Ambsace

Posted by: Kemmiiii on: August 13, 2011

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*In The ER*

BREATHE!!!

We’re losing her Nurse get us some nebulised salbutamol,

STAT Where’s the oxygen concentrator,

place her on humidified 95% oxygen ASAP

we’re losing her…..!

Lets apply some cardiac pressure now !

*Inception*

Tinu fell in love just like any other person would. But she craved for more.

Every bit and every piece of Segun was adorable. He was an absolute adornment. He was definitely unlike the others. Her first love. Her first true man. He made lotsa stuff go wrong in her. He made Her neurons misfire, he made her intestines sing, he made her secrete tears and made her juices flow.

When the love became mutual, he proved to be unlike the others. He called more frequent, he visited regularly, he hugged more closely, he kissed more deeply, he loved more openly, he pinged repeatedly, he texted daily, and the midnight calls were always steady.

Month after month, waiting for the right cue, waiting for the full moon to set up the right mood, they made out. It started with a kiss on the cheek, then succulent kisses on the lips, on & on, till the break of dawn, they kept singing on and on till the the cock joined with the cuckoo song.

*The Attack*

It was on one sunny silk afternoon when lizards were too lazy to chase after stray roaches. When sheep looked like dazed witches ruminating on weeds and curds. When roosters ran up and down looking for a hen on heat. When weak and lethargic chicks trailed after agile hens in search of crumbs.

Segun made way solemnly on his fragile about-to-cut sandals to that single room where Tinu resided. He’d never knocked more than once since inception; it was like she was always waiting by door. But today, He knocked the second, then the third, still nothing. He placed a listening ear close to the door; he could only hear whispers, soft silent whispers. And in an instant a myriad of thoughts came reeling through his head. His first thought was promiscuity. Anger sprawled into his soul and without much thought, forcefully, he pushed the door open. And there she was, laying on the floor, trying to reach for the door with pale hands, skin all blue, breathless, all alone with a steaming pot of oil by the corner. She managed to whisper the words ‘in-ha-ler’ quietly through cyanotic lips. Segun dashed to the side drawer, rummaged for the inhaler amongst wristwatches perfumes,and make-up all sort. She managed to take some puffs and slowly, the colour returned to her face. In all the 3 years they’d been together, never for once did Segun get the cue that his love was asthmatic. The attack was triggered by the steaming oil. She wanted to fry those special plantains segun loved, but instead she almost lost her life?

*Her Black Bile*

“Its impossible. It can’t be. Not in this life time. Segun was none like the others. He would love me till the end. He said he would and till death he should”.

But such scenery which she laid eyes on; such sadness. Oh guardian of hell, forgive segun for he has sinned, such delicate truce did he break. Such sadness.

So it started like this, Tinu was going to visit as was the routine.

She took brisk steps in a hurry to see Segun, in a hurry to feed segun with some eye/mouth watering fried rice and a throat obstructing chicken. When she got to his hostel block, she took the nod of not knocking but instead coming in slowly, gently and kissing him on the forehead down by the bed where he’ll probably lay asleep.

By Jove! Segun was found moaning faced down on his bed, half naked, sweaty and breathless. jennifer on the contrary lay quietly still beneath him taking in his manhood with great pleasure.

Without much ado, she dropped the food flask, leaving behing a heavy sound at seguns doorstep. She headed back to her single room in great speed. Filled with melancholy. looking bereaved. Passers-by stared at her sad mien while they watched tears drip down her face like a stream.

The sadness became unbearable; she fell to the ground, sitting alone on that brown colored clay soil. Then all of a sudden, she felt the aura of another attack. Her inhaler was no where nearby. She turned blue, breathless, gasping for the invisible air. Passers-by watched in awe, afraid she was probably bewitched, some took to their heels. A Good Samaritan braced up the courage to take her to the district hospital. And that was where the story started

*In the ER*

Attending Nurse: (screams) EMERGENCY!

Attending Nurse 2: (places vital sign monitor,counts pulse and respiratory rate)

Attending Nurse 3: (assesses the situation runs to get oxygen concentrator)

Attending Doctor: places her on STAT nebulised salbutamol

(He screams)

WHERE’S THE OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR?

Attending Nurse 3: (she arrives), places her on humidified 95% oxygen.

Attending doctor: we dont want her going hypoxic here

(screams Attending Nurse 2)

WE ARE LOSING HER….. VITAL SIGNS ARE POOR Attending Doctor: (about to apply cardiac pressure CPR)

(Segun walks in sweaty and exhausted)

Segun: No Doctor! Please be easy on the pressure, I just broke her heart.

Note: seriously now, emotional disturbances could trigger asthma attacks

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Thank you for Reading..

Before you get any ideas, This story was written by another friend of mine.. Idris ( @cycatrx ).

Read his other interesting stories here

xx

Oh! I forgot the footnotes…Google is your friend tho!

Anyway Footnotes:

1) Salbutamol is basically a drug that allows the airways to open to allow easy breathing..But Nebulised Salbutamol is used to treat severe cases of Asthma in the hospital..

2) Yóu should know what asthma is *side eye*

3) Hypoxia is the Deficiency of Oxygen in the body tissues..it can be caused by many things! But in Tinu’s case, the asthma did not let  her breathe well so no oxygen intake..

Further questions can be asked in the comment box or tweeted @me  or @cycatrx…@Cycatrx preferably because he is my senior colleague by far! 🙂

Tags: Asthma, Heart Break, Hypoxia, Love, Tragedy