Loving the Playboy 6

CHAPTER SIX

Crystal hurried after the nurse who led the way to her mum's room...once at the door she mumbled her thanks and took a moment to collect herself before entering the room....

Still she was'n't prepared for the sight that greeted her ...a sob escaped her throat as she took in her mum's pale and fragile form.... What could she do to turn back the wheels of time to a month earlier... Even a week earlier would be fine with her but not this.

She quietly approached the bed and sat beside her mum taking her both hands in her own...

"mum..." she whispered brokenly

Her mum's eyes fluttered open at the sound of her voice "Crystal" her mum smiled weakly

"How are you feeling?" Crystal asked squeezing her hand

"a little bit weak, but don't worry I will be fine. How are you?" her mum said reaching out her hand to Crystal and her dad who had been silent the whole time. The family prayed for healing together as her mum drifted back to sleep.

This was so hard... Crystal thought as she watched her mum's sleeping form. She could'n't bring herself to leave just yet. Seeing her once carefree mum looking so helpless was hard on her.

Crystal's mum had already been booked for surgery in two weeks time and there was absolutely no way she would be going back to work with the situation at hand. Thankfully she had asked for some time off and with the influence Kelly had it was easily granted. Her phone vibrated..

"hello" she answered 

"Crystal how are you?" David asked in a concerned tone

After a moment of silence she answered "am okay... Just a little bit scared.. Ohhh David! What if something bad happens to her? I don't think I can handle it.." her voice broke a little at the end

"no Crys.. Don't say that. Your mum will be fine" he reassured her

"I hope so... I will talk to you later, the doctor is here"

"I will call you... Do take care" David spent some minutes after the call had ended staring at his phone. He hated to see her in any kind of pain. But no matter how wealthy he was, he couldn't take care of all her pain. How he wished he could do just that.. No he wished he could tell her how he felt about her.

He smiled remembering the first time she had walked into their office with her head held up high. He couldn't take his eyes off her that day neither had he taken his eyes off her now. sadly the feeling wasn't mutual and nothing hurt more than unrequited love. But then he would rather stay close to her as a friend than be away from her entirely.

.......

A lone tear rolled down Crystal cheek as her mum was being wheeled to the theatre... "please come back to us mum" she whispered as she gently squeezed her mum's hand

Crystal paced the few hours her mum spent in surgery, she admired the calm facade her dad was pulling off but knew that he was in a lot of turmoil on the inside. By the time her mum was wheeled back to her room, she was already a nervous wreck... The only thing that seem to calm her down was the fact that her mum was still breathing although still in a critical condition and David's comforting presence with her.

.........

Mrs Jason was unconscious the three days following her surgery... She woke up on the third day to the relief of her husband and daughter. She was to start chemotherapy the next day and Crystal could only hope that she would be one of the few cancer survivors. She didn't want to lose hope because losing hope meant she had given up which in turn meant watching her mum die and she wasn't ready to do so yet.

With nothing left to do, Crystal spent her days at either the hospital or the house. When she was neither at both, she could be found at somewhere quiet praying for her mum. So far her mum was doing well but Crystal didn't want to get her hopes up too much.

Little by little colour started returning to Mrs Jason cheeks and Crystal couldn't help but feel that her mum was showing signs of recovery. She wondered if it was just her imagination.

As soon as she got home from the hospital, Crystal stopped by her dad's room..

"hi dad" she greeted cautiously entering the room

"Crystal how are you"

"am fine" carefully choosing her next words she continued "dad, don't you think mum is looking a bit healthier than before"

"yea, I think so...I didn't want to raise your hopes up so I decided not to tell you..."

"am glad you noticed it too because I was starting to think it was just my imagination"

"no its not" her dad said smiling softly at her

"okay then, I will just head to my room" Crys said feeling a little more hopeful than she had felt these past few days.

A/N; Hey lovelies, here's another chapter for you. Hope you are enjoying this story so far.. Next chap will be up on Wednesday

Happy reading😍