Chapter 4 Genesis Connor

• ABIGAIL CONNOR
• The moment the car arrived at the hospital, Connor ran out with Ava in his arms. I ran in front of him and called the attention of nurses and doctors, but most of them seemed busy and stared at me like I was talking to no one.
• “Help, she is dying, she is....” my voice was hoarse from crying so much, I could barely hear myself. I ran to the receptionist and banged on the canter.
• “Please, why isn’t anyone helping?” I cried. The nurse at the desk raised her head up from her computer and gave me a split second look before she returned to what she was doing with her computer.
• “Have you been registered in this hospital before ma’am” the nurse at the reception asked without looking at me once and I stared at her in horror. How could she be asking that when someone was dying?
• “No. no....” I replied to her sharply.
• “Ma’am, you need to get registered,” she said unconcerned.
• “Come-on please, someone should attend to her first, please,” my husband pleaded, and she went mute.
• “Can someone help while I register her?” I asked, and she remained mute.
• “Can’t you see she is dying?” I yelled.
• “you need to register your name, ma’am,” she said indifferently.
• “Someone should just take her in please,” Connor pleaded still.
• “You have been delaying. If she dies, it’s on you,” the nurse said, and more tears flowed from my eyes.
• “Is that the way you speak to people around here?” a voice yelled harshly from behind us and we turned around. It was the wife of the formal head of state, the lady that had helped us.
• “Ma’am....I....do you.....” the nurse behind the desk stuttered like she had seen a ghost.
• “Get them immediate attention now” she barked. The nurse promptly walked out from the canter and urged us to follow, which we did without delay.
• We followed the nurse, who pointed us to a different nurse who took us to an unfamiliar room and there we laid Ava.
• “Leave the room please” a doctor walked in shortly followed by various nurses.
• “Please save her” I could not help but mutter at the sight of how pale Ava became before Connor pulled me out of the room.
• “Oh, my... what are we going to do? I can’t lose her,” I cried, and Connor gathered me in his arms.
• I couldn’t afford to lose my baby. She was my child. I bore her in my womb and she had been suffering for so long I couldn’t bear it anymore.
• “Take me in place of her please, I can’t lose her.....”
• “Shhh, we ain’t losing anyone. No one is going in place of any person. We are all going to be fine. Now you have to be strong.” Connor held me tighter, like my life depended on it.
• “Be strong for Genesis, for Ava, for me” he sounded scared but I could tell he was trying all he could to remain strong for me.
• LEONA CHASE
• For some reason, I didn’t leave the hospital, I felt terrible for the child. I could see the helplessness in the eyes of her parents. I understood what they were going through, I understood the fear and tension, I understood the panic and the pain they were going through. I had been there several times, it wasn’t an alien feeling to me and I still had not gotten rid of that feeling. My thoughts went to Jordan, my poor Jordan and my heart ached.
• I felt strangely connected to them, so I stayed behind and watched from behind the scene as they both shed tears like children even without knowing the condition of their daughter yet. I watched them for a while till my phone rang and I had to walk away from where I stood and pick it up immediately. It was my p.a, she was a pain but she was always efficient and effective when it came to her work and I knew that I would not get a p.a like her in years time if she was to leave..... ever.
• “Go on..” I said in my normal tone of language and waited for her to report to me.
• “Samantha Brandon is in the Netherlands right now and I was able to get through to her but she isn’t willing to reschedule so you both can have an official meeting” she reported and I immediately started feeling a migraine coming up.
• I remained quiet while thoughts ran through my head. If she didn’t want to fix a meeting with me, how else was I supposed to explain to her that she had to marry Jordan?
• “Can you get me in line with her?” That was the only way I could think of.
• “Yes, give me a few minutes” she said and I hung up. I sighed in clear frustration, when I remembered I still needed to get Jordan a wife in two weeks.
• Just as my thoughts ran to and fro, I decided to get some painkillers for my migraine before I left for home. So I headed to the pharmaceutical department but not without looking around, though all I could see were my security men but I still looked around. My heart ached for the sick and helpless people i saw, but at the same time, it felt light, at least they were getting the help they deserved. Not everyone had a cure to their problems.
• As I took a casual stroll through the hallway, my eyes caught something. Or someone rather.
• She was lying down on a sick bed in one of the hospital rooms and the door was left open. I couldn’t help but stop and stare at her. Though she was sick and a little bit pale, her beauty was beyond this world and the more I stared at her, I couldn’t help but think about her as a daughter in_law. She was beautiful and could meet up to the family standard with her looks alone.
• “ I can’t believe you fell sick after graduation. Your mom would be so worried” a girl her age said to her.
• “I mean they have your sister to take care of and now you” the other girl sitting by her side added.
• “Guys....they don’t know I am here, and you can’t tell them I am sick” the girl I admired so much entered. Even her voice was sweet to the ears though she sounded tired and I honestly liked her immediately.
• “They didn’t meet up for my graduation ceremony because of Ava, I don’t want them worrying about me” she added weakly.
• The girls beside her went quiet and stared at her.
• “Nate, Tiana and I gathered some money, but that won’t be enough for your hospital bill” one of the girls said and they all went quiet again.
• “Excuse me ma'am '' someone suddenly entered and snapped me out of my curious stare. I looked away from the girls and turned to a man who was standing in front of me with a carton of pizza in his hands. I frowned at the sight of him and a familiar ache in my heart returned. He looked awfully familiar and reminded me of someone I never wanted to see in my life.
• “Can I help you?” he asked and I stared at him, unsure of what I wanted help for, I stared down at his hands and then back at the girl.
• “You know her right?” I asked and he looked at me unsure for a moment. Yet, his eyes were bold, unwavering, unafraid and definitely like that woman’s. I wonder if he knew who I was. And what I was to him.
• “Yes ma’am..” he replied, while stealing glances at the guards that surrounded me.
• “What’s her name?” I asked and again he looked at me unsure of himself.
• “Genesis Connor” he replied and a faint smile spread across my lips.
• ‘Such a beautiful name.”
• My phone rang again and my p.a once again was still efficient. I picked the call and waited for her to speak.
• “I will be putting you through to her ma’am” she said and the phone beeped.
• “Yes, Samantha Brandon here” her voice came through the other end of the line and I exhaled in relief.
• “It’s Leona Chase” I simply said and waited for her reaction.
• “Good day ma’am” she replied with a voice that insinuated that she didn’t want to speak to me. It was sharp and terrible to the ears, unlike Genesis. What my son saw in her, I have no clue.
• “I have been told that you are too busy to schedule a meeting between us” I ignored her voice. My son wanted her and I needed him to get married.
• “Yes ma’am” She simply said and I couldn’t help but roll my eyes at Jordan’s choice of a wife. I just didn’t like that girl.
• “Well, let me go straight to the point then” I started.
• “You and Jordan were a thing for a long time I guess, before you broke his heart and left the city” I said the obvious.
• “The universe has given you a second chance so to speak” I said in the nicest way possible.
• “A chance at what?” She sounded irritated.
• “A chance to be Jordan’s bride. Before he comes forward with his request, I want to be sure of what you want. Will you be his wife?” I asked and the phone went silent. I hoped she would be the one to end my dilemma.
• “No” her voice came strong and firm. I knew immediately that she didn’t need more time to think about the request, she knew what she was doing and she sounded sure of it.
• “Okay” my voice remained in the tone it was like I wasn’t affected by her actions but weakness was never a strong point for me.
• “Hope I get to see you soon though,” I added.
• “I will try my best ma’am,” she declared and we ended the conversation.
• The pain in my head increased immensely and I hastened my footstep to the pharmacy.
• I got the drugs and decided it was time to leave the hospital. I had to pick a bride soon, I had to get Jordan married and so far Samantha was out of the picture. So I had more work cut out for me. Finding a bride wasn’t the problem. Jordan, my son was.
• As I walked towards the entrance, I saw the couples I had brought earlier to the hospital and went closer to them.
• “What are we going to do?” the wife cried.
• “We don’t have such an amount of money. How is she supposed to get a kidney transplant, even if we sell everything we own, we still can’t raise such an amount” she cried bitterly and my heart went out to them.
• “Should we call Genesis?” the wife suddenly asked and my ears perked up in a strange way, it was the third time I was hearing that name in that hospital. It was the same name as the name of that pretty girl I had seen and I couldn’t help but smile a little at the thought that came to my head.
• “We missed her graduation, Abigail, because we were busy taking care of Ava. She had been through alot also and deserves a little bit of peace before she comes back home. Let her be for now,” the husband replied and I moved closer to them.
• “But.....”
• “Her presence here won’t fetch us the money we want, would it?” he interrupted her.
• “Connor ...” the wife whimpered.
• At the thought of their conversation and the conversation I just heard from the pretty young lady I saw earlier. I couldn’t help but find a connection between them.
• I turned towards the entrance of the building immediately with a smile on my face. I didn’t need the painkillers to ease my pain, that day was a lucky day for me. I made my way to the car while calling my p.a
• “Yes ma’am...” she stated directly.
• “Get me all you can find on a Genesis Connor by morning” I said and entered my car.
• “And I won’t be leaving the country anymore, let the plane have a rest, I found my treasure right here,” I said and dropped the phone.
• A smile plastered on my face as the convoy started moving. If things were the way I thought they were. Then I found my bride after all.
• Genesis Connor