THE ILLITERATE BABYSITTER - CHAPTER 13&14
*Chapter 13 and 14*
[ Choosed him over him ]
*AN HOSPITAL
The door to the ward Xavier was rushed in opened and a doctor walked out.
“How’s he?”Ma Angel rushed to him.
“He’s out of danger, but you should know better ma’am, he shouldn’t be yelled to neither should he yell”he said.
“It just happened….I don’t even know”she shuttered.
“It’s okay since he’s out of danger, please come with me”he said and walked away while she followed behind.
June walked into the ward. What has been on her head was why he would lie to cover up for her. She remembered his words “your language is disgusting same with you”.
She sat down on the chair close to him, looking at him but it took just few minutes for her to sleep off.
Ma Angel walked in after thirty minutes.
“All she could think of his sleeping?”she scoffed and was about walking to June when Xavier opened his eyes slowly so she walked to him.
“Son”
“Mom”he muttered and she pecked his forehead.
“I’m sorry”she muttered.
“It’s fine”he said and tried sitting up while she helped him, with that, June woke up. She stood up immediately she saw them.
“You took it personal, at least it’s now her phone even if you bought it for her”he said.
“I just wanted to be sure of who she is that’s why I overreacted”she said and he smiled.
“Thanks mom”
“Enough about it, I sent for food already”she said.
“Hmm”
“What?”
“Apologize to her too mom”he said and her eyes widen. When did he started talking about apologizing.
“You don’t mean it?”
“You shouted at her mom”he said.
“What has gotten into you?”she touched his forehead repeatedly to be sure his brain didn’t got damage.
“I’m fine mom”he groaned.
“June!”she called and June look up.
“Yes Ma Angel”she said.
“You should have told me he bought you a phone already, please let me know when things like that happens”she said.
“No vex ma, e no go happen again”she bowed.
“You should be apologizing mom not her”he said.
“At least I was nice, I’ll come see you tomorrow”she walked out and June walked to Xavier with her phone.
“Anywhere dey pain you?”she asked and he shaked his head negatively like a kid.
“I still dey wonder why you go lie for me”she said.
“I shouldn’t?”he asked.
“I no know for you ooo, but abeg no do this thing again because I no want make you die on top my matter”she said and he frowned.
“You should be thanking me instead”he muttered.
“You wan chop thank you na”she said and he stared at her in shock. Seriously!
“You should just go with my mom”he said.
“Xavier thank you ooo”she bowed and he smiled.
“You’re welcome”he said.
A nurse walked in with the food, June took it from her and she walked out.
“Take”she stretched after serving it.
“Feed me”he said and she dropped it on his lap.
“You be small pikin!”she said.
“You said I am a kid”he said.
“Abeg eat, no dey disturb me”she said and he started eating.
Her phone rang and she picked it, it’s Finch.
“Hello!”
“You finally picked, I’ve been calling”he said.
“No vex, something happen”she said.
Xavier scoffed when he notice it’s Finch she’s talking to.
“Just wanted to know if you got home safely, goodnight”he said.
“Oya na”she hanged up and Xavier began laughing.
“The food get laughing medicine?”she asked.
“Laughing medicine, off course not, you’re the one with the laughing medicine”he stopped laughing.
“Wetin come happen?”
“He said goodnight and you said oya na”he said in his accent.
“Wetin come happen?”he frowned.
“You should have said good night too”he said.
“As I no come talk good night wetin go happen?”she asked.
“He’d feel bad”he said.
“I no know, I go tell am next time”she said and sat down.
“That’s your bed”he pointed at the bed next to him.
“I know but you never ready to sleep”she said and he began eating.
Few minutes later, he was done and she arranged the flask before getting on the bed, sleeping off immediately.
Xavier stared at her back side since she isn’t facing him.
‘ what are you doing to me ‘ he said inwardly.
**
Xavier and June are home already. Obviously he wouldn’t be going to college today.
“So we go just dey look ourself until today finish”June said. She’s in the living room with Xavier.
“We can watch a movie, at least your speaking did improve”he said and she frowned, picking up her phone.
“You’re gonna call Finch?”he asked and she nodded.
“You really like him that much”he muffled not for her hearing.
“He no dey pick”she said after calling for three times and Xavier smiled.
“Let’s just watch movie”he said.
“I wan tell you something”she said.
“Okay…..”
“Tomorrow na Saturday and I wan follow fish go out”she said and the smile on his face disappeared.
“Thinking it was something better”he muffled.
“Ehn?”
“You can’t leave me home alone”he said.
“But na only you dey stay for house before I come”she said.
“Not only me, Noah is always here”he said.
“No wahala na, I go ask Noah make he stay with you. Oya put the film”she said and he did, regretting why he said Noah was always around.
**
*12pm
Both are still watching the movie when Noah and Mimi walked in.
“Thought it was something else but here you are resting!”Noah said and they turned to him.
“Noah”Xavier said.
“Sounds as if you missed me”Noah sat beside him.
“Am I invisible!”Mimi asked and both looked at her but looked away.
“I get it”she sat beside June whose attention is on the movie.
“June!”she tapped her.
“Mimi!”she smiled.
“At least someone likes me”Mimi giggled and hugged her.
“Why aren’t you in school?”Noah asked.
“I was at the hospital last night”he said.
“What happened?”
“Nothing much, I was asked to rest”he said.
“I’m hungry, any food home?”Mimi said.
“The maids will attend to you”Xavier said and she stood up, dragging Noah along.
Xavier’s phone rang and he picked it. It’s his driver.
“They’re three out here, your colleagues”he said.
“Let them in”
Few minutes later, Diamond and Gold walked in.
“Xavier!”
“Diamond, it’s you”he stood up.
“You weren’t in class, so I thought of coming and here I am”she smiled.
“You’re most welcomed”he smiled.
“Finch”Gold called and June turned on hearing his name, Xavier who was about sitting stood.
“Come, seat”Gold said and June stood up.
“What the hell are you doing here?”Xavier angry voice sounded.
“Xa…..”Gold trailed.
“Leave”he added.
“I didn’t come for you, I came for June”Finch said gently.
“Leave while am being nice”he said and June walked in their middle. All through, the translator machine on the table as been translating so she understands all what they’ve been saying.
“I mean it Finch”he said.
“Can we talk June”Finch said.
“No, you both can’t talk”Xavier said.
“Can you let her speak!”Finch said angrily.
Noah and Mimi who are just coming out of the kitchen with their food stood to witness the drama.
“It’s my island not college, I do the talking”Xavier said.
They began staring angrily at each other while June would look at them one after another.
“She’ll go with Finch”Mimi whispered to Noah.
“She’d do that, but Xavier will hold her other hand”he whispered back.
“And it only means he has fallen”Mimi said and they giggled.
“It won’t take…..”Finch was still talking when June held his hand and began dragging him out.
The scene was just like the one at Gold’s sleepover where she had to take pretending Xavier out.
Finch turned slowly and stuck out his tongue. Same thing Xavier did.
Xavier folded his fist and walked upstairs.
“God! It was more than we expected!”Mimi and Noah bumped hands while Diamond and Gold stood as statue, still trying to take in what just happened.
TBC