Chapter 73 - Enjoy yourfy bed.
"Alright, I''m heading out now.." De alerted grabbing her car keys from the bowels in the middle of the
kitchen ind.
They ignored her.
"Leo? Lyle? I said I''m heading out!" She repeated.
"Okay mom." Leo said seeming unbothered focusing on their game. De felt they were bing
addicts. Right after writing their homework''s they would be on it. When she stayed with Leo, just the
two of them. He wasn''t a problem because he yed alone until he was bored and tired of it but now
he had Lyle who had introduced him to even much exhrating games. Also he had someone to y
with.
"Lyle don''t you want toe see your mom, I''m headed to the hospital?"
"Uhm.. no." He shrugged.
"Why not? You haven''t seen her in so long.. you must miss her."
"Uhm... not really.."
De was a tad bit hurt, she didn''t stay with Marc but she did kind of miss her a tad bit. Alright fine
she sometimes forgot about her but that''s only because she never yed a big factor in her life. Either
way, she was always at the back of her head.
"You don''t miss your mom?" Leo questioned in the most adorable voice. De''s heart softened at the
sight of him in his spongebob pajamas, he was the splitting image of his dad. Especially since the boys
had went to get a hair cut with Andre. Leo decided to have a whiff like his dad.. so did Lyle. De
thought it was ridiculous but still cute.
"All she did was shout at me and leave me alone with noodles." Lyle replied.
"I would really miss my mom!" Leo dered, he seemed to be a deep thought. De felt overwhelmed,
she loved her little boy so much. She had grown to love Lyle as a brother as well.
"Of course you would, that''s because your mom is nice. She is the greatest baker and cook. She
makes your lunch boxes. She cooks breakfast, lunch and dinner for you. All my mom ever did was give
me dry two minute noodles while she dressed up to go out every other day." Lyle ranted. "I think that''s
why Gerald beats her at times, she had a boyfriend."
"Did you tell your dad that Gerald beat her?" Leo gasped innocently. They decided to ignore him.?
"But she is still your mom and she loves you." De replied.
"Not really.. I doubt it." Lyle said giving De a shrug. "All she really cares about are her collection of fur
coats and cobra skin handbags or purses whatever they''re called." He paused. "Without her makeup..
she looks like someone I have never met before. I don''t remember ever seeing her eyshes that
short.. it''s weird seeing her like that. She looks so cold and white like a vampire, I guess that''s because
no one is giving her, her tan lotion or maybe she needs a little bit of the sun."
There was silence.
"A snake handbag?" Leo scrunched his nose with disgust. Was it bad that even at the worst moments,
De just adored the gestures her son made. He was so innocent.
"A bag made of out snake skin."
"E!" Leo added.
"Anyways you should stille with?" De replied.
"She is gonna die, isn''t she?" Lyle said putting his console down, giving De his full attention. His eyes
were filled with worry and sadness.
De didn''t say anything.
"My friends at school said I''m dumb because I thought she woulde back from aa the next day
or week. They said people inas are half dead as soon as they remove the machines, she will be
gone!"
"It''s true.." De paused. "But your mom won''t die!"
There was no reason for De to lie to her half brother, in all honesty. It would make things easier if
their mom really did pass away.
"I don''t want her die but at the same time I don''t want to go back to living with her and my dad. I want to
stay with you guys. In your big house, with loving parents and a chauffeur taking me to school."
"When your mom wakes up, I think she would want you to stay with her instead."
"That will be horrible." He sighed. "I won''t have Andre to hang out with.. only Gerald the drunk who
constantly beats my mom. And watch his stupid golf tournaments as he forces me. Forcing me to
participate in a sport I don''t even likes t school just so he can tell his friends ''My son joined the football
team.''
"That''s really sad.. you need to pray Lyle." Leo said innocently. "My mom told me to always pray when I
feel helpless. I didn''t have a dad and everyone use tough at me but I prayed every night then now I
have a dad."
De didn''t know about that.
"Argh.. I think God hardly ever answers my prayers or even cares." Lyle rolled his eyes.
"You need to think with an open mind Lyle. God is always listening." She gave him a quick smile.
"Do you pray on your knees?" Leondre questioned.
"No."
"You need to pray on your knees. I always pray on my knees that''s why God, answers my prayers."
Lyle seemed to be annoyed with Leo at this point. His teenage moody hormones must have been
kicking in. De noticed the grunt Lyle gave when Leo gave him a quirky smile with his third tooth
missing.
"Okay, Leo." Lyle scoffed.
"Whenever you want toe with or visit her let me know okay?"
"Okay!"
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Nothing had changed.
De sat next to Marc''s bed. This was a private room, fully equipped no sharing with any other
patients. Garreth only wanted the best for whom he thought was the love of his life. The only sound
going off was the beep on the machines. She could see the machine underlining everytime her
heartbeat. The doctor had told them that the patient''s eyes may be open at times and there may be
some yawning, grunting or other vocalizations so they shouldn''t be excited like this was some indie
movie. In both cases the patient is alive but the brain just isn''t functioning fully.
Marc had overdosed on pills (drugs) that depressed her nervous system. She did it on purpose
whatever reasons that she had, De thought they were probably idiotic. Thinking about her condition
was depressing.
"If you''re not waking up because you think I''m mad at you then rest assured. I''m not mad at you,
Marc." De spat, her anger was at bay but threatened to review itself.
"We''re here once again. Isn''t this great! Our Mother-daughter bonding sessions, just like the good
ol''days when you overdosed on heroin." De let out a cynicalugh. "Those were some really great
times Marc. Our great moments are always in the hospital. You on the bed supported by machines
and me on the side crying.. well this time I''m not." She said sarcastically.?
De was angry!
"This time, I''m not because I''m pregnant." Sheughed, if a person was to walk in they wouldbel her
crazy. "I know what your response would be.. so don''t worry. You would probably say..?You''re a stupid
girl, I had to have nine stitches for you to be born and be this pathetic. Bastard!"
De shook her head.
"You had a book of insults Marc but that one always seemed to cut deep. I think your biggest
concern is that I''m back with Andre and you can''t stand him. I think you could never stand him from the
beginning because.." she paused. "Andre was always honest with me. When all you did was lie and
manipte me. When Andre came into my life, he made me less naive to your manipting ways and I
suppose that made you really angry and you hated him."
"Andre showed me that you were apulsive liar because I constantly thought?''No, she has
changed.''?You were horrible, you even willingly wanted to ship me off to human traffickers just so you
could have a tiny little fix of heroin. That''s when I really saw your true colors.."
"I loved you, I always loved you even though you never allowed me to call you mother. I always thought
you would change and that you made a mistake, you will change. You never changed—"?
"You wanted to kill yourself so that what? Who is supposed to tie care of your son. You''re very selfish. If
you don''t wake up Marc.. I''m not going to sugarcoat shit for you. Your son thinks you''re useless
mother who could only feed him noodles and only cares about fur coats. If you die, he will live with that
image of you forever!"
"You know what I think of you? A lot of things but they don''t really matter because you have never
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cared about me so just do that boy a favor, wake up and be a better mother. Not to me but to him. I
don''t need you anymore. As much as it pains me to say.. I don''t need you. I never needed you, you
actually needed me!"
"I''m happy, I became a better mother than you could ever be to my son. To the child, I''m caring.. I will
be even much better because I have experience with Leo who I adore very much. I could never hate
him for his father''s mistakes."
"You''re a petty person.." She said softly.
"Hell is probably waiting for you Marc. If I were you, I would wake up and repent. Great choice in
choosing a husband by the way."
Sheughed "You really have a way of choosing the crazy ones."
"I love Garreth, he is a good man. I honestly don''t know why he loves you of all people. If I were
Garreth, I wouldn''t waste my time with you. I have witnessed your wrath and I know how ratchet you''re.
I would ship you off to a public hospital or better yet just switch off the machines.."
"I mean you did want to die right so you probably should have. This is probably your punishment, you
didn''t die. You couldn''t run away from your problems like you always do. Remember how you use to
borrow money then tell people that your sister who is supposedly me ''would pay it back!"
"Everyday when I went to work, it was to pay off your debts then you would show up a few monthster
with some sleazy boyfriend who finished all our food and attempted to rape me at night. Then
whenever I would tell you.. you would say I was lying and I ''seduced your man''. Still I didn''t care, I
would be so happy to see you because I cared more about you and your health than what you did to
me."
"For every single thing you have ever done, the pain that you caused me.. you never apologized. How
do you live with yourself Marc? I''m d I will never call you my mother because you don''t deserve it.
You''re not my mother, you were never my mother and you will never be my mother. Marc, is what I
will forever call you as per your request."
"Leo will never call you his grandmother either. Hell, I''m sure you would really love that. By the way,
your son thinks you look like a vampire without your make up and extensions and all your other artificial
things."
"See.. Marc. If we were a normal mother and daughter, I would probably give a hearty speech but
we aren''t. I figured you''re probably going to die so why not dish out how I really feel about you before
you decay in a wooden box."
"No one is to me for this, you did this to yourself. If you can hear me well then great, if you can''t well
that''s a shame. I will remind you when you wake up. If you die then oh well, this was a good therapy
session for me."
"I actually feel sorry for you.."
"Your life was pretty pathetic, this is what I''m probably going to say at your funeral and I know how
much you value other people''s opinions. I will just dish it all out. How you were a prostitute, how you
abandoned your daughter, how you sold your mother''s precious jewel for some hipster pants to wear to
a college party. Basically just tell them how pathetic you were—"
"But I suppose your sex teachings dide in handy. That''s the only thing you were good at. I''d like to
think, I really satisfy my man.." sheughed to herself. "I mean Andre. That''s the only thing you ever
taught me. That''s the only thing you were good at."
"Well..."
"This was a nice little chat. I have a family to get back to. Someone that actually loves me and a son
who thinks I''m a remarkable mother. Thanks for giving me a brother, I always wanted a brother. I''m
d we both didn''t inherit your very low IQ, that would have been tragic. Lyle is very smart, I guess his
father is smart too. That''s how he makes his money. Garreth is smart too. You pick smart but crazy
men. There''s a very thin line between intelligent and losing it."
"Enjoy yourfy bed.." De stood up. "I know you always loved luxury. This looks like a royal suite
but hospital wise. Atleast you get to die in a presentable ce. I always feared you would die in some
dark alley or some ruined motel—"
The machine immediately started hyperventting, beeping faster. De panicked because she had not
touched anything. Marc''s heartbeat beating twice as fast. De was too shocked to move, she felt
bad. Had she done something wrong? She still wouldn''t take back her words. A nurse immediately
came in after hearing the noise. The other nurse called for the doctor and De was still stagnant in her
spot.
Shocked!
They escorted her out saying something was happening to the patient. It was good because she had
not had any movement in so long, it was also bad because she could probably be reacting to being
brain dead then eventually dying.
The only thing De could do was call Andre and Garreth.?