Chapter Thirty Nine
After waking up I thought that healing would take a long time but to my and my doctor's surprise I was healing at a first pace, chemotherapy didn't thrash me like before and am so glad about it. It could never be easy but I was willing to go through it after seeing everyone I love support me through it all.
When Gale died everyone last saw me during his funeral and after that I disappeared from people, I got trapped in my own darkness not realising that my actions made them so worried about me.
Though am not sure about who leaked news about am at least happy that every one is here especially mother Pauline, I had never thought that Mr Rogers could seat in a crappy chair all night just to watch over me.
Being given this much care made want to stay sick for a while longer but that's not how things work, I need to get back on my feet soon. Every time Jennifer visited she told me so may stories about the law world making me miss my job so much.
But in all this I was so surprised by one person, she knocked on the room door and Maggie opened for her. I sat in silence my eyes on the elegant woman in the door way, if all people I least expected her but now she is here it's not like am going to send her away.
"Excuse us Maggie " I said softly and Maggie nodded, she walked over to where she was sitting a while ago and took her handbag.
" I go get us lunch " she replied and I smiled at her as she left. Finally out of sight my gaze moved back to Sarah who was standing in the door way, no matter how hard the screws in my head turned I couldn't decipher why she had come.
"How are you doing ?" Sarah asked softly as she took a step in the room. My gaze on her became weird as I tried to hide my shock, this woman never liked me but then why do things feel different and he is asking such a caring question.
" Am okay " Was all I could say as I leaned back against the pillows, I don't know why but I was finding this so funny that all I wanted to do right now was laugh.
But I didn't, my lips just curled in to a small smile. It had never occurred to me that I would be facing Sarah Hilton like this and we won't be fighting well to be sincere I would never say much but still...
She was doing her best to not look at me, her body language showed how uncomfortable she was and well let's say am in no mood to make things difficult for her especially now.
"Have a seat " I said pointing to the chair that Maggie was sitting on earlier, I don't know what she wanted to say but I would listen no matter what after all she's the mother of my late husband.
"No, I won't be staying. I had just come to see how you're " she replied softly and I smiled at her, at least she wasn't being annoying and rude.
"Am fine Sarah " I replied immediately, shifting uncomfortably. It seems like these pillows are addicted to Maggie because after she left they also became uncomfortable.
Sarah seemed to notice "do you need help with that ?" She asked and the hand that had went behind me to arrange these pillows came to a halt and my eyes turned up to her.
She was looking at me with expectant eyes and I smiled at her with a nod, why not. Finally she smiled at me and then forward, Sarah placed her bag in the chair that I was offering her a while ago.
She reached behind me and started to arrange the pillows for me, I leaned forward trying to give her some space. Though my back hurt I didn't say a thing at all and tried to be patient was her, after all the way she was acting was new but as Amelia Rose I love taking advantage of people's care.
"Thanks " I said leaning back against the comfortable pillows after she had finished.
Sarah Hilton looked at me then took her hand bag off the stool before looking at me again " it's nothing, am actually glad that you did let me do that. Am going now "
Before I could reply she had already strode out of the room closing the door behind her and I was just watching everything, it was really awkward with the way things were going.
And slowly that's how my life had started to get back to normal, well this time I didn't even bother to fight it any more. I continued my treatment and Mrs Jones said that I was recovering miraculously and chances for all the cancer cells in my body to die completely were high.
I was soon discharged from the hospital and started taking most of the treatment at home, even my thin black hair was starting to grow back to it's thickness.
With Maggie and Jenifer's care I managed to gain my weight back though it was taking time but I didn't mind but I hate those nutritional dishes, what do they even put in those things.
When I first arrived at the penthouse we used to live in with Gale, it took a long time to take a step forward. It was the nearest place to the hospital and I had asked to come here myself but looking at it's interior I knew that it would be hard for me to stay here.
Even though I was ready to move on it wasn't going to be easy and since I can't be where he is forever I couldn't stop my self from wanting to feel closer to him.
I softly walked inside and immediately burst into tears, it felt like he was very where and the pain in my chest that I hadn't felt in a while came again. I looked at the kitchen and laughed softly through my tears as I remembered how he had first injected the dream of marriage in to me that night.
I looked at the living room especially where we first had our date on the empty floor of this house after he had bought it.
Every thing in this house was holding a close memory making my heart ache so badly, I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned around to it's owner.
Daddy looked at me with a sad eyes and I threw my self at him, my arms wrapped around him so tightly as I sobbed quietly. I knew that he was the one person that understood me most after losing his wife Kenneth's mother and then the love of his life Elena.
He patted my hair softly and with care until I was calm, though that happened it didn't stop me from staying in this house. I wanted to understand the most that Gale is gone and I have a life here and I know staying here would make it worse but for a few days I needed to be so close to him and the house gave me that.
After seeing my reaction every one wondered if it was okay for me to stay and I told them it was not willing to leave but because they care Maggie and mother pale decided to stay for a while.
I didn't mind it at all after resting for a while I decided to go visit Rebecca after my chemotherapy treatment, during the days in the hospital after waking up I had that she had truly handed herself in to the police for the murder of Gale Hilton and attempted murder of Amelia Rose.
She sentenced to forty years in prison and that's how her life got ruined and her carrier ended, Rebecca could have kept quiet or leave the country and start a new life out there but she did this and it kind of touched my heart.
I was a wheel chair that day when got to the prison visiting area, Rebecca was sitting on of the tables, she seemed to be waiting for us after being informed of our arrival.
Seeing us walk through the door she stood and looked at me and Maggie nervously, after wheeling me to the other side of the table Maggie rushed towards her.
After all Maggie treated all of us as her children and I can never stop her from caring just because stuff happened between us.
"How are you doing Sweetie ?" Maggie asked as she pulled Becca in to a hug, I looked at them but didn't mind at all.
"Am fine Maggie, thank you for visiting " Rebecca replied and I just turned my gaze away and looked around the place before looking back at them just as they pulled away from each other.
" Amelia " Rebecca called out and I turned to her.
"Sit down and let's talk " that's all I said and she nodded at me and then sat down in front of us. I looked at this girl that was always by my side through thick and thin back then and shook my head, she really changed so much.
" how are you doing Rebecca ?" I asked and she lowered her head as if to think of the reply she should be giving me but after a while her lips parted " am fine "
I nodded in reply then placed my hands on the table and leaned forward " Why Rebecca, you should have stayed quiet and only a few people would have about all this ?" I asked, though my voice came out soft you could hear the bitterness in it and I didn't bother to hide it.
When I was attacked back at the house and that weird tried to strangle me I didn't know who it was at first but when when came to the hospital to check on me I noticed the hatred and murder in her eyes so there was no need to guess further.
I knew she was so keen on killing me but I didn't do anything because I thought that she will try to control her self since we were best friends before but look what happened next, Gale is dead.
She has done so many crimes and always hid them but why now is she acting like this and turning herself in like this would bring back my Gale.
"Because..." She whispered with a shaking voice but I wasn't buying it " the guilt is killing me I even killed the man that I love "
"Yes you're the worst person that I have ever known, oh and now you're feeling guilty. What did I ever to you huh? Tell me Becca " I added, my voice wasn't soft anymore and I knew this was starting to get out of control but I didn't care.
I had been keeping quiet for a long time but not today, so what if she apologized when I was in coma.
"Amelia I can explain.... "
"Of course you can explain, look am here sitting here in front of you now explain to me clearly how you killed Gale and how that planned death was meant for me. What are you waiting for speak up ? " I was now fully screaming at her face and she couldn't even look at me as she lowered her eyes.
I felt so angry and then I felt like crying but couldn't especially now.
" I think we should leave now Mel " I heard Maggie say as she held tightly on to my arm but my eyes could leave this Rebecca even for a second.
"No Maggie. I came here for answers "
"We'll come back again, now let's go "
"No... " I replied but this time round Maggie didn't let me finish, she knew that the more I lose control the more am hurting myself health wise and emotionally and she was protecting Rebecca no doubt.
"We're leaving this instant and don't forget that am the one who drove you here so time to take you back " with that she stood up and got behind my wheel chair.
I looked at Rebecca one more time before she wheeled me out and that's how my meeting my with Rebecca ended.