"I just arrived here and will go for a patrol when I drop my stuff,"Liam said to his superior on the phone, he checked his watch it was almost seven pm, he didn't get here on time because of a delay."Remember not to act on your own, you are there for investigation not to execute anything, make sure to take care of yourself and report to the headquarters if anything goes out of hand, don't make any rash decision,"His superior continued."Yes, sir,""Good, now get enough information and come back soon so we can have a drink or two, I have to go now Emily wants daddy to sing her to sleep,""Okay, sir,""And Liam, remember your parents and sister will kill me if anything happens to you so please don't do anything stupid,"Liam took a deep breath before he answered."Yes, I won't,""Good,"He said and the call ended, Mark wasn't just his boss but also his brother in law, he married his older sister and when he had offered him the job six months ago after he was discharged from the milit
"There are over five women due tomorrow and we are short of supplies, what are we going to do? We never budgeted for this much,"Sara said as she walked into Ruby's office, Sara is the head nurse among the nurses that volunteered and joined Ruby on this mission."We make use of what we have Sara, we can do it, I already called the hospital and they will send supplies as soon as they can but till then we are on our own,"Ruby replied while checking the pulse of the patient on the bed, Sara stood by watching her."Have you eaten today?"She asked the patient who shook her head and said no."Ma'am you have to eat, for you and the baby, it not good that you starve yourself,"She explained."It's not that I don't want to eat, but there are hungry children here, I can't eat while I watch children go hungry,"She replied, she was the first patient Ruby has had since she came here that had a good command of English, her other patients mostly speak in the island language, which she didn't unde
Liam was woken by the sound of someone knocking at his door, he didn't bother to go check who it was because he already knew he won't meet anybody there, it has happened for the past two days he had been here and each time he goes to see who it was no one is always there, he knew this won't be different, he checked the time and it was two am, he tried to go back to sleep but couldn't so he got up from bed, got himself a glass of water and went to the sitting area where his laptop was, as he opened it, he had the sound of cracking, not cracking it was the sound of a crying child, he wondered who was out at this time of the night with a baby, he continued with what he was doing but the crying became louder instead of it to go away."Maybe the neighbors have a newborn kid,"He said to himself, he had seen the light at the next apartment on, this evening when he got back, he has still not met the person in the house but twice he could have sworn he saw a woman leaving but he has never see
"We can't leave until we are sure these women will be okay, you guys sent us here knowing how this island is, and now you want us to leave knowing there are people here especially women and children who need us?"Ruby asked dropping her glasses and biting down on her lips to prevent her from saying the words that bubble in her head."Then you are in your own, we are only going to pay for your expenses back, you return now or face whatever it is that comes with your decision to stay, the hospital is officially taking its hands off this, you have to return by the next ferry ride, tell us before you board it so that we can send a plane, have a nice day doctor,"The director said and ended the call before she could say more, so they are just going to abandon them? Just like that? How will they expect her and her team to leave knowing there are people here who need them?""This is bad, this is so bad,"She said out loud, her whole body ache from staying up all through the night, one of the
Going back to his apartment with the now sleeping child, Liam tried to think of how he will come up with what to do with the child, no one seemed to believe him when he said he wasn't the father, he couldn't believe what was happening, he had so much to do, he had been able to set up a hidden camera and a listener close to the marina where he suspected was where the gamblers and probably the drug dealers were based, he wasn't totally sure but he had asked a few of the locals and they had told him that place was a no go area, a tracker and a camera there will help him get at least a lead, but with a baby, in hand, he didn't know what he will do and he wasn't bad enough to leave a child on her own."I just need to get someone to help until I can find a permanent solution,"He said out loud, he thought of taking the child to the city to either of his sisters or mom, they will gladly care for her but what if the child's mother comes back for her, ruling out the thought of taking her out o
Ruby sat tiredly in her office, this was the first time she was sitting in over seven hours, one of her expectant mothers had gone into labor earlier than anticipated and she didn't have an easy birth which hadn't been easy for Ruby not with the shortage of supplies and staffs' it was one of the most difficult birth she has had in a while she took a deep breath calming her tired muscles' she knew she couldn't relax yet as the new mom had lost a lot of blood there wasn't any blood left in the blood bank so she hoped she doesn't go into a crisis.The hospital still hasn't changed their mind, in fact, they were no longer answering her cars, it was really up to her and her colleagues to help the women here, she didn't have much but she would do her best and the others swore to do the same, she believed in teamwork and know they will achieve much if they continue like this, everyone has been helpful even the women in the island were helping, so far they were doing okay but she knew things
"Can you please trust me on this and let me go and return? I promise I am not running away,"Liam pleaded, the pretty doctor wasn't convinced, he could tell bit he needed her to help him."I will help you in any way I can if you do this, I heard you telling your nurses that you guys don't have supplies, I can help you get those if you will just help me this once, oh and I can lean a hand at the clinic too,"He promised, he didn't know how he was going to keep that promise but desperate tikes call for desperate measures."How am I supposed to trust your words when I don't even know you? Yes, I need those things you are promising but his am I sure you aren't going to run away right after I agree to care for the baby and where are you going to in the first place? Why is it so urgent and why can't you bring your baby with you?"She asked, she was one feisty woman and she wasn't even going to let him go if he doesn't tell her, and he didn't know or trust her enough to tell her the truth."
Ruby looked up to see the handsome father of the kid, walking into her office, he kept his words and was back earlier than he had earlier said, his baby was still sleeping."I am back doc,"He said with a smile, he was handsome, if she still dated, she would have looked his way, he was everything her type, his broad shoulders that were well defined with the sleeves he wore which were now rolled up, his short milliary styled hair, adding to his alluring appearance, she had the urge to pass her hands through his hair and see if it felt soft or if it was all hard like his muscles, not that she knew much about those."Doc?"He called as she realized she was supposed to respond to his call."Yeah, thank goodness you are trustworthy, hope you could do what you went for?""No, not really,"He answered, he looked disappointed like things didn't go as he wanted, she wanted. To hug him and tell him that it will be just fine, then she cautioned herself, she didn't know the dude and she should be