Episode 27
âMr Dapo, Iâm very sorry, your mum is in a very critical condition. She has shortage of blood, and that was what caused the collapse. She is unconscious as we speak.
Her condition has gotten really worse.â The doctor explained.
âWhat is the way forward now, doctor?!â I asked the doctor.
I was covered in sweats, Moji stood behind me as I talked to the doctor.
I even thought the doctor would tell her to
excuse us, but he didnât say that. âShe needs blood transfusion urgently, and sheâs O-positive. Right now, we donât have any blood that is O-positive in our blood banks.
So right now, the only solution is a donor, and we have limited time. But itâs good you are here. We really hope you
are O-positive.â
My eyes were clouded with tears. I had a blood test when I wanted to resume school. I had been tested to be AB.
I am a student of microbiology, I know the implication of what the
doctor said. There are four blood groups: A, B, AB and O.
âABâ is referred to as âuniversal recipientâ, because it can take
blood from any of the other groups. âOâ is the âuniversal donorâ because it can donate blood to any of the other
groups, but the problem is that it can only get blood from âOâ.
Blood from any other group entering into the system will
only result in clumping of antibodies, agglutination, then
death wonât be evitable.
I was so sad, as I cried bitterly. âWhere exactly am I going to get someone that has the âOâ group, my mum has just a
short while left.â I thought to myself.
I answered the doctorâs question, now I couldnât control my tears. âDoctor, Iâm not O, Iâm AB.â I cried bitterly. Suddenly. I heard a voice behind me.
âDapo donât worry, they can get the blood from me, Iâm O- positiveâ.
The voice sounded like Mojiâs but I didnât believe it.
I turned back and it was really her. I didnât believe it, I had mixed feelings.
Iâm happy, at the same time Sad. Happy that
we finally got a donor. Sad about my mothers case.
âAlright madam, we donât have much time left. Please come with me for confirmatory test.â The doctor said to Moji.
âIâll be right back dapo. Just calm down okay, everything will be fine.â Moji said, and she followed the doctor for the test. I
didnât alter a word, because I was dumbfounded.
I didnât know what to say exactly.
âHow can someone be so nice?
What have I done to deserve all the kind gestures? How on earth am I going to repay Moji for everything she has done
for me?â
I started thinking about her but I stopped, and
started praying for my mumâs wellbeing.
Moji came back after 20 minutes holding an Apple and a can
of Malt. She sat close to me and kept comforting me, telling
me to calm down. The doctor came out too. âCongratulations
Mr Dapo. The blood is perfect, and we have the blood already. As a matter of fact, the blood transfusion is going
on already.â I was so happy, I hugged Moji immediately.
I was so happy that I held her so tight. She was very happy too.
The doctor was smiling. âIf I may ask, who is she?â The doctor asked. âMy blood sister, I answered.â Moji laughed. â
Why are you laughing now, the same blood flowing through your veins is the one flowing through my mumâs right now.â[/b] I
said, The doctor laughed as well as Moji. âDoctor donât mind
him, Iâm his friend, we are in the same department in
school.â Moji answered. âFriend? Are you sure you guys are not dating?â The doctor asked Moji, but I took over to
answer the question. âSir we are very close, in fact, we are
like brothers and sisters. Thatâs what people think when they see usâ. As I was talking, Moji kept nodding her head in
agreement. âYou guys must be really close for you to come with him from school, talk less of donating blood to his mumâ. The doctor said.
Moji changed the topic. âDoctor.
Please can we see mummy now?â Moji asked. âNo please, she is yet to gain
consciousness, but in the next two hours, we believe everything will be fine.
But in this hospital, we save dying
people first before demanding money. Because we know
that life is like an egg.
And is priceless. So please, you guys
should go and bring money to settle the bills, for the drugs and injections administered to herâ. I was really baffled as I
didnât even know where to get that from. Moji broke the silence. âHow much is the bill?â Moji asked. âItâs 30,000 Naira
maâ The doctor replied. I was so sad as I didnât have that
money.
Neither did my mum. Everyone knows that in St Peters hospital, the prices are not negotiable, and if you fail
to pay, asides the fact that the patient wonât be discharged on time, you will have to pay extra money.
Moji stood up, and went out of the office. I didnât know where she was
heading, so I followed her to see where she was going. . .
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