and has also lost her speech. Will this ever end," she thought as more tears flow"She will be discharged tomorrow," came Chantel's voice snapping Ruth out of her thought. "He gave us the medication to get for her treatment at home," Chantel added as she stood at the foot of the bed "My job will be paying me two hundred dollars a month. Can we afford her medication?" Ruth asked "I will get a job," she said"Talking of which, I saw a job ad for a
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"Take mum home. I will go check the job advertisement and speak to my friend," she said and Ruth noddedThey got ready and exited the hospital. Ruth took Mrs Brown to their new apartment and Chantel left for Mrs Hayford's apartment. The car pulled over in front of the apartment and Ruth got out first and helped Mrs Brown out of the car. "O mine God, Emily, what happened to you?" came Mrs Brown's friend "Hmmm," Mrs Brown made a sound holding onto Ruth's shoulders to stand properly. Cassandra hurried and helped Ruth take Mrs Brown into the house. "Ah aa, hmmm," Mrs Brown attempted to speak again but no words will come out aside from unmeaningful sounds "What happened to y friend," Cassandra asked Ruth as she helped her take Mrs Brown into the house. "She had an accident," Ruth replied sadly. "This place is too small for the three of you. I wish I could do more but this is all I have. It's very expensive getting an apartment with my kind of salary," Cassandra lamented "Tha
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