The Worst Things In Life

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MaryJane

It's been two weeks since the stream incident, and a week since John left. Yes, Christmas and New Year was officially over. All good things must come to an end.

John has a funny soul. He made me laugh more these few days than I've known was possible. I genuinely liked him. The news on our quiet time at the stream spread like wildfire, all the girls now want to befriend plain Jane.

Honestly, I expected more than a hug but John was too much a gentleman. He had given me a warm hug, I was held in his embrace for what felt like an eternity. John had whispered in my ear,

"I will be back. I will come for you." I believe him. He is too much of a gentleman to not make good on his words.

Still, my heart was heavy. When will I see him again? He promised he'll be back, but how long will that be? Too many questions that I can't answer.

Here I am a week later after his departure, a week of evening phone calls. He calls at 7 pm, yes! I figured that out, he closes at 7 pm from work and we talk through the traffic on his way until he got home.
On one of the evenings, John had forgotten to order food and he was too tired to cook.
John cooks!

"My dear, I forgot to place an order for food, " I heard him rummaging from his end.

"What will you do about it?" I ask full of concern.

"I'll probably just go to bed. It's late, and I'm too tired to drive out again." He sounds tired. I wish there was something I could do. If only I was there.

'If only I was there.' I've had that thought since John left.

During the days before he left, John made it a thing coming over to Gran's place. He told me he didn't do a hide and seek kind of thing. He declared he wanted to court me openly. He befriended my Grandma, who by the way didn't object to a potential suitor.  To her, John is husband material.

Yesterday, John had said I could come over to the city once his people come to see mine. He promised education, to show me life at its peak. We talked about how we'd wait a while before making babies so that I could concentrate on getting a degree. He had it all planned out, and that made me smile. I appreciate how he tries to put my interest first.
"When my people come to ask for your hand in marriage, will you accept?" John had asked at one point when we were taking a walk around quiet parts of the village. I was speechless, it made me hesitate, and John had looked like a lost puppy.

"Of course I will accept," I answer with a smile, and he gives me one of his. We smile like two idiots. Whether he realized it or not, he had indirectly proposed and I've accepted.

I look forward to those calls, I hate saying no to Sarah but I couldn't go anywhere with her if I wanted to. Thanks to John, now my house floats with girls who want to befriend me. Girls who didn't know I existed until John chose me.

I just didn't want to miss John's call. I made sure to finish my chores and was ready before 7 pm. I stayed home, close to my phone.

As I lay in bed waiting for John to call, I hear groans from the other end of the room. My senses went on alert as I race towards the sound. I could make out Gran's body shaking on her thin mattress from the dim light.

"Grandma Kachi, is everything okay?" I asked, but my hand was already moving of its own free will. Her body is hot to touch. She was okay a few hours ago, what had happened?
Fine, she was a little under the weather but this looks too serious for just a cough and catarrh kind of thing. I told her I'd do all the housework, she wouldn't let me. If something happens to her, I won't survive. She's all I've got left, all I have left in this miserable world.

I promise her that I will get someone to help us take her to the General Hospital, to wait while I go get help. I hope she's okay, leaving her there all by herself. I have to get the help she needs.

I hope the Big Guy up there is listening, I hope He was not on another call.

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Authors note
Hmmm.. Mary Jane? I sure hope that her only family will be okay.

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