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“And now they’re saying they’re gonna discharge him.”
“With the collapsed lung?”
Ashira’s attention was on her phone, her face tight.
“Yup. Sending him home with a script for more oxygen.”
There was no one home. This shit had to end.
God, help…
“Aye, Jos…” I scratched the back of my head. “I’m in the air right now, but coming straight home. Could you…”
She took a deep breath. “Jas, I swear, if my husband leaves me behind this, you’re building my ass a house for free and paying for the land and taxes!”
I nodded, understanding how precarious this was for her. “I got you. You know I do. I’ll be there to relieve you as soon as I land.”
“Alright,” she exhaled again.
I made sure the call was disconnected before I grunted my frustration.
“Della.”
I opened my heavy eyes to her whisper. “We need to take Juggy toDella.”
“For what?”
“My Aunt Rose.” She must have read the confusion on my face. “Aunt Rose is a healer, too. She’s cured so many people of so many different things. Cousin Charles was diagnosed with prostate cancer. They biopsied him. Aunt Rose worked on him, and he got a second opinion and biopsy.” She swiped her head. “Cancer gone. Same with their childhood friend with breast cancer. My cousin, Diana…cousin Betty’s daughter, developed crocodile skin as a small kid. The doctors said it was worse than eczema and psoriasis. I can’t recall the name of it, but there are still pictures of it. The doctors had no cure. Within a month, all of it was gone, and her skin was soft, even-hued, and beautiful ever since, thanks to Rose’s potions.”
“Potion?” The shit sounded off.
Ashira nodded. “Remember, we’re from theNivlebtribe…Cameroon. Natural healing remedies and ancient medicine were passed to her and other relatives. She’s the most knowledgeable one now.” Taking a deep breath, she sighed, “Look… Juggy has been dealing with this for such a long time. Nobody’s been able to diagnose him from urgent care facilities to the specialist you had him see. I heard Jos-Renee just now. If they’re sending him home in that condition, it sounds to me like they’re writing him off. What could it hurt to see what Rose could do?”
Rose was a nice lady who took care of everybody. She didn’t bother me much but loved Chivon. From the moment my daughter was born, the woman interacted with her as though she’d been expecting her. And I remembered her talking about my sleepwalking issue. How did she even know? Ashira said she didn’t mention it to her, and I believed that. Rose told me the first time I met her that they’d go away, and they did. I hadn’t had an episode in over a year. She was right.
“You’re quiet.” Ashira’s hand was on my knee.
“How am I gonna make this happen? All the way toDella?”
She looked down at her phone again. “I think she’s expecting him.”
“What?”
“Well, like sensing she’s going to see me soon.” She rolled her eyes while shaking her head. “Take him to her.”
“I gotta get a crew for that. My contract with this one’s over when we hit Teterboro.”
“This is your jet, Jas. Then we’ll find another crew. We have time to arrange it all. We still need to make it to Jersey, then go get Juggy.”
My eyes squinted. “We? You coming with me?” my voice cracked.
Ashira bit her lip, eyes falling as she nodded. “Chi-Chi won’t be happy, but yeah. I’d love to come.”
“For me? Or for…”
Then she leaped over and kissed me.
“I’m like Cinderella, waiting on the clock to strike midnight. I’ll make every moment count.”
