Chapter 10

I asked doctor Albert what was the favour he wanted to ask of me, he felt reluctant to speak at first but I persuaded him to feel free to ask me for anything, if it is within my power to do from him, I will gladly do it.
"Common doctor Albert,you are free to discuss anything with me, just go ahead." I uttered.
"Can you go on a date with me"
I was not really expecting to hear that from him, but I? am not surprised either, I am Avery pretty lady and any guy would love to go on a date with me, it was not awkward and it has not really that bad for him to also feel the same way since he is a young man that have blood running through his veins.
I looked at him, I did not know what to tell him, in as much as I would not love to turn him down not make him feel bad and rejected I needed to be careful because I do not want to send a wrong signal or make it look I want a relationship or something serious , I need to be very careful and thread with caution.
"Is that the favour that seem difficult for you task me?" I asked him with a smile on my face.
"Yeah, because I do not know if you would accept to oblige me the priveledge of going on a date with you or if you would turn me down" He said looking directly into my eyes.
I looked away from him trying to avoid a direct contact but maintained the smiles on face, I did not want him to feel bad.
"Its okay doctor, I would not turn you down, I will go on a date with you." I told him.
I could see the excitement in his face, he felt like one who met his Cinderella, I was glad a mde him smile, after all life is too short to make people unhappy.
"Thank you Erica." He said to me holding my left hand.
I felt that warmt again, the warmth I felt the previous time he held my hand, I was almost moved by that warmt, I felt he should not take him hand off my hand.
"So telle, what date are going on,lunch date, dinner date or?" O asked him, trying to distract the moment.
"Anyone that is okay by you, is equally fine by me also." He answered.
"No doctor,you have to be specific, let me know the kind of date you want ,so that I would know how to prepare myself for it." I said to him.
"Can you be able to go on dinner date with me?" He said.
"Sure,why not." I responded.
"You know coupled with everything that is going around you, I would not want you tofell bad ,I just hope I not asking for too much?" He added.
I could understand why he is being skeptical about me and worried that I might turn down his dinner date offer. It would not really be easy for anyone that has experienced what I did in in the past two days to be able to be in the right state of mind to go for a date, but then I have already made up of mid to face life and k be away from the things that will want to wail me down. So I have to accept his date offer and use it as an opportunity to unwind a little, to be a little bit far from my worries, to get my sanity back , skbtgst I can think less of my problems.
"That is okay, it is not and idea to go on a date with you doctor, it is fine by me." I told him with a smile on my face.
"Thank you once again, let make it a dinner date then." He said when he became convinced byhat it is okay focus to go out on a date.
"No problem, so what time for the dinner and venue?" I asked him, after waiting for some minutes for him to add that, but since he did not , I had to ask him myself.
"Oh sorry, I forgot about that, it is seven pm tonight, at rock view restaurant, I hope the time and venue is okay by you, if not, we can always change it to suite your taste and preference.
"The time is okay, but for the venue I think I would be needing a GPS for me to locate the place, because I have not being to that particular restaurant before." I told him and we both laughed.
After I spent some time with doctor Albert in his office, I went back to my dads bed to be with him before going back home. I decided to call my uncle since it has been a while since I last heard from him, after left the hospital the previous day he has not called me nor visited to check up on my dad.?
The nurse that recognized me earlier,came in to check my dads blood pressure and other necessary information. We both exchanged pleasantries,she seemed nice and I asked to collect her cell phone number so that I could speak with her anytime I wish to. I layer got to find out that her is Ella. The person that picked the intercom when I called last night.
"Hello uncle, good day" I greeted as he answered his phone.
"Hi Erica, how are you doing today?" He inquired.
"I am a lot better today than yesterday," I replied.
I was really better today than the previous day. I guess time heals every wound. I was gradually healing from the emotional trauma this past incident has caused me, and? was glad for my fast healing.
"Well, that is good to hear," He replied.
ANTHONIOS POV
Hearing from Erica made feel guilty, but I shrugged the guilty of my heart, I am surprised and worried at the same time, as she moving on so fast, since she did not get involved in the accident as I planned, I really thought the trauma of losing her parents was going to pull her down and keep her incapacitated, bit I was wrong.
She is moving on so fast and I wondered what could be making her heal so fast from this traumatic experience.
I know she had no boyfriend nor lover that could make her heal this fast, she has always been a child that was very close to her parents and had everything done for her by her parents, I did not expect her to start living her usual sweet life and moving on quickly.
I think Erica is going to be a threat to me from achieving everything I have planned out but I will not let that be. I have to stop her, luckily she will be traveling to face her studies in her new school abroad and everything will be left in my care.
Then another worry I have is having to bring a man as her husband and they will take everything from me. I hope she does not bring any man home to her father. I hope she remains in unmarried , it will be alot easier to take everything away from her than when she is married, I would not know the kind of man she might end up with, she might end up with someone who is smart, bad or someone who might detect that my intentions towards Erica is not genuine. I became so worried, I needed to do something about this and very fast too.
From Ericas voice it was obvious she was really excited , but I can not figure out what her excitement was about. I didnt even remember to ask her how her dad was doing. Probably he had woken up and felt well again, but How cnthstveveb be possible because the doctor told us he will be spending quite some months on the sick bed and even when he is is finally discharged from the hospital , he will still be needing some time to recover quickly but he will never be his old self.
The doctor had earlier told Erica and I that the recovery process of the accident her dad had will take some time to be completely over. And that a lot of things will change about him.
I had wanted to call Erica back and ask her about the situation with her dad, but I decided against it. I needed to go there myself and find out what actually is going on there, I did not want to be acting and thinking on hearsay. I took up the glass of Brandy I was drinking and gulped the remaining content into my mouth and headed to the hospital. I need to see things for myself so that I can launch my next plan and line of action.