The next morning my mother flew in to see me at the hospital. She sat besides me and held my hand whilst waiting for me to wake up. When I opened my eyes, the first few seconds were very blurry and the only thing I could do was hear what my mother had to say. I actually thought that I had gone blind but after a few minutes my sight was restored. I still couldn’t talk for some reason but this time I was calm about it because I felt safe at the hospital. My mother started blaming herself for letting me move back to Johannesburg and also highlighted how weak I actually was. Seeing as I wasn’t responding to anything she was saying, she called the nurse to find out what was happening. The nurse told her that I needed time and that she should be patient. She left the hospital and promised to see me the following day.
A few minutes later the nurse brought me something to eat. I was so hungry that I showed that food no mercy whatsoever. At least after eating I was able to talk even though I was the only one that could hear myself because my voice was low. The guys at the house came to see me, and because they were such a large group, they took turns coming into the ward. They all did their rounds until the only people I was left with to see was Gavin and Sihle. Sihle wanted to tell me something about Menzi but Gavin kept on stopping him. I thought that whatever it was, it would have been hard for me to handle because of where I was at the time. After some time they too left and I thought that was the end of it until Lincoln came in to the ward, this time by himself. He held my hand and started talking.
“Hey babe. You gave us all a fright last night; I don’t think I’d be lying if I said no one could even eat last night until the early hours of the morning. When we left this place last night, I stood by the door and watched you lying here. I realized then that I cannot go on living like this. I miss you and I have missed you every single day after you left for Cape Town and I promise you that once you get out of here, I’m letting everyone know that it’s you I want to be with. I deserve a second chance Earl. Let me prove to you that I can be the man you’ve always wanted me to be. I nearly lost you and I’m not going to let that happen again. Don’t cry, I love you.” he said.
The nurse came in and told Lincoln to leave because I needed to rest. Lincoln kissed me on my forehead and left. The nurse dripped me and I passed out…
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