Country Plains & City Streets
Chapter 5: Lunch Date
Musa woke up and wore a bright light red sun dress, red sandals and her hair was tied up in a messy bun, she went outside and walked inside the Inn she works in, she decided to wait for Riven since she was 15 minutes early.
Riven wore a white long sleeved shirt, black pants and shoes, his hairs as normal as usual and the watch with his daughter's birth date. He headed to the elevator and pressed the 1 bottom to go down in the check in part of the Inn to wait for the music country girl, to his surprise she was waiting for him in the lobby.
"Well don't you look nice?"
"I thought you told me too look nice?"
"I guess I did, shall we get going?"
"I guess so"
They headed in the restaurant in the Inn.
"Table for two"
"Right this way sir"
"Here are the menus; today's lunch special is pork and turkey B.B.Q. sauce sandwich with green ice tea"
"I'll have the Cesar salad and water"
"Ok and what you, young lady?"
"The lunch special"
"Alright then, I'll be back with you food"
"So what was it that you wanted to tell me?"
"Well, as you already know I'm in the music business and…"
"Oh no, I am not going to become one ya'll fancy super stars and forget my family and friends, there is no way and no how you are getting me to sign a contract"
"Musa, please you have amazing talents, what are you afraid of?"
"Of people like you making me do stuff like the fact that I have to move away from my papa, from my home and friends, to go and live in the big city, all that leads to the fact that I am to do as I'm told, and I won't get to see my folks ever again"
"Musa that won't happen, what is it that you got here that you won't have in the city?"
"My farm, my animals, my papa, my friend Flora and especially love"
"Ok here are your foods"
"Darling do ya mind if you could give me bag so I can take this to go?"
"Of cores I'll be right back with the bag"
They both stood in silence until the waitress came back with the bag for Musa.
"Here is your bag, how about you sir?"
"I'll eat mines here thank you"
The waitress leaves and Musa stands up and leaves the money on the table for the food.
"Where are you going?"
"Home, away from you"
"Musa this is a big opportunity for you, are you going to let that slip away?"
"Yes because no opportunity is worth leaving those you love, good luck finding someone with talents that won't mind leaving their home"
Musa stomped off the Inn and headed home while Riven ate his food and went up to his room. When Musa got home she found her father on the floor not breathing.
"Daddy!"
Nothing happen, her father's face was blue, he wasn't breathing at all his pulse was week.
"Papa, please don't do this to me, you're all I got in mah life… please hold on daddy I'm calling for help"
Musa dialed 911
"911 what's the emergency?"
"Please send and ambulance my father ain't breathing"
"Ok miss calm down, where's the address?"
Um 45 Country Road, 16 Sunflower Street in Country Plains"
"Ok an ambulance is on its way, now I want you to listen to me very carefully"
"Ok"
"Tilt his head a little up so it looks like his head it's on a pillow"
"OK, now what?"
"Now open his mouth so air can go in"
"Ok, his breathing but only a little"
"Ok that's good, keep an eye on his pulse if it weakens you'll have to do CPR ok?"
"Ok I will"
"Now stay on the line with me until the ambulance arrives"
"Ok"
Not a moment too soon and the ambulance arrived and took Musa's father to the hospital, Musa called Flora and told he what happened, when she got to the hospital, Flora and her family were waiting for Musa.
"Oh Musa I'm so sorry" Flora went to embrace her sad friend
"Thanks for coming Flora; have they told you anything yet?"
"No, nothing at all"
Musa and Flora waited in the waiting room for a good half hour, and then the doctor finally came.
"Is my daddy ok?"
"He's fine, you're his daughter right?"
"Yes"
"Come there is something you need to know"
"Ok"
"I'll wait for you at your house is that ok?"
"Sure thing Flo and thank you for coming"
"No problem, see you in a few"
"See you"
"Musa, were you aware that you father was sick?"
"Yes he told me that it was because he stayed up late putting up the fair and he got a flue; he told me it was nothing serious, why? What's wrong with him?"
"Did he cough much?"
"Um yeah"
"Musa, my job is never easy do to the fact that I have to tell people like you the bad news about their loved ones"
"Doc, please tell me… what's wrong with mah papa?"
"Musa, he has lung cancer"
"Lung Cancer? But he quit smoking when mama died"
"You thought he quit smoking, but medical evidence proves that he's been smoking for the past 16 years"
"You can't be serious"
"I'm afraid I am he's in this room if you wish to speak with him"
"Yes I would love to speak with him" Musa was now mad, how could her father keep this away from her?
"How could you lie to me?"
"Musa I was only trying to protect you"
"Protect me? You think that me finding you on the floor not breathing giving me a panic attack is protecting? Daddy I thought we told each other everything"
"We still do honey"
"Then why you never told me that you were smoking for the past 16 years? Did you tell me that? No you did not, guess who told me?"
"The Doctor"
"Yes, and what pisses me off the most is that I heard it from someone else, not from you, if mama where she'd be ashamed of you"
"I know and I'm sorry"
"What stage is it" she said ignoring her father's apology
"What?"
"The cancer on what stage is it?"
"The final stage" he sighed
"THE FINAL STAGE? Daddy why, why do you do this to yourself?"
"Musa I didn't want to worry you, that's all"
"There more you hide the more I worry"
"Excuse me Musa, but visiting hours are over, but you can come by tomorrow"
"Fine and daddy?"
"Yes?"
"I hope that's the only thing you kept from me, cause if it ain't I'm going to be pretty Mad!"
"I Promise Darling"
Musa went to her place to find Flora attending her small flowers.
"Oh Musa, what's the news?"
Musa's eyes started to water "Daddy has stage 5 Lung Cancer"
"Oh Sweetie I'm so sorry, but how? I never saw your father smoke"
"Me either, but I guess that whenever I wasn't around he would grab the opportunity"
"Come inside, I'll make some smoothies"
"Ok"
Musa sat on her couch just thinking of way she could try and pay for the treatment, but she also knew that she couldn't afford it, no matter how many fu raiser she could run, plus her check doesn't cover it either, she had no way to pay for her father's medical bill, the that's when it hit her, she still had Riven's card, she didn't knew if should call him or find another way to pay for the bill, she snapped back to reality when Flora hand her the smoothie.
"Is something bothering ya Musa?"
"Yes, do you remember seeing a very well dressed man at the fair?"
"Yes why?"
"Well he's Music Producer and he offered me a record deal, but I said no since becoming a big celebrity means leaving everything you know and love behind, I just couldn't risk it, but now this happened with daddy and I… I just can't figure out another way to pay for his medical bill… Flo what do ya think I should do?"
"Musa, that's not up to me… what does your heart tell you?"
"That I should take the risk"
"Then do it"
"You sure?"
"Don't ask me that question, ask it yourself"
"Ok…"
Musa diald Riven's number and he picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hey Riven… It's ah me, Musa"
"Aah, so what made you change your mind?"
"We can talk about that tomorrow; just meet me at the entrance of Sunflower Street at 10 am got it?"
"Sure… see you tomorrow"
AN: WOO another chap done, hey guys check out my other story '31 Nights of Haunting' I know 4 stories is too much work but I could not resist since it's October…so hope u guys get a chance to read it, anyways thnx for the support, I just LOVE YOU GUYS… YOU GUYS INSPIRE SO MUCH!