Our Parents Pain Came With Love

Chapter 94

-YANDISWA BESS
History has a way of repeating itself. I remember when I had just came back from the states to come home to the sad passing of my daughter, Yasmin. That was honestly the most painful thing I had ever went through and what was worse about it was that I heard from the news that she was gone and now to land and hear from the very same news that your husband was shot in a bank robbery. I make my way out of the airport requesting something that will drive me straight to hospital. My phone is annoyingly ringing off the hook, the kids are calling and just everyone so much that I switch my phone off. This day is no different from the day I lost Yasmin. I rush inside the hospital and enquire when Aya rushes to me calling out my name.
“Mom”
She calls out, we meet each other halfway and she throws herself in my arms
“How is he?”
I ask her pulling away from her
“I don’t know, I haven’t heard anything yet”
She says and I nod, she’s a crying mess
“Yanga and the others are on their way”
She says and I nod and walk over to sit down on the bench. The atmosphere is tense, I don’t even know what to say to her because talking is the last thing on my mind. I wish I had told him I love him when he asked me to. What if? What if I lose him and I never got to tell him? I sit tapping my foot on the floor restlessly worried out of my mind about him. I feel Aya touch my foot
“He’s going to make it”
She assures me but I’m not convinced
“Dad is strong, the last thing that would take him out is a bullet”
She says confidently and just then her phone rings and she excuses herself to answer it. I take out my phone and switch it on and messages and calls start to flood in.
“That was Roland, he’s on his way”
She says and I nod. I spot Kyle walking over to Aya and us, they share a hug and then he walks over to kneel in front of me
“Hey mom”
He says placing his hand over mine, I nod
“How are you? How is he?”
He asks and I shrug
“I haven’t heard anything. I just got here myself. It feels like déjà vu, when I lost Yas…”
He cuts me off
“Don’t talk like that. Dad is going to make it”
He assures me, I let out a sigh
“I didn’t tell him I love him. I always end the call with an I love you”
I say frustrated, Kyle places his hand on my cheek
“Mom don’t, don’t do that”
He says. I let out a sigh
“Bess?”
Someone calls out and we all stand up and walk over to the doctor
“How is my husband?”
I ask him
“We managed to remove the bullet, he’s awake and recovering very well. You may go in and see him”
He says and I let out a sigh of relief
“Thank you, which room?”
I ask him not caring where he was shot but the mere fact that he is alive and well.
“405”
He says and I rush to the room he is in and then walk in and throw myself in his arms
“I love you so much Bess. I love you Melokuhle Derrick Bess”
I say sitting ontop of him and laying on his chest hugging him tightly
“Glad to know that you love me after all”
He jokes brushing my hair
“I’m ok”
He assures
“I don’t know what I would have done if I had lost you”
I admit and he chuckles
“When I die I’ll take you with me”
He says and I chuckle getting off his chest
“Where did you get shot? What happened? How?”
I ask him and just then Aya and Kyle walk into the room
“Hey kids. I’m alive and well”
He says and they laugh
“I was shot in my stomach, there aren’t any internal injuries but I’ll have to take it easy for the next couple of days but either than that I am ok”
He assures me
“I’m not hurting you am i?”
I ask him and he chuckles
“You are but it's ok, I’m ok”
He says and I shake my head
“No, I don’t want to hurt you any further. You need to heal properly”
I say getting off him but he holds my waist down refraining me from going anywhere
“What would help me heal would me you sitting like this over something else”
He says and then he winks
“Parents we are still here”
Aya says and we laugh
“Yeah well this is how you were made so get over yourself”
I say and everyone laughs
“Wow mom! We really don’t need to know what you two get up to in our absence. I have news”
She starts off, I turn my head to look at her
“I am pregnant”
She says, I frown
“Huh?”
Melo says
“I am pregnant”
She repeats
“Honey congratulations”
I say with a smile, I enjoy being a grandmother
“Thank you mom, dad?”
She asks and Melo smiles
“My little girl is not so little anymore. I knew you were having sex but now there's proof on the way”
Melo jokes and we all laugh
“Wow dad, only you would say that!”
Kyle says and we all laugh
“Glad to see you awake and alive”
Yanga says walking in together with Mercy
“You guys haven’t done it on the hospital bed have you?”
Mercy asks and we laugh
“How when Aya and Kyle refused to give us a moment”
Melo says and we laugh
“Now we know how to wake you up should you be declared dead or in a coma”
Yanga says and I roll my eyes
“Funny story about that, your mother came to see me in the hospital and she asked if the dick could still go up even if a person was stuck in a coma”
The all laugh, I playfully slap Melo
“Wow mom, so you’ve always been a freak”
Yanga says and I shrug
“I was high ok. He wasn’t even supposed to hear that conversation”
I say defensively and the kids laugh
“We are glad you are awake and alive dad”
Mercy says and Melo smiles. Miso walks in
“Dad”
He says walking in
“Hi son”
Melo says
“Dad I’m sorry”
Miso says and I frown
“Why? What happened?”
I ask confused
“It's nothing my love”
Melo says, I get off Melo
“Why? What happened? Why are you apologising?”
I ask and Miso looks down
“I wanted to change my course”
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To Be Continued