The Marvelous Elijah's Return

Chapter 12

Cousins 

When Peach raised her gaze from the floor and absentinindedly gaze to her right, she was stunned to see Elijah, Matt, Rookie, Ryan, and James walking into the waiting room. 

Her eyes widened, and a huge gasp came out of her mouth. Her heart thumped against her chest, making it harder for her to breathe as she wondered what they were doing there. 

When she and Elijah’s eyes locked, Peach turned her eyes back to the floor, hating the unreadable expression on his face. 

With a calm look in his eyes, James said as he sat down beside Peach, “How are you feeling?” A weak smile formed on her face, and tears began forming as the thought of her mother still flashed in her mind. 

“Well, my mama has to have another PCI surgery because she had another severe heart attack, “Peach said, pinching her fingers together nervously. “My mama has been really sick lately. She has always been since my dad died.” 

“I am sorry to hear that. Is there anything we can do for you? Anything you need?” James asked, eyeing Elijah for a second before glancing back at Peach. 

Sniffing, Peach shook her head and said with a faint smile, “No, thank you, James, for asking.” 

The five of them knew she was lying, but neither of them wouldn’t say anything, and they didn’t push the subject any further, knowing the last thing Peach needed right now was a bunch of nosy assholes telling her everything would be okay when it wasn’t. 

It didn’t take long until a nurse approached the group, looked down at her teary-eyed, and asked, “Peach? May I speak with you privately for a couple of minutes?” 

Hesitantly nodding her head, Peach stood up and followed the nurse out into the hall, ignoring the looks of concern the other four sent her. 

When the nurse stopped, Peach sighed and said, ‘How is my mama? Did the surgery go okay?” 

Nodding solemnly, the nurse said, “Well, it was a bit risky because this was her second time and her health was not quite ready to handle it again. But, after three hours, luckily the procedure went smoothly.” 

eye, as she

Peach’s reaction, the nurse continued saying, “The doctor needs to speak with you briefly. I

Elijah approach her with a cold look on his

hold-up was because he was getting sick of waiting in a hospital since he had plans for today. “Hey,” Elijah said when he stopped right in

would be best that you accompany Peach to see the doctor for moral support and comfort,” the

clarify her, so she took their silence as a ‘yes,’ and said, “Please follow

the nurse down the hall until they reached a door marked, ‘Dr. Ben’ and pushed

holding a clipboard who looked rather tired. But when he saw Peach, he gave a

slightly, and he wandered into his head, frowning slightly as he thought if Peach and Melina were families, and it sickened him

for a split second, Dr. Ben’s brows snapped together and lines etched themselves into his forehead as he stared even harder at him.

“You are Melina

in her tracks and turned around to look Elijah in the eyes as a hint of confusion and concern etched across her

staring intently at Elijah’s face as if he was trying to read his mind. “I never knew

only living relative I have is my mother, got it?!” Peach yelled

memories with

hard to erase for my brain,” Doctor Ben apologized, lowering his head slightly, “But, please forgive

the Dr. words, Peach turned to Elijah, her eyes narrowed, and said with a cold, venomous tone of

of disbelief spread itself across Elijah’s face, and he stuttered,

hell out!!” Peach screamed, pointing at the

crying and shaking in anger. Once Elijah reached the waiting room where James, Matt, Ryan, and Rookie were, he walked straight past them, and

he stopped, resting

and calm himself down. The fact that Peach was the one who got mad after learning the truth just pissed him to a great extent, and his anger was taking control

door of the pickup angrily, causing James, Ryan, Rookie, and Matt to jump slightly. 1 His behavior was completely unlike Elijah’s, and they weren’t sure how to react, or

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