EMILY
“Doctor, how is my daughter?” I ask with a shaky voice.
“Well, Miss Emily your daughter needs a kidney transplant as soon as possible.” He replies his eyes filled with empathy.
My heart sinks. I am currently living my greatest fear.
“Doctor, please do everything to save my her, she’s all I have in this world.” I plead with tears in my eyes.
“Yes, we will do everything in our power to save her, but the process for Kidney transplant is pretty expensive you need to get ready financially”
“Doctor I’ll pay whatever it is to save her life. How much is it?”
“Hundred thousand”. He says looking at me intensely.
“One hundred thousand!” I yell then clasp my hands over my mouth in a bid to hold back the sob that’s threatening to escape.
His pager beeps. He stares at it and quickly gets up.
“Ma’am I’m sorry, I have to go check on my next patient now. See you next time.” He says as he walks off.
I can’t hold it in anymore. I start crying. I can’t afford to lose my child she’s my life, my everything.
I leave the doctor’s office and walk to the reception where my cousin Ava is waiting for me.
She sees my expression and her face sinks immediately.
“What is it?” She asked reaching out to hold me.
“She needs a kidney transplant urgently and the process is going to cost about one hundred thousand.” I recite like a robot.
“My God!” She gasps. “Where are we going to get that amount of money?”
“I don’t know.”
We walk out of the hospital in silence and then when we get to her car she begins talking again.
“I know you don’t want to hear this but I think you should go and ask your daughter’s father for help.”
“The same bastard who abandoned us after getting me pregnant five years ago? The idiot never cared about his daughter so he doesn’t even deserve the right to be called her father. ” I say fuming.
“I know Emily, I honestly do understand your anger, but this is an emergency. Your baby’s life is at stake”
“I know, and I will find a way.” I retort. No way in hell am I going back to him to beg for money to save his own child’s life after he deliberately abandoned her.
“I hope so.” Ava says giving up.
“Take care of Mia for now. I’ll be back shortly”.
“Where are you going?”
“The church opposite the hospital, I need to pray for a miracle.”
“I’ll take care of her. You take care of yourself please”
“Thank you very much. I’m really grateful for everything” I say with all sincerity. Ava has been a great help through this hard phase and God knows I can’t thank her enough.
“There’s no need for that. We’re a family, aren’t we? And family always show up for each other in times of troubles” She says as she hugs me.
“Just call me if there’s an emergency.”
“Alright I will”. She calls out as she drives off.
