Must Read: Evergreen Memories - Season 1 - Episode 5

7 years ago

Must Read: Evergreen Memories - Season 1 - Episode 5

Back at his office, he must have noticed how worried I looked when he said;
“You don’t have to worry too much about him, he will be fine by Allah’s grace”
“Why isn’t he awake after so many hours”, I had to ask
“His injuries are complicated and mostly on the head”, he explained and went on, “We have given him all necassary medications and hope he’ll regain consciousness within the next 24 hours”.

The temperature in the room was beginning to get cold for me, I felt feverish.

“I happened to be on the spot of the accident which occured not far away from the city outskirts”, he said narrating how he found Basheer
“It was a tragic accident because the car is now a wreck, he continued, there was Nobody to tell how it all happened as there were no eyewitnessess but am sure he must have been speeding”, he concluded.

I knew Basheer was not a careless driver but he sometimes speed especially on less busy highways. I kept mute so he went on;
“With the help of some good samaritans, I managed to get him here before contacting any of his relatives or reporting the accident to the Police. I tried contacting few numbers which I assumed belonged to his family by the way he saved them on his phone but none went through…”,
“His family are out of the country, they stay abroad”, I interuppted with a voice not sounding like mine.

“I see, that explains it”, Dr. Imran said
“But then I found your number in his recent calls, so I called you and then finally reported the case to the Police”, he concluded.

“Thank you, I really appreciate your kindness”, I finally found my voice
“I’ll make sure I get in touch with his family but with his family so faraway, am the closest person to him and I can take care of things, the ones I can’t, my Dad will”, I said
“Okay, now we have to run down to the police station to clear things off and collect his valuables”, he said looking at me
“Yes, but I think my Dad is in the best position to do that”, I suggested
“That will be alright”, he answered, nodding in agreement.

I brought out my phone from my handbag and called my Dad, explained to him the situation as he was already aware of the accident, he said it was alright and he’ll come down to the hospital immediately. I then sent a text message to Adam informing him about what happened. He called immediately, I could feel the pain in his voice as he spoke, he said he will be on his way as soon as possible. I made a few more calls to my friends telling them I will not make it to school and they should take care of anything that comes up, they said they will.

I went back to Basheer leaving Dr. Imran, as there were patients waiting for him. I looked around the ward, which contained a sofa, a television set with a fridge serving as a stand at one corner of the room and also the bed on which my dearest friend lay unconscious.

There was also a door which led to the bathroom and the whole floor was tiled.

By the bedside was a locker probably for keeping drugs and other necassary materials.

I went to his side and held his hand in mine.
I felt his body was warm and he was breathing normally. Sitting there by his side, so many thoughts came running back to my mind, I remembered how Basheer has always been by my side throughout my life, I knew I had to be here for him no matter what happens. I was right! With his family so faraway from him, I was in the best position to take care of him.
“You are a part of me, friend”, I recalled him saying
I knew Basheer was a part of me as I am a part of him, he was the brother I never had.
I kept thinking.

My mind flashed back to a few years ago when I happened to dislocate my right knee joint. It was a bright morning and we were both in JSS 3 then. Basheer has seized my phone as I was trying to hide a text message from him (The message was sent from a secret admirer…lol).
He ran down the stairs and as I ran after him to get hold of him, I slipped. The sharp cry I let out brought Basheer running back to me as he held me while calling for help.

That was how I ended up on the hospital bed with Basheer my side all through my stay.