Chapter 36: You left me too, Grandpa?
"Tyson, thanks, I think this will be useful in establishing my new business," The dealer was glad with the plans Tyson has put up and Tyson was thankful that he was glad. Tyson looked at other files and began studying them. He held his pen in mouth, and leaned, peered over the papers carefully. It looked like his sight was weakening. Nonetheless, Tyson wasn't interested in wearing spectacles. After an hour, he was becoming dizzy, so he decided to take a break and stood up from his chair. He lowered the temperature of his room a little and glanced out. It was a hot summer afternoon, for sure.
"Wonder how the kids in that school tolerate the heat," He thought as he looked up at the kids playing some game in a far opposite school building. He pulled the curtain as he lighted his cigarette and went inside the washroom to smoke for a while,
He came out after full ten minutes and looked over the table. "Fuck those files," he cursed,
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He purchased some chicken and vegetables on his way. He was tired ordering food daily for himself. He had to prepare the meals for Grandpa anyway, so he thought he'd do himself a favor too today. He felt disgusted doing this. This was supposed to be Ray's duty but they left him anyway. It's been for than a month since then. He was sorta getting used to the works.
He bought some sauce and chilly too.
When he reached his home, he checked for Grandpa who was lying asleep.
"Good, I will prepare his light meals first," Tyson mumbled first. He went in the kitchen, arranged the things and carefully prepared a light chicken soup with less spices. He was perfect making it, but somehow he felt his skills deteriorating. Under-confident.
He was still dressed in his sweaty formal shirt and tight jeans. He had no time changing it. He craved a hot shower right now but he calmed his nerves. He woke up Grandpa gently,
"Tyson, you came?" Grandpa woke and gave a smile to him,
"Yeah, half an hour back, you're sleeping so I thought not to disturb you." Tyson smiled back, "Have this soup," Tyson showed the soup bowl which smelt fine.
"Thanks," Grandpa smiled, "You go and get freshen up, I will have myself,"
"Yeah." Tyson looked for another bowl on the table and it was empty, "How was the vegetable soup in the afternoon?" Tyson asked,
"It was nice," Grandpa said with grin,
"Sorry, you'd to eat it cold in lunch. I prepared it hurriedly in morning hours along with steak for breakfast," Tyson sighed,
"It's okay, dude," Gramps patted on Tyson,
"No, it's not. I eat fresh ordered food in my cabin, you eat morning prepared meals. I just wish if I could visit you in afternoon but damn, this job…"
"Never leave this job." Gramps said sternly, "I'm fine,"
"Gramps…" Tyson looked pitifully at the old man. His face was full of wrinkles, yet that light on his face was there. He looked pale and really worn out, "I don't know why they all left me. They promised you they'd never leave but that promise's validity have ended now," Tyson said,
"Let them go. You're enough for me," Gramps said,
"If Ray was there, he would have given you perfect and much better meals. Sorry, I couldn't do it with much perfection," Tyson said,
"Tyson, I'm fine. I'm not so dependent on others. If I were a little better, I could have cooked for myself," Gramps said,
"You will be fine, we have an appointment next weekend, so I will take you to hospital," Tyson said,
"Yeah,"
"Oh, you had your medicines?"
"Yeah dude," Gramps sighed tiredly.
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Tyson went to his room, immediately showered, poured air-freshener in his room, vacuumed his room and lied down for half an hour, completely exhausted. His tummy was complaining but he'd no courage to prepare something for himself. He took out his phone and ordered fried rice. Something new.
His food arrived in fifteen minutes and he devoured them. After a nap of two hours, he woke. It was nine. The sky was dark black. He woke and yawned. He went downstairs and checked for Grandpa who was watching some TV show, "You still awake?'' Tyson asked,
"Yeah, you'd your nap?"
"Yeah, just woke up," Tyson headed to kitchen and cleaned the utensils and prepared his late meals. There was still lot more chicken soup for Grandpa. Tyson was done and strangely, he wasn't even tired.
He called Hilary as he rested on the couch in Gramps' room. "Hey,"
"What you doing?" Hilary asked,
"Missing you," Tyson laughed,
"I see" Hilary said with sarcasm,
"Just woke up after nap and was preparing meals, so a little tired," Tyson said,
"Hmm, they didn't do it right leaving you. What have you planned for Championships?" Hilary asked,
"Nothing yet, I'm auto-registered. I will talk to Mr. D, tomorrow. I will anyway have a few matches, might be 2-3. I will take leave during those says," Tyson said,
"Your company will give?"
"Yeah, I never asked any leaves till now," Tyson said confidently.
"Good good. Hey, I wanted to tell you something," Hilary said,
"What?"
"You fought your last battle against Nyhan, right?" Hilary said,
"I know he's your Ryan's beloved brother," Tyson said,
"How did YOU know!"
"He said me in midst of the battle," Tyson shrugged,
"And I thought to surprise you," Hilary replied mundanely.
"Well…how's your Doctor life going on?"
"Fine, I'd to deal with all those ones who come. One thing. I'm not sure if you will answer this straightforwardly but, do you think is Nyhan a good guy?"
Tyson raised an eyebrow, "Why are you interested?"
"Not me, someone else." Hilary shot,
"Well, I think he's a nice guy. I talked him sometime back and he asked me to look for a job for him as an accountant." Tyson said,
"You guys got befriended also?" Hilary asked in surprise,
"Yep, I tried for him and my company manager agreed too, but Nyhan wasn't satisfied with the pay so he backed off." Tyson said,
"Then?"
"Then what, I couldn't do anything in that. But personally, I think that the pay was really fine." Tyson said in a shushed tone,
"Well… he lives here currently, somewhere around in Austin, He's around here for some time in Florida and..."
"And?"
"And nothing. Talk to you later, bye!" Hilary hung up.
"Crazy girl," Tyson laughed halfheartedly, it seemed that someone was calling her.
"How's home-girl?" Gramps asked,
"Crazier than before," Tyson answered,
"Asked about me,"
"Yeah," Tyson lied subconsciously as he checked news of Championships of this year. He texted Mr. D that he will be meeting to discuss something important tomorrow. Tyson glanced at his watch as he checked the time. Quarter to eleven.
Grandpa smiled at Tyson simply and Tyson caught the sight. "What is it?" he asked,
"Nothing, I'm just happy for you," Grandpa said with a sad smile,
"Huh,"
"You used to be so care-free, playing with beyblade 24 hours, escaping home errands. Through years, you've changed. Changed to someone better, very finer person." Grandpa smiled.
"Grandpa…" Tyson mumbled softly and stood up and hugged him, "I'm okay, I am going to sleep, good night," Tyson bid him good night as he checked if the medicines, water bottle, alarm clock was well there on their appropriate places beside Grandpa, so that he find his tasks easy to be done.
Grandpa was contended with Tyson. The little kiddo Tyson who used to wear that small cap and play all his day beyblading with the street kids, escape home errands, escape kendo-ing, who would be cheerful on the top of his needs, is now changed, grown into a young man, with well-built up, living his life comfortably and taking care of him as well. He just wished if Tyson could end up his worries and bring a granddaughter-in-law for him.
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"Yep, Nyhan," Tyson talked as he changed his bed sheets,
"Sorry, I almost forgot to talk to you. Actually my mom didn't agree for that job when I said her about it, so I'd to leave," Nyhan said,
"No problem," he sighed, "Take care. I will talk to you later; have to go to sleep," He thumped onto his bed and fell into a slumber.
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Ashlene dropped Ellie to school a little late today. Ellie was a little discomfit so Ashlene spoke to her headmistress and let Ellie's nerves calmed down. She herself was late. Strangely, Raul offered her to drop them and she agreed without a second thought. She was staring out of the window to the long queue of trees while Raul drove,
"So, you are quiet today." Raul mentioned,
"Hmm, feeling lil dull," she said, still not eyeing him,
"How many months more left for your entrance tests?" he asked him as he took a smooth turn,
"A few weeks," she mentioned, "I've already taken seven years for a six year course, a year wasted," Ashlene mentioned,
"Yeah, you mentioned once. It was second year, right?" Raul asked,
"Yeah, you remembered," she raised an eyebrow,
"Yeah,"
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Ashlene waved her hand for an adieu and strode inside the hospital, getting fresh in her cabin. She opened the curtains and let the soft sunshine pave in. She was a little worried about today since she was already told that she would be having few cases heavier. She exactly didn't decipher what Dr. James intended to say but she nodded. And like she was said, she had almost twenty patients in one hour and the nurse was changed to add to her tedious state. She wasn't exactly cooperative and Ashlene wasn't in the mood to shout at her to do her duties properly. She pitied the newbie nurse.
She cut at least five calls of Julia during that hour and as she got a break of few minutes, she called back Julia,
"Ashlene, if you're early, please bring some chicken from near your hospital," Julia said,
"I will," Ashlene said and immediately hung the phone. The rest of the hours had flooded her with patients and she was getting frustrated and she had a hard time keeping her temper in check.
Hell, why the entire city had to fall ill today!
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The weakened arrived, and as soon as Tyson got free after returning on Friday, he took Grandpa to hospital. Already, Grandpa had intense coughing and pneumonia like conditions. He scolded Grandpa for hiding it from him but he immediately booked a cab and took Grandpa along with his ongoing medicines course and previous prescriptions and reports.
"Grandpa, please hold on!" Tyson panicked as blood came out due to coughing from Grandpa's mouth. Tyson cleaned the blood with tissue papers and held polythene for him as he was almost nauseating.
Grandpa's coughs intensified and Tyson yelled at the driver to drive faster. Grandpa began to feel dizzy and he felt everything whirling and he was getting giddy. He felt unconscious and fell on the seat. Tyson yelped in panic.
"Grandpa!"
They reached to the hospital within the next minute and Tyson strode out and the emergency stretchers came near the cab. They placed Grandpa on it and took him to emergency ward. The hospital was the largest one of Tokyo. It took them five minutes to cross the parking arena, and cross the ground to reach in the quarters.
Tyson waited impatiently outside plodding around in fear and worry. The doctors inside put him an oxygen mask and were taking x-rays of lungs. Tyson tried comprehending what was wrong through the glass doors but he couldn't understand anything. One of the doctors gave him cardiac shock as well. Tyson hitched at the scene and was almost on the verge of crying.
He was feeling unhealthily perturbed and convulsing at the sights. A few minutes later, one of the masked doctor came out and looked at him,
"Is he your Grandfather?" he asked,
"Yeah, what happened to him, Doc?" Tyson asked curiously,
"He has been deranged with CO2 narcosis; it's an intense, severe condition of dyspnea, also called breathlessness,"
"Will he be okay?" Tyson asked,
"We are trying but it's been almost eight hours since he got in CO2 narcosis, he's half gone in coma, already," The Surgeon said sympathetically, "I think he vomited a few minutes back?"
"Yeah," Tyson stood petrified and half dead, his body stilled,
"If you'd have brought him few minutes back, we might have prevented him from going in coma by anti-nauseating treatment, but that vomiting affected his brain centers right that moment and he went in coma, though not completely,"
"What…? Tyson was huffing in trauma,
"I'm going to call another consultant to hear what he has to say, while they are trying to get him conscious. We are trying but honestly, I don't think he will come out of coma," The surgeon patted Tyson and left in other direction.
Tyson thumped involuntarily on the bench and stared in the space, his eyes staring horrifically and his inside aghast.
No… How can this happen... Grandpa…he couldn't leave me. He was laughing and talking to me just few hours back. Then suddenly how did this happen? How… Grandpa couldn't go in coma. How will I live without him?
Tyson stared through the glass doors and stood there for hours.
The consultant came out along with the previous Surgeon,
"Doctor?" Tyson stood,
"Look Tyson, don't get this hard, but Grandpa has gone into coma. It may take a week or probably few months for him to get consciousness. He's not dead but he can't hear you," The consultant explained,
"Oh," Tyson nodded.
"Take care," They patted him and left for another case,
Tyson went in the ICU and looked at his grandpa. He looked so fragile and feeble. But he seemed to be sleeping peacefully, he wasn't coughing that harshly, he wasn't vomiting out blood. He seemed to be like in deep slumber.
"You left me too, Grandpa?" Tyson asked,
Silently through all the years
My heart aches 'cause you're not here
Took for granted you'd be there
I never showed I cared
All the time could never heal
What I've lost and what I feel
You were taken far away
And now it's just too late
And fate has sealed my destiny
He wiped few rapidly rolling tears and sniffed. "But you have to come back, Gramps, you can't leave me," he whined and stood pitifully,
"Tyson, Grandpa can't hear you," The doctor said him. He nodded and left the ward.
Sadness cuts my heart so deep
What a life it could've been
By myself in disbelief with misery and grief
This never was supposed to be
A/N: I'm firstly, hugely sorry for the so delayed update but I was busy a whole lot during these days, also my Microsoft Doc is continually showing "Not responding", and that was irritating a lot. Please forgive me. So here is the chapter. I've lost Hilary's part of next Flashback, so I've to type it again.
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