NewStats: 3,263,887 , 8,181,760 topics. Date: Sunday, 08 June 2025 at 03:27 PM 1l34p

ManuelRichard:
Nice work lilyjoe.... I Love the magic u do with ur pen...had to follow this after I read one of ur just concluded story... #kind regards. #I am ur fan

Thank you so much

Dedication:

Yeeshana



I was awake but too tired to actually get up. I steered blindly to the other side hoping to feel a hard chest, but didn't feel any. With my hand, I searched blindly for him on the bed, but wasn't touching anything. My eyes flung wide open immediately to see myself alone in the wide king-sized bed. I jumped down fearing for the unknown. What if he had collapsed again, the doctor did say it'll get worse.

I opened the bathroom door but he wasn't there. “Daniel?” I called out leaving the room but didn't get a reply. Panic was now sipping into me as I made my way downstairs

“Daniel?” I yelled searching through rooms for him but there wasn't any sign of him. He couldn't have gone to work right? He wasn't strong and the doctor said he should stay clear from strenuous activities. I kept yelling out his name, my mind consumed as many thoughts were going through it, but he was not were to be found. I stood in the living room, with no sign of him as I frustratedly ran my hands through my hair having no idea what to do, when the noise of a bowl hitting the ground caught my attention, and it came from the direction of the kitchen. I hurriedly made my way to the kitchen, and the sight was simply....

“I don't know if to get mad that you aren't keeping Dr Jeremiah's instructions or to laugh” I scoffed and he turned to me grinning

“Good morning honey” he greeted with a smile, and I couldn't help the warmth that spread through my chest

“What are you doing?” I moved closer to his side to help with the things he spilled

“I'm making breakfast” he stated like it was the most obvious thing

“Okay, first off, you don't need to do that, mostly because you can't cook. And second, are you sure you know what you're doing?which brings us right back to what exactly are you doing? I was trying hard to hide the laugh as I pointed the bowl at him

“Laugh all you want” he took the bowl from me and placed it on the counter and lifted me also onto the counter. I was now towering him and he parted my legs and positioned himself in-between them. He held my neck and pulled my face closer to his, as he placed a gentle kiss on my lips before pulling away. And in that moment the thought of my morning breath didn't even cross my mind as my lips tingled from the sensation

“How did you sleep?”

“Good” I nodded before turning back to the pot on the stove which was almost burning now. He noticed also and pulled away from me just in time to put off the gas and I couldn't help but laugh

“Breakfast will be ready in ten minutes” he announced exaggerately like a chef in a cooking show and I laughed out loud. I really missed this side of him. I jumped down from the counter and snaked my hands round his torso from behind, the side of my face pressed to his back

“I missed this” I whispered to his back

“I'm sorry” he said after a long pause, and I knew it probably affected him more than I did, cause he did all that for my sake

“No, it's not your fault” I shook my head

He pulled my hands from around him and turned to face me. Cupping my face in his hands, he kissed me ionately, before pulling away

“It is. I just wish”...... he trailed off

“I know” I smiled reassuredly at him. “Now I need to go bathe” I breathed out “And await your special meal” I left his side and headed towards the door smiling

“Oh it's going to be special alright” he said from behind me and I could feel his smirk on

***********

Breakfast wasn't half bad, judging from the fact that he couldn't cook to save his life before. It was a step up

“I've learned a lot” he boasted when I complimented him. We finished eating and decided to stay in for the day and just enjoy each other's company. We were now settled in the living room and watching a movie, my head resting on his lap as he stroked my hair gently

“Honey?” he called, halfway through the movie

“Hmm?” I murmured my gaze still on the tv

“My parents called, they're coming over”

“What!!” my gaze left the TV almost immediately, and was now on his. He had on a guilty smile on. This can't be good....





Once more, happy birthday yeeshanana, do have a lovely day

yeeshanana:
Edakun where's my Lily? No update today. You must update Tomorrow coz its my bday tomorrow

Oh my! Happy birthday yeeshanana, wishing you many more.....

Sorry I didn't update yesterday, but for you, there'll be a treat

crislyn:

It's not only whisper to you..shout to u ni...If Lily is telling anyone its me. But it's either Leukaemia or Cancer....Lily tell them I'm right na, I've been predicting since o.

Lol,

Okay @StevenJobs and Crislyn, you guys should bring your ears so i'll whisper it you both alone

“Daniel” I shook him to wake him up but got no response. He felt cold and his breathing was getting more shallow. I got up, pulled my heels from my legs and threw them aside as I ran out screaming for John. He got up immediately he saw me, worry laced his features as he took in my panicked state

“Please Come come and help” was all I could say as I pulled him inside the house, and I was thankful he didn't ask questions and just followed me in. He saw Daniel lying down and immediately got the idea as he tried carrying him with a little bit of help from my side, but he was doing all the heavy lifting

We got him to the back seat of the car and lay him in a resting position and I immediately jumped in the car putting it in ignition and was already backing out. John saw through my weary eyes and I could tell he was contemplating if I could drive. I gave him a tired smile and assured him i'll be fine

I drove to the hospital, and immediately, a roller bed was out and helping John on it as they rolled him inside, with me following close by.

They got him to the ward and immediately Dr Jeremiah received him and started put him an oxygen mask, and went ahead to work on him. The nurse came and escorted me out much to my dismay, but I complied, too tired to fight it

It's been over an hour and I've been pacing the corridors but stopped when I saw Dr Jeremiah approaching and went to meet him

“How is he? Is he okay? I asked worriedly

“Calm down Regina, he's stable now. I breathed out in relieve but didn't miss the worried look on his face. “Can I see him?”

“Sure” he nodded and let me in. We got in and Daniel was asleep. I moved closer to Him, taking his palm into mine

“He was in a lot of pain” Dr Jeremiah said from behind me, and I turned to look at him, the tears brimming in my eyes

“Regina” he came closer to hold me. “He's strong, he's being fighting it a while now, but..... he looked away and sighed and the tears flowed freely from my eyes. I knew what was to come, he had already briefed me

“Its going to get worse” he turned back to me “But he's a fighter” I nodded, that being the only thing I could do, cause I didn't think any word would come out if I tried to say something. He patted my back and left, leaving me alone with Daniel. I sniffled and dried my tears with the back of my palm before turning to look back at Daniel's sleeping frame. I sat on the bed and watched as his chest rose and fell from the steady beating of his heart


*******


I steered awake and caught Daniel staring down at me. I must have slept of whilst watching him sleep

“Hi” he smiled tiredly at me and I smiled right back

“How are you feeling?”

“Better” he muttered and I nodded

“How long was I out for?”

“Four hours” I replied and he nodded. We remained quiet and silence filled the room as we both didn't have any words to say. His face fell when he saw my bare legs and I noticed his brow creased worriedly

“Regina....

“I'm fine Daniel” I smiled reassuredly at him. Later on, he was discharged and we left for home, after the doctor warned he stay away from strenuous activities as could make his condition worse

I drove as John opened the gate. I got down as I parked and ran over to help Daniel down, and guided him in and helped him as he lay down. I sat close to him on the bed, and watch his eyes get heavy with sleep. He tried to to say something, but I brushed my lips on his, shutting him up

“Good night” I whispered and his eyes closed in sleep. I lay beside him too tired to have a change of clothes and soon drifted off too

EvaJael:

Seconded and thirded by me

Lol

tibfarms:
wow gal you rocked me off my feet
this is so so lovely keep it comming

Glad you like it

“I love you too” he pulled away for us to catch our breaths “I'm sorry I've been pushing you away, I just don't want you to be affected when something happens to me. I want what's best for you and even though I messed up by getting you into my life when I knew what was going on, and at first I regretted it but now, not so much. I just can't bear to lose you even though I was trying so hard to do so” he looked so vulnerable as he said the words and it broke my heart. He is sick and all he cares about is how it'll affect me

“You're not going to lose me” I cupped his face as our eyes locked. “We're going to fight this, okay?”

I saw his eyes fell and he pulled my hands away from his face. “Regina, I know you think we can, but we can't. This is beyond us. It's bad Regina, and it's only going to get worse. And Dr Jeremiah already said....

“I don't care what Dr Jeremiah said” I cut him off. “I don't care. You have me here, and I believe we'll fight this, together.

He smiled briefly and nodded. We both knew we probably didn't stand a chance at winning this, but we needed the hope. Our gazes locked and it felt intense at the moment and before I could what was happening, he lifted me up and kissed me, not minding my wet clothes and alcohol breath. And instinctly my legs went round his torso and my hands snaked his neck as I deepened the kiss. He bit on my lower lip drawing a moan from me and I felt him smile on my lips, as I fought the urge not to roll my eyes but was too consumed with our make out. He guided us to his room not breaking the kiss, as we continued our lovely bliss

***********

I woke up and felt a body pressed to me, and a hand draped over my waist. I blinked confused before events of last night came pouring in. I smiled and looked up to his sleeping figure. Light snores escaped his nostrils and he looked so peaceful. I placed a gentle kiss on his forehead before carefully removing his hands of my waist as not to wake him. I gently got off the bed and made my way across the room and opened the door to leave, but not before glancing briefly at him before closing the door after me

I got into the shower and had a well deserved shower as soon as I got into my room. The water cascaded down my body relinquishing my tense nerves. The events felt too unreal, but infact was real, and I could feel it on my lips, the tingle from the kisses. My hand instinctly went to trace my lower lip as my mind trailed off to how he traced gentle kisses down my neck, to my belly and down my thighs and..... I shook away the thoughts, turned off the shower and got off after I fished soaping. I dried up and threw in a short and one of Daniel's old T-shirt before making my way to the kitchen to make breakfast

An hour later, I was done, and was making the table when he walked in, clad in a suit and briefcase in hand, and he looked dashing.

“Morning” I greeted “Sleep well?” I made to walk over to his side

“Well, I woke up and you weren't by my side” he feigned a frown, causing me to smile

“Sorry, I had to shower and make breakfast” I placed a kiss on his lips and snaked my hands round his waist.“How are you feeling?”

“Feeling better already” he smirked and I resisted to urge to kiss him again, but I guess I didn't need to cause he tipped down and took my lips in his before pulling away

“I made breakfast, come eat” I pulled away from him but didn't miss how his face fell and he suddenly seemed gloomy. But he sat and took a spoonful, his eyes widening in a questioning manner

“Dr Jeremiah told me you're losing your sense of taste, so I made it a lot tastier so you could feel the taste a bit”

“Thank you, and I love you” he smiled

“I love you too”

We sat and ate, and soon after he got up and straightened his suit. He has to go to work, and I was beginning to miss him already. I guess he could sense it when he pulled me close and hugged me as I got up too

“You need to go to work too” he whispered and I nodded over his shoulders even if he can't see me, because I couldn't talk at the moment. He pulled away and I let him go. “Be careful” I yelled after him when he opened the front door to leave.

“You too” he yelled back and closed the door. I cleared up and and went ahead to have a quick change of clothes as I was already running late. I finished and went down, waving at John as I drove out the compound to work

The days were everything I've always wanted and more. Daniel became more loving and decided not to push me away anymore and accepted that I was here to stay. We laughed and fought for the silliest of reasons and make up almost immediately. We tried not to dwell on his sickness and looked ahead of us, and just enjoyed each other's company



“We should go on a vacation” I smiled over the phone as I made my way out of the office

“We should, When should we?”

“I don't know, maybe I'll take an excuse from my boss, he's really fond of me” I felt Daniel go silent on the other line as I opened my car, got in and sat down

“Daniel?” I called out, worried he hung up

“Should I be worried?”

I laughed about how he was being worried about nothing

“He just likes that I take my work serious, and having done anything to ruin his trust yet that's all, no need to get jealous” I teased and heard him breath out in relieve. Men.... I shook my head smiling

“When will you get home?”

“Soon, I'm leaving the office now”

“Okay. I love you”

“I love you too”

I hung up and started the car and headed home smiling. I drove in as John opened the gate. He greeted me and I replied before walking inside

“Honey I'm home” I yelled as I opened the door and placed my bag on the table. But there was silence. My brows furrowed, confused if he didn't hear me and went inside calling out for him, bus still got no reply. I was getting a bit worried now, as I made my way to our room. We started sharing a room and he got my things into his room, smiling to myself when he brought up the idea. I shook the thoughts away as I focused on finding him. I opened the door, ready to call his name again when a gasp escaped my mouth

“Daniel” I whimpered and rushed over to his side. He was lying motionless on the ground, and his pulse was barely there

VeeAbuede:
Hi Lily, how're you feeling today? Trust you're fine? Just checking on you. Take care....

Thank you, I'm fine now and I'll update soon

Hope you feeling better @Evajael, sorry about your pain

Plz do feel better

Shakyroh320:
so now,I can see that Regina is making her choice and taking her chances, I just hope it work for her.hope u are much better dear?

Couldn't have said it better myself. And thanks, I'm getting better

StephenJobs:
Woow......dis is epic, u are a suspense slay queen. U have succeeded in changing my mood (calm N touched). TRUE LOVE DO EXIST. I just saw the page today n I was glue till d end. U are a gifted child dear. Well done, I respect u die. Wish u quick recovery....

Thank you so much, I appreciate it

bossy512:
Sorry my sister, the Lord is ur strength, pls take care

Thank you

Eyinimofeoluwa:
Sorry dear.....stay strong...plz let me knw when u update thanks

Thanks. I've updated

VeeAbuede:


sorry Lily, please take care of yourself for our sakes...:-)

Thank you so much

“How did you get that?” he gritted out.

“I saw it in your room when I was cleaning up, and I asked Dr Jeremiah about it”. I saw his face go from rage to that of giving up. He sighed and ran his hands through his head

“Were you ever going to tell me?” it came out more of a whisper than I intended but he remained quiet, his back to me

“Daniel?” I moved to touch his shoulder and he turned abruptly

“I wouldn't have” he confessed. “I was going to to put it off until......

“We got divorced” I completed his sentence and his eyes connected with mine. I could see the different emotions swirling in them, but mostly I could see the pain even as he tried hard to hide it

“That's why you want a divorce”. It all made sense now. “You'd rather not tell me and suffer it all alone, than put down your ego and let me in” he remained still, as if lost of words and I could tell he didn't need words to describe what he was feeling. I could see it his eyes

“It's not your fault you got sick, you didn't know” I placed my palm on his cheek and he leaned in unconsciously to my touch

“You see, that's the thing Regina” he pulled my hand away from his face. “I knew I was sick even before I married you. I never meant for it to happen. I never meant to fall crazy in love with you. You were this beacon of hope and I didn't know I needed that until I met you. He let out a wry smile “Many people ed by Regina, but no one cared enough to even ask what was going on. Then there you were trying to bail out someone you knew nothing about. And then I couldn't help it, I wanted to know you more, cause your smile, God your smile, it melted my heart. I wanted to see it everyday, hold your hands and just....

I was already brawling hearing those words from him. All these while I thought I was the reason, but the reason was even beyond us

“I didn't know any other way” he whispered

“I would stay” I stated. “I wouldn't even think twice about it” I sniffled

“That's what I was afraid of. I don't want that for you Regina. I want you to have a life, have someone to be there for you, kids around you and someone who would make it his life goal to always make that smile of yours glow all the time

“You don't get to make the choice for me”

“You don't get it Regina”

“No, actually I do”. I swiped my tears away with the back of my palm. “I know you're trying to right your wrong by pushing me away, but your wrong, it can't be undone. It's going to eat you up and I'm probably going to be miserable for the rest of my life if I leave. I won't be able to live without you don't you get it?

“Regina....

“No, hear me out” I yelled “I knew what I was getting into when I said yes, when I walked down that aisle, and when I made that vow. I don't care what forces is trying to break that but I'd rather those forces than you trying to break us up. I love you, and I don't care that you're sick, it doesn't change anything, you should know, you'd been pushing me away all these while. I'm not going anywhere, you're stuck with me. You better believe that and.....

I was cut off when he cupped with my face and planted his lips on mine

yeeshanana:






Eyah Sorry Dear. The lord is your strength

Amen

crislyn:
Lily naa I've been checking since I woke up o

Chai, sorry, just got back from the hospital. Had a mouth surgery, a little part of my gum was cut off, so now I'm just dreading the anesthesia wearing off cause the pain will kick in soon. But I will update soon

VeeAbuede:
It will be a sin if i don't leave a comment after reading all i have read so far:

1. A part of me knew Daniel wasn't cheating... However, a stronger part of me was praying for him to be well and not SICK. It brings me to that big question i always ask yet receive no answer: why do men turn aggressive and angry when they fall ill? Why can't they give on to some TLC when they are down? It isn't all about ego, male chauvinism or pride.....They were once babies and needed care and affection. Why do they grow up forgetting that memory/feeling?

2. I feel for Regina. Sweet lady...always wanting to please the guy even when he's a pain in the butt. How would she cope through this? How would she save her marriage?

...Still watching...the suspense wan kee pelson...hehehe

Welldone Lily. May God bless you with more creativity.

Thanks for the comment. And you're right about men and their egos, but in this case, it might also be something else.....

MhizDherbee:
Sanda lily
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Sanda lily,
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I'm Mhizdherbee here on nairaland
I was a guest here before,
Lily made me come out of hiding,
If you read this you'll agree!!!



Lily turned me into a composer.... Lol! Keep it coming girl!!! Much love.....

Thanks so much MhizDherbee, and I like the song

crislyn:

Haba Lily...kuku tell me to die baby. See suspense.

Lol. You won't die IJN

yeeshanana:
Lilyjoe567 wants to kill me with suspense. Well-done dear,more grease to your elbow

Lol, plz don't die oo

It's funny how things turns out far from what or how we think of them, and the end result just knocks you of your socks and you just wonder how you didn't see the signs

Can't really tell how long I've been sitting here for, but he doesn't seem to be complaining, not that he needs to anyway. But he kept stealing glances but didn't utter any word

“Can I get another glass?” I beckoned and he turned to me

“Are you sure? This is your third glass” he looked down to the now empty glass,then to me in a questioning manner

“Just give me another, please” I said in a shaky voice, and as if sensing my sadness, he reluctantly nodded and poured me another. I downed it, the burning sensation no longer having any effect in my stomach

Not sure how I got to this bar, but I knew as I left Dr Jeremiah's, I needed to clear my head cause it felt like it was on the verge of exploding from the much information I got. Alcohol was never my forte, but right now, I needed the excuse not to and numb out the numerous thoughts swirling in my head. But four glasses Later, my heart still felt stiffled, the alcohol having no effect whatsoever, maybe except getting me a bit drunk

I shook the thoughts away, with the tears I've been fighting a while now as I jumped down the tall bar stool, staggering a bit before standing on my feet. I brought out the last cash from my purse and placed it on the counter

“Keep the change” I said to the bartender, before turning on my heels to leave, waggling a bit on my steps

“Are you sure you can go in this state? I can call you a cab” he offered

“No thank you, I'm not even drunk as I want to be yet” I said over my shoulders before stepping out the bar, the cold evening breeze hitting me, and I welcomed it breathing in the air to clear my head. I probably shouldn't be driving in this state but I wasn't thinking straight, as I made my way to my car. After fiddling with the keys in the keyhole and slowly running low on patience, the lock finally opened and I slipped in, closing the door. After several attempts of failing to put the car on ignition, I cursed loudly hitting repeatedly on the steering wheel, hard. I took a deep breath later on and got down the car and locking it, shoving the key in my bag. “This day just can't get any worse” I muttered as I began the long walk home.

After walking about fifteen minutes, there were thunder rumbling and soon later, droplets of rain followed, falling on me, but I didn't mind, and didn't stop

I finally reached my gate few minutes later being thoroughly soaked. I knocked and John opened up, shocked to say the least as he took in my appearance. I walked past him and saw Daniel's car in the compound, as the conversations of before came flooding, playing back in my head

“So there's no way?” I had asked with a shaky voice, and Dr Jeremiah remained silent, a pitiful look on his face as he stared back at me

I opened the front door and Daniel was in the sitting room, a tired look on his face as he turned to look at me before his eyes widened when he saw my state

“What happened?” he asked, getting up from the couch and headed straight towards me. And at that moment, I felt my heart constrict in my chest, as I felt the tears again brimming in my lids. He looked beat, and it sucked that there's nothing that can be done about it

“I saw this” I brought out the doctor's report from inside of my bag, holding it high up for him to see. He halted as soon as he saw it and his face turned angry

Rukkydelta:
Nice piece
Thumbs up Lily

Thank you

crislyn:

Tor...u r right, let's wait for Lily to reveal the problem...but this one she's acting like one school teacher and putting us in suspense I don't understand o.

Lol

damis28crown:
wow dis is a wounderful story call me wen d epilogue is ready pls u r awesome girl u rock

Thanks. Will do

Jaynewrite:
And that was how I stayed awake all night! Beautiful story girl! Holla when the Epilogue is out. More grease to your pen

Thank you, will do

EvaJael:

I'm not even near perfect o. It's my first story. You need to read the works of kayo80,rachealfst,lilyjoe567,chumzypinky,divepen1,creeza,scarlett and many more here on nairaland to know the real meaning of perfection. Those guys are hot

Thanks sis

I scanned the paper as I couldn't make sense of what was written on it. I held it closer and saw it was written by Dr Jeremiah. I brought my phone out to call, but what was cut short when the front door banged close. I immediately folded back the paper in my short's pocket before the door swinged open, his eyes connecting mine

“I was just cleaning up the place” I said and he walked past me, placing his briefcase on the bed, took off his suit and shoes and went straight to the bathroom though not seeming angry but he didn't say any word either. I did the cleaning a bit hurriedly and left his room. After discarding the waste, I made dinner and called for him and he came down, which made me wonder, he wants me out of his life, but still comes to eat when I call?. I watched as he took a spoonful and suddenly his countenance changed. He took about three more spoonfuls before leaving the table to his room. My face fell as the saw he ate nothing. He was still not talking to me. I heaved up and cleared the table before heading to my room, laying on my bed. My hand went to my pocket and I brought out the folded paper. Still not understanding at all what was written because of the words, I called Dr Jeremiah

“Hello Regina”

“Good evening Doctor, sorry for calling this late”

“Is something wrong, is Daniel okay?

“Ummmm no, Daniel's fine” I frowned. Why won't Daniel be okay I thought
“I need to see you about something?”

“Are you sure everything's okay?”

“Yes, it is. I'm just curious about it”

“Okay, sure”

I thanked him and hung up, staring blankly at the ceiling before sleep overtook me

The next day, the routine was same and I left for work not hearing from Daniel before leaving. I came back and soon he entered too. Days ed and and I noticed Daniel's loosing weight and for some reason getting pale. I tried talking to him but all he does is urge for a divorce and when I remained adamant he gave it a rest. But nevertheless, he still didn't give me the time of the day

The weekend came and I went over Dr Jeremiah's with the note

“Hello Regina” he greeted as soon as I got into the office, what was it you wanted to ask.

“I'ts about this, I brought out the note, before sitting. It has your signature on it, what is it about and why does it have Daniel's name on it?”

Dr Jeremiah froze when he saw the note. “Doctor?” I spoke when it seemed he wouldn't?

“I have to tell you something Regina?” my brows creased in confusion

“Is it about the note?”

“Yes” he nodded

kolaranking1:
ion know what to say

Why?

comelyJummy:
Nobody missed me here. Lilyjoe567 nice job kudos

You were missed oo, welcome

Thanks

EvaJael:
Sowi ma. I'm getting attached

Thanks sweetie