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“Oh my goodness, how did this happen?” Megan asked as she
rushed to Veronica, who had blood trickling down her hand as
she crouched to the ground beside the broken pieces of what
looked like it previously was a glass cup.
“I’m so sorry, it was a mistake. I didn’t mean to break it, I promise,
it was a mistake.” Veronica began to apologize.
“It’s fine, just stay put. I’ll get the first aid box.” Megan said to her.
“You need to be careful, there are still fragments of glass on the
floor.” Veronica warned as Megan walked away to get the first
aid box.
Megan soon got back and cleared the floor before proceeding to
attend to Veronica’s wounded. The moment she was done, she
helped back up to the bed and helped her sit.
“But how did this happen?” Megan asked her. “Were you in need
of something?”
“I needed to use the restroom but I couldn’t call Steve because he
had already left. So, I tried to help myself. I didn’t see the glass on
the shelf and tipped it over mistakenly.” She explained to Megan
who listened attentively and nodded as she understood what
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Veronica was saying.
“It’s fine, you just need to be extra careful. You almost put Steve
in trouble.” She said to her.
“What?” Veronica’s eyes widened in shock.
“Yes, if not for the timely interference of Steve himself, he
would have been in a lot of mess right now, especially with his
father.” She replied. “Please be extra careful next time, else we all
will get into big trouble.”
“I will… I will be more careful from now on.” Veronica assured
her and nodded.
She then remembered that Veronica talked about making use of
the bathroom earlier and so she asked, “So, have you been able
to use the bathroom or do you want me to help you?”
“No, not yet. I was on my way when this happened.” She said,
pointing at the floor where the cup broke.
“Oh, do you want me to assist you now?” Megan asked her.
“Yes, please. I’ll really appreciate that.” Veronica replied.
“Come then, let me help you up.” She said as she helped Veronica
up from the bed and they both made their way into the
bathroom.
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She excused Veronica and allowed her to do her business, while
she waited outside. “Let me know, when you’re done.” She had
said and she stepped out to wait for her.
She then began to scroll through her phone to while away time,
while she waited for Veronica who soon was done and hollered
at her.
Megan then helped her out and they both got on the bed.
Megan kept checking her phone at intervals, waiting for a
response from Steve. She had earlier sent him a text and had
been waiting for a response since she sent it but he had not
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got her a
bit uptight.
Veronica noticed and couldn’t help but to ask her about it.
“Ummm, are you okay, Megan?”
“Huh?” She said, snapping out of her daze.
“I said, are you okay? You look a bit carried away.” Veronica said
to her.
“Oh, no. I’m fine. My mind is just a bit muddled. I have a lot on
my mind.” She replied.
“Is it something you want to talk about?” Veronica asked but
Megan shook her head.
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“Oh no, it’s nothing too serious. I’ll be fine.” Megan confirmed.
“Okay, if you say so.” Veronica said, shrugging.as they both sat there in silence, except for Megan who was typing away on her phone.
At that moment, Veronica finally noticed the bags that Megan dropped when she came into the room. She also noticed that it
seemed like Megan had forgotten all about it.
“Megan? Are you going to pick those up or you don’t need them yet?” She asked her, referring to the bags on the floor.
As Megan looked at what Veronica was talking about, she gasped and widened her eyes, “Oh my goodness!” She yelled.
“I can’t believe I forgot about those.” She said and rushed to pick
the bags up and peeped into them and began to sort them.
“These are for you,” she dropped the first two bags beside
Veronica and she immediately thanked her without checking
what was in it.
“These are for you too.” She dropped another two bags and Veronica thanked her again.
“This one is for Steve.” She said, setting the bag aside. “I’m sure he
will definitely throw a tantrum when he sees what I got for
him.” She added and chuckled.
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“He doesn’t like gifts?”
“Well, not exactly. He has a lot already, so he prefers not to get
anything except he decides to go to the store to get them himself
and that’s where i come in.” She paused.
“I’m sure he will say I’m such a pain in the neck because I keep
buying him things even when I know he might not need them.”
She continued jokingly and laughed while Veronica just smiled,
watching her as she kept sirtung everything she bought.
“But why do you keep buying them when you know he might
not need them?” Veronica asked her.
She stopped what she was doing and thought about it.
“Honestly, I just can’t help it no matter how hard I try.” She then
replied.
“Now, these are yours.” She said as she handed five more bags to
Veronica who became shocked beyond words.
“No way! This is a lot.” She managed to say as she found her
voice.
“You haven’t even checked what is in it. Won’t you check them
out?” Megan told her and Veronica swiftly began to open all the bags and with every bag she checked, her mouth fell wider than
before. The bags were filled with different clothes, shoes of
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different designs, and different other good stuffs and they were a perfect fit,
“How can I thank you enough, Megan? What did I do to you guys to deserve all these beautiful things that you have showered me with.” She said, teary. “Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. This means more to me than you know.” Veronica said with so much gratitude in her heart.
She tried to find the best words that could describe how she felt at that moment but words failed her but she was extremely
grateful.
It’s fine. You’re welcome.” Megan said, smiling. “It’s nothing
really.”
“What? It’s SOMETHING.” Veronica stressed and Megan began
to laugh.
After a moment of gratitude, Megan suddenly remembered something and said, “I think I’m forgetting something.”
“Oh, what is that?” Veronica asked.
“Close your eyes.” Megan said and Veronica furrowed her eyebrows, trying to guess what Megan was up to.
“Come on, close your eyes.” She said, excitedly and this time, Veronica closed her eyes.
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“Ta da!” Megan joyfully said as she handed a package over to her, making her open her eyes. “This is for you.” She added.
As she opened her eyes and saw the shape of what she was
holding, she didn’t want to believe.
“Come on, open it.” Megan urged her and she began to unwrap
the package.
As she took out the last wrap of the package, she gasped in
shock, with her eyes almost popping out of their sockets.
“It’s a phone!” Veronica said, almost screaming as tears of joy
began to roll down her cheeks.
“Yes, it is.” Megan confirmed.
“I lost my previous one in the forest. I can’t believe I now have a new one already.” She said excitedly. “Megan, I’m so grateful.
Thank you so much.” She jumped and hugged Megan but
immediately sucked her teeth as pain seared through her.
“Easy. Remember you’re still hurt. I’m waiting for Steve so that
we can get you treated.” She said and Veronica smiled in
happiness, with her dimple, making her look more beautiful and
adorable.
“Thank you so much, Megan. Sincerely, I don’t know how to feel.
I feel like I might pass out from too much excitement.” She said
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and Megan burst into laughter.
“Please don’t.” Megan said, still laughing. “Anyway, you’re
welcome but it’s not just me, you have Steve to thank. It was all
his idea.” She said and Veronica nodded.
“I’ll thank him as soon as he is back.” She said and turned on her
new phone, while Megan went back to what she was doing on
her phone and soon became engrossed once again.
Veronica happily scrolled through her phone but while she was
at that, a thought popped up in her heart and she decided to ask
Megan about it.
“Megan?” Veronica called her attention.
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“Yes.” She answered, looking away from her phone, to Veronica.
“Do you need something?” She asked.
“Not really. I just want to ask you a question.” Veronica replied.
She scoffed, “Is that why you’re being formal?” She asked. “I
thought it was something serious.” She said and Veronica smiled
with a corner of her lip.
“Ask away.” Megan said.
“It’s about Steve.” Veronica answered.
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“What about him?” Megan asked, still typing on her phone.
“I don’t know if it is a sensitive topic for him to talk about
because he hardly mentioned anything about it since I got here
but I’m sorry but I’m just a bit curious.” She said calmly, trying to
give Megan a heads up but she was too engrossed in what she
was doing on her phone, that she didn’t get it.
“He never talks about what?” Megan asked her.
“His parents. What about them?” Veronica asked, in a single
breath, as if she was going to be stopped if she asked any slower.
Hearing this, Megan immediately stopped what she was doing
on her phone and looked at Veronica, with a look that Veronica
couldn’t really explain.
