Chapter 11

Alone

"Good day, Miss Snipy, how is your health?" The voice of Doctor frank sounded from the other end.

"Save the questions for another day, Frank. How is my brother? Is he asking of me?"

He sighed and murmured some not-so-audible words. "Your brother..."

"My brother is what?" I interrupted him. "Please don't tell me he's dead. Where is my brother?"

"He's not dead, Miss Snipy. But..."

I breathed out knowing that at least he isn't dead yet. "But what? You told me he will be fine before now but yet I've been cool with you whenever you call me with bad news. What the heck is going on?"

"I'm so sorry, Miss Snipy. I don't really know what's going on."

"What do you mean you don't know what's going on? Like are you kidding me?"

"He was breathing quite fine last night and kept responding to treatment."

"Ok? And what then happened? What the fuck happened?!"

"Please calm down, Miss Snipy. I initially believed that this call tod