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Chapter 53 The diagnosis

DS FASHION HOUSE, LOS ANGELES.

Maureen gasped loudly as she stared around. “Oh my goodness! You didn’t tell me Darby’s space was this huge. I am so proud of my girl. She made the right decision running far away from you all. You would have only killed every dream she must have had.”

Gulping hard, Emma held onto her chest as the pain struck her again. She was trying hard to follow Maureen’s discussion, but her body and brain seem to be uncooperative.

“Are you okay?” Maureen asked holding Emma by the arm when she noticed the paleness on her face.

She nodded hurriedly. “I’m very fine, Maureen. I guess I am just tired from the lack of sleep.”

“I think you are just nervous to see Darby again. I can assure you she would listen to what we have to say now that I am here. She also needs to see you differently. Don’t worry it will be fine.” She assured.

Jenna stood up to greet both women as they walked in. “Good afternoon, ma’am’s. What would you like to get from us today?”

“Thanks darling, we are here to see Darby.” Maureen replied.

“What is your name, ma’am?” Jenna asked picking up the phone to call Darby.

“Tell her aunt Maureen is here to see her.” She said.

The call lasted for a few seconds and Jenna ushered them in. Darby had hurried out of her office to see the only woman who had chosen to love her despite the circumstances surrounding her birth. The woman who isn’t much of a blood relative and had shown her the true feeling of affection.

“Aunt Maureen!” Darby bellowed tearfully as she pulled the older woman into a hug.

Maureen wrapped her arms around her tightly. “My girl! You are so big now that I can hardly recognize you.”

Darby sniffed as she released her from the embrace. “You haven’t aged one bit. It’s so nice to see you again. How did you get here?” She asked but paused when her eyes landed on Emma. “I see.” She mumbled.

Looking back at Emma, Maureen motioned for her to come closer. “I know this is impromptu, Darby. But I really need to talk to you with your mother being present.”

Darby exhaled, she couldn’t say no to her aunt. Not after missing her for years, but she lacked the courage to reach out to her after running off without trace like that.

“I’m only allowing this because it’s you, aunt.” She said.

“And I am grateful for the honor.” Maureen replied.

“Come with me, please.” Darby invited as she ushered them into her office. Her eyes landed on her mother briefly and she noticed how pale she was turning. However she didn’t say anything and sat down. “What would you like to have?”

“Please don’t bother. We are fine this way. Why didn’t you reach out to me, Darby? Why did you run off like that while pregnant?” Maureen asked.

Darby heaved a sigh. “I didn’t mean to aunt. They were planning to force me to abort the child after accusing me of sleeping around.” She said glancing at Emma. “I felt like coming to you would only keep me trapped. You wouldn’t have been able to fight them off and eventually release me to them. To save myself and child I had to run, aunt. And I am glad I did.”

“You did the right thing. How is your child?” She asked.

“He is amazing. Sinclair is his name.” Darby replied with pride.

“I would love to meet him soon.” Maureen said. “I don’t want to waste too much of our time. I am here because I thought it’s important to have the discussion with you. First, I need to ask why you think it’s okay to accommodate Noah’s excesses despite Emma’s warning?”

Darby had a confused look on her face. “What are you talking about?”

Emma coughed lightly. “Zac. Didn’t you send your boyfriend over to pay Noah and Abigail off? I heard Abigail had come here to cause some uproar. I was hoping you would call the cops, instead you had them given money.”

“Noah is an unrelenting pest, Darby. He would do whatever it takes to keep taking from you till you reach your exhaustion point. You could have given him a penny. Why would you let go of a whooping sum of fifty thousand dollars? He is my brother but even I would never give him such room. He would squander the money and return to constitute nuisance to request for more.” Maureen chipped in.

Darby gulped hard as she was at a cross road at their words. Nothing seem to make sense in everything they were saying. Zac didn’t tell her anything about meeting with her family and even going to the extent to give them such huge amount of money.

Maureen exchanged a glance with Emma as she stared at Darby again. The confusion on her face was evident. “Didn’t you know about this?”

She waved a hand, “I am like in complete darkness at what you are saying right now. Because why would I in my right senses take my hard earned money and give it to those undeserving lots? I don’t owe anyone of you anything. Even though Abigail had come here to harass and threaten me, I didn’t let it get to me because I know she is just a toothless dog seeking for attention. Why would I let myself off to them easily like that? What the fuck did Zac just do?”

“I’m so sorry about this, Darby. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have come here in the first place. As your mother I should have been able to protect you, but I am obviously handicapped in this situation. I’m so sorry.” Emma pleaded her voice turning low.

“I need you to forgive, your mother, Darby. You don’t have to accept her into your arms fully. I just want you to let go of all the grudges you might be holding against her, please.” Maureen added.

Just as Darby attempted to say something, Emma collapsed right out of the chair to the ground.

“Emma!” Maureen yelled as she rushed towards her.

Darby was clueless as to what to do and it took her a few seconds to realize that she needed to call 911. Dialing the emergency line, she rolled out her address hurriedly before hanging up. Darby rushed out to call her assistants for help in carrying Emma. 911 arrived in no time and she was taken to the nearest hospital, while Darby and Maureen drive in the former car as they followed the ambulance. The doctor that attended to Emma didn’t come until about twenty minutes later.

“Who is the guardian?” The doctor asked as he stepped out of the room.

“The both of us.” Maureen replied.

“Ok, do you know of her diagnosis?” He asked.

Maureen nodded. “I know she has been missing out on her medication as of late due to her frequent loss of consciousness.”

“What do you mean?” Darby asked.

“The patient has vasovagal syncope, in simple terms she has a condition that results in fainting. It doesn’t really get that serious. However, there are signs of multiple episodes of fainting in her case which she has been placed on medications for. But from the tests carried out, she hasn’t been taking her medications. And if care isn’t taken it can lead to unexpected death if she faints in the wrongest of places.” The doctor explained.

Darby gasped out. “Is there anything to be done?”

“The only thing to do is her getting back to using her medication. You can collect the prescription from the receptionist when you are leaving. She would be discharged in an hour. Please excuse me.” He smiled tightly before walking away.

“Did you know about this? I have known her to be always healthy, what went wrong?” Darby asked her aunt.

Maureen sighed tiredly. “She was diagnosed with it a year and half ago. Thankfully Abigail was still in her right state of mind and thought to inform me of her incessant fainting. We went to the hospital and they told us she would be experiencing it more due to intense pain and emotion that she has been subjected to. The person behind her pain is no other than Noah, his atrocities had Emma in stitches. She began to regret her decisions from then on and cried every night hoping to find you and seek for forgiveness. Her first set of medication was gotten by me as Noah refused to play part in her recovery, and he also never stopped beating her. I knew something wasn’t right when her words kept fading on the phone. She hasn’t been fainting for a while because of the drugs. No wonder she was incessantly searching for a job, no matter how much I asked her. She never says anything.”

Darby bit hard on her lower lip. “Was that why she came to look for me? So I can help her?”

“You must have been her last hope. She would never have come to you because of the guilt she felt. Also I think she wanted to warn you of Noah.” Tears lingered in Darby’s eyes. Maureen pulled her into a tight hug. “This isn’t your fault baby, don’t ever let it cross your mind. This is karma at work. As much as it hurts to say, it’s the truth. It’s okay.” The older woman consoled.

The both of them stood on the spot, embracing their flaws and bad decisions.Material © NôvelDrama.Org.