Chapter 5

We lost everything

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“Well, you wouldn’t be killing him. It’s more of letting nature take its course.”
Techno kept his wide eyes on the doctor as he still couldn’t believe what he was asking of him. “This is better then letting his body suffer unnecessarily…you’d be doing him a favor.” The doctor stood up, gave Techno some documents before saying, “Think about it but not to long. You should have an answer in the next hour,okay? I’ll be back.”

Techno looked up from the papers to see the doctor disappear in the distance. He looked back at the papers. Techno slowly opened the document and was shocked by what he saw.

He closed the papers and shook his head. Why is life so unfair to me?

He held his head in his hands trying to think off something to solve his problem.

A few minutes later he stood up and entered the room again. He found Technic had rested his head on the bed near his grandfather’s hand. He sadly smiled then went to wake him up. “What?” Technics sleepy voice filled the room. “Come sit here with me…” Techno motioned to the two seats behind them. They sat down together both watching the lifeless man in front of them.

“What did you tell him?” Techno asked after some minutes of silence.

An hour later and the doctor returned to the room but this time he was not alone.Techno stood up rapidly reading to give his answer. Technic still sat down unknowingly.
The second man dressed in a nurses uniform held a clipboard close to his chest.

“Are you ready?” The doctor asked.
Techno looked down not dearing to look at Technic. He slowly lifted his head then looked at the  doctor. “Yes…”
Technic didn’t understand what was happening. “Ready for what P’?”
The doctor moved closer to the bed.
“Are you giving me the go?”

Techno took Technics hand in his and closed his eyes. “Yes, am giving you the go.”

The doctor placed a sad smile on his face before bending down to start unplugging the machines.

Technic noticed what he was doing so he began to retaliate. “What are you doing?” The doctor didn’t answer him only went to unplug another machine.

“What is he doing P’?” Technic asked again this time his brother. When he wasn’t answered for the second time he stood up but his hand was held tight. “What are you doing!?” He began screaming. He tried pulling his hand out of Techno’s hold so he could stop the doctor but Techno had other plans.

“No! Let me go P’. What is he doing?!”
Techno held Technic from behind with all his strength. Technic had begun to cry, trying to stop what was happening in front of him. “You can’t do that!”
“Please calm down Nic….”
Techno used all his strength to hold his brother back.

“Get ready…” The doctor turned to talk to the nurse. Technic cried even louder.
The doctor bent over to the last pulg, then pulled it. As soon as he did that Technic stopped crying as his ears where filled with the deafening sound of the heart beat monitors flat tune.

“… Time of death… 18:30…”
Technic fell to the floor not believing what just happened. Techno covered his mouth while a tear fell from his face. “Am going to need some information about what you want us to do with the body…” the nurse said to Techno before leaving the room with the doctor.

He bent down reaching to pull his brother up but was pushed away. “LEAVE ME ALONE!” soft cries came from the body on the floor.

Techno didn’t know what to do so he left the room to sit outside. A second later the nurse came back. He sat next to Techno.  “Am just gonna need a small amount of information… Okay?”
Techno nodded. “Would you like the body preserved or cremated?”

“Cremated.”

“Okay…what about the address? Where do we send the remains?”

Techno rubbed his eyes. “The deceased home”

“…..”

He looked up at him. “Anything else?”
The nurse blinked a few times before speaking. “No, no. I just need your signature over here.” As he said this he gave Techno the clipboard he was writing on and a pen. “Where?”

“Here…” Techno signed on the dotted line, agreeing to what is about to happen to his grandfather’s body.
“Okay…you guys can go home if you want too. You’ll receive the remains later.” And with that he got up and walked away.

Techno sat outside for a minute or two before his brother walked out the room with red eyes and an expressionless face. Techno stood up as fast as he could. “Nic…are you….?”

“I want to go home.” Technic speared no glance at his brother. “Okay…”

Techno hesitated for a second but then decided to close the door to his grandfather’s room.

The two brothers slowly walked out of the hospital. They had to walk back home because they had no money to pay for any kind of transportation. The cold wind blow passed the two brothers not spearing them the chance of catching a cold.

They didn’t live very far but it was a mission to get home. The boys didn’t speak the whole way there.

They finally reached home and turned into a broken down apartment. They walked up a staircase with green wallpaper. They walked passed 3 doors before standing in front of their home

Techno unlocked the door and entered. Technic went straight to his room. Techno stood in the living room by himself while he looked around. He sat down on the old brown sofa but before he could relax there was a knock a the front door.

Rolling his eyes he reluctantly got up and answered the door. As soon as it opened he regretted doing so. “HI…”
It was the land lord. Techno didn’t know him well but the times that they did meet, it was a pain.

“Am sorry to come at a time like this. Am sure you were ready to sleep but I have an issue that needs to be tended to….”

Techno frowned. “Can we talk tomorrow? Right now is really not a good…” but he was cut off before finishing his request.

“Am afraid that if I leave, this issue won’t be solved. Where is the old man?
This issue he can deal with.”

The land lord tried looking over Techno’s shoulder to see the inside of the apartment. Techno sighed. He pinched his eyes before speaking.
“His not here…”

“Well where is he? He needs to settle this right now…”

“He passed away.”

The land lords face became sour. He rubbed the back of his neck. “Oh..?”
Techno stood still waiting to see what he would do next.
“Well am sorry…but I need the rent to be paid…”

“Can we talk tomorrow?” Techno tried moving this problem to be solved another day. The land lord shook his head slowly. “Am afraid that if you don’t pay by midnight, I would have to ask  you to leave…”

Techno let a sigh out. “Can I pay tomorrow? I haven’t received my paycheck yet…”

The land lord hesitated but the then nodded. “Okay…but” He was cut off by Technic pushing passed the two body’s on his way out. Techno frowned. “Hey! Nic! Where are you going?”

Technic didn’t stop walking. “The bar.”

Techno looked at his wristwatch, it was close to hitting midnight. “When will you be back?!” but he wasn’t answered as Technic disappeared down the staircase.
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