ENTANGLED SERIES TWO

     They both had a wonderful time together and soon it was morning. He dragged himself out of bed and went straight to the bathroom.Naa Shika was lying on the bed half naked. She was still sleeping. When he came back from the bathroom he stopped to admire her features. She was indeed an African woman he thought and giggled. She laid flat on her back and Kwame could see the curves.

      The sheets were off her so he could see her flat tummy and shapely legs. He needed to get out before he was tempted to stay and leave the next day. Since he got there she had been able to persuade him to stay till this time. When he was ready to leave he left her a note saying he had to take care of some things in his house and would call her later.

          She was disappointed that she didn’t get the chance to say goodbye with a kiss. She really liked him and for some reason, she didn’t know  why she was feeling like this. She felt the need to be with him again so decided to call but on second thought Naa Shika didn’t want him to think that she was pushing herself on him. She would wait for his call. She slept the whole day and wondered what he could be doing.

         She had to work on Monday and made plans in her mind to get the transfer she was holding back. She wanted to have him close. After all the she was supposed to go there even before she met him. Nana Kwame called her late afternoon as promised and they chatted into the night and she told him about the transfer. Nana Kwame was surprised by the sudden need for her transfer and knew where this would be going to.

         It was obvious what she wanted and he was not sure if he could give her the love and attention she was craving for. He was attracted to her but he didn’t think it was love. He didn’t blame her because if he had stood on his grounds and said no to her it would have changed things. He would keep his fingers crossed and see what happens.

       The next week Naa Shika was supposed to be in her new hospital. She was so anxious that she couldn’t sleep the better part of the night. She only slept at 4 in the morning and when she woke up she was running late .“Gosh I’m late” she told herself, as she sped on the way to the hospital, the hospital was two miles away and she was late! So much for first impressions! Her pager wouldn’t stop beeping.

        She finally entered the driveway to the hospital, and exhaled in relief. She hurried down the hall ways of the hospital and Bumps into Nana Kwame. What a start to my shift, I’m late and here I’m bumping into him". She thought “First day at work, are you nervous?"he said teasingly. Nervous??? Ha! Don’t let me laugh; I’m just getting warmed up ! she replied and  They both laughed.Just then they heard Help! Help!! Help!!! Is this not a hospital?? They both rushed to the emergency ward, a man has been shot! Looked like an armed robbery attack. A nurse picks the phone to alert the doctor on duty, but saw Nana and stopped.

          Nana Kwame said ‘I got this!’  But he’s lost too much blood, he hoped the bullet didn’t hit an artery. The man seemed to be in so much pain, the nurse alerts Naa Shika and said ‘Give him 100milligrams of morphine, it would help with the pain’. ‘Sir Sir can you hear me?’Shika asked the man who was lying on the hospital bed half dead. We are losing him, we have to operate on him now, he’s bleeding internally,’ Let’s see, let’s see, we have got to stop the bleeding, one more nurse joins them "Doctor he’s heart rate is dropping"the nurse said, a shot of epinephrine would do just the trick, Nana Kwame said immediately.

         After the shot he was still bleeding uncontrollable. We have to take him to the operating room now. He was yelling now. But Naa Shika reminded him that his heart rate was above the normal range, operating on him would kill him. Gosh the epinephrine did him more harm than good, Naa Shika stood there blank, as her heart raced.Her first day was turning out to be bad and she didn’t like the feeling.

       Naa Shika! Naa Shika!! He’s crushing! Nana Kwame instructing the nurses on what to do was echoing in her head, the heart rate monitor made the sound that stuck in her head like a migraine .we’ve lost him, now I have to go tell his wife. Naa Shika dashes out of the operating room. She heard him call out the time of death. She felt very bad that her first day had been ruined.

         There you are? Nana Kwame said as he walks towards her!.. I hope you are okay he asked. Just then he heard "Charle, the wife is waiting!".Yaw, a college of Nana Kwame shouts down the hallway.Nana Kwame told her he had to leave. Naa Shika nods and smiles, there you go, we should see more of those every day, I’ve got to go now! So I’ll call you!..Yaw slaps the back of Nana Kwame’s head," Fool what did you say about my wife to Esther the other day?" He laughed out loud and shook his head and said "You don’t want to know" .They both walked away and Naa Shika also left to find her new office. She prayed silently that she would be okay in her new place.

        The rest of the week was not what she had expected. They didn’t have time to even chat,just the occasional hello and gestures they exchanged. And by the time they both close they were too tired to have a normal conversation. This went on for about two weeks and Shika felt that Nana Kwame was avoiding her so she decided to confront him.

        She barged in his office but there was nobody in his office at that moment. He smiled when he saw her and that reduced her anger." Why do I have the feeling that you are avoiding me'" she said abruptly. This made him laugh out loud. He was laughing so hard that it infuriated her. "And what is funny?" she asked." You should see your face…anyway you look really beautiful when you are angry". Kwame teased She was smiling now.

       They stayed in his office for close to fifteen minutes and were interrupted by a patient.Naa Shika left him to continue her usual duties but they had planned to hook up later in the evening. She was pleased she went to the office to talk to him. The hospital was very busy as usual as patients trooped in and out. By the close of the day she was very tired and worn out but there was no way she was going to miss an evening with Nana Kwame.

         Nana kwame went to her apartment behind schedule. He went home to take a shower but didn’t have dinner because apparently Naa Shika had asked him what he wanted for dinner. He knew that somehow shika had started a relationship in her mind and it was his fault because he had led her on to believe that.

      He had no girlfriend so he found nothing wrong with dating her since he found her attractive. They spent the rest of the evening dinning chit –chatting and cuddling. They laid on the couch and soon Naa Shika fell asleep in his arms. He looked at her .she had round cheeks, her eyebrows shaped nicely with big brown eyes.Naa Shika revealed a clean set of white teeth every time she smiled. She slept peacefully and he felt that there was a chance that she might capture his heart.

          He carried her to her bed and covered her with blanket. He went back to the couch to watch the sports channel and soon he also fell asleep.Naa Shika woke him up at 2am and beckoned him into the bedroom. He had left the television on so she put if off. Nana Kwame told her he felt a shape pain in his head and she told him it that was because of the way he laid down on the couch. They slept in each other’s arms. Kwame didn’t sleep well.

        He kept on turning and tossing but Shika was fast asleep.Shika woke up the next morning and found a note that read "i have a terrible headache. Its been like this for the past few days.I think its migraine and I couldn’t sleep well, need to get home and rest. i didn’t want to wake  you up. Would see you at the office later in the day. Take care. Kwame.’

           He had complained about the headache but she didn’t think it was this serious. When she finally got to the hospital she met two nurses by the door way talking. They became quiet when they saw her approaching and that made her wonder what they were chit chatting about. Dr Yaw Agyapong who was Nana Kwame’s friend advanced towards her direction

            He told Naa Shika ”Kwame has suffered  short spell of amnesia, a sedative has been administered in hopes of restoring his memory….please be patient  if he doesn’t remember you".Naa Shika froze. She didn’t know what to do. Her imagination was running wild. He just left my house  few hours ago she thought to herself. She laughed out loud at the thought that they were trying to play a prank on her but Yaw just looked on. Just then her face changed. Shika was shocked to the bone.